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- 15 Jan 2013
- News
In Defense of the CEO
- 12 Feb 2015
- Video
Authentic Leadership and the Defense of Marriage Act
- 17 Jun 2022
- News
In Defense of Online Anonymity
- Article
In Defense of Price Promotion
By: Paul Farris and John A. Quelch
Farris, Paul, and John A. Quelch. "In Defense of Price Promotion." MIT Sloan Management Review 29, no. 1 (Fall 1987): 63–70.
- 02 Dec 2008
- News
In Defense Of American Cars
- October 1992 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Randall's Department Stores
By: Walter J. Salmon and Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer
Discusses a well-known traditional department store that confronts a very difficult issue of whether to change its pricing policy from a high-low to an everyday pricing approach. Demands that the student formulate a plan of execution for changing the pricing, if...
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Salmon, Walter J., and Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer. "Randall's Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 593-032, October 1992. (Revised October 1994.)
- November 1989
- Case
Twelve Mini-Case Studies of Defense Acquisition
By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords:
Acquisition
Fox, J. Ronald. "Twelve Mini-Case Studies of Defense Acquisition." Harvard Business School Case 390-054, November 1989.
- August 1978 (Revised June 1988)
- Case
University of Michigan Athletic Department
Keywords:
Sports Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. "University of Michigan Athletic Department." Harvard Business School Case 179-008, August 1978. (Revised June 1988.)
- November 1992
- Article
In Defense of Activity-Based Cost Management
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords:
Cost Management
Kaplan, Robert S. "In Defense of Activity-Based Cost Management." Management Accounting (November 1992): 58–63.
- March 2007
- Article
The Emerging Problem of Embedded Defenses
Subramanian, Guhan. "The Emerging Problem of Embedded Defenses." Harvard Law Review 120, no. 5 (March 2007).
- December 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
ACTC Customer Service Department
Focuses on the young general manager of a new cable TV system and on its customer service department. Jeanne LaFrance, the general manager, has an uneasy feeling about the way in which the department is being managed. She sees symptoms of what she suspects are serious...
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Keywords:
Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Planning;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Performance Evaluation;
Telecommunications Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "ACTC Customer Service Department." Harvard Business School Case 393-056, December 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- Web
Departments - Employment
Working at HBS Departments Harvard Business School is comprised of eighteen different administrative departments and Initiatives. Read below to learn about the department, its...
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- November 1988 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Technology Transfer at a Defense Contractor
By: Linda A. Hill
At a time of great changes in the corporate environment, Larry Yoshino, a design lab manager at Parsons Controls Corp., faces a delay in a costly defense project due to the inability of one of his subordinates to gain the cooperation of engineers at Parsons'...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Conflict Management;
Managerial Roles;
Management Teams;
Employees;
Competitive Strategy;
Projects
Hill, Linda A. "Technology Transfer at a Defense Contractor." Harvard Business School Case 489-084, November 1988. (Revised July 1997.)
- 2016
- Working Paper
Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-Family Narrative as a Social Defense Against the 24/7 Work Culture
By: Irene Padavic, Robin J. Ely and Erin M. Reid
It is widely accepted that the conflict women experience between family obligations and professional jobs’ long hours lies at the heart of their stalled advancement. Yet research suggests that this “work-family narrative” is partial at best: men, too, experience...
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Keywords:
24/7 Work Culture;
Hegemonic Narrative;
Social Defense;
Work-family Conflict;
Systems Psychodynamic Theory;
Work-Life Balance;
Personal Development and Career;
Gender;
Equality and Inequality;
Organizational Culture
Padavic, Irene, Robin J. Ely, and Erin M. Reid. "Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-Family Narrative as a Social Defense Against the 24/7 Work Culture." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-038, October 2016.
- December 2003
- Article
Bargaining in the Shadow of Takeover Defenses
Subramanian, Guhan. "Bargaining in the Shadow of Takeover Defenses." Yale Law Journal 113, no. 3 (December 2003). (Selected by academics as one of the "top ten" articles in corporate/securities law for 2004, out of 439 articles published in that year.)
- 27 Mar 2019
- HBS Seminar
Caitlin Rosenthal, UC Berkeley, Department of History
- January 2006 (Revised June 2008)
- Case
Lehman Brothers (A): Rise of the Equity Research Department
By: Ashish Nanda, Boris Groysberg and Lauren Prusiner
Under Jack Rivkin's leadership, Shearson Lehman's research department rose from relative obscurity to the highest ranking research department on Wall Street within three years. When Rivkin is promoted to head of equity, he wonders how to succeed in his new position. A...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Leadership;
Service Operations;
Organizational Culture;
Research;
Alignment
Nanda, Ashish, Boris Groysberg, and Lauren Prusiner. "Lehman Brothers (A): Rise of the Equity Research Department." Harvard Business School Case 906-034, January 2006. (Revised June 2008.)
- May 2014
- Supplement
RCA: Color Television and the Department of Justice (B)
By: Willy C. Shih and Gregory Dieterich
This case is a supplement to 614-072, which examines the early history of the color television receiver market, and the global consequences of an historic 1958 consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice that opened RCA's patents to licensing by domestic...
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Keywords:
Intellectual Property;
Patents;
Rights;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Business History;
Information Technology;
Information Infrastructure;
Communications Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Electronics Industry;
United States;
Japan
Shih, Willy C., and Gregory Dieterich. "RCA: Color Television and the Department of Justice (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 614-073, May 2014.
- September 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Supplement
Glenn Defense Marine Asia (B)
By: Susanna Gallani, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges and Amram Migdal
This case describes the growth of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) under the leadership of Leonard Glenn Francis. GDMA provided ship husbanding and logistical support services to the United States Navy when Navy ships visited various ports in Southeast Asia. The case...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Governance Controls;
Government and Politics;
Law;
Contracts;
Lawfulness;
Operations;
Shipping Industry;
Service Industry;
Asia;
Southeast Asia;
Malaysia;
Singapore
Gallani, Susanna, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges, and Amram Migdal. "Glenn Defense Marine Asia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 120-037, September 2019. (Revised February 2022.)
- September 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Glenn Defense Marine Asia (A)
By: Susanna Gallani, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges and Amram Migdal
This case describes the growth of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) under the leadership of Leonard Glenn Francis. GDMA provided ship husbanding and logistical support services to the United States Navy when Navy ships visited various ports in Southeast Asia. The case...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Governance Controls;
Government and Politics;
Law;
Contracts;
Lawfulness;
Operations;
Shipping Industry;
Service Industry;
Asia;
Southeast Asia;
Malaysia;
Singapore
Gallani, Susanna, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges, and Amram Migdal. "Glenn Defense Marine Asia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-036, September 2019. (Revised February 2022.)