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- July 2009 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
The Blackstone Group: Merlin Entertainment
The Blackstone Group had conducted a roll-up of theme parks and attractions business in Europe. It was considering how to generate liquidity for its investors. Blackstone entered the theme parks and attractions business in Europe by acquiring a majority stake in...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Cost vs Benefits;
Private Equity;
Financial Liquidity;
Investment Return;
Risk Management;
Leasing;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Europe
El-Hage, Nabil N., and Brenda W. Chia. "The Blackstone Group: Merlin Entertainment." Harvard Business School Case 210-014, July 2009. (Revised September 2009.)
- April 2003
- Case
IBM Canada: Global Services (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
IBM Canada Global Services is losing shares in a stagnant information technology market. A new leader must overcome a senior team rife with internal conflict and change internal processes to drive innovation streams. The leader struggles to build an ambidextrous...
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Keywords:
Leading Change;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Management Teams;
Innovation and Management;
Conflict Management;
Groups and Teams;
Service Industry;
Canada
Tushman, Michael L., David Kiron, and Wendy Smith. "IBM Canada: Global Services (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-070, April 2003.
- September 2020
- Case
Drinkworks: Home Bar by Keurig
By: Sunil Gupta, Jonathan Levav and Julia Kelley
In the summer of 2018, Drinkworks CEO Nathaniel Davis needed to make a number of go-to-market decisions ahead of his company’s upcoming product launch. Formed through a joint venture between Keurig Dr. Pepper and Anheuser-Busch InBev, Drinkworks had developed an...
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Markets;
Bids and Bidding;
Demand and Consumers;
Consumer Behavior;
Market Design;
Distribution;
Distribution Channels;
Product;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Business Model;
Customers;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Decision Making;
Decisions;
Goods and Commodities;
Innovation and Invention;
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Research;
Research and Development;
Strategy;
Adoption;
Competitive Advantage;
Segmentation;
Information Technology;
Information Infrastructure;
Value;
Value Creation;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
North and Central America;
United States
Gupta, Sunil, Jonathan Levav, and Julia Kelley. "Drinkworks: Home Bar by Keurig." Harvard Business School Case 521-010, September 2020.
- July 2020 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Rosalind Fox at John Deere
By: Anthony Mayo and Olivia Hull
Rosalind Fox, the factory manager at John Deere’s Des Moines, Iowa plant, has improved the financial standing of the factory in the three years she’s been at its helm. But employee engagement scores—which measured employees’ satisfaction with working conditions and...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Change Management;
Experience and Expertise;
Talent and Talent Management;
Diversity;
Gender;
Race;
Engineering;
Geographic Location;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Management Style;
Management Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career;
Prejudice and Bias;
Power and Influence;
Status and Position;
Trust;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
United States
Mayo, Anthony, and Olivia Hull. "Rosalind Fox at John Deere." Harvard Business School Case 421-011, July 2020. (Revised January 2021.)
- October 2016
- Case
Addicaid: Scaling a Digital Platform for Addiction Wellness and Recovery
By: Robert S. Huckman and Sarah Mehta
In 2013, Sam Frons founded Addicaid—a mobile application (app) that allowed people in addiction recovery to track their progress, check in with counselors, and connect with others in recovery programs. The app was grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy and used the...
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Keywords:
Digital Health Interventions;
Substance Use Disorder;
Addiction Treatment;
Addiction Recovery;
Scale;
Innovation;
Health;
Health Disorders;
Health Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Huckman, Robert S., and Sarah Mehta. "Addicaid: Scaling a Digital Platform for Addiction Wellness and Recovery." Harvard Business School Case 617-018, October 2016.
- June 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Domestic Auto Parts
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Describes a meeting of an executive team to discuss strategy for a company turnaround. The exercise is to construct a strategy map and Balanced Scorecard to capture the new strategy.
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Kaplan, Robert S. "Domestic Auto Parts." Harvard Business School Case 105-078, June 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- January 2009
- Article
From Regional Star to Global Leader
By: Nitin Nohria
Yang Jianguo was recently promoted from country manager for China to global head of product development at a staid French perfume maker. He was chosen for his technical smarts and his knowledge of emerging markets—a critical avenue for growth, given that sales in the...
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Keywords:
Communication Strategy;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Leadership Development;
Management Teams;
Emerging Markets;
Product Development;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
China;
Paris
Nohria, Nitin. "From Regional Star to Global Leader." Harvard Business Review 87, no. 1 (January 2009).
- December 2011 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Transforming Verizon: A Platform for Change
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird
A new CEO steps into the shoes of his long-time predecessor who had created the U.S. telecommunications giant via a series of acquisitions and, before departing, had initiated the company's strategic repositioning. The new CEO reflected on Verizon's recent successes,...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Groups and Teams;
Telecommunications Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew Bird. "Transforming Verizon: A Platform for Change." Harvard Business School Case 312-082, December 2011. (Revised April 2012.)
- November 2018 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
Zespri Grows
By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
Controlling about a third of global kiwifruit exports by volume and nearly half by value in 2018, Zespri was a grower-owned “corporatized cooperative” with the exclusive right to export New Zealand-grown kiwifruit (except to Australia). Zespri did not grow fruit but...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Kiwi;
Kiwifruit;
Agriculture;
Global Supply Chain;
Branding;
Produce;
Coordinated Industry Structure;
Industry Coordination;
Countercyclical Supply;
New Product Development;
Product Strategy;
Differentiation;
Food;
Quality;
Trade;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing;
Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Change Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Globalization;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Competitive Strategy;
Resource Allocation;
Product Development;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
New Zealand
Bell, David E., and Natalie Kindred. "Zespri Grows." Harvard Business School Case 519-047, November 2018. (Revised April 2019.)
- May 2018
- Case
Kaiser Permanente Colorado: Primary Care Plus
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Mahek A. Shah
A geriatrician in Kaiser Permanente’s Colorado region is concerned with the high and growing cost of treating the elderly population. She introduces a new care model, Primary Care Plus, using an interdisciplinary team of a primary care doctor, palliative care...
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Keywords:
Primary Health Care;
Elderly Patients;
Integrated Practice Unit;
Interdisciplinary Care;
Health Care and Treatment;
Age;
Cost Management;
Performance Improvement;
Health Industry;
United States;
Colorado
Kaplan, Robert S., and Mahek A. Shah. "Kaiser Permanente Colorado: Primary Care Plus." Harvard Business School Case 118-053, May 2018.
- June 2008 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
COFCO Xinjiang Tunhe Co., Ltd.
By: David E. Bell and Aldo Sesia
In 2005, COFCO Ltd., one of China's largest and most successful companies, acquired Xinjiang Tunhe, a tomato processing firm, which had been, in recent years, poorly managed. COFCO changed Tunhe's management team and set out to create a culture of professionalism and...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Customer Relationship Management;
Rural Scope;
Supply Chain Management;
Performance Consistency;
Safety;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
China
Bell, David E., and Aldo Sesia. "COFCO Xinjiang Tunhe Co., Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 508-079, June 2008. (Revised July 2009.)
- August 2021
- Case
Livongo: Scaling a Purpose-Driven Organization in Healthcare
By: Ranjay Gulati, Aseem Shukla and Reva Nohria
When seasoned entrepreneur Glen Tullman founded the chronic health care startup Livongo in 2014, it was personal. His son lived with diabetes, and Tullman knew firsthand how taxing it could be to manage such an unrelenting disease. Livongo set out to empower people...
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Keywords:
Healthcare Industry;
Scaling;
Telehealth;
Health Care and Treatment;
Small Business;
Internet and the Web;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Opportunities;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Health Industry
Gulati, Ranjay, Aseem Shukla, and Reva Nohria. "Livongo: Scaling a Purpose-Driven Organization in Healthcare." Harvard Business School Case 422-017, August 2021.
- 24 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 24
management and project promises, and (5) communication. Although there are many differences observed in these five processes, research subjects report no significant impact of cross-cultural collaboration on project performance. We...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty Complaints or Signs of Potential Misconduct?
corporate misconduct, pointing to cultural factors that might eventually result in scandal earlier than they would otherwise attract attention. In a business environment where ethics are paramount, the findings may offer managers and...
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- Web
Curriculum - MBA
leadership activities, reflection, and small team projects. + View Curriculum & Videos HBS's MBA curriculum includes a range of exciting courses and is frequently refreshed with new content. The goal is to give students a firm grasp of...
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- April 2002 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Transformation of Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002
Investigates the reform of the Seattle Public Schools from 1995 to 2002. To initiate reform in 1995, the district hired John Stanford, an Army general, and Joseph Olchefske, an investment banker, as the district's superintendent and chief financial officer,...
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Keywords:
Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leading Change;
Organizational Structure;
Education;
Business Strategy;
Public Administration Industry;
Education Industry;
Seattle
Leschly, Stig. "Transformation of Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002." Harvard Business School Case 802-197, April 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
- June 2013 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Nien-hê Hsieh and Lara Adamsons
Two members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social...
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Keywords:
Nike;
Hannah Jones;
Mark Parker;
Phil Knight;
Philip Knight;
Eric Sprunk;
Jill Ker Conway;
Phyllis Wise;
Don Blair;
Sustainable Business And Innovation;
SB&I;
Flyknit;
DyeCoo;
Footwear;
Athletic Footwear;
Apparel;
Athletic Apparel;
Sustainability;
Greenpeace;
Detox Campaign;
Dirty Laundry;
Water;
Water Use;
Water Pollution;
Water Resources;
Corporate Responsibility Committee;
Judgment;
Board Of Directors;
Board Committees;
Environmental And Social Sustainability;
Footwear Industry;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Practices and Processes;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance;
Alignment;
Supply Chain;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Judgments;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Asia;
China;
United States;
Oregon;
Portland
Paine, Lynn S., Nien-hê Hsieh, and Lara Adamsons. "Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-146, June 2013. (Revised January 2024.)
- July 2017 (Revised July 2019)
- Supplement
"Doctor My Eyes"--The Acquisition of Bausch & Lomb by Warburg Pincus (B)
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Ricardo Andrade
The B Case of "Dr. My Eyes" provides the answer as to what happened after the ending fact pattern in Case A and the imminent choices faced by the protagonist in the primary case. At the end of the Case A, Bess Weatherman of Warburg Pincus, must chose one option of two...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Health Care and Treatment;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Corporate Governance;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Outcome or Result;
Health Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Ricardo Andrade. "Doctor My Eyes"--The Acquisition of Bausch & Lomb by Warburg Pincus (B). Harvard Business School Supplement 218-029, July 2017. (Revised July 2019.)
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=706504 Improving Performance: Boat Building Exercise Harvard Business School Exercise 606-147 Provides a framework for team problem solving and process improvement following...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Duolingo
important part of their team, and how they manage their recruiting process. The Duolingo and HBS Partnership For Duolingo, the internship program is an important extension of the Product Management team....
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Keywords:
Technology