Publications

March 1994 (Revised April 1994)
Case

Eli Lilly and Co.: The Flexible Facility Decision--1993

By: Gary P. Pisano

In 1993, Eli Lilly is preparing to build manufacturing capacity for three new pharmaceutical products that it expects to launch in 1996. Management wrestles with a decision of whether to add specialized manufacturing capacity or flexible capacity. This question touches... View Details

Keywords: Debates; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Investment; Goals and Objectives; Product Launch; Production; Corporate Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry

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Scaling Minority Businesses (SMB)

Where can I get started with research for my project assignment? Research Task Suggested Resources Consumer & Business Demographics United States Census Bureau - Demographic characteristics, total population, social, and economic census data... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

Marriage, Inc.

The census figures tell the story: In the 35-plus age bracket, there are 28 million single women but only 18 million single men. For today’s mature single woman looking to get hitched, the approach must be proactive, methodical, and targeted — not unlike a View Details

Keywords: marriage; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Personal Services

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Boston

Where can I find industry, market, company information and news about Boston, MA? Industry and market research The industry and market research recommendations below will have data/analysis for the United... View Details

01 Mar 2006
News

End of Campaign Celebrated

Harvard Business School. Close to 200 members of the HBS community took part in the event, which highlighted the impact of the campaign on the School and paid tribute to the leadership of former Dean Kim B. Clark and his wife, Sue. The... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Web

Accessibility | About

Accessibility website 2023 Digital Accessibility policy update Policy update frequently asked questions Digital Accessibility Liaisons (DAL) for each school, including HBS How to make PDF’s Accessible , from Marketing & View Details

November 1997 (Revised December 1999)
Case

Cinemex

By: James L. Heskett

The founders of Cinemex, the largest capitalized venture start-up in Mexican history, are debating several issues concerning the operations of their new chain of motion picture theatres in Mexico City. The first concerns whether some seats should be left unsold to... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Service Operations; Debates; Venture Capital; Customer Satisfaction; Advertising; Investment; Theater Entertainment; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Mexico City

Web

Staff | Information Technology

Setting Up Two-Step Verification Training Daily Work Resources that enable you to be productive both on and off campus. Adobe Creative Cloud Budgeting ChatGPT Edu Computer Upgrades Generative AI Tools at HBS Information Security Marketing... View Details

01 Dec 2012
News

50 Years & Counting

developing world as well. With HBS associate professor Mukti Khaire and doctoral student Alexandra Feldberg, McGinn is looking at a 30-year period of change in India driven, in part, by self-employed women entering into the country's View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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IT Strategy: HBS IT Website Provides Easier Access to News and Support | Information Technology

expertise from Marketing and Communications as part of the work being done to refresh all HBS websites through the Web Content Management System Program. The new platform brings standardization, consistency,... View Details

April 2011
Case

Shimano: The Intel of the Bicycle Business

By: Hirotaka Takeuchi and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Shimano, known as the Intel of the bicycle business, is contemplating on investing in a new growth market, namely the comfort bicycle market. View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Interactive Communication; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Industry Growth; Expansion; Bicycle Industry

17 Aug 2011
News

How Birchbox Is Disrupting Beauty

Keywords: Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2017
News

Starting Lineup: Values Proposition

by publicly traded health care IT company Allscripts. Rumi Spice Cofounder and CEO Kimberly Jung (MBA 2015); Founded 2014 With the goal of spurring development in rural Afghanistan, Rumi works with 80-plus farmers and hundreds of saffron processors to produce and View Details

01 Sep 2004
News

Corey, Lombard Remembered

Corey Lombard Photos Courtesy HBS Communications Last spring, the Harvard Business School community lost two of its most revered and distinguished emeriti professors. E. Raymond Corey (MBA ’46), creator of... View Details

May 2019
Teaching Note

JUUL and the Vaping Revolution

By: Michael W. Toffel, Trevor Fetter, John Masko and Sarah Mehta

Teaching Note for HBS No. 619-006. View Details