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- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
Publications 2006 pub Leviathan Evolving: New Varieties of State Capitalism in Brazil and Beyond By: Musacchio, Aldo, and Sergio G. Lazzarini Abstract—In this book we describe the transformation of state capitalism from a model in which governments owned and ran...
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Anna Secino
- July 2017 (Revised November 2017)
- Case
'Clarín Lies!': Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War
By: Rafael Di Tella, Jose Liberti and Sarah McAra
In 2012, Argentine media conglomerate Grupo Clarín and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were embroiled in what some called “the mother of all battles.” Grupo Clarín was one of the preeminent media companies in Argentina, with leading newspapers, cable...
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Media Regulation;
Media;
Government and Politics;
Policy;
Newspapers;
Government Legislation;
Business and Government Relations;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Monopoly;
Journalism and News Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Argentina
Di Tella, Rafael, Jose Liberti, and Sarah McAra. "'Clarín Lies!': Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War." Harvard Business School Case 718-008, July 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
- April 2014
- Supplement
Ingrid Johnson: Reflections on Leading Change
By: Michael Tushman
This case discusses the issue of leading change at the business banking division of Nedbank, a prominent South African bank, between 2005 and 2009. (This timeframe, beginning just 11 years after Apartheid's end, covers Ingrid Johnson's leadership of this division...
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Leading Change;
Restructuring;
Personal Development and Career;
Commercial Banking;
Banking Industry;
South Africa
Tushman, Michael. "Ingrid Johnson: Reflections on Leading Change." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 414-709, April 2014.
Srikant M. Datar
Srikant M. Datar became the eleventh dean of Harvard Business School on 1 January 2021. During his tenure as a faculty member, he served as Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs (including Faculty Chair of the Harvard Innovation Lab), for Research, for... View Details
- 1997
- Book
Finding Time: How Corporations, Individuals, and Families Can Benefit from New Work Practices
By: Leslie Perlow
Why do Americans work so hard? Are the long hours spent at work really necessary to increase organizational productivity? Perlow documents the work life of employees who assume that for their own success and the success of their organization they must put in extended...
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Perlow, Leslie. Finding Time: How Corporations, Individuals, and Families Can Benefit from New Work Practices. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997.
- 03 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff
as a company that has thought deeply about its relationship and obligations to employees. The French industrial giant, she says, sees the job offer as the beginning of a long-term relationship focused on mutual growth. Michelin vows “to View Details
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
success in a broad array of projects, such as managing 10 brands and 26 shops across different categories, he also felt the need to reinvent his core confectionery business since not all stores of all his brands were thriving as he had wished. Equally central to the...
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Dina Gerdeman
- March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Supercell 2.0: Clash of Plans
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and George Gonzalez
Founded in 2010, Supercell was a Helsinki, Finland-based mobile gaming company that had developed and launched five global hit mobile games: Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Hay Day, Brawl Stars, and Boom Beach. The company’s early philosophy was that it could produce...
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Rayport, Jeffrey F., and George Gonzalez. "Supercell 2.0: Clash of Plans." Harvard Business School Case 824-180, March 2024. (Revised April 2024.)
- March 2002 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
BP and the Consolidation of the Oil Industry, 1998-2002
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and David J Hanson
Examines the economics of the oil and gas industry with a focus on 1998 through 2001. Discusses the rationale behind using a growth in scale as a means to increase profitability and to gain competitive advantage. Also examines the classic strategic implications of...
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Non-Renewable Energy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Industry Structures;
Competitive Advantage;
Consolidation;
Horizontal Integration;
Vertical Integration;
Energy Industry
Reinhardt, Forest L., Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, and David J Hanson. "BP and the Consolidation of the Oil Industry, 1998-2002." Harvard Business School Case 702-012, March 2002. (Revised January 2010.)
- November 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Rebuilding Puerto Rico
By: Laura Alfaro, Laura Phillips Sawyer and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria swept over Puerto Rico, devastating the island’s infrastructure and agriculture. The natural disaster was layered atop years of mounting financial distress. Before the hurricane, Puerto Rico had accumulated $74 billion in debt and...
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Natural Disasters;
Financial Crisis;
Infrastructure;
Borrowing and Debt;
Economy;
Strategic Planning;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Puerto Rico
Alfaro, Laura, Laura Phillips Sawyer, and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason. "Rebuilding Puerto Rico." Harvard Business School Case 719-018, November 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- 2009
- Book
Reorganize for Resilience: Putting Customers at the Center of Your Organization
By: Ranjay Gulati
In an era of raging commoditization and eroding profit margins, survival depends on resilience: staying one step ahead of your customers. Sure, most companies say they're "customer focused," but they don't deliver solutions to customers' thorniest problems. Why?...
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Competency and Skills;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Profit;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Cooperation
Gulati, Ranjay. Reorganize for Resilience: Putting Customers at the Center of Your Organization. Harvard Business Press, 2009.
- July 2015 (Revised October 2015)
- Case
Building Strong Partnerships at the Inter-American Development Bank
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Erin L. Henry, Andreas Georgoulias and Natalie Bartlett
Building Strong Partnerships at the Inter-American Development Bank details the development of the bank's new Office of Outreach Partnerships to sustain a culture of innovation through maintaining and generating partnerships in order to fulfill the bank's greater...
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Keywords:
Business Organization;
Business And Community;
Well-being;
Wealth and Poverty;
Organizational Structure;
Groups and Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Technology Adoption;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Change Management;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Expansion;
Partners and Partnerships;
Restructuring;
Welfare or Wellbeing;
Business and Community Relations;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Banking Industry;
Latin America
Edmondson, Amy C., Erin L. Henry, Andreas Georgoulias, and Natalie Bartlett. "Building Strong Partnerships at the Inter-American Development Bank." Harvard Business School Case 616-004, July 2015. (Revised October 2015.)
- Web
Finance Curriculum - Faculty & Research
Through Corporate Restructuring Stuart C. Gilson Spring2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Entrepreneurial Finance (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Raymond Kluender Spring2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Shai Bernstein Fall2024 Q2 1.5 Entrepreneurship Outside the...
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- Web
Finance - Faculty & Research
operational improvements within portfolio companies o Generating multiple expansion and increased value due to operational improvements o Restructuring of the portfolio companies’ balance sheets primarily by adding significant leverage o...
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- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
his predecessor, and he must decide whether to continue to promote the firm's emphasis on global diversity and inclusion while it restructures its business and reduces its managerial workforce. Purchase this case:...
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Sean Silverthorne
George C. Lodge
Professor Lodge had been a member of the Harvard Business School faculty since 1963. Before his retirement in 1997, he taught a number of courses in the MBA Master's Program and in various HBS executive programs. in the MBA program these included: Business,... View Details
- March 2008
- Case
Novartis AG: Science-Based Business
By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
Novartis is a science-based drug company, which has important implications for its business strategy. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world with over $38B in sales in 2007. Pharmaceuticals account for slightly over $24B of that total. In 2007,...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Invention;
Resource Allocation;
Product Development;
Partners and Partnerships;
Research and Development;
Science-Based Business;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Courtney Purrington. "Novartis AG: Science-Based Business." Harvard Business School Case 608-136, March 2008.
- Web
Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
head of the principal investment area in Asia, head of the principal investment area in Japan, and head of the global leveraged finance group. He also headed the firm's workout, advisory, and restructuring business. He is a director of...
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- 16 Nov 2021
- HBS Case
How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves
eliminate one-quarter of its 162,500-member workforce by the mid-2000s. Yet the company continued to struggle. In 2002, turnaround expert Thierry Breton took over as CEO, restructuring the company’s debt, reducing operating costs, and...
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by Michael Blanding
- September 2010
- Article
Bank Lending During the Financial Crisis of 2008
This paper documents that new loans to large borrowers fell by 47% during the peak period of the financial crisis (fourth quarter of 2008) relative to the prior quarter and by 79% relative to the peak of the credit boom (second quarter of 2007). New lending for real...
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Keywords:
Financial Liquidity;
Financing and Loans;
Credit;
Borrowing and Debt;
Financial Crisis;
Banking Industry
Ivashina, Victoria, and David S. Scharfstein. "Bank Lending During the Financial Crisis of 2008." Journal of Financial Economics 97, no. 3 (September 2010): 319–338.