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PhD Programs - Doctoral
how information affects resource allocation with and across firms, the behavior of shareholders, regulators, customers, and suppliers, and the process by which information is...
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- October 2013
- Supplement
Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (C)
By: Forest Reinhardt, Mayuka Yamazaki and G.A. Donovan
The (A) case describes the launch of a new passenger vehicle in China, produced jointly by Nissan of Japan and by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Early sales results following the April 2012 launch were disappointing and the joint venture's managers had to decide how to...
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Keywords:
China;
Japan;
Environment;
Sustainability;
Cross-cultural/cross-border;
Competitive Strategy;
Product Launch;
Global Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Crisis Management;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Auto Industry;
China;
Japan
Reinhardt, Forest, Mayuka Yamazaki, and G.A. Donovan. "Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 714-016, October 2013.
- October 2013
- Case
Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (A)
By: Forest Reinhardt, Mayuka Yamazaki and G.A. Donovan
The (A) case describes the launch of a new passenger vehicle in China, produced jointly by Nissan of Japan and by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Early sales results following the April 2012 launch were disappointing and the joint venture's managers had to decide how to...
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Keywords:
China;
Japan;
Cross-cultural/cross-border;
Multinational Firms;
Competitive Strategy;
Product Launch;
Global Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Crisis Management;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Auto Industry;
China;
Japan
Reinhardt, Forest, Mayuka Yamazaki, and G.A. Donovan. "Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 714-014, October 2013.
- 07 Feb 2017
- News
Online prices cheaper than in store? Not so fast
- 08 Nov 2021
- Video
HBS VC Path
- March 1991 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
Berkshire Partners
Berkshire Partners is a limited partnership engaged in the acquisition of companies valued between $25 million and $250 million. The purpose of the case is to examine the resources of the firm and discuss the firm's competitive advantage vis-a-vis other types of...
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Keywords:
Working Capital;
Partners and Partnerships;
Competitive Advantage;
Acquisition;
Corporate Finance
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Berkshire Partners." Harvard Business School Case 391-091, March 1991. (Revised August 1994.)
- November 1999
- Case
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (B)
DuPont must decide whether to launch a new non-GM (genetically modified) soybean that is tolerant to chemical sprays. In the face of rapid introductions of GM products by competitors, DuPont faces the challenge of ensuring the identity preservation of its new product...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Genetics;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
West, Jonathan, and Christian G. Kasper. "E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (B)." Harvard Business School Case 600-051, November 1999.
- Teaching Interest
Supply Chain Management
The Supply Chain Management (SCM) course builds on aspects of the first-year Technology and Operations Management (RC TOM) course. However, whereas RC TOM focuses primarily on developing and producing products and services, SCM emphasizes managing... View Details
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Faculty & Research
& Conferences May 15 15 May 2024 Noam Yuchtman, London School of Economics May 15 15 May 2024 Ian Martin, London School of Economics More Seminars & Conferences Recent Publications Enhancing View Details
- June 2014
- Simulation
Balanced Scorecard Simulation
By: V.G. Narayanan
In this multi-player simulation, students experience the benefits and challenges of using a scorecard to implement strategic initiatives and monitor firm performance. Small teams of students work together to choose a strategy for their company, create a strategy map,...
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- Web
Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online
Excel to assess the impact of changes on an entire population or estimate differences between populations Interpret the results of a series of website A/B tests 8 hrs Module 4...
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- January 1983 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Neill Hance
Neill Hance takes advantage of all available information and resources to insure a smooth entry into a culture--an entry that would have normally been rather difficult to deal with because of stereotyping and perceived threat.
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Keywords:
Knowledge Acquisition;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career;
Planning;
Prejudice and Bias
Sathe, Vijay V., and Mark Rhodes. "Neill Hance." Harvard Business School Case 483-086, January 1983. (Revised July 2007.)
- Article
Unconscious Bias Training That Works
By: Francesca Gino and Katherine Coffman
To become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, many companies have turned to unconscious bias (UB) training. By raising awareness of the mental shortcuts that lead to snap judgments—often based on race and gender—about people’s talents or character, it strives to...
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Keywords:
Implicit Bias;
Social Integration;
Empathy;
Prejudice and Bias;
Employees;
Training;
Attitudes;
Behavior;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Gino, Francesca, and Katherine Coffman. "Unconscious Bias Training That Works." Harvard Business Review 99, no. 5 (September–October 2021): 114–123.
- January 2002
- Case
IBM's Reinventing Education (B): West Virginia
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Daniel Galvin
Describes IBM's ongoing Reinventing Education initiative to improve K-12 public education via information technology developed by IBM's engineers and consultants. Focuses on one site, West Virginia, to reveal how IBM and the state created a mutually beneficial...
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Keywords:
Programs;
Partners and Partnerships;
Information Technology;
Education;
Business and Community Relations;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
West Virginia
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Daniel Galvin. "IBM's Reinventing Education (B): West Virginia." Harvard Business School Case 302-076, January 2002.
- September 1988
- Case
Frontier Airlines, Inc. (A) (Condensed)
Describes a regional airline that is on the losing end of a strategic application of information technology. Management is focusing on internal data processing issues while its principal, and larger, competitor is using its computerized reservations system to gain...
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Keywords:
Adoption;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Technology;
Air Transportation;
Air Transportation Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Frontier Airlines, Inc. (A) (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 189-074, September 1988.
- Web
Design Thinking Course | HBS Online
Highlights The Curse of Knowledge The Elephant and Rider Framework A New Healthcare Model at Royal Philips ShowHide Details Concepts Overcoming Developer and User Bias Strategies for Communicating Value...
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- June 1999
- Teaching Note
Markets for Technology and the Returns on Research TN
By: Clayton M. Christensen
The purpose of the readings and class discussion is to help students understand why it often is so difficult for companies that conduct research to capture its value in their commercial businesses. Often new technology leaks more easily to the market. Students can...
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- 2011
- Working Paper
Top Executive Background and Financial Reporting Choice
By: Francois Brochet and Kyle Travis Welch
We study the role of executive functional background in explaining management discretion in financial reporting. Taking goodwill impairment as our reporting setting, we focus on top executives (CEOs and CFOs) whose employment history includes experience in investment...
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Keywords:
Financial Reporting;
Goodwill Accounting;
Experience and Expertise;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Managerial Roles;
Agency Theory
Brochet, Francois, and Kyle Travis Welch. "Top Executive Background and Financial Reporting Choice." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-088, February 2011. (Revised November 2011.)
- Article
Corporate Social Responsibility and Access to Finance
By: Beiting Cheng, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
In this paper, we investigate whether superior performance on corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies leads to better access to finance. We hypothesize that better access to finance can be attributed to a) reduced agency costs due to enhanced stakeholder...
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Sustainability;
Capital Constraints;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
Stakeholder Engagement;
Disclosure;
Corporate Disclosure;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Capital
Cheng, Beiting, Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim. "Corporate Social Responsibility and Access to Finance." Strategic Management Journal 35, no. 1 (January 2014): 1–23.