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- September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
- Background Note
Leadership and Teaming
By: Ethan Bernstein
Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail...
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Keywords:
Teams;
Teaming;
Leadership And Managing People;
Leadership;
Team Effectiveness;
Team Performance;
Team Design;
Team Leadership;
Teamwork;
Team Process;
Team Function;
Team Launch;
60/30/10 Rule;
Team Boundary;
Distribution Of Leadership Authority;
Self-Managed Teams;
Virtual Teams;
Unbounded Teams;
Acts Of Leadership;
Execution Teams;
Decision Making Teams;
Creativity Teams;
Team Size;
Task Design;
Team Timeline;
Team Roles;
Team Representation;
Diversity;
Team Familiarity;
Collective Intelligence;
Team Stages Of Development;
Team Coaching;
Performance Pressure;
X-Teams;
Team Focus;
Interaction;
Management Teams;
Managerial Roles;
Management Systems;
Management Style;
Management Skills;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Effectiveness;
Performance Efficiency;
Performance Productivity;
Groups and Teams;
Networks;
Social Psychology;
Behavior;
Conflict and Resolution;
Creativity;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Satisfaction;
Prejudice and Bias;
Power and Influence;
Personal Characteristics;
Familiarity;
Cognition and Thinking;
Attitudes;
Projects;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Knowledge Sharing;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Design;
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Asia;
North and Central America;
South America;
Atlantic Ocean;
Central Asia;
Europe;
Latin America;
Middle East;
Oceania;
West Indies
Bernstein, Ethan. "Leadership and Teaming." Harvard Business School Background Note 414-033, September 2013. (Revised August 2015.)
- January 2013 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Hudson Yards—The Other Side of the Tracks?
By: Christopher M. Gordon, John D. Macomber, A. Eugene Kohn and Lisa Strope
Stephan Ross, CEO of Related Companies, is considering an opportunity to invest $1 billion for the air rights over the Hudson Rail Yards in New York City. The investment would allow Related to build a platform over the operating rail tracks and develop this blighted...
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Keywords:
Real Estate;
Property;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Urban Development;
Real Estate Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Gordon, Christopher M., John D. Macomber, A. Eugene Kohn, and Lisa Strope. "Hudson Yards—The Other Side of the Tracks?" Harvard Business School Case 213-040, January 2013. (Revised March 2015.)
- February 2012 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi
Keywords:
Leadership;
Projects;
Management;
Crisis Management;
Public Administration Industry;
India
Narayanan, V.G., and Saloni Chaturvedi. "Delhi Metro Rail Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 112-013, February 2012. (Revised April 2012.)
- March 2009 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Marie Dessain and Sarah Abbott
In the summer of 2006, the chairman and CEO of Eurotunnel Group is faced with the decision whether to file for bankruptcy protection, after having failed to gain creditor approval of an ambitious out-of-court restructuring plan. The company, which has been attempting...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Capital Structure;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Laws and Statutes;
Risk Management;
Rail Industry;
France;
United Kingdom
Gilson, Stuart C., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Sarah Abbott. "Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-062, March 2009. (Revised March 2010.)
- January 2008 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
South Dakota Wheat Growers
By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
As a farmer-owned cooperative, South Dakota Wheat Growers (SDWG) serves the needs of its 3,600 active farmer-members by supplying farm inputs and organizing the marketing and transportation of grain produced in the co-op's service territory. For almost 80 years, the...
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Keywords:
Cooperative Ownership;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Production;
Rail Transportation;
Marketing Strategy;
Expansion;
Economic Growth;
Global Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
South Dakota
Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "South Dakota Wheat Growers." Harvard Business School Case 508-034, January 2008. (Revised February 2008.)
- March 2005
- Case
Henkel Iberica (A)
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
In 2002, Esteban Garriga, customer service director at Henkel Iberica, questions whether Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) would help manage retail promotions and limit their impact on the stock-outs and obsolete inventory. Describes the...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Price;
Distribution Channels;
Strategic Planning;
Commercialization;
Valuation;
Rail Industry;
Germany;
Spain
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, V.G. Narayanan, and Lisa Brem. "Henkel Iberica (A)." Harvard Business School Case 105-023, March 2005.
- March 2005
- Supplement
Henkel Iberica (B)
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
Supplements the (A) case.
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Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, V.G. Narayanan, and Lisa Brem. "Henkel Iberica (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 105-024, March 2005.
- July 2003
- Teaching Note
Texas High-Speed Rail Corporation: FCF vs. ECF Valuation (TN)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Timothy A. Luehrman
Teaching Note for (9-293-072).
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- June 1998 (Revised May 2001)
- Teaching Note
Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation, The (A and B) TN
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Mathew M Millett
Teaching Note for (9-298-006) and (9-298-095).
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- April 1998 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (A), The
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Lori A. Flees and Mathew M Millett
On October 15, 1996, Virginia-based CSX and Pennsylvania-based Consolidated Rail (Conrail), the first and third largest railroads in the eastern United States, announced their intent to merge in a friendly deal worth $8.3 billion. This deal was part of an industry-wide...
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Esty, Benjamin C., Lori A. Flees, and Mathew M Millett. "Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 298-006, April 1998. (Revised July 2005.)
- April 1998 (Revised May 2001)
- Supplement
Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (B), The
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Lori A. Flees and Mathew M Millett
Eight days after CSX announced it was going to buy Consolidated Rail (Conrail) for $88.65 per share, Norfolk Southern made a hostile $100 per share bid for Conrail. Over the next several months, the potential acquirers upped their bids while exchanging criticism in the...
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Keywords:
Law;
Valuation;
Rail Transportation;
Bids and Bidding;
Governance Controls;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Rail Industry;
United States
Esty, Benjamin C., Lori A. Flees, and Mathew M Millett. "Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (B), The." Harvard Business School Supplement 298-095, April 1998. (Revised May 2001.)
- May 1996 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Bombardier TEG (A)
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Takia Mahmood
Bombardier, a Canadian manufacturer of passenger railcars and market leader in the United States, faces aggressive competition from a new entrant, U.S.-owned Morrison Knudsen, that has come into the industry with closely related capabilities in engineering and...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Goals and Objectives;
Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Rail Transportation;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Canada;
United States
Bradley, Stephen P., and Takia Mahmood. "Bombardier TEG (A)." Harvard Business School Case 796-002, May 1996. (Revised March 2005.)
- March 1996
- Case
Burlington Northern Railroad: Strategic Repositioning
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Randi Wade Purchia
Applegate, Lynda M., and Randi Wade Purchia. "Burlington Northern Railroad: Strategic Repositioning." Harvard Business School Case 396-213, March 1996.
- March 1996
- Case
Burlington Northern Railroad: Back on Track
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Keywords:
Rail Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Burlington Northern Railroad: Back on Track." Harvard Business School Case 396-214, March 1996.
- October 1994 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Twinbrook Metro
Poorvu, William J. "Twinbrook Metro." Harvard Business School Case 395-093, October 1994. (Revised September 1995.)
- March 1993
- Supplement
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (C)
Continues the story of the implementation of the ARES project.
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Keywords:
Rail Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 193-130, March 1993.
- January 1993
- Case
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B), Abridged
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords:
Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B), Abridged." Harvard Business School Case 193-090, January 1993.
- September 1992
- Teaching Note
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A) and (B) TN
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Julie H. Hertenstein
Teaching Note for (9-191-122) and (9-191-123).
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Keywords:
Rail Industry
- May 1992 (Revised January 2000)
- Supplement
ABB: Accountability Times Two (A)
By: Robert L. Simons
Describes the complexity of setting and reconciling performance targets in a global, matrix company. The president of the Finnish industry and rail transport company has received targets from two bosses--his regional superior and his business area superior. Each has...
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Simons, Robert L. "ABB: Accountability Times Two (A)." Harvard Business School Supplement 192-141, May 1992. (Revised January 2000.)
- Article
Choosing the Method of Sale: A Clinical Study of Conrail
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Sugato Bhattacharyya
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Sugato Bhattacharyya. "Choosing the Method of Sale: A Clinical Study of Conrail." Journal of Financial Economics 30, no. 1 (November 1991).