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- 14 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World
change—business leaders have entered a new era requiring new ways of leading. Traditional management methods seem no longer sufficient to address the volume of change we are seeing. I label this VUCA 2.0. In a 1998 report designed to...
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by Bill George
- January 2022
- Background Note
Residual Income Valuation Model
By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Albert Shin
This note explains the residual income valuation model (RIM), how it relates to "traditional" valuation models, the intuition behind its use, and empirical research related to its value relevance. RIM is theoretically equivalent to the dividend discount model and the...
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Residual Income Valuation;
Valuation;
Research;
Theory;
Measurement and Metrics;
Performance;
Financial Management;
Business Strategy
Wang, Charles C.Y., and Albert Shin. "Residual Income Valuation Model." Harvard Business School Background Note 122-070, January 2022.
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
strategic management and to the literature on information disclosure. Download working paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1836472 Financial vs. Strategic Buyers By: Martos-Vila, Marc,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- April 2021 (Revised July 2021)
- Case
Public Equities Impact Investing at BlackRock
By: Shawn A. Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi, Michael Norris and John Masko
In early 2021, BlackRock—the world’s largest asset manager with $9 trillion in assets under management (AUM)—sought to become a leader in promoting environmental and social sustainability. Over the previous ten years, CEO Larry Fink had written an annual open letter to...
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Impact Investing;
Renewable Energy;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Equity;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Financial Management;
Investment Funds;
Investment Return;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Cole, Shawn A., Vikram S. Gandhi, Michael Norris, and John Masko. "Public Equities Impact Investing at BlackRock." Harvard Business School Case 221-066, April 2021. (Revised July 2021.)
- Jul 03 2014
- Testimonial
Strategies for Continuing the Leadership Journey
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
chosen strategy. By enabling an honest, organization-wide, and public conversation, senior management teams, working collaboratively with scholar-consultants and organizational members, have access to valid data (the unvarnished truth),...
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Sean Silverthorne
- January 1989 (Revised December 1991)
- Case
British Airways: ""Go for It, America!"" Promotion (A)
Senior marketing executives of a major international airline are deciding on a strategy to address a crisis situation precipitated by a series of terrorist acts. The company is experiencing the worst downturn ever in its U.S.-U.K. travel business due to media reports...
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Advertising Campaigns;
Crime and Corruption;
Crisis Management;
Management Teams;
Time Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Perception;
Value Creation;
Travel Industry;
United Kingdom;
United States
Greyser, Stephen A. British Airways: ""Go for It, America!"" Promotion (A). Harvard Business School Case 589-089, January 1989. (Revised December 1991.)
- July 2003 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Refinancing of Shanghai General Motors (B), The
By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen
This case provides the outcome to "The Refinancing of Shanghai General Motors (A)" in which the CFO of General Motors' joint venture in Shanghai, Shanghai General Motors (SGM), wants to refinance almost $900 million of project finance it raised to begin operations. The...
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Business Subsidiaries;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Joint Ventures;
Financing and Loans;
Auto Industry;
Shanghai
Desai, Mihir A., and Mark Veblen. "Refinancing of Shanghai General Motors (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 204-025, July 2003. (Revised September 2003.)
- September–October 2023
- Article
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: The Effects of Common Ownership on Corporate Social Responsibility
By: Mark R. DesJardine, Jody Grewal and Kala Viswanathan
Common owners face an incredible investment challenge: managing systematic risk. Because common owners hold shares in multiple firms across an industry, an action (or inaction) by one firm that affects industry peers is felt more severely by common owners than by...
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Common Ownership;
Environmental Sustainability;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Institutional Investing;
Corporate Governance;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Investment Return
DesJardine, Mark R., Jody Grewal, and Kala Viswanathan. "A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: The Effects of Common Ownership on Corporate Social Responsibility." Organization Science 34, no. 5 (September–October 2023): 1716–1735.
- 08 May 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate and Integrated Reporting: A Functional Perspective
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by Robert Eccles & George Serafeim
- June 2024
- Case
SnapTravel: Betting on 'Super.com'
By: Reza Satchu and Tom Quinn
This case explores SnapTravel, a travel startup offering discounted hotel rooms, and its founders’ desire to pivot to a “super app” that saved customers money across many different purchase types. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hussein Fazal and Henry Shi saw SnapTravel...
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Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Plan;
Business Startups;
Change Management;
Disruption;
Transformation;
Volatility;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Decisions;
Income;
Entrepreneurship;
Geographic Scope;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Health Pandemics;
Surveys;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Leading Change;
Crisis Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Risk Management;
Consumer Behavior;
Game Theory;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Adaptation;
Diversification;
Expansion;
System Shocks;
Accommodations Industry;
Technology Industry;
Canada;
United States;
Las Vegas
- April 2003 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Paul Levy: Taking Charge of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
By: David A. Garvin and Michael Roberto
On January 7, 2002, Paul Levy became CEO of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He took over a troubled organization, in serious financial difficulty. This multimedia case describes the situation Levy inherited, his negotiations prior to taking the job, and his...
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Communication Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Culture;
Health Industry
Garvin, David A., and Michael Roberto. "Paul Levy: Taking Charge of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 303-058, April 2003. (Revised April 2009.)
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
The State of the Markets
Stock Exchange (NYSE); and Robert C. Gasser, managing director and head of U.S. equities at J. P. Morgan & Co. Financial exchanges today, Seifert began, must have the business systems of a technology...
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by James E. Aisner
- February 2014
- Case
The Fall of the 'Fabulous Fab'
By: Eugene F. Soltes and Nanette Byrnes
Fabrice Tourre, a mid-level trader at Goldman Sachs, seeks to understand how he was one of the only executives of any Wall Street firm held accountable in the aftermath of the financial crises. The case includes commentary from Tourre and jurors that found him guilty...
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Management;
Corporate Accountability;
Ethics;
Financial Crisis;
Finance;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Soltes, Eugene F., and Nanette Byrnes. "The Fall of the 'Fabulous Fab'." Harvard Business School Case 114-063, February 2014.
- October 2004 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
ORIX KK: Incentives in Japan
In the context of Japan's struggling economy of the 1990s, ORIX, a leading Japanese financial services company, implemented a new performance evaluation and compensation system. At the time, many higher-paying western firms were entering the Japanese market and...
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Performance Evaluation;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Compensation and Benefits;
Financial Services Industry;
Japan
Beaulieu, Nancy D., and Aaron Zimmerman. "ORIX KK: Incentives in Japan." Harvard Business School Case 905-013, October 2004. (Revised October 2005.)
- April 2005 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Pegasus Capital: The Musimundo Decision
By: Michael Chu and Barbara Zepp Larson
The five managing directors of Pegasus Capital were meeting in June 2003 to make a go/no-go decision regarding the investment of Musimundo, one of the largest entertainment retailers in Argentina. Just four days before the planned closing of the sale, Pegasus' 50%...
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- 02 May 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
How To Ask Better Questions
follow-up questions improves your life and increases emotional intelligence. Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask Leading a team? These 7 questions can help managers and leaders address almost any challenge. Four...
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by Kristen Senz
- February 2007
- Case
Behavioral Finance at JP Morgan
By: Malcolm P. Baker and Aldo Sesia
Following a successful model in Europe, JP Morgan has introduced a set of five U.S. retail mutual funds with an investment philosophy and marketing strategy grounded in behavioral finance. The asset management group believes that understanding investor biases like...
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Banks and Banking;
Investment Funds;
Behavioral Finance;
Competitive Advantage;
Asset Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States;
Europe
Baker, Malcolm P., and Aldo Sesia. "Behavioral Finance at JP Morgan." Harvard Business School Case 207-084, February 2007.
- 29 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 29
involves designing, launching, and managing teams. And yet teams are fickle. Even as teams become more common at all levels of organizations, a shocking number of them fail to live up to their potential or even to deliver at all. Teams...
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Sean Silverthorne
- June 2011 (Revised June 2013)
- Case
Sino-Ocean Land: Responding to Change
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Jeffrey Hu and Runjiao Xu
In 2010, Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Limited was a highly successful, large real estate developer based in Beijing, China. Sino-Ocean Land had three main business segments—property development, property investment/management, and other real estate related businesses. From...
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Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategic Planning;
Diversification;
Property;
Policy;
State Ownership;
Business Strategy;
Business and Government Relations;
Real Estate Industry;
Beijing
Retsinas, Nicolas P., Jeffrey Hu, and Runjiao Xu. "Sino-Ocean Land: Responding to Change." Harvard Business School Case 211-107, June 2011. (Revised June 2013.)