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- March 2000 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Hewlett Packard--Computer Systems Organization: Selling to Enterprise Customers
By: Das Narayandas and Robert C. Dudley
In late 1996, Manuel Diaz, head of Worldwide Sales for Hewlett-Packard's (HP) Computer Systems Organization (CSO), is reviewing the results of an audit of HP's enterprise customer management approach with the objective of identifying market and organizational...
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Keywords:
Accounting Audits;
Transformation;
Customer Relationship Management;
Cost vs Benefits;
Marketing Strategy;
Sales;
Computer Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Robert C. Dudley. "Hewlett Packard--Computer Systems Organization: Selling to Enterprise Customers." Harvard Business School Case 500-064, March 2000. (Revised February 2005.)
- 2022
- Chapter
Creating 'Smart' Policy to Promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation
By: Karen G. Mills and Annie Dang
Entrepreneurship is a key to unlocking innovation and fostering regional and national economic productivity. Extensive studies demonstrate that small and young firms contribute to innovation and employment growth. But which of the many types of small firms are...
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Keywords:
Economic Policy;
High-growth;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation and Invention;
Business Startups;
Economic Growth;
Policy;
United States
Mills, Karen G., and Annie Dang. "Creating 'Smart' Policy to Promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation." In The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, edited by Michael J. Andrews, Aaron Chatterji, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2022.
- August 2008
- Article
Ethnic Scientific Communities and International Technology Diffusion
By: William R. Kerr
This study explores the importance of knowledge transfer for international technology diffusion by examining ethnic scientific and entrepreneurial communities in the US and their ties to their home countries. US ethnic research communities are quantified by applying an...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Ethnicity;
Production;
Integration;
Knowledge Sharing;
Patents;
Employment;
Performance Productivity;
Entrepreneurship;
Change;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Immigration;
China;
United States
Kerr, William R. "Ethnic Scientific Communities and International Technology Diffusion." Review of Economics and Statistics 90, no. 3 (August 2008): 518–537.
- Web
Special Collections and Archives Exhibits | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
of Lehman Brothers, stretching over a century and a half, reflects the role of investment banking in the development and growth of the U.S. economy. Founded in the mid-nineteenth century, the family partnership evolved from a general...
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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
remained stagnant. By 2007, declining home prices and rising rates on adjustable rate mortgages triggered a wave of foreclosures, causing devastation to millions of Americans.Firms like Lehman Brothers pursued an aggressive strategy of...
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- November 2015 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Huaxia: Building a U.S.-Style Dairy in China
By: Tarun Khanna, Nancy Hua Dai and Juan Ma
In 2015, Charles Shao, chairman of Huaxia, considered the alternatives to ensure sustainable growth of Huaxia and rebuild the overall health of China's dairy industry. He came to China in 2004 and set up Huaxia dairy farm with the goal to build a world-class dairy farm...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Strategy;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Emerging Markets;
Agribusiness;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
China
Khanna, Tarun, Nancy Hua Dai, and Juan Ma. "Huaxia: Building a U.S.-Style Dairy in China." Harvard Business School Case 716-414, November 2015. (Revised November 2016.)
- September 2008
- Case
TCS: The MCA 21 Project
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading outsourced software services provider based in India, must decide whether to bid on a high-profile government project within India. The project, if completed successfully, would mark another step in TCS's progression from a...
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Keywords:
Experience and Expertise;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Operations;
Projects;
India
Upton, David M., and Bradley R. Staats. "TCS: The MCA 21 Project." Harvard Business School Case 609-024, September 2008.
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Student Research - Doctoral
Differences in Care Team Response to Patient Portal Messages by Patient Race and Ethnicity By: Mitchell Tang, Rebecca Mishuris, Lily Payvandi and Ariel Dora Stern Importance: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with substantial growth in...
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- 20 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com
promotion of independent bookstores. But then a funny thing happened. While pressure from Amazon forced Borders out of business in 2011, indie bookstores staged an unexpected comeback. Between 2009 and 2015, the ABA reported a 35 percent View Details
- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
long-term prominence of firms headquartered in Denmark, the more fluctuating role of U.S.-based firms, and the more recent growth of German, Spanish, Indian, and Chinese firms. While natural resource endowment in wind has not been very...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Nov 2018
- HBS Case
On Target: Rethinking the Retail Website
jimkruger In the mid-1990s, Target was a discount superstore behemoth. The retailer had set itself apart from chief rival Walmart with a focus on more upscale but wallet-friendly fashion and lifestyle lines, spurring double-digit growth...
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Faculty & Advisors - MBA
co-founder and CEO of AtHoc, a networked crisis communication company that was acquired by Blackberry. At Blackberry, Guy was a Division President and later its Chief Strategy Officer, working on the turnaround of the company into an...
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- 16 May 2023
- In Practice
After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?
greatest, I would start by looking here given how ventures founded by women and minorities—and ventures targeting women and minorities—struggle to raise the capital they need to succeed. Rembrand Koning is an assistant professor in the View Details
- 07 Sep 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Diversification of Chinese Companies: An International Comparison
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Events - Business History
Indonesia under Suharto's New Order, Malaysia under the Barisan Nasional, and China under the Chinese Communist Party." It shows how "all three regimes enjoyed periods of high growth and supposed alliances between autocrats and...
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- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
its Chief Strategy and Growth Officer Nurtaç Ziyal Afridi, were tasked with divesting its vertical assets including Ak Gıda. The duo had prepared Ak Gıda for an IPO in Istanbul, while also having negotiated...
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Dina Gerdeman
- December 2022 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
Sword Health
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Annelena Lobb
Virgilio “V” Bento, CEO of Sword Health—a startup that provided virtual physical therapy to patients in self-insured firms via AI and sensor technology with supervision by a physical therapist with a doctorate—considered how to increase its U.S. market share. To do so,...
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Keywords:
Business Growth and Maturation;
Competitive Strategy;
Health Industry;
Technology Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Annelena Lobb. "Sword Health." Harvard Business School Case 323-022, December 2022. (Revised June 2023.)
- March 1998 (Revised June 1998)
- Case
Coming to Grips with Deregulation: Bay State Gas
In 1995, CEO Roger Young made a surprising decision to bring in Joel Singer, an outsider with an MBA, to lead Bay State through the upcoming turmoil of deregulation. Singer was convinced that in this situation where the boundaries of the industry were being defined,...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Corporate Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Energy Industry;
Massachusetts
Dyck, Alexander, and Indra Reinbergs. "Coming to Grips with Deregulation: Bay State Gas." Harvard Business School Case 798-058, March 1998. (Revised June 1998.)
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
(inflows minus outflows of private capital) are positively correlated with countries' productivity growth; (2) net sovereign debt flows (government borrowing minus reserves) are negatively correlated with growth only if net public debt is...
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Sean Silverthorne
- September 1994
- Case
Marks & Spencer: Sir Richard Greenbury's Quiet Revolution
By: Joseph L. Bower and John B. Matthews Jr.
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is one of the world's greatest companies. In 1994, its management was chosen the most admired in Europe by 637 peers. The case explores how Sir Richard Greenbury, appointed the new chairman of the company in 1991, transformed his inheritance into...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business or Company Management;
Business Strategy;
Management Teams;
Global Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Europe;
United States
Bower, Joseph L., and John B. Matthews Jr. "Marks & Spencer: Sir Richard Greenbury's Quiet Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 395-054, September 1994.