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Core Body of Knowledge - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
HBS Quick Links HBS Home MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions A Concrete Symbol The Exhibition Introduction Educating Business Administrators Core... View Details
- January 2000
- Case
Claiborne Asks Web Surfers to Name New Line
Presents results of an Internet-voting promotion used to guide selection of a brand name for a new clothing firm extension. View Details
Fournier, Susan M., and Andrea Carol Wojnicki. "Claiborne Asks Web Surfers to Name New Line." Harvard Business School Case 500-055, January 2000.
- May 2000 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
Service and Value in e-Commerce
This collection of readings illustrates the importance of service and logistics in e-commerce, focusing on e-Toys' disastrous 1999 holiday season. View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Internet and the Web; Service Operations; Logistics; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Hallowell, Roger H. "Service and Value in e-Commerce." Harvard Business School Case 800-384, May 2000. (Revised August 2000.)
- March 1998 (Revised June 1999)
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DigitalThink: Building a Sales Force
By: Michael J. Roberts, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Christina L. Darwall
A broad set of issues faces a young company in the Internet-based training business as it begins to sell its product to corporate customers. Issues include: profile of attractive candidates, compensation, definition of territory, definition of quotas, and role of... View Details
Roberts, Michael J., Joseph B. Lassiter III, and Christina L. Darwall. "DigitalThink: Building a Sales Force." Harvard Business School Case 898-193, March 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
- June 2018
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The Grommet in 2018
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Karen Gordon Mills and Lena Goldberg
The Grommet, an online product launch platform, was at the brink of scaling its business. The Grommet's daily launch and sale of innovative consumer products, using personal videos created by product makers, had led to its initial success. In 2014, the company launched... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Value Capture; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Product Launch; Value; Retail Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., Karen Gordon Mills, and Lena Goldberg. "The Grommet in 2018." Harvard Business School Case 818-132, June 2018.
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Buy Now, Pay Later: The Secondary Credit Market
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
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3-Minute Briefing: Frank Blethen (PMD 35, 1978)
problem. To do a story like that in Boeing's hometown was not very popular, but we stuck to our guns. I'M ALSO VERY PROUD of stories we published that did not win Pulitzers. One was a series called "Coaches Who Prey." We were the first... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
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Research Brief: Hear Me Out
Image by Lincoln Agnew Image by Lincoln Agnew It’s usually not hard to spot the extroverts in the office—or anywhere else. The butterflies of any social gathering, extroverts tend to restore their energy levels by being around other people. But for all their... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
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Breaking Free from Fear of Change
DeLong: His new book offers practical advice on how to identify and surmount obstacles that hamper career growth. Related Links Watch DeLong discuss selecting the right people Congratulations to Yoni (MBA '11) and Newton (OPM 39), who won copies of DeLong's book in our... View Details
- 19 Oct 2021
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In the Contest for Content
Courtesy Sherrese Clarke Soares Courtesy Sherrese Clarke Soares As the founder and CEO of HarbourView Equity Partners, Sherrese Clarke Soares (MBA 2004) is establishing herself within the high-stakes contest to own the catalogs of music that attract users to social... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Anti-Social Media
Li Photo courtesy Altimeter Group A former executive at Forrester Research and consultant at Monitor, in 2008 Charlene Li (MBA 1993) founded the Altimeter Group, which designs pragmatic strategies to help companies leverage disruptive trends. She is also the author and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
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Decisions through the Ages
WATANABE: A primer for all ages on how to think entrepreneurially. Photo Courtesy Portfolio/Penguin Group USA In business and education, Japan and the United States seem to alternate as inspirations for one another, and Ken Watanabe (MBA ’05) may be the latest guru in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
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The Ambidextrous Organization
In the April 2004 issue of Harvard Business Review, HBS professor Michael L. Tushman and coauthor Charles A. O’Reilly III discuss what they coin the “ambidextrous organization.” A synopsis of their article follows. Corporate executives must constantly look backward,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
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School’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Runs Deep
Contrary to popular perception, Harvard Business School isn’t just a training ground for future Fortune 500 CEOs, says author Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986). Just as important, it’s a launching pad for thousands of graduates who bypass the corporate track to take... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
Authentic Leadership by William W. (“Bill”) George (MBA ’66) (Jossey-Bass) Drawing from a decade of experience as CEO and chairman of medical technology company Medtronic, George analyzes the causes of the current crisis in corporate leadership and provides guidelines... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
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How Much is Fair?
Tobias Photo courtesy of Harcourt Author and columnist Andrew Tobias (MBA 1972) discussed executive pay and American attitudes about compensation in an article in Parade magazine (March 2, 2003), for which he is personal finance editor. Asking how much someone should... View Details
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Women's History Month | Baker Library
students and alumni, as well as on access to business content to the Harvard University community at large. Largest Minority/Women-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts by Revenue The Boston Business Journal, which is part of American City Business Journals (ACBJ), View Details
- 01 Apr 2020
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How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage
down to write his admissions essay, one thought continued to bubble to the surface, craft beer. Linzmeyer saw a viable business opportunity in an industry he was passionate about and wanted to learn more about the manufacturing,... View Details
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2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
diversity, and work-family conflict. Katina is the owner and operator of K. Sawyer Solutions, LLC, which offers consulting services in selection, assessment, performance management, training, and diversity/inclusion. Over the years, Katina has View Details