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- August 2017
- Case
RoboTech: Storming into the U.S. Market
By: Christopher A. Bartlett, Rachel Gordon and John J. Lafkas
This case describes the challenges facing the CEO of a small, Singapore-based industrial robotics company that decides to diversify away from its core industrial robot business by leveraging its expertise into the medical-devices industry. It launches an innovative... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Diversification; Product Launch; Competitive Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Technology Industry; Singapore; United States
Bartlett, Christopher A., Rachel Gordon, and John J. Lafkas. "RoboTech: Storming into the U.S. Market." Harvard Business School Brief Case 918-501, August 2017.
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road
What can companies today take away from the experience of myriad multinationals in the United States? A lot, says HBS professor Geoffrey G. Jones, a specialist in business history and international business. In the following e-mail... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace
- 2012
- Article
Does Power Corrupt or Enable?: When and Why Power Facilitates Self-interested Behavior
By: K. A. DeCelles, D.S. DeRue, J.D. Margolis and T.L. Ceranic
Does power corrupt a moral identity, or does it enable a moral identity to emerge? Drawing from the power literature, we propose that the psychological experience of power, although often associated with promoting self-interest, is associated with greater self-interest... View Details
Keywords: Power; Moral Identity; Self-interested Behavior; Moral Awareness; Commons Dilemma; Moral Sensibility; Behavior; Power and Influence
DeCelles, K. A., D.S. DeRue, J.D. Margolis, and T.L. Ceranic. "Does Power Corrupt or Enable? When and Why Power Facilitates Self-interested Behavior." Journal of Applied Psychology 97, no. 3 (May 2012): 681–689.
- April 2002
- Background Note
Reflections on the United Electric case discussion Persuasion, Induction, and Grounding in the Specifics
An MBA classroom discussion revealed the perils of learning in which "theories-in-use" are not challenged and suggests strategies for more reflective learning. Two groups of students presented their positions at a conceptual level without grounding their conceptual... View Details
Spear, Steven J. "Reflections on the United Electric case discussion Persuasion, Induction, and Grounding in the Specifics." Harvard Business School Background Note 602-146, April 2002.
- 22 Dec 2014
- Video
Fereshteh Zeineddin
- 02 Dec 2019
- Video
Geographic Regions Series: India
- Career Coach
Thoba Grenville-Grey
Thoba wants to help students interested in investing careers from international backgrounds break into US roles by highlighting the nuances of the process and the potential resources and strengths students can lean into. Having worked in strategy consulting , search... View Details
- 14 Sep 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Digital Labor Market Inequality and the Decline of IT Exceptionalism
- October 2021
- Case
Esquel Group: Turning Crises into Transformation
By: William C. Kirby, Adina Wong, Noah B. Truwit and John McHugh
Focuses on a Hong Kong-based, globally-established textile and apparel manufacturer and its experience in navigating turbulent geopolitical environments. Identifies ways the company has pursued business priorities while upholding its sustainability values. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China; Hong Kong
Kirby, William C., Adina Wong, Noah B. Truwit, and John McHugh. "Esquel Group: Turning Crises into Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 322-058, October 2021.
- 17 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Would You Live in a Smart City Where Government Controls Privacy?
- 06 Mar 2013
- News
HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School
Crystal Guo
Crystal Guo is a doctoral student in the Health Policy Management PhD program at Harvard. Prior to pursuing her PhD, Crystal received her B.A. in English and Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019 and completed her Health Policy and Management,... View Details
Keywords: health care
- 15 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
PART 3: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - Getting on the JD/MBA Path
while you are in school, or via study abroad). There are multiple ways to think about them: using a series of opportunities to build your skills and experience towards pivoting into a full-time job that is difficult to get, taking... View Details
- October 2000 (Revised December 2000)
- Exercise
Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (C)
This series provides the instructions for a group decision-making simulation in which students experience four different methods for leading a group decision process. In the simulation, all students work in groups, with one person designated as the team leader. All... View Details
"Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (C)." Harvard Business School Exercise 301-028, October 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
- October 2000 (Revised December 2000)
- Exercise
Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (E)
This series provides the instructions for a group decision-making simulation in which students experience four different methods for leading a group decision process. In the simulation, all students work in groups, with one person designated as the team leader. All... View Details
"Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (E)." Harvard Business School Exercise 301-030, October 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
- December 2006 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs
By: Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, founders of Microsoft and Apple respectively, have revolutionized the relationship between the individual and computer technology. Once the exclusive domain of academia and research facilities, computers can now be found in every area of... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business History; Technological Innovation; Leadership; Risk and Uncertainty; Technology Industry
Mayo, Anthony, and Mark Benson. "Bill Gates and Steve Jobs." Harvard Business School Case 407-028, December 2006. (Revised March 2010.)
- March 2023
- Article
Giving-by-proxy Triggers Subsequent Charitable Behavior
By: Samantha Kassirer, Jillian J. Jordan and Maryam Kouchaki
How can we foster habits of charitable giving? Here, we investigate the potential power of giving-by-proxy experiences, drawing inspiration from a growing trend in marketing and corporate social responsibility contexts in which organizations make charitable... View Details
Kassirer, Samantha, Jillian J. Jordan, and Maryam Kouchaki. "Giving-by-proxy Triggers Subsequent Charitable Behavior." Art. 104438. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 105 (March 2023).
- Article
Common Variants of the Oxytocin Receptor Gene Do Not Predict the Positive Mood Benefits of Prosocial Spending
By: Ashley V. Whillans, Lara B. Aknin, Colin Ross, Lihan Chen and Frances S. Chen
Who benefits most from helping others? Previous research suggests that common polymorphisms of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) predict whether people behave generously and experience increases in positive mood in response to socially-focused experiences in daily... View Details
Keywords: Prosocial Behavior; Positivity; Behavior Genetics; Individual Differences; Behavior; Emotions; Genetics; Spending
Whillans, Ashley V., Lara B. Aknin, Colin Ross, Lihan Chen, and Frances S. Chen. "Common Variants of the Oxytocin Receptor Gene Do Not Predict the Positive Mood Benefits of Prosocial Spending." Emotion 20, no. 5 (August 2020): 734–749.