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- January 2023 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Veeva Systems and the Transformation to a Public Benefit Corporation
By: Ranjay Gulati and Allison M. Ciechanover
Peter Gassner, the co-founder and CEO of Veeva Systems, steered the company through rapid scaling from its launch in 2007 to 2022. Year after year, the company had exceeded expectations, with its market capitalization reaching $50 billion at its peak. By 2022, the...
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- February 1979 (Revised December 1983)
- Case
Allied Chemical Corp. (A)
Describes Allied, the chemical industry, and the effects of the Kepone problem (a toxic pesticide dumped into the James River) as of 1976. The executive in the case must decide whether the company should support the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act and an...
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Keywords:
Pollutants;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Decision Making;
Laws and Statutes;
Welfare;
Legal Liability;
Business and Government Relations;
Chemical Industry
Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 379-137, February 1979. (Revised December 1983.)
- March 2013 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
Indonesia's OJK: Building Financial Stability
By: Lakshmi Iyer and David Lane
In 2013, a new financial services authority, the Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), took over responsibility for regulating capital markets and non-bank financial institutions in Indonesia. OJK was scheduled to take over bank regulation and supervision from the central...
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Keywords:
Monetary Policy;
Bank Regulation;
Financial Market Regulation;
Corruption;
Bureaucracy;
Central Bank Independence;
Indonesia;
Crime and Corruption;
Central Banking;
Ethics;
Emerging Markets;
Financial Markets;
Corporate Governance;
Financial Crisis;
Financial Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Indonesia
Iyer, Lakshmi, and David Lane. "Indonesia's OJK: Building Financial Stability." Harvard Business School Case 713-003, March 2013. (Revised August 2014.)
- March 2023
- Teaching Note
Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 123-069. On the morning of May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company became aware that the company had been the victim of a malicious ransomware attack that had stolen and locked up company data. The extortionists demanded 75 bitcoins (worth...
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Keywords:
Disruption;
Communication;
Communication Strategy;
Decision Making;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Judgments;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Disclosure;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Policy;
Employees;
News;
Cybersecurity;
Digital Strategy;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Management;
Internet and the Web;
Crisis Management;
Business or Company Management;
Resource Allocation;
Risk Management;
Negotiation Tactics;
Failure;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Attitudes;
Behavior;
Perception;
Reputation;
Trust;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Infrastructure;
Distribution Industry;
United States;
Alabama
- Web
Positions - Faculty & Research
creative development of appropriate teaching materials. Accounting and Management The deadline for applications for July 2024 openings has passed. Interested applicants for positions starting July 2025 should check back again at a later date. Business, View Details
- November 2008
- Case
Malaysia Airlines (A)
In the first six weeks on the job, the new CEO of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has developed an ambitious turnaround plan, including aggressive job cuts and route eliminations, but MAS's largest shareholder, Khazanah Nacional, the sovereign wealth fund, is tasked with...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Economic Growth;
Investment Funds;
Sovereign Finance;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business and Government Relations;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Air Transportation Industry;
Malaysia
El-Hage, Nabil N., and Leslie Pierson. "Malaysia Airlines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-024, November 2008.
- Article
Capturing Value from Intellectual Property (IP) in a Global Environment
By: Juan Alcácer, Karin Beukel and Bruno Cassiman
Globalization should provide firms with an opportunity to leverage their know-how and reputation across countries to create value. However, it remains challenging for them to actually capture that value using traditional Intellectual Property (IP) tools. In this paper,...
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Keywords:
Appropriation Strategy;
Counterfeit;
Intellectual Property Rights;
Litigation;
Value Capturing;
Intellectual Property;
Rights;
Value;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Global Range;
Situation or Environment
Alcácer, Juan, Karin Beukel, and Bruno Cassiman. "Capturing Value from Intellectual Property (IP) in a Global Environment." Special Issue on Geography, Location, and Strategy. Advances in Strategic Management 36 (2017): 163–228.
- Web
Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
Riveter Postwar strikes Productivity surge Government backlash against postwar union movement Influence: Medium 50195019 The Organization Man Union membership peaks The AFL merges with the CIO: 15 million...
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- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53681 Surfacing the Submerged State: Operational Transparency Increases Trust in and Engagement with Government By: Buell, Ryan W., Ethan Porter, and Michael I. Norton...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Global Business Course | HBS Online
regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online. What you earn. Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Apply Now Key Concepts Build a foundation in macroeconomics to make more informed business decisions Identify the challenges...
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- 2022
- Working Paper
How Do Investors Value ESG?
By: Malcolm Baker, Mark Egan and Suproteem K. Sarkar
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives have risen to near the top of the agenda for corporate executives and boards, driven in large part by their perceptions of shareholder interest. We quantify the value that shareholders place on ESG using a revealed...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Investment Portfolio;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Governance;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Baker, Malcolm, Mark Egan, and Suproteem K. Sarkar. "How Do Investors Value ESG?" NBER Working Paper Series, No. 30708, December 2022. (Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-028, November 2022.)
- July 2008 (Revised January 2009)
- Case
Londolozi: Towards a Sustainable Business Model and Ecological Integrity in Southern Africa
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Thomas Koelble
The Londolozi game viewing reserve in South Africa became a defining icon of ecotourism during the 1990s and early 2000s-that is, a tourist business promoting ecological land management and, at the same time, local economic development. The reserve was in a region in...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Tourism Industry;
South Africa
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Thomas Koelble. "Londolozi: Towards a Sustainable Business Model and Ecological Integrity in Southern Africa." Harvard Business School Case 709-001, July 2008. (Revised January 2009.)
- June 1996
- Case
Black Magic and the America's Cup: The Victory
Chronicles New Zealand's participation in successive America's Cup regattas, culminating in its decisive 1995 victory. Allows for discussion of how an organization from a small nation can beat the world's best in a technologically, organizationally, and managerially...
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Enright, Michael J., and Andres Capriles. "Black Magic and the America's Cup: The Victory." Harvard Business School Case 796-187, June 1996.
- Summer 2013
- Response
How Caesars Entertainment Is Betting on Sustainability: Response
One of the largest gaming companies in the world expanded its sustainability efforts using a scorecard to guide and goad managers. This response assesses Caesars Entertainment's CodeGreen scorecard, advocates a more comprehensive environmental assessment to target...
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Keywords:
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Entertainment;
Energy;
Energy Conservation;
Buildings and Facilities;
Goals and Objectives;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance Evaluation;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Toffel, Michael W. "How Caesars Entertainment Is Betting on Sustainability: Response." MIT Sloan Management Review 54, no. 4 (Summer 2013): 72–73.
- July 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
On October 20, 2009, Brady Dougan, the CEO of Credit Suisse Group, announced a new compensation plan for the bank. The announcement had followed quickly on the heels of the G-20 meeting the prior month where, in the wake of the financial crisis, the major governments...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Taxation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Organizational Culture;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Switzerland;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)." Harvard Business School Case 311-005, July 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- 26 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
SEI25 Series: Misan Rewane, MBA 2013, CEO, WAVE
a social enterprise. Misan is the cofounder and CEO of WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education), an organization dedicated to tackling youth unemployment in West Africa. What motivated you to pursue a career path in the social sector? My...
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Curriculum - MBA
Designing Technology Ventures Joint Course Launching a successful startup requires a business model that defines the venture’s customer value proposition; plans for technology, operations, and marketing; and a formula for eventually earning profit. It also requires an...
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- May 2021 (Revised May 2022)
- Supplement
Odebrecht's 'Transformation Journey' (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Ruth Costas and Pedro Levindo
The case describes the changes in Odebrecht’s board of directors while the company had to file for court-supervised reorganization and cope with an ongoing feud within its founding family, and the new challenges that the Group’s leadership has to face. The changes in...
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Keywords:
Corporate Misconduct;
Corporate Governance;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Reputation;
Mission and Purpose;
Business and Government Relations;
Engineering;
Family Business;
Emerging Markets;
Construction Industry;
Brazil;
Latin America
Paine, Lynn S., Ruth Costas, and Pedro Levindo. "Odebrecht's 'Transformation Journey' (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 321-093, May 2021. (Revised May 2022.)
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
tribes and U.S. states often find themselves at the bargaining table, often negotiating "compacts" to govern gaming operations on tribal lands. The operational success of the Pequot gaming operation in Connecticut, Foxwoods, and...
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Keywords:
Carmen Nobel
- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
Publications September 2014 Research in Organizational Behavior The Governance of Social Enterprises: Mission Drift and Accountability Challenges in Hybrid Organizations By: Ebrahim, Alnoor, Julie...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne