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- 2007
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The Future of Retirement and Planning
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "The Future of Retirement and Planning." In The Future of Life-Cycle Saving and Investing, edited by Zvi Bodie, Dennis McLeavey, and Laurence B. Siegel. CFA Institute, Research Foundation, 2007.
- September 2007
- Case
Still Leading (B4): Lee Iacocca—Driving Impact
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce
Lee Iacocca, a successful CEO of an auto company, devoted himself after retirement to several social causes. Describes issues in the transition.
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Keywords:
Transition;
Transformation;
Retirement;
Work-Life Balance;
Problems and Challenges;
Civil Society or Community;
Auto Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Lance P. Pierce. "Still Leading (B4): Lee Iacocca—Driving Impact." Harvard Business School Case 308-046, September 2007.
- June 2007 (Revised January 2008)
- Background Note
The U.S. Retirement Savings Market and the Pension Protection Act of 2006
By: Luis M. Viceira and Helen Tung
Provides an overview of the evolution of the private retirement savings market in the U.S. since 1990; the management and administration of defined-contribution (DC) plans; the existing evidence about the investment and savings decisions of participants in DC plans;...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Personal Finance;
Saving;
Government Legislation;
Retirement;
Business and Government Relations;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Viceira, Luis M., and Helen Tung. "The U.S. Retirement Savings Market and the Pension Protection Act of 2006." Harvard Business School Background Note 207-130, June 2007. (Revised January 2008.)
- June 2007 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
The Vanguard Group, Inc. in 2006 and Target Retirement Funds
By: Luis M. Viceira
The Vanguard Group is one of the largest asset managers in the U.S., with over $1 trillion in assets, ninety percent of which are mutual fund assets, and more than 12,000 employees at year-end 2006. Vanguard has built a strong reputation as the manager of reference for...
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Keywords:
Asset Management;
Investment Funds;
Personal Finance;
Brands and Branding;
Retirement;
Trust;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Viceira, Luis M. "The Vanguard Group, Inc. in 2006 and Target Retirement Funds." Harvard Business School Case 207-129, June 2007. (Revised January 2008.)
- January 2007 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Henry Luce and the American Century
By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Logan Wilcox
Henry Luce, founder of the publishing company which produced Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated, created the largest media company in the world by the mid-20th century. Luce's flagship magazine, Time, was able to gross over $20 million in sales during its...
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Keywords:
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Business History;
Leadership Style;
Emerging Markets;
Publishing Industry;
United States
Nohria, Nitin, Anthony Mayo, and Logan Wilcox. "Henry Luce and the American Century." Harvard Business School Case 407-076, January 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
- December 2006 (Revised April 2014)
- Case
J. R. D. Tata
By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
J.R.D Tata, Chairman of the Indian conglomerate Tata & Sons, played a significant role in building India's economic infrastructure. Under his guidance, Tata & Sons built locomotives, steel refineries, airlines, chemical plants, and technology-based enterprises....
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Development Economics;
Working Conditions;
Leadership;
Infrastructure;
Personal Development and Career;
Business and Government Relations;
India
Nohria, Nitin, Anthony Mayo, and Mark Benson. "J. R. D. Tata." Harvard Business School Case 407-061, December 2006. (Revised April 2014.)
- Third Quarter 2006
- Article
Retirement Saving: Helping Employees Help Themselves
By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "Retirement Saving: Helping Employees Help Themselves." Milken Institute Review 8, no. 3 (Third Quarter 2006): 30–39.
- September 2006 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Board of Directors of Medtronic, Inc.
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
The board of directors of Medtronic, Inc., a company known for its commitment to effective corporate governance, must prepare for the departure of Chairman and CEO Bill George and the retirement of four long-time directors. The company had experienced rapid growth in...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Succession;
Organizational Culture
Lorsch, Jay W., and Alexis Chernak. "Board of Directors of Medtronic, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 407-045, September 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
- February 2006
- Teaching Note
Pension Policy at the Boots Company PLC (TN)
By: Luis M. Viceira
Keywords:
Retirement
- February 2006 (Revised April 2006)
- Teaching Note
General Motors U.S. Pension Funds (TN)
By: Luis M. Viceira
- January 2006 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Akin Ongor's Journey
A retired bank CEO, one of Turkey's most admired leaders, wants to start a leadership institute to develop emerging leaders in the eastern Mediterranean region. Describes his biography and values, the models he established for excellent financial performance and...
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Keywords:
Leadership Development;
Values and Beliefs;
Partners and Partnerships;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business Startups;
Environmental Sustainability;
Retirement;
Education Industry;
Turkey;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Akin Ongor's Journey." Harvard Business School Case 306-072, January 2006. (Revised May 2006.)
- April 2005 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Executive Compensation at General Electric (A)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Michele Jurgens
Faced with falling share prices and the critical eye of the media focused on Jack Welch's retirement plan, newly appointed CEO Jeff Immelt had the challenge of reassessing GE as a leader of corporate integrity and good governance. Presents the changes Immelt initiated...
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Keywords:
Executive Compensation;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Media;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability
Narayanan, V.G., and Michele Jurgens. "Executive Compensation at General Electric (A)." Harvard Business School Case 105-072, April 2005. (Revised May 2005.)
- August 2004
- Case
Microsoft.NET (Abridged)
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
Set in the summer of 2000, following the unveiling of Microsoft's .NET initiative to the public. Three of the key figures in .NET's development are considering the next steps they would have to take to keep the initiative moving forward. Specifically, the challenges...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Leadership;
Management Skills;
Organizational Structure;
Digital Platforms
MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Microsoft.NET (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 605-025, August 2004.
- January 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Citigroup 2003: Testing the Limits of Convergence (A)
Examines Citigroup's strategic transition and highlights issues that its newly announced CEO Charles Prince will face as he assumes leadership of this global financial corporation upon the retirement of its charismatic CEO, Sandy Weill.
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Management Succession;
Transformation;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Citigroup 2003: Testing the Limits of Convergence (A)." Harvard Business School Case 804-041, January 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- July 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Carol Brewer's Investments
By: Richard S. Ruback and Julia Stevens
Following her husband's death in 1994, Carol Brewer took over the management of her family's investments. This case describes the decisions Brewer made during this process, including her choice to seek active account management, her selection of an investment firm, and...
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Keywords:
Investment Funds;
Investment Portfolio;
Retirement;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Financial Management;
Personal Finance;
Investment Banking;
Investment Return
Ruback, Richard S., and Julia Stevens. "Carol Brewer's Investments." Harvard Business School Case 204-017, July 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- June 2003
- Supplement
Retirement at JPL
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Retirement at JPL." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 603-802, June 2003.
- 16 Oct 2002
- Keynote Speech
Value Shift: The Need for a New Corporate Ethic." Speaker. "Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement
By: Lynn S. Paine
Keywords:
Ethics
- September 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Managing Knowledge and Learning at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and David Kiron
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) faces a serious loss of knowledge--both because of the "faster, better, cheaper" mandate for Mars missions and from the retirement of key personnel. An extensive knowledge management system for NASA/JPL includes formal knowledge-capture...
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Keywords:
Knowledge Management;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Leadership Development;
Internet and the Web;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Organizational Culture;
Retirement;
Human Resources;
Human Capital
Leonard, Dorothy A., and David Kiron. "Managing Knowledge and Learning at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)." Harvard Business School Case 603-062, September 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- August 2002 (Revised August 2002)
- Case
Raiser Senior Services--The Stratford (A)
By: H. Kent Bowen and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Focuses on modifying operations to increase profitability at an upscale senior care facility in California. Jennifer Raiser, president of Raiser Senior Services, opened the Stratford in 1992 as a high-end, continuing-care retirement community. Ten years later, the...
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Keywords:
Cost Management;
Profit;
Saving;
Health Care and Treatment;
Age;
Management Teams;
Problems and Challenges;
Ethics;
Legal Liability;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Health Industry;
Service Industry;
California
Bowen, H. Kent, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Raiser Senior Services--The Stratford (A)." Harvard Business School Case 603-013, August 2002. (Revised August 2002.)
- April 2002 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Pension Plan of Bethlehem Steel, 2001, The
By: Peter Tufano
Bethlehem Steel's 2001 bankruptcy filing inspires an employee's daughter to evaluate her father's pension plan, weeks after September 11's tragedies exacerbated a weakening U.S. economy and just months before her father planned to retire. Battered equity markets and...
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Tufano, Peter, Zvi Bodie, and Akiko M. Mitsui. "Pension Plan of Bethlehem Steel, 2001, The." Harvard Business School Case 202-088, April 2002. (Revised October 2003.)