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- 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007
wise or lucky. His blend of new statistical methods and old common-sense reasoning helped him profit as the forecasting industry first developed. Irving Fisher, Economic Forecasting, and the Myth of the Business Cycle Author:Walter A.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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How the Pandemic Changed Case Development in Latin America
it was also mentally exhausting to do them all over such a short period," explained Cal. "But when we shifted to Zoom, we had time to think between interviews. We could request a second interview. For example, we could more easily go back to the View Details
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Innovation & Innovative Capacity - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Research Areas Research Areas Antitrust & Competition Policy CEO Leadership Environmental Quality Innovation & Innovative Capacity Philanthropy Social Progress Index Innovation & Innovative ... Innovation & Innovative Capacity... View Details
- 07 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Effective Leaders Share the Spotlight with Their Teams
During a 2017 Amgen earnings call, CEO Robert Bradway began answering an analyst’s question, then turned to colleague Sean Harper and said, “Sean, I'll let you talk about the specifics.” Bradway’s simple act of calling on Harper to add... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Action Plan: Life Study
of a cliff. I asked myself, What can I do to keep my wife interested and alive? With that objective in mind, I started the watercolor class and invited eight of her friends to join.” When Merrill died in 2017, Hartley struggled to find a View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible
that it would lose a great deal if its bid failed. Because its threat to counter your bid is not credible, you decide you will place a bid. The day before you are to announce your bid, your competitor's CEO says at an open meeting that he... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
Harvard Business School Case 208-129 Bob Kelly, the new CEO of Mellon Financial, is considering the terms of a proposed "merger of equals" with The Bank of New York,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?
COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details
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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Research Areas Research Areas Antitrust & Competition Policy CEO Leadership Environmental Quality Innovation & Innovative Capacity Philanthropy Social Progress Index Philanthropy Philanthropy Beyond charity and corporate... View Details
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
the challenges of staying competitive and profitable in the new and increasingly digital media landscape. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/713423-PDF-ENG Reconfiguring Stroke Care in North Central London Michael E. Porter, James... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands
$100mm to expand nationally, and has partnered with major retailers, developed products, launched campaigns, and digitized consumer experiences. With a passion for high-growth businesses and a commitment to helping underrepresented founders, Twist is re-imagining the... View Details
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
proprietary assets. Purchase the case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=809014 Bernd Beetz: Creating the New Coty Harvard Business School Case 808-133 Considers the creation of the world's largest fragrance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Nov 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Secrets for Creating a Long-Lasting Brand
Longchamp Luxury Brand?Does an affordable luxury product work against the top-tier brand? L.A. Philharmonic Shows the American Symphony Orchestra Isn’t Dead YetLike many symphony orchestras, the Los Angeles Philharmonic lost touch with younger audiences and sponsors.... View Details
- 14 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 14, 2007
table? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207122 Putnam Investments: Rebuilding the Culture Harvard Business School Case 406-009 Charles "Ed" Haldeman Jr. is promoted CEO of Putnam... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- September 2020 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Algramo
By: Michael Chu, Monica Silva and Mariana Cal
Founded in 2013 by José Manuel Moller in Chile, Algramo first became known for addressing the “poverty tax” (the surcharge paid by lower income families for staples sold in smaller sizes) through specially-designed dispensers in low-income neighborhood grocery stores... View Details
Keywords: Packaging-as-a-wallet; Plastic Waste; Business At The Base Of The Pyramid; Reusable Packaging; Alliances With FMCGs To Meet ESG Goals; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Value Creation; Goals and Objectives; Business Model; Consumer Products Industry; Latin America; South America; Chile
Chu, Michael, Monica Silva, and Mariana Cal. "Algramo." Harvard Business School Case 321-079, September 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
work and get paid, and the growing role of design in management. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607026 eDonkey-Deciding the Future of File Sharing Harvard Business School Case 707-482 Sam Yagan, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2022
- In Practice
COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?
The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
raises aggregate productivity through two channels: (1) trust facilitates reallocation between firms by allowing more efficient firms to grow as CEOs can decentralize more decisions and (2) trust complements the adoption of View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
Genzyme Corporation is in the midst of planning its new corporate headquarters, which incorporates many innovative green building features. After learning that the building as planned would likely earn a LEED Silver rating, an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- February 2022 (Revised January 2024)
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (C)
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting—and... View Details