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- June 2014
- Case
Going Social: Durex in China
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Aaron Smith
When Reckitt Benckiser (RB), a leading consumer goods company, first entered China, it encountered significant challenges. RB's strategy relied on selling high margin products supported by cost-effective advertising and distribution, but the highly competitive Chinese... View Details
Keywords: Distribution; Multinational Firms and Management; Internet and the Web; Marketing Communications; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; China
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, and Aaron Smith. "Going Social: Durex in China." Harvard Business School Case 714-430, June 2014.
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 25 Feb 2021
- Webinars: Career
How to Build a Resume that Stands Above the Competition
Its no secret that your resume is critical to landing the job you deserve. You need to ensure it reflects your messaging and distinguishes you from the competition. Join Jill Huggett, Certified Professional Resume Writer and career coach, to find how to get your... View Details
- 17 Jan 2023
- Book
Good Companies Commit Crimes, But Great Leaders Can Prevent Them
In a fraught ethics and legal climate, leaders need to know how to steer clear of trouble more than ever. Corporate Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions, released in September, offers a comprehensive resource on View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
our growth strategy to diversify the business portfolio. One of my key responsibilities is to ensure that everything we do has a well-documented system and process. A day at work could involve any or all... View Details
- 23 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings
Putting together the money for everything from a short-term emergency to retirement is hard enough, a challenge that low- and moderate-income families endure every day. Yet as HBS professor Peter Tufano describes, new and old products... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Debunking Teenagers: 200 Research-Based Parenting Strategies to Help Your Adolescent Successfully Navigate the “Tempteen” Years By Daphne Adler (MBA 2004) Independently Published Why are teenagers constantly tempted to behave... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
three-piece suit kind of guy, and I wasn't. I preferred Boston to New York. And I didn't like working with computers then any more than I do now. Despite the good money, it wasn't the right fit." Instead, O'Donnell remained at HBS as... View Details
- 24 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
The 'Amazon Effect' Is Changing Online Price Competition—and the Fed Needs to Pay Attention
It’s no secret that fierce competition from Amazon puts downward pressure on prices charged by Walmart and other big multichannel retailers for the same items. However, the bigger “Amazon effect” relates not to the prices themselves but to the pricing behaviors View Details
- 12 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?
Internet pioneers looked at everything from Wi-Fi "hot spots" to the future of broadband at a recent telecommunications conference at Harvard Business School. The... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- News
Ray Dalio: Why and How Capitalism Needs to Be Reformed
In a series of posts on LinkedIn, Ray Dalio (MBA 1973), co-chief investment officer and co-chairman of Bridgewater Associates, has written an extensive examination of modern... View Details
Keywords: capitalism
- Profile
Enrico Ferrari
grocery delivery venture in Germany and Australia, which was backed by Rocket Internet, the largest European internet incubator and investor. Although that founder's journey ultimately came to an end, Rocket recruited Enrico as the... View Details
Keywords: Tech
- Web
Software Tools - Research Computing Services
Compute Cluster Software Tools 16ms A variety of applications and libraries are supported on the cluster by default . Additional software, including older versions of software, can selectively be "turned on"... View Details
- 30 May 2023
- News
Finding PRIDE
students, it’s gratifying to see the huge advances that have been made for LGBTQ acceptance and that students can be comfortable with who they are today. If you’re not comfortable with yourself, then you’re not able to get everything out... View Details
- 08 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
International Women's Day Featured Stories
were often severely outmanned by firms with overwhelming resources. Fighting over money and doing the right thing by your clients isn’t easy. However, I was able to sleep at night knowing that I had done everything I could to preserve... View Details
- 20 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh
on friends, family, and even strangers on the Internet when they’re deciding which products to purchase or even which people to date. And they put a lot of trust in their fellow humans; 83 percent View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Portrait Project
Haoran Jiang
myself, that I was not a mistake. A random gamble of genetics somehow resulted in a disappointing hand: me. “I’m going to show them” became my mantra, my life’s objective, my obsession. Then, everything... View Details
- March 2016 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
ASOS PLC
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Launched in 2000, ASOS was one of the world’s largest online fashion specialists in 2018. Focusing on young consumers aged 16–25 years, the company offered over 85,000 items on its websites, many times more than the largest fashion stores, and added several thousand... View Details
Keywords: ASOS; AsSeenOnScreen; Online Fashion; Online Apparel; Nick Beighton; Nick Robertson; E-commerce; E-Commerce Strategy; Online Retail; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Social Media; Marketplaces; Shipping; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; For-Profit Firms; Customer Focus and Relationships; Age; Gender; Currency Exchange Rate; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business History; Selection and Staffing; Journals and Magazines; Human Capital; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Succession; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Media; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Infrastructure; Logistics; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Segmentation; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry; United Kingdom; England; London
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "ASOS PLC." Harvard Business School Case 716-449, March 2016. (Revised May 2018.)
- December 2019
- Case
Steemit: A New Social Media?
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Alexander White and Karen Elterman
This case discusses the alternative social media site Steemit, including the principles it was founded on in 2016 and the challenges it faced in 2019. Steemit was a blockchain-based platform that aimed to differentiate itself from other social media companies by... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Decisions; Voting; Economic Systems; Money; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Goals and Objectives; Digital Platforms; Product Design; Design; Problems and Challenges; Network Effects; Motivation and Incentives; Social and Collaborative Networks; Reputation; Business Strategy; Competition; Internet and the Web; Social Media; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; Virginia; New York (city, NY)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Alexander White, and Karen Elterman. "Steemit: A New Social Media?" Harvard Business School Case 720-428, December 2019.
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
On the Radar
Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Our planet is teeming with trillions of viruses and bacteria, most of which are innocuous or even helpful, but some pose a significant risk to... View Details
- Web
Industry Information - Alumni
rig data, equipment marketplace, and more. + – Entertainment Billboardbiz Read the latest music industry news as it relates to everything from the growth of streaming services to the legal and management... View Details