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The Women's Leadership Forum
and leadership skills to the next level. By focusing on your leadership potential, sharing experiences and insights with peers, and trying out new ideas in a supportive environment, you'll prepare to confront the key challenges in your...
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Senior Executive Program—Africa
organization during the program. Review Our Campus Health & Safety Protocols Read More Both case-based formats are led by HBS faculty, who share their latest research and engage you in a dynamic exchange of ideas with a global community...
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Derek C. M. van Bever
Derek van Bever is a Senior Lecturer in the General Management Unit of Harvard Business School. He teaches courses in both years of the MBA program (“Leadership and Corporate Accountability” in the first-year required curriculum and “Building and Sustaining a... View Details
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Curriculum - MBA
cases are thus designed to help students think about what it actually means to make a difference, and what it takes. How do would-be leaders identify the problems or challenges they wish to tackle? What enables them to craft solutions...
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- 25 Feb 2015
- HBS Seminar
Beril Toktay, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology
- January 2018
- Case
Under Armour
By: Rory McDonald, Clayton M. Christensen, Daniel West and Jonathan E. Palmer
After 20 years of growth unprecedented in the sports apparel industry, Under Armour finds itself with a new record to beat: making the leap from $5 to $10 billion in sales—a feat only accomplished to date by competitors Nike and Adidas. At the heart of this challenge...
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Keywords:
Under Armour;
Nike;
Adidas;
"Jobs To Be Done;
Purpose Brands;
Entrepreneurship;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Innovation Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Growth Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
United States;
Maryland;
Baltimore
McDonald, Rory, Clayton M. Christensen, Daniel West, and Jonathan E. Palmer. "Under Armour." Harvard Business School Case 618-020, January 2018.
- April 1990 (Revised January 1993)
- Case
Ad Council's AIDS Campaign (A): Advertising Strategy
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Janet Montgomery
Ad Council wished to run an educational campaign aimed at preventing the spread of AIDS. They were challenged to find acceptable ways to address this very sensitive subject matter--ways that the media and the public would approve. One of the big challenges was to make...
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Keywords:
Advertising;
Goals and Objectives;
Social Marketing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Success;
Problems and Challenges;
Social Issues;
Health Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Janet Montgomery. "Ad Council's AIDS Campaign (A): Advertising Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 590-105, April 1990. (Revised January 1993.)
- July 2013
- Case
Montreaux Chocolate USA: Are Americans Ready for Healthy Dark Chocolate?
By: John A. Quelch and Diane Badame
Andrea Torres, director of new product development at a high-end chocolate confectionery company, leads her team through a carefully sequenced program of market research to support the development and launch of a new product, healthy dark chocolate with fruit. This is...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Food;
Consumer Behavior;
Nutrition;
Product Launch;
Product Development;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Switzerland;
United States
Quelch, John A., and Diane Badame. "Montreaux Chocolate USA: Are Americans Ready for Healthy Dark Chocolate?" Harvard Business School Brief Case 914-501, July 2013.
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Managing Turbulence
Summary Even before the global pandemic, businesses and their leaders struggled with the extraordinary challenges of technological change, rapidly evolving consumer tastes, and a reconfiguration of the global economic order. COVID-19...
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- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
generally is at a tipping point, with category killers being the first significant casualties of the (r)evolution that is occurring. Retail store asset productivity has been in decline since the start of the recession in 2007, and we believe this trend will View Details
- 2021
- Book
Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society
Business leaders have tremendous power to influence our society, how it operates, whether it is fair, and the extent to which it impacts the environment. And yet, we do not recognize or call out the responsibility that comes with that power. This book is meant to...
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Keywords:
Business Education;
Power and Influence;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Social Issues;
Leadership
Hoffman, Andrew J. Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society. Stanford University Press, 2021. (Winner of the 2022 PROSE Book Award, Association of American Publishers;
Winner of the 2022 Best Book Award, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management;
Finalist for the 2022 George R. Terry Book Award, Academy of Management.
Chinese Edition: 使命管理, China Science and Technology Press, 2022.)
- November 25, 2015
- Article
Developing Bundled Reimbursement for Cancer Care
By: Thomas Feeley, Tracy E. Spinks and Alexis Guzman
This case study describes the development of a bundled reimbursement pilot for head and neck cancer patients treated at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The study describes the steps involved and the challenges to new alternative payment models in...
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Feeley, Thomas, Tracy E. Spinks, and Alexis Guzman. "Developing Bundled Reimbursement for Cancer Care." NEJM Catalyst (November 25, 2015).
- June 2008
- Case
Gordon Williams: Clinical Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital
By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
Clinical research is a critical element of biomedical research and development. This case describes the challenges of clinical research, and its role in bringing breakthroughs to patients. Dr. Williams leads through his own research and special programs to train...
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Keywords:
Training;
Health Care and Treatment;
Success;
Programs;
Research and Development;
Health Industry;
Health Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Courtney Purrington. "Gordon Williams: Clinical Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital." Harvard Business School Case 608-168, June 2008.
- 11 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Saving the Planet
"The fact that the benefits of addressing the problem of climate change almost certainly outweigh the costs ... does not make concerted global action to address the problem easy." —Climate Change in 2018: Implications for Business If there is one positive...
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Investment Management Workshop
helps you optimize your strategic edge. You will analyze key industry trends and challenges and return to your firm ready to evaluate and implement innovative investment approaches. Key Benefits The program delivers fresh insight into how...
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- 02 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to...
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by Rachel Layne
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Real Estate Management Program
succeed in a complex market by taking a holistic approach to real estate projects and addressing challenges from a cross-disciplinary perspective. As you examine sustainability goals, design considerations, financing strategies, industry...
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- March 2021
- Supplement
Snapp: Scaling Under Sanctions in Iran (B)
By: Meg Rithmire and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in November 2020 as Eyad Alkassar and Mahmoud Fouz, co-founders of Iran’s first and leading ride-hailing platform, Snapp, eagerly await the results of the U.S. presidential elections.
The case takes us through the challenging times between... View Details
The case takes us through the challenging times between... View Details
Keywords:
Sanctions;
Change Management;
Disruption;
Volatility;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Government and Politics;
International Relations;
National Security;
Crisis Management;
Risk Management;
Health Pandemics;
Transportation Industry;
Middle East;
Iran
Rithmire, Meg, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Snapp: Scaling Under Sanctions in Iran (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-036, March 2021.
- Program
Leading Professional Service Firms
Summary As entry barriers rapidly disappear, competition is accelerating and reshaping the business landscape for professional service firms. Navigating this continual change successfully requires extraordinary leadership abilities. This...
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- June 1999 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
CardioThoracic Systems
CardioThoracic Systems, a company that has developed a new system for performing heart surgery on a beating heart, is facing marketing challenges. Discusses the numerous reasons for the system's low penetration (including existing techniques, surgeon resistance, and a...
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Keywords:
Problems and Challenges;
Technological Innovation;
Situation or Environment;
Marketing Strategy;
Sales;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Roberts, Michael J., and Diana S. Gardner. "CardioThoracic Systems." Harvard Business School Case 899-281, June 1999. (Revised May 2001.)