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Frances X. Frei
Frances Frei is a Professor of Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School. Her research investigates how leaders create the conditions for organizations and individuals to thrive by designing for excellence in operations, strategy, and culture.... View Details
- November 1996
- Case
Diamond Walnut Growers
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Mollie H. Carter
Diamond Walnut Growers is the largest walnut marketer in the world. As a grower-owned cooperative, it is under pressure to operate as efficiently as independent handlers. Diamond is evaluating its high-margin consumer branded business, which has experienced little to...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Change Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Operations;
Cooperative Ownership;
Corporate Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Mollie H. Carter. "Diamond Walnut Growers." Harvard Business School Case 597-048, November 1996.
- 30 Jan 2024
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Second-Generation Ethanol Production Help Decarbonize the World?
- 06 Apr 2015
- News
The Goldfish Conundrum
- 2012
- Case
Beyondsoft Co., Ltd. (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Hong Zhang
The case "Beyondsoft Co., Ltd. (A)" completed in early 2010 described the strategic path of Beyondsoft over its history of more than 10 years since its foundation in 1995, containing its major business lines and the relations with the major customers at that time, the...
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Keywords:
Computer Software;
Entrepreneurship;
Outsourcing;
Strategy;
China;
Information Technology;
China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Hong Zhang. "Beyondsoft Co., Ltd. (B)." Tsinghua University Case, 2012.
- 04 Jun 2019
- News
Israel Turns 70: Does It Need a Rebrand?
Henry W. McGee
Henry McGee joined the HBS faculty in 2013 after retiring as President of HBO Home Entertainment, the digital and DVD program distribution division of Home Box Office, the pioneering premium television company. A member of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit, he has... View Details
- 17 Mar 2017
- News
Corporate social media ripe for political hacking
- 25 Aug 2021
- News
PRIMO 2021: An Introduction to Research
- 05 Jan 2011
- News
The Capricious Value of Private Equity Investments
- March 2014 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Clef Company: Turnover
The Clef case focuses on the issue of turnover in a firm's sales force. Students must analyze the factors contributing to turnover as well as the role of the field sales force in Clef's profitable business strategy. Among other things, the Clef case illustrates that...
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Keywords:
Sales;
Marketing;
Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Performance Evaluation;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States
Cespedes, Frank V. "Clef Company: Turnover." Harvard Business School Case 814-100, March 2014. (Revised September 2015.)
- December 2021
- Case
Burning Glass Technologies: From Data to Product
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Amy Klopfenstein
In May 2021, Matt Sigelman, CEO of Burning Glass Technologies, a company that provided labor market analytics for a variety of markets, navigates his company’s transition from data company to product company. Burning Glass originated as a service that used artificial...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Strategy;
Expansion;
Business Strategy;
Labor;
Employment;
Human Capital;
Jobs and Positions;
Job Design and Levels;
Job Search;
Human Resources;
Selection and Staffing;
Recruitment;
Employees;
Retention;
Competency and Skills;
Experience and Expertise;
Talent and Talent Management;
Analytics and Data Science;
Business Model;
Technology Industry;
North and Central America;
United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Burning Glass Technologies: From Data to Product." Harvard Business School Case 122-015, December 2021.
- 11 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide
industry lines as companies increasingly bring seemingly unrelated business lines together in unconventional ways. New research by Awada, Harvard Business School Professor Suraj Srinivasan, and doctoral...
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- January 2008
- Article
The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy
This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. In 1979, a young associate professor at Harvard Business School published his first...
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Keywords:
Profit;
Five Forces Framework;
Industry Growth;
Industry Structures;
Business and Government Relations;
Competitive Strategy
Porter, Michael E. "The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy." Special Issue on HBS Centennial. Harvard Business Review 86, no. 1 (January 2008): 78–93.
- January 2011
- Case
Sidoti & Company: Launching a Micro-Cap Product
By: Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy and Sarah Abbott
It is 2010 and Sidoti & Company, a New York-based brokerage firm specializing in small capitalization stocks, has just launched a new product- micro cap stock research. The firm has hired a group of five analysts who will produce written research reports on micro-cap...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Financial Strategy;
Product Launch;
Strategic Planning;
Corporate Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Groysberg, Boris, Paul M. Healy, and Sarah Abbott. "Sidoti & Company: Launching a Micro-Cap Product." Harvard Business School Case 411-072, January 2011.
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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online
value that continues to grow. These subjects build on each other and can create well-rounded business leaders. You May Also Be Interested In Leadership & Management Business Essentials Strategy Finance &...
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- January 2024 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Tesla Motors in 2024--Turbulence Ahead?
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Kate Stoppiello
Over its 20 years in existence, Tesla had become nearly synonymous with electric vehicles, and the company assumed an enviable market position. By 2023, however, Tesla faced intense competition. Traditional carmakers and EV upstarts were expected to introduce close to...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Competition;
Industry Growth;
Auto Industry;
North America;
Europe;
China;
Australia
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Kate Stoppiello. "Tesla Motors in 2024--Turbulence Ahead?" Harvard Business School Case 724-446, January 2024. (Revised March 2024.)
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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online
specialist. "I found the content of the course to be extremely informative and applicable to the real challenges of being a leader. I loved the frameworks and the case study model of the course, and I thought the course was very manageable on top of a full-time job."...
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