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Business History - Faculty & Research

primary form of global climate change governance. However, when environmental challenges first rose up on the scientific and political agendas during the 1970s, the initial emphasis was on states and government regulation coordinated by... View Details
  • 26 Sep 2023
  • Book

Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target

technology. ” The relentless adoption of these technologies, which in the last couple of years has been vastly accelerated by the global outbreak of COVID-19 and its related lockdowns in several regions of the world, has led to a massive... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Information Technology; Technology
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

center in China, UCCA had been operating with the mission to "promote the continued development of the Chinese art scene, foster international exchange, and showcase the latest in art and culture to hundreds of thousands of visitors each year." For the past six years,... View Details
  • 11 Oct 2016
  • First Look

October 11, 2016

October 2016 Harvard Business Review Competing with a Goliath By: Avery, Jill Abstract—A Peruvian apparel company struggles to position itself against a global brand. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51646... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

social engagement—through a pre-registered field experiment with 776 professionals at Procter & Gamble, a global consumer packaged goods company. Working on real product innovation challenges, professionals... View Details
  • 15 Aug 2023
  • HBS Case

(Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?

global pandemic,” the case says. “With lockdowns and reduced mobility, the concept of online virtual worlds that could replicate aspects of pre-pandemic social life and in-person interaction took on a new appeal.” And that new appeal... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Computer; Information Technology
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Faculty & Research - Business & Environment

in... 2025 Global Focus: The EFMD Business Magazine Educating Students and Professionals on the Business Implications of Climate Change By: Michael W. Toffel As climate change poses unprecedented challenges and opportunities, the private... View Details
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Marketing Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Term Quarter Credits B2B Sales and Distribution Lou Shipley Spring 2025 Q3 1.5 The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (also listed under General Management) Anita Elberse Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Business Solutions for the Global Poor... View Details
  • 21 Apr 2023
  • Research & Ideas

The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?

in loot boxes and protect consumers, the authors suggest. The work resonates beyond entertainment to offer insights for the many industries facing regulatory pressures and weighing business models that broadly work, but that trigger... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Video Game; Media & Broadcasting
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Profiles - MBA

virtual legal center – a place where legal help is free for anyone, and people can get help on any problem, from immigration to bankruptcy. Professional goals: I am currently working on my own startup, Gala, and our goal is to become a... View Details
  • 04 Apr 2023
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Tech

opportunities for impact, as well as help me achieve my long-term goal of becoming the Chief Marketing Officer of a global technology firm. How have you leveraged your unique professional experience in the technology sector at HBS? View Details
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General Management - Faculty & Research

Pledge Arena. It had attracted a new National Hockey League franchise, the Kraken, and featured major entertainers concerned about sustainability, such as singer Billie Eilish. Challenges included politics around the bidding process, the need for construction... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Startup Success Beyond Silicon Valley

nearest global research center to help him make connections and identify potential companies to feature in cases. Because research staff live and work in their respective regions, they have extensive... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Mele
  • 22 Mar 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted

What does it take to put a price tag on open source software (OSS), a resource so critical to the global economy that some 96 percent of commercial programs include some code created, tinkered with, or distributed for free by... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Computer; Information Technology; Technology
  • October 1989
  • Case

Dennis Hightower and the Walt Disney Co. in Europe

Describes the initial entry challenges faced by Dennis Hightower after being assigned the task to revitalize and reposition Walt Disney Co. of Europe in preparation for 1992. Allows students to consider the challenges of cultural heterogeneity, Disney traditions, and... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; Europe
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OPM Renew

weeks in OPM Renew—newly expanded to include an additional day of case discussions and events. Designed exclusively for OPM alumni, this is an incredible opportunity to explore the latest global trends and digital innovations. You will... View Details
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Private Capital Project

Private equity has become an integral part of the financial landscape, gaining increasing relevance over time. Today, the global private equity sector has surpassed $4.5 trillion. Harvard Business School's broader missions are... View Details
  • 2022
  • Working Paper

Multinationals and Varieties of Capitalism: When U.S. Giants Stepped into the Swiss Coordinated Labor Market in the 1950s

By: Sabine Pitteloud
This working paper investigates unintended consequences of U.S. FDI in Switzerland in the 1950s-1960s: the increased competition that U.S. firms generated within the national labor market and the challenge their hiring practices constituted for the institutional... View Details
Keywords: Multinationals; Capitalism; Business ＆ Government Relations; Foreign Direct Investment; Immigration Policy; History; Switzerland; Americanization; R＆D; Labor History; Labor Market Institutions; Tax Havens; ＂USA,＂; Business Interest Association; Lobbying; Labor and Management Relations; Business History; Multinational Firms and Management
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  • August 2015 (Revised June 2021)
  • Case

Amazon.com, 2021

By: John R. Wells, Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth and Galen Danskin
In February 2021, Amazon announced 2020 operating profits of $22,899 million, up from $2,233 million in 2015, on sales of $386 billion, up from $107 billion five years earlier (see Exhibit 1). The shareholders expressed their satisfaction (see Exhibit 2), but not all... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Analysis; Retail; E-commerce; Amazon; Internet; Amazon.com; AmazonFresh; Jeff Bezos; Cloud Computing; Marketplaces; Streaming; E-reader Market; Digital Media; Mobile App; Online Retail; Shipping; Database; Tablet; Kindle; Kindle Fire; Smartphone; Delivery; Digital Platforms; Competition; Internet and the Web; Corporate Strategy; Digital Marketing; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Profit; Revenue; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Taxation; Business History; Human Resources; Resignation and Termination; Books; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Media; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product Development; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Public Ownership; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Price; Applications and Software; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Working Capital; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Retail Industry; Advertising Industry; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Publishing Industry; Shipping Industry; Technology Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle
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Finance - Faculty & Research

mechanism that amplifies interest rate volatility. I find strong support for these predictions in the time series of US government bond returns. 2014 Working Paper Financial Repression in the European Sovereign Debt Crisis By: Bo Becker... View Details