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- 04 Jan 2022
- What Do You Think?
Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?
cause or not. Each situation is different. It may depend on the nature of the CEO’s shortcomings and the terms of their contract. Was the problem merely poor company performance (rarely regarded as “cause”), poor judgment (a borderline... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 2013
- Working Paper
The Operational Consequences of Private Equity Buyouts: Evidence from the Restaurant Industry
By: Albert W. Sheen and Shai Bernstein
What, if anything, do private equity firms do with businesses they acquire? We find evidence of significant operational changes in 101 restaurant chain buyouts between 2002 and 2012. Analysis of health inspections conducted for over 50,000 stores in Florida shows that... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Quality; Private Equity; Food; Management Practices and Processes; Leveraged Buyouts; Performance Efficiency; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Florida
Sheen, Albert W., and Shai Bernstein. "The Operational Consequences of Private Equity Buyouts: Evidence from the Restaurant Industry." Working Paper, June 2013.
- 27 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Recovering from the Need to Achieve
real sense of purpose and a "flatness"—in career and in life. They often go through patches of life without creating or enhancing meaningful relationships, and even lack strength to deal with life's failures. A former chief development officer and View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
become the hubs of the network. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-043.pdf Private Equity and Industry Performance Authors:Shai Bernstein, Josh Lerner, Morten Sørensen, and Per Strömberg Abstract The growth of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2024 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Pioneer Natural Resources: Enhancing the Capital Return Strategy with Variable Dividends
In February 2021, Scott Sheffield, the CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources (an independent oil and gas company based in Texas), was considering the possibility of enhancing the firm’s capital return strategy by introducing a variable dividend tied to cash flows in... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Finance; Cash Flow; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Value Creation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Return; Profit; Policy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Energy Industry; United States; North America; Texas
Esty, Benjamin C., Elisabeth Kempf, and E. Scott Mayfield. "Pioneer Natural Resources: Enhancing the Capital Return Strategy with Variable Dividends." Harvard Business School Case 224-001, January 2024. (Revised May 2024.)
- 2015
- Report
Clusters and Regional Economies: Implications for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Region
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Region, covering eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces located around the lakes and waterways that have given this region its name, is what economic developers call a 'macro region'. It is an area of intensive economic interaction... View Details
Keywords: Clusters; Regional Policy; Great Lakes; Economic Development; Industry Clusters; Economy; Canada; United States
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Clusters and Regional Economies: Implications for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Region." Report, Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers, Chicago, IL, August 2015.
- 09 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty
School of Management at Northwestern University.) "From an academic perspective, we thought we could advance the theory of networks by looking at the psychological consequences of networking." Previous psychology research has shown that... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- April 2020 (Revised April 2023)
- Case
TransDigm in 2017: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
TransDigm was a highly acquisitive company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and commercial customers. Over the ten years ending in 2016, its stock price had increased ten times, and both EBITDA and revenues had grown... View Details
Keywords: Value Capturing; Pricing Strategy; Supplier Power; Buyer Power; Porter's Five Forces; Bargaining Power; Aerospace; Acquisition Strategy; Value Drivers; Ethical Behavior; Regulation; Growth Strategy; Business Ethics; Defense; Procurement; Sustainability; Value-Based Business Strategy; Acquisition; Ethics; Private Equity; Financial Strategy; Growth Management; Performance Evaluation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Horizontal Integration; Value Creation; Competitive Advantage; Monopoly; Aerospace Industry; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel Fisher. "TransDigm in 2017: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?" Harvard Business School Case 720-422, April 2020. (Revised April 2023.)
- 2009
- Working Paper
International Differences in the Size and Roles of Corporate Headquarters: An Empirical Examination
By: David J. Collis, David Young and Michael Goold
This paper examines differences in the size and roles of corporate headquarters around the world. Based on a survey of over 600 multibusiness corporations in seven countries (France, Germany, Holland, UK, Japan, US, and Chile) the paper describes the differences among... View Details
Keywords: Business Headquarters; Size; Organizational Structure; Culture; Japan; France; Germany; Netherlands; United Kingdom; United States; Chile
Collis, David J., David Young, and Michael Goold. "International Differences in the Size and Roles of Corporate Headquarters: An Empirical Examination." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-044, December 2009.
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
Grossman Periodical:Harvard Business Review 84, no. 11 (November 2006) Abstract One of the biggest management challenges anywhere is how to improve student performance in urban public schools in the United... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- May 2013
- Case
Transport Corporation of India (A): The Cross-selling Conundrum
By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi
Transport Corporation of India was a logistics company that provided multi-modal transport solutions to its customers. Set up in 1958, TCI had grown from a 'one man, one truck, one office' set-up to a company with revenues of $400 million in half a century. TCI's... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Business Divisions; Performance; Sales; Transportation Industry; India
Narayanan, V.G., and Saloni Chaturvedi. "Transport Corporation of India (A): The Cross-selling Conundrum." Harvard Business School Case 113-003, May 2013.
- 09 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer
Early Warning System that conveyed the bank's "risk view." Management started using these tools to frame important debates, such as the evaluation of divisional heads' performance at quarterly business... View Details
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
the right questions," says Kaplan, a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. "Most leaders spend a lot of their time looking for answers. Very often, they may feel isolated and alone. I want to help them... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 03 Jan 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?
me, “Maybe because we are predominantly a female-oriented organization we feel we have to manage ourselves a bit better.” Both had to put out fires. In the case of the Girl Scouts, pins were alleged to have been found in Girl Scout... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 17 Feb 2022
- Book
When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed
many took as the key to their business success. More recently, the limitations of “strong” cultures have come into focus. As important as conformity is, leaders and companies have recognized that organizational performance hinges on the... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 08 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building Effective R&D Capabilities Abroad
home-base-exploiting site, in which information flows to the foreign laboratory from the central lab at home. (See the exhibit, "How Information Flows Between Home-Base and Foreign R&D Sites.")The particular type of foreign R&D site determines the... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 2017
- Working Paper
Digital Agility: The Impact of Software Portfolio Architecture on IT System Evolution
By: Alan MacCormack, Robert Lagerström, Martin Mocker and Carliss Y. Baldwin
The modern industrial firm increasingly relies on software to support its competitive position. However, the uncertain and dynamic nature of today’s global marketplace dictates that this software be continually evolved and adapted to meet new business challenges. This... View Details
Keywords: Information Systems; Software; Architecture; Modularity; Agility; Coupling; Applications and Software; Design; Decisions; Performance
MacCormack, Alan, Robert Lagerström, Martin Mocker, and Carliss Y. Baldwin. "Digital Agility: The Impact of Software Portfolio Architecture on IT System Evolution." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-105, May 2017. (Revised October 2017.)
- October 23, 2013
- Article
Banyan Family Business Advisors On The Keys to Long-Term Resilience
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Family businesses have been found to excel in resilience during economic downturns compared to publicly-traded ones. This is attributed to their focus on resilience over performance. Key qualities of resilient family firms include managing low debt, practicing... View Details
Keywords: Performance Consistency; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Family Ownership; Family Business; Values and Beliefs; Business Strategy
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Banyan Family Business Advisors On The Keys to Long-Term Resilience." Family Wealth Report (October 23, 2013).
- 05 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat
performance over individual performance. "A manager could change the incentive structure to be more focused on growth or other dimensions besides those that are focused just on individual performance," Lee... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 2007
- Chapter
Microeconomic Determinants of Location Competitiveness for MNEs
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The concept of microeconomic competitiveness based on the frameworks developed by Michael Porter since 1990 are popular with policy makers interested in improving the attractiveness and economic performance of their countries and regions. This concept also has many... View Details
Keywords: Microeconomics; Geographic Location; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Competition
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Microeconomic Determinants of Location Competitiveness for MNEs." In Foreign Direct Investments, Location and Competitiveness. Vol. 2, edited by John Dunning and Philippe Gugler. Progress in International Business Research. Oxford: Elsevier, 2007.