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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success
transferred electronically, and computers monitor everything from the arrangement of cases on each shipping pallet to the consistency of Plochman's zesty brown Kosciusko mustard, one of eleven varieties enjoyed by mustard aficionados... View Details
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Research Links | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
present itself to a wider audience. [ Download PDF ] HBS Retired Case Collection “Steel Manufacturing.” HBS No. PP 48. Boston: Harvard Business School, 1951. Show caption Hide caption Instituted in 1921, the View Details
- 08 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 8
PublicationsHow Much Is a Reduction of Your Customers' Wait Worth? An Empirical Study of the Fast-Food Drive-Thru Industry Based on Structural Estimation Methods Authors:Gad Allon, Awi Federgruen, and Margaret P. Pierson... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
developments. The Case Method Miracle by Anne Jones (MBA 1997) Crimson Square Press “Socrates created it. Harvard Business School perfected it. We parent with it; anyone, anywhere, anytime. Kids get grit and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- What Do You Think?
When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?
negotiated business challenges. In three cases, the challenges involved getting everyone on the same page after acquisitions or mergers. They describe the methods they used to counter growing bureaucracies, encourage customer-centricity,... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
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Mi Zhou
perspectives. “Being educated in China,” says Mi, “I lack sufficient skills in critical thinking and communications. The case method pushes students to articulate their ideas and to feel comfortable, even... View Details
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Maren Quezada
from a background where I was expected to just listen. The case method puts me in a decision maker’s mindset. How can I articulate my mission? Being required to participate gives me the power to share my... View Details
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Brett Lindsay Laffel
necessarily all happy and cheery. You're truly challenged here. But the experience is genuinely transformative. The case method forces me to form opinions and express them clearly every day. As a result, I... View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control
additional sources of innovation beyond their research and development can set up simple methods for harnessing user feedback. Traditionally, a company might offer a suggestion box to engage users, but that’s one-way communication. In... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
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Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
the renowned HBS case method . Admissions Criteria and Process: We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
share their resources are a key obstacle to saving. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45072 Visualizing and Measuring Enterprise Architecture: An Exploratory BioPharma Case By: Lagerstrom, Robert, Carliss Baldwin,... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 26 Aug 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Built for Global Competition from the Start
students just those skills. When Kerr started drafting a syllabus for the course, he knew fresh business cases were needed—much of the academic research and course materials on global entrepreneurship he reviewed were dated. For example,... View Details
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Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs
situations occurring at our jobs to bring the discussion full circle. TF: Harvard is obviously known for the case method, creating Socratic magic in the classroom, and the world has adopted their case View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
phase along with Stanford Business School professor Charles O'Reilly. The case method is the primary learning tool; overall, cases used in EDP range from an examination of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 02 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Investor Protection: The Czech Experience
ownership stake but with control of the political environment. The legal documents surrounding the case provide a unique perspective on the methods of tunneling and provide lessons on how to prevent, or at... View Details
- 05 Mar 2025
- News
Uncertain Terms
After Amar Bhidé (MBA 1979/DBA 1988) became an HBS assistant professor in 1988, then-dean John H. McArthur (MBA 1959/DBA 1963) gave him a copy of economist Frank Knight’s 1921 book Risk, Uncertainty and Profit. Knight’s idea that “uncertainty” must be distinguished... View Details
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Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation - Course Catalog
combination of "job to be done," assets required to deliver that service, and monetization method – create value. We will examine WhatsApp (worth $22b?...) and Walmart in its competition with Amazon. The module also studies how firms... View Details
- 07 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School
Date: April 17-18, 2008 Faculty Chair: Richard S. Tedlow Faculty Summary Report: Colloquium: The Intellectual History of the Harvard Business School: Six Case Studies What were the overall goals of the colloquium? The colloquium had three... View Details
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Nikki Skovran
says. In the classroom, she appreciated the way the case study method challenged students. “I like the way the professors push back — I equate it to a friendly cross-examination.” Outside the classroom,... View Details
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Yaping Wang
focus. "I'm not interested in being an investor," she says, "but in being a general manager." But again, there is a more intimate dimension to her choice. "I tend to be introverted," Yaping says. "The View Details