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- December 2012 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
The “Chongqing Model” and the Future of China
By: Meg Rithmire
Since opening to the global economy in 1979, but especially since entering the WTO in 2001, China's economy grew at rates around 10% annually by attracting FDI and promoting exports. After the financial crisis that began in 2008 and depressed demand in the United...
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Keywords:
China;
Public Sector;
Private Sector;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Macroeconomics;
Public Administration Industry;
China
Rithmire, Meg. "The “Chongqing Model” and the Future of China ." Harvard Business School Case 713-028, December 2012. (Revised July 2013.)
- May 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
David Dao on United Airlines
By: Benjamin Edelman and Jenny Sanford
In widely circulated videos, United staff and Chicago security forcibly remove a passenger from his paid seat on an aircraft, injuring him severely. United leadership must decide how to respond to public outcry.
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Keywords:
Crisis Management;
Service Operations;
Air Transportation;
Contracts;
Reputation;
Air Transportation Industry;
Chicago
Edelman, Benjamin, and Jenny Sanford. "David Dao on United Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 917-026, May 2017. (Revised March 2018.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- December 1994
- Case
Alpha-Beta Technology, Inc. (B): Trials with Betafectin
This case follows the development of a firm's first product, the public presentation of research results, and the stock market reactions. In spite of successful research, the stock price falls dramatically. Asks why this happened, how concerned the CEO should be,...
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Teisberg, Elizabeth O., and Sharon L. Rossi. "Alpha-Beta Technology, Inc. (B): Trials with Betafectin." Harvard Business School Case 795-045, December 1994.
Arthur I Segel
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- 07 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay
If it seems like everyone is a manager these days, you may be onto something. Not only is there a profusion of assistant managers, there are also now carpet shampoo and food cart managers, directors of first impressions, assistant bingo...
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by Scott Van Voorhis
- July 2003 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Sustainable Conservation--Where Next?
Sustainable Conservation (SusCon) is an environmental nonprofit in San Francisco that works collaboratively with the private and public sectors to achieve positive environmental change. The organization forms partnerships with industry and government agencies to devise...
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Keywords:
Nonprofit Organizations;
Cost vs Benefits;
Expansion;
Environmental Sustainability;
San Francisco
Wei-Skillern, Jane, and Velina Peneva. "Sustainable Conservation--Where Next?" Harvard Business School Case 304-017, July 2003. (Revised December 2004.)
- 14 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors
public service, because it makes this data, most of which exist in archival databases of the EPA, much more readily accessible," says Michael Toffel, an expert on industry self-regulation and an assistant professor in the Technology...
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- January 2014
- Teaching Note
Dr. Benjamin Hooks and Children's Health Forum
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Malone
The case includes law, business, and public health perspectives on an African American leader's social entrepreneurship and leadership in other social movements. Later in his life, Dr. Benjamin Hooks championed the eradication of lead poisoning. Prior to that Hooks...
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- 20 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Creating a Positive Professional Image
As HBS professor Laura Morgan Roberts sees it, if you aren't managing your own professional image, others are. "People are constantly observing your behavior and forming theories about your competence, character, and commitment,...
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by Mallory Stark
- 22 Jun 2015
- News
Interview: professor Robert G. Eccles, Harvard Business School
- 2012
- Book
The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited
By: Josh Lerner and Scott Stern
While the importance of innovation to economic development is widely understood, the conditions conducive to it remain the focus of much attention. This volume offers new theoretical and empirical contributions to fundamental questions relating to the economics of...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Opportunities;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Resource Allocation;
Economic Growth;
Research and Development
Lerner, Josh and Scott Stern, eds. The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
- October 2013 (Revised April 2016)
- Case
StriveTogether: Reinventing the Local Education Ecosystem
By: Allen Grossman, Ann Lombard and Noah Fisher
StriveTogether aimed to improve education outcomes by coordinating the actions of diverse community stakeholders—nonprofit service providers, school districts, government, parents, businesses and others. StriveTogether had an intense focus on collective impact—"the...
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Keywords:
Education Reform;
Not For Profit;
Communities;
Collaboration;
Collective Impact;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Education;
Business and Community Relations;
Education Industry;
United States
Grossman, Allen, Ann Lombard, and Noah Fisher. "StriveTogether: Reinventing the Local Education Ecosystem." Harvard Business School Case 314-031, October 2013. (Revised April 2016.) (available here.)
Leonard A. Schlesinger
Leonard A. Schlesinger is Baker Foundation Professor at the Harvard Business School where he serves as Chair of the School’s Practice based faculty and faculty Chair of the MBA Field Global Immersion program. He has served as a member of the HBS faculty from 1978 to... View Details
- October 2019
- Case
Kaspi.kz IPO
By: Victoria Ivashina and Esel Çekin
This case follows Kaspi.kz, a private equity (Baring Vostok) co-owned retail bank in Central Asia that evolved into a fintech, payments and e-commerce company. It provides insights into private equity financing, portfolio company management, and initial public offering...
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Keywords:
Finance;
Private Equity;
Initial Public Offering;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Central Asia
Ivashina, Victoria, and Esel Çekin. "Kaspi.kz IPO." Harvard Business School Case 220-007, October 2019.
- Teaching
Overview
Ryann has extensive teaching experience in varied instructional settings. She was appointed the Qualitative Advisor for the Harvard University Sociology Department senior thesis writers in 2015-2016, and supervised two senior thesis writers in prior years. She served...
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- 11 Jun 2020
- News
The Secret to Good Leadership: It’s Not About You
Shikhar Ghosh
Shikhar Ghosh is a Professor of Management Practice in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. He currently teaches in the elective curriculum and is the course head for 3 Technologies that will Change the World. Shikhar received the Apgar Award for innovation in... View Details
- February 2024
- Case
Korea Venture Investment Corporation
By: Paul A. Gompers and Billy Chan
Paul Gompers, pgompers@hbs.edu; Billy Chan, bchan@hbs.edu; Andrew Mickle, amickle@hbs.edu
3/6/2024
Yes
venture capital, fund of funds, startup, startup ecosystem, south korea, han river zium, big basin capital, capstone partners
Entrepreneurship; business...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Society;
Finance;
Investment;
Financial Services Industry;
Asia;
South Korea
- February 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Open Market, Inc.: The E-Commerce Wars
By: James I. Cash Jr., Janis Lee Gogan, Michael Haselkorn and Mani Subramani
Continues the story of Open Market, Inc., a company founded in 1994 to support electronic commerce on the Internet. Despite a very successful initial public offering, the firm had reached a growth plateau, and the management team was considering several strategic...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Technological Innovation;
Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Marketing Channels;
Product Marketing;
Product Development;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Web Services Industry
Cash, James I., Jr., Janis Lee Gogan, Michael Haselkorn, and Mani Subramani. "Open Market, Inc.: The E-Commerce Wars." Harvard Business School Case 800-255, February 2000. (Revised October 2000.)