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- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Ace That Interview; Go Global, Too
The HBS Alumni Career and Professional Development Office is presenting an April 6 webinar on interview strategies and techniques. “Interview with Confidence” will help participants identify their competitive edge, market their skill sets, and negotiate compensation... View Details
- 24 Jun 2016
- News
Reinventing Pharma
(photo by Claire Pearson for eyeforpharma) (photo by Claire Pearson for eyeforpharma) The newly appointed Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Novartis Pharma is bringing ideas from her time at HBS to drive an evolution of the... View Details
- 17 Dec 2014
- News
Facilitating an understanding of business and society in Turkey and the surrounding region
to write several HBS cases, including one on the mobile operator Turkcell. In June 2014, she coordinated an eight-day immersion experience in Turkey for HBS faculty to gain insight into how the country has become one of the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
operate in an open and direct fashion. From my point of view as a CEO, one of the most important reasons for behaving responsibly is the effect it has on our own people and our organization. It helps attract people who will, in turn, act... View Details
- October 2008
- Case
Hrad Technika
Examines a struggling IT outsourcing project from the perspective of the IT services provider-Hrad Technika. When used in conjunction with "Tegan c.c.c." (9-609-038), it provides an opportunity to see both sides of the issue. When Hrad enters into a contract to create... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Globalized Firms and Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Projects; Information Technology; Wales
Upton, David M., and Bradley R. Staats. "Hrad Technika." Harvard Business School Case 609-039, October 2008.
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Operations Management) Suraj Srinivasan Spring 2025 Q4 1.5 Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems (also listed under General Management and Strategy) Ethan Rouen Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
environmental damage and resource depletion. That, of course, is a serious matter in itself, but it could also cause political reactions harmful to capitalism. Other possible disruptions to the operation of capitalism were seen in the... View Details
- September 1976 (Revised March 1981)
- Case
Minolta Camera Co. Ltd.
Management of one of the leading Japanese camera manufacturers is faced with the problem of unauthorized shipments from the low-price markets of Hong Kong and Japan to high-price markets of Europe and North America. Control of distribution, change of prices, model... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Distribution; Price; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Japan
Wiechmann, Ulrich E. "Minolta Camera Co. Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 577-017, September 1976. (Revised March 1981.)
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
making. In 1979, he was part of the first, small HBS delegation to visit a newly opened China. “It was the single most important trip of our lives,” he recalled. He glimpsed the future, and it now has come to pass: China has emerged as an economic force of major View Details
- 28 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Manufacturing Matters
that the country should focus on the brain. We also have to acknowledge our predecessors in the Technology and Operations Management Unit. For many years, people like Bob Hayes, Kim Clark, and Steven Wheelwright were arguing that... View Details
- 01 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?
also cause political reactions harmful to capitalism. Other possible disruptions to the operation of capitalism were seen in the following: the global financial system, viewed by some as overly opaque,... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
HBS Professors Pearson, Thurston Remembered
wars” and aggressive global expansion. Pearson left PepsiCo to join the HBS faculty in 1985. He taught the first-year course Competition and Strategy and the elective Management Policy and Practice. “Andy brought an extraordinary amount... View Details
- September 1984 (Revised February 1989)
- Case
Benetton (A)
By: James L. Heskett
The world's largest manufacturer of woolen outerwear garments seeks to extend its retailing network to the United States from its base in Europe. A number of issues concerning marketing, manufacturing, and logistics strategy are raised by the proposed move along with... View Details
Keywords: Logistics; Brands and Branding; Networks; Production; Marketing Strategy; Globalization; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Europe
Heskett, James L. "Benetton (A)." Harvard Business School Case 685-014, September 1984. (Revised February 1989.)
David W. Mitchell
Mitchell orchestrated the acquisition of Tiffany’s & Company – expanding Avon to a $3 billion+ operation with over 1 million direct sales representatives. Mitchell produced exceptional financial returns while expanding Avon’s View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- 2020
- Working Paper
Food Security and Human Mobility During the COVID-19 Lockdown
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Wesley W. Koo, Xina Li, Nishant Kishore, Satchit Balsari and Tarun Khanna
During the COVID-19 crisis, millions of migrants around the world face food insecurity. This could force migrants to travel during the pandemic, exposing them to health risks and accelerating the spread of the virus. Anecdotal evidence demonstrates the importance of... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Migrants; Food Security; Mobility; Health Pandemics; Food; Distribution; Policy; Global Range
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Wesley W. Koo, Xina Li, Nishant Kishore, Satchit Balsari, and Tarun Khanna. "Food Security and Human Mobility During the COVID-19 Lockdown." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-113, May 2020.
- 21 Apr 2014
- News
Spirit of philanthropy advances Executive Education
underprivileged. “It has been the DNA of the organization to play a role in the community,” says Tata of his family’s company, the Tata Group, which he led as chairman from 1991 to 2012. The multinational conglomerate comprises more than 100 companies View Details
- 09 Jan 2020
- News
Your Whole Self
serious time crunch while, at the same time, their organizations are becoming more global and complex. And these pressures, coupled with internal pressures to succeed, are leaving these executives feeling like they are getting in their... View Details
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Financials | Annual Report 2024
particularly noteworthy considering the challenges that confronted Harvard Business School and other academic institutions this year, from an economic landscape marked by higher operating costs to an increasingly complex View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside the Bestseller List with Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
the world, both for the better and for the more challenging,” says Lemmon, who wrote The Dressmaker while working at global investment management firm PIMCO. “I want to tell stories that have implications for the broader community, and... View Details
Keywords: April White