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- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
bribery scheme. The (B) case relates Stanley's actions after he became the subject of multiple investigations and was terminated by Halliburton, parent of the U.S. JV partner, for taking kickbacks. The (C) case details the resolution of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- August 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Unilever's Butter-Beater: Innovation for Global Diversity
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Jorg Zobel
Unilever, one of the world's largest food product manufacturers, has achieved impressive growth in Europe, primarily by acquiring local food companies. Initially Unilever allowed each acquired company to manage its own product development in a way that was tailored to...
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Growth Management;
Brands and Branding;
Product Development;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Local Range;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Marketing Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Innovation and Management;
Food;
Conflict Management;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Europe
Christensen, Clayton M., and Jorg Zobel. "Unilever's Butter-Beater: Innovation for Global Diversity." Harvard Business School Case 698-017, August 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Negotiation is Like Jazz
difficulties may lead to separation acts that can cause conflicts to spiral. The parties are likely to recognize these spirals and use working-together acts to reduce conflict. Substantive acts begin with an initial agreement on the...
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by Kathleen L. McGinn
- October 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations
By: Mihir A. Desai, Suzanne Antoniou and Leanne Fan
How should historic social injustices be addressed? Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants, including Representative Regina Goodwin of Tulsa, believe they should be addressed through reparations and have consequently continued to push the government...
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Cost vs Benefits;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Judgments;
Race;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Policy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government Legislation;
Government and Politics;
Government Administration;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Legal Liability;
Leading Change;
Mission and Purpose;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Conflict and Resolution;
Conflict Management;
Loss;
Motivation and Incentives;
Perspective;
Prejudice and Bias;
Civil Society or Community;
Social Issues;
Tulsa;
Oklahoma;
United States
Desai, Mihir A., Suzanne Antoniou, and Leanne Fan. "The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations." Harvard Business School Case 221-039, October 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107060 International Capital Markets and Sovereign Debt: Crisis Avoidance and Resolution Harvard Business School Note 707-018 Successive economic crises of the 1990s and early...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
skills—not rules—for building these relationships. The authors offer the following five principles for healthy resolution of the tensions that commonly arise over differences: Pause to short-circuit the emotion and reflect; connect with...
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Sean Silverthorne
- June 1992 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Concordia Casting Company
Describes five years of development in a centralized data processing activity serving a highly decentralized corporation. Data processing manager discovers that a major software system conversion is a full year behind schedule, and subsequently makes several managerial...
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Analytics and Data Science;
Applications and Software;
System;
Information Technology;
Change Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Human Resources;
Conflict and Resolution;
Supply Chain Management;
Accounting;
Auto Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Concordia Casting Company." Harvard Business School Case 192-151, June 1992. (Revised March 2006.)
- December 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Teaching Note
The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations
By: Mihir A. Desai and Suzanne Antoniou
How should historic social injustices be addressed? Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants, including Representative Regina Goodwin of Tulsa, believe they should be addressed through reparations and have consequently continued to push the government...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Judgments;
Race;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Policy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government Legislation;
Government and Politics;
Government Administration;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Legal Liability;
Leading Change;
Mission and Purpose;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Conflict and Resolution;
Conflict Management;
Loss;
Motivation and Incentives;
Perspective;
Prejudice and Bias;
Civil Society or Community;
Social Issues;
Welfare;
Tulsa;
Oklahoma;
United States
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
2006. Examines the possible impact that public litigation will have on the two firms. The impact of the litigation will be different for each firm because they are at dissimilar development stages and plan to employ distinct investment strategies. Also examines...
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Martha Lagace
- January 2024
- Supplement
Accounting Red Flags or Red Herrings at Catalent? (B)
By: Joseph Pacelli, ZeSean Ali and Tom Quinn
GlassHouse Research identified accounting red flags at Catalent. Fiat Lux Partners countered most of GlassHouse’s claims. Who was right? This update explores the aftermath of the short seller duel.
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Keywords:
Accounting Audits;
Acquisition;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Business Earnings;
Earnings Management;
Cost Accounting;
Fair Value Accounting;
Financial Reporting;
Revenue Recognition;
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Government Legislation;
Conflict of Interests;
Announcements;
Blogs;
Debates;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Stocks;
Performance Productivity;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Accounting Industry;
United States
Pacelli, Joseph, ZeSean Ali, and Tom Quinn. "Accounting Red Flags or Red Herrings at Catalent? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 124-055, January 2024.
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
discover combinations of product features that would be hard to envision under integration. Open innovation, however, confines the ability of the firm to establish the product's technological trajectory. The resolution of the trade-off...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
institutions. We seek empirical evidence suggested by theories concerning conflicts between managers and owners over risk-taking. We argue that managers holding equity of their bank take less risk because they have fewer opportunities to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- October 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Accounting Red Flags or Red Herrings at Catalent? (A)
By: Joseph Pacelli, ZeSean Ali and Tom Quinn
Fund manager Janet Curie asked for a recommendation about the pharmaceutical company Catalent. The company seemed like a solid investment. However, a pair of research reports issued over the previous two months complicated this narrative. GlassHouse Research, a short...
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Keywords:
Accounting Audits;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Business Earnings;
Earnings Management;
Cost Accounting;
Fair Value Accounting;
Financial Reporting;
Revenue Recognition;
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Government Legislation;
Conflict of Interests;
Forms of Communication;
Announcements;
Blogs;
Debates;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Accounting Industry;
United States
Pacelli, Joseph, ZeSean Ali, and Tom Quinn. "Accounting Red Flags or Red Herrings at Catalent? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 124-024, October 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
responsibility for formulating the energy strategy-and thus the Russia policy-for essentially all of Europe? The resolutions of these two puzzles are, I show, interlinked; they also demand theoretical innovation. With several case...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
costs, benefits, and risks from the proposed policy or project in a just and equitable way and Accountability mechanisms, including penalties or sanctions for failure to comply with the standards, coupled with guarantees of access to dispute View Details
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by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
Conflict Resolution 52, no. 6 (December 2008): 795-819. (Also Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-040) Abstract Natural disasters occur in a political space. Although events beyond our control may...
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Martha Lagace
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
(USSFTA), the development and ratification of a charter for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the resolution of territorial and humanitarian disputes in the Baltics and Asia, and successful chairmanship of two...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
could prevent if we only knew what to look for. This book plays on that fear and offers a positive, proactive resolution to it. Two leading experts in managerial decision making show that many disasters in business are preceded by clear...
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Martha Lagace
- Teaching Interest
General Management: Processes and Action
General Management: Processes and Action (GMPA) focuses on implementation and the way that general managers get things done. Typically, they work through processes—sequences of tasks and activities that unfold over time, like strategic planning,...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Communication Strategy;
Decision Making;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Technological Innovation;
Knowledge Management;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Skills;
Management Style;
Management Teams;
Managerial Roles;
Resource Allocation;
Business Processes;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Strategic Planning;
Conflict and Resolution;
Power and Influence;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Auto Industry;
Computer Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Health Industry;
Information Industry;
Legal Services Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Publishing Industry;
Retail Industry;
Video Game Industry;
China;
India;
United States
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
outperform others stands in contrast to theory and evidence supporting a broader scope for organizations. The literature on related diversification at the level of the firm provides some reconciliation of these conflicting observations by...
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Martha Lagace