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- 08 May 2022
- Blog Post
The Territory of Motherhood: A Reflection in Honor of Mother’s Day
entering new communities and forced to make new friends. This picturesque, family-friendly, safe environment is truly one of a kind and one of great privilege to experience. It...
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- February 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Latvia: Economic Strategy after EU Accession
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
Describes the economic development of Latvia, a small eastern European country on the shores of the Baltic Sea, from regaining independence in 1991 to European Union (EU) accession in 2004 and is set on May 1st, 2004, the day Latvia became an EU member. Latvia had...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Growth;
Policy;
Business and Government Relations;
European Union;
Latvia
Porter, Michael E., and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Latvia: Economic Strategy after EU Accession." Harvard Business School Case 707-515, February 2007. (Revised November 2007.)
- 23 May 2021
- News
Psychological Safety
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
Working PapersAdding Bricks to Clicks: The Contingencies Driving Cannibalization and Complementarity in Multichannel Retailing (revised) Authors:Jill Avery, Thomas J. Steenburgh, John Deighton, and Mary...
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Martha Lagace
- February 2008
- Case
Campbell Soup Company: Selling Channel Innovation to Customers
Campbell Soup, like most food manufacturers, faced grocery chain and wholesale demand for its goods driven by Campbell's own promotional pricing structure rather than retail consumer demand. Former policies to encourage overstock created huge swings in production and...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Distribution Channels;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Ton, Zeynep. "Campbell Soup Company: Selling Channel Innovation to Customers." Harvard Business School Case 608-141, February 2008.
- 19 Aug 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #8: The Role of Solar and Wind Farming (and Other Tools) in the United States’ Clean Energy Future
researched and written by Jacqueline Adams (MBA 1978) and Produced by Lynn Schenk, Director, Business and Environment Initiative The HBS Business...
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Mitchell B. Weiss
Mitch Weiss is the Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School. He created and teaches the school's course on Public Entrepreneurship—on public leaders and private entrepreneurs who invent a difference in the... View Details
- 05 Oct 2010
- News
Banks Pile Into Safer Bets
- March 1995 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Stonyfield Farm: September 1994
Samuel Kaymen and Gary Hirshberg founded Stonyfield Farm in 1983, in part to demonstrate that "environmentally and socially responsible businesses can also be profitable." In 1994, the company has grown to over $21 million in revenues, derived mainly from refrigerated...
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Keywords:
Growth Management;
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Food;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Startups;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
New Hampshire;
California;
Russia
Bhide, Amar, and Mark Thurber. "Stonyfield Farm: September 1994." Harvard Business School Case 395-157, March 1995. (Revised May 1997.)
- January 2000
- Article
Maxmin Expected Utility through Statewise Combinations
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Peter Klibanoff and Emre Ozdenoren
This paper provides an axiomatic foundation for a maxmin expected utility over a set of priors (MMEU) decision rule in an environment where the elements of choice are Savage acts. The key axioms are stated using statewise combinations as in Gul (1992).
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Peter Klibanoff, and Emre Ozdenoren. "Maxmin Expected Utility through Statewise Combinations." Economics Letters 66, no. 1 (January 2000): 49–54.
- 17 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
Student Conference: Climate Symposium 2021
Save the date for the 2nd Annual Harvard Business School Climate Symposium on Sunday, November 6th, 2022! Visit the website for more information and registration. ---------- This year, the Energy & View Details
- August 1992
- Case
Otis Pacific Asia Operations (A): National Challenges
Describes the elevator market and Otis's competitive position in four markets: Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, and Japan. The student is asked to evaluate the strategic and competitive challenges in each market, especially in light of strong Japanese competition across the...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Network Effects;
Problems and Challenges;
Global Strategy;
Goals and Objectives;
Service Delivery;
Competitive Advantage;
Competition;
Technology Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
India;
Japan;
Malaysia;
Hong Kong
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Otis Pacific Asia Operations (A): National Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 393-009, August 1992.
- January 1988 (Revised March 1995)
- Supplement
Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model (C1)
By: David A. Garvin
To follow Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model (B2). The division has just received a request for dramatically increased production. If it complies with the request, it will have to expedite production, override the MRP II system and the planned schedule. Should...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Markets;
Production;
Planning;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Situation or Environment;
System
Garvin, David A. "Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model (C1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 688-062, January 1988. (Revised March 1995.)
- Research Summary
Overview
Observing how globalization and technological innovation are transforming economies, Professor Steinwender is motivated by understanding what drives these factors. She uses the careful empirical identification of causal effects—and often the lens of history—to examine...
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- May 2006
- Case
Esterline Technologies: Lean Manufacturing
By: Richard L. Nolan, Karen A. Brown and Subodha Kumar
Raises the issue of the appropriate role of IT in lean manufacturing. Most large manufacturing companies have implemented ERP IT systems to support lean manufacturing practices. The Kerry plant of Esterline Technologies attempted an ERP implementation and then...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Technological Innovation;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Management Systems;
Production;
Information Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Manufacturing Industry
Nolan, Richard L., Karen A. Brown, and Subodha Kumar. "Esterline Technologies: Lean Manufacturing." Harvard Business School Case 906-417, May 2006.
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Hubert Joly, Executive Chairman, Best Buy Co., Inc. | BSR19
- January 2007 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Amanco: Developing the Sustainability Scorecard
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Describes the challenges of using the Balanced Scorecard to implement a triple-bottom-line strategy for delivering excellent economic, environmental, and social performance. The owners and senior executive team of Amanco, a producer of plastic pipe and complete water...
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Keywords:
Balanced Scorecard;
Measurement and Metrics;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Social Issues;
Strategy;
Construction Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Latin America;
Brazil
Kaplan, Robert S., and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Amanco: Developing the Sustainability Scorecard." Harvard Business School Case 107-038, January 2007. (Revised January 2008.)
John Beshears
John Beshears is the Albert J. Weatherhead Jr. Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit, teaching the second-year MBA course "Negotiation." He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.... View Details
- August 2008 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
The Flaxil Label (B)
This case focuses on the 2001 negotiation between Mytex Pharmaceuticals and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The outcome of the negotiation would determine the new label for Mytex's blockbuster drug for arthritis, Flaxil. The negotiation is quite...
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Keywords:
Governance;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Value Creation;
Negotiation;
Attitudes;
Health Care and Treatment;
Government Administration;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States
Barron, Greg M. "The Flaxil Label (B)." Harvard Business School Case 909-002, August 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
- June 9, 2023
- Article
A Radical Treatment for Insulin Pricing
By: Leemore S. Dafny
In 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first interchangeable biosimilar for long-acting insulin, which many hoped would be substantially cheaper than the reference branded product. I explain why prices have barely changed, and argue that a...
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Keywords:
Biosimilars;
Rebates;
Pharmaceuticals;
Health Care and Treatment;
Price;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States
Dafny, Leemore S. "A Radical Treatment for Insulin Pricing." New England Journal of Medicine 386, no. 23 (June 9, 2023): 2157–2159.