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  • 16 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy and the Internet

entire value chain, across almost every company and industry. And because it is an open platform with common standards, companies can often tap into its benefits with much less investment than was required to capitalize on past View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter
  • Teaching Interest

Managing Human Capital: Keeping Hope Alive in Organizations (Not offered 2013-2014)

Managing Human Capital has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the general manager who seeks to manage both other people and his or her own career with optimal effectiveness. Any and all students who believe they will need to effectively manage... View Details

  • 24 Oct 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Bernie Madoff Explains Himself

brokerage business though, in his growing investment management practice, Madoff started to feel greater strain in generating profits. He began “naked shorting” to clients. Another controversial but legal... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

    Robert J. Dolan

    Robert J. Dolan is the Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester and began his academic career in 1976 as a faculty member at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago. He joined... View Details

    • 03 Mar 2017
    • News

    Hiring an Entrepreneurial Leader

    • January 1979 (Revised April 1986)
    • Case

    Hanson Industries (C)

    By: Samuel L. Hayes III
    The management of Hanson is examining its near-term cash needs and the possible longer-term generation of earnings and cash. View Details
    Keywords: Business Earnings; Cash
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    • October 1991 (Revised December 1993)
    • Case

    Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream, Inc.: Keeping the Mission(s) Alive

    Ben & Jerry's is an anti-establishment, values-driven company that has become a successful venture. The dominant founder, Ben Cohen, is not an effective manager, but he brings creative marketing and product skills that have been important to the company's success. He... View Details
    Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Entrepreneurship; Compensation and Benefits; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • 18 Mar 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    When It Comes to Climate Regulation, Energy Companies Take a More Nuanced View

    Common wisdom holds that oil and gas companies, electric utilities, and other industries known for their large carbon emissions generally oppose clean energy policies. Now, a study of corporate advocacy spanning 30 years reveals that many companies are more flexible... View Details
    Keywords: by Desmond Dodd; Energy; Utilities
    • October 1992 (Revised December 1993)
    • Case

    Vanguard Group, Inc. (A)

    By: Jay O. Light
    Deals with the general mission and strategy of a large mutual fund complex. View Details
    Keywords: Investment Funds; Business Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Financial Services Industry
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    • August 2020 (Revised November 2022)
    • Case

    George Soros: The Stateless Statesman

    By: Geoffrey Jones and Wendy Ying
    This case traces the business career and philanthropic activities of George Soros. The Hungarian-born Soros made a fortune as a hedge fund investor after establishing Quantum Fund on the tax haven island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles in 1973 where he was... View Details
    Keywords: Hedge Fund; Philanthropy; Populism; Finance; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Political Elections; Personal Development and Career; Leadership Style; Financial Services Industry; Europe; Hungary; United Kingdom; North and Central America; United States
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    • 24 May 2014
    • News

    Analysts’ dim view of CSR brightens over time

    • 16 Aug 2013
    • News

    Schumpeter: In praise of laziness

    • 13 Feb 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles

    Editor's note: This is part of a series of occasional columns on managing the family business written by Senior Lecturer John A. Davis. In this article, Davis discusses leadership roles. Part Two: Structuring Leadership Roles My previous... View Details
    Keywords: by John A. Davis
    • TeachingInterests

    Program for Leadership Development

    By: Michael L. Tushman
    Accelerating the Careers of High-Potential Leaders

    Successful businesses know that investing in the next generation of leaders is critical to sustaining competitive advantage and achieving corporate growth over the long term. The Program for Leadership... View Details
    • 20 Apr 2019
    • News

    Capitalism in crisis: U.S. billionaires worry about the survival of the system that made them rich

    • 10 Sep 2021
    • News

    The Evolution of Black Friday Shopping — And What 2021 May Bring

    • 30 Mar 2017
    • HBS Seminar

    David McKenzie, World Bank

    • 19 Apr 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    Birth of the American Salesman

    Walter A. Friedman's new book Birth of a Salesman chronicles the rise and development of modern sales management from the 18th century to the present day. Its fascinating cast of dynamic business figures and academic leaders includes John... View Details
    Keywords: by Laura Linard
    • December 2014 (Revised May 2016)
    • Case

    Dhamani Jewels: Becoming a Global Luxury Brand

    By: Lynda Applegate and Lisa C. Mazzanti
    Dhamani started as a loose gemstone dealer in 1969 in Jaipur, India. By the 2000s, it was headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and had expanded into diamonds and retail. The family business was now in its second generation of leadership and aimed to become a... View Details
    Keywords: Luxury Retail; Jewelry; Luxury Goods; UAE; Retail; Brands and Branding; Family Business; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Dubai; India
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    • February 2017
    • Teaching Plan

    Dhamani Jewels: Becoming a Global Luxury Brand

    By: Lynda Applegate
    Dhamani started as a loose gemstone dealer in 1969 in Jaipur, India. By the 2000s, it was headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and had expanded into diamonds and retail. The family business was now in its second generation of leadership and aimed to become a... View Details
    Keywords: Luxury Retail; Jewelry; Luxury Goods; UAE; Retail; Brands and Branding; Family Business; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Dubai; India
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