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- June 2016
- Teaching Note
N12 Technologies: Building an Organization and Building a Business
By: David A. Garvin
N12 Technologies was a startup founded in 2010 that employed nanotechnology to manufacture a patented material to improve the performance of carbon fiber composites, which were used in a wide variety of products, ranging from bicycles to automobiles to aircraft parts.... View Details
Keywords: Startup; Organizational Structure; Nanotechnology; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Management Systems; Commercialization; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Bicycle Industry; Transportation Industry; United States
- November 2012
- Case
Hillary Clinton & Partners: Leading Global Social Change from the U.S. State Department
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
As U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton acted on a long-standing interest in public-private partnerships to elevate and activate an Office of Global Partnerships reporting directly to her. One major initiative that also addressed her interest in women's... View Details
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Hillary Clinton & Partners: Leading Global Social Change from the U.S. State Department." Harvard Business School Case 313-086, November 2012.
- June 2010 (Revised December 2013)
- Supplement
Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)
By: John D. Macomber, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong
Second phase of auction for a prime retail development parcel in Chengdu, China. Competition forces the firm to revisit all of its land purchase criteria. Hang Lung Properties is known for rigorous due diligence, for discipline in buying property, and for good... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Chengdu
Macomber, John D., Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Keith Chi-Ho Wong. "Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-092, June 2010. (Revised December 2013.)
- February 2010 (Revised June 2014)
- Supplement
CityCenter (C): Turmoil and Choices
By: John D. Macomber
"CityCenter (C)" follows the (A) and (B) cases chronologically. The (C) case explores the decisions facing MGM MIRAGE following a lawsuit by partner Dubai World and suspension of Dubai World's cash contributions to the project in early 2009. Issues include the... View Details
Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Private Equity; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Decisions; Partners and Partnerships; Conflict and Resolution; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Nevada
Macomber, John D. "CityCenter (C): Turmoil and Choices." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-066, February 2010. (Revised June 2014.)
- July 2010
- Article
Workplace Peers and Entrepreneurship
By: Ramana Nanda and Jesper B. Sorensen
We examine whether the likelihood of entrepreneurial activity is related to the prior career experiences of an individual's co-workers, using a unique matched employer-employee panel dataset. We argue that coworkers can increase the likelihood that an individual will... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Perception; Opportunities; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence
Nanda, Ramana, and Jesper B. Sorensen. "Workplace Peers and Entrepreneurship." Management Science 56, no. 7 (July 2010): 1116–1126.
- May 2000
- Exercise
Tyrell Web Developers Inc. (B)
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Andrew P. McAfee
An integrated exercise culminating in a team project to design and develop a Web site for a fictitious company. Puts students in the position of designing a Web site for a demanding client (a local pizza company). Students are given a (purposefully) brief description... View Details
MacCormack, Alan D., and Andrew P. McAfee. "Tyrell Web Developers Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Exercise 600-026, May 2000.
- September 2007
- Journal Article
Refugee Camp Economies
By: Eric D. Werker
This paper describes the economy of a refugee camp. Key distortions to the economy of Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Uganda are noted and the findings are used to construct a generic model of a refugee camp economy. Camp economies are influenced by host country... View Details
Keywords: Refugees; Economy; Policy; Civil Society or Community; Human Needs; Societal Protocols; Uganda
Werker, Eric D. "Refugee Camp Economies." Journal of Refugee Studies 20, no. 3 (September 2007): 461–480.
- 13 Jul 2022
- News
A Banner Year for Reunions: Q+A with Mary Jane (MJ) Keough
- 06 Aug 2020
- News
Zoom took over the world. This is what will happen next
- 02 Oct 2018
- News
How Companies Can Tap Into Talent Clusters
Modern Project Finance: A Casebook
Written as a guide to the dynamic and increasingly important field of project finance, this casebook provides detailed descriptions and analysis of 20 project-financed transactions. Other books describe what project finance is and how it works. In this book, Benjamin... View Details
Zhongming Jiang
Zhongming Jiang is a first-year Ph.D. student in Marketing (Quantitative) at Harvard Business School. His research focuses on developing methodologies for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) that enable personalized interventions, dynamic customer... View Details
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Making Strategic Trade-offs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
trade-offs in activities themselves. In other words, the configuration of activities that best delivers one kind of value cannot equally well deliver another. Another source of trade-offs is inconsistencies in image or reputation.... View Details
Strong Brands, Strong Relationships
From the editor team of the ground-breaking Consumer-Brand Relationships: Theory and Practice comes this new volume. Strong Brands, Strong Relationships is a collection of innovative research and management insights that... View Details
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
well as the finding that central banks’ quantitative easing policies impact exchange rates. See Robin’s other research here , Sam’s other research here , Jeremy’s other research here , and Adi’s other research here . More Info U.S.... View Details
- 13 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Science Business: What Happened to Biotech?
uncertainty, the complex and heterogeneous nature of the scientific knowledge base, and the rapid pace of scientific progress. "The health of the sector depends on how well it can cope with all three of these challenges," writes... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review
Custom programs. And, while the HBS Online portfolio continued its rapid growth with four new certificate programs and three new Certificates of Specialization, it also hosted Connext, an annual gathering of learners, in a hybrid format with over 1,500 attendees, as... View Details
- September 2020
- Case
Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network
By: Anita Elberse and Julia McNicholas
Chip and Joanna Gaines, who have shot to fame as stars of the hit television show Fixer Upper, are preparing to launch their own television network. It is April 2019, a year since the home-renovation show Fixer Upper’s fifth season on cable channel HGTV ended, and more... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment; Television; Superstars; Innovation; Creative Industries; Talent; General Management; Celebrities; Television Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Joint Ventures; Innovation and Invention; Marketing; Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Julia McNicholas. "Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network." Harvard Business School Case 521-044, September 2020.