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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
An engine of innovation in public education
Drawing upon his background as an entrepreneur and educator, Stig Leschly (MBA 1997/JD 1998) leads Match Education, a reform group that seeks to redefine effective teaching and improve the educational experience of low-income students. It runs four urban public charter... View Details
- 25 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
An Inside Look at the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program - Facebook Live
A live conversation on the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences joint degree program at Harvard Business School and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, with HBS Professor Tom... View Details
- 2010
- Working Paper
Advertising Disclosures: Measuring Labeling Alternatives in Internet Search Engines
By: Benjamin Edelman and Duncan S. Gilchrist
In an online experiment, we measure users' interactions with search engines, both in standard configurations and in modified versions with clearer labels identifying search engine advertisements. In particular, for a random subset of users, we change "Sponsored links"... View Details
Keywords: Online Advertising; Interactive Communication; Corporate Disclosure; Labels; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Internet; Search Technology
Edelman, Benjamin, and Duncan S. Gilchrist. "Advertising Disclosures: Measuring Labeling Alternatives in Internet Search Engines." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-048, November 2010. (Revised January 2011, January 2012.)
- October 2021
- Supplement
Engine No. 1: An Activist Hedge Fund Pursues Stakeholder Capitalism (B)
By: Mark Kramer
Engine Number 1's proxy fight succeeded in part because Exxon shareholders had lost money in the preceding years and because climate change was a high-profile issue. The B case raises the question of whether Engine No. 1's next target should be Facebook, where social... View Details
Keywords: Proxy Fight; Hedge Fund Activism; Social Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Goals and Objectives
Kramer, Mark. "Engine No. 1: An Activist Hedge Fund Pursues Stakeholder Capitalism (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 222-038, October 2021.
- 18 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
4 Advantages of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) was a no-brainer. I immersed myself in tech not only through my studies but through internships at Apple and Sandia National Laboratories. However, there was something else tugging at... View Details
- 27 Jul 2021
Future Leadership MBA + Engineering Multi-School Webinar
Join Cornell University, Harvard's MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program, Kellogg School of Management, UC Berkeley Haas, University of Michigan's Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and MIT Leaders for Global Operations to learn more... View Details
- July 1999 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Chrysler and BMW: Tritec Engine Joint Venture
By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
A gifted project leader lacks significant new product development experience. The case highlights the issues and procedures related to defining the project strategy: organizing senior management approvals and support for creating a "heavyweight" team; aligning the... View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Joint Ventures; Projects; Business Strategy; Management Teams; Groups and Teams; Machinery and Machining; Design; Business Processes; Product Design; Product; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Auto Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Courtney Purrington. "Chrysler and BMW: Tritec Engine Joint Venture." Harvard Business School Case 600-004, July 1999. (Revised January 2004.)
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity
less than $25,000 a year, this program represents a transformational opportunity to earn a college degree and secure a job with a family-sustaining wage. What is sometimes underestimated is that not only are community colleges obvious View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- December 1996
- Background Note
Financial Engineering and Tax Risk: The Case of Times Mirror PEPS
By: Peter Tufano
Provides general background on the taxation of corporate securities, and shows how the inconsistent taxation of functionally-similar securities can permit financial engineers to bear tax risk to earn positive returns. Designed to be used with Times Mirror Co. PEPS... View Details
Tufano, Peter, Robert Santangelo, and Cameron Poetzscher. "Financial Engineering and Tax Risk: The Case of Times Mirror PEPS." Harvard Business School Background Note 297-056, December 1996.
- 30 Nov 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Sponsored Links’ or ’Advertisements’?: Measuring Labeling Alternatives in Internet Search Engines
- 2006
- Chapter
Modularity in the Design of Complex Engineering Systems
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Kim B. Clark. "Modularity in the Design of Complex Engineering Systems." In Complex Engineered Systems: Science Meets Technology, edited by Ali Minai, Dan Braha, and Yaneer Bar Yam. New England Complex Systems Institute Series on Complexity. NY: Springer, 2006.
- May 2005 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
Describes the leadership challenges involved in managing strategic innovation and change in a highly mature business unit. Allows systematic exploration of organizational structures, incentives, competencies, and culture that impede innovation. Pivots on a new leader's... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Leadership; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure
Tushman, Michael L., David Kiron, and Wendy Smith. "Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 405-067, May 2005. (Revised April 2011.)
- May 2005 (Revised April 2011)
- Supplement
Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (C)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Forest Products Industry
Tushman, Michael L., David Kiron, and Wendy Smith. "Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 405-069, May 2005. (Revised April 2011.)
- March 2002 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Genzyme: Engineering the Market for Orphan Drugs
Genzyme has made money with external technology in orphan drug markets generally considered to be too small to be attractive to other drug companies. Now competition is entering these same markets, placing Genzyme's business model under new pressures. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Information Technology; Market Entry and Exit; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Clarissa Ceruti. "Genzyme: Engineering the Market for Orphan Drugs." Harvard Business School Case 602-147, March 2002. (Revised May 2002.)
- April 1980
- Supplement
Cummins Engine Co.: The Phantom Plant, Video
Vancil, Richard F. "Cummins Engine Co.: The Phantom Plant, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 880-502, April 1980.
- October 1988 (Revised March 1991)
- Teaching Note
Cummins Engine Co. in 1979, Teaching Note
By: David B. Yoffie
- 21 Aug 2018
Future Leadership: MBA + Engineering Multi-School Event
Connect with Admissions Officers and alumni to learn about the Harvard MS/MBA Program (Joint degree between SEAS & HBS). Kellogg School of Management, University of Michigan Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and MIT Leaders for Global Operations will also be in... View Details
How Google Sold Its Engineers on Management
High-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the case at Google, a company filled with self-starters who viewed management as more destructive than beneficial... View Details
- February 2019
- Teaching Note
Lisa Thomas at LaMont Engineering (Brief Case)
By: Boris Groysberg and Carrie A. Blair
Teaching Note for HBS No. 919-507. View Details
- May 2005 (Revised April 2011)
- Supplement
Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (B)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Forest Products Industry
Tushman, Michael L., David Kiron, and Wendy Smith. "Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 405-068, May 2005. (Revised April 2011.)