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- August 1994
- Case
Kyocera Corporation: The Amoeba Management System
Describes Kyocera's unusual approach to profit centers. The firm's basic units of operation are profit centers called "amoebas," which are sales or manufacturing units with full responsibility for their planning, decision making, and administration. Amoebas are...
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Keywords:
Cost Management;
Organizational Structure;
Profit;
Management Systems;
Manufacturing Industry
Cooper, Robin. "Kyocera Corporation: The Amoeba Management System." Harvard Business School Case 195-064, August 1994.
- April 1976 (Revised September 1996)
- Background Note
Use of Cases in Management Education
Briefly describes the process of case writing, the general nature of cases, and the advantages to students of learning by the case method. An approach to studying a case, individually or as a group member, for classroom discussion is outlined. Also summarizes the basic...
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Corey, E. Raymond. "Use of Cases in Management Education." Harvard Business School Background Note 376-240, April 1976. (Revised September 1996.)
- June 2020
- Case
Big Hit Entertainment and Blockbuster Band BTS: K-Pop Goes Global
By: Anita Elberse and Lizzy Woodham
Bang Si-Hyuk (‘Hitman Bang’) is the founder and co-chief executive officer of Big Hit Entertainment, the company behind BTS, a ‘K-pop’ band that has found unparalleled success around the globe—a remarkable feat given that most of their songs are in Korean. It is March...
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Keywords:
Music;
Entertainment;
Superstars;
Talent;
Talent Development;
Labor Economics;
General Management;
Music Entertainment;
Media;
Talent and Talent Management;
Labor;
Contracts;
Marketing;
Strategy;
Music Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Lizzy Woodham. "Big Hit Entertainment and Blockbuster Band BTS: K-Pop Goes Global." Harvard Business School Case 520-125, June 2020.
- 05 Mar 2008
- What Do You Think?
Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?
they sail into retirement...." Haresh Vaishnu concurred in saying, "It will take the ... passing of the leadership role to (the) next generation .... When the underlying workforce that management...
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by Jim Heskett
- March 1997 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Gillette Singapore: Managing Global Business Integration on the Ground (A)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Thomas Dretler
The general manager of Gillette Singapore faces issues of managing change during the company's global integration with Parker Pen.
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Change Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Integration;
Retail Industry;
Singapore
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Thomas Dretler. "Gillette Singapore: Managing Global Business Integration on the Ground (A)." Harvard Business School Case 897-102, March 1997. (Revised April 2011.)
- 29 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?
CasPhotography What Can the Harley-Davidson Case Teach Us About Managing in a Politicized Environment? The advice to Harley-Davidson’s management from respondents of this month’s column is to (1) ensure that...
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- 28 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Meeting China’s Need for Management Education
practices in management education. "Overall, we were delighted to see the impact that PCMPCL is having in the area and on these leading schools of business," Wheelwright says. Report: Q: What View Details
- Fast Answer
Sustainability in Waste Management
management. What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050 This report aggregates solid waste data at the national and urban level and predicts waste generation to 2030 and...
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- Web
Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research
Entrepreneurial Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students October 2024 Article Founder-CEO Compensation and Selection into Venture Capital-Backed Entrepreneurship By: Michael Ewens,...
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- April 2013
- Teaching Plan
Barclays and the LIBOR Scandal
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
In the summer of 2012, Barclays plc, one of the largest banks in the world, agreed to settle with authorities and acknowledged that the firm had manipulated LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate)—a benchmark reference rate that was fundamental to the operation of...
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Keywords:
Financial Systems;
Financial Services;
Corruption;
Regulation;
General Management;
Management;
Leadership;
Economic Systems;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Culture;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Barclays and the LIBOR Scandal ." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 313-108, April 2013.
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Education: Investing in the Next Generation of Workers
Business needs to care about the performance of students in the public education system, from preschool through college. It is the primary source of future employees for every business. It’s also where the vast majority of teachers of their future employees will come...
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- 02 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best
quarterly and generally with less scrutiny from higher-ups. The researchers wanted to test their hypothesis that casino hosts in loosely monitored, more hands-off management structures were more successful...
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- 13 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis
adversarial custodians." More often than not, support staffers are unhappy about this role. They would rather identify themselves as necessary and important, not as innovation blockers. But when Gulati asks managers in finance, HR,...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
Image by John Ritter In the 50 years since modern microfinance was introduced as a tool to fight poverty, institutions have distributed hundreds of millions of loans to people in developing countries. Such loans are repaid at rates often as high as 98 percent. Those...
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- April 1982
- Supplement
General Electric: John F. Welch, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Video
By: Francis Aguilar and Richard G. Hamermesh
Welch discusses a variety of topics.
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Spoken Communication;
Industrial Products Industry
Aguilar, Francis, and Richard G. Hamermesh. "General Electric: John F. Welch, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-524, April 1982.
- January 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
By: Anita Elberse and Melissa Rodman
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) develops and presents scripted hero-versus-villain storylines featuring its wrestlers at hundreds of live events—on several weekly television shows, on its own over-the-top streaming service, and on social media—to millions of...
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Keywords:
Superstars;
Talent;
Talent Development;
Labor Economics;
General Management;
Entertainment;
Sports;
Media;
Talent and Talent Management;
Contracts;
Marketing;
Strategy
Elberse, Anita, and Melissa Rodman. "World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 519-058, January 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
- February 2022
- Case
Toto Wolff and the Mercedes Formula One Team
By: Anita Elberse and David Moreno Vicente
In December 2021, Toto Wolff, team principal and chief executive officer of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team (the ‘Mercedes team’) is preparing for the start of the 2021 Formula One (‘F1’) season’s last Grand Prix, in the United Arab Emirates. Everything the...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Team Management;
Culture;
Organizational Culture;
Sports;
Entertainment;
Media;
Superstars;
General Management;
Engineers;
Competition;
Problems and Challenges;
Sports Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Elberse, Anita, and David Moreno Vicente. "Toto Wolff and the Mercedes Formula One Team." Harvard Business School Case 522-075, February 2022.
- July 2024
- Teaching Note
Leading Culture Change at Microsoft Western Europe
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Catherine Huang
This teaching plan is designed to be used in conjunction with the case study “Leading Culture Change at Microsoft Western Europe,” HBS No. 624-096, to help faculty deepen student understanding of psychological safety and organizational culture transformation through...
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- 12 Jun 2017
- Video
The Fusion of Management and Technology
- August 2024
- Case
The Walt Disney Company: Management Guidance
By: Joseph Pacelli and James Weber
In November 2023, financial analyst Aurora Fee was forecasting The Walt Disney Company’s earnings and stock price, with the goal of providing an investment recommendation to her clients. Disney, one of the world’s largest media and entertainment companies, had just...
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