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- August 2021
- Case
Danone S.A.: Becoming a Mission-Driven Company (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Emilie Billaud
Emmanuel Faber became CEO of Danone SA, the French food and beverage company, in 2014. Right from the start, he ran the company with a dual commitment to both profit and purpose (i.e., ESG objectives). In fact, in 2018, he said, “It’s time to make sustainable business...
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Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Corporate Governance;
Leadership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Environmental Sustainability;
Goals and Objectives;
Consumer Products Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
France;
Europe
Esty, Benjamin C., and Emilie Billaud. "Danone S.A.: Becoming a Mission-Driven Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 722-354, August 2021.
- March 2003 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Northrop versus TRW
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and James Quinn
TRW, a leading supplier of advanced technology products for the auto, defense, and aerospace markets, receives an unexpected stock-for-stock offer from defense company Northrop Grumman Corp. The $11.4 billion aggregate offer, which represents a 22% premium over the...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Laws and Statutes;
Negotiation Tactics;
Valuation;
Aerospace Industry;
Auto Industry;
Ohio
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and James Quinn. "Northrop versus TRW." Harvard Business School Case 903-115, March 2003. (Revised January 2008.)
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
show that politicians use school ties as a mechanism to engage in vote trading ("logrolling"), and that alumni networks help facilitate the procurement of discretionary earmarks. Publisher's link:...
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Anna Secino
- 19 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Finding Success in the Middle of the Market
returns on investment than those pursuing the first two strategies. The woes of once great retailers like Sears Roebuck are cited as evidence. But midfield is critical. It represents the middle of the market, to which one end of the market aspires to View Details
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54967 Does Context Trump Individual Drivers of Voting Behavior? Evidence from U.S. Movers By: Cantoni, Enrico, and Vincent Pons Abstract—This paper assesses the relative influence of...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
more inefficiencies that have no real effect on distributive justice. Q: What are you working on next? A: I have just started to look into the emerging global institutions that aim to reduce climate change caused by deforestation. Trade...
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by Martha Lagace
- Research Summary
The Value of Family Ownership, Control, and Management
In collaboration with Professor Raphael Amit of Wharton, Belén Villalonga is investigating how family ownership, control, and management affect firm value. Their forthcoming Journal of Financial... View Details
- 18 Apr 2022
- HBS Case
Dick’s Sporting Goods Followed Its Conscience on Guns—and It Paid Off
move, built consensus, and communicated effectively, Riedel says. The company undoubtedly benefited from the fact that Stack controlled nearly two-thirds of the company’s common share votes and had the personal authority to take a moral...
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by Jay Fitzgerald
- Web
Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research
manufacturer adjusts prices more quickly than retailers and appears to more fully incorporate idiosyncratic cost shocks to specific products. Both types of firms respond more quickly to expected costs than to unexpected costs. 2024 Working Paper View Details
- 15 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work
touch global business, but many believe it’s still taboo to talk about politics at work, Wing says. Economic issues that intertwine with politics, like monetary policy and trade restrictions, feel off limits as well, even though...
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by Avery Forman
- Web
The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
public opinion,” Richard S. Tedlow, professor at Harvard Business School, writes in Keeping the Corporate Image: Public Relations and Business , 1900–1950. 8 The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) represented the industry’s trade...
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
Accelerator at Harvard University to promote the translation of Harvard’s biomedical innovation for the benefit of people throughout the world. The Mace P. Blicksilver (MBA 1980) Endowed Fellowship Mace P. Blicksilver (MBA 1980) founded Marblehead View Details
- 30 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?
of that hole: The company was worth $3.3 billion as of June 21, a fraction of its almost $50 billion market cap in January 2021. Its shares now trade for less than $10 a share, down from an intraday high of $170 in December 2020. “That’s...
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- 14 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 14
the more complex the legislation, the more difficulty the market has in assessing the impact of these bills. Consistent with the legislator incentive mechanism, the more concentrated the legislator's interest in the industry, the more informative are her View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year
in 2018. While in these cases globalization led to the rise of the far right, there are examples of globalization leading to the rise of left-wing parties as well. This was the case with the rise of the Labor Party in the UK, when trade...
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by Rachel Layne
- 14 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis
lately, Sweden doesn’t seem as traditionally Swedish. The far-right Sweden Democrat party finished second in September’s election, touting an anti-immigrant campaign. The party’s parliamentary votes will influence the nation’s policies in...
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by Lane Lambert
- 17 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women
Before last week’s election, polls and pundits suggested that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was doomed to failure, because it could not attract enough votes from women, who saw him as a misogynist—and worse. Conventional wisdom...
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by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely
- Web
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Innovation (92) Technology Adoption (85) Technology Networks (4) Technology Platform (12) Technology (354) Television Entertainment (3) Theory (159) Time Management (10) Trademarks (1) Trade (20) Training (18) Transformation (12)...
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- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
Academy for Women, Linda shows how academics can play a leading role in translating theory into practice. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53183 forthcoming Econometrica Expressive Voting and Its Cost:...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Jul 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?
trade between nations, but the cost is horrendous I remember reading Thomas Friedman’s book, The World Is Flat, and thinking that it sounded good in theory, but there would be years, if not decades, of employment pain here in the U.S.”...
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