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- May 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
The Video-Streaming Wars in 2019: Can Disney Catch Netflix?
By: Anita Elberse and Monica Cody
Bob Iger, CEO of entertainment conglomerate Disney, thrilled investors with details about Disney’s upcoming foray into video streaming in April 2019. Disney’s move was only the latest in a series of actions taken by new and established entertainment companies in a...
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Keywords:
Television;
Entertainment;
Media;
Television Entertainment;
Management;
Strategy;
Disruption;
Information Technology;
Competition;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Monica Cody. "The Video-Streaming Wars in 2019: Can Disney Catch Netflix?" Harvard Business School Case 519-094, May 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- November 2002 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Circles: Series D Financing
By: Paul W. Marshall and Kristin Lieb
Circles, a corporate concierge company on the verge of profitability, must make a decision whether to take a D-round venture capital despite ever-changing and ever-worsening terms. A four-year-old company with several major clients, it has met its business plan...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Financing and Loans;
Management Teams;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Negotiation Process;
Venture Capital;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Entrepreneurship;
Service Industry;
Consulting Industry;
Massachusetts
Marshall, Paul W., and Kristin Lieb. "Circles: Series D Financing." Harvard Business School Case 803-062, November 2002. (Revised October 2003.)
- February 2011 (Revised December 2012)
- Case
The Ford Fiesta
By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
Executives at Ford wondered if social media could be the marketing solution for the launch of the youth-oriented 2010 Fiesta. But with social media came a ceding of control. Some at the company believed that if Ford was going to move beyond its conservative brand image...
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Keywords:
Advertising Campaigns;
Digital Marketing;
Leadership;
Goals and Objectives;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Market Entry and Exit;
Standards;
Auto Industry
Deighton, John, and Leora Kornfeld. "The Ford Fiesta." Harvard Business School Case 511-117, February 2011. (Revised December 2012.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- October 2011
- Exercise
Energy Necklace Sculpture Challenge: Leader-1 Instructions
By: Joshua D. Margolis and Anthony J. Mayo
Explains the exercise and role of the team leader for the Energy Necklace Sculpture Challenge.
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- Teaching Interest
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Agile at Scale: From OKR's and Agile to Execution Excellence
What do you want to get out of your remaining time at HBS, your career and life-plan to make an impact, starting from Day 1 post-HBS? By developing tools to drive your personal success and strategy at HBS, in this interactive immersion, we will dive into how the...
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- 30 Apr 2020
- News
Five Key Insights on Leading Courageously During a Crisis
- April 2015 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
Bankruptcy in the City of Detroit
By: Stuart Gilson, Kristin Mugford and Annelena Lobb
The June 2013 bankruptcy of the city of Detroit, Michigan was, at the time, the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history. Detroit had struggled for years with a weakening tax base, high unemployment, a heavy debt load and increasing retiree costs. These...
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Keywords:
Chapter 9;
Chapter 11;
Bankruptcy;
Municipal Finance;
Restructuring;
Financial Liquidity;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
City;
Government Administration;
Public Sector;
Financial Crisis;
Financial Management;
Failure;
Labor Unions;
Urban Development;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Decision Making;
Demographics;
Economics;
Finance;
Public Administration Industry;
Michigan;
Detroit
Gilson, Stuart, Kristin Mugford, and Annelena Lobb. "Bankruptcy in the City of Detroit." Harvard Business School Case 215-070, April 2015. (Revised April 2022.)
- September 2008
- Supplement
Adobe Systems: Working Towards a "Suite" Release (B)
By: David A. Thomas and Lauren Barley
The case examines the tools a manager can use to keep her project on track and manage conflict and tension as Adobe prepares to launch Creative Suite 3, the biggest software release in the company's 25-year history. The protagonist, Yvonne Murray, is a group program...
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Keywords:
Change;
Interpersonal Communication;
Crisis Management;
Product Launch;
Projects;
Conflict of Interests;
Integration;
Software
Thomas, David A., and Lauren Barley. Adobe Systems: Working Towards a "Suite" Release (B). Harvard Business School Supplement 409-015, September 2008.
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
the organization to creating long-term, sustainable value. Sustaining The Scorecard Once the Balanced Scorecard had been installed at Mobil, it became the agenda for an annual meeting of the top 125 managers...
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by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 05 Apr 2022
- News
Building Fearless Organizations with Amy Edmondson
How to Recalibrate Work Dynamics and Embrace Digital Transformation in a Post-Pandemic Worklplace
Tsedal Neeley, Harvard Business School professor, award-winning author, and global management and leadership expert, recently caught up with us to share her insights and advice as the workforce continues to go through rapid transformation brought about by the...
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- 01 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
at Harvard Business School. Susan Seligson, an independent researcher, contributed to this article. Are your managers demonstrating and modeling kindness with team members? Share your insights below.
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by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
- 18 Jul 2018
- News
A Leader In The Cave: How The Thai Soccer Coach Made Rescue Possible
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
not the end goal. In fact, cost cutting and restructuring are simply the first steps in repositioning and leading a company and industry through the crisis and in defining how business will be conducted in the future. This paper describes how IBM View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 20 Apr 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Why Every Company Needs a CSR Strategy and How to Build It
Hise O. Gibson
Hise Gibson graduated from West Point, where he was a member of the Division-1A Army football team. Following graduation, he commissioned in the US Army as an Aviation Officer in the UH60 Blackhawk Helicopter. He served with distinction in various command and staff... View Details
- 27 Feb 2018
- News
Make Tools Like Slack Work for Your Company
- April 2004
- Case
Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises - A Multimedia Case Study
By: Joseph L. Bower
Enables students to interactively research the steps Marks & Spencer's top executives took to restore prosperity and explore in depth the major issues remaining. The perspective is that of Luc Vandevelde, who arrived at the venerable U.K. retailer in 2001, and that of...
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Corporate Strategy;
Management Teams;
Retail Industry;
United Kingdom
Bower, Joseph L. "Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises - A Multimedia Case Study." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 304-034, April 2004.
- 31 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories of 2012
Product Published: April 23, 2012 Upgrades to existing product lines make up a huge part of corporate research and development activity, and with every upgrade comes the decision of how to brand it. Harvard Business School marketing professors John T. Gourville and...
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by Staff
- August 2011 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Mary Griffin at Derby Foods
By: Anthony J. Mayo and Joshua D. Margolis
Mary Griffin, Vice President of Consumer Products, must provide feedback to one of her direct reports, Simon York. York is a strong performer, but he has displayed some poor interpersonal skills in the manner in which he interacts with his team and the production...
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Keywords:
Outcome or Result;
Training;
Interpersonal Communication;
Labor and Management Relations;
Management Skills;
Management Style;
Management Teams;
Managerial Roles
Mayo, Anthony J., and Joshua D. Margolis. "Mary Griffin at Derby Foods." Harvard Business School Case 412-040, August 2011. (Revised November 2012.)