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- June 2009 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
Colbún—Powering Chile
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Gustavo A. Herrero and Sanjay Patnaik
This case is about Colbún, Chile's second largest electricity generator, which is facing significant uncertainty regarding the cost and availability of alternative energy sources. Problems with the contracted supply of natural gas and the volatility of oil prices,...
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Keywords:
Non-Renewable Energy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government Legislation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business and Government Relations;
Climate Change;
Business Strategy;
Energy Industry;
Chile
Reinhardt, Forest L., Gustavo A. Herrero, and Sanjay Patnaik. "Colbún—Powering Chile." Harvard Business School Case 709-060, June 2009. (Revised December 2011.)
- April 2011
- Case
Hermitage's Russian Quandary (A)
By: Eric Werker, Ray Fisman and Lauren Weber
In June 2007, the offices of Russian hedge fund Hermitage Capital were raided by Moscow police; in the months that followed, Hermitage founder Bill Browder found himself banned from Russia and fending off efforts to expropriate the fund's Russian assets. This case...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Law Enforcement;
Laws and Statutes;
Crisis Management;
Risk Management;
Business and Government Relations;
Financial Services Industry;
Moscow
Werker, Eric, Ray Fisman, and Lauren Weber. "Hermitage's Russian Quandary (A)." Harvard Business School Case 711-054, April 2011.
- March 2015
- Case
Clifford Chance: Women at Work
By: Boris Groysberg, Katherine Connolly and Stephanie Marton
It was October 2013, and global law firm Clifford Chance was coming under fire for the second time in less than a year for reputedly failing to provide a supportive work environment for its female associates. A memo entitled "Speaking Effectively" was just issued to...
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Keywords:
Women;
Law;
Fairness;
Employee Relationship Management;
Retention;
Human Capital;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Expectations;
Work-Life Balance;
Public Opinion;
Problems and Challenges;
Legal Services Industry;
United States
Groysberg, Boris, Katherine Connolly, and Stephanie Marton. "Clifford Chance: Women at Work ." Harvard Business School Case 415-038, March 2015.
- March 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
The Xiamen PX Project: The Rule of Contract or Citizens in China Today
This case examines the effect of environmental activism on China's investment climate, focusing on the petrochemical sector. It shows how tensions between a country's national economic development goals and political constraints make for a more unpredictable investment...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Investment;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Conflict and Resolution;
China
Abrami, Regina M., and Weiqi Zhang. "The Xiamen PX Project: The Rule of Contract or Citizens in China Today." Harvard Business School Case 808-123, March 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- September 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Oklahoma VISION Project
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Susan Saltrick
Describes the two-year-old pilot phase of a public/private initiative in Oklahoma called the Virtual Internet School in Oklahoma Network (VISION) project. VISION was a first-of-its-kind, standards-based, vendor-neutral technology infrastructure developed to enable...
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Keywords:
Measurement and Metrics;
Internet and the Web;
Performance Evaluation;
Technological Innovation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Service Delivery;
Innovation and Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Education;
Information Technology Industry;
Education Industry;
Oklahoma;
Western United States
Applegate, Lynda M., and Susan Saltrick. "Oklahoma VISION Project." Harvard Business School Case 803-015, September 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- Article
Multinationale et fermetures de filiales : les conséquences sociales et politiques de décisions économiques
By: Sabine Pitteloud and Leo Grob
À travers l’analyse détaillée de deux cas de fermeture de filiale dans les années 1970, cet article s’intéresse aux conséquences sociales et politiques multiples des décisions de désinvestissement des sociétés multinationales. La première étude de cas porte sur la...
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Keywords:
Multinationals;
Labor Relations;
Corporate Citizenship;
Business & Government Relations;
Disinvestment;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Business and Government Relations;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Pitteloud, Sabine, and Leo Grob. "Multinationale et fermetures de filiales : les conséquences sociales et politiques de décisions économiques." Entreprises et histoire 2019/4, no. 97 (2019).
- 2009
- Working Paper
Authority versus Persuasion
This paper studies a principal's trade-off between using persuasion versus using interpersonal authority to get the agent to "do the right thing"; from the principal's perspective (when the principal and agent openly disagree on the right course of action). It shows...
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Keywords:
Employee Relationship Management;
Managerial Roles;
Projects;
Motivation and Incentives;
Power and Influence
Van den Steen, Eric J. "Authority versus Persuasion." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-085, January 2009.
- September 2010 (Revised April 2017)
- Case
Aspen Skiing Company (A)
By: Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice
Having begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying for greenhouse gas regulations. A world renowned ski resort vulnerable to global climate change, Aspen's activities...
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Keywords:
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Supply Chain Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Government Relations;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Climate Change;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Aspen
Toffel, Michael W., and Stephanie van Sice. "Aspen Skiing Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 611-002, September 2010. (Revised April 2017.)
- September 2020 (Revised July 2022)
- Teaching Note
Algorithmic Bias in Marketing
By: Ayelet Israeli and Eva Ascarza
Teaching Note for HBS No. 521-020. This note focuses on algorithmic bias in marketing. First, it presents a variety of marketing examples in which algorithmic bias may occur. The examples are organized around the 4 P’s of marketing – promotion, price, place and...
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- July 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
On October 20, 2009, Brady Dougan, the CEO of Credit Suisse Group, announced a new compensation plan for the bank. The announcement had followed quickly on the heels of the G-20 meeting the prior month where, in the wake of the financial crisis, the major governments...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Taxation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Organizational Culture;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Switzerland;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)." Harvard Business School Case 311-005, July 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- July 2001 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
American Express Interactive
Follows the protagonist, Sonia Sharpe, as she and her American Express Interactive Team attempt to develop and market an interactive, on-line, corporate travel service in a highly competitive environment. Looks at the possible resources and partnerships a company needs...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Partners and Partnerships;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Applications and Software;
Technological Innovation;
Global Strategy;
Expansion;
Information Technology;
Vertical Integration;
Financial Services Industry;
Travel Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "American Express Interactive." Harvard Business School Case 802-022, July 2001. (Revised December 2001.)
- 30 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest Over Colgate?
between $50,000 and $120,000 per year, the responses indicated that higher income was correlated with higher price tolerance. This was in keeping with the pattern that researchers expected to see based on past research on the relationship...
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- Spring 2019
- Article
Fluid Teams and Knowledge Retrieval: Scaling Service Operations
By: Melissa A. Valentine, Tom Fangyun Tan, Bradley R. Staats and Amy C. Edmondson
To scale service operations requires retrieving knowledge across the organization. However, prior work highlights that individuals on the periphery of organizational knowledge networks may struggle to access useful knowledge at work. A knowledge repository has the...
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Keywords:
Teaming;
Teams;
Groups and Teams;
Knowledge Management;
Service Delivery;
Knowledge Use and Leverage
Valentine, Melissa A., Tom Fangyun Tan, Bradley R. Staats, and Amy C. Edmondson. "Fluid Teams and Knowledge Retrieval: Scaling Service Operations." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 21, no. 2 (Spring 2019): 346–360.
- March 2014 (Revised May 2014)
- Case
China Vanke (A-1)
By: Lynn S. Paine, John Macomber and Keith Chi-ho Wong
As China's largest homebuilder, China Vanke Co. Ltd. (Vanke) was facing an industry downturn sparked by strong government intervention. Faced with falling prices, Vanke's president must decide whether to keep the company's pricing and product positioning intact, and...
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Keywords:
Real Estate;
China;
Green Building;
Sustainable Development;
Business Government Relations;
Leadership;
Business and Government Relations;
Urban Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Safety;
Real Estate Industry;
China
Paine, Lynn S., John Macomber, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "China Vanke (A-1)." Harvard Business School Case 314-104, March 2014. (Revised May 2014.)
- April 1991 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Levi Strauss & Co. and the AIDS Crisis
Keywords:
Health Disorders;
Employee Relationship Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Tedlow, Richard S. "Levi Strauss & Co. and the AIDS Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 391-198, April 1991. (Revised November 1997.)
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
Society to Create Competitive Advantage Harvard Business School Case 307-076 Focuses on the experience of China's largest shirt manufacturer in managing various aspects of government relations in China. Identifies a wide variety of social...
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Keywords:
Martha Lagace
- 27 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 27
managers and recruiters are questioning conventional business education. Their concerns? Among other things, MBA programs aren't giving students the heightened cultural awareness and global perspectives they need. Newly minted MBAs lack...
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Keywords:
Martha Lagace
- July 2007 (Revised November 2009)
- Case
World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
Nearly all environmental organizations have a similar aim: to stop the degradation of the natural environment. However, the strategies which environmental organizations choose to employ are sometimes starkly different. Compares the models of two dissimilar...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Business Strategy
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jordan Mitchell. "World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)." Harvard Business School Case 708-417, July 2007. (Revised November 2009.)
- July 2007 (Revised November 2009)
- Case
Greenpeace
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
Nearly all environmental organizations have a similar aim: to stop the degradation of the natural environment. However, the strategies which environmental organizations choose to employ are sometimes starkly different. Compares the models of two dissimilar...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Business Strategy
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jordan Mitchell. "Greenpeace." Harvard Business School Case 708-418, July 2007. (Revised November 2009.)
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
and the role of enterprise communication in managing these forces. The chapter includes a discussion of the most relevant findings from the annual Edelman Trust Barometer, a bellwether of measuring trust and View Details
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Sean Silverthorne