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  • 20 Apr 2020
  • Blog Post

Introducing LivelyHood, A Volunteer Nonprofit Founded in Response to COVID-19

spirit, we galvanized around a desire to help the vulnerable during this uncertain time. What We’ve Built LivelyHood is a safe and simple platform that connects healthy, young volunteers with elderly and immunocompromised individuals who need help View Details
  • 02 Dec 2002
  • Research & Ideas

The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

Perhaps no technology company outside of IBM has been able to keep on top of the industry as much as Microsoft. What's more, Bill Gates & Co. have achieved this success during times of incredible technological transformation, usually just the period when titans are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • March 2023 (Revised May 2025)
  • Case

On

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karolin Frankenberger and Sascha Mader
Founded in 2010, in just one decade, the Swiss company On had established itself as a main player in global sports footwear and apparel. Based on an unconventional strategy which one of the founders labeled as “obsessively distinct,” On grew its sales with a compound... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Digital Marketing; Disruptive Innovation; Distribution Channels; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Global Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Marketing Strategy; Product Design; Product Development; Product Marketing; Social Media; Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Technological Innovation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Sports Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Germany; United States
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  • Profile

Frank Spencer

know the details of the plan. You just have to be willing to participate with others in the work." "Real estate is the thread that's run through my career," adds Spencer, who most recently served as president of Cogdell... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Services
  • 21 May 2013
  • News

Apple Avoided Taxes on Overseas Billions, Senate Panel Finds

  • July 2011 (Revised September 2018)
  • Case

Nashton Partners and Its Search Fund Process

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Nashton Partners was a search fund founded by two HBS MBA's that raised $500,000 to finance a search for a company that they could purchase and then run for the next five to ten years. The case examines the search fund structure, the two-year search, and two potential... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Capital Structure; Financing and Loans; Investment Funds; Partners and Partnerships
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  • 05 Nov 2017
  • News

Mind Games

  • November 2020 (Revised February 2021)
  • Case

Integrating Beam Suntory (A)

By: David G. Fubini, Rawi Abdelal and David Lane
The spring 2014 acquisition of U.S. alcoholic spirits maker Beam Inc. by Japan’s Suntory Holdings vaulted Suntory from 15th to third-largest international spirits company in the world. Yet Suntory had borrowed nearly the entire $16 billion purchase price, and relied on... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Communication; Borrowing and Debt; Globalization; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Retention; Leadership; Supply Chain; Organizational Structure; Ownership; Relationships; Conflict and Resolution; Integration; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Japan; United States; Chicago
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  • 2020
  • Book

Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

By: Rebecca Henderson
Free market capitalism is one of humanity’s greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. But this success has been costly. Capitalism is on the verge of destroying the planet and destabilizing society as wealth rushes to the top.... View Details
Keywords: Capitalism; Economic Systems; Ethics; Society; Environmental Sustainability
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  • Career Coach

Peter Platzer

Peter (HBS '02) is a former hedge fund manager who currently runs a space exploration company he founded in 2012. A coach for HBS since 2002, he enjoys helping individuals find their unique career vision, matching their passion, skills... View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Entrepreneurship; Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All)
  • 06 Sep 2016
  • News

Appreciating the Big Role of Small Businesses

  • 2020
  • Book

Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments

By: Stefan Thomke
Don’t fly blind. See how the power of experiments works for you. When it comes to improving customer experiences, trying out new business models, or developing new products, even the most experienced managers often get it wrong. They discover that intuition,... View Details
Keywords: Experimentation; Experiments; Market Research; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Customers; Research
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  • 01 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) are courses that offer students a great opportunity to think about career choices, gain practical skills, and explore topics you might otherwise never get to study. These courses run for one week in January... View Details
  • 06 Oct 2020
  • Working Paper Summaries

Design and Analysis of Switchback Experiments

Keywords: by Iavor I. Bojinov, David Simchi-Levi, and Jinglong Zhao
  • 03 May 2017
  • Blog Post

How to Partner With a Club: Attend a Club Conference

Student Club Conferences are events focusing on a particular topic, typically an industry, location or affinity group, that are run by student clubs. Organizations that participate in Club Conferences benefit by increasing awareness of... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
  • 06 Dec 2017
  • News

These Harvard Business Grads Are Putting Politics Above Profits

  • 07 Feb 2017
  • News

This activist group is trying to oust Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook’s chairman

  • 17 Oct 2019
  • News

A New Small Business Tech Ecosystem is Emerging

  • 15 Nov 2019
  • News

What Deval Patrick Did At Bain Capital

  • 12 Aug 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

I've experienced first-hand the excitement and pain that come as companies with a few founders scale to hundreds or thousands of employees. At somewhere around 75 to 100 employees, running a business becomes more complicated, demanding more of leadership, teams, and... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin