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- October 2008 (Revised February 2014)
- Case
The Northwest Passage
By: Herman B. Leonard and Peter Brannen
Following dozens of failed expeditions to "discover" the NW passage, a Norwegian adventurer employs a new approach that emphasizes rigorous preparation, a lighter, quicker style, and a willingness to adapt to the inhospitable Arctic environment and its people. The case...
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Keywords:
Independent Innovation and Invention;
Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Leadership Style;
Adaptation;
Canada
Leonard, Herman B., and Peter Brannen. "The Northwest Passage." Harvard Business School Case 309-067, October 2008. (Revised February 2014.)
- September 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Supplement
Wyoff and China-LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Cheng (Jason) Qian
Through stalled joint venture talks between Pennsylvania-based Wyoff Corp. and Jinan-based China-LuQuan, strategic and cross-cultural negotiation challenges are explored both from American and Chinese perspectives. Wyoff, a leading U.S. chemical company, has been...
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Tactics;
Chemical Industry;
China;
Pennsylvania
Sebenius, James K., and Cheng (Jason) Qian. "Wyoff and China-LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 909-014, September 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- 2008
- Working Paper
From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America
By: Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana
As the main producers of managerial elites, business schools represent strategic research sites for understanding the formation of economic practices and representations. This article draws on historical material to analyze the changing place of economics in American...
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Strong Leadership and Teamwork Drive Culture and Performance Change: Ohio State University Medical Center 2000–2006
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Fred Sanfilippo, Neeli Bendapudi and Anthony Rucci
Several characteristics of academic health centers have the potential to create high levels of internal conflict and misalignment that can pose significant leadership challenges.
In September 2000, the positions of Ohio State University (OSU) senior vice... View Details
Keywords:
Employee Relationship Management;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Improvement;
Customer Satisfaction;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leading Change;
Service Delivery;
Satisfaction;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry;
Ohio
Schlesinger, Leonard A., Fred Sanfilippo, Neeli Bendapudi, and Anthony Rucci. "Strong Leadership and Teamwork Drive Culture and Performance Change: Ohio State University Medical Center 2000–2006." Academic Medicine 83, no. 9 (September 2008).
- August 2008 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll: The MTV Approach to Tackling HIV/AIDS
By: Tarun Khanna, Sonali R. Bloom and David E. Bloom
This case explores the role that MTV, with its heavy diet of music and general youth-oriented media content, plays in spreading public-service messaging to contain the scourge of HIV/AIDS worldwide. There is a focus especially on its efforts in several emerging...
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Keywords:
For-Profit Firms;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Health Care and Treatment;
Emerging Markets;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Corporate Strategy;
Health Industry;
Africa
Khanna, Tarun, Sonali R. Bloom, and David E. Bloom. "Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll: The MTV Approach to Tackling HIV/AIDS." Harvard Business School Case 709-429, August 2008. (Revised September 2009.)
- August 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Finland's S Group: Competing with a Cooperative Approach to Retail
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Tarun Khanna, Samuli Skurnik and Jordan Mitchell
The case looks at the two dominant Finnish retailers: S Group and Kesko. S Group is a customer-owned cooperative, which has a unique holding structure whereby 1.7 million residents (or 70 percent of Finnish households) own 22 regional cooperatives. In turn, the...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Cooperative Ownership;
Public Ownership;
Competitive Advantage;
Retail Industry;
Finland
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Tarun Khanna, Samuli Skurnik, and Jordan Mitchell. "Finland's S Group: Competing with a Cooperative Approach to Retail." Harvard Business School Case 709-409, August 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
- 2008
- Working Paper
New Framework for Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability
By: Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
This paper proposes a new approach to improve the way central banks can analyze and manage the financial risks of a national economy. It is based on the modern theory and practice of contingent claims analysis (CCA), which is successfully used today at the level of...
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Gray, Dale F., Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie. "New Framework for Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-015, August 2008. (Revised.)
- 2008
- Other Unpublished Work
From Public Purpose to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America
By: Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana
As the main producers of managerial elites, business schools represent strategic research sites for understanding the formation of economic practices and representations. This article draws on historical material to analyze the changing place of economics in American...
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- May 2008 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
House of Tata: Acquiring a Global Footprint
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Richard Bullock
Chronicles the globalization of the Tata Group, one of India's largest business groups. Since 2000, many Tata Group operating companies have aggressively built international businesses, particularly through overseas acquisitions. After describing the globalization...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
India;
United States
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Richard Bullock. "House of Tata: Acquiring a Global Footprint." Harvard Business School Case 708-446, May 2008. (Revised June 2009.)
- April 2008 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Commonwealth Care Alliance: Elderly and Disabled Care
By: Michael E. Porter and Jennifer F Baron
Individuals enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, known as dual eligibles, are among the highest-cost beneficiaries in the US. Commonwealth Care Alliance, a small nonprofit insurer and care delivery system in Massachusetts, operated under a public demonstration...
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Keywords:
Programs;
Public Sector;
Alliances;
Policy;
Age;
Service Delivery;
Value;
Health Care and Treatment;
Welfare;
Insurance Industry;
Health Industry;
Massachusetts
Porter, Michael E., and Jennifer F Baron. "Commonwealth Care Alliance: Elderly and Disabled Care." Harvard Business School Case 708-502, April 2008. (Revised May 2008.)
- February 2008 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Stanford Graduate School of Business
By: Srikant M. Datar, David A. Garvin and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In fall 2007, Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) adopted a new curriculum that it heralded as a "revolutionary change in management education." The new approach aimed at increasing the level and quality of student academic engagement. This case describes the...
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Keywords:
Experience and Expertise;
Higher Education;
Curriculum and Courses;
Globalization;
Leadership Development;
Cognition and Thinking;
Adaptation;
Education Industry;
California
Datar, Srikant M., David A. Garvin, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Stanford Graduate School of Business." Harvard Business School Case 308-010, February 2008. (Revised February 2008.)
- January 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Wyoff and China-LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Cheng (Jason) Qian
Through stalled joint venture talks between Pennsylvania-based Wyoff Corp. and China-based China-LuQuan, strategic and cross-cultural negotiation challenges are explored both from American and Chinese perspectives. Wyoff, a leading US chemical company has been seeking...
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Negotiation Style;
Strategy;
Chemical Industry;
China;
Pennsylvania
Sebenius, James K., and Cheng (Jason) Qian. "Wyoff and China-LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (A)." Harvard Business School Case 908-046, January 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- January 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan (A)
By: Laura Alfaro and Akiko Kanno
Toshihiko Fukui, Governor of the Bank of Japan, faced a complex situation in the fall of 2007. An economic recovery had allowed the central bank to abandon its zero interest rate policy, which had been in place for years, and raise rates to 0.5%. The Bank of Japan was...
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Alfaro, Laura, and Akiko Kanno. "Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 708-017, January 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- 2007
- Casebook
Managing School Districts for High Performance: Cases in Public Education Leadership
By: Stacey Childress, Richard F. Elmore, Allen S. Grossman and Susan Moore Johnson
Managing School Districts for High Performance brings together more than twenty case studies and other readings that offer a powerful and transformative approach to advancing and sustaining the work of school improvement. At the center of this work is the...
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Keywords:
Management;
Strategy;
Leadership;
Public Sector;
Organizational Design;
Education;
Performance Improvement
Childress, Stacey, Richard F. Elmore, Allen S. Grossman, and Susan Moore Johnson, eds. Managing School Districts for High Performance: Cases in Public Education Leadership. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2007.
- 2007
- Working Paper
New Framework for Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability
By: Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
This paper proposes a new approach to improve the way central banks can analyze and manage the financial risks of a national economy. It is based on the modern theory and practice of contingent claims analysis (CCA), which is successfully used today at the level of...
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Gray, Dale F., Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie. "New Framework for Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 13607, November 2007.
- August 2007 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Grand Central Publishing
By: Anita Elberse
In April 2007, Grand Central's publisher Jamie Raab and editor Karen Kosztolnyik were involved in a frantic bidding war for a proposed book on the life of cat Dewey, billed as the feline answer to the best-selling "Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst...
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Elberse, Anita. "Grand Central Publishing." Harvard Business School Case 508-036, August 2007. (Revised November 2010.)
- 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.)
- March 2007 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Wal-Mart, 2007
By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
In 2007, Wal-Mart faced challenges to its historically high growth rate. Lagging same-store sales and setbacks overseas led the company to consider strategic shifts. Wal-Mart was the world's largest retailer, but competition had become particularly acute as the company...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Management Practices and Processes;
Rural Scope;
Human Resources;
Problems and Challenges;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Growth Management;
Urban Scope;
Retail Industry;
United States
Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. "Wal-Mart, 2007." Harvard Business School Case 707-517, March 2007. (Revised June 2007.)
- January 2007 (Revised June 2007)
- Background Note
Technology Transfer at U.S. Universities
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Josh Lerner and David Kiron
Technology transfer from U.S. universities to industry has increased dramatically in the last 25 years. Reviews the history of technology transfer with particular emphasis on the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. It then examines how universities responded to Bayh-Dole, the...
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Keywords:
Higher Education;
Information Technology;
Laws and Statutes;
Education Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., Josh Lerner, and David Kiron. "Technology Transfer at U.S. Universities." Harvard Business School Background Note 807-124, January 2007. (Revised June 2007.)
- 2006
- Working Paper
The Value of a 'Free' Customer
By: Sunil Gupta, Carl F. Mela and Jose M. Vidal-Sanz
Central to a firm's growth and marketing policy is the revenus and profit potential of its customer assets. As a result, there has been a recent proliferation of work regarding customer lifetime value. However, extant research in this area is silent regarding how to... View Details
Gupta, Sunil, Carl F. Mela, and Jose M. Vidal-Sanz. "The Value of a 'Free' Customer." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-035, December 2006.