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- 28 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
From Harvard Business School to Spotify: Four Lessons in My Journey to Land My Dream Job
industries During my second year at HBS I took courses like The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (BEMS) and Launching Tech Ventures (LTV) that helped me gain a profound understanding of the space I wanted to play in: the... View Details
- 16 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Smitha Das (MBA 2018)
it is a marathon, not a sprint. Ask yourself, what impact do you want to affect in this world? Why? Once you are centered on this, figure out how you can make your dreams a reality. If HBS and 2+2 can give you the runway to test new approaches/ideas/pathways, then go... View Details
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
Marketing the Beauty Secrets of Japanese Geisha This case considers the creation and early growth of California-based TATCHA, a Japanese-themed luxury beauty brand. It explores how Vicky Tsai developed the concept, assembled financial and management resources, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care
experts including executives, policy makers, and academics. In association with the conference, the Forum launched an HBS and HMS Survey of Executive Sentiment in Health Care. “There's a lot of activity that goes on in health care that... View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
a commissary kitchen preparing 3,000 meals daily for community members facing hunger. When Orange County, California’s public schools closed, Slapfish, a fast-casual seafood chain, immediately launched a carryout, kids-eat-free policy.... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles
Collaborating with a friend, Nouf, Fatima launched Jonnah, a nonprofit that would help women with sewing skills get the materials, space, and services necessary to run a garment business. By August 2018, they had successfully View Details
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Business for Social Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
citizenship. Five years later, SEI launched an executive education program on corporate social responsibility. In 2005, SEI convened a research forum on business solutions to global poverty, bringing together academic, business,... View Details
- Web
Joseph O'Donnell | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
so he launched Boston Concessions, a leading supplier of food for sporting events, cinemas, ski resorts, ferry services, and a wide range of other venues. He described his experiences in a video interview at his office in Cambridge,... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
Starbucks Reinvented
Renewal," (available soon) Koehn and coauthors Kelly McNamara, Nora Khan, and Elizabeth Legris trace the dramatic arc of the company's past seven-plus years—a period that saw Starbucks teeter on the brink of insolvency, dig deep to renew its sense of purpose and... View Details
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PRIMO News Stories - Doctoral
Program for Research in Markets & Organizations PRIMO News Stories 1ms PRIMO 2020: A Summer of Virtual Community and Research PRIMO was launched in 2011 as a representation of one of Dean Nitin Nohria’s Five I’s; an initiative for greater... View Details
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
leadership and ongoing reinforcement. Results Mobil launched its Balanced Scorecard project in 1994. The following year, 1995, was the first in which Mobil operated with a scorecard. To expand on the results reported in Chapter 1, we... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Pet Project
than children—she started to think more seriously about the value proposition. Spies teamed up with Christine Busaba (MBA 2019) to launch Maev in March 2020 as a direct-to-consumer (DTC) raw dog food company. Business has tripled every... View Details
- 16 May 2023
- In Practice
After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?
and venture investors are still betting on the next big thing. While some startups are sure to fail—especially those reliant on venture debt—creative destruction will continue with employees from those firms launching new ideas, joining... View Details
- 11 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups
Startups that use A/B testing scale more quickly, launch more products, and attract more venture capital, according to recent research. But not all startups enjoy these benefits. Early-stage startups using experimentation strategies... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 23 May 2019
- News
Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997
Parthenon Group 2008 Named Managing Director, Parthenon Group 2011 Cofounds Social Finance 2011 Named Board Chair, Facing History and Ourselves 2013 Social Finance launches first Social Impact Bond 2017 Named Vice Chair, Harvard Board of... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 23 Jan 2024
- News
A Wide Net
after HBS. He spent five years at Eton Park Capital Management before setting out on his own. The company that is now Alpha Wave launched with $1.2 billion in 2012 as Falcon Edge. Udwadia and cofounder Rick Gerson, who came from Blue... View Details
Keywords: April White
- January 1975 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Optical Distortion, Inc. (A)
A new product, contact lenses for chickens, is to be introduced by a small firm formed to market the product. An entry strategy must be planned including price, sales force, size, and location. Allows data for computation of economic benefit to farmers. Includes... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Price; Geographic Location; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Sales
Clarke, Darral G. "Optical Distortion, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 575-072, January 1975. (Revised April 2009.)
- June 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
Wemade: (Re)Establishing Trust in Blockchain Games (A)
By: Jung Koo Kang, Charles CY Wang, David Allen and Kwangmoon So
This case explores the fundamental challenges and accounting issues arising from the integration of blockchain technology into traditional business models. It features Wemade, a South Korean online gaming company that has staked its future on blockchain-based games.... View Details
- March 2024 (Revised September 2024)
- Case
Supercell 2.0: Clash of Plans
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and George Gonzalez
Founded in 2010, Supercell was a Helsinki, Finland-based mobile gaming company that had developed and launched five global hit mobile games: Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Hay Day, Brawl Stars, and Boom Beach. The company’s early philosophy was that it could produce... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Restructuring; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Video Game Industry; Finland
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and George Gonzalez. "Supercell 2.0: Clash of Plans." Harvard Business School Case 824-180, March 2024. (Revised September 2024.)
- January 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
School of Rock: Tuning into Structured Empowerment (A)
By: Tatiana Sandino, Jeffrey Rayport, Samuel Grad and Stacy Straaberg
In summer 2021, School of Rock was a youth-oriented music education company with 291 franchise- and company-owned schools globally. Before CEO Rob Price’s hire in 2017, School of Rock’s nonconformist rock ‘n’ roll culture led to variability in teaching styles,... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Change Management; Transformation; Communication Strategy; Decisions; Curriculum and Courses; Teaching; Employee Relationship Management; Knowledge Sharing; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style; Marketing Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Franchise Ownership; Performance Expectations; Performance Improvement; Strategic Planning; Attitudes; Conflict Management; Corporate Strategy; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Education Industry; Music Industry; Massachusetts; United States
Sandino, Tatiana, Jeffrey Rayport, Samuel Grad, and Stacy Straaberg. "School of Rock: Tuning into Structured Empowerment (A)." Harvard Business School Case 124-043, January 2024. (Revised June 2024.)