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- November 1999
- Case
Doyle's Dealmaking Dilemma: Negotiating the Job Search
MBA student Doyle Williams searches for his ideal job in a private equity group and uses his negotiation skills to try to attain the best possible compensation package.
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Keywords:
Compensation and Benefits;
Job Interviews;
Job Search;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Tactics
Sebenius, James K. "Doyle's Dealmaking Dilemma: Negotiating the Job Search." Harvard Business School Case 800-124, November 1999.
- January 2000 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Heidi Roizen
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Nicole Tempest
Heidi Roizen, a venture capitalist at SOFTBANK Venture Capital and a former entrepreneur, maintains an extensive personal and professional network. She leverages this network to benefit both herself and others. The case considers the steps she's taken to build and...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Personal Development and Career;
Power and Influence;
Social and Collaborative Networks
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Nicole Tempest. "Heidi Roizen." Harvard Business School Case 800-228, January 2000. (Revised April 2010.)
- June 1991 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
Human Resource Management at American Airlines
American Airlines' strategy calls for continued growth, improvements in customer service, and cost reduction. This case examines the Human Resource Management system at American Airlines and its role in the airline's past and continued success. May be used with...
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Keywords:
Air Transportation;
Management Systems;
Human Resources;
Business Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Loveman, Gary W. "Human Resource Management at American Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 491-097, June 1991. (Revised September 1996.)
- 23 Nov 2015
- News
The secrets behind how CEO salaries are determined
- December 2012 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Rodan + Fields Dermatologists
By: Das Narayandas, Michael Roberts and Liz Kind
The case focuses on issues involved in managing the direct multilevel marketing sales consultants who sell R+F skin care products. The company is trying to better manage the inconsistent and highly variable recruitment behavior of the sales force i.e., the degree to...
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Salesforce Management;
Recruitment;
Compensation and Benefits;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
California
Narayandas, Das, Michael Roberts, and Liz Kind. "Rodan + Fields Dermatologists." Harvard Business School Case 513-067, December 2012. (Revised August 2020.)
- 10 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Cofounders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
customers solutions that help them manage their sustainable advantage. It’s incredibly interesting and exciting and we are learning every day.” Lastly, key to Schoonbeek and...
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- March 1997 (Revised August 2017)
- Case
Compagnie du Froid, S.A.
By: Robert Simons and Antonio Dávila
The owner of an ice cream company must evaluate the performance of three regional businesses. To do the analysis, students must flex the budget by seasonal temperature; calculate revenue, volume, price, and efficiency variances; analyze the effects of transfer prices;...
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Keywords:
Analysis;
Investment Return;
Performance Evaluation;
Revenue;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Europe;
France;
Spain;
Italy
Simons, Robert, and Antonio Dávila. "Compagnie du Froid, S.A." Harvard Business School Case 197-085, March 1997. (Revised August 2017.)
- 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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Keywords:
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.)
- Web
An Inspiring Experience
Hear from Joanna and Chip Gaines, Ciara Wilson, Julius Randle, and other program participants about the challenges that brought them to The Business of Entertainment, Media, View Details
- May 2000
- Supplement
Bain & Co., Inc.: Phyllis Yale in Conversation with MBA students
By: Ashish Nanda
Phyllis Yale, chairman of Bain's Compensation and Promotion Committee (CPC), discusses how the CPC decided on four promotion cases. She reflects on the impact of the promotion decision-making process on the firm.
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Nanda, Ashish. "Bain & Co., Inc.: Phyllis Yale in Conversation with MBA students." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 800-503, May 2000.
- Sep 07 2022
- Short Film
Program Preview: Leading in the Digital Era
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made
hold these positions? Do they strike you as wise? Near-Pareto improvements include policy changes that create vast benefits for some and comparatively trivial losses for others. —From "You Can't Enlarge...
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- October 2005 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Sales Force Integration at FedEx (A)
By: David B. Godes
Federal Express' (FedEx) recent acquisition of RPS--a ground delivery firm--gave the firm the potential to offer a single source for a client's delivery needs. However, to deliver on this potential, the firm needed to deliver the integrated solution through a single...
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Keywords:
Horizontal Integration;
Salesforce Management;
Transportation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Transportation Industry
Godes, David B. "Sales Force Integration at FedEx (A)." Harvard Business School Case 506-029, October 2005. (Revised February 2008.)
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
In One Hundred Years of Solitude, his epic allegory of Latin American history and sensibility, novelist Gabriel García Márquez describes how a revolutionary technology from the outside world is brought to the sleepy, archetypal hamlet of...
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Keywords:
Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna;
Latin America;
research;
infrastructure;
Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments;
Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments;
Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments;
Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments;
Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments
- November 2001 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Incentive Pay for Portfolio Managers at Harvard Management Company
By: Brian J. Hall and Jonathan Lim
This case describes the compensation system for portfolio managers at Harvard's portfolio management company, including its formulaic and bonus bank features. Harvard Management Co. President Jack Meyer explains the philosophy behind the incentive pay at his company.
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Investment Portfolio;
Compensation and Benefits;
Financial Services Industry
Hall, Brian J., and Jonathan Lim. "Incentive Pay for Portfolio Managers at Harvard Management Company." Harvard Business School Case 902-130, November 2001. (Revised December 2003.)
- February 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Shanghai Diligence Law Firm (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Catherine Zhang
Shanghai Diligence Law Firm, started in January 2006, is a rapidly growing law firm in China's burgeoning legal services market. In addition to the usual challenges facing all professional service firms (picking and retaining talent and building a desired client...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Compensation and Benefits;
Retention;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Operations;
Motivation and Incentives;
Legal Services Industry;
China
Eccles, Robert G., and Catherine Zhang. "Shanghai Diligence Law Firm (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-065, February 2009. (Revised March 2013.)
Suraj Srinivasan
Suraj Srinivasan is a Professor in the Accounting and Management area at Harvard Business School. He is currently the course-head for the HBS required course Financial Reporting and Control. He also teaches to executives, Strategic Financial Analysis for... View Details
- 26 Apr 2010
- News
The Pay Problem
- February 2000 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Boston Medical Group
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Bruce L. Hall
Describes the structure of a variable compensation plan for physicians implemented by a Massachusetts medical group practice. Examines issues such as balancing group and individual risk and selection of performance metrics (productivity and patient satisfaction).
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Keywords:
Customer Satisfaction;
Health Care and Treatment;
Executive Compensation;
Management Practices and Processes;
Risk Management;
Standards;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Health Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Bruce L. Hall. "Boston Medical Group." Harvard Business School Case 600-086, February 2000. (Revised April 2001.)
- July 2005 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
Eureka Forbes Ltd.: Managing the Selling Effort (A)
By: Das Narayandas and Kerry Herman
The CEO of EFL (India), a direct sales organization, must decide which changes to the sales compensation systems would better motivate his sales reps and improve their sales performance.
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Keywords:
Compensation and Benefits;
Management;
Performance Improvement;
Sales;
Motivation and Incentives;
India
Narayandas, Das, and Kerry Herman. "Eureka Forbes Ltd.: Managing the Selling Effort (A)." Harvard Business School Case 506-003, July 2005. (Revised February 2009.)