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- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
defaulting issuers and that the adjustments are generally useful in assessing eventual lender recovery following default. Download working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52018 Meet the Oligarchs: View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
Technology Adoption Author:Diego A. Comin Publication:In Handbook of Economic Growth, edited by Philippe Aghion and Steven Durlauf. Elsevier, forthcoming Abstract We present a tractable model for analyzing the relationship between...
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Sean Silverthorne
- July 1967 (Revised September 1982)
- Case
Head Ski Co., Inc.
Describes the development of the company to its present preeminence in high-priced skis and the avenues that it can follow to obtain new growth.
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Business Growth and Maturation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Sports Industry
Stevenson, Howard H. "Head Ski Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 313-120, July 1967. (Revised September 1982.)
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
Course MaterialsAustin, Blakeley, & Cambridge, LLC Harvard Business School Case 207-098 The founding partners of ABC, LLC, one of the leading private equity firms in the world, are trying to understand why some of the other top firms...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 1, 2016
economic conflicts behind the arguments put forward by the different parties. We also identify several key open questions. Download working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50676 Credit-Market Sentiment and the View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
their boards of directors. It's a tribute to his years of experience as a corporate and community leader and to his stature as one of Canada's most distinguished executives. Barford graduated from the...
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FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness
supporting high and rising living standards for the average American. The Project focuses especially on the roles that business leaders can play in improving the U.S. business...
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- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
competition intensity need not improve consumer privacy when consumers exhibit low willingness to pay. Our findings are particularly relevant to the business models of Internet firms and contribute to inform...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
their appeal and bundles offered by producers with a strong reputation suffer less from the negative impact of the shift to mixed bundling in online channels. What Would Peter Say? The Continuing Relevance of the Drucker Perspective...
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Martha Lagace
- 03 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist
Janelle Teng is from the Harvard Business School Class of 2020 and a proud member of Section C. While at HBS, Janelle was on the leadership team for the Venture Capital and...
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Charts & Statistics - Leadership
Medium-High 1900s19 Model T Plastic Safety razor Widespread use of steam engine, electricity, and openhearth furnace allows businesses to expand nationwide Influence: Medium 101910s19 First widespread use of...
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- April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
CitySoft, Inc.
By: Myra M. Hart, Marco Iansiti, Andrea H. Chermayeff and Diana S. Gardner
Two entrepreneurs are discussing how to scale-up their new company. They face a variety of issues, ranging from hiring and training to strategy and focus.
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Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Selection and Staffing;
Internet;
Web Services Industry
Hart, Myra M., Marco Iansiti, Andrea H. Chermayeff, and Diana S. Gardner. "CitySoft, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 698-080, April 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
- February 2001 (Revised November 2009)
- Case
Amazon.com (C)
At the end of 1998, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos ponders the next moves for his company. Having secured the leadership position as the leading online book seller in the United States, Amazon.com has now moved into the product categories of CDs and videos by...
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Expansion;
Internet and the Web;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Books;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Germany;
United Kingdom;
United States
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Dickson Louie. "Amazon.com (C)." Harvard Business School Case 901-021, February 2001. (Revised November 2009.)
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987
concept lines around comfort. Jacobson and her team reversed Keds' 25 percent annual sales declines with double-digit growth in sales and profits. After a few years, the parent...
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Susan Young
- 26 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 26
performance of innovative business enterprises is not clearly specified. Modern economic growth diffused from its origins in the North Sea region to elsewhere in western and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- October 2006 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Production I.G: Challenging the Status Quo
By: Andrei Hagiu, Tarun Khanna, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Masako Egawa and Chisato Toyama
In July 2006, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa wondered how he could further enhance the success and visibility of his animation production company headquartered in Tokyo, Production I.G. For the year ended May 2006, Production I.G. had sales of 5,439 million yen ($47.3 million),...
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Business Growth and Maturation;
Competitive Advantage;
Markets;
Animation Entertainment;
Going Public;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Tokyo
Hagiu, Andrei, Tarun Khanna, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Masako Egawa, and Chisato Toyama. "Production I.G: Challenging the Status Quo." Harvard Business School Case 707-454, October 2006. (Revised March 2007.)
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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
"What's My Employee Worth? Information Frictions, Pay, and Pay Equity" with Ricardo Perez-Truglia. Ranjay Gulati: Winner of the 2023 Axiom Business Book Award Bronze Medal in the View Details
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
report higher future sales growth and show a negative relation between profitability change and sales growth in high corruption geographic...
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Sean Silverthorne
- October 2018 (Revised October 2018)
- Teaching Note
La-Z-Boy (A)
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Julia Kelley
Kurt Darrow, CEO of La-Z-Boy furniture, must decide whether to continue an overhaul of the company's strategy in the face of a collapse in demand during the great recession. Having pared back La-Z-Boy's portfolio of brands and manufacturing network, he intends to...
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Retail;
Manufacturing;
Organizational Transformations;
Reorganization;
Furniture Industry;
Corporate Strategy;
Home Fashion;
Turnaround;
Portfolio Rationalization;
Globalization Of Supply Chain;
Brand Repositioning;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Brands and Branding;
Competitive Strategy;
Vertical Integration;
Transformation;
Retail Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States
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Selling to Many Countries Within the U.S.
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Michael Wong
In pursuing growth, many companies have plans to sell to emerging markets like the so-called B-R-I-C nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China), but they overlook significant ethnic markets within the United States. For example, the combined African-American and Hispanic...
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Management Style;
Ethnicity;
Sales;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Marketing Communications;
Business Plan;
Emerging Markets;
Debates;
Business Strategy;
Growth and Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
United States
Cespedes, Frank V., and Michael Wong. "Selling to Many Countries Within the U.S." MIT Sloan Management Review 52, no. 1 (Fall 2010).