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- 18 Mar 2022
- News
Russia-Ukraine Conflict Blurs Distinction between Memory and Myth
- March 2023 (Revised September 2023)
- Case
Patagonia: 'Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder'
By: Brian Trelstad, Nien-hê Hsieh, Michael Norris and Susan Pinckney
In September 2022, Yvon Chouinard, the iconoclastic founder of outdoor apparel company Patagonia, announced a new ownership model for his company. Chouinard and his family had held complete control of the company's voting and non-voting stock since its founding 50...
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Trusts;
Business Ventures;
Business Organization;
Family Business;
Restructuring;
Change;
Disruption;
Transition;
Decision Making;
Ethics;
Values and Beliefs;
Finance;
Financial Management;
Governance;
Corporate Governance;
Investment Activism;
Leadership;
Labor;
Law;
Common Law;
Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Organizations;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Ownership;
Ownership Type;
Family Ownership;
Private Ownership;
Social Enterprise;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Society;
Social Issues;
Wealth and Poverty;
Value;
Value Creation;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
United States
Trelstad, Brian, Nien-hê Hsieh, Michael Norris, and Susan Pinckney. "Patagonia: 'Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder'." Harvard Business School Case 323-057, March 2023. (Revised September 2023.)
- 25 Feb 2022
- News
Professor Krishna Palepu: Integrated
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
below, Frazier provides insights into this turbulent period of American history with Tsedal Neeley (@tsedal), the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of View Details
- September 2022 (Revised April 2023)
- Case
Cesaro e Associati
By: Christina R. Wing and Amram Migdal
This case describes the leadership succession planning process at Cesaro e Associati (Studio Cesaro), founded in 1986 by Franco Cesaro in the northeastern Italian state of Veneto. In 2022, Franco was contemplating retirement and passing leadership of his firm, which...
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Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Family Business;
For-Profit Firms;
Restructuring;
Small Business;
Change;
Change Management;
Competency and Skills;
Experience and Expertise;
Talent and Talent Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Governance;
Leadership;
Leading Change;
Management;
Management Succession;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Ownership;
Family Ownership;
Private Ownership;
Personal Development and Career;
Relationships;
Family and Family Relationships;
Consulting Industry;
Europe;
Italy
Wing, Christina R., and Amram Migdal. "Cesaro e Associati." Harvard Business School Case 623-021, September 2022. (Revised April 2023.)
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
strength and performance, with the goal of preserving and extending patients’ independence and functionality. Blum, who has served Cytokinetics in various roles since its...
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Deborah Blagg
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Introducing the HBS Heartland Club - MBA
East and North Africa South America United States 24 Sep 2020 Introducing the HBS Heartland Club Alex Green & Heather Jackson Author MBA Students tag FirstGen+ Socioeconomic Inclusion In View Details
- 24 Oct 2016
- News
Health Care Pioneer Giusti Named McCance Senior Fellow at HBS
Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) (photo courtesy of Kathy Giusti) Henry McCance (MBA 1966) (photo by Susan Young) Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) (photo courtesy of Kathy Giusti) Henry McCance (MBA 1966) (photo by Susan Young) Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985), a health care pioneer, has been...
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Susan Young
- 26 Jun 2017
- News
Behind the Scenes at an HBS Short Program
value of taking time for reflection. “But we weren’t just doing case studies about businesses winning or failing. We discussed dreams and family too,” he says. “Do you want...
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- 13 Jun 2013
- News
Apple Thinks, and Makes, Different
- July 2012 (Revised July 2015)
- Case
Nalli Silk Sarees (A)
By: V.G. Narayanan, Namrata Arora and Vidhya Muthuram
Nalli Silk Sarees Private Limited was a family owned and operated business that retailed Indian ethnic wear. This 83-year-old company had enjoyed impressive growth with a $95 million turnover, a 22-store retail footprint, and had outdone its competitors by being the...
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Keywords:
Pricing Strategy;
Price;
Strategy;
Family Business;
Growth and Development;
Brands and Branding;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Expansion;
Competitive Strategy;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
India
Narayanan, V.G., Namrata Arora, and Vidhya Muthuram. "Nalli Silk Sarees (A)." Harvard Business School Case 113-004, July 2012. (Revised July 2015.)
Eva Ascarza
Eva Ascarza is the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing Unit. She is the co-founder of the Customer Intelligence Lab at the D^3 institute at Harvard Business School. She teaches the Marketing core in the MBA required... View Details
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College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA - MBA
and in any kind of organization – from for-profit businesses to non-profit organizations, from your own start-up to the world’s largest...
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Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury is the Lumry Family Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School. He was an Assistant Professor at Wharton prior to joining Harvard. His research is focused on studying the Future of Work, especially the changing Geography of Work. In...
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- 01 Jul 2022
- News
Board Rooms Are Becoming More Politically Polarized
- May 2007 (Revised November 2019)
- Case
Dollar General (A)
By: Willy Shih, Stephen P. Kaufman and Rebecca McKillican
Dollar General Corporation (DG) operates one of the leading chains of extreme value retailers in the United States. 2006 revenues reached $9.2 billion, making DG the 6th largest mass retailer in the country. With revenues growing at 9% annually over the five-year...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Family Business;
Disruptive Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Retail Industry;
United States
Shih, Willy, Stephen P. Kaufman, and Rebecca McKillican. "Dollar General (A)." Harvard Business School Case 607-140, May 2007. (Revised November 2019.)
- October 2015 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
Whirlpool Corp.: Structuring the Deal to Acquire Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Nancy Hua Dai
Ian Lee, Whirlpool's VP for North Asia, had been negotiating a possible acquisition with Jackie Jin, the chairman of a leading Chinese appliance manufacturer named Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company (Hefei Sanyo), for almost six months when suddenly Hefei Sanyo's...
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Keywords:
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Regulation;
Cross-border Investment;
Brand Names;
State-owned Enterprise (SOE);
Appliances;
White Goods;
Consumer Durables;
Negotiation;
Valuation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
State Ownership;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Brands and Branding;
Consumer Products Industry;
China
Esty, Benjamin C., and Nancy Hua Dai. "Whirlpool Corp.: Structuring the Deal to Acquire Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company." Harvard Business School Case 216-019, October 2015. (Revised September 2016.)
Amitabh Chandra
Amitabh Chandra is the Henry and Allison McCance Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School where he is the Faculty Chair of the joint