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- November 1980 (Revised August 1986)
- Case
Progressive Corp.'s Divisionalization Decision (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Describes a company that is considering whether to establish an experimental division as a relatively independent profit center under a general manager. Data relevant to this decision include the company's strategy, markets, products, current structure, size, and the... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Decision Making; Data and Data Sets; Managerial Roles; Organizational Design; Situation or Environment
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Progressive Corp.'s Divisionalization Decision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 481-067, November 1980. (Revised August 1986.)
- 06 Dec 2012
- News
Wall Street Doesn't Understand Innovation
- 22 Mar 2022
- News
Purpose: Does Your Company ‘Live’ It, Or Just Pay Lip Service?
- 18 Jan 2022
- Video
Professor Sunil Gupta: Framework
Richard S. Tedlow
Richard S. Tedlow is the Class of 1949 Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, where he is a specialist in the history of business.
Professor Tedlow received his B.A. from Yale in 1969 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from... View Details
- 26 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Driving Change in Education-to-Employment
The HBS Summer Fellows Program enables students to apply their classroom training as they explore career opportunities in roles or regions where compensation is generally lower than the traditional MBA level. This summer, we are... View Details
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Program Requirements - Doctoral
requirement. Sociology track students should complete the sociology written general exam at the end of the first year (summer). By the end of the second year, students should have completed all doctoral course requirements, and the... View Details
- 10 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
Professor Jeffrey Bussgang has played a critical role in expanding Harvard Business School’s entrepreneurial offerings over the last few years. A Senior Lecturer at HBS and a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, he is an expert... View Details
- May 03 2022
- Interview
Interview with Faculty Cochairs Robert S. Kaplan & Herman B. 'Dutch' Leonard
- 25 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Being a Team Player: Why College Athletes Succeed in Business
degrees. 12 percent had law degrees. 5 percent were physicians. “Going into business, you're generally working with others as opposed to, say, a field like medicine or a field like academics; those tend to be a little more solitary,”... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 09 Nov 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Intermediation in the Supply of Agricultural Products in Developing Economies
- 2017
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Financial Accounting Reading: Basic Accounting Concepts and Assumptions
By: David F. Hawkins
Core Curriculum Readings in Financial Accounting cover the fundamental concepts in financial accounting. The objective of this reading is to enhance the student's understanding of the nature of the information that general purpose financial reports provide. This goal... View Details
Keywords: Accounting
Hawkins, David F. "Financial Accounting Reading: Basic Accounting Concepts and Assumptions." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Harvard Business Publishing 5060, 2017.
- October 29, 2011
- Other Article
Upstream Sovereigns
By: Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Vadym Volosovych
With all the focus on Europe, it is easy to ignore the argument that global imbalances remain a drag on economic recovery. This column decomposes international capital flows into public and private components and claims that upstream flows from emerging to advanced... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Business Cycles; Balance and Stability; Capital; Developing Countries and Economies
Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Vadym Volosovych. "Upstream Sovereigns." Vox, CEPR Policy Portal (October 29, 2011).
- August 2011 (Revised November 2017)
- Case
Adaptive Engineering, LLC
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
The owner and CEO of Adaptive Engineering was facing an important decision: should he focus on rebuilding its core professional services business which had generated significant revenue and cash flow over the past several years, or should he focus on developing and... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making; Service Industry; Technology Industry
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Adaptive Engineering, LLC." Harvard Business School Case 212-010, August 2011. (Revised November 2017.)
- January 1988 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
Intercon Japan
Describes the many international sourcing initiatives in a multinational connector manufacturing company from the standpoint of an independent and very successful subsidiary in Japan. Students can explore the conflicts inherent in the situation and thus the more... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Multinational Firms and Management; Supply Chain Management; Manufacturing Industry; Japan
Mishina, Kazuhiro. "Intercon Japan." Harvard Business School Case 688-056, January 1988. (Revised February 1991.)
- 18 Nov 2010
- News
Probing the golden years
- 07 Dec 2017
- News
Even for the Very Rich, More Money Brings Happiness
- 05 Oct 2022
- Video
About Face: Pivoting from Science to Entrepreneurship
- Nov 2011
- Case