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- 19 Jul 2017
- News
Is Gwyneth Paltrow’s pseudoscience winning?
- 16 Feb 2017
- News
Growth uncertainty grips corporate boards: Survey
- Video
Dr. Silvia Gold
Dr. Silvia Gold, President of the Mundo Sano Foundation and co-founder of Grupo Insud, explains how patent expiration is important for innovation, recounting that her company has always won against large Western pharmaceutical companies that have sought legal action...
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- August 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Background Note
Introduction to Islamic Finance, An
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Fuaad Qureshi and Mathew M Millett
Provides a basic introduction to the principles of Islamic finance. Examines the religious background and legal foundations of Islamic finance. Also discusses the development of Islamic financial institutions and the financial instruments they use. Concludes with a...
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Keywords:
Financial Institutions;
Financial Instruments;
Globalization;
Growth and Development;
Lawfulness;
Problems and Challenges;
Religion;
Financial Services Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., Fuaad Qureshi, and Mathew M Millett. "Introduction to Islamic Finance, An." Harvard Business School Background Note 200-002, August 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- November 2016 (Revised December 2016)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 11: Using Diagnostic and Interactive Control Systems
By: Robert Simons
This module reading introduces diagnostic and interactive control systems. Diagnostic control systems are the management-by-exception systems that managers use to monitor the achievement of their business strategy. Interactive control systems are the systems that top...
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Keywords:
Management Control Systems;
Implementing Strategy;
Execution;
Performance Measurement;
Diagnostic Control Systems;
Interactive Control Systems;
Emergent Strategy;
Goal Setting;
Incentives;
Strategy;
Motivation and Incentives;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Systems;
Performance Evaluation
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 11: Using Diagnostic and Interactive Control Systems." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-111, November 2016. (Revised December 2016.)
- August 2001 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
International Trachoma Initiative
By: Diana Barrett, James E. Austin and Sheila McCarthy
In an effort to combat trachoma, a major eye disease, the Clark Foundation entered into a partnership with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. After a successful pilot project, a joint initiative was established (the Trachoma initiative) that has as its goal to eradicate the...
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Keywords:
For-Profit Firms;
Joint Ventures;
Globalization;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Alliances;
Partners and Partnerships;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Health Industry
Barrett, Diana, James E. Austin, and Sheila McCarthy. "International Trachoma Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 302-009, August 2001. (Revised April 2003.)
Michael E. Porter
Michael Porter is an economist, researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher. Throughout his career at Harvard Business School, he has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems facing corporations, economies... View Details
- October 2014 (Revised December 2018)
- Background Note
Leading and Managing Change
By: Ryan Raffaelli
Managing change is consistently ranked as one of the most critical and difficult tasks that leaders face. This note outlines the key choices that leaders must make when engineering change. It is organized into four sections, offering guidance on how to 1) diagnose the...
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Raffaelli, Ryan. "Leading and Managing Change." Harvard Business School Background Note 415-040, October 2014. (Revised December 2018.)
- August 2009
- Case
Intuit
This case study provides an overview of Intuit's growth and, in particular, the sales and service initiatives that historically fueled the company's growth from start-up to a corporation. It also outlines certain processes and cultural values, as well as specific...
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- 13 Apr 2022
- News
A Century Of Cases: Harvard Marks 100th Birthday Of The Case Method
- 10 May 2023
- Video
Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?
- 12 Jan 2016
- Video
Get Paid What You’re Worth: Obtaining Accurate Wage Information
- 2013
- Book
Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements, Text and Cases
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Paul M. Healy
This book provides a framework for business analysis and has been used by business schools throughout the world. It provides a foundation for analysis using four key steps: 1) Strategy analysis: Identifying a firm's strategy and understanding sources of its competitive...
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Keywords:
Governance;
Debt Securities;
Valuation;
Performance Evaluation;
Financial Statements;
Credit;
Business Ventures;
Strategy;
Financial Condition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Forecasting and Prediction
Palepu, Krishna G., and Paul M. Healy. Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements, Text and Cases. 5th ed. Cengage Learning, 2013.
- August 2016
- Article
'Meso'-Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities: Team-Level Synthesis and Distributed Leadership as the Source of Dynamic Creativity
By: Ikujiro Nonaka, Ayano Hirose and Yusaku Takeda
This article examines the theoretical foundations of an organization's dynamic capabilities—sensing, seizing, and transforming—from the perspective of organizational knowledge creation. Making a distinction between the creative and adaptive aspects of dynamic...
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Keywords:
Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory;
Dynamic Capabilities;
Middle-up-down Management;
Wise Leadership;
Phronesis;
Multinational Enterprise;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Creativity;
Organizational Structure;
Knowledge
Nonaka, Ikujiro, Ayano Hirose, and Yusaku Takeda. "'Meso'-Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities: Team-Level Synthesis and Distributed Leadership as the Source of Dynamic Creativity." Global Strategy Journal 6, no. 3 (August 2016): 168–182.
- June 2009 (Revised April 2017)
- Case
Christian Dior: A New Look for Haute Couture
By: Geoffrey Jones and Veronique Pouillard
The case describes the foundation of Christian Dior, the leading Parisian fashion house, in 1946 and its subsequent globalization strategy. After explaining the historical origins of France's preeminence in upscale fashion, the case explores the challenges to this...
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Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Business History;
Innovation Strategy;
Luxury;
Fashion Industry;
France;
New York (city, NY)
Jones, Geoffrey, and Veronique Pouillard. "Christian Dior: A New Look for Haute Couture." Harvard Business School Case 809-159, June 2009. (Revised April 2017.)
- 2021
- Working Paper
Laparoscopy: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Caitlin N. Bowler and Srikant M. Datar
We describe how operations through laparoscopes—tubular instruments inserted into abdominal cavities—revolutionized gynecological and other surgeries inside the abdomen such as gall bladder removal. Specifically, we chronicle the: 1) foundational technologies and...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Invention;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar, Caitlin N. Bowler, and Srikant M. Datar. "Laparoscopy: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-008, July 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
- 16 Oct 2009
- Other Presentation
Turkey’s Competitiveness: National Economic Strategy and the Role of Business
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter’s articles and books, including, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development," in The Global Competitiveness Report, (World Economic Forum),...
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Porter, Michael E. "Turkey’s Competitiveness: National Economic Strategy and the Role of Business." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, October 16, 2009.
- 21 Jan 2008
- Other Presentation
Competitiveness as an Engine for Economic Growth: Implications for Saudi Arabia
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2006 (World...
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Porter, Michael E. "Competitiveness as an Engine for Economic Growth: Implications for Saudi Arabia." Global Competitiveness Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 21, 2008.
- 8 May 2003
- Other Presentation
The Competitive Advantage of Greece: Moving to the Next Level
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness" in The Global Competitiveness Report 2002, (World...
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Porter, Michael E. "The Competitive Advantage of Greece: Moving to the Next Level." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Athens, Greece, May 8, 2003.
- March 1996
- Case
African Communications Group
Describes the opportunities that confront the African Communications Group, an entrepreneurial organization that plans to introduce a wireless pay-phone system in Tanzania. Provides a foundation for the analysis of value creation and of value capture. The possibility...
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Keywords:
Value Creation;
Competition;
Entrepreneurship;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Wireless Technology;
Telecommunications Industry;
Tanzania
McGahan, Anita M., and Dale Coxe. "African Communications Group." Harvard Business School Case 796-128, March 1996.