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- 26 May 2015
- Blog Post
5 Ways the Case Method Changes How You Learn
Each course is taught by evaluating and discussing the decisions and/or actions of a protagonist in a case. A case is essentially a story about a business problem. Each case contains background information, a View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: John Doerr
"stupid high." I hope we return to normalcy in less than a year. In the long run, innovative tech businesses will continue to be our main engine of growth. Key elements in evaluating a business View Details
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Eligibility | New Venture Competition
Eligibility Business Track First, you must form a team around an idea for a business. Participating teams require at least one Harvard Business School MBA student who plays a primary role in the View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
industries, organizations operate in increasingly complex and uncertain environments. To succeed in such environments, organizations require their members to think creatively and integrate conflicting demands. We propose that the adoption... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Flying High
travelers with the promise of private-flight amenities without the costs of ownership. Most of those startups have pursued a shared charter model—an Uber-like, asset-light approach at odds with most successful aviation business models.... View Details
Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Enterprise examines the foundations of bold yet reasonable action. Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results By Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi (MBA 2016) Harper Business To make organizations more fair, many well-meaning... View Details
- 25 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments
Should companies let employees keep working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic ends? Assessing the impact of remote work has involved a lot of guesswork for business leaders, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Consider the Chinese... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 06 Oct 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Will the ‘Moneyball Generation’ Influence Management?
through the lens of "sabermetrics" to compete with much better-funded organizations, achieving success with a relatively small investment. Writing recently in The New York Times, Cade Massey and Bob Tedeschi speculate on whether the film will rekindle the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
as for employees looking to join a young high-potential startup. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815074-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-027 Reform in the Chicago Public Schools In 2012, the Chicago... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Building a Social Network
the global economy. Based on a culture of mutual trust and support, YPOers form lifelong connections in the small, geographically based YPO Forums where they share successes and challenges (both business and personal) in complete... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Ticktock
subcontracted production to an Asian firm.) More pointedly, the cases address the reasons for Clocky’s startling, unsolicited publicity, along with an issue that faces any entrepreneur looking to build a business around an unconventional... View Details
- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
of NiSource's recent proposal to pursue a tax-advantaged spin-off its pipeline business. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/215026-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 815-001... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
Praise for March Cover Congratulations on cracking the mold of a one-subject cover for the March issue. I found the four of your financial crisis articles extremely interesting, especially Niall Ferguson’s book excerpt on “Chimerica”! Peter Tufano’s View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The US Patent System’s Uncertain Fate
problems are worse than they’ve ever been. Where do you see the US patent system in 5 or 10 years? LC: In a good world, some of the things that we have proposed for cleaning up the patent system itself and for fixing the patent litigation... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Book Review: The Old West
Pinto says Western business leaders have shown "extraordinary complacency in the face of upheavals." The numbers don't look good for the West. The United States, Great Britain, and France have each seen their average GDP growth hover... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
at least an appearance of neutrality, Fox News delivered aggressive takes on current events, politics, and business news with what was perceived as a conservative, Republican slant. It made no secret of its ideological position, and had... View Details
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Teaching Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
the three procedures at the two different sites using the hospital's existing cost system and a proposed new system based on time-driven activity-based costing. Hoag Orthopedic Institute Harvard Business... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
both carrots and sticks to get businesses to provide more health-care coverage to employees. He has also proposed a national Massachusetts-style “Connector” agency. Scott Morgan/Getty Images On another... View Details
- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
the largest investors in bonds—banks, insurance companies, and mutual funds—aren't willing to pay because they think they do a much better job than the rating agencies. What I propose is a neutral third-party approach to ratings. The SEC... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
called on. Now, talking in class without any knowledge was an HBS art form, and I was prepared to go on at length about a subject—pricing cars at GM—of which I had no knowledge. But suddenly I felt enraged and my inner voice said, "What View Details