Publications

July 1981
Supplement

American Distilling Co. (D)

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

July 1981 (Revised December 1984)
Case

American Distilling Co. (B)

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Health Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry

October 31, 2008
Article

Redefining the American Dream

By: John A. Quelch

Read Now

October 1996 (Revised December 1997)
Case

American Cyanamid: Epilogue (C)

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

May 1973 (Revised June 1976)
Case

American Home Shield Corp.

By: W. Earl Sasser

September 1990
Case

American Heart Association's Heartguide

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States

05 Jan 2014
News

The American accountability crisis

01 Mar 2011
News

Outsourcing the American Dream?

13 Jun 2011
News

Why American Management Rules the World

07 Aug 2009
What Do You Think?

Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?

Original Article It is said that health care is the biggest threat to the long-term health of the U.S. economy and therefore, to some extent, the global economy. Americans pay much more for what they get (at least measured in terms of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health

14 Dec 2010
News

Americans are spending again, but more cautiously

November 1990 (Revised August 1992)
Case

American Airlines (B): Compensation and Cost Reduction

American Airlines' strategy in the 1990s calls for continued growth, improvements in customer service, and cost reduction. Central to cost reduction efforts is the need to contain labor costs. After having signed a very expensive new contract with its pilots' union in... View Details

Keywords: Cost Management; Labor Unions; Compensation and Benefits; Air Transportation Industry; United States

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

What Great American Leaders Teach Us

and study of the Great American Business Leaders database. The project identified and analyzed the accomplishments of some 860 top executives in the 20th century, and results are now starting to emerge. A portion of the database is free... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

Political connections and family control are more common in Asian businesses than in the United States. In addition, says HBS professor D. Quinn Mills, American CEOs tend to use one of five leadership styles: directive, participative,... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

21 May 2019
Blog Post

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), and in seeking to appreciate the diversity, history, and myriad experiences of the Asian Pacific Islander community, the Asian-American Business Association, in collaboration with the... View Details

18 Aug 2017
News

American business leaders break with Donald Trump

August 2015 (Revised January 2022)
Case

George Washington and the Foundations of American Democracy

By: Tom Nicholas and Matthew G. Preble

George Washington is perhaps the most well-known of the U.S.'s founding fathers because of his political and military achievements. However, Washington also operated a number of successful business ventures out of his Mount Vernon estate, and he became a landowner on... View Details

Keywords: Government; History; George Washington; Democracy; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Business History; Leadership; United States