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- June 2012 (Revised December 2017)
- Case
Marc Rich and Global Commodity Trading
By: Geoffrey Jones and Espen Storli
Examines the career of Marc Rich, the world's leading commodity trader before his criminal indictment in the United States in 1983. The case surveys the historical growth of commodity trading, especially in metals, from the late nineteenth century, and its evolving...
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Commodity Market;
Natural Resources;
Metals and Minerals;
Business History;
Entrepreneurship;
Service Industry;
Mining Industry;
Africa;
Europe;
Middle East;
North and Central America;
Israel;
South Africa;
Iran
Jones, Geoffrey, and Espen Storli. "Marc Rich and Global Commodity Trading." Harvard Business School Case 813-020, June 2012. (Revised December 2017.)
- 02 Aug 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Discrimination, Disenfranchisement and African American WWII Military Enlistment
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by Nancy Qian and Marco Tabellini
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
On Tuesday, the family of deceased musician and celebrated marijuana user Bob Marley announced what it claimed will be the first global cannabis brand, Marley Natural. Suddenly, marijuana is a growth industry—and increasingly, a legal one. When the smoke cleared after...
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- 07 Jan 2022
- News
Senior Lecturer Kristin Mugford: Experiential
- 11 May 2016
- News
Who Owns Space?
- 03 Oct 2019
- News
What Backers Of The Green New Deal Can Learn From FDR
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
for managers to view nostalgia as having value within their organizations. However, a growing body of research reveals that it’s an important psychological resource that helps individuals cope with life’s stressors, build strong relationships, find and maintain View Details
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All Industries
- 17 Jan 2014
- News
Micromanagement won’t deliver value says business guru
- 02 Oct 2013
- News
Clay Christensen: The Wrong Kind of Innovation
- 25 Jul 2017
- News
Travel Podcasts for Summer Trips
- June 2005 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
By: John R. Wells and Travis Haglock
Can a short-sleeved, sandal-wearing, college dropout create a company manifesting love, joy, and happiness? Chainsaw John Mackey did. This CEO took a five-month sabbatical to hike the Appalachian Trail. More credentials: Sales-per-square foot of $690 and rising. Hiring...
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Keywords:
Management Style;
Motivation and Incentives;
Food;
Management Practices and Processes;
Groups and Teams;
Success;
Leadership Style;
Management Teams;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Emerging Markets;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Wells, John R., and Travis Haglock. "Whole Foods Market, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 705-476, June 2005. (Revised April 2008.)
- 2014
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Marketing Reading: Brand Positioning
By: Jill Avery and Sunil Gupta
This Reading addresses the principles of brand positioning and demonstrates how companies can strategically craft powerful, resonant, and unique brand positions to help products stand out amidst the cacophony of the marketplace. Strategic brand positioning provides...
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Keywords:
Brand Positioning;
Branding;
Consumer Research;
Defensive Strategies;
Market Positioning;
Marketing;
Product Differentiation;
Product Positioning;
Strategic Positioning;
Value Proposition;
Customer Relationship Management;
Organizational Structure;
Customer Satisfaction;
Brands and Branding
Avery, Jill, and Sunil Gupta. "Marketing Reading: Brand Positioning." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing 8197, 2014.
- August 2023
- Technical Note
Two Ways of Pursuing a Calling
By: Leslie Perlow and Hannah Weisman
Work can be a means to a financial end, a stepping stone to higher-level jobs, or a meaningful end in itself: a calling. The technical note provides an overview of two different ways people can pursue a calling: with an internal focus or external focus.
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- 27 Oct 2010
- News
Advertisers Gamble on World Series
- November 1991 (Revised April 2002)
- Background Note
Note on Foreign Currency Swaps
By: W. Carl Kester
Provides descriptive background about the development of an international market for currency swaps and, by means of a detailed example, instructs readers in the determination of swap flows and all-in costs of financing using market swap rates. A rewritten version of...
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Currency
Kester, W. Carl. "Note on Foreign Currency Swaps." Harvard Business School Background Note 292-043, November 1991. (Revised April 2002.)
- June 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Becton Dickinson (D): Strategic Human Resource Management Profiling
By: Michael Beer
Describes a strategic human resource management process applied at the business unit and corporate level. The purpose of the process is to provide a means for aligning human resource management policies and practices with strategy and to hold managers accountable for...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Human Resources;
Business or Company Management;
Strategic Planning;
Corporate Strategy;
Health Industry
Beer, Michael. "Becton Dickinson (D): Strategic Human Resource Management Profiling." Harvard Business School Case 491-155, June 1991. (Revised March 1995.)
- 07 Jun 2013
- News
New Guru: Michael Norton of Harvard Business School
- Career Coach
Kendall Borges
and alumni to define their career vision and act on it through developing a pitch, finding opportunities, identifying networks – and much more. She enjoys helping clients discover what brings them joy, purpose and meaning and how to...
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- February 2021 (Revised August 2021)
- Case
Equity Bank: Challenging a Giant
By: Lauren H. Cohen, Michael Chitavi and Spencer C. N. Hagist
Equity Bank and CEO Dr. James Mwangi must find a way to advance from their hard-fought ascension to second largest bank in Kenya by toppling financial giant Safaricom. Doing so means developing a new strategy and tackling technological frontiers no institution in the...
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Cohen, Lauren H., Michael Chitavi, and Spencer C. N. Hagist. "Equity Bank: Challenging a Giant." Harvard Business School Case 221-080, February 2021. (Revised August 2021.)
- October 1978 (Revised August 1985)
- Background Note
Product Life Cycle
Introduces the student to the concept of the product life cycle. The meaning and fundamental underpinnings of the product life cycle are presented. Further, the nature of market and competitive forces at different stages in the life cycle, and the implications for...
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Product
Capon, Noel. "Product Life Cycle." Harvard Business School Background Note 579-072, October 1978. (Revised August 1985.)