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- April 1986 (Revised May 1996)
- Background Note
Note on Option Pricing
Develops a simple option pricing model which provides an insight into the foundations of the Black and Scholes model. The Black and Scholes model is next introduced and its relationship to the simple option pricing model discussed. Last, the problem of pricing debt...
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Mason, Scott P. "Note on Option Pricing." Harvard Business School Background Note 286-112, April 1986. (Revised May 1996.)
- 20 May 2009
- Other Presentation
American Competitiveness in a Global Economy
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report...
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Porter, Michael E. "American Competitiveness in a Global Economy." Inner City 100 Luncheon, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, Boston, MA, May 20, 2009.
- 19 Oct 2012
- Other Presentation
Building a Competitive Mexico: The Role of Business
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report...
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Porter, Michael E. "Building a Competitive Mexico: The Role of Business." COPARMEX National Annual Meeting 2012, Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (COPARMEX), Durango, Mexico, October 19, 2012.
- Jun 2007
- Other Presentation
Creating a Competitive Rwanda
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter"s articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2006 (World...
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Porter, Michael E. "Creating a Competitive Rwanda." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Kigali, Rwanda, June 2007.
- May 1999
- Case
African Communications Group (Condensed)
Describes the opportunities that confront the African Communications Group, an entrepreneurial organization that plans to introduce a wireless pay-phone system in Tanzania. Provides a foundation for the analysis of value creation and of value capture. The possibility...
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McGahan, Anita M. "African Communications Group (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 799-148, May 1999.
- 26 Nov 2012
- News
“Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter”
- August 2016
- Article
'Meso'-Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities: Team-Level Synthesis and Distributed Leadership as the Source of Dynamic Creativity
By: Ikujiro Nonaka, Ayano Hirose and Yusaku Takeda
This article examines the theoretical foundations of an organization's dynamic capabilities—sensing, seizing, and transforming—from the perspective of organizational knowledge creation. Making a distinction between the creative and adaptive aspects of dynamic...
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Keywords:
Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory;
Dynamic Capabilities;
Middle-up-down Management;
Wise Leadership;
Phronesis;
Multinational Enterprise;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Creativity;
Organizational Structure;
Knowledge
Nonaka, Ikujiro, Ayano Hirose, and Yusaku Takeda. "'Meso'-Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities: Team-Level Synthesis and Distributed Leadership as the Source of Dynamic Creativity." Global Strategy Journal 6, no. 3 (August 2016): 168–182.
- 18 May 2017
- Cold Call Podcast
Reversing the Losing Streak on Sesame Street
- September 2018
- Case
The Reputation of the 'World's Most Prestigious Award': The Nobel Prize
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Mats Urde
Nobel Foundation leadership is addressing a range of issues related to its key role to safeguard the reputation of the Nobel Prizes. Included are outreach to global audiences, the variety of sources of communications about the Prizes, the advent of new high-value...
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Greyser, Stephen A., and Mats Urde. "The Reputation of the 'World's Most Prestigious Award': The Nobel Prize." Harvard Business School Case 919-401, September 2018.
- 17 Mar 2004
- Other Presentation
Cluster-Based Economic Development: What Have We Learned?
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2003...
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Ketels, Christian H.M. "Cluster-Based Economic Development: What Have We Learned?" United Kingdom, Department of Trade and Industry, London, March 17, 2004.
- July 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Mary Kay Inc.: Enriching Women's Lives while Embracing Change
By: Elie Ofek, K. Shelette Stewart and Julia Kelley
In December 2020, Mary Kay Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Sheryl Adkins-Green considered several strategic dilemmas. Founded in 1963 by Mary Kay Ash, Mary Kay was a direct sales company whose Independent Beauty Consultants purchased its beauty and cosmetics products at...
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Keywords:
Advertising Campaigns;
Demographics;
Marketing;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Channels;
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Product Positioning;
Social Marketing;
Salesforce Management;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
North and Central America;
United States;
Europe;
Asia;
Texas
Ofek, Elie, K. Shelette Stewart, and Julia Kelley. "Mary Kay Inc.: Enriching Women's Lives while Embracing Change." Harvard Business School Case 522-004, July 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements
This book provides a framework for business analysis and has been used by business schools throughout the world. It provides a foundation for analysis using four key steps: 1) Strategy analysis: Identifying a firm's strategy and understanding sources of its competitive...
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- December 2006 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs
By: Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, founders of Microsoft and Apple respectively, have revolutionized the relationship between the individual and computer technology. Once the exclusive domain of academia and research facilities, computers can now be found in every area of...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Business History;
Technological Innovation;
Leadership;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Technology Industry
Mayo, Anthony, and Mark Benson. "Bill Gates and Steve Jobs." Harvard Business School Case 407-028, December 2006. (Revised March 2010.)
- November 2023
- Case
The Commons Project in Rwanda—Building Digital Infrastructure for the Global Public Good
By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui and Tom Quinn
In September 2022, The Commons Project Foundation (TCP) CEO Zhenya Lindgardt and her team met on a Zoom call to discuss building tools to help Rwandans manage their health data. They believed that helping Africa build digital infrastructure would improve much-needed...
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- 03 May 2021
- News
The Best Buy Turnaround: Purpose-Driven Leadership with Hubert Joly
- Web
Class Profile - MBA
Admissions Admissions Class of 2025 Profile A Mosaic of Perspectives Harvard Business School A truly diverse student body — in background, nationality, interests and ambitions — is the foundation of the HBS experience. Indeed, these...
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- September 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Sawiris Foundation: Elevating Education in Egypt
By: Brian Trelstad and Alpana Thapar
Founded in 2001 by the Sawiris family, one of the wealthiest families in Egypt, the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD) invested in human capital and provision of basic social services for the most marginalized Egyptians. In 2015, Noura Selim’s (MBA 2013)...
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Keywords:
Sustainable Development;
Social Enterprise;
Education;
Social Issues;
Partners and Partnerships;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Education Industry;
Egypt
Trelstad, Brian, and Alpana Thapar. "Sawiris Foundation: Elevating Education in Egypt." Harvard Business School Case 322-023, September 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
- August 2016 (Revised May 2018)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 1: Managing Organizational Tensions
By: Robert Simons
This module reading lays the foundation for executing strategy using performance measurement and control systems. Properly applied, these systems can overcome the organizational blocks that impede the potential of all people who work in modern organizations. This...
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Keywords:
Management Control Systems;
Implementing Strategy;
Strategy Execution;
Performance Measurement;
Profit Planning;
Organization Design;
Profitable Growth;
Management Attention;
Organizational Conflict;
Human Behavior;
Strategy;
Ethics;
Goals and Objectives;
Organizational Design;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Performance;
Measurement and Metrics
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 1: Managing Organizational Tensions." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-101, August 2016. (Revised May 2018.)
- 2022
- Article
The Turn Toward Creative Work
By: Spencer Harrison, Elizabeth D. Rouse, Colin M. Fisher and Teresa M. Amabile
In this Academy of Management Collections essay, we curate a set of articles from the Academy of Management family of journals that showcase the evolution of creativity research within organizational scholarship. The articles reveal a shift from the study of...
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Harrison, Spencer, Elizabeth D. Rouse, Colin M. Fisher, and Teresa M. Amabile. "The Turn Toward Creative Work." Academy of Management Collections 1, no. 1 (2022): 1–15.
Lakshmi Ramarajan
Professor Ramarajan is the Anna Spangler Nelson and Thomas C. Nelson Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research examines the management and consequences of identities in... View Details
Keywords:
nonprofit industry