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- 01 Mar 2022
- Video
Women of Color Lead, Empower & Thrive: A Virtual Event
- 22 Apr 2015
- Video
HBS Fellowships: Diversity in the Field
- 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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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.
- 04 Mar 2024
- What Do You Think?
Do People Want to Work Anymore?
that have a lot of break time). And they work full-time, willing to do whatever needs doing to deliver a “magical” experience for guests, and willing to both teach their jobs and learn other people’s jobs. For this, team members are...
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by James Heskett
- December 2017 (Revised December 2018)
- Case
OCP Group
By: Kristin Fabbe, Forest Reinhardt, Natalie Kindred and Alpana Thapar
This case explores the strategy of OCP Group, the 95% state-owned Moroccan firm charged with managing the North African country’s vast reserves of phosphate. Phosphate was one of the most vital macronutrients for plant health, along with nitrogen and potassium, and...
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Keywords:
OCP;
OCP Group;
Casablanca;
Chemicals;
Operations;
Transformation;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Chemical Industry;
Morocco
Fabbe, Kristin, Forest Reinhardt, Natalie Kindred, and Alpana Thapar. "OCP Group." Harvard Business School Case 718-002, December 2017. (Revised December 2018.)
- Program
Families in Business
Individuals and family enterprises that reflect multiple generations and genders, along with executives from the family enterprise. Read More Teams might include: A chief executive officer or top family business leader and his or her...
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- January 2023
- Case
Inclusion and Diversity at Mars Petcare
By: Katherine Coffman and Tom Quinn
In 2020, the Mars Petcare Leadership Team found themselves dealing with critically important inclusion and diversity issues. Social unrest, including unprecedented protests for racial justice in the U.S. and across the globe, generated an urgency for substantive...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Diversity;
Ethnicity;
Gender;
Race;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Health Industry;
Europe;
North and Central America;
Asia;
South America;
Oceania
Coffman, Katherine, and Tom Quinn. "Inclusion and Diversity at Mars Petcare." Harvard Business School Case 923-005, January 2023.
- July 2016 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
Entrepreneurial Sales and Marketing Vignettes
By: Mark Roberge and Frank Cespedes
Which sales candidate is a startup’s ideal first hire? What marketing channels are best to invest in? How aggressively should an executive team align sales with customer success? Early stage founders, sales leaders, and marketing executives often face one, and...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Marketing;
Entrepreneurial Sales;
Business Startups;
Talent;
Talent Management;
Growth Management;
Marketing Communications;
Social Marketing;
Salesforce Management;
Pricing;
Sales;
Marketing
Roberge, Mark, and Frank Cespedes. "Entrepreneurial Sales and Marketing Vignettes." Harvard Business School Case 817-010, July 2016. (Revised October 2016.)
- February 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Cherkizovsky Group (A), The
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Describes the transformation of a formerly state-owned meat processing plant in Russia into a privately-owned and operated food processing conglomerate under Russia's economic reforms of the 1990s. Among the challenges the CEO, Igor Babaev, and his top management team...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Privatization;
Transformation;
Global Strategy;
Culture;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Russia
Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Cherkizovsky Group (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 399-119, February 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
- 10 Jan 2019
- News
Hard Conversations
- 10 Apr 2018
- Video
Student Impressions of FIELD (updated 2018)
- August 2005 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots (A)
By: John R. Wells and Travis Haglock
What happens when an MBA buys a football team and hires a bunch of MBAs and a coach with an economics degree to run it? In this case, a historic three Super Bowls in five years. The end run Bob Kraft (HBS '65) used to acquire the New England Patriots. Why Kraft ignored...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Management Style;
Motivation and Incentives;
Leading Change;
Management Practices and Processes;
Leadership Style;
Sports;
Management Teams;
Sports Industry;
United States
Wells, John R., and Travis Haglock. "Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots (A)." Harvard Business School Case 706-413, August 2005. (Revised October 2005.)
- 2013
- Working Paper
How Major League Baseball Clubs Have Commercialized Their Investment in Japanese Top Stars
By: Isao Okada and Stephen A. Greyser
When a Major League Baseball club signs a Japanese star player, it obviously tries to commercialize its investment in the player. The initial focus is on home attendance (ticket sales) and television audiences, plus merchandise sales. These elements are similar to... View Details
Okada, Isao, and Stephen A. Greyser. "How Major League Baseball Clubs Have Commercialized Their Investment in Japanese Top Stars." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-029, September 2013.
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Curriculum - MBA
Year 2, students split their time between SEAS and HBS, enrolling in electives at each school. As a cohort, they also take the Designing Technology Ventures course during the fall term, and, during the January and spring terms, complete the Capstone course, in which...
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Shikhar Ghosh
Shikhar Ghosh is a Professor of Management Practice in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. He currently teaches in the elective curriculum and is the course head for 3 Technologies that will Change the World. Shikhar received the Apgar Award for innovation in... View Details
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Strategic Marketing for Driving Growth
responsible for business growth, including related leaders such as heads of sales CEOs and other senior leaders who oversee large marketing budgets Leaders in government and nonprofit organizations who seek more effective ways to further their missions Attendance by...
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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
Recognize how leadership styles and senior team characteristics affect change Make better decisions about change initiatives—even with insufficient information Develop internal communication networks essential to driving initiatives...
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- 24 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World
Would Jack Welch’s Leadership Style Fare in Today’s World? Do Leaders Learn More From Success or Failure? Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:...
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by Avery Forman
- June 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Inditex: 2000
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2000, Inditex was one of the largest specialty apparel retailers in the world, with $2.4 billion in sales from 1,080 stores across 33 countries. Zara, Inditex's main brand, produced popular designer items at a fraction of design-house prices and could push an item...
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Keywords:
Fashion;
Fashion Industry;
Succession;
IPO;
Competition;
Initial Public Offering;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Management Succession;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Retail Industry
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Inditex: 2000." Harvard Business School Case 713-538, June 2013. (Revised March 2014.)