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Moving Beyond Direct-to-Consumer

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger

Changing consumer behaviors have redefined what it means to be direct to consumer ("DTC"). What once began online a decade ago as a distribution and disintermediation strategy has since evolved into a multifaceted approach for the modern-day brand.

The... View Details

  • February 2020
  • Supplement

Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (B)

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Gamze Yücaoğlu and Youssef Abdel Aal
The case opens in 2017 as Tim Murray, CEO of Aluminum Bahrain (Alba), the largest single-site aluminum smelter in the world outside China and a major contributor to the Bahraini economy, was contemplating the recovery options as the company was facing the most severe... View Details
Keywords: Aluminum Industry; General Management; Cultural Change; Change Management; Crisis Management; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Safety; Leadership; Emerging Markets; Bahrain; Middle East
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  • February 2020 (Revised March 2020)
  • Case

Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (A)

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Gamze Yücaoğlu and Youssef Abdel Aal
The case opens in 2017 as Tim Murray, CEO of Aluminum Bahrain (Alba), the largest single-site aluminum smelter in the world outside China and a major contributor to the Bahraini economy, was contemplating the recovery options as the company was facing the most severe... View Details
Keywords: Aluminum; General Management; Cultural Change; Change Management; Crisis Management; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Safety; Leadership; Emerging Markets; Bahrain; Middle East
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    The Founder's Dilemmas


    Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in... View Details

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    Faculty & Advisors | MBA

    venture investor. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Arkitekt Ventures, an early stage Health + Bio investment firm with the mission to improve and advance human health. Recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the Top Ten... View Details
    • 09 Mar 2023
    • Blog Post

    Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary

    that time, what accomplishments they will be most proud of, where they will live, and whose lives will be impacted by their personal and professional presence. Fred Singer (MBA 1992) and Tori Hackett (MBA 1994) asked themselves these same... View Details
    • 22 Dec 2020
    • Blog Post

    The Forward Fellowship Convinced Me That I Belong at HBS

    Hi, my name is Heather Jackson, and I am not supposed to be at Harvard Business School. No, I don’t mean I was an ‘admissions mistake’ (though every single admit, myself included, has thought this countless times). I mean, by every... View Details
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    Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

    decarbonizing the wider fashion industry. Background material highlights the growing environmental impact of the footwear industry, including its use of leather and fossil-fuel-based materials and its focus on shorter product lifespans. Allbirds’ product development... View Details
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    Blog - Business & Environment

    Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture Ore Agunbiade, Aarushi Jain & Tim Kluska 03 Apr 2025 | Courses & Curriculum IFC India 2025: Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero MBA... View Details
    • 08 Oct 2021
    • Blog Post

    8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

    celebrate those around you and celebrate yourself. Here, students share their personal stories through the National Coming Out Day student storyboard series organized by the PRIDE club. Visit @prideathbs on Instagram for more information... View Details
    • 06 Aug 2020
    • Blog Post

    My HBS Financial Aid Story: Why I Chose to Invest in My Future

    used a range of potential post-HBS salaries to determine the impact of the loans on my income. From that information, I set a maximum for how much I would be willing to borrow. HBS provides its own loan calculator that includes average salaries provided View Details
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    Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

    Hire Talent Connect with Clubs Hire Talent Connect with Clubs Partner with a HBS Student Club Reach targeted groups of students by connecting with over 50 career-related student clubs. Work with club leaders to sponsor events, advertise... View Details
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    Past Programs - Crossover Into Business

    LPGA Bashaara Graves Basketball Alex Gray NFL/Rugby Marielle Hall Track & Field Andrew Hammond Hockey Joe Harris NBA Dorie Harrison Basketball Todd Harrity Squash Penny Hart NFL Bria Hartley WNBA Stephen Hauschka NFL Jennifer Hawkrigg... View Details
    • October 2016 (Revised April 2017)
    • Case

    Succession Planning at Samsung: The Merger Formula of Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T

    By: Gwen Yu and Tim Gray
    A merger deal of two Samsung group companies becomes a center of a corruption scandal. The merger of Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T was seen as a crucial step to transfer power to Lee Jae Yong, the heir of Samsung group. The deal was criticized to purposefully... View Details
    Keywords: Merger; Mergers and Acquisitions
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    • 17 Dec 2020
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    Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

    Comcast’s acclaimed startup accelerator. Burunda Prince (MBA 1987) Tim Dodson (MBA 1994) Burunda Prince (MBA 1987) Tim Dodson (MBA 1994) Professor Hill, who wrote the case, “Bill Connors and The Farm, a... View Details
    Keywords: Margie Kelley
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    Indoor Spaces | About

    of Nathaniel de Rothschild (MBA 1971) and is named in honor of his classmate Franklin R. Anderson (MBA 1971). Bricklin Classroom The Dan Bricklin Classroom, located inside Aldrich Hall, was named by the School in honor of alumnus and... View Details
    • 03 Jul 2015
    • Blog Post

    What is HBS Bridges?

    launched Bridges, three days during which all graduating students, led by a faculty teaching team, take time to reflect on the past two years and consider next steps on their career and life journeys. Here's what View Details
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    Food & Agriculture - Business & Environment

    Confronting Climate Change Food & Agriculture Innovation will reduce agriculture impacts and help farmers adapt The Green Revolution in the 20 th century dramatically increased crop yields and reduced global poverty by half. [25] These... View Details
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    Faculty & Research - Leadership

    on growing the company and improving the perception of its value by the capital markets. He and his senior leadership team have made inroads to this end, including adjusting the... April 2025 Case Pouring Oil on Troubled Waters: Vickers... View Details
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    Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

    Caregiving Joseph Fuller Podcast The Caring Company Joseph Fuller & Sheila Marcelo 16 JAN 2019 | Managing the Future of Work Almost a third of workers—and more senior executives—say their careers have been adversely affected by caregiving... View Details