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- December 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
Airbnb (A)
By: Benjamin Edelman and Michael Luca
Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Luca. "Airbnb (A)." Harvard Business School Case 912-019, December 2011. (Revised March 2012.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- October 2011 (Revised August 2015)
- Case
United Stationers: Enabling Our Partners to Succeed
By: Michael Beer and Russell Eisenstat
The case depicts a mission- and values-driven company. It describes the development of the firm over time, its leadership and challenges it faces to sustain its culture.
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Keywords:
Corporate Strategy
Beer, Michael, and Russell Eisenstat. "United Stationers: Enabling Our Partners to Succeed." Harvard Business School Case 912-407, October 2011. (Revised August 2015.)
- September 2011 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
Ganesh Natarajan: Leading Innovation and Organizational Change at Zensar (A)
By: Michael Tushman and David Kiron
In 2005, Ganesh Natarajan, CEO of Zensar, a Pune, India-based software company, and his senior management team are considering consolidating staff and resources at the firms. Natarajan proposes an additional, possible controversial business unit to the proposed new...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Technological Innovation;
Leading Change;
Product Launch;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Structure;
Information Technology Industry
Tushman, Michael, and David Kiron. "Ganesh Natarajan: Leading Innovation and Organizational Change at Zensar (A)." Harvard Business School Case 412-036, September 2011. (Revised October 2014.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
Optimal Auction Design and Equilibrium Selection in Sponsored Search Auctions
By: Benjamin Edelman and Michael Schwarz
Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Schwarz. "Optimal Auction Design and Equilibrium Selection in Sponsored Search Auctions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-054, January 2010.
- Article
Information Processing as an Integrating Concept in Organization Design
By: Michael Tushman and D. Nadler
Tushman, Michael, and D. Nadler. "Information Processing as an Integrating Concept in Organization Design." Academy of Management Review 3, no. 3 (July 1978): 613–624.
- April 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Livedoor
By: Robin Greenwood and Michael Schor
The president of Fuji Television must decide how to respond to a competing bid for the shares of Nippon Broadcasting Systems (NBS). Livedoor, the other bidder, is a highly valued Internet company that has been accused of financial wizardry to keep its stock price high.
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Keywords:
Stock Shares;
Internet and the Web;
Ethics;
Television Entertainment;
Behavioral Finance;
Corporate Finance;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Japan
Greenwood, Robin, and Michael Schor. "Livedoor." Harvard Business School Case 206-138, April 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- Article
Investor Activism and Takeovers
By: Robin Greenwood and Michael Schor
Recent work documents large positive abnormal returns around the time that a hedge fund announces its activist intentions with a publicly listed firm. We show that these returns are largely explained by the ability of activists to force target firms into a takeover: In...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Private Equity;
Investment Return;
Investment Activism;
Investment Portfolio;
Public Ownership
Greenwood, Robin, and Michael Schor. "Investor Activism and Takeovers." Journal of Financial Economics 92, no. 3 (June 2009): 362–375.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Hedge Fund Investor Activism and Takeovers
By: Robin Greenwood and Michael Schor
We examine long-horizon stock returns around hedge fund activism in a comprehensive sample of 13D filings by portfolio investors between 1993 and 2006. Abnormal returns surrounding investor activism are high for the subset of targets that are...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Private Equity;
Investment Return;
Investment Activism;
Investment Portfolio;
Corporate Governance
Greenwood, Robin, and Michael Schor. "Hedge Fund Investor Activism and Takeovers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-004, July 2007.
- February 2003
- Case
Whitbread Hotel Company (B)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Structure;
Integration;
Business or Company Management;
Strategy
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Whitbread Hotel Company (B)." Harvard Business School Case 403-103, February 2003.
- February 2003
- Case
Whitbread Hotel Company (A)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Alan Parker has developed an effective organization using organizational fitness profiling and other change methodologies. Parker knows that as Whitbread continues to grow, both internally and through acquisitions, the company will have to change its organization...
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Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Whitbread Hotel Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-102, February 2003.
- March 2001 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Merck Latin America (D): Mexico
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Examines Merck's change effort in Mexico from the perspective of the local employees.
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Employees;
Operations;
Perspective;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Mexico
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Merck Latin America (D): Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 401-032, March 2001. (Revised September 2002.)
- March 2001 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Merck Latin America (A)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Introduces Grey Warner, the vice president of Merck's Latin America region, and his efforts to improve the organizational effectiveness of the region and to introduce a more global business culture and values. Discusses Merck's ethics and values, its Latin American...
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Keywords:
Organizational Culture;
Ethics;
Business Processes;
Strategic Planning;
Change Management;
Values and Beliefs;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Employee Relationship Management;
Business Strategy;
Government and Politics;
Economy;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Latin America
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Merck Latin America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 401-029, March 2001. (Revised September 2002.)
- Article
Environmental and Organization Context and Executive Team Characteristics
By: S. Keck and Michael Tushman
Keck, S., and Michael Tushman. "Environmental and Organization Context and Executive Team Characteristics." Academy of Management Journal 36, no. 6 (December 1993): 1314–1344.
- October 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Asda (A1)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Crisis Management;
Management Teams;
Business Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United Kingdom
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Asda (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 498-006, October 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
- August 2001
- Article
Organizational Environments and Industry Exit: The Effects of Uncertainty, Munificence and Complexity
By: Philip Anderson and Michael Tushman
Anderson, Philip, and Michael Tushman. "Organizational Environments and Industry Exit: The Effects of Uncertainty, Munificence and Complexity." Industrial and Corporate Change 10, no. 3 (August 2001): 675–711.
- 23 Jul 2015
- News
Money Cannot Be the God of Life: How CEO Pay Drives Inequality
- 14 May 2013
- News
Why Rituals Work
- 02 Apr 2018
- News
Fighting Over Chores? Spend Some Money, Save the Marriage
- 18 Aug 2017
- News