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- October 2000 (Revised October 2001)
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adM@rt(A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Lane
Describes the complex policy alternatives facing an online Hong Kong grocery company as it tries to apply Webvan-type concepts in the Hong Kong marketplace. Captures the extraordinary process of adaptation the company is going through as it tries to find the right... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Markets; Marketing; Business Strategy; Business Model; Decisions; Problems and Challenges; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry; Hong Kong
McFarlan, F. Warren, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and David Lane. "adM@rt(A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-046, October 2000. (Revised October 2001.)
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Meal Plan
to pay for high levels of service at the front of the house may decrease. And there’ll be additional costs to maintain that level of service due to the decreased capacity demanded by social distancing. There... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
way to combine the best of both? Yes, if marketers are willing to dig below superficial benefits and attributes to connect products and services to emotions and schemes of thoughts that are almost universally shared among human beings.... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 14 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Embracing Activism for Social Change
chronic problems. “The goal is to help first responders better assess situations and connect at-risk individuals with support services as needed,” Mendu says. A third component of the initiative pairs mental health clinicians with... View Details
- Web
Scaling Technology Ventures - Course Catalog
social media, two-sided platforms, robotics, and cybersecurity. Educational Objectives The course exists to address a gap in management scholarship between two fundamental stages of corporate development – exploration and exploitation . This View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Monaco's Digital Transformation
his third year leading Monaco’s digital transformation, Genta is capitalizing on the country’s strengths in pursuit of this vision to further public service and enhance economic prosperity. “What makes Monaco different is that we have an... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Creating Miracles — Charles A. Coverdale (MBA 1971)
'76), have developed an astounding array of community outreach services -- from elaborate food pantries to job assistance programs; from tutoring, mentoring, and counseling services for children and young... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- Web
Departments | Employment
variety of disciplines (education, economics, information science, journalism, librarianship, management, statistics, etc.) focused on supporting Harvard Business School (HBS)’s mission by enabling the creation and exchange of ideas, expertise, and information. Our... View Details
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Growth of the Social Enterprise
with very specific practices and identifiable cultures. For example, City Year, the national youth service organization, has programs in fourteen cities across the country. Its founders made a strategic decision from the start to spread a... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 21 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 21, 2007
decisions confronting the founding management team of a new online financial services company. Prosper Marketplace is an internet-based market for individuals to borrow money from other individuals who wish to invest in such loans.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
public health” mandate; and extending patent life proactively in areas such as Alzheimer’s to help open up the supply of new drugs. Is there a framework in another country—could be a hybrid model of multiple developed or developing... View Details
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
Abstract Stigmatized minorities may have an advantage in persuading majority group members during some face-to-face interactions due to the greater self-presentational demands such interactions elicit. In contrast to models which predict... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
Introduction Prelude to the Option Pricing Model The Formula The Spread and Adoption of Option Pricing Models The Significance and Consequences of Financial Models Selected... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
neighborhood-based health plan for the city of Charlestown, and I became involved in building a system of benchmarks for the various services that were being offered—everything from dental care to drug and alcohol abuse counseling. I... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
development of a business model based on "software as a service" (SaaS) for security solution distributed through Internet Service Providers (ISPs). F-Secure disruptively entered a mature business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Repurposing Leaders to Attack Social Problems
enterprise. Its fifteen core faculty members intend for the ALI’s innovative new curriculum — “life-stage appropriate and taking experience into account,” as Kanter put it — to serve as a model for other colleges and universities to give... View Details
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
minutes at minimal cost with no branding or design skills required. As it sets out to raise its Series B, the founders make some critical changes to their business model, moving to a subscription model and adding additional products and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Bringing Hope to a Violent Land
was an engineer with John Deere and her mother a busy volunteer and housewife. In high school, in addition to music, dance, and swimming, she explored international issues in debate club and participated in Model UN, an interest she... View Details
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
funds exhibit no better skill at asset allocation. Furthermore, funds sold through brokers demonstrate more performance sensitivity than funds sold through the direct channel. While the costs of brokers' services are relatively clear,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace