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- October 2019
- Case
China Merchants Bank: Ushering in the Era of Family Office in China
By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, Billy Chan and Dawn H. Lau
China Merchants Bank, the sixth-largest lender in China, intends to boost its family office business as a result of an increase in the population of ultra-high net worth individuals. Already ranked China’s number-one private bank with AUM exceeding US$300 billion, the...
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Family Office;
Strategy;
Banks and Banking;
Organizational Design;
Competitive Strategy;
Banking Industry;
China
Cohen, Lauren, Hao Gao, Billy Chan, and Dawn H. Lau. "China Merchants Bank: Ushering in the Era of Family Office in China." Harvard Business School Case 220-032, October 2019.
- 2015
- Working Paper
Auditor Lobbying on Accounting Standards
By: Abigail Allen, Karthik Ramanna and Sugata Roychowdhury
We examine how Big N auditors' changing incentives impact their comment-letter lobbying on U.S. GAAP over the first thirty-four years of the FASB (1973–2006). We examine the influence of auditors' lobbying incentives arising from three basic factors: managing expected...
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Allen, Abigail, Karthik Ramanna, and Sugata Roychowdhury. "Auditor Lobbying on Accounting Standards." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-055, December 2014. (Winner of the American Accounting Association Western Conference Best Paper Award.)
- 09 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Accounting Scholarship That Advances Professional Knowledge and Practice
- February 1988
- Case
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (Condensed)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Richard S. Rosenbloom
A condensed version of Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. The principal changes are the elimination of details about the early history of the company and condensation of the final section, Outlook for the Future.
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Industry Growth;
Environmental Sustainability;
Business Strategy;
Trends;
Manufacturing Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Richard S. Rosenbloom. "Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 388-096, February 1988.
- March 2006 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
NOK (A)
By: Das Narayandas and Kate Attea
Highlights issues that a multidivision firm faces as it moves from managing products for profit to managing customers for profit.
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Transformation;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Profit;
Management;
Product Marketing;
Organizations;
Commercialization
Narayandas, Das, and Kate Attea. "NOK (A)." Harvard Business School Case 506-040, March 2006. (Revised April 2006.)
- October 2008 (Revised February 2011)
- Case
Apple's Core
By: Noam T. Wasserman
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are best friends who enjoy pulling pranks together and talking about electronics. After several small collaborations, Jobs pitches Wozniak on starting a company together to sell computers based on Wozniak's design for a personal computer....
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Equity;
Managerial Roles;
Partners and Partnerships;
Conflict Management
Wasserman, Noam T. "Apple's Core." Harvard Business School Case 809-063, October 2008. (Revised February 2011.)
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Meet the Black Investment Club
members and current club Co-Presidents, Aka Akapelwa (MBA 2023), Kendall Ernst (MBA 2023), and Alexis Coates (MBA 2023), are ready and eager to lead new and ongoing initiatives that support their Black classmates and contribute to meaningful and sustainable View Details
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Strategic Marketing for Driving Growth
Summary Strategic agility and an unyielding focus on growth are essential for the success of any organization, especially when new technologies such as generative AI are profoundly changing how businesses acquire, engage, and retain...
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- March 2010 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Alibaba Group
By: Julie M. Wulf
Discusses how Alibaba Group successfully managed new business ventures to become a leader in China's online marketplaces. Students follow Alibaba Group's transition from a startup to a multibusiness firm with over 15,000 employees in just over a decade. They analyze...
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Keywords:
History;
Business Subsidiaries;
Competition;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Corporate Strategy;
Executive Compensation;
Business Headquarters;
Cooperation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
China
Wulf, Julie M. "Alibaba Group." Harvard Business School Case 710-436, March 2010. (Revised April 2010.)
- April 2021 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
The Mahindra Group: Leading with Purpose
By: Ranjay Gulati and Rachna Tahilyani
India headquartered Mahindra Group is a multibillion-dollar federation of companies operating across the globe. It is ahead of its time in articulating its purpose and mapping its values, something it had first done at inception and then refreshed yet again as ‘Rise’...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Change Management;
Communication Strategy;
Family Ownership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Revenue;
Auto Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Technology Industry;
Asia;
India;
Mumbai;
South Korea;
Italy;
United States
Gulati, Ranjay, and Rachna Tahilyani. "The Mahindra Group: Leading with Purpose." Harvard Business School Case 421-091, April 2021. (Revised December 2023.)
- September 2014 (Revised December 2014)
- Case
The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
By: Mukti Khaire and Nancy Hua Dai
Since its opening in Beijing in November 2007 as the first non-profit art center in China, UCCA had been operating with the mission to "promote the continued development of the Chinese art scene, foster international exchange, and showcase the latest in art and culture...
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Keywords:
Art World;
Art Gallery;
Art Market;
Arts;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Entrepreneurship;
China
Khaire, Mukti, and Nancy Hua Dai. "The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art." Harvard Business School Case 815-022, September 2014. (Revised December 2014.)
- 12 May 2021
- Book
The Hard Truth About Being a CEO
change management by changing the management “There is enormous value to changing out View Details
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by Michael Blanding
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
Graduate School of Business Harvard Business School Case 308-010 In fall 2007, Stanford Graduate School of Business adopted a new curriculum that it heralded as a "revolutionary change in management...
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Martha Lagace
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- 01 Dec 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?
“Getting the right leaders and managers is important. But putting the right management system in place enhances the performance of all existing team members. People come and go. The View Details
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by James Heskett
- Web
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Popular Browse All Articles About Us Newsletter Sign-Up RSS Page 1 of 5,285 Results 20 Jun 2024 Managing the Future of Work Cengage Group’s Michael Hansen on the employment-ready syllabus Joe Fuller The ed-tech executive on shifting the...
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- August 2000
- Case
AMVESCAP in 1999
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kathleen E. E Danoher
Deals with the problems faced by a major mutual fund company as it attempts to respond to the threats and opportunities posed by the explosion of the Internet and the changing landscape of retail financial services.
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Keywords:
Trends;
Investment Funds;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Problems and Challenges;
Alignment;
Internet;
Financial Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kathleen E. E Danoher. "AMVESCAP in 1999." Harvard Business School Case 701-016, August 2000.
- April 1990 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
SouthPark IV
A young entrepreneur examines an 80,000 square foot office/warehouse building as a potential acquisition. The building is currently fully leased but all four leases will expire shortly. Due to changing market conditions, the protagonist has to look at current market...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Valuation;
Property;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Leasing;
Cash Flow;
Real Estate Industry
Poorvu, William J. "SouthPark IV." Harvard Business School Case 390-181, April 1990. (Revised December 1995.)
- March 1974 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
First National City Bank Operating Group (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Growth in the banking field has produced new demands on the "back office." Traditional management practices in check processing and paper handling operations have resulted in ten years of cost increases and quality loss. New manager of the operating group faces an...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Transition;
Banks and Banking;
Management Practices and Processes;
Managerial Roles;
Production;
Banking Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 474-165, March 1974. (Revised June 1996.)
- March 2021 (Revised January 2023)
- Background Note
The Pandemic's Impact on the U.S. Food System
By: José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
This note is intended not as a comprehensive account but as a starting point for discussion about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. food system. Written in late 2020, the note describes, in part through the voices of industry leaders, how the pandemic...
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Keywords:
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Agribusiness;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Risk Management;
Leadership;
Change Management;
Safety;
Health;
Health Pandemics;
Disruption;
Adaptation;
Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Consumer Behavior;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Transportation Industry;
United States