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- June 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Driving Towards a Disruption?
By: Willy Shih and William Noble
As Clayton Christensen drove to the studio to deliver an online executive education class, he pondered the future of management education. How big a threat did online degree programs, corporate universities, and other innovations in the delivery of management training...
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Keywords:
Disruptive Technology;
Performance Trajectories;
Disruptive Innovations;
Business Education;
Business School;
Internet And Online Services Industries;
Disruptive Innovation;
Higher Education;
Corporate Strategy;
Internet;
Performance;
Education Industry;
Boston
Shih, Willy, and William Noble. "Driving Towards a Disruption?" Harvard Business School Case 612-101, June 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
- Article
How Much Does Industry Matter, Really?
By: A. M. McGahan and M. E. Porter
In this paper, we examine the importance of year, industry, corporate-parent, and business-specific effects on the profitability of U.S. public corporations within specific 4-digit SIC categories. Our results indicate that year, industry, corporate-parent, and...
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McGahan, A. M., and M. E. Porter. "How Much Does Industry Matter, Really?" Special Issue on Organizational and Competitive Influences on Strategy and Performance. Strategic Management Journal 18, no. S1 (July 1997): 15–30.
- Web
Faculty & Research
Publications In The News 26 Oct 2024 New York Times Helene Could Expose Deeper Flaws in Florida’s Insurance Market Re: Ishita Sen 26 Oct 2024 Entrepreneur When I Became President of KFC, Franchisees and View Details
- April 2010
- Case
Groupe Ariel S.A.: Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and James Quinn
Groupe Ariel evaluates a proposal from its Mexican subsidiary to purchase and install cost-saving equipment at a manufacturing facility in Monterrey. The improvements will allow the plant to automate recycling and remanufacturing of toner and printer cartridges, an...
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Keywords:
Exchange Rates;
Securities Analysis;
Project Evaluation;
International Finance;
Debt Securities;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Cash Flow;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Capital Budgeting;
Europe;
Mexico
Luehrman, Timothy A., and James Quinn. "Groupe Ariel S.A.: Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-194, April 2010.
- Article
Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents
By: David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson, Gary P. Pisano and Pian Shu
Manufacturing accounts for more than three-quarters of U.S. corporate patents. The competitive shock to this sector emanating from China's economic ascent could in theory either augment or stifle U.S. innovation. Using three decades of U.S. patents matched to corporate...
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Autor, David, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson, Gary P. Pisano, and Pian Shu. "Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents." American Economic Review: Insights 2, no. 3 (September 2020): 357–374.
- July 1982 (Revised August 2006)
- Background Note
Tax Factors in Business Combinations
By: Henry B. Reiling
Discusses the theory and rules governing the taxation of business combinations (mergers and acquisitions). Related information from state corporate law, federal securities law, accounting, and finance is also provided. A rewritten version of an earlier note.
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Reiling, Henry B. "Tax Factors in Business Combinations." Harvard Business School Background Note 283-015, July 1982. (Revised August 2006.)
- February 2013
- Case
Diamond Foods, Inc.
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Tim Gray
The Diamonds Foods, Inc. case describes the major accounting blow up at the company in late 2011 that was triggered by a report by Off Wall Street, a prominent short selling research firm. Diamond Foods, a high flying growth company in 2011, grew from a walnut farmers'...
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Keywords:
Accounting Restatements;
Accounting Scandal;
Accounting;
Financial Analysis;
Financial Statement Analysis;
Short Selling;
Revenue Recognition;
Board Of Directors;
Audit Committees;
Auditing;
Financial Reporting;
Financial Statements;
Agribusiness;
Accrual Accounting;
Earnings Management;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Disclosure;
Corporate Governance;
Valuation;
Revenue;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
California;
Cambridge
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Tim Gray. "Diamond Foods, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 113-055, February 2013.
- October 2004 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
ORIX KK: Incentives in Japan
In the context of Japan's struggling economy of the 1990s, ORIX, a leading Japanese financial services company, implemented a new performance evaluation and compensation system. At the time, many higher-paying western firms were entering the Japanese market and...
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Keywords:
Performance Evaluation;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Compensation and Benefits;
Financial Services Industry;
Japan
Beaulieu, Nancy D., and Aaron Zimmerman. "ORIX KK: Incentives in Japan." Harvard Business School Case 905-013, October 2004. (Revised October 2005.)
- 13 Feb 2013
- News
How chewy cookies altered P&G's destiny
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
Economics Oliver Hart's Contributions to the Understanding of Strategic Alliances and Technology Licensing By: Lerner, Josh Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50650 forthcoming...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2017
- News
American business leaders break with Donald Trump
- 09 Jul 2013
- News
Competitiveness expert slams Obama tax plan
- Video
Pedro Tarak
Pedro Tarak, a founder of Latin America’s Sistema B, describes how the movement was formed in 2012, including the direct inspiration from the B Corporation movement in the United... View Details
- Research Summary
Business Ethics
Joshua Margolis is interested in how individuals can exercise leadership in the face of competing ethical and economic responsibilities, and how organizations can enable them to do that. In particular, how can managers and companies simultaneously advance...
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- July 1993
- Case
ABB Deutschland (Abridged)
Focuses in detail on implementing a corporate restructuring program in ABB's German subsidiary. Special attention is given to Germany's unique form of industrial governance. Two major problem areas--power plants and power transformers--are described in detail. ABB's...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Energy Generation;
Corporate Governance;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Salesforce Management;
Policy;
Organizational Culture;
Energy Industry;
Germany
Bartlett, Christopher A. "ABB Deutschland (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 394-019, July 1993.
- February 1997
- Supplement
WPP--Integrating Icons (Video)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout
Interviews with Martin Sorrell, Chairman of WPP Group plc, and also with the heads of several companies that are owned with WPP. Discusses corporate culture, strategies for the future, and how the various companies interact.
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Culture;
Relationships;
Communication;
Strategy
Bower, Joseph L., and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "WPP--Integrating Icons (Video)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 397-504, February 1997.
- 01 Aug 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?
efficient markets might argue that these are merely a reflection of the scarcity of supply among those thought to be able to lead large organizations. And yet there is evidence of little or no relationship between View Details
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by James Heskett
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
process of learning from experience. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55991 forthcoming Organization & Environment Assessing the Impact of CEO Activism By: Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 24 May 2014
- News