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Business or Company Management (17) COVID-19 (127) Capital Markets (13) Capital Structure (1) Capital (61) Cash Flow (1) Cash (2) Central Banking (2) Change Management (66) Change (111) Civil Society or...
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- October 2012 (Revised December 2013)
- Case
Urbanizing China
By: Lakshmi Iyer and G.A. Donovan
In 2012, China attained a historic development milestone with more Chinese citizens living in cities than in the countryside. China's rapid urbanization, and the accompanying conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses, raised a number of economic, social,...
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Keywords:
China;
Urbanization;
Industrialization;
Property Rights;
Local Government Finance;
Social Protest;
Business Environment;
Food Security;
Safety;
Change Management;
Food;
Urban Development;
Social Issues;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Public Administration Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
China
Iyer, Lakshmi, and G.A. Donovan. "Urbanizing China." Harvard Business School Case 713-037, October 2012. (Revised December 2013.)
- 15 Apr 2023
- Conference Presentation
Autonomous Systems
By: Hise O. Gibson, Rob Wittman, Brandon Tseng, Nini Hamrick and Tim Booher
Autonomous systems have been on the front lines and front pages in the war in Ukraine, yet there are many unanswered questions regarding their future role and capabilities. Currently, these systems are employed in myriad use cases in logistics, intelligence, and...
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- April 2020
- Article
Technological Leadership (de)Concentration: Causes in Information and Communication Technology Equipment
By: Yasin Ozcan and Shane Greenstein
Using patent data from 1976 to 2010 as indicators of inventive activity, we determine the concentration level of where inventive ideas originate and then examine how and why those concentrations change over time. The analysis finds pervasive deconcentration in every...
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Keywords:
Deconcentration;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Leadership;
Patents;
Market Entry and Exit;
Telecommunications Industry
Ozcan, Yasin, and Shane Greenstein. "Technological Leadership (de)Concentration: Causes in Information and Communication Technology Equipment." Industrial and Corporate Change 29, no. 2 (April 2020): 241–263. (Winner of the Industry Studies Association 2021 Ralph Gomory Award for Best Paper.)
- Article
After the Fall: Reintegrating the Corrupt Organization
By: Michael D. Pfarrer, K. A. DeCelles, Ken G. Smith and M. Susan Taylor
We propose a four-stage model of the organizational actions that potentially increase the speed and likelihood that an organization will restore its legitimacy with stakeholders following a transgression. Organizations that work to discover the facts of the...
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Pfarrer, Michael D., K. A. DeCelles, Ken G. Smith, and M. Susan Taylor. "After the Fall: Reintegrating the Corrupt Organization." Academy of Management Review 33, no. 3 (July 2008): 730–749.
- February 2003
- Case
Jeff Sloane (A)
Traces the career decision-making process of Jeff Sloane, an MBA student, from his second year of graduate school through five (plus) years post-graduation. Sloane encounters many significant challenges, including the adverse effects of a faltering economy, the tragedy...
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Higgins, Monica C. "Jeff Sloane (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 403-067, February 2003.
- March 1988
- Case
Debi Coleman and Apple Computer, Inc.
A companion case to Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer (A) and (B). In a conflict with Dubinsky over the introduction of a new just-in-time distribution system, this case provides Coleman's side of the story. Coleman's perception of the issue is quite different and her...
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Jick, Todd D., and Mary C. Gentile. "Debi Coleman and Apple Computer, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 488-024, March 1988.
- 23 Jun 2013
- News
Happier Spending
- 02 Dec 2010
- News
B-School Bulletin
- 29 Jun 2020
- News
Why Rosabeth Moss Kanter Want Us To ‘Think Outside the Building’
- Web
Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work
HBS alum and Care.com CEO Sheila Marcelo, demographic trends and the changing role of women in the workforce mean that employers must “do the math” when it comes to care. By not accounting for costs like reduced productivity and increased...
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- 2016
- Teaching Note
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek—Lighting Liberia
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Tessa Natanay Hamilton and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
Teaching Note for Case 313-032. After successful careers as lawyers and Fellows in Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative, Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek set out to tackle a large-scale infrastructure challenge in a complex environment by ultimately using advanced...
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Keywords:
Solar;
Solar Power;
Electricity;
Clean Technology;
Scaling-up;
Economic Development;
Partnerships;
Sustainability;
Innovation;
Leadership Skills;
Renewable Energy;
Energy;
Infrastructure;
Information Technology;
Economy;
Partners and Partnerships;
Distribution;
Innovation Leadership;
Leadership;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Change Management;
Energy Industry;
Africa;
Liberia
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Tessa Natanay Hamilton, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek—Lighting Liberia." Harvard Business Publishing Teaching Note 316034, 2016.
- 07 Jul 2011
- What Do You Think?
So We Adapt. What’s the Downside?
to their book, Built to Last, advised us to "Preserve the core but stimulate progress." Phil Clark argued that commitment, embodied for him in habit, "gives us time to pay attention and think about what is happening around us. It allows us the chance to...
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by Jim Heskett
- June 2014
- Case
Starbucks Coffee Company: Transformation and Renewal
By: Nancy F. Koehn, Kelly McNamara, Nora N. Khan and Elizabeth Legris
Starbucks Coffee Company: Transformation and Renewal analyzes the turnaround and reconstruction of Starbucks Coffee Company from 2008 to 2014 as led by CEO and co-founder Howard Schultz. The case offers executives and students an opportunity to examine in depth how... View Details
Keywords:
Howard Schultz;
Starbucks;
Transformation;
Turnaround;
Change;
Decision Making;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development;
Leadership;
Organizations;
Problems and Challenges;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Strategy;
Value;
Consumer Products Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Retail Industry;
North and Central America;
Europe;
Asia;
South America;
Middle East;
Latin America
Koehn, Nancy F., Kelly McNamara, Nora N. Khan, and Elizabeth Legris. "Starbucks Coffee Company: Transformation and Renewal." Harvard Business School Case 314-068, June 2014.
- March 2011 (Revised June 2011)
- Supplement
Arck Systems (C)
By: Ian Larkin
The Arck Systems series of cases describes the dilemmas faced by a senior sales manager in determining a sales compensation plan at an enterprise software company. The existing compensation plan is aggressive and highly rewards "star" performers. The cases track a...
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Keywords:
Change;
Framework;
Compensation and Benefits;
Employees;
Management;
Organizational Design;
Outcome or Result;
Performance Evaluation;
Sales;
Motivation and Incentives;
System;
Applications and Software
Larkin, Ian. "Arck Systems (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 911-058, March 2011. (Revised June 2011.)
- 24 Mar 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Fiduciary Duties and Equity-Debtholder Conflicts
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by Bo Becker & Per Stromberg
- 19 Feb 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Evolution of Science-Based Business: Innovating How We Innovate
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by Gary P. Pisano
- 2022
- Chapter
Decarbonizing Academia's Flyout Culture
By: Nicholas Poggioli and Andrew J. Hoffman
Flight is technologically and culturally central to academic life. Academia's flyout culture is built on a set of shared beliefs and values about the importance of flying to being an academic. But flight also generates a large proportion of academia’s carbon emissions,...
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Keywords:
Carbon Emissions;
Air Transportation;
Values and Beliefs;
Environmental Sustainability;
Higher Education;
Education Industry
Poggioli, Nicholas, and Andrew J. Hoffman. "Decarbonizing Academia's Flyout Culture." Chap. 10 in Academic Flying and the Means of Communication, edited by Kristian Bjørkdahl and Adrian Santiago Franco Duharte, 237–268. Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
- March 2023
- Teaching Note
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Governance Journey
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Jonah Goldberg
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 318108. The case opens with Said Darwazah, chairman and CEO of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, the multinational generics company, anticipating the company’s 2017 AGM and reflecting on changes made over the previous year to address concerns...
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Keywords:
Jordan;
Emerging Market;
Private Sector;
For-profit Firms;
Boards Of Directors;
Pharmaceuticals;
Remuneration;
Shareholder Engagement;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Executive Compensation;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Jordan
- October 2016 (Revised December 2016)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 6: Evaluating Strategic Profit Performance
By: Robert Simons
This module reading demonstrates how to calculate and analyze the profit generated by different business strategies. Formulas and examples are provided to calculate profit generated by changes in market share, revenue growth, efficiency improvements, and support costs....
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Keywords:
Management Control Systems;
Implementing Strategy;
Execution;
Evaluating Business Performance;
Profitability Analysis;
Variance Analysis;
Measuring Effectiveness;
Measuring Efficiency;
Activity-Based Costing;
Flexible Budget;
Accounting;
Strategy
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 6: Evaluating Strategic Profit Performance." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-106, October 2016. (Revised December 2016.)