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- 2012
- Book
The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the Twenty-First Century
By: Jay W. Lorsch
This book is a collection of chapters written by Harvard Business School faculty and alums who have experience with corporate boards. It will provide a uniquely HBS perspective on the future of boards.
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Boards Of Directors;
Compensation;
Succession;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Books;
Perspective;
Governance
Lorsch, Jay W., ed. The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the Twenty-First Century. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2012.
- January 2005 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Zipcar: Influencing Customer Behavior
By: Frances X. Frei and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar
At Zipcar, customers share the use of cars and, as a result, rely on each other for their service experience. Customers are required to keep the car clean and the gas tank full and to return the car on time. Told from the perspective of two customers: Sal Fishman, who...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Governance Controls;
Behavior;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Consumer Behavior;
Leasing;
Transportation Industry;
Service Industry;
United States
Frei, Frances X., and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar. "Zipcar: Influencing Customer Behavior." Harvard Business School Case 605-054, January 2005. (Revised June 2005.)
- June 1993
- Case
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A) and (B) (Abridged)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine N. Seger
Describes the largest information systems outsourcing agreement in the industry from the perspectives of both companies involved in the deal.
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Transition;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Contracts;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine N. Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A) and (B) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 193-178, June 1993.
- 25 May 2016
- Video
International student experience
- November 1986 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
Kentucky Fried Chicken (Japan) Ltd.
Describes the internationalization of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food chain, focusing on KFC's entry into Japan. An entrepreneurial country general manager, Lou Weston, battles numerous problems to establish the business and is eventually highly successful....
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Strategic Planning;
Agency Theory;
Perspective;
Corporate Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Japan
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Kentucky Fried Chicken (Japan) Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 387-043, November 1986. (Revised December 1992.)
- June 2023
- Supplement
Applied Intuition (B)
By: Andy Wu
Applied Intuition CEO Qasar Younis shares his perspective on the company's growth opportunities, the future of the autonomy industry, and his personal observations on strategy and leadership in technology.
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Keywords:
Autonomous Vehicles;
Software;
Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Valuation;
Auto Industry;
Technology Industry;
California;
Detroit
Wu, Andy. "Applied Intuition (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 723-870, June 2023. (Click here to access this supplement.)
- 02 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Career Journeys | Maggie Yang
HBS Career & Professional Development sat down with students to talk about their career journeys. Maggie Yang (MBA 2023) discusses the importance of deliberation and perspective in considering a career pivot.
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- 26 Jun 2015
- Video
Experiencing the HBS / HKS Joint Degree Program
- 22 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
The National Park Services: A Mini-Business with a Twist
My internship with the National Park Service has given me a unique perspective on park operations. In my view, each park unit (there are 417 in the U.S.!) runs like a mini-business, with a twist. Generally, each park has the following...
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Keywords:
Nonprofit / Government
- 05 Mar 2015
- News
Marketing to millennials
- September 1994
- Supplement
Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (E-2)
Describes what happened and presents the perspectives of the three executives who played key roles in the process. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Yoshino, Michael Y. "Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (E-2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-063, September 1994.
- 07 Jun 2023
- News
My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back
- January 2005 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Four Deals
Describes four disguised deals with different characteristics from the perspective of the acquirer. Asks students to compare, contrast, and rank the opportunities.
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Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Four Deals." Harvard Business School Case 905-058, January 2005. (Revised April 2006.)
- 11 May 2015
- Video
HBS Professor Ray Goldberg on the History of Sustainable Agribusiness
- 07 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Steve Jobs Legacy
News of the death this week of Steve Jobs reverberated around the world. And the Harvard Business School campus was no exception. Everyone felt a keen sense of loss for a man who was an iconic figure in the worlds of technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and...
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- April 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Designed to generate discussion on the issues of outsourcing from the perspective of a firm thinking about turning over its IS activities to a third-party vendor.
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Keywords:
Management Systems;
Management Style;
Information Technology;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Business Strategy;
Economic Systems;
Business or Company Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business Processes;
Employment;
Emerging Markets;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Information Technology Industry;
Consulting Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-144, April 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
- May 1999
- Background Note
Note on Behavioral Pricing
The note introduces the behavioral or psychological aspects of consumer price acceptance. Begins by reviewing the traditional economic approach to product pricing and consumer price acceptance--namely, that consumers should be willing to purchase anytime a product's...
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Keywords:
Customer Satisfaction;
Decisions;
Fairness;
Price;
Marketing Strategy;
Behavior;
Perspective;
Public Opinion
Gourville, John T. "Note on Behavioral Pricing." Harvard Business School Background Note 599-114, May 1999.
- March 1981 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Corning Glass Works International (A)
Follows the impact of a change in global strategy on a diversified company's global organization structure. Traces two failed attempts at bringing a business perspective to a geographic organization, and poses the problem of what the international division president...
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Keywords:
Disruption;
Framework;
Global Strategy;
Organizational Structure;
Perspective;
Power and Influence
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Michael Y. Yoshino. "Corning Glass Works International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 381-160, March 1981. (Revised October 1998.)
- 2012
- Book
The Handbook for Teaching Leadership: Knowing, Doing, and Being
By: Scott Snook, Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana
The last 25 years have witnessed an explosion in the field of leadership education. This volume brings together leading international scholars across disciplines to chronicle the current state of leadership education and establish a solid foundation on which to grow...
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Keywords:
Change;
Business Education;
Leadership;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Style;
Organizational Structure;
Perspective;
Diversification;
Technology
Snook, Scott, Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana, eds. The Handbook for Teaching Leadership: Knowing, Doing, and Being. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2012.