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Governance of Interorganizational Exchange
By: Ranjay Gulati
In a series of papers, I examine the antecedents and consequences of governance choices in exchange relations. Using data from the automotive industry, a coauthor and I have examined the dynamics associated with the social and contractual structure of sourcing...
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- 2022
- Working Paper
When the Journey—And Not Just the Destination—Matters: How Internationalization Shapes Entrepreneurial Experimentation
By: Nataliya Langburd Wright and Laura Huang
Internationalization—gaining exposure to cross-border markets—is often the result of an entrepreneur’s experimentation and strategy around their core business. Scholars have shown how entrepreneurs develop products or services, and after achieving some traction, turn...
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Careers - Alumni
Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands If there were a theme to Kate Twist’s (MBA 2008) career, it would be building brands known for the emotional connection... Lifelong Learning: Career Management As...
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- October 31, 2023
- Article
Research: Can a More Detailed LinkedIn Profile Boost Your Salary?
By: Boris Groysberg and Eric Lin
Our digital presence impacts how others perceive us. A simple résumé and a list of references no longer captures the essence of our professional capabilities. In this article, the authors explain how the intentional management of our online personas can have a positive...
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Groysberg, Boris, and Eric Lin. "Research: Can a More Detailed LinkedIn Profile Boost Your Salary?" Harvard Business Review (website) (October 31, 2023).
- April 2011
- Article
Institutional Tax Clienteles and Payout Policy
By: Mihir Desai and Li Jin
This paper employs heterogeneity in institutional shareholder tax characteristics to identify the relation between firm payout policy and tax incentives. Analysis of a panel of firms matched with the tax characteristics of the clients of their institutional...
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Keywords:
Institutional Investors;
Clienteles;
Payout Policy;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Taxation;
Ownership Stake;
Business and Shareholder Relations
Desai, Mihir, and Li Jin. "Institutional Tax Clienteles and Payout Policy." Journal of Financial Economics 100, no. 1 (April 2011): 68–84.
Benson P. Shapiro
Benson P. Shapiro is a well-known authority on marketing strategy and sales management with particular interests in pricing, product line planning, and marketing organization. He is also the Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing Emeritus at the Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords:
apparel;
banking;
beauty products;
brokerage;
chemical;
computer;
consulting;
e-commerce industry;
electrical equipment;
electronics;
financial services;
food;
high technology;
industrial goods;
information;
information technology industry;
internet;
investment banking industry;
manufacturing;
marketing industry;
metals;
plastics;
printing;
professional services;
software;
steel;
telecommunications;
wholesale
- Career Coach
Cathy Hutchinson
Cathy (Kellogg '01) is a member of the Career & Professional Development team and coaches students and alumni interested in entertainment/ media & technology career paths. In addition to managing...
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- 01 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
Building Sustainable Brands
Prior to attending HBS, Liz Thomas worked at Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and Crossmark with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Since graduating from HBS in 2018, Liz joined General Mills in a View Details
- September 2016 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Angie's List: Ratings Pioneer Turns 20
By: Robert J. Dolan and Ayelet Israeli
In 1995, before people “googled” or “yelped,” Angela Hicks (HBS, 2000) was establishing her Angie’s List as a pioneer in the accumulation and dissemination of consumer rating information. Hicks focused on the home repair and maintenance market and, as she put it,...
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Keywords:
Pricing;
Pricing Strategy;
Services;
Product Line Management;
Growth;
Conjoint Analysis;
Market Research;
Freemium;
Growth Strategy;
Two Sided Markets;
Ecommerce;
Platform;
Platform Business;
Platform Businesses;
Platform Strategy;
Platforms;
Platforms And Ecosystems;
Business Model;
Internet and the Web;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Price;
Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
E-commerce;
Service Industry;
United States
Dolan, Robert J., and Ayelet Israeli. "Angie's List: Ratings Pioneer Turns 20." Harvard Business School Case 517-016, September 2016. (Revised February 2017.)
- 2016
- Chapter
Nudging as a Tool for Leaders
By: Max Bazerman
BOOK ABSTRACT: Jewish organizational life is inundated with publications on organizational change and effective leadership, but from mutually exclusive sources: business and organizational studies, on the one hand, and Jewish studies, on the other. One addresses...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategy;
Leadership;
Civil Society or Community;
Religion;
Business and Community Relations
Bazerman, Max. "Nudging as a Tool for Leaders." In More Than Managing: The Relentless Pursuit of Effective Jewish Leadership, edited by Lawrence A. Hoffman. Jewish Lights Publishing, 2016.
- September 1991 (Revised December 1993)
- Case
Tombow Pencil Co. Ltd.
Tombow Pencil Co. Ltd., one of Japan's two premier pencil manufacturers, has been using a subcontractor network in order to respond to changing market conditions. The system currently faces a new challenge as Tombow moves to address a volatile business market for...
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Mishina, Kazuhiro. "Tombow Pencil Co. Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 692-011, September 1991. (Revised December 1993.)
- Career Coach
Nicola Pugliese
Nicola Pugliese (Wharton ’93) leverages her experience in global marketing and brand management to support students and alumni pursuing careers in marketing, product management, business development, general View Details
- April 2021
- Case
ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Ashiana Jivraj and Jane Barrow
The case illustrates the application of value-based health care to dental medicine. ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers was a rapidly-growing network of dentist-owned independent implant clinics. The targeted market included 23 million people, 15% of the US adult...
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Keywords:
Value-based Health Care;
Dental Medicine;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Expansion;
Business Strategy;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Health Industry;
United States
Kaplan, Robert S., Ashiana Jivraj, and Jane Barrow. "ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers." Harvard Business School Case 121-082, April 2021.
- September 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets
By: Tarun Khanna, Santiago Mingo and Jonathan West
In 2007, Bunge, an agribusiness company, had over $26 billion in worldwide sales and was considered, along with Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), one of three very integrated worldwide agribusiness companies. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, the company has...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Operations;
Organizational Design;
Situation or Environment;
Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
White Plains;
Brazil
Khanna, Tarun, Santiago Mingo, and Jonathan West. "Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets." Harvard Business School Case 708-443, September 2007. (Revised November 2007.)
- October 13, 2021
- Editorial
How Companies Can Improve Employee Engagement Right Now
By: Daniel Stein, Nick Hobson, Jon M. Jachimowicz and Ashley Whillans
A year and a half into the pandemic, employees’ mental “surge capacity” is likely diminished. Managers must take proactive steps to increase employee engagement, or risk losing their workforce. Engaged employees perform better, experience less burnout, and stay in...
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Keywords:
Employee Retention;
Employee Engagement;
Employee Relationship Management;
Work-Life Balance
Stein, Daniel, Nick Hobson, Jon M. Jachimowicz, and Ashley Whillans. "How Companies Can Improve Employee Engagement Right Now." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 13, 2021).
- Program
Leadership for Senior Executives
eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More Key Benefits To lead in an uncertain world, you need to hone your "contextual intelligence" and understand the macro- and micro-level forces influencing your organization's...
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- 12 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t Include Them
Alaskan Native communities at the time. A key question that interested Alsan and the researchers at Stanford was whether the representativeness of the study mattered for actual prescribing and use of new medicines. The group consulted Schwartzstein, a leading theorist...
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- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
recruitment, and talent pipeline. The case “Zurich Insurance: Fostering Key People Management Practices” (HBS No. 417-035) provides background for the company and an outline of each people practice. This case takes a closer look at the...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- Program
Leading and Building a Culture of Innovation
offered in cooperation with the HBS Leadership Initiative. This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More Key Benefits Focusing on the nature of innovation and on your leadership practice, you will...
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- 30 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Under a Research Microscope
Business; and Monica Higgins, Career Imprints: Creating Leaders across an Industry; and Michael Porter coauthored Redefining Health Care. By virtually any standard, it's an underperforming industry. —Richard Hamermesh The intense interest in health care from a business...
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