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- December 2002 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Four Seasons Goes to Paris: '53 Properties, 24 Countries, 1 Philosophy'
By: Roger H. Hallowell, David Bowen and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Illustrates how Four Seasons manages hotels in countries with strong and distinct national cultures. Focuses on how the chain meets its exacting service standards in a variety of settings worldwide, with special attention on France.
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Service Delivery;
Organizational Culture;
Global Range;
Global Strategy;
Standards;
Accommodations Industry;
Paris
Hallowell, Roger H., David Bowen, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Four Seasons Goes to Paris: '53 Properties, 24 Countries, 1 Philosophy'." Harvard Business School Case 803-069, December 2002. (Revised January 2003.)
- 15 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax
that the taxes they endorsed started out small in scope and size but have multiplied by a factor of eight as a share of our economy, have we gone off course? After all, when an income tax was introduced in 1862 to fund the Civil War, it...
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by Matthew C. Weinzierl
- October 2019 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Nehemiah Mfg. Co.: Providing a Second Chance
By: Michael Chu, Brian Trelstad and John Masko
In 2009, Dan Meyer and Richard Palmer, two veterans of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, founded Nehemiah Manufacturing to build FMCG brands while providing jobs to Cincinnati, Ohio’s beleaguered urban core. Two years later, the pair made their first...
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Fast Moving Consumer Goods;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Employment;
Human Capital;
Growth Management;
Brands and Branding;
Social Marketing;
Mission and Purpose;
Prejudice and Bias;
City;
Urban Scope;
Consumer Products Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Ohio;
United States
Chu, Michael, Brian Trelstad, and John Masko. "Nehemiah Mfg. Co.: Providing a Second Chance." Harvard Business School Case 320-008, October 2019. (Revised August 2022.)
- 15 Mar 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business
This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in...
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- 17 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)
variables like the economies of scale and scope that it can generate and the drivers of learning and innovation. Despite the explosion of media coverage of the latest AI technologies, however, the fundamentals of AI and its potential...
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- 20 Apr 2023
- News
On the Move: Anand Kini (MBA 1997)
Photo courtesy Anand Kini Our “On the Move” series highlights HBS alumni who are taking on new roles and responsibilities. In this inaugural post, we speak with Anand Kini (MBA 1997), who in March was named executive vice president of corporate strategy at Comcast in...
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- March 2004 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Samsung Electronics Company: Global Marketing Operations
By: John A. Quelch
Samsung's global marketing director is assessing how to build the global brand reputation of the company further and upgrade the company's worldwide brand image. To show how to build a global brand.
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Quelch, John A., and Anna Harrington. "Samsung Electronics Company: Global Marketing Operations." Harvard Business School Case 504-051, March 2004. (Revised January 2008.)
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer
keep in mind that in any industry the scope of strategy vis-à-vis government has expanded beyond traditional musings about "How will we influence the government on domestic regulation?" "We should start thinking about the...
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- 09 Jun 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge
but have proliferated in recent years. Goods covered by patent pools totaled at least $100 billion in the United States in 2000, while multiple standard-setting bodies today cover virtually every high-technology product. Moreover, the View Details
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Openings - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
highlight key tensions How the case connects to current events or broader course themes Why the case personally interests you as an academic or practitioner, and how it might relate to your work Shape Discussion Instructors may frame the class discussion through:...
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- Web
Git and GitHub - Research Computing Services
control systems are used to track changes in text documents (HTML pages, text files, Markdown documents, etc) and binary files (MS Office files, images, etc), though the changes in these types of files are tracked less efficiently (and is beyond the View Details
- Web
Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
role of organizational scope and governance in strengthening private monitoring.” Michael W. Toffel: Winner of the Outstanding Conference Paper Award from the 2014 Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) Annual Conference...
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- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
acquisitions and geographic roll-ups consolidate businesses, they can be difficult to tell apart except on a case-by-case basis. However, they vary in some fundamental ways. For one thing, their strategic rationales differ. Roll-ups are designed to achieve economies of...
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by Joseph L. Bower
- 07 Jun 2021
- Book
9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'
enable it to enhance its overall impact. Through all of this, you, as a fundraiser, are transforming the donor organizational relationship from a transactional one to a relational one, which hopefully will endure, reshaping itself appropriately over time. When that...
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by Danielle Kost
- June 2022 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Strategic Innovation at the United Nations: A Network of Ecosystems
By: Frank Nagle, Elizabeth J. Altman and Amy Klopfenstein
In 2021, Gina Lucarelli, leader of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Accelerator Labs, prepared for a meeting with UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. The two planned to discuss the future of the Accelerator Labs, a network of social innovation labs located...
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Keywords:
Change;
Disruption;
Transformation;
Change Management;
Education;
Learning;
Environmental Management;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Geography;
Geographic Scope;
Global Range;
Local Range;
Geopolitical Units;
Country;
Human Resources;
Recruitment;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Employees;
Employee Relationship Management;
Information Technology;
Information Management;
Innovation and Invention;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Disruptive Innovation;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Knowledge;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Knowledge Management;
Knowledge Sharing;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Social Enterprise;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Social Psychology;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Society;
Social Issues;
Welfare;
Strategy;
Cooperation;
Adaptation;
Public Administration Industry;
North and Central America
Nagle, Frank, Elizabeth J. Altman, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Strategic Innovation at the United Nations: A Network of Ecosystems." Harvard Business School Case 722-363, June 2022. (Revised August 2023.)
- 31 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can a ‘Basic Bundle’ of Health Insurance Cure Coverage Gaps and Spur Innovation?
additional medical services like dental or long-term care, and patient cost sharing. How much health care is a right? Establishing a basic plan would require policymakers to wrestle with complex questions about access and cost. Defining the View Details
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Criteria | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
for a period of time consistent with achieving the desired social impact.] People: Size and scope of team, including information on full-time employees, advisors, and partnerships. [We will evaluate whether the team has the relevant...
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- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Larry Murphy
enterprises have grown tremendously over the years in scope and complexity,” Murphy observes. “There is a constant tension, however, between rational management and the forces of ego and creativity.” At Disney, Murphy was especially proud...
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- Forthcoming
- Article
Half the Firms, Double the Profits: Public Firms' Transformation, 1996–2022
By: Mark J. Roe and Charles C.Y. Wang
The number of public firms in the United States has halved since the beginning of the twenty-first century, causing consternation among corporate and securities law regulators. The dominant explanations, often advanced by Securities and Exchange commissioners when...
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Keywords:
Corporate Law;
Securities Regulation;
Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
Concentration Levels;
Antitrust;
Initial Public Offering;
Public Ownership;
Private Equity;
Venture Capital;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Monopoly;
United States
Roe, Mark J., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Half the Firms, Double the Profits: Public Firms' Transformation, 1996–2022." Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting (forthcoming).
- March 2017 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World
By: John R. Wells and Carole A. Winkler
In January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and many attributed Trump’s victory to...
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Keywords:
Facebook;
Fake News;
Mark Zuckerberg;
Donald Trump;
Algorithms;
Social Networks;
Partisanship;
Social Media;
App Development;
Instagram;
WhatsApp;
Smartphone;
Silicon Valley;
Office Space;
Digital Strategy;
Democracy;
Entry Barriers;
Online Platforms;
Controversy;
Tencent;
Agility;
Social Networking;
Gaming;
Gaming Industry;
Computer Games;
Mobile Gaming;
Messaging;
Monetization Strategy;
Advertising;
Digital Marketing;
Business Ventures;
Acquisition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Headquarters;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Trends;
Communication;
Communication Technology;
Forms of Communication;
Interactive Communication;
Interpersonal Communication;
Talent and Talent Management;
Crime and Corruption;
Voting;
Demographics;
Entertainment;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Initial Public Offering;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geography;
Geographic Location;
Global Range;
Local Range;
Country;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government and Politics;
International Relations;
National Security;
Political Elections;
Business History;
Recruitment;
Selection and Staffing;
Information Management;
Information Publishing;
News;
Newspapers;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Human Capital;
Law;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Business or Company Management;
Crisis Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Style;
Management Systems;
Management Teams;
Managerial Roles;
Marketing Channels;
Social Marketing;
Network Effects;
Market Entry and Exit;
Digital Platforms;
Marketplace Matching;
Industry Growth;
Industry Structures;
Monopoly;
Media;
Product Development;
Service Delivery;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Groups and Teams;
Networks;
Rank and Position;
Opportunities;
Behavior;
Emotions;
Identity;
Power and Influence;
Prejudice and Bias;
Reputation;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Status and Position;
Trust;
Society;
Civil Society or Community;
Culture;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Societal Protocols;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Commercialization;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Customization and Personalization;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Horizontal Integration;
Segmentation;
Information Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Applications and Software;
Information Infrastructure;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Valuation;
Advertising Industry;
Communications Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Information Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Journalism and News Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Service Industry;
Technology Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Video Game Industry;
United States;
California;
Sunnyvale;
Russia
Wells, John R., and Carole A. Winkler. "Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World." Harvard Business School Case 717-473, March 2017. (Revised September 2017.)