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      • March 2022
      • Background Note

      Climate Issues on the Ground: Snapshots of Diverse American Cities

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Coelin Scibetta and Ryan Barr
      This compilation provides brief snapshots of climate action and its geographic and institutional context in 13 U.S. cities that send diverse participants to the Harvard Business School Young American Leaders Program to learn about cross-sector collaboration to address...  View Details
      Keywords: Climate Change; Cities; Ecosystems; Cross-sector Collaboration; Green Business; U.S. Competitiveness; Leadership; Change; Boston; Detroit; Minneapolis; Pittsburgh; San Jose; Seattle
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, Coelin Scibetta, and Ryan Barr. "Climate Issues on the Ground: Snapshots of Diverse American Cities." Harvard Business School Background Note 322-102, March 2022.
      • January 2022 (Revised February 2022)
      • Case

      Second Harvest Heartland: Ending Hunger Together

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Courtney Han
      In March 2020, Second Harvest Heartland, one of six Foodbanks serving Minnesota, was caught in the COVID-19 emergency with considerably more people exposed to hunger and food insecurity. Its management team led by CEO Allison O’Toole and COO Thierry Ibri alertly...  View Details
      Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Food Insecurity; Social Enterprise; Food; Health Pandemics; Crisis Management; Strategy; Adaptation; Social Issues; Mission and Purpose; Decision Making; United States; Minnesota
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Courtney Han. "Second Harvest Heartland: Ending Hunger Together." Harvard Business School Case 522-062, January 2022. (Revised February 2022.)
      • January 2021 (Revised April 2022)
      • Case

      Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic

      By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
      This case examines the leadership of Corie Barry, the new CEO of Best Buy, with a focus on actions the company took in 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The case includes a history of Best Buy’s strategy and leadership, including the transitions between the...  View Details
      Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Change; Disruption; Volatility; Communication; Competency and Skills; Customers; Decision Making; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Cash Flow; Financial Condition; Financial Liquidity; Goods and Commodities; Corporate Governance; Health Pandemics; Human Resources; Executive Compensation; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Resignation and Termination; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Innovation and Invention; Jobs and Positions; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Job Design and Levels; Job Interviews; Job Offer; Labor; Employment; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Law; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Management; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Succession; Management Systems; Management Teams; Risk Management; Operations; Distribution; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Logistics; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Supply Chain; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Outcome or Result; Personal Development and Career; Retirement; Work-Life Balance; Planning; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Labor and Management Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Science; Strategy; Retail Industry; North and Central America; United States; Minnesota
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      George, William W., and Amram Migdal. "Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic." Harvard Business School Case 321-073, January 2021. (Revised April 2022.)
      • November 2020 (Revised June 2022)
      • Case

      Community-First Public Safety

      By: Mitchell B. Weiss and Sarah Mehta
      How many police officer positions to fund? In August 2020, the question facing St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, which might have seemed routine to another mayor at another time in another place, was anything but. A pandemic had rendered the city some $19-$34 million short...  View Details
      Keywords: Race; Law Enforcement; Governance; Decision Making; Safety; Social Issues; Public Administration Industry; United States; Minnesota; Saint Paul
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      Weiss, Mitchell B., and Sarah Mehta. "Community-First Public Safety." Harvard Business School Case 821-005, November 2020. (Revised June 2022.)
      • March 2020
      • Case

      Minneapolis Star Tribune

      By: Joseph L. Bower, Elizabeth Hansen and Michael Norris
      In the summer of 2019, Mike Klingensmith, CEO of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Twin Cities metro region’s largest newspaper, reviewed subscription trends and plans for future experimentation. The newspaper industry across the U.S. had suffered a steep decline for...  View Details
      Keywords: Financial Performance; Industry Evolution; Business Earnings; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Journalism and News Industry; Minnesota
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      Bower, Joseph L., Elizabeth Hansen, and Michael Norris. "Minneapolis Star Tribune." Harvard Business School Case 920-302, March 2020.
      • October 2019
      • Teaching Note

      Granite Equity Partners

      By: Victoria Ivashina and Terrence Shu
      This teaching note accompanies HBS case 219-040, “Granite Equity Partners,” which follows the private equity firm as it evaluates the potential acquisition of Tyrell Corp., a Minnesota-based quality control biomaterials company. Granite Equity’s fund was different from...  View Details
      Keywords: Private Equity Exit; Investing; Fund Exit; Fund Management; Wealth Management; Liquidity; Buyout; Exit Strategy; Preferred Shares; Convertible Notes; Finance; Private Equity; Investment; Asset Management; Wealth; Management; Financial Liquidity; Minnesota; United States
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      Ivashina, Victoria, and Terrence Shu. "Granite Equity Partners." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 820-062, October 2019.
      • September 2018
      • Case

      Granite Equity Partners

      By: Victoria Ivashina and Jeffrey Boyar
      This case follows Rick Bauerly, CEO of Minnesota-based Granite Equity Partners, a private equity firm that specialized in buying out retiring business owners in the Minnesota community. In 2007, Granite Equity was considering an investment in Tyrell Corp. (name...  View Details
      Keywords: Private Equity Exit; Investing; Fund Exit; Fund Management; Wealth Management; Liquidity; Buyout; Exit Strategy; Preferred Shares; Convertible Notes; Finance; Private Equity; Investment; Asset Management; Wealth; Management; Financial Liquidity
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      Ivashina, Victoria, and Jeffrey Boyar. "Granite Equity Partners." Harvard Business School Case 219-040, September 2018.
      • January 2017
      • Case

      Medtronic: Making the Big Leap Forward (A)

      By: William W. George and Monica Baraldi
      In 2014, Medtronic was about to execute a $50 billion acquisition of Ireland-based Covidien. Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak was committed to building the largest medical technology company in the world while broadening its ability to fulfill its mission of “alleviating...  View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Medtronic; Covidien; Mission; Tax Inversion; Business Strategy; Leadership; Mergers and Acquisitions; Pharmaceutical Industry; Republic of Ireland; Europe; Minnesota; United States
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      George, William W., and Monica Baraldi. "Medtronic: Making the Big Leap Forward (A)." Harvard Business School Case 317-031, January 2017.
      • January 2017
      • Supplement

      Medtronic: Making the Big Leap Forward (B)

      By: William W. George and Monica Baraldi
      On December 1, 2014, Medtronic announced that it had completed a $17 billion bond sale to finance the Covidien acquisition, officially completed on January 26, 2015. Medtronic’s legal headquarters moved to Ireland, while its operational headquarters remained in...  View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Medtronic; Covidien; Mission; Tax Inversion; Business Strategy; Leadership; Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Pharmaceutical Industry; Republic of Ireland; Europe; Minnesota; United States
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      George, William W., and Monica Baraldi. "Medtronic: Making the Big Leap Forward (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 317-074, January 2017.
      • September 2015
      • Case

      GovDelivery

      By: Mitchell Weiss
      Is government the biggest, worst customer in the world? And is that a reason for venture investors to back companies that sell to government or to stay away? It had been seven years since Scott Burns joined his friend Zach Stabenow to get a company called GovDocs off...  View Details
      Keywords: GovDelivery; Public Entrepreneurship; B2G; Business-to-Government; Scott Burns; Entrepreneurship; Government Administration; Venture Capital; Information Technology Industry; Public Administration Industry; Web Services Industry; Minnesota; United States
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      Weiss, Mitchell. "GovDelivery." Harvard Business School Case 816-020, September 2015.
      • 29 Sep 2014
      • Other Presentation

      Reshaping Regional Economic Development: Clusters and Regional Strategy

      By: Michael E. Porter
      Professor Michael Porter delivered a keynote speech at Mapping the Midwest's Future, a conference held in Minneapolis and hosted by the University of Minnesota that officially launched the new U.S. Cluster Mapping tool. His presentation focused on U.S. competitiveness...  View Details
      Keywords: Clusters; Regional Strategy; Industry Clusters; Economics; Minneapolis; United States
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      Porter, Michael E. "Reshaping Regional Economic Development: Clusters and Regional Strategy." Mapping the Midwest's Future, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness and University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Minneapolis, MN, September 29, 2014.
      • July 2013
      • Case

      B. Zaitz & Sons Co. Farmland Investing

      By: Andre F. Perold
      In April 2013, Ben Zaitz was looking down at an expanse of agricultural land as his plane flew over the Midwest. He would soon arrive in northern Minnesota to meet with farmers regarding land he had recently purchased there. The vast tracts of row-crop acreage below...  View Details
      Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Investment; Market Participation; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Minnesota; Latin America; Africa; United States; Europe
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      Perold, Andre F. "B. Zaitz & Sons Co. Farmland Investing." Harvard Business School Case 914-404, July 2013.
      • January 7, 2012
      • Article

      What Minnesota can Learn from Germany

      By: Bill George
      Keywords: Leadership
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      George, Bill. "What Minnesota can Learn from Germany." Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (January 7, 2012).
      • January 7, 2012
      • Article

      What Minnesota Can Learn from Germany

      By: Bill George
      Keywords: Learning; Minnesota; Germany
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      George, Bill. "What Minnesota Can Learn from Germany." Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (January 7, 2012).
      • November 2011 (Revised February 2012)
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      Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul: Building on a Diversified Base

      By: William W. George
      Since the 1970s, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan region (MSP) had outpaced the nation in job creation and income per capita. MSP's diversified base of industry clusters had enabled the region to adapt to economic downturns and an exodus of major corporate...  View Details
      Keywords: Industry Clusters; Employment; Organizations; Transformation; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Minneapolis; Saint Paul
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      George, William W. "Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul: Building on a Diversified Base." Harvard Business School Case 412-074, November 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
      • November 19, 2011
      • Article

      Extraordinary Collaboration Can Rebuild Minnesota Miracle

      By: Bill George
      Keywords: Cooperation; Minnesota
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      George, Bill. "Extraordinary Collaboration Can Rebuild Minnesota Miracle." Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (November 19, 2011).
      • November 2011 (Revised February 2012)
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      Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul: Building on a Diversified Base (Abridged)

      By: William W. George
      Keywords: Economic Growth; Competition; Minneapolis; Saint Paul
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      George, William W. "Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul: Building on a Diversified Base (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 412-088, November 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
      • October 10, 2010
      • Article

      Coming Home to Minnesota

      By: Bill George
      Keywords: Minnesota
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      George, Bill. "Coming Home to Minnesota." Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (October 10, 2010).
      • November 2007 (Revised April 2022)
      • Case

      Control Data Corporation and the Urban Crisis

      By: Tom Nicholas and Laura Gaie Singleton
      Control Data Corporation is considering its response to the assassination of renowned civil rights activist Martin Luther King. Four months prior, William Norris, president of the Minneapolis-based computer firm had already committed to building a plant in a low-income...  View Details
      Keywords: Urban Development; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Urban Scope; Computer Industry; District of Columbia; Minneapolis
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      Nicholas, Tom, and Laura Gaie Singleton. "Control Data Corporation and the Urban Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 808-096, November 2007. (Revised April 2022.)
      • May 1998
      • Teaching Note

      Northeast Ventures: January 1996 TN

      By: Josh Lerner
      Teaching Note for (9-296-093).  View Details
      Keywords: Minnesota
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      Lerner, Josh. "Northeast Ventures: January 1996 TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 298-161, May 1998.
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