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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Browse All topics Accounting Audits (3) Accounting (119) Acquisition (20) Activity Based Costing and Management (2) Adaptation (7) Adoption (3) Advertising Campaigns (6) Advertising (77) Agency Theory (3) Age (3) Agreements and... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

Tella, and Lucas Llach Abstract—This article is an introduction to the special collection on Argentine Exceptionalism. First, we discuss why the case of Argentina is generally regarded as exceptional: the country was among the richest in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

advantages of scale for innovation, companies need the right combination of strategy, systems, and culture. Based on more than three decades of the Pisano's research, teaching, and experience, Creative Construction offers a set of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

which funds are used are subject to frequent debate. This paper examines empirical data from the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation (DNATF), an agency that funds partnerships between universities and private companies to... View Details
  • January 2023
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Natura: Weathering the Pandemic at Brazil's Cosmetic Giant

By: Brian Trelstad, Pedro Levindo and Carla Larangeira
Brazil's Natura, a multi-brand cosmetics group, has taken several measures to safeguard the livelihoods of its thousands of employees and millions of sales representatives during the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. The company has also made strides in its efforts... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; ESG Reporting; Acquisition; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Making; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Global Strategy; Corporate Governance; Health Pandemics; Human Resources; Human Capital; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Distribution Channels; Supply Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Customer Ownership; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Networks; Partners and Partnerships; Science-Based Business; Reputation; Human Needs; Social Issues; Strategy; Equality and Inequality; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Brazil; Latin America
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Skydeck - Alumni

Platzer (MBA 2002) on the process of finding your purpose In Harmony Born in Korea, Michael Kim (MBA 1990) spent his formative years in the US. As his novel Offerings heads for the big screen, Asia’s “godfather of private equity” reflects... View Details
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Leadership - Faculty & Research

Assistant Market By: Suraj Srinivasan , Sudhanshu Nath Mishra and Radhika Kak May 2025 | Case | Faculty Research In April 2025, the founding team of Windsurf, an AI start-up specializing in code generation gathered in Mountain View,... View Details
  • 05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019

Modularity By: Baldwin, Carliss Y. Abstract— This is the first chapter in Part 3. Its purpose is to contrast the value structure of platform systems with step processes from a technological perspective. I first review the basic technical... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

other companies for investment purposes, and I’ve realized that I can make more informed decisions with my improved knowledge of company financials. Pankaj Prashant Medium Term Planning Engineer at Rio Tinto... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review

Business in Global Society (BiGS). The course, which took place over two days and was taught by 12 senior faculty members from across the School, was designed to encourage students to examine the foundations and purpose of the firm, and... View Details
  • 18 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

organization among enterprises specializing in overseas ventures, they did not become the dominant form of large enterprises within British economy itself. Business groups organized under the holding company... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018

rational response, by faculty, to the overweighting of publications in these journals by university promotions and tenure committees. The ranking factors for academic journals, however, arose for a completely different purpose, to guide the journal View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 07 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 7

managing the operations of companies whose activities stretch across national boundaries. The purpose of this book is to provide a conceptual framework showing the interplay between the multinational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Aug 2014
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Starbucks Reinvented

work to relax and enjoy the small, affordable luxury of a special coffee beverage seemed to resonate with the social and economic moment, she recalls. Six months later she met Howard Schultz, an entrepreneur who acquired the View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage
  • 15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

faster-growing companies to raise more capital. These results highlight the importance of institutions in enabling the provision of entrepreneurial capital to young companies. In Search of Organizational Alignment Using a 360-Degree... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 19 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

NFL, sported an acclaimed broadcast unit, and had affiliates in virtually all important U.S. markets. Yet acquisition of these NFL rights directly enabled the expansion of Fox, then a minor broadcaster, into the media behemoth of today.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

supporting community development Purpose-Based Strategic Positioning A clear social purpose opens up new opportunities for growth and profitability, while motivating and attracting employees, consumers, business partners, shareholders,... View Details
  • February 2003 (Revised October 2003)
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Versity.com

By: Leslie A. Perlow
Versity.com has grown from four college students working out of a dorm to a $125 million venture capital-backed company. The young founders and new professional managers struggle to create a company vision and grapple with the question of whether to acquire another... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Growth and Development; Organizational Design; Mission and Purpose; Strategic Planning; Conflict and Resolution; Mergers and Acquisitions; Management Teams; Core Relationships
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  • 18 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

valuation of $200 million and debating changes to them that will allow them to grow their business. Ensuring that their marketing dollars were being spent efficiently was critical to the data-driven management team and proving to be complicated as the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

company Excara and switched to selling enterprise software for managing product content. In 2002, he started two nonprofits in response to the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. He is currently acting VP of Product Strategy for... View Details