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- August 1991
- Background Note
Industrial Market Research: Beta Test Site Management
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes the role of BETA tests in the new product development process and presents guidelines for effective test program development.
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Dolan, Robert J. "Industrial Market Research: Beta Test Site Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 592-010, August 1991.
- 26 Oct 2020
- News
Great promise but potential for peril
- 24 Oct 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
How the United States Air Force Accelerated AI Adoption
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Re: Maria P. Roche
- June 2010
- Article
Are You a High Potential?
By: Douglas A. Ready, Jay A. Conger and Linda A. Hill
Some employees are more talented than others, and nearly every company has its method for identifying their high-potential managers. So how can you get on your company's high-potential list? Douglas A. Ready, of the talent-management research center ICEDR; Jay A....
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Employees;
Leadership Development;
Personal Development and Career;
Personal Characteristics
Ready, Douglas A., Jay A. Conger, and Linda A. Hill. "Are You a High Potential?" Harvard Business Review 88, no. 6 (June 2010).
- August 2014 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
Beyoncé
By: Anita Elberse and Stacie Smith
In December 2013, music superstar Beyoncé is about to surprise her fans with the release of her self-titled album. The team at her company Parkwood Entertainment, which general manager Lee Anne Callahan-Longo described as "a management, music, and production company...
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Beyoncé;
Internet and the Web;
Music Entertainment;
Distribution Channels;
Product Launch;
Music Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Stacie Smith. "Beyoncé." Harvard Business School Case 515-036, August 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
- April 2011
- Case
Kay Sunderland: Making the Grade at Attain Learning
By: Linda A. Hill and Heather Beckham
Kay Sunderland is an account director at Attain Learning Inc., a business training solutions company. In January 2011, one of Attain's most important clients, Juan Nunez of Gramen Equipment Company, contacts Sunderland with a request: Nunez would like Attain content...
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Keywords:
Communication;
Interpersonal Relations;
Personal Strategy & Style;
Creativity;
Conflict;
Interdepartmental Relations;
Talent Management;
Management Style;
Interpersonal Communication;
Talent and Talent Management;
Relationships;
Conflict and Resolution;
Communication Strategy;
Power and Influence;
Service Industry
Hill, Linda A., and Heather Beckham. "Kay Sunderland: Making the Grade at Attain Learning." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-289, April 2011.
- 05 Sep 2023
- Book
Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential
In the 1990s, after drugmaker Eli Lilly spent more than a decade and millions of dollars developing the new drug Alimta to treat lung cancer, the medication came up short in effectively treating cancer in...
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by Michael Blanding
- 09 Aug 2022
- News
A Lesson from Google: Can AI Bias be Monitored Internally?
- 20 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews
Minority job applicants are “whitening” their resumes by deleting references to their race with the hope of boosting their shot at jobs, and research shows the strategy is paying off. In fact, companies are...
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All Industries
- Research Summary
Women Entrepreneurs
By: Myra M. Hart
Professor Hart is currently conducting research on women entrepreneurs pursuing high growth strategies. Hart is a member of the Diana Research Group, a team of five professors who have collaborated in an on-going investigation of the unique oppportunities and obstacles...
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- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
New Paths to Success in Asia
with developing China's first all-fiber-optic broadband Internet infrastructure. "The region is rich with research opportunities," McFarlan notes. And the growing...
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by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg
- August 2009 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Genzyme's CSR Dilemma: How to Play its HAND
Genzyme, a global biotechnology company, launches a program to develop therapies for neglected diseases (e.g., malaria, TB), giving away the intellectual property. This case focuses on the decision of which diseases, which partnerships, and which markets should...
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Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Health Care and Treatment;
Intellectual Property;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Partners and Partnerships;
Research and Development;
Biotechnology Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A., Tarun Khanna, and Prithwiraj Choudhury. "Genzyme's CSR Dilemma: How to Play its HAND." Harvard Business School Case 910-407, August 2009. (Revised April 2012.)
- Research Summary
Overview
Matthew's research examines how entrepreneurial organizations and their managers create social and institutional change. His latest project focuses on hybrid organizations that combine aspects of non-profits and companies to create innovative organizational forms. In...
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Michael Chu
Michael Chu was appointed a Senior Lecturer in the General Management Group of the Harvard Business School in July 2003, where he is part of the Social Enterprise Initiative. He is also a Partner Emeritus of the IGNIA Fund, a venture capital firm in Mexico dedicated... View Details
- October 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Tarun Khanna and Ingrid Vargas
In 2005, Haier, China's leading appliance manufacturer, had over $12 billion in worldwide sales and was the third-ranked global appliance brand behind Whirlpool and GE. Describes Haier's rise from a defunct refrigerator factory in China's Qingdao province to an...
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Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Manufacturing Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
China
Palepu, Krishna G., Tarun Khanna, and Ingrid Vargas. "Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global." Harvard Business School Case 706-401, October 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- September 1974 (Revised April 1975)
- Case
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (B)
A consumer attitude survey involving more than 1,000 cranberry users has been conducted. Multivariate statistical procedures including factor analysis, cluster analysis and multiple discriminant analysis have been employed to suggest four attitude segments in the...
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Keywords:
Surveys;
Product Positioning;
Mathematical Methods;
Consumer Behavior;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
DeBruicker, F., and Jan-Erik Modig. "Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 575-040, September 1974. (Revised April 1975.)
- July 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Microsoft: Multimedia Publications (B)
By: Marco Iansiti and Ellen Stein
Microsoft is about to release an apparently successful CD-ROM baseball product. The company is trying to determine what product(s) should be developed next, how it should organize itself, and what role it should play in the development of such products.
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Applications and Software;
Product Design;
Organizational Structure;
Product Launch;
Business Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Washington (state, US)
Iansiti, Marco, and Ellen Stein. "Microsoft: Multimedia Publications (B)." Harvard Business School Case 695-006, July 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- Research Summary
By: Srikant M. Datar
Datar's research interests are in the cost management and management control areas. He
has published his research on activity-based management, quality, productivity, time-based
competition, new product development, bottleneck management, incentives and
...
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- Research Summary
Retailing
Sanghavi has undertaken / acted as lead researcher for numerous research projects for several retail and retail-related organizations in the UK, Europe and USA, and also various government organizations including the European Commission, University of St Gallen,... View Details
- 31 May 2023
- HBS Case
From Prison Cell to Nike’s C-Suite: The Journey of Larry Miller
View Video Editor's note: Watch the video in "full screen" mode for the best viewing experience. Before shaping one of the world’s largest sports brands, Nike executive Larry Miller spent years of his youth and early adulthood behind bars...
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