Publications

January 2024
Case

President Biden's Industrial Policy

By: Robin Greenwood, Richard Ruback, Justin Katz and Robert Ialenti

Educators

June 2009
Case

The Rise of President Barack Hussein Obama

By: David A. Thomas, Laura Morgan Roberts and Stephanie Creary

This case profiles President Barack Hussein Obama's rise to the presidency as an "improbable candidate." The case illustrates the ways in which he overcame criticism from those who questioned his credibility and his values, and skepticism from those who were unsure... View Details

Keywords: Ethnicity; Race; Political Elections; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Trust

Educators

12 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing of a President

Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. When the book is written on this election, it should not be titled The... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

October 15, 2008
Editorial

Fast Track the New President

By: Richard S. Tedlow and David Ruben

May 2002
Supplement

Jafco America Ventures: Reflections by Barry Schiffman, President

Presents Barry Schiffman, president and CIO of JAFCO America Ventures, as he reflects on the nature of the venture capital business, critical success factors, and some of the strategic decisions JAFCO faced. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship

February 1993 (Revised May 1993)
Case

President Clinton and the Federal Deficit

By: George C. Lodge

Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Government and Politics; United States

January 2018
Case

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Quits President Trump's Advisory Council

By: Andy Zelleke and Brian Tilley

In the first six months of Donald Trump’s presidency, Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier appeared alongside Trump at least three times at press events, one of which commemorated the first and only meeting of the president’s Manufacturing Job Initiative (better known at the... View Details

Keywords: CEO Role; Politics; Corporate Governance; Moral Sensibility; Managerial Roles; United States

Educators

30 Jan 2009
Other Presentation

Advice to the U.S. President on Competitiveness

By: Michael E. Porter

Session moderated by Michael Porter and featuring Scott Davis, Ellen J. Kullman, Rupert Murdoch, Duncan Niederauer, David M. Rubenstein, Ronald A. Williams. View Details

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; Switzerland

July 2007
Supplement

Joe Hogan, President & CEO, GE Healthcare

By: Tarun Khanna

Keywords: Management; Health; Health Industry

August 1982
Supplement

American President Lines Ltd.: CMS-I Decision (B)

By: James I. Cash Jr. and Michael R. Vitale

August 1982 (Revised June 1983)
Case

American President Lines Ltd.: CMS-I Decision (A)

By: James I. Cash Jr. and Michael R. Vitale

Keywords: Information Technology; Decision Making; Shipping Industry

April 2002
Supplement

Spotfire Update: Reflections by Chris Ahlberg, CEO and Rock Gnatovich, President

CEO Chris Ahlberg and President Rock Gnatovich discuss and reflect on some of the critical issues that Spotfire faced at the time of the case. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Problems and Challenges

Article

Memos to the President from a 'Council of Psychological Science Advisers'

By: Bethany A. Teachman, Michael I. Norton and Barbara A. Spellman

On September 15, 2015, President Obama issued an Executive Order recommending that executive departments and agencies use "behavioral science insights to better serve the American people." The articles in this special section were already in press when the order was... View Details

Keywords: Social Psychology; Government Administration; Public Administration Industry; United States

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June 2009
Teaching Note

The Rise of President Barack Hussein Obama (TN)

By: David A. Thomas, Laura Morgan Roberts and Stephanie Creary

Teaching Note for [409115]. View Details

Keywords: Value; Political Elections; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; United States

August 2006 (Revised June 2007)
Supplement

Management Levels at Staples (E): Senior Vice President

By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque

Keywords: Management; Jobs and Positions; Retail Industry

June 1995
Supplement

Richardson Hindustan Limited: Gurcharan Das, President (Abridged), Videotape

By: Hugo Uyterhoeven

April 2007
Case

Microfinance in Bolivia: A Meeting with the President of the Republic

By: Michael Chu

Herbert Muller, chair of leading microfinance bank BancoSol, has met with Evo Morales one year after the populist leader's inauguration as president of Bolivia and proceeds to write an email to his fellow board directors. The bank is world famous for pioneering... View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Race; Government Administration; Business and Government Relations; Microfinance; Poverty; Interest Rates; Banks and Banking; Financial Services Industry; Bolivia; South America

August 2006 (Revised May 2007)
Supplement

Management Levels at Staples (D): Regional Vice President

By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque

Keywords: Management; Jobs and Positions; Retail Industry

June 1997
Supplement

MicroFridge: Robert Bennett, President and CEO, OPM Presentation

By: Norman A. Berg

Robert P. Bennett of MicroFridge discusses a number of topics including his philosophy, his company's market focus, the reorganization of the selling organization, reduction of overhead, the company's poor performance in the past year, its partnership with Sanyo, and... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Salesforce Management; Markets; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Performance