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- March 2010 (Revised April 2014)
- Case
American Well: The Doctor Will E-See You Now
By: Elie Ofek and Ron Laufer
What is next for healthcare IT provider American Well, whose innovative Online Care technology allows physicians to deliver care to patients online in real time? Using American Well's platform, patients with non-emergency health concerns can communicate with physicians...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Service Delivery;
Online Technology;
Health Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Ron Laufer. "American Well: The Doctor Will E-See You Now." Harvard Business School Case 510-061, March 2010. (Revised April 2014.)
- Web
Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
Company, 1991–1999 Samuel M. ZemurrayUnited Fruit Company, 1938–1951 Vincent C. ZieglerGillette Company, 1965–1973 Adolph ZukorParamount Pictures, 1916–1966 Load More THE 20th CENTURY ZEITGEIST Six contextual factors deeply influenced the View Details
- November 2008
- Supplement
Differences at Work: Sameer (B)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon
In Differences at Work: Sameer (B) HBS Case No. 9-609-054, Sameer leaves the firm at the summer's end without confronting his employer about the jokes and wondering whether he made the right choice. Later Sameer's former employer calls him to apologize for their...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Moral Sensibility;
Resignation and Termination;
Working Conditions;
Opportunities;
Behavior
Sucher, Sandra J., and Rachel Gordon. "Differences at Work: Sameer (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-054, November 2008.
- October 2016 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
Going Rogue: Choson Exchange in North Korea
By: Sophus A. Reinert, Dawn H. Lau and Amy MacBeath
In mid-2015, the Singapore-based CEO of Choson Exchange Geoffrey See pondered his next move. He had founded Choson Exchange as a non-profit in 2009 to further female entrepreneurship in North Korea by providing business and legal training in the isolated country. Now,...
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Reinert, Sophus A., Dawn H. Lau, and Amy MacBeath. "Going Rogue: Choson Exchange in North Korea." Harvard Business School Case 717-015, October 2016. (Revised October 2017.)
- 18 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Coming to HBS after Military Service
As I prepared to separate from the United States Navy, many people warned me about the challenges I would soon face. My transition from the Navy to HBS has certainly had its trials, but I would like to focus on the opportunities that...
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- December 2010
- Compilation
VCPE Strategy Vignettes I
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Ann Leamon and Lisa Strope
These three vignettes present various issues around the strategy and management of venture capital and private equity firms. In one, the general partners must decide whether to invest in an intriguing opportunity that lies outside the firm's carefully developed...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Private Equity;
Financial Strategy;
Projects;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Partners and Partnerships;
Opportunities;
Investment Portfolio;
Business or Company Management;
China
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Ann Leamon, and Lisa Strope. "VCPE Strategy Vignettes I." Harvard Business School Compilation 811-043, December 2010.
- Research Summary
Sustaining innovation in mature organizations
A theoretical investigation of how mature organizations can prevent exploitation (refinement of existing capabilities) from driving out exploration (development of new capabilities). We propose that perturbations create opportunity for organizations to learn. To...
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- April 1999 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Be Our Guest, Inc.
By: Dwight B. Crane and Penny Joseph
Be Our Guest is a rapidly growing equipment rental company with substantial seasonality in its revenues and profits. In the spring of 1998, the senior management team is reviewing its financial plans in preparation for a meeting with the company's bank. The case...
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Keywords:
Financial Strategy;
Borrowing and Debt;
Banks and Banking;
Revenue;
Management Teams;
Business Plan;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Utilities Industry;
Service Industry
Crane, Dwight B., and Penny Joseph. "Be Our Guest, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 299-001, April 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
- April 2013 (Revised November 2013)
- Case
Microsoft in Korea
By: Jordan I. Siegel and Lynn Pyun
Microsoft Korea sees a potential opportunity to dramatically improve its subsidiary's performance by actively recruiting and promoting female senior managers in South Korea. The question is to what extent multinationals can gain competitive advantage by actively...
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Keywords:
Global;
International Business;
Multinational Management;
Human Resource Management;
Labor Market;
Global Human Resource Management;
Microsoft;
South Korea;
Asia;
East Asia;
Human Resources;
Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Computer Industry;
South Korea;
East Asia
Siegel, Jordan I., and Lynn Pyun. "Microsoft in Korea." Harvard Business School Case 713-522, April 2013. (Revised November 2013.)
- December 2006 (Revised January 2009)
- Case
METRO Cash & Carry
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Lane
Analyzes the globalization of Metro Case & Carry, a German wholesaler, which has flourished in many foreign markets but struggled to gain traction in India. Considers Metro's experience in Russia and China to put the company's challenges in India in comparative...
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Keywords:
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Global Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Emerging Markets;
Market Entry and Exit;
China;
India;
Russia;
Germany
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and David Lane. "METRO Cash & Carry." Harvard Business School Case 707-505, December 2006. (Revised January 2009.)
- November 2004 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
RightNow Technologies
By: William A. Sahlman and Dan Heath
The founder and CEO of a CRM software start-up must decide between an attractive acquisition offer and the opportunity to go public. Discusses the growth of the company--including a lengthy discussion of entrepreneurial bootstrapping--as well as an aborted IPO attempt...
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Keywords:
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Applications and Software;
Going Public;
Management Teams;
Finance;
Strategy;
Value Creation;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Acquisition;
Computer Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Dan Heath. "RightNow Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 805-032, November 2004. (Revised May 2010.)
- June 1998
- Supplement
MBA Integrative Exercise: Competition & Strategy, April 1998 , Video
By: Carin-Isabel Knoop
Daniel Vasella, President of Novartis AG, discusses the situation in Indonesia and his ideas of what Suharto should do in the spring of 1998. Drummond Paris, Regional Pharma Head Asia/Pacific, Novartis AG, discusses the opportunities for Novartis in Indonesia and also...
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Knoop, Carin-Isabel. "MBA Integrative Exercise: Competition & Strategy, April 1998 , Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 898-504, June 1998.
- 13 Apr 2021
- News
Why This Harvard Professor Thinks Remote Work Is Here to Stay
- 07 Nov 2019
- News
Growing Our Food: Making Agriculture More Sustainable
- 15 Feb 2017
- Video
Black Business Leaders & Entrepreneurship
- November 2004 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Jerry Rao: Diaspora and Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy
Focusing on one entrepreneur, Jerry Rao, this case examines the international career paths of Indian business professionals and engineers since the development of public policies beginning in the 1960s to attract them to developed countries like the United States....
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Diasporas;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Personal Development and Career;
Opportunities;
Information Technology Industry;
India
Wadhwani, R. Daniel. "Jerry Rao: Diaspora and Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy." Harvard Business School Case 805-017, November 2004. (Revised February 2008.)
- January 2023 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
OhmConnect: Energizing the Future
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Jennifer Fonstad and Nicole Tempest Keller
Founded in 2013, OhmConnect was a free consumer web app that alerted customers about peak hours of electricity demand, and paid them to lower their energy use at home during these periods. The company sold the aggregated reductions generated by thousands of households...
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Keywords:
App Development;
Renewable Energy;
Electricity Usage;
Regulations;
VC;
Technology;
Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC);
Scalability;
Applications and Software;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business Model;
Venture Capital;
Energy Industry;
United States;
California;
Texas;
Europe
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Jennifer Fonstad, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "OhmConnect: Energizing the Future." Harvard Business School Case 823-065, January 2023. (Revised December 2023.)
- Program
Designing and Executing Corporate Revitalization
that will help you execute corporate transformation successfully. Details Set a new strategic direction for your organization Determine root causes of challenges Identify new opportunities Proactively evaluate the range of strategic...
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- February 2021
- Case
Digital Manufacturing at Amgen
By: Shane Greenstein, Kyle R. Myers and Sarah Mehta
This case discusses efforts made by biotechnology (biotech) company Amgen to introduce digital technologies into its manufacturing processes. Doing so is complicated by the fact that the process for manufacturing biologics—or therapeutics made from living cells—is...
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Keywords:
Digital Technologies;
Change;
Change Management;
Decision Making;
Cost vs Benefits;
Decisions;
Information;
Analytics and Data Science;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Jobs and Positions;
Knowledge;
Leadership;
Organizational Culture;
Science;
Strategy;
Information Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States;
California;
Puerto Rico;
Rhode Island
Greenstein, Shane, Kyle R. Myers, and Sarah Mehta. "Digital Manufacturing at Amgen." Harvard Business School Case 621-008, February 2021.