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- 2023
- Working Paper
Virtual Water Coolers: A Field Experiment on the Role of Virtual Interactions on Organizational Newcomer Performance
Designing management practices to better onboard organizational newcomers working remotely is a key priority for firms. We report results from a randomized field experiment conducted at a large global firm that estimates the performance effects of different types of...
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Keywords:
Remote Work;
Virtual Water Coolers;
Social Interactions;
Careers;
Field Experiment;
Employees;
Interpersonal Communication;
Internet and the Web;
Performance;
Personal Development and Career
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Jacqueline N. Lane, and Iavor Bojinov. "Virtual Water Coolers: A Field Experiment on the Role of Virtual Interactions on Organizational Newcomer Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-125, May 2021. (Revised February 2023.)
- November 2003 (Revised November 2015)
- Case
Brazil at the Wheel
By: Geoffrey Jones
Taught in the second-year MBA elective on the Evolution of Global Business. Examines the costs and benefits of the Brazilian government's policies to encourage foreign multinationals to develop an automobile industry during the 1950s. A combination of incentives and...
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Keywords:
Foreign Direct Investment;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Business History;
Business and Government Relations;
Auto Industry;
Brazil
Jones, Geoffrey. "Brazil at the Wheel." Harvard Business School Case 804-080, November 2003. (Revised November 2015.)
- Web
Women’s health is more than female anatomy and our reproductive system—it’s about unraveling centuries of inequities due to living in a patriarchal healthcare system. - Blog: Health Supplement
Topics Biotech/pharma Care Delivery Clinical Trials Digital Health Global Health Health Care Entrepreneurship Health Care Innovation Health Care Investment Health Care at HBS Insurance/payor Medical devices/diagnostics Precision Medicine...
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- 12 Oct 2017
- News
Telemundo: The Fastest Growing TV Network in the United States
- January 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
Distribution at American Airlines (A)
By: Benjamin Edelman
American Airlines sought to reduce the fees it pays to global distribution services (GDSs)—such as SABRE—to reach travel agents. But GDSs held significant tactical advantages. For example, GDSs had signed long-term exclusive contracts with the corporate customers who...
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Keywords:
Price;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Distribution;
Service Operations;
Competition;
Air Transportation Industry;
Travel Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Distribution at American Airlines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 909-035, January 2009. (Revised June 2009.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- October 2018
- Case
P-Will at DISCO
By: Ethan Bernstein, Naoko Jinjo and Yuna Sakuma
From the outside, DISCO—a Japan-based manufacturer of precision tools for semiconductor production devices—appeared to be a rather ordinary company that had achieved rather extraordinary success: it had simultaneously achieved 70% global market share, had lifted its...
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Keywords:
Human Capital;
P-Will;
DISCO;
Semiconductors;
Self-Managed Organizations;
Governance;
Human Resources;
Selection and Staffing;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Systems;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Design;
Semiconductor Industry;
Japan
Bernstein, Ethan, Naoko Jinjo, and Yuna Sakuma. "P-Will at DISCO." Harvard Business School Case 419-035, October 2018.
- 23 Aug 2010
- News
Skin of Color in the United States
- 17 Mar 2016
- News
Why Leadership Development Has to Happen on the Job
- 21 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
MBA/MPA-ID: The Intersection of Policy and Business
honing different and yet comparably important skills for business and policy global leaders. Born and raised in Kampala, Uganda, I was probably predisposed to develop passions contiguous to the phenomenon of development, which arguably...
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- April 2021
- Case
Glass-Shattering Leaders: Ilene H. Lang
By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman
Ilene Lang started her career in technology at a time when the tech sector was new and women had only recently entered the workplace in large numbers. Over the next thirty years, she built a career spanning large and small tech companies, leading global teams and...
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Groysberg, Boris, and Colleen Ammerman. "Glass-Shattering Leaders: Ilene H. Lang." Harvard Business School Case 421-070, April 2021.
- November 2012 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Colbún and the Future of Chile's Power
By: Forest Reinhardt and Shon R. Hiatt
This case is about Colbún, Chile's second largest electricity generator, which is facing significant uncertainty regarding the cost and availability of alternative energy sources. Problems with the contracted supply of natural gas and the volatility of oil prices,...
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Keywords:
Energy;
Chile;
Environmental Protection;
Energy Generation;
Energy Industry;
South America;
Chile
Reinhardt, Forest, and Shon R. Hiatt. "Colbún and the Future of Chile's Power ." Harvard Business School Case 713-047, November 2012. (Revised April 2013.)
- 2023
- Working Paper
Debiasing Treatment Effect Estimation for Privacy-Protected Data: A Model Auditing and Calibration Approach
By: Ta-Wei Huang and Eva Ascarza
Data-driven targeted interventions have become a powerful tool for organizations to optimize business outcomes
by utilizing individual-level data from experiments. A key element of this process is the estimation
of Conditional Average Treatment Effects (CATE), which...
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Huang, Ta-Wei, and Eva Ascarza. "Debiasing Treatment Effect Estimation for Privacy-Protected Data: A Model Auditing and Calibration Approach." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-034, December 2023.
- Research Summary
Research Overview
Globalization and innovation are two key forces that will shape individual and business success in the 21st century. To thrive, individuals and organizations must collaborate effectively across cultural lines to solve pressing business problems and develop new products...
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- October 2021 (Revised September 2022)
- Case
SmartOne: Building an AI Data Business
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Pippa Armerding, Gamze Yucaoglu and Fares Khrais
The case opens in August 2021, as Habib and Shahysta Hassim, husband and wife co-founders of the data labeling company SmartOne, contemplate the strategy of the high growth company. Between 2016 and 2021, SmartOne had kept doubling its size every two years and now,...
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Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence;
Data Labeling;
Entrepreneurship;
Strategy;
Operations;
Business Model;
Growth Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
AI and Machine Learning;
Africa;
Madagascar;
Europe;
France;
United States
Lakhani, Karim R., Pippa Armerding, Gamze Yucaoglu, and Fares Khrais. "SmartOne: Building an AI Data Business." Harvard Business School Case 622-059, October 2021. (Revised September 2022.)
- September 2014
- Article
Accounting Standards and International Portfolio Holdings
By: Gwen Yu and Aida Sijamic Wahid
Do differences in countries' accounting standards affect global investment decisions? We explore this question by examining how accounting distance, the difference in the accounting standards used in the investor's and the investee's countries, affects the asset...
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Keywords:
IFRS;
Home Bias;
Cross-cultural/cross-border;
Information Asymmetry;
Mutual Funds;
International Relations
Yu, Gwen, and Aida Sijamic Wahid. "Accounting Standards and International Portfolio Holdings." Accounting Review 89, no. 5 (September 2014): 1895–1930. (Winner of American Accounting Association. International Accounting Section. Outstanding Dissertation Award presented by American Accounting Association.)
- September 2020
- Case
Hot Wheels: Launching The Mixed Play Experience
By: Elie Ofek, Andres Terech and Nicole Tempest Keller
Chris Down, Global Brand General Manager for Hot Wheels, and his team from the Advanced Play Group within Mattel, Inc., had developed an entirely new “mixed play” product experience that blended familiar Hot Wheels play in the physical world with breakthrough play in...
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Keywords:
Toys;
Go-to-market Strategy;
Product Development;
Technological Innovation;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Decision Making;
Marketing;
Strategy;
Los Angeles
Ofek, Elie, Andres Terech, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Hot Wheels: Launching The Mixed Play Experience." Harvard Business School Case 521-017, September 2020.
- February 2023 (Revised April 2023)
- Case
Kvadrat: Focus, Execute, and Grow
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
Kvadrat was a family-owned global textiles company. The company had enjoyed impressive top-line growth and was shifting gears to emphasize profitability via a shorter strategic agenda. Agenda items included: U.S. expansion, generating improved margins in its consumer...
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- February 2019
- Case
Al Islami Foods: Partnering for Growth
By: Lynda Applegate and Michael Norris
In 2018, Al Islami Foods CEO Marwan Al Garem and Chairman Saleh Saeed Lootah have to decide on a potential investment partner. They hope to find the best match for a strategic investment in their Dubai-based halal foods company from a list of three global food...
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Keywords:
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Investment;
Partners and Partnerships;
Strategy;
Food;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Ownership Stake;
Business Model;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Dubai
Applegate, Lynda, and Michael Norris. "Al Islami Foods: Partnering for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 819-002, February 2019.
- 21 Jun 2016
- Other Presentation
Defining Innovative Approaches to Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth
Nestle's CSV global forum entitled 'Investing in Sustainable Development in Africa,' brought together business, civil society and government leaders from Africa and beyond to discuss a range of key topics affecting the African continent. This video clip highlights some...
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Keywords:
Society;
Africa;
Shared Value;
Côte D'Ivoire;
Civil Society or Community;
Environmental Sustainability;
Economic Growth;
Africa
Porter, Michael E. "Defining Innovative Approaches to Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth." In Investing in Sustainable Development in Africa. Creating Shared Value Global Forum, Nestlé, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, June 21, 2016. (Video clip.)
- October 2001 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Nasdaq Japan: E-Merging Markets
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kristin M. Kohler
Describes the design and launch of Nasdaq Japan. Addresses issues concerning the design of electronic markets, the impact of information technology on market structures and relationships, the launch of new ventures by established firms, and the cultural issues that...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Financial Markets;
Technological Innovation;
Management;
Industry Structures;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Financial Services Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Japan
Applegate, Lynda M., and Kristin M. Kohler. "Nasdaq Japan: E-Merging Markets." Harvard Business School Case 802-056, October 2001. (Revised February 2002.)