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Background
By: Gerald Zaltman
A major theme underlying most of Gerald Zaltman's research concerns the representation of thought. This includes how managers and customers represent their thinking to others and how they represent ideas and knowledge given to them. This theme finds expression in a... View Details
- February 2010
- Background Note
Millipore Background Note
By: Elie Ofek and Natalie Kindred
This note provides background on Millipore Corporation, a global provider of products and services used primarily in the discovery, development and production of therapeutic drugs. With a track record of quickly adapting to the evolving needs of its customers,... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Natalie Kindred. "Millipore Background Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 510-059, February 2010.
- November 1987 (Revised September 1988)
- Background Note
Background Note: GM-UAW Negotiations--1984
Material on 1984 negotiations between General Motors and the United Auto Workers, background for a film on the negotiations. Film available from California Newsreel in San Francisco. View Details
Heckscher, Charles C. "Background Note: GM-UAW Negotiations--1984." Harvard Business School Background Note 488-027, November 1987. (Revised September 1988.)
- June 2007
- Exercise
EZAmuse Negotiation Background (A)
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
This is the background to an exercise in negotiation. A promising venture-capital-backed company, EZAmuse Communications, is raising a B round. Its existing backer, Reality Venture Partners, would like it to raise enough for six or nine months, when it will have... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Negotiation Deal; Valuation; Leadership Style; Venture Capital; Partners and Partnerships; Product; Germany
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "EZAmuse Negotiation Background (A)." Harvard Business School Exercise 807-007, June 2007.
- November 1996
- Background Note
Emilija: Background Note
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Djordjija Petkoski and Anastassia Valery Yamnova
Goldberg, Ray A., Djordjija Petkoski, and Anastassia Valery Yamnova. "Emilija: Background Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 597-054, November 1996.
- October 1990 (Revised June 1994)
- Background Note
Nicaragua: Political Background
By: James E. Austin
Austin, James E. "Nicaragua: Political Background." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-100, October 1990. (Revised June 1994.)
- November 1973 (Revised April 1983)
- Background Note
Sulfur Industry, Background Note
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Sulfur Industry, Background Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 274-111, November 1973. (Revised April 1983.)
- October 1979 (Revised January 1983)
- Background Note
IBM Corp., Background Note
Describes some aspects of how the senior managers of IBM conducted its affairs. Much of this note is a factual description of the design of the organization and of the formal process by which members of the organization worked together. Also contains excerpts from... View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Management Teams; Computer Industry; United States
Vancil, Richard F. "IBM Corp., Background Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 180-034, October 1979. (Revised January 1983.)
- January 1987
- Background Note
Pakistan: A Background Note
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Pakistan: A Background Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-116, January 1987.
- 08 Nov 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Managers' Cultural Background and Disclosure Attributes
- May 1983 (Revised January 1984)
- Background Note
Background Note on Biotechnology
Bupp, Irvin C., and Igor Danyliuk. "Background Note on Biotechnology." Harvard Business School Background Note 683-071, May 1983. (Revised January 1984.)
- 15 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
Coming to HBS with a Non-Finance Background
Charlotte Steel, a former political science major at Brown, was inspired to become a teacher after taking a “Politics of Education” class at her alma mater. When applying to business school, Charlotte had concerns about whether she had the appropriate View Details
- 2016
- Working Paper
Managers' Cultural Background and Disclosure Attributes
By: Francois Brochet, Gregory S. Miller, Patricia Naranjo and Gwen Yu
We examine how a manager’s ethnic cultural background affects managers’ communication with investors. Using a sample of earnings conference calls transcripts with 26,430 executives from 42 countries, we find that managers from ethnic groups that have a more... View Details
Keywords: Disclosure Tone; Individualism; Conference Calls; Ethnic Group; Management Style; Communication Intention and Meaning; Ethnicity; Corporate Disclosure; Financial Reporting
Brochet, Francois, Gregory S. Miller, Patricia Naranjo, and Gwen Yu. "Managers' Cultural Background and Disclosure Attributes." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-027, October 2016.
- June 1973
- Background Note
International Oil, Background Note
Keywords: Energy Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "International Oil, Background Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 273-182, June 1973.
- July 1974 (Revised November 1976)
- Background Note
Xerox Corp., Background Note
Wyckoff, Daryl D., and William L. Berry. "Xerox Corp., Background Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 675-002, July 1974. (Revised November 1976.)
- July 1989 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
U.S. Windpower, Inc.: Company Background
Christenson, Charles. "U.S. Windpower, Inc.: Company Background." Harvard Business School Case 190-027, July 1989. (Revised July 1993.)
- July 1979 (Revised April 1980)
- Case
Dunkin' Donuts (A): Company Background
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Dunkin' Donuts (A): Company Background." Harvard Business School Case 580-035, July 1979. (Revised April 1980.)
- January 1982
- Background Note
Proprietary Hospital Industry, Background Note
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Proprietary Hospital Industry, Background Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 182-066, January 1982.
- 25 Oct 2018
- News
Bringing the Background into Focus
Édouard Manet, “La négresse (Portrait of Laure),” 1863. Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turino Édouard Manet, “La négresse (Portrait of Laure),” 1863. Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turino Denise Murrell (MBA 1980) spent the majority of her career on... View Details