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- February 2009 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
Publicis Groupe 2009: Toward a Digital Transformation
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
After a series of acquisitions, Maurice Levy, the Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, had created the fourth largest marketing and communications company in the world. His next major challenge was managing the firm's digital transformation. In December 2006, the...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Transformation;
Financial Crisis;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Leading Change;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Expansion;
Information Technology;
Advertising Industry;
Communications Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Matthew Bird. "Publicis Groupe 2009: Toward a Digital Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 309-085, February 2009. (Revised March 2009.)
- January 2003 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
Adams Capital Management: March 2002
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
In March 2002, the five partners of Adams Capital Management (ACM), a venture capital firm investing in information technology telecommunications with $700 million under management, gathered to discuss whether they should change their strategy in view of the prolonged...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Venture Capital;
Investment Portfolio;
Business or Company Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Adams Capital Management: March 2002." Harvard Business School Case 803-143, January 2003. (Revised June 2003.)
- March 1990 (Revised March 1992)
- Supplement
Mary Kay Cosmetics: Sales Force Incentives (B)
By: Robert L. Simons
Details the changes made to the VIP automobile plan.
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Simons, Robert L. "Mary Kay Cosmetics: Sales Force Incentives (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 190-122, March 1990. (Revised March 1992.)
- March 2011
- Article
The New M&A Playbook
By: Clayton M. Christensen, Richard Alton, Curtis Rising and Andrew Waldeck
Companies spend more than $2 trillion on acquisitions every year, yet the M&A failure rate is between 70% and 90%. Executives can dramatically increase their odds of success, the authors argue, if they understand how to select targets, how much to pay for them, and...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Model;
Disruptive Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Integration
Christensen, Clayton M., Richard Alton, Curtis Rising, and Andrew Waldeck. "The New M&A Playbook." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 3 (March 2011).
- May 1990 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Traces the development of a Swedish furniture retailer under the leadership of an innovative and unconventional entrepreneur whose approaches redefine the nature and structure of the industry. Traces IKEA's growth from a tiny mail order business to the world's largest...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development;
Innovation Strategy;
Leadership;
Management Succession;
Distribution;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Expansion;
Value;
Retail Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA." Harvard Business School Case 390-132, May 1990. (Revised July 1996.)
- 02 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to...
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by Rachel Layne
- Web
MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences - MBA
future leaders of technology ventures, the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program will provide a strong foundation in general management and convey concepts and builds skills in engineering, design, and innovation management. HBS gratefully...
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- August 1993
- Case
General Motors: Smith's Dilemma
By: Nitin Nohria and Sandy Green
Discusses Roger Smith's tenure as CEO of General Motors. Describes his vision for changing General Motors, and how he went about implementing that vision.
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Management Teams;
Leadership Style;
Auto Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Nohria, Nitin, and Sandy Green. "General Motors: Smith's Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 494-020, August 1993.
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management Authors:Maria Guadalupe, Hongyi Li, and Julie Wulf Abstract This paper shows that top management structures in large U.S. firms have radically View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
In the decades prior to the advent of radial tires," writes Donald Sull in Business History Review, "Firestone Tire & Rubber was viewed by some observers as the best managed U.S. tire company." But in the face of French...
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- July 2020
- Article
Who Should Select New Employees, Headquarters or the Unit Manager? Consequences of Centralizing Hiring at a Retail Chain
By: Carolyn Deller and Tatiana Sandino
We examine how changing the allocation of hiring decision rights in a multiunit organization affects employee-firm match quality, contingent on a unit’s circumstances. Our research site, a U.S. retail chain, switched from a decentralized hiring model (hiring by...
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Keywords:
Control;
Selection;
Decentralization;
Company Values;
Retail Chains;
Employees;
Selection and Staffing;
Local Range;
Business Headquarters;
Decision Making
Deller, Carolyn, and Tatiana Sandino. "Who Should Select New Employees, Headquarters or the Unit Manager? Consequences of Centralizing Hiring at a Retail Chain." Accounting Review 95, no. 4 (July 2020): 173–198.
- September 2016
- Case
Financial Services at Falabella (A)
By: C. Fritz Foley and Agustin M. Hurtado
In 2010, the board and senior management team of Falabella, a leading retailer with operations throughout Latin America, faced choices about what to do with its financial services division. More than 4.5 million customers had CMR credit cards that could be used in...
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Keywords:
Consumer Credit;
Financial Institutions;
Personal Finance;
Financial Management;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Banking Industry;
Retail Industry;
Latin America;
Chile;
Argentina;
Colombia;
Peru
Foley, C. Fritz, and Agustin M. Hurtado. "Financial Services at Falabella (A)." Harvard Business School Case 217-016, September 2016.
- May 2007 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Bankinter: Deploying the Mortgage Simulator to the Branches
Describes how Bankinter, a mid-sized Spanish bank, altered the information set available to its customer-facing employees. In the spring of 2003, Bankinter introduced an Excel-based program called the Mortgage Simulator that helped branch managers calculate the price...
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Keywords:
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Banks and Banking;
Mortgages;
Employees;
Motivation and Incentives;
Spain
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, and Katherine Miller. "Bankinter: Deploying the Mortgage Simulator to the Branches." Harvard Business School Case 107-070, May 2007. (Revised January 2011.)
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Northwest Airlines: Strategic Alliance and Strategic Position--May 1996
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Describes the strategic position of Northwest Airlines in 1996 and discusses its financial rebound and changes and improvements since the 1993 restructuring agreement. Describes the company's new strategy and its management of principal strategic assets, focusing at...
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Keywords:
Air Transportation;
Restructuring;
Alliances;
Competitive Strategy;
Government Administration;
Cooperation;
Business Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States;
Netherlands
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Strategic Alliance and Strategic Position--May 1996." Harvard Business School Case 897-034, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- 31 May 2016
- HBS Seminar
Sandra Sucher, Harvard Business School
- November 2015 (Revised August 2016)
- Case
Unilever's New Global Strategy: Competing through Sustainability
In January 2009, when Paul Polman was appointed CEO of Unilever, he inherited a company in long-term decline at the beginning of a major global financial crisis. As the first outsider ever recruited to lead the company, Polman lost little time in challenging the...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Competitive Strategy;
Environmental Sustainability;
Consumer Products Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Unilever's New Global Strategy: Competing through Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 916-414, November 2015. (Revised August 2016.)
- January 2014 (Revised June 2015)
- Case
Amgen Inc.: Pursuing Innovation and Imitation? (A)
By: Ian W. Mackenzie
Set in 2009, the (A) case explores whether Amgen, a leading innovator of biotech-based drugs, should enter the emerging business of biosimilars (BS), which are essentially 'me-too' products. There appear to be sound reasons to explore this related diversification:...
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Mackenzie, Ian W. "Amgen Inc.: Pursuing Innovation and Imitation? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 714-424, January 2014. (Revised June 2015.)
- March 2000 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A)
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Wozny
Describes the evolution of Microsoft's human-resource philosophies, policies, and practices and how they used as a core of the company's competitive advantage. In particular, the focus is on how Microsoft tried to retain its ability to recruit, develop, motivate, and...
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Keywords:
Human Resources;
Retention;
Recruitment;
Competitive Advantage;
Motivation and Incentives;
Business Startups;
Talent and Talent Management
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Meg Wozny. "Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A)." Harvard Business School Case 300-001, March 2000. (Revised July 2001.)
- October 2023
- Case
Making Progress at Progress Software (A)
By: Katherine Coffman, Hannah Riley Bowles and Alexis Lefort
In this case, the Human Capital team at Progress Software has identified that some employees have a hard time understanding how to advance within Progress. This realization leads the team to develop several major people-process innovations: the introduction of...
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- January 2024
- Case
Colbún and Chile’s Energy Transition
By: Forest Reinhardt, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal
In May 2023, Colbún, Chile’s second-largest electricity generator, plans capacity expansions using renewable energy and storage. This strategy supports Chile’s commitment to carbon neutrality (also known as net zero emissions) by 2050. The case delves into the...
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Keywords:
Transition;
Energy Generation;
Renewable Energy;
Climate Change;
Investment;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Infrastructure;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Expansion;
Energy Industry;
Latin America;
South America;
Chile
Reinhardt, Forest, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago, and Mariana Cal. "Colbún and Chile's Energy Transition." Harvard Business School Case 724-026, January 2024.