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- 2016
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mahendra Bapna and Technology Education in India
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Pamela Yatsko
Keywords:
India;
Education;
Higher Education;
Leadership;
Leadership Skills;
Technology Education;
Tata Motors;
Outcome-based Technology Education;
OBTE;
Indian Institute Of Technology;
IIT;
Engineering College;
Global Management Consulting;
University-21;
Federation Of Indian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry;
FICCI;
Indian Economy;
Information Technology;
Tertiary Education System;
University;
University Level;
Colleges;
Institutes Of Technology;
Academia;
Academia-industry;
Technical Institutes;
Indian Institute Of Technology Jodhpur;
IITJ;
IIT Rajasthan;
Infrastructure Development;
Senior Student Syndrome;
Industry Immersion Program;
Technology;
India
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Pamela Yatsko. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mahendra Bapna and Technology Education in India." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-163, 2016. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- October 2009 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Ingrid Johnson and Nedbank Business Banking
By: Michael Tushman and David Kiron
This case discusses the issue of leading change at the business banking division of Nedbank, a prominent South African bank, between 2005 and 2009. (This timeframe, beginning just 11 years after Apartheid's end, covers Ingrid Johnson's leadership of this division...
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Keywords:
Leadership And Change Management;
Leadership;
Leading Change;
Banks and Banking;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Change Management;
Leadership Style;
Banking Industry;
South Africa
Tushman, Michael, and David Kiron. "Ingrid Johnson and Nedbank Business Banking." Harvard Business School Case 410-003, October 2009. (Revised April 2021.)
- 13 Oct 2015
- News
How the U.S. Can Reduce Waste in Health Care Spending by $1 Trillion
- 09 Sep 2014
- News
U.S. firms globally competitive, U.S. workers aren’t: Harvard Biz
- 12 Aug 2020
- Video
Community Health Workers on the Front Lines of Disease Control
- October 2015
- Article
How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Companies
By: Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann
The evolution of products into intelligent, connected devices is revolutionizing business. In a November 2014 article, "How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition," Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter and PTC president and CEO James...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Technological Innovation;
Information Technology;
Organizational Structure;
Operations;
Business Strategy
Porter, Michael E., and James E. Heppelmann. "How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Companies." Harvard Business Review 93, no. 10 (October 2015): 97–114.
- August 2011
- Article
Independent Invention During the Rise of the Corporate Economy in Britain and Japan
By: Tom Nicholas
Independent inventors accounted for approximately half of all patents in Britain and Japan by 1930, despite the rise of the corporate economy and the spread of industrial R&D. A mixture of patent renewal and historical citations data reveals that the quality of...
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Keywords:
Independent Innovation and Invention;
Development Economics;
Research and Development;
Patents;
System;
Motivation and Incentives;
Tokyo;
London;
United States
Nicholas, Tom. "Independent Invention During the Rise of the Corporate Economy in Britain and Japan." Economic History Review 64, no. 2 (August 2011).
- 10 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?
states (the data excludes Texas) for 1956 through 1980. They use the information to create a database—the first time that such records have been systemically collected for this part US for the years covered by the study, they note. “One...
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by Rachel Layne
- December 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Beidahuang
By: Ray A. Goldberg and David Lane
Beidahuang is a major new Chinese player in global grain trading that in 2013 is seeking access to grain both to help assure China's food security and in pursuit of its own commercial goals. Focusing on potential trade in Brazilian soybeans, the case asks students to...
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Keywords:
China;
Brazil;
International Trade;
Grain;
Soybeans;
Agribusiness;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Cooperation;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
China;
Brazil
Goldberg, Ray A., and David Lane. "Beidahuang." Harvard Business School Case 914-412, December 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- September 2013
- Case
Boston Children's Hospital: Measuring Patient Costs (Abridged)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The case describes a pilot project on applying activity-based costing to measure the cost of treating patients. After an overview of Boston Children's Hospital and its local health care market environment, the case presents process maps and financial data relating to...
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Keywords:
Health Care;
Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing;
Costing;
Hospitals;
Activity Based Costing and Management
Kaplan, Robert S. "Boston Children's Hospital: Measuring Patient Costs (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 914-407, September 2013.
- March 1990 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
O.M. Scott & Sons Co. Leveraged Buyout
By: George P. Baker III and Karen Wruck
Documents the organizational changes that took place at O.M. Scott & Sons Co. in response to their leveraged buyout. Provides the opportunity for students to discuss the effects of high leverage on management decision making, and the differences between operating as a...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Capital Structure;
Borrowing and Debt;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Management;
Business Conglomerates;
Cost of Capital;
Financial Services Industry
Baker, George P., III, and Karen Wruck. "O.M. Scott & Sons Co. Leveraged Buyout." Harvard Business School Case 190-148, March 1990. (Revised November 2004.)
- December 1996 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Studio Realty
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Bret J. Baird
Studio Realty created an "electronic open house" technology, by which home buyers sitting in a comfortable setting, could tour a home, viewing its rooms, its exterior, and surroundings, by clicking on digital images. Studio Realty attempted to sell or license its...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Internet and the Web;
Sales;
Demand and Consumers;
Failure;
Innovation and Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Real Estate Industry
Christensen, Clayton M., and Bret J. Baird. "Studio Realty." Harvard Business School Case 697-036, December 1996. (Revised July 1997.)
- January 1989 (Revised February 1993)
- Case
Warner Cable (A)
The new general manager of Warner Cable's Medford, Massachusetts complex faces a number of turnaround challenges in 1985, including service deficiencies, customer complaints, high turnover, and low employee morale. By 1988 he has turned the situation around, but some...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Management Style;
Human Resources;
Telecommunications Industry;
Massachusetts
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A. "Warner Cable (A)." Harvard Business School Case 489-092, January 1989. (Revised February 1993.)
- 14 Apr 2008
- News
The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations
- 1 PM – 2 PM EDT, 17 Sep 2015
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Risk of Unfunded Public Pension Fund and Health Care Benefits in the US
Detroit is the canary in the coal mine on the issue of unfunded pension and health care liabilities. Had the city not declared bankruptcy, it was projected that 67% of every incremental revenue dollar would have been allocated to these legacy benefits by 2017. Yet even...
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- Web
Podcast - Business & Environment
energy as a systems problem, and he shares his advice for those interested in careers in business and climate. For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org. Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair,...
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The Fragile State of the World: Populism, Unfairness, and the Vulnerabilities of Global Capitalism
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
We are living through the second great era of globalization. The first era of globalization, circa 1870–1914, was destroyed by the geopolitics of a great power transition, armed conflict, and a populist backlash against free trade and multinational business. Today we...
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- December 2021
- Case
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Assessing Risk in Carlos Ghosn's International Escape
By: Eugene F. Soltes, Grace Liu and Muneeb Ahmed
In 2018, automotive tycoon Carlos Ghosn was arrested in Japan on financial misreporting charges, followed later by charges of improper payments and misappropriation of funds. Over a year later, still awaiting trial, Ghosn organized his escape from house arrest in Tokyo...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Decision Making;
Cost vs Benefits;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Ethics;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Law;
Courts and Trials;
Rights;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Auto Industry;
Japan
Soltes, Eugene F., Grace Liu, and Muneeb Ahmed. "Should I Stay or Should I Go? Assessing Risk in Carlos Ghosn's International Escape." Harvard Business School Case 122-051, December 2021.