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- 2016
- Teaching Note
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Shelly London and Ethics Education
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Tessa Natanay Hamilton and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
Teaching Note for Case 313-028. Following a successful career as a Senior Vice President, Vice President, and Chief Communications Officer at two large corporate companies, Shelly London became a Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow. During her fellowship she set out to...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Education;
Moral Sensibility;
Behavior;
Decision Making;
Leadership;
Innovation and Management;
Change Management;
Social Enterprise;
Education Industry;
Education Industry;
North and Central America
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, Tessa Natanay Hamilton, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Shelly London and Ethics Education." Harvard Business Publishing Teaching Note, 2016. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- 2016
- Book
Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business
By: John A. Quelch
The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under increased scrutiny in the last decade, with an increased expectation that private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare.
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Consumer;
Corporate Culture;
Public Health;
Consumer Behavior;
Marketing Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Health;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Supply Chain Management;
Advertising Industry;
Advertising Industry;
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Advertising Industry;
Asia;
Oceania;
North and Central America;
Middle East;
Latin America;
Europe
Quelch, John A. Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.
- June 2017
- Case
Obesity Management at Kaiser Permanente: A New Mindset for Healthcare Delivery?
By: Kevin Schulman, Gregory Leya and Christina Beveridge
Kaiser Permanente (KP) is the largest managed care organization in the United States with over 10 million members. KP evolved from a prepayment or capitation model that focuses the organization around the efficiency of care and the health of the population it serves....
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Operations;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Model;
Strategy;
Health Industry;
United States
Schulman, Kevin, Gregory Leya, and Christina Beveridge. "Obesity Management at Kaiser Permanente: A New Mindset for Healthcare Delivery?" Harvard Business School Case 317-106, June 2017.
- March 2012
- Article
Managing Political Risk in Global Business: Beiersdorf 1914-1990
By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski
This article is concerned with business strategies of political risk management during the twentieth century. It focuses especially on Beiersdorf, a pharmaceutical and skin care company in Germany. During World War I, the expropriation of its brands and trademarks...
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Keywords:
Business Strategy;
Government and Politics;
Risk Management;
Brands and Branding;
Problems and Challenges;
Communication Technology;
Cost;
Trademarks;
Strategy;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Germany
Jones, Geoffrey, and Christina Lubinski. "Managing Political Risk in Global Business: Beiersdorf 1914-1990." Enterprise & Society 13, no. 1 (March 2012): 85–119.
- May 2004
- Background Note
56K Modem Battle
By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
Examines the battle to set the standard for the 56K modem. Set in 1996, this case looks at how computers accessed the Internet via a telephone line, or dial-up connection, and a hardware modem. In 1995, there were 18.6 million total modem unit shipments, with market...
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Keywords:
Announcements;
Revenue;
Patents;
Product Launch;
Network Effects;
Standards;
Competition;
Information Infrastructure;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Industry;
Illinois
Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "56K Modem Battle." Harvard Business School Background Note 704-501, May 2004.
- Web
History of Excellence - Doctoral
Community Do Yoon Kim Strategy Patricia Satterstrom Management Student Research Production Complementarity and Information Transmission Across Industries By: Charles M.C. Lee, Terrence Tianshuo Shi, Stephen...
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- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
Working PapersThe Seer of Wellesley Hills: Roger Babson and the Babson Statistical Organization Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract Roger Babson was a pioneer of the business-forecasting industry in the United States in the early...
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Martha Lagace
Frank Nagle
Frank Nagle is an assistant professor in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Professor Nagle studies how competitors can collaborate on the creation of core technologies, while still competing on the products and services built on top of them. His research... View Details
- February 2009 (Revised April 2011)
- Supplement
Mistry Architects (B)
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Robert G. Eccles and Mona Sinha
This case is a follow-up of Mistry Architects: Innovating for Sustainability (A) (Case 609-044). In Case (A) Sharukh and Renu Mistry found and run an architectural firm dedicated to being both client-oriented and environmentally responsible. The case uses a difficult...
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Problems and Challenges;
Emerging Markets;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Natural Disasters;
Environmental Sustainability;
Product Design;
Innovation and Invention;
Construction Industry
Edmondson, Amy C., Robert G. Eccles, and Mona Sinha. "Mistry Architects (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-064, February 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- 14 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis
began selling iron ore and coal to Germany and Great Britain in the early 1800s. When Sweden industrialized in the mid-1800s, Spar says, “it did so quickly and methodically,” adopting the most successful practices from established...
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by Lane Lambert
- May 2012
- Case
Evergreen Natural Markets 2012
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Paul S. Myers
Evergreen Natural Markets is a successful food retailer located in the Rocky Mountain region of the U.S. Having grown through acquisition, it has a reputation for improving the companies it purchases while retaining previous management. This strategy has succeeded due...
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United States;
Operating Systems;
Acquisitions;
Strategy;
Human Resource Management;
Consolidations;
Retail Trade;
Food;
Growth Management;
Organizational Culture;
Consolidation;
Acquisition;
Business Processes;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Las Vegas;
Western United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Paul S. Myers. "Evergreen Natural Markets 2012." Harvard Business School Brief Case 124-450, May 2012.
- March 2002 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
AOL Time Warner, Inc.
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Erin Sullivan
AOL Time Warner, which has been billed as the "first fully integrated media and communications company of the Internet Century," raises the fundamental question of how value will be created and captured by the merger of AOL and Time Warner. This case describes just how...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Internet and the Web;
Value Creation;
Organizational Culture;
Consolidation;
Change Management;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States
Bradley, Stephen P., and Erin Sullivan. "AOL Time Warner, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 702-421, March 2002. (Revised June 2005.)
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Answering Your Questions About the 2+2 Program - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st...
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- 18 Jul 2023
- News
The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)
What inspired you to launch Forby Entertainment Partners? I started working on film and TV shoots in New York City during college. My first boss, an executive producer, recommended Edward Jay Epstein’s book, The Hollywood Economist: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind...
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Robert Bochnak
- 14 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Crossing the Bridge: A Reflection on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program
elected officials and industry titans, and joining this community surrounded by such authentic and humble people has been a blessing. This is truly a magical place. Do you have any advice for prospective...
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How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace - Recruiting
Insights & Advice 07 Jul 2023 How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging Recruiting Advice Recruiting Strategies Candidates consider...
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- 15 Feb 2022
- Book
When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career
for my previous work. I am still alive, but professionally, I am no one. I lose the ability to communicate my thoughts and ideas to those around me. I am dead, and I am no longer remembered at all for my accomplishments. Evaluate and...
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by Avery Forman
- June 2003
- Case
IBM and Linux (A)
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Siobhan O'Mahony and James Quinn
In the fall of 1998, Dan Frye, member of IBM's emerging technologies and business team, is trying to decide whether to forge a strategic alliance with the Linux Development Community (LDC). Just two years earlier, IBM had its first exposure to an "open source" software...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Open Source Distribution;
Problems and Challenges;
Alliances;
Cooperation;
Computer Industry;
Computer Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Siobhan O'Mahony, and James Quinn. "IBM and Linux (A)." Harvard Business School Case 903-083, June 2003.
- February 2019
- Case
Canibal—Play It Green!
By: Frank V. Cespedes, Joseph B. Fuller, Tonia Labruyere and Elena Corsi
In 2011, Canibal launched a machine that could sort and compress aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and cups. Users could play a jackpot-style game on the machine’s digital display, while disposing of their beverage containers and earning coupons or other rewards. The...
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Keywords:
Sales Growth;
Recycling;
Start-up;
Scaling;
Market Selection;
Sales;
Marketing;
Business Startups;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Segmentation;
Product Positioning;
Technology Industry;
France
Cespedes, Frank V., Joseph B. Fuller, Tonia Labruyere, and Elena Corsi. "Canibal—Play It Green!" Harvard Business School Case 319-089, February 2019.
- October 2005 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Sales Force Integration at FedEx (A)
By: David B. Godes
Federal Express' (FedEx) recent acquisition of RPS--a ground delivery firm--gave the firm the potential to offer a single source for a client's delivery needs. However, to deliver on this potential, the firm needed to deliver the integrated solution through a single...
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Keywords:
Horizontal Integration;
Salesforce Management;
Transportation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Transportation Industry
Godes, David B. "Sales Force Integration at FedEx (A)." Harvard Business School Case 506-029, October 2005. (Revised February 2008.)