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- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
there are other stumbling blocks as well. The fact that boards are groups of people is in a sense a stumbling block, because groups have a hard time working together and so they need effective leadership. One of the things we think that you need View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers
incomes are under enormous pressure, making it critical that farmers find ways to save money,” Baron says. “They all knew they had something to learn by sharing.” After pooling their data, Baron saw that...
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Sasha Issenberg
- 19 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't
donations. So, my coauthor, Dale Miller, and I looked at whether different framings of that situation can impact people’s willingness to give. There are two ways to frame a...
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- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
We’re told that the secret to success is hard work. But the truth is, hard work alone doesn’t always pay off. After all, career advancement isn’t always neatly tied to your...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- October 2015 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
Whirlpool Corp.: Structuring the Deal to Acquire Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Nancy Hua Dai
Ian Lee, Whirlpool's VP for North Asia, had been negotiating a possible acquisition with Jackie Jin, the chairman of a leading Chinese appliance manufacturer named Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company (Hefei Sanyo), for almost six months when suddenly Hefei Sanyo's...
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Mergers & Acquisitions;
Regulation;
Cross-border Investment;
Brand Names;
State-owned Enterprise (SOE);
Appliances;
White Goods;
Consumer Durables;
Negotiation;
Valuation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
State Ownership;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Brands and Branding;
Consumer Products Industry;
China
Esty, Benjamin C., and Nancy Hua Dai. "Whirlpool Corp.: Structuring the Deal to Acquire Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company." Harvard Business School Case 216-019, October 2015. (Revised September 2016.)
- 11 Oct 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?
And consumers are becoming less willing to pay for it in the price of GM's products. When dependency ratios become too burdensome, as in the case of Bethlehem Steel in 2001, where each worker was supporting...
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by Jim Heskett
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
exceeding that percentage of actual revenue. Other expenses—insurance, credit card processing, marketing, utilities, repairs—mount up. Assuming adequate working capital upon opening, a restaurant’s cash from daily sales is used to View Details
- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
information, and attempting to influence the work of others. An employee with a narrow span of influence does not need to pay much attention to...
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by Robert Simons
- 31 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher
didn't suffer while the Dr. John's team worked out the kinks. The company didn't have a huge war chest, but Osher had raised additional capital after the company's launch in order to pay for additional...
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- 17 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage
benefits. Now, they say, we are reaping the consequences of that misapprehension. Employees left their jobs at alarming rates over the past year as they reassessed their lives in the face of COVID-19. Other workers are “quietly quitting,” resolving View Details
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by Michael Blanding
- 25 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
3 Tips on Coming to HBS with a Partner
your partner would want – is he or she the very social type or do they need their down time? Pay attention to your partner's life outside of HBS and make time for the two of you. Calendar invites are a life...
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- 30 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup
startup. Liquidation follows and, along with it, a contentious auction of assets to pay creditors. “There are many things that entrepreneurs can do to fail well—in ways that...
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by Danielle Kost
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Mobilizing the Public to Fight Corruption
Henry Motte-Munoz (MBA 2013) is cofounder of Bantay, an NGO that educates Filipinos about their rights to good government services and gives them tools to obtain these services without View Details
- 06 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Henry McGee: From HBO to HBS
might also want to check out this crazy new venture on the fifth floor of the Time & Life Building. It was something called “Home Box Office” and was premised on the idea that you could get people to...
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- 03 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff
apology “builds a bridge” between the company and its stakeholders. 5. Invest in laid-off employees Companies can reinforce the bridge by committing to help downsized employees get back on their feet. Many organizations address this...
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- 20 Apr 2021
- Book
A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success
they eschew efforts—even bold, cutting-edge proposals—that are unlikely to generate value for customers, employees, or suppliers. “Companies that raise customer willingness to...
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by Danielle Kost
- 08 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
A Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitability
not lower, profits. BSC customer profitability metrics are also highly actionable. If a company finds that an important customer is unprofitable, it should first look internally to see how it can improve its internal processes View Details
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by Robert S. Kaplan
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Mobilizing the Public to Fight Bribery
least. He also realized that a large part of the problem was information asymmetry—the government agents are able to get bribes because they know how government works, while the people paying bribes don’t....
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