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- 31 Oct 2017
- News
Belief in a Noble ‘True Self’ May Help Heal Our Divisions
- November 2010 (Revised May 2012)
- Background Note
Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health
By: Thomas R. Piper
The case provides students with (1) an understanding of the essence of long-term financial health; (2) familiarity with the calculation and meaning of various financial ratios; and (3) an understanding of the influence of a company's operating and competitive...
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Keywords:
Financial Condition;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Investment Return;
Operations;
Competitive Strategy
Piper, Thomas R. "Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health." Harvard Business School Background Note 911-412, November 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
- October 1991 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Hawkeye Bancorporation
Hawkeye, a small bank holding company in Iowa, faces difficulties in the mid 1980s as the local Iowa farm economy is in recession. This case provides an opportunity for students to become familiar with bank financial statements, and introduces some issues in market...
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Keywords:
Financial Statements;
Financial Reporting;
Financial Crisis;
Economic Growth;
Market Participation;
Banks and Banking;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Private Ownership;
Banking Industry
Palepu, Krishna G. "Hawkeye Bancorporation." Harvard Business School Case 192-064, October 1991. (Revised October 1996.)
- 28 Sep 2015
- News
Regulatory Scrutiny Threatens Google's Global Android Domination
- 11 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Career Resources to Consider Before You Arrive at HBS
As you consider embarking on an MBA Program at HBS or elsewhere, it is important to become familiar with the resources that will be beneficial to a successful job search. Even before you get access to the plethora of resources available...
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- January 2007 (Revised April 2007)
- Background Note
Note on Lobbying
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Libby Cantrill and Patricia Wu
Describes how companies engage the political and legal system and the rules and ethics associated with doing so. Focuses on the U.S. political and legal system, but also seeks to familiarize readers with lobbying norms and structures in the European Union and Japan.
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Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Ethics;
Labor Unions;
Public Administration Industry;
Legal Services Industry;
United States;
Japan;
European Union
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Libby Cantrill, and Patricia Wu. "Note on Lobbying." Harvard Business School Background Note 707-471, January 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
- May 2019
- Case
The United States Air Force: 'Chaos' in the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron
By: Francesca Gino, Jeff Huizinga and Nicole Keller
In the spring of 2019, Lt. Col. Matthew “Chaos” Nussbaum is nearing the end of his two-year term as commander of the U.S. Air Force's 99th Reconnaissance Squadron. In this position, he has focused the majority of his energy on finding new ways to organize, train, and...
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Keywords:
Empowerment;
Culture;
Innovation;
Motivation;
Military;
Leadership;
Organizational Culture;
Change;
Leading Change;
Innovation Strategy;
United States
Gino, Francesca, Jeff Huizinga, and Nicole Keller. "The United States Air Force: 'Chaos' in the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron." Harvard Business School Case 919-047, May 2019.
- 2017
- Article
High-Stakes Innovation: When Collaboration Undermines (and Sometimes Enhances) Innovation
By: Johnathan Cromwell and Heidi K. Gardner
Organizations must constantly innovate, or else they may suffer consequences that range in severity. In low-stakes situations, they may lose a small opportunity for growth; and in high-stakes situations, they may lose significant market share that threatens their...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Collaboration;
Teams;
Creativity Teams;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Groups and Teams;
Creativity
Cromwell, Johnathan, and Heidi K. Gardner. "High-Stakes Innovation: When Collaboration Undermines (and Sometimes Enhances) Innovation." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2017).
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
In this three-part series, we start with an overview of why retail experts Rajiv Lal, José B. Alvarez, and Dan Greenberg believe retail is at an inflection point. In Part Two, coming next week, they identify effective strategies for retailers caught in these turbulent...
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- 23 May 2018
- News
These fast-growing Oregon jobs don't require a college degree
- Research Summary
Innovation and Performance Improvement in Health Care
This stream of Professor Huckman's work examines how organizations delivering health care can structure and manage their activities to improve operational performance. It addresses issues including the impact of various forms of familiarity on performance, the impact...
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- 20 Jul 2011
- News
The Most Innovative Companies Today—And Tomorrow
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Gingrich's frightening fiscal fantasies
- 04 Mar 2015
- News
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
- April 2002
- Background Note
Consolidation of Highly Fragmented Service Industries, The
Designed to familiarize students with the consolidation of highly fragmented labor-dependent service industries, offering insights into service firm growth and the ways services can, and cannot, increase their efficiency and effectiveness. Two frameworks are presented...
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Hallowell, Roger H. "Consolidation of Highly Fragmented Service Industries, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-192, April 2002.
- September 2015
- Case
Doing Business in the Philippines
By: Andy Zelleke and Dawn H. Lau
This case provides an overview of some of the opportunities as well as challenges that those who plan to do business in the Philippines may face. It includes a summary of the current economic, political, and social situation in the country, and offers up-to-date...
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- 2000
- Book
Can Japan Compete?
By: Michael E. Porter, Hirotaka Takeuchi and M. Sakakibara
The result of a major piece of research, this book reveals that there have long been two Japans, the familiar one that was highly competitive, and another Japan, almost invisible, that was highly uncompetitive. The authors unravel this puzzle, and provide a solution...
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Porter, Michael E., Hirotaka Takeuchi, and M. Sakakibara. Can Japan Compete? New York: Basic Books, 2000.
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Hollywood Has a New Profit Model: Its Own Scandals
- 2000
- Book
Can Japan Compete?
By: Michael E. Porter, Hirotaka Takeuchi and M. Sakakibara
The result of a major piece of research, this book reveals that there have long been two Japans, the familiar one that was highly competitive, and another Japan, almost invisible, that was highly uncompetitive. The authors unravel this puzzle, and provide a solution...
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Porter, Michael E., Hirotaka Takeuchi, and M. Sakakibara. Can Japan Compete? Basingstoke: Macmillan Publishing, 2000.