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Supercorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Opportunity, Profits, Growth, and Social Good
Supercorp is based on a 3-year study involving more than 350 interviews in 20 countries to identify the leadership practices and operating methods of major companies seeking profitable growth through innovation that benefits society. For example, when the tsunami and...
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Kanter, Rosabeth M. Supercorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Opportunity, Profits, Growth, and Social Good. New York: Crown Business, 2009.
- 18 Jun 2019
- News
How to Scandal-Proof Your Company
- 31 Jan 2022
- News
Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders
Keywords:
Digital transformation
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
also consider the relationship of these outcomes to the immigrants’ age at arrival to the United States. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51811 2016 Experiences in Liberal Arts and Science Education from...
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Sean Silverthorne
- November 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Education in Chile: A Venue for Individual, Business and Community Involvement
Describes the alliance between a private businessman in Chile and a municipality to manage the local public education system. Describes the institution of a performance-based culture, including the use of management tools to align visions and incentives among key...
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Keywords:
Partners and Partnerships;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Social Issues;
Education;
Business and Community Relations;
Education Industry;
Chile
Barrett, Diana, Rafael Aguila, Mladen Koljatic, Monica Silva, and Alexandra de Royere. "Education in Chile: A Venue for Individual, Business and Community Involvement." Harvard Business School Case 303-078, November 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- November 2012 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
Learning Resources: A Hands-On Toy Company Deals with New Challenges and Opportunities
By: Boris Groysberg and Anahita Hashemi
Learning Resources is a family-owned educational toy company that, by late 2011, was facing a myriad of challenges, including increased competition, entry into new markets, new distribution methods, rising costs of production in China, and changing customer behavior....
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Keywords:
Leading Teams;
Strategy Formulation;
Strategy And Execution;
Innovation;
Corporate Culture;
Industry Analysis;
Organizational Alignment;
Entrepreneurs;
Sales Channels;
Leadership;
Strategy;
Change Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Family Business;
Entrepreneurship;
Product Design;
Sales;
Retail Industry;
United States
Groysberg, Boris, and Anahita Hashemi. "Learning Resources: A Hands-On Toy Company Deals with New Challenges and Opportunities." Harvard Business School Case 413-086, November 2012. (Revised September 2013.)
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
lead to it, consequences for customers and for Target, and the company's response. Additionally, the case discusses the role of management and the board of directors in cyber security at Target. Target's...
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Sean Silverthorne
- June 2004 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
Scientific-Atlantia (S-A), a leading manufacturer of cable TV equipment, is confronting strategic challenges in mid-2004. For decades, cable operators have faced high switching costs that have locked them into exclusive supply relationships with either S-A or its...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Competition;
Industry Structures;
Television Entertainment;
Duopoly and Oligopoly;
Manufacturing Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Scientific-Atlanta, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 804-191, June 2004. (Revised June 2006.)
- 05 Dec 2022
- News
5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
prowess, productivity, and ultimately prosperity. This chapter describes recent work in economics and management scholarship on how firms grow, with specific focus on questions surrounding the types of innovations that large and small...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2023
- HBS Case
How Will the Tech Titans Behind ChatGPT, Bard, and LLaMA Make Money?
business of selling the actual model itself. Amazon largely offers its cloud customers the open-source models that others have made. Meta is largely handing its model out for free (with some limits), and Microsoft outsourced much of the...
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- 2013
- Working Paper
Span of Control and Span of Attention
By: Oriana Bandiera, Andrea Prat, Raffaella Sadun and Julie Wulf
Using novel data on CEO time use, we document the relationship between the size and composition of the executive team and the attention of the CEO. We combine information about CEO span of control for a sample of 65 companies with detailed data on how CEOs allocate...
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Keywords:
Conferences;
Analytics and Data Science;
Leadership Style;
Management Style;
Managerial Roles;
Time Management;
Planning
Bandiera, Oriana, Andrea Prat, Raffaella Sadun, and Julie Wulf. "Span of Control and Span of Attention." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-053, December 2011. (Revised April 2014.)
- February 1989 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
Science Technology Co.--1985
By: Thomas R. Piper
The CEO of a U.S. electronics firm is assessing the financial forecasts and the financing plan prepared by the chief financial officer. Given the cyclicality of the industry and the volatility of the firm's performance, the CEO is unsure as to the usefulness of...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Change Management;
Industry Growth;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Financial Strategy;
Volatility;
Electronics Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Science Technology Co.--1985." Harvard Business School Case 289-040, February 1989. (Revised November 1991.)
- 2008
- Working Paper
The Decentering of the Global Firm
By: Mihir A. Desai
This paper describes recent changes in the relationship between firms and nation states. Firms are typically linked to the nation in which they began and are considered to have fixed national identities. While firms have reallocated various activities around the world...
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Keywords:
Business Headquarters;
Geographic Location;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Policy;
Business and Government Relations
Desai, Mihir A. "The Decentering of the Global Firm." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-054, October 2008.
- July 2010
- Case
Mekong Capital: Building a Culture of Leadership in Vietnam
By: Christopher Marquis, Vinay Ganti, Kevin Smith and Doug Guthrie
Mekong Capital, a private equity firm specializing in investing in Vietnam, had grown dramatically since its inception in 2002 and faced numerous organizational issues in 2007. There was a shortage of qualified middle managers, an overall lack of leadership, and a...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Leading Change;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Improvement;
Groups and Teams;
Alignment;
Financial Services Industry
Marquis, Christopher, Vinay Ganti, Kevin Smith, and Doug Guthrie. "Mekong Capital: Building a Culture of Leadership in Vietnam." Harvard Business School Case 411-023, July 2010.
- March 1990 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
People Express Airlines: Rise and Decline
By: Michael Beer
Describes the innovative approach to organizing and managing employees by People Express and describes the company's eventual demise. This material can be used to inform about leading edge human resource management practices and to raise questions about what went...
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Beer, Michael. "People Express Airlines: Rise and Decline." Harvard Business School Case 490-012, March 1990. (Revised September 1993.)
- March 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Swvl: Smart Mobility for the Masses
By: Krishna Palepu, Esel Çekin and Menna Hassan
The case focuses on strategy and governance issues at Swvl, a tech-enabled mass mobility marketplace. It describes the journey of CEO and Chairman Mostafa Kandil on his journey from founding the company to its listing on Nasdaq. Since its founding in Egypt in 2017,...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Initial Public Offering;
Innovation and Invention;
Business Startups;
Transportation Industry;
Technology Industry;
Middle East;
North Africa
Palepu, Krishna, Esel Çekin, and Menna Hassan. "Swvl: Smart Mobility for the Masses." Harvard Business School Case 122-097, March 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- June 2011 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Reckitt Benckiser: Fast and Focused Innovation
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan Johnson
Since its 1999 merger Reckitt Benckiser (RB), a global consumer goods company, led by its CEO Bart Becht, RB developed a reputation for rapid product innovation and industry leading profit margins. RB's stated strategy was to focus on its Powerbrands and high growth...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Global Strategy;
Innovation Leadership;
Leadership Style;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Product Development;
Performance Improvement;
Commercialization;
Consumer Products Industry
Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ryan Johnson. "Reckitt Benckiser: Fast and Focused Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 311-116, June 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
- February 2018
- Supplement
Qualtrics (C)
By: Doug J. Chung and James M. Lattin
Qualtrics was an online survey research platform and since the beginning, the company had relied entirely on an inside sales model—sales done remotely without face-to-face contact with clients. The low-cost inside sales model, along with an emphasis on a strong sales...
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Keywords:
Inside Sales Model;
Sales;
Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Chung, Doug J., and James M. Lattin. "Qualtrics (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 518-084, February 2018.
- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ali Evans (MBA 2019)
student business manager within HSA, I gained valuable business and leadership experience managing teams of up to 25 employees and helped launch a startup that was venture funded and is still growing today....
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