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- March 11, 2020
- Editorial
A Bolder Vision for Business Schools
By: P. Tufano
Business schools teach to a model that dates back to the 1950s. Given the growing demands on business to take a lead in confronting societal challenges, business schools need to update how they train business leaders and how they compete, argues Oxford’s Saïd School... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools; Business And Society; Business Education; Leadership Development; Business and Stakeholder Relations
Tufano, P. "A Bolder Vision for Business Schools." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (March 11, 2020).
- March 2014
- Case
Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science
By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Considers the marketing and strategic challenges faced by natural beauty brands using the case of Australian-based Jurlique, which was acquired by Pola of Japan in 2011. The case opens two years later in July 2013 when Sam McKay, the chief executive officer, on a visit... View Details
Keywords: Australia; China; Environmental Strategies; Green Business; Marketing; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; China; Australia; United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and Andrew Spadafora. "Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science." Harvard Business School Case 314-087, March 2014.
- 15 Nov 2023
- Video
The Science of Failing Well
- 21 Nov 2024
Life at HBS Chat with the Africa Business Club
Join this interactive session for a Life at HBS Chat with the Africa Business Club (ABC). This virtual event is a unique opportunity to hear from current HBS students in ABC regarding their MBA experience.... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
How HBS Changed My Life
world. Then I met Harvard Business School. Today I want to talk about how the institution has changed my life in three tangible ways. 1. Confidence – While at HBS, I went through hundreds of case studies... View Details
- January 2010
- Case
Opportunities in Business and Life after Virgin Money: Asheesh Advani
Asheesh Advani is in an enviable position for a successful entrepreneur: he has sold his business and is trying to decide what to do with the next phase of his life. For the first two years after selling CircleLending—a pioneer in the person-to-person lending field—to... View Details
Chakravorti, Bhaskar, and Shirley Spence. "Opportunities in Business and Life after Virgin Money: Asheesh Advani." Harvard Business School Case 810-072, January 2010.
- July 2024
- Case
ZEISS: Commercializing Science
By: Maria P. Roche, Carlota Moniz and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Karl Lamprecht, President and CEO of the ZEISS AG Group, mused on how far ZEISS had come in 175 years of being a pioneer in optics, and how the course he had charted since taking the helm of the company could keep it on track. In his role, he oversaw the four core... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Organization; Decisions; Business Strategy; Competition; Business History; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Independent Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Knowledge Sharing; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Organizational Culture; Supply Chain Management; Partners and Partnerships; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Commercialization; Resource Allocation; Corporate Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; Technology Industry; Germany; Europe
Roche, Maria P., Carlota Moniz, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "ZEISS: Commercializing Science." Harvard Business School Case 725-359, July 2024.
- September 1997
- Case
Radiology Management Sciences
Radiology Management Sciences (RMS) analyzes diagnostic imaging claims to help HMOs and insurers control utilization. As industry changes threaten RMS's profitability, the company's founders contemplate two alternative business models. View Details
Corts, Kenneth S., and Grady M. Clouse. "Radiology Management Sciences." Harvard Business School Case 798-009, September 1997.
- 13 Feb 2022
- News
A Century of MBA Case Studies: Exacting Examples from Business Life
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
talented and highly capable individual, invariably with a memorable personal story and important life lessons to share, as the following profiles attest. Photographed while enjoying favorite places or activities both on- and off-campus,... View Details
- August 2024
- Background Note
The Five Pillars That Drive the Success or Failure of Healthcare and Life Sciences Innovations
- May 2011
- Article
The Hollow Science
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The financial meltdown made clear that the executives of many major financial institutions were operating with inadequate or distorted information about the values and risks of their firms' assets. It's fair to say that business scholars bear some... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Financial Crisis; Financial Management; Information; Knowledge Acquisition; Risk Management; Practice
Kaplan, Robert S. "The Hollow Science." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011).
- March 2011
- Case
Padraig O'Ceidigh and Aer Arann: Building a Business in the Context of a Life
By: Janet J. Kraus and Shirley Spence
In April 2010, the eruption of a volcano wreaked havoc in the airline industry and placed Aer Arann on the bring of liquidation. For founder, sole owner and chairman Padraig O'Ceidigh, the airline has been a personal as well as business passion. The case provides a... View Details
Keywords: Natural Disasters; Crisis Management; Air Transportation; Entrepreneurship; Management Teams; Business or Company Management; Success; Decision Making; Air Transportation Industry; Republic of Ireland
Kraus, Janet J., and Shirley Spence. "Padraig O'Ceidigh and Aer Arann: Building a Business in the Context of a Life." Harvard Business School Case 811-072, March 2011.
- 17 Jun 2014
- News
Rebooting Social Science
- 05 Dec 2014
- News
Life settlement gets a welcome face-lift
- 13 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Science Business: What Happened to Biotech?
writes. More fundamentally, biotech suffered from a basic mismatch between the objectives and requirements of science and those of business. Specifically, Pisano argues, the business side of the industry was... View Details
- August 1997
- Case
Orbital Sciences Corporation: ORBCOMM
By: Das Narayandas and John A. Quelch
In late 1993, Orbital Communications Corp. (OCC), a subsidiary of Orbital Sciences Corp., is developing a global two-way wireless data communications system, called "ORBCOMM," based on a 26-satellite constellation in low earth orbit. Service is scheduled to begin in... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Business Model; Business Startups; Price; Global Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Partners and Partnerships; Salesforce Management; Telecommunications Industry
Narayandas, Das, and John A. Quelch. "Orbital Sciences Corporation: ORBCOMM." Harvard Business School Case 598-027, August 1997.
- Research Summary
Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders
By: Robert Simons
This project studies the life choices made by a variety of people who have left a lasting legacy. Using biographical data, we are examining the choices that high-impact individuals faced in their lives and the paths they chose to follow. The leaders we study come... View Details
- March 2008 (Revised August 2009)
- Case
Linden Lab: Opening Second Life
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
In early 2008, managers in Linden Lab, creator of the virtual world Second Life, faced decisions about the company's strategy. Despite profound initial skepticism about demand for a user-generated virtual world that was not a traditional game, Second Life had achieved... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Open Source Distribution; Partners and Partnerships; Software
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Linden Lab: Opening Second Life." Harvard Business School Case 808-114, March 2008. (Revised August 2009.)