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- 18 Apr 2022
- HBS Case
Dick’s Sporting Goods Followed Its Conscience on Guns—and It Paid Off
hadn’t purchased his AR-15 assault-style rifle at a Dick’s Sporting Goods store. But he had legally bought a different shotgun months earlier at a local Dick’s outlet—and that hit close enough to home for Stack. “I don’t want to be part... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 05 Jul 2023
- HBS Case
What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment
specific task at hand (e.g., an appreciation for broader market changes, competitor behaviors, or emergent industry trends). Relational. Relational leaders design a plan of action based on how others will perceive and be affected by the course of action (e.g., a focus... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 25 Apr 2023
- Op-Ed
How SHEIN and Temu Conquered Fast Fashion—and Forged a New Business Model
methods. “The success of Amazon, Shopify, and social commerce sites such as Instagram convinced consumers to move much of their purchasing power online. ” That the model was born in China is not surprising... View Details
- 21 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 21
management roles of management, audit committee and the external auditor. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/113002-PDF-ENG How Much? (A) Clayton RoseHarvard Business School Case 313-004 The leader of a small business team must deal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research
Climate Change ; Environmental Management ; Environmental Sustainability ; Apparel and Accessories Industry ; Fashion Industry ; United States ; California Citation Purchase Related Toffel, Michael W., Ken Pucker, and Stacy Straaberg.... View Details
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Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research
Uncertainty ; Financial Statements ; Risk Management ; Failure ; Fair Value Accounting ; Credit ; Corporate Governance ; Financial Services Industry ; Banking Industry ; United States Citation Educators Purchase Related Kang, Jung Koo,... View Details
- April 2023
- Case
Twitter: The Freedom to Speak Freely and Be Heard
By: Randolph B. Cohen, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Mel Martin
In April 2022, serial entrepreneur Elon Musk announced that he would be interested in purchasing the social media site Twitter for $44 billion. With more than 100 million twitter followers, Musk had historically leveraged the site to engage with the customers of his... View Details
- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
world? Discusses the new distribution platforms, including downloads and video streaming. Also, provides a brief background of the evolution of the U.S. TV broadcast networks from the 1970s through the end of the 20th century. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
the characteristics of a successful LBO? And how do successful PE firms create value by acquiring such companies? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209010 Carlyle Japan (A) Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
"cat note" that offered a high yield, but with a chance of losing the full investment if severe hurricanes struck the coastline of the United States. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Strategy - Faculty & Research
Keywords: Energy Transmission ; Oil Gas ; Economic Diversification ; Corporate Strategy ; Leadership ; Business Strategy ; Goals and Objectives ; Transition ; Environmental Sustainability ; Diversification ; Energy Industry ; Saudi Arabia Citation View Details
- Web
Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Hanson , Jeremy C. Stein , Adi Sunderam & Eric Zwick OCT 2021 The authors develop models that speak to the goals and design of the government-introduced business lending and corporate bond purchase programs in response to the COVID-19... View Details
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
concerned about water reliability and the need for additional infrastructure to provide long-term water security to the region. If convinced that the water problem would be resolved, then Woolf should move quickly to purchase more land,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
partner with a government and/or form a joint venture with an existing nuclear power player. Reliance Industries as an investor in TerraPower could provide an entry point into the fast growing Indian market. At the same time, Gilleland... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Podcast - Business & Environment
features HBS alumna Sanchali Pal, Founder and CEO of Commons, an app created to help consumers make more climate-friendly purchasing decisions. Sanchali discusses why she chose an entrepreneurial pathway out of busine---ss school and what... View Details
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
"ad hoc advisor." Using the two cases we develop a conceptual framework that generalizes the different routes that experts follow in their diverse attempts to gain influence in organizations. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-068.pdf The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
map the innovation network and its strength. Past innovation network structures are calculated using citation patterns across technology classes during 1975 to 1994. The interaction of this preexisting network structure with patent growth in upstream technology fields... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Sam Walton: Great From the Start
fully the power of the idea. Once seizing on it, never wavering from it became the centerpiece of Wal-Mart's greatness. Sam Walton That was still a long time in the future. Butler Brothers was not thrilled by Walton's freelancing ways,... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research
McKnights By: William R. Kerr and James Palano April 2025 | Supplement | Faculty Research Citation Purchase Related Kerr, William R., and James Palano. "Influencer-led brand building: Hairitage and the McKnights." Harvard Business School... View Details
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Finance - Faculty & Research
likely to be a loan—i.e., the loan supply contracts—when local banks have purchased more domestic sovereign debt and when that debt is risky (as measured by CDS spreads). These effects are most pronounced in the period following the... View Details