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Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems
By: George Serafeim
Professor Serafeim teaches with Professor Rebecca Henderson the course "Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems" in the second year of the MBA. Cases taught in this course include among others:
Fighting corruption and turning around an organization... View Details
Keywords:
Capitalism;
Corporate Accountability;
Leadership;
Sustainability;
Climate Change;
Inequality;
ESG;
"ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Culture;
Corporate Purpose;
Change;
Performance;
Strategy;
Measurement And Metrics;
Competitive Advantage
- Research Summary
Professor Gilbert's research focuses on the areas of corporate entrepreneurship, discontinuous change, cognitive framing, and strategic resource allocation. Below is an description of his most recent research paper: 'Unbundling the Structure of Interia: Resource vs....
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- 2019
- Chapter
The Art of (Creative) Thought: Graham Wallas on the Creative Process
BOOK ABSTRACT: The Creativity Reader is a necessary companion for anyone interested in the historical roots of contemporary ideas about creativity, innovation, and imagination. It brings together a prestigious group of international experts who were tasked with...
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Amabile, Teresa M. "The Art of (Creative) Thought: Graham Wallas on the Creative Process." Chap. 2 in The Creativity Reader, edited by Vlad P. Glăveanu. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2019.
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
than measurements indicate? The current research explores problems that result, in part, from malfeasance by outside perpetrators who overstate their efforts to increase their measured performance. In parallel, similar vulnerabilities...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions - Doctoral
prior to application is neither necessary nor recommended. Faculty members receive hundreds of emails from prospective students and regret that they are unable to respond to all inquiries. Prospective applicants are encouraged to explore...
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- April 2019
- Case
Boxed
By: Laura Huang, Andy Wu and Jiayi Bao
Boxed.com (“Boxed”) is an ambitious e-commerce retailer start-up, founded by visionary CEO Chieh Huang in 2013. From starting in Huang’s garage in 2013, to winning Emerging E-Retailer of the Year in 2016, to having 4 operational distribution centers in 2018, Boxed used...
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- March 2018 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
Managing Religion in the Workplace: Abercrombie & Fitch and Masterpiece Cakeshop
By: Derek van Bever
Challenges related to managing religion in the workplace are on the rise, as are religious discrimination claims and monetary settlements, in the United States and around the world. This case examines two incidents of alleged religious discrimination that made their...
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Keywords:
Religious Discrimination;
First Amendment;
Religious Freedom Restoration Act;
Business Ethics;
Religion And Business;
Management;
EEOC;
Ethics;
Religion;
Conflict Management;
Retail Industry;
United States
van Bever, Derek. "Managing Religion in the Workplace: Abercrombie & Fitch and Masterpiece Cakeshop." Harvard Business School Case 318-127, March 2018. (Revised November 2018.)
- March 2014 (Revised May 2016)
- Technical Note
Angel Investments in Europe and Recent Developments in Crowdfunding
By: Lynda Applegate, Vincent Dessain, Emilie Billaud and Daniela Beyersdorfer
This technical note provides information on the evolution and current state of angel investing in Europe. The note first describes the role and types of angel investors, focusing on their investment preferences and practices. It then details the new trends in the...
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Keywords:
Angel Investors;
Crowdfunding;
Financing and Loans;
Investment;
Financial Services Industry;
Europe
Applegate, Lynda, Vincent Dessain, Emilie Billaud, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Angel Investments in Europe and Recent Developments in Crowdfunding." Harvard Business School Technical Note 814-047, March 2014. (Revised May 2016.)
- June 2009
- Case
The Rise of President Barack Hussein Obama
By: David A. Thomas, Laura Morgan Roberts and Stephanie Creary
This case profiles President Barack Hussein Obama's rise to the presidency as an "improbable candidate." The case illustrates the ways in which he overcame criticism from those who questioned his credibility and his values, and skepticism from those who were unsure...
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Keywords:
Ethnicity;
Race;
Political Elections;
Leadership;
Personal Development and Career;
Creativity;
Trust
Thomas, David A., Laura Morgan Roberts, and Stephanie Creary. "The Rise of President Barack Hussein Obama." Harvard Business School Case 409-115, June 2009.
- July 2007 (Revised September 2007)
- Background Note
Compensating Family Employees in a Family Business
By: John A. Davis
Explores the core issues involved in compensating family employees in a family business. Explains family interests and other factors that shape family employee compensation practices. Distinguishes between achieving effective compensation practices, which help to...
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Davis, John A. "Compensating Family Employees in a Family Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 808-021, July 2007. (Revised September 2007.)
- April 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Rebuilding the New Orleans Public Schools: Turning the Tide?
After Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Public School System is faced with rebuilding from the ground up. The challenge is enormous, as is the opportunity to remake the lowest performing public school system in Louisiana and one of the lowest performing in the nation....
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Keywords:
Programs;
Natural Disasters;
Urban Development;
Education;
Infrastructure;
Public Administration Industry;
Education Industry;
New Orleans
Childress, Stacey M. "Rebuilding the New Orleans Public Schools: Turning the Tide?" Harvard Business School Case 806-136, April 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
- February 2005 (Revised November 2016)
- Background Note
Forecasting the Adoption of a New Product
By: Elie Ofek
Provides tools and methodologies that allow forecasting demand for innovative new products. Highlights the Bass model—the theory behind it and ways to determine its parameters. Provides a detailed example of how to use the Bass model to forecast demand for satellite...
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Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction;
Innovation and Invention;
Marketing;
Demand and Consumers;
Mathematical Methods;
Competition
Ofek, Elie. "Forecasting the Adoption of a New Product." Harvard Business School Background Note 505-062, February 2005. (Revised November 2016.)
- November 1990 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
Apple Computer (A): Industry, Strategy, and Organization
Explores how the human resource (HR) function at Apple Computer can best support the company's strategy. Provides an overview of the company's history, industry, competitive position, strategy, and organization. Written at a time when the company faces a very...
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Keywords:
Attitudes;
Organizational Culture;
Employees;
Business Strategy;
Computer Industry;
United States
Gibbs, Michael J. "Apple Computer (A): Industry, Strategy, and Organization." Harvard Business School Case 491-040, November 1990. (Revised November 1991.)
- July 1984 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
Daewoo Group
By: Francis Aguilar
Focuses on the entrepreneurship of Chairman Kim Woo-Choong of Daewoo Group which became one of the 4 major group companies in Korea in just 17 years. The group's overall strategies are explored in conjunction with the evolution of Korea's industrial policies. The case...
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Entrepreneurship;
Values and Beliefs;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Business or Company Management;
Business and Government Relations;
Business Strategy;
South Korea;
United States
Aguilar, Francis. "Daewoo Group." Harvard Business School Case 385-014, July 1984. (Revised September 1986.)
The Origins of Ethnolinguistic Diversity
This study explores the determinants of ethnolinguistic diversity within as well as across countries, shedding light on its geographic origins. The empirical analysis conducted across countries, virtual countries, and pairs of contiguous regions...
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- Research Summary
Overview
Abigail's research to date has focused on the financial accounting standard setting process. Specifically, her current projects investigate the impacts of regulator backgrounds, constituent preferences, and lobbying incentives in the determination of US GAAP. Her...
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- Research Summary
The Future of Market Capitalism
By: Joseph L. Bower
In 2009 we are aware of the fragile state of our market system. But a careful examination of the long term prospects for the global economy reveal other problems that may destabilize the system that has created so much wealth in the period since the second world...
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- 2014
- Case
Tommy Koh and the United States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
The efforts of Singapore Ambassador-At-Large Tommy Koh to negotiate the United States-Singapore Free Trade agreement are explored with an in-depth focus on Koh's management of various fronts of a multiparty negotiation over a sustained period. After briefly describing...
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Sebenius, James K., and Laurence A. Green. "Tommy Koh and the United States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement (A)." Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School Case, 2014.
- August 2012
- Supplement
William Jeffrey: Performance at Bay Colony (B)
By: Lena G. Goldberg
The decision-making process, policies and procedures, and legal obligations of the Board, the company's inside counsel and the company's outside counsel are explored in connection with on-boarding, investigating alleged misconduct of, and terminating a company's CEO,...
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- March 1990 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Analog Devices, Inc.: The Half-Life System
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The company has committed to major improvements in quality, cost, and on-time delivery performance. Despite strong senior management support, however, the actual rate of improvement was disappointing until a new measurement philosophy was introduced. The new approach...
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Keywords:
Quality;
Performance Improvement;
Earnings Management;
Financial Reporting;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Performance Productivity;
Business or Company Management;
Cost Management;
Measurement and Metrics;
Management Teams;
Semiconductor Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Analog Devices, Inc.: The Half-Life System." Harvard Business School Case 190-061, March 1990. (Revised June 1993.)