Publications

April 2008
Teaching Note

Viagen: Revolutioning the Livestock Industry (TN)

By: David E. Bell, Mary L. Shelman and Eliot Sherman

Teaching Note for [507021]. View Details

Keywords: Investment; Genetics; Production; Training; Customers; Supply Chain; Business Plan; Commercialization; Information Technology; Performance Efficiency; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Structures; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry

April 2002 (Revised May 2005)
Case

GE's Digital Revolution: Redefining the E in GE

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Glinska

This case details the implementation of the e-business initiative--the last of Jack Welch's four company-wide strategic thrusts. First, it summarizes the 20-year change process that Welch led, detailing the initiatives he put in place. It then traces how Gerry Podesta,... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Corporate Strategy; Internet and the Web

29 May 2013
Blog Post

“A place to grow personally and professionally.” - Yolanda Anton

friend of her friends, always willing to have a good chat? All these people are me, and without their mix one cannot understand my presence at HBS. I started my career as an engineer in technical positions, calculating structures or... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Technology

15 Mar 2017
Blog Post

Tips on Holding Effective Company Recruiting Events

senior and junior personnel, have held or are currently in the role(s) you are hiring for and are alumni of Harvard Business School, or hold an MBA. Create an Engaging Environment Company events that are energetic and personal, while not feeling too View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Profile

Diane Esber

opportunities for personal and professional growth. "I've been amazed by how willing people are here – faculty, students, staff – to meet and talk with you, to give their time to answer questions or help you prepare for interviews." In fact, the school... View Details

Web

Deals - Course Catalog

sessions will be structured around actual corporate deals, selected for the complex issues of law and business that they raise. Students will research and analyze these transactions in order to present their most important aspects and... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

Knowledge Integration Rules at Yale

integrated curriculum. Students take team-taught, multidisciplinary courses structured from the point of view of key constituents with whom managers interact, such as employees, customers, and investors. For example, instead of a... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Apr 2002
News

Dot Vertigo

give careful consideration to its strategic role as their companies move forward. "The dot companies have given us a peek into the future of emerging organization structures and new management approaches, he observes. "We need to overcome... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

September 2002 (Revised January 2013)
Case

Siebel Systems: Organizing for the Customer

By: Robert Simons and Antonio Davila

Siebel Systems is one of the fastest growing companies in America. Tom Siebel, the company's founder, has organized the business to accommodate growth and focus on the customer. Innovative information technology systems and clear accountability prove to be essential to... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Structure; Applications and Software; Business Growth and Maturation; Information Technology; Performance Evaluation; Performance Expectations; Innovation and Management; Technological Innovation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Management Teams; Information Technology Industry; North and Central America

17 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 17, 2007

Cheddar's built its stores, rather than its traditional approach of sale and leaseback. As he considers the issue, Fojtasek must decide how to price the new stock, how to structure the deal to limit his firm's dilution, and how to manage... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

publishing) are likely to reshape the structure of demand for executive development. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51662 The Impact of Increasing Search Frictions on Online Shopping Behavior:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

regulatory, normative, and cognitive factors in shaping firms' decisions to adopt specific organizational practices, above and beyond their technical efficiency. Similarly, institutional theory emphasizes legitimation processes and the tendency for institutionalized... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 2013 (Revised November 2013)
Case

Growing Financial Services in India: Aditya Birla Financial Services Group

By: Paul M. Healy and Rachna Tahilyani

Aditya Birla Financial Services Group is a large, broad-based, Indian financial services institution offering products ranging from life insurance and mutual funds to private equity. The company has witnessed a turnaround in recent years and regained lost market share.... View Details

Keywords: Regulatory Environment; Finance; Asset Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Transformation; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Business Processes; Organizational Structure; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Segmentation; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry; India

June 1985 (Revised April 1989)
Case

Benetton (B)

By: James L. Heskett

The managing director of Benetton is faced with several issues concerning the adequacy of the company's organization to capitalize on the early success it has achieved in an important foreign market, the United States. Specifically, the case raises questions about... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Structure; Global Strategy; Transition; Growth and Development Strategy; Success; Business Headquarters; Business Subsidiaries; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Growth and Maturation; United States; Italy