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- All HBS Web
(3,586)
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- News (810)
- Research (2,141)
- Events (11)
- Multimedia (37)
- Faculty Publications (1,311)
- January 2024 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Target Malaria: Editing Mosquitoes through Gene Drives
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
- Research Summary
THEME #2: BUILDING CAPABILITIES THROUGH VARIATION
Prior work has yet to establish definitively the role that variation (e.g. in individuals' activities or organizational processes) plays in the development of capabilities. Variation is usually either not considered (e.g., the learning curve examines... View Details
- May 2006
- Article
Tying Odysseus to the Mast: Evidence from a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
- 2016
- Working Paper
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs
- December 2023 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Yellow Corporation: On the Verge of Bankruptcy
- November 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
International Paper (A)
- March 2025
- Case
Silicon Valley Bank: Gone in 36 Hours
- Research Summary
A major area of Professor Torfason's research is the behavior of individual social network structures. He studies the violation of norms – specifically the use of excessive force in conflict situations – within the empirical context of a large online... View Details
- November–December 2016
- Article
The Impact of Patent Wars on Firm Strategy: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Industry
Leslie A. Perlow
Leslie A. Perlow is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. She leads the Crafting Your Life Special Project, dedicated to helping individuals make purposeful life choices while gathering... View Details
- October 2001 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
EU Takeover Directive
Tempur Sealy International
This case explores the long-term relationship between Tempur Sealy (TPX, a mattress manufacturer) and Mattress Firm (MFRM, a bedding retailer and TPX’s largest customer). For almost 20 years, the firms have enjoyed a mutually beneficial and commercially prosperous... View Details
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
- November 2017
- Case
The 'Wonder Drug' That Killed Babies
- 2019
- Book
Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership
New managers have to learn how to lead others rather than do the work themselves, to win trust and respect, to... View Details
- September 2021 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
STARZPLAY: Shooting for the Stars
- 03 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff
- 14 Jun 2023
- Op-Ed
Every Company Should Have These Leaders—or Develop Them if They Don't
- April 2009 (Revised July 2010)
- Case