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- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
openness and the sociopolitical atmosphere) or some of the market factors, but few pay attention to both. We have developed sets of questions that companies can ask to create a map of each country's context and to gauge the extent to...
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- November 2015 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
Nestle's Creating Shared Value Strategy
By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer, Kerry Herman and Sarah McAra
This case considers Nestlé’s creating shared value (CSV) strategy, which focused on the three categories of nutrition, water, and rural development. In the packaged food and beverage industry, pressure had mounted since the 1990s to improve supply chain sustainability...
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Keywords:
Shared Value;
Health And Wellness;
Nutrition;
Health;
Labor;
Environmental Sustainability;
Strategy;
Operations;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Switzerland;
Europe;
Africa;
Latin America;
North America;
Asia
Porter, Michael E., Mark R. Kramer, Kerry Herman, and Sarah McAra. "Nestlé's Creating Shared Value Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 716-422, November 2015. (Revised October 2017.)
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
At a recent Harvard Business School conference, dozens of CEOs committed to the idea of working toward "higher-ambition" goals that go beyond just short-term shareholder value. Inspired by the book Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- September 2018
- Case
OYO: Creating Effective Spaces
By: Das Narayandas, Sunil Gupta, Rachna Tahilyani and Mahima Rao-Kachroo
Twenty-four-year old Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of India-based online hotel branding network OYO Rooms, has tackled the issue of unreliability in India's highly fragmented budget hotel industry. In 2018, OYO branded 8,500 properties across 200 cities and managed...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Accomodation;
App Development;
Operations And Processes;
Innovation;
Strategy;
Change Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology;
Research;
Marketing;
Operations;
Innovation Strategy;
Sales;
Accommodations Industry;
India;
South Asia
Narayandas, Das, Sunil Gupta, Rachna Tahilyani, and Mahima Rao-Kachroo. "OYO: Creating Effective Spaces." Harvard Business School Case 519-023, September 2018.
- 16 Mar 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards
- July 2013 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
Value Retail: Opportunities for European Expansion
By: Arthur I Segel
Scott Malkin, CEO of Value Retail, a developer and operator of European outlet villages serving luxury brands, is planning on developing a 18,503 m2 open-air outlet village to be built 98 kilometers south of Milan on land he was about to acquire for 7.26 million lira....
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Segel, Arthur I. "Value Retail: Opportunities for European Expansion." Harvard Business School Case 814-015, July 2013. (Revised October 2014.)
- April 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Randy Komisar: Virtual CEO
Randy Komisar serves as "virtual CEO" to numerous hi-tech start-ups in Silicon Valley. Explores Randy's role, his perspective on general management, and a choice between two opportunities in which he is considering investing his time.
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Keywords:
Technology;
Business or Company Management;
Leadership;
Business Startups;
Management Teams;
Technology Industry;
California
Roberts, Michael J., and Nicole Tempest. "Randy Komisar: Virtual CEO." Harvard Business School Case 898-078, April 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- May 2010
- Case
Flare Fragrances Company, Inc: Analyzing Growth Opportunities
By: John A. Quelch and Lisa D. Donovan
Flare Fragrances, a manufacturer of perfumes for women, faces a growth challenge in a difficult economic environment. CEO Joely Patterson outlines two growth opportunities for her marketing staff to evaluate. One involves launching a new scent -- and possibly...
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Keywords:
Quantitative Analysis;
Market Segmentation;
Product Introduction;
New Product Marketing;
Product Lines;
Product Positioning;
Distribution;
Product Launch;
Segmentation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry
Quelch, John A., and Lisa D. Donovan. "Flare Fragrances Company, Inc: Analyzing Growth Opportunities." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-550, May 2010.
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
largely isolated from one another, and an inward focus among managers. Perpetual restructuring had created a culture of fear and had reduced employee initiative. When the new CEO asked executives...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 18 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Who Really Determines CEO Salary Packages?
options), and in terms of how CEO performance is measured. THE NETWORK EFFECT Gallani hypothesized two possible culprits for the isomorphism. The first was the issue of interlocking directorates. Many directors belong to the boards of...
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- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership
Corporations are facing great uncertainty. For the world to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the United States eventually will have to put a price on carbon dioxide emissions, as has been done by Europe, parts of Canada, and California. To plan for the...
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- 04 Dec 2019
- Book
Creating the Experimentation Organization
asking for children’s ages “at checkout” was potentially vague. They wondered what would happen if they specified the checkout date. Creating two different versions of the same menu, they tested it in real time, and determined that the...
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by Michael Blanding
- November 2020
- Case
Guild Education: Unlocking Opportunity for America's Workforce
By: William A. Sahlman, Michael D. Smith, Nicole Tempest Keller and Alpana Thapar
Founded in 2015, Guild Education is an education marketplace that connects employers and universities to provide employees with ‘education as a benefit.’ The Denver-based company is transforming traditional tuition assistance programs by facilitating direct payment by...
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Keywords:
Education;
Digital Platforms;
Information Technology;
Employees;
Social Enterprise;
Education Industry;
Technology Industry;
Colorado
Sahlman, William A., Michael D. Smith, Nicole Tempest Keller, and Alpana Thapar. "Guild Education: Unlocking Opportunity for America's Workforce." Harvard Business School Case 821-050, November 2020.
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
creates sustained long-term momentum by changing the systems and habits to build organizational confidence. The work of leaders is to build confidence in others, even prior to achieving positive results; the confidence that is View Details
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel
- 01 Mar 2010
- Op-Ed
A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM
Toyota's tragic automobile recalls offer a historic opportunity for Ford's CEO Alan Mulally and General Motors' new CEO Ed Whitacre. After years of decline, they can...
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- 12 May 2021
- Book
The Hard Truth About Being a CEO
Click to watch. David Fubini has never been a CEO of a major corporation, but during his 34-year career as a senior director at consulting firm McKinsey, he had ample opportunity to work closely with and...
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by Michael Blanding
- 16 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
influence may not have nourished an internal candidate needed to take the firm past its early, entrepreneurial stage. The closed CEO labor market and the consequences it has wrought fundamentally threaten...
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by Martha Lagace
- June 2023 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Creating World-Class Board Governance at SECO
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Emer Moloney
In Spring 2023, SECO CEO Massimo Mauri had the ambition to grow the €200 million revenue technology company to a €1 billion company by 2030. Founded in Italy in the 1970s, the family-owned company had gone through a period of growth and internationalization,...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Business Model;
Acquisition;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Talent and Talent Management;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Engineering;
Governance;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Compensation and Benefits;
Retention;
Innovation and Invention;
Technological Innovation;
Going Public;
Strategic Planning;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Business Strategy;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Technology;
Value Creation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Computer Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Italy;
Europe;
Germany;
United States;
China
Palepu, Krishna G., and Emer Moloney. "Creating World-Class Board Governance at SECO." Harvard Business School Case 123-082, June 2023. (Revised March 2024.)
- July 2017 (Revised July 2018)
- Case
Upwork: Creating the Human Cloud
By: Dylan Minor and David Yoffie
Stephane Kasriel, the new CEO of Upwork, the leading platform for freelance labor, needs to decide on how to redesign its business model. While the firm has been growing rapidly since the merger of Odesk and eLance, the newly combined firm continues to face problems of...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Platform;
Platform Businesses;
Technology;
Business Model;
Digital Platforms;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Labor
Minor, Dylan, and David Yoffie. "Upwork: Creating the Human Cloud." Harvard Business School Case 718-402, July 2017. (Revised July 2018.)
- December 1, 2023
- Article
When Charismatic CEOs Are an Asset—and When They’re a Liability
By: Nitin Nohria
Starting in the 1980s, a generation of larger-than-life CEOs became full-blown celebrity, but over time, research suggested that charismatic CEOs tended to have drawbacks at leaders. However, charisma can be especially useful in two business concepts with big unknowns:...
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Keywords:
Leadership Style;
Business Startups;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Nohria, Nitin. "When Charismatic CEOs Are an Asset—and When They’re a Liability." Harvard Business Review (website) (December 1, 2023).