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- February 2021
- Case
Digital Manufacturing at Amgen
By: Shane Greenstein, Kyle R. Myers and Sarah Mehta
This case discusses efforts made by biotechnology (biotech) company Amgen to introduce digital technologies into its manufacturing processes. Doing so is complicated by the fact that the process for manufacturing biologics—or therapeutics made from living cells—is...
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Keywords:
Digital Technologies;
Change;
Change Management;
Decision Making;
Cost vs Benefits;
Decisions;
Information;
Analytics and Data Science;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Jobs and Positions;
Knowledge;
Leadership;
Organizational Culture;
Science;
Strategy;
Information Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States;
California;
Puerto Rico;
Rhode Island
Greenstein, Shane, Kyle R. Myers, and Sarah Mehta. "Digital Manufacturing at Amgen." Harvard Business School Case 621-008, February 2021.
- October 1997
- Case
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (B)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Elaine V. Backman
Outlines the process of strategy reinvention adopted by Planned Parenthood. It lays out the new strategic proposals, and the reactions of the various constituencies to those proposals.
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Framework;
Core Relationships;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Adaptation;
Health Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Elaine V. Backman. "Planned Parenthood Federation of America (B)." Harvard Business School Case 598-002, October 1997.
- September 2000 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
Managing IBM Research in Internet Time
IBM must adapt its research process to the volatility of the Internet market. Issues include incentives, research charter, reward systems, and linkages to business units and customers.
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Chesbrough, Henry W. "Managing IBM Research in Internet Time." Harvard Business School Case 601-058, September 2000. (Revised January 2001.)
- October 2005 (Revised October 2006)
- Background Note
Marketing Promotions
Introduces the major communication vehicles and the process by which they can be brought together in an integrated marketing communications plan.
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Keywords:
Marketing Communications
Wosinska, Marta. "Marketing Promotions." Harvard Business School Background Note 506-028, October 2005. (Revised October 2006.)
- 08 Jan 2021
- Video
The HBS Case Method Defined
- August 1997 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (B): The Second Profiling Iteration
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Describes the process of transforming a recently formed division of Hewlett-Packard.
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Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (B): The Second Profiling Iteration." Harvard Business School Case 498-016, August 1997. (Revised July 1999.)
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Aiyesha Dey
Professor Dey’s research explores governance and agency conflicts, board structure, governance regulation and corporate behavior, ownership structure, and the relation between executives’ characteristics and corporate behavior. In analyzing corporate governance...
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- 2009
- Working Paper
Corporate Social Entrepreneurship
By: James E. Austin and Ezequiel Reficco
Corporate Social Entrepreneurship (CSE) is a process aimed at enabling business to develop more advanced and powerful forms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship
Austin, James E., and Ezequiel Reficco. "Corporate Social Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-101, March 2009.
- August 2003 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Building to a Crescendo
By: Noam T. Wasserman and Vishesh Kumar
Examines the efforts of an early-stage venture capital firm to formalize processes and build a pyramidal organization in an industry dominated by informal, unpyramidal structures.
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Wasserman, Noam T., and Vishesh Kumar. "Building to a Crescendo." Harvard Business School Case 804-009, August 2003. (Revised April 2004.)
- 18 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
Better by the Bunch: Evaluating Job Candidates in Groups
Bazerman, the paper is a great illustration of the collaborative process among the various schools at Harvard. "Working with Iris Bohnet and Alexandra van Geen is a good example of this," he says....
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by Maggie Starvish
- March 2008
- Article
Is Yours a Learning Organization?
By: David A. Garvin, Amy C. Edmondson and Francesca Gino
This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. An organization with a strong learning culture faces the unpredictable deftly....
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Keywords:
Interpersonal Communication;
Learning;
Surveys;
Leading Change;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Organizational Culture
Garvin, David A., Amy C. Edmondson, and Francesca Gino. "Is Yours a Learning Organization?" Harvard Business Review 86, no. 3 (March 2008): 109–116.
- 20 Nov 2019
- Video
Seema Aziz
Seema Aziz, founder of high quality fabrics company Sefam in Pakistan, describes the process of creating a corporate culture of excellence and attention to detail.
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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 2001 (Revised March 2003)
- Background Note
Comments on the Second Toyota Paradox: With appendix on modularity for managing complex-systems design
Two groups of people start out with the same task, equipped with the same resources and the same initial conditions. One, however, consistently beats the other. What are the differences between what the two groups are doing, and what can we adopt from the better...
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Spear, Steven J. "Comments on the Second Toyota Paradox: With appendix on modularity for managing complex-systems design." Harvard Business School Background Note 602-035, August 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
- 07 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
7 Coming Out Stories from the HBS PRIDE Club
their LGBTQ+ status private. We accept everyone in any stage of their coming out process and hope that you will be inspired by the stories of these students as they continue to grapple with a world that is...
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Seeing Both Sides
The purpose of this blog is to provide transparency into the venture capital process and to give entrepreneurs advice on company building.
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- 14 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation
With travel restrictions and physical distancing recommendations in place, organizations planning to hire full-time employees or interns in the coming year are reviewing their recruiting processes View Details
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All Industries
- October 2017
- Article
Observability Increases the Demand for Commitment Devices
By: Christine L. Exley and Jeffrey K. Naecker
Previous research often interprets the choice to restrict one’s future opportunity set as evidence for sophisticated time inconsistency. We propose an additional mechanism that may contribute to the demand for commitment technology: the desire to signal to others. We...
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Exley, Christine L., and Jeffrey K. Naecker. "Observability Increases the Demand for Commitment Devices." Management Science 63, no. 10 (October 2017): 3262–3267.
- November 2012 (Revised January 2014)
- Case
HCA, Inc. LBO Exit
This case discusses the events following the 2006 $33.2 billion buyout of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) by a consortium of private equity firms, including Bain Capital, KKR, and Merrill Lynch's private equity arm. The case highlights some of the core features...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Stockholders;
Dividends;
Private Equity;
Initial Public Offering
Ivashina, Victoria. "HCA, Inc. LBO Exit." Harvard Business School Case 813-056, November 2012. (Revised January 2014.)
- January 2017 (Revised August 2017)
- Case
Earl Gordon - Eastern Circle
By: Steven Rogers and Greg White
This case follows an African-American entrepreneur through the process of sourcing a potential acquisition, valuing a company, and securing the funding to purchase the company. This entrepreneur must decide if he should close the deal and which financing term sheet to...
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Keywords:
Negotiations;
Manufacturing;
LBO;
Leveraged Buyout;
Entrepreneurship;
Term Sheets;
Deal Structuring;
Financial Statements;
Acquisition;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Business Model;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Cost vs Benefits;
Cash Flow;
Borrowing and Debt;
Cost of Capital;
Private Equity;
Negotiation Deal;
Negotiation Offer;
Negotiation Process;
Valuation;
Value Creation;
California
Rogers, Steven, and Greg White. "Earl Gordon - Eastern Circle." Harvard Business School Case 317-061, January 2017. (Revised August 2017.)