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- September 2002
- Case
Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (B): The Performance Agenda
Describes the implementation in Seattle Public Schools, under the direction of Superintendent Joseph Olchefske, of a systemwide standards and accountability scheme, known as the Performance Agenda. The Performance Agenda set academic standards for students and defined...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Management Practices and Processes;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Education;
Education Industry;
Seattle
Leschly, Stig. "Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (B): The Performance Agenda." Harvard Business School Case 803-038, September 2002.
- February 1997 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Tale of Two Electronic Components Distributors
By: Ananth Raman and Bharat P. Rao
Discusses the role of distribution intermediaries in the electronic components industry, and describes operations at two of these distributors. Serves as a vehicle to discuss the functions provided by distributors in the channel. Also lets students understand the...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Distribution Channels;
Consolidation;
Internet;
Distribution Industry;
Electronics Industry
Raman, Ananth, and Bharat P. Rao. "Tale of Two Electronic Components Distributors." Harvard Business School Case 697-064, February 1997. (Revised November 2007.)
- Teaching Interest
Startup Operations
By: Julia B. Austin
Startup Operations is designed to provide hands-on guidance through the early stages of building your business. Students will test assumptions and hypotheses to evolve their product, build their strategic and operating roadmaps, create organizational plans and...
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- 2021
- White Paper
Go Out and Innovate! Perspectives on Educating Health Care Leadership in the Time of Innovation
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Anthony Stanowski, Edward Schumacher, Eugene Schneller, Kaveh Safavi, Quint Studer, Andrew Jay, Tom Robinson and Kevin Mahoney
The CAHME Innovation Council unanimously believes that education is essential. In evaluating the competency domain of management and leadership, and learning from programs that prioritize innovation, we ask how do we develop competencies in future leaders to succeed in...
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Keywords:
Health Care;
Health Care Industry;
Health Care Entrepreneurship;
Innovation;
Innovation & Entrepreneurship;
Health Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., Anthony Stanowski, Edward Schumacher, Eugene Schneller, Kaveh Safavi, Quint Studer, Andrew Jay, Tom Robinson, and Kevin Mahoney. "Go Out and Innovate! Perspectives on Educating Health Care Leadership in the Time of Innovation." White Paper, Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME), November 2021.
- August 2015 (Revised January 2017)
- Technical Note
From Correlation to Causation
By: Feng Zhu and Karim R. Lakhani
To make sound business decisions, managers must be comfortable with the concepts of correlation and causation. This background note provides an overview of correlation and causation using examples and explains why the former does not imply the latter. It also describes...
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Zhu, Feng, and Karim R. Lakhani. "From Correlation to Causation." Harvard Business School Technical Note 616-009, August 2015. (Revised January 2017.)
- August 1988 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
Texas Instruments: Cost of Quality (A)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Texas Instruments implements a Cost of Quality (COQ) system as part of a company-wide "Total Quality Thrust." After several years of operation, group management questions whether or not the COQ system should be updated to make it more useful in identifying areas for...
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Kaplan, Robert S. "Texas Instruments: Cost of Quality (A)." Harvard Business School Case 189-029, August 1988. (Revised November 1988.)
- July 1997 (Revised February 1998)
- Case
Aladdin Knowledge Systems
By: John A. Quelch
The founder, president, and CEO of a leading software security company has just announced the $5.1 million cash acquisition of a key competitor. As a result, his company becomes the market share leader in Europe and number two in the United States. But now, he and the...
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Keywords:
Distribution;
Marketing;
Applications and Software;
Globalization;
Acquisition;
Sales;
Information Technology Industry;
United States;
Europe
Quelch, John A., and Robin Root. "Aladdin Knowledge Systems." Harvard Business School Case 598-018, July 1997. (Revised February 1998.)
- 18 Sep 2015
- News
A Toxic Work World
- 26 Sep 2012
- News
140 Characters of Risk: Some CEOs Fear Twitter
- 02 Jan 2013
- News
Do good ethics make good business?
- 23 Mar 2021
- News
Should Gig Work Be Government-Run?
- 02 Jun 2019
- News
Charity begins at work
- 19 Jun 2018
- News
The Other Diversity Dividend
- 15 Aug 2016
- News
How to Tackle Your Toughest Decisions
- TeachingInterests
FIELD 3: Integrative Intelligence
FIELD 3 brings the entire first-year experience together by challenging students to synthesize the knowledge, skills, and tools acquired in the RC within a real microbusiness they must design and launch themselves. Building on HBS's historic strength in the case...
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- October 2005 (Revised September 2006)
- Case
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
One of Boston's main cultural attractions, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), has experienced a steady decline of its core audience over the last decade. The museum's executive director attempted to bridge the shortfall by staging new, innovative, special exhibitions,...
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Keywords:
Product Marketing;
Growth Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Capital;
Financing and Loans;
Service Operations;
Consumer Behavior
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Museum of Fine Arts Boston." Harvard Business School Case 506-027, October 2005. (Revised September 2006.)
- November 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Granny's Goodies, Inc.
By: Das Narayandas and Katherine B. Korman
The young entrepreneurs of Granny's Goodies, Inc., a corporate gift package specialist, face the challenge of finding ways to create consistent revenue streams and reduce sales costs. Outside of a few long-term contracts, the two founders have had to work very hard for...
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Customer Relationship Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Cost Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Design;
Problems and Challenges;
Sales;
Segmentation;
Service Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Katherine B. Korman. "Granny's Goodies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 500-049, November 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- August 2014 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Husk Power
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Sid Misra
In late 2013, Husk Power Systems found itself falling further and further behind plan. The founding CEO had decided to resign. His co-founder is faced with the decision of quitting his corporate job in the US to head to India and help form a new management team. Husk...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Energy Generation;
Renewable Energy;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Foreign Direct Investment;
International Finance;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Crime and Corruption;
Employee Relationship Management;
Independent Innovation and Invention;
Employment;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Style;
Management Succession;
Management Skills;
Emerging Markets;
Social Psychology;
Culture;
Business Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Energy Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Utilities Industry;
Africa;
India;
United States
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Sid Misra. "Husk Power." Harvard Business School Case 815-023, August 2014. (Revised May 2016.)
- June 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Plum Creek Timber (B)
By: Max H. Bazerman, Jack Troast, Hannah Bowles and Nicole Nasser
Plum Creek Timber Co. decides to go ahead with negotiations for a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) on its Pacific Northwest properties. HCP represents a new form of public-private-sector collaboration and innovation to improve upon command-and-control environmental...
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Keywords:
Conflict of Interests;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Participants;
Environmental Sustainability;
Business and Government Relations;
Forest Products Industry;
United States
Bazerman, Max H., Jack Troast, Hannah Bowles, and Nicole Nasser. "Plum Creek Timber (B)." Harvard Business School Case 801-399, June 2001. (Revised November 2001.)