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- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
innovations in transparent packaging, specifically cellophane in the mid-twentieth century United States, helped retailers create full self-service merchandising systems, including selling perishable food. While self-service stores began...
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Sean Silverthorne
- October 2019 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
The Predictive Index
By: Lynda M. Applegate and James Weber
Mike Zani and Daniel Muzquiz needed to decide next steps to create a new category in the human resources consulting industry and scale their company.
Zani and Muzquiz, serial entrepreneurs, acquired Predictive Index in 2014. Previously, as clients of the... View Details
Zani and Muzquiz, serial entrepreneurs, acquired Predictive Index in 2014. Previously, as clients of the... View Details
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Human Resources;
Selection and Staffing;
Talent and Talent Management;
Recruitment;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Change Management;
Disruptive Innovation;
Digital Platforms;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Consulting Industry;
Service Industry;
United States
Applegate, Lynda M., and James Weber. "The Predictive Index." Harvard Business School Case 820-034, October 2019. (Revised August 2020.)
- 11 Apr 2023
- Op-Ed
The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone
Quelch is the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is also Leonard M. Miller University Professor and former dean of the University of Miami...
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by John Quelch
- January 2003 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Multinationals as Engines of Growth?
Reviews the issues surrounding estimating the impact over time of multinationals on host economies. Uses a series of short historical case studies, including the role of United Fruit in the "banana" republics of Central America, oil and banking in Iran before the...
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Keywords:
Business History;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Trade;
Growth and Development;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Iran;
United States;
Malaysia;
Japan
Jones, Geoffrey G. "Multinationals as Engines of Growth?" Harvard Business School Case 803-108, January 2003. (Revised June 2005.)
- Web
Courses - Entrepreneurship
programs. Detailed curriculum information for each doctoral program associated with this unit can be found on the doctoral programs website: PhD in Business Economics PhD in Organizational Behavior DBA in...
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- July 1997 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Chase Manhattan Corporation: The Making of America's Largest Bank
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Cedric Escalle
Chase Bank and Chemical Bank intend to merge, producing the largest commercial bank in the United States, the fourth largest in the world. Projected financial benefits under the merger reflect significant planned reduction in operating costs, including 17,000 employee...
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Commercial Banking;
Profit;
Corporate Strategy;
Value Creation;
Restructuring;
Negotiation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Resignation and Termination;
Revenue;
Banking Industry;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C., and Cedric Escalle. "Chase Manhattan Corporation: The Making of America's Largest Bank." Harvard Business School Case 298-016, July 1997. (Revised April 1998.)
- Web
Managing the Future of Work
promotion, parity, and culture. The 2023 AOI provides insights on the connection between promotion prospects and employee retention, the link between pay and business results, opportunities for non-college graduates, and how equitably...
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Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research
political, social, and legal environment in which business operates. The Unit includes scholars trained in economics, political science, and history; in its work, it draws on perspectives from all three of...
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- 14 Dec 2021
- Op-Ed
To Change Your Company's Culture, Don't Start by Trying to Change the Culture
tackle tough business challenges like reworking an outdated strategy or business model. The culture evolves as you do that important work.” Lorsch and McTague offered Ford as an example. When Allan Mullaly...
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by Michael Beer
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Global Ambition
network to donate 10,000 pieces of personal protective equipment from China to the United States. Chew, who is particularly drawn to the tech sector, joined Xiaomi in 2015, a Chinese technology company that he helped take public in 2018...
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Alvin E. Roth
Al Roth is the George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration in the Department of Economics at Harvard University, and in the Harvard Business School. His research, teaching, and consulting interests are in game theory, experimental economics, and... View Details
- November 1989 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Automatic Data Processing: The EFS Decision
By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
Illustrates how ADP's top management uses formal planning and control systems to establish strategic boundaries for its business units. Top management has developed a detailed list of strategic criteria that ADP managers use to evaluate products and business units, as...
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Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Automatic Data Processing: The EFS Decision." Harvard Business School Case 190-059, November 1989. (Revised November 1999.)
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Program Requirements - Doctoral
Courses (7 courses) Strategy students are required to take five additional doctoral courses. The Foundations of Strategy (HBS 4110) The Economics of International Business (HBS 4720) Analytical Methods for Strategy Research (HBS 4115)...
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- January 2002 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Corporate Renewal in America
By: Bruce R. Scott and Thomas S. Mondschean
Discusses various macroeconomic, regulatory, technological, and financial forces that led to increased corporate restructuring in the United States beginning in the mid-1980s. The U.S. financial system is often viewed as the most developed in the world and a model for...
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Performance Evaluation;
Corporate Governance;
Macroeconomics;
Economic Systems;
Restructuring;
Markets;
Private Sector;
Corporate Finance;
Germany;
Japan;
United States
Scott, Bruce R., and Thomas S. Mondschean. "Corporate Renewal in America." Harvard Business School Case 702-018, January 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
- May 1987 (Revised December 1987)
- Case
Caruso's Pizza (Condensed)
Caruso's Pizza is a small, entrepreneurial restaurant chain. The case considers expansion of an experimental pizza delivery system ("express delivery") that involves a major process innovation--producing pizzas to inventory rather than to order. The system promises...
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Entrepreneurship;
Business Processes;
Innovation and Invention;
Food and Beverage Industry
Hart, Christopher. "Caruso's Pizza (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 687-071, May 1987. (Revised December 1987.)
- 22 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
The Forward Fellowship Convinced Me That I Belong at HBS
Hi, my name is Heather Jackson, and I am not supposed to be at Harvard Business School. No, I don’t mean I was an ‘admissions mistake’ (though every single admit, myself included, has thought this countless times). I mean, by every...
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- April 2017
- Supplement
Imprimis (C)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karen Elterman and Marc Appel
This case is a supplement to Imprimis (A & B). Set in 2015, it first describes Imprimis’s decision to introduce its own line of compounded eye drop medication called LessDrops. The case then examines the moral dilemma faced by CEO Mark Baum, who was struck by the...
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Health Care and Treatment;
Cost;
Moral Sensibility;
Competitive Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Karen Elterman, and Marc Appel. "Imprimis (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-497, April 2017.
- October 1990 (Revised April 1991)
- Case
RU 486 (A)
Describes the factors faced by Roussel UCLAF, a French drug company, in deciding whether and how to market a controversial new drug, RU 486, which is often called "the French abortion pill." Roussel's decision involved its relations with the French government, its...
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Keywords:
Judgments;
Ethics;
Product Launch;
Negotiation;
Outcome or Result;
Performance;
Business and Government Relations;
Health Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
France;
Germany;
United States
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "RU 486 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-050, October 1990. (Revised April 1991.)
- November 2020
- Case
Guild Education: Unlocking Opportunity for America's Workforce
By: William A. Sahlman, Michael D. Smith, Nicole Tempest Keller and Alpana Thapar
Founded in 2015, Guild Education is an education marketplace that connects employers and universities to provide employees with ‘education as a benefit.’ The Denver-based company is transforming traditional tuition assistance programs by facilitating direct payment by...
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Keywords:
Education;
Digital Platforms;
Information Technology;
Employees;
Social Enterprise;
Education Industry;
Technology Industry;
Colorado
Sahlman, William A., Michael D. Smith, Nicole Tempest Keller, and Alpana Thapar. "Guild Education: Unlocking Opportunity for America's Workforce." Harvard Business School Case 821-050, November 2020.
- September 2017 (Revised February 2018)
- Case
Dinesh Moorjani and Hatch Labs
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Christopher Stanton, Allison Ciechanover and Jeff Huizinga
This case is about Tinder. It discusses different business models and ways of structuring the initial team. With a $6 million investment from IAC/Interactive in 2010, Dinesh Moorjani founded Hatch Labs to build mobile apps. His mission was to attract entrepreneurial...
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Keywords:
Returns;
Incubator;
Mobile App;
Venture Capital;
Entrepreneurship;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Business Model;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Talent and Talent Management;
Valuation;
Equity;
Finance;
United States;
North America
Ghosh, Shikhar, Christopher Stanton, Allison Ciechanover, and Jeff Huizinga. "Dinesh Moorjani and Hatch Labs." Harvard Business School Case 818-026, September 2017. (Revised February 2018.)