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- 10 Jan 2019
- News
How Companies Like Apple Sprinkle Secrets in Earnings Reports
- May 1994 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
International Sourcing in Athletic Footwear: NIKE and Reebok
Nike and Reebok, the two largest athletic footwear companies, look to contractors in Asia to manufacture their shoes. Sourcing from Asia offers advantages of low cost and flexibility, but raises questions about human rights and corporate responsibility. How Nike and...
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Keywords:
Rights;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Rosenzweig, Philip M. "International Sourcing in Athletic Footwear: NIKE and Reebok." Harvard Business School Case 394-189, May 1994. (Revised July 1994.)
- 23 May 2013
- News
Don’t Blame Apple for America’s Broken Tax Code
- July 2024
- Case
Board Director Dilemmas: Strategic Leadership
By: David G. Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti
Professor John Michaels, a distinguished scholar of corporate strategy, has served on the Board of OmniCo, a diversified industrial giant, for four years. Three months ago, the Board appointed a new CEO, Andrew Bennett, to lead growth, develop a more cooperative...
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- 11 Oct 2013
- News
Tylenol Killings Remain Unsolved and Unforgotten After 30 Years
- 16 Jan 2019
- News
Companies lose out when employees’ caregiving burdens increase
- 17 Nov 2021
- News
How Much 'Radical Transparency' in a Workplace is Too Much?
- June 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Becton Dickinson (C): Human Resource Function
By: Michael Beer
The new vice president of Human Resources (HR) for Becton Dickinson must develop a strategy to reconceptualize the HR function as mandated by the CEO who has introduced formal strategic planning procedures in the organization. The teaching objective is to understand...
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Beer, Michael. "Becton Dickinson (C): Human Resource Function." Harvard Business School Case 491-154, June 1991. (Revised March 1995.)
- March 2013
- Case
Robin Ash and Printzhof Press
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Lynda St. Clair
Robin Ash has just been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Printzhof Press and Vice President of its parent company, Education and Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Her first objective is to create an action plan that will achieve two seemingly contradictory corporate...
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Keywords:
United States;
Organizational Change;
Management Styles;
General Management;
Change Management;
Morale;
Communication;
Human Resource Management;
Book Publishing;
Information Technology;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Conflict Management;
Leading Change;
Competitive Strategy;
Organizational Culture;
Planning;
Education Industry;
Publishing Industry
Cespedes, Frank V., and Lynda St. Clair. "Robin Ash and Printzhof Press." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-554, March 2013.
- 26 Sep 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Shifting Centers of Gravity: Host Country versus Headquarters Influences on MNC Subsidiary Knowledge Inheritance
- March 1982 (Revised April 1989)
- Background Note
Industrial Buyer Behavior
May be used as background material for courses in industrial marketing and industrial procurement. Surveys the economic, behavioral, and organizational influences that shape buying decision-making in corporations and other institutions. Also describes the kinds of...
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Corey, E. Raymond. "Industrial Buyer Behavior." Harvard Business School Background Note 582-117, March 1982. (Revised April 1989.)
- 13 Jan 2020
- News
Making Impact Investing Work
- 08 Feb 2015
- News
SEC won’t bust job providers
- 04 Jan 2017
- News
Trump's Twitter bark worse than his bite?
- 05 May 2017
- News
Former CFO Paula Price makes her career teaching, serving on boards
- 13 Apr 2015
- News
Why Americans have chosen to pay income tax
- March 2013
- Case
NovaStar Financial: A Short Seller's Battle
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Amy Kaser
The NovaStar case describes the challenges faced by short seller Marc Cohodes of hedge fund Rocker Partners as he tried to expose what he thought was widespread fraud in mortgage lender NovaStar Financial. The case is set in the time period from 2001 to 2007 and tracks...
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Keywords:
Short Selling;
Financial Accounting;
Financial Analysis;
Financial Analysts;
Valuation;
Business Analysis;
Financial Statement Analysis;
Financial Statements;
Securitization;
Securities Analysis;
Fraud;
Accounting Quality;
Accounting Red Flags;
Accounting Restatements;
Hedge Fund;
Hedge Funds;
Accounting Scandal;
Accounting Fraud;
Financial Crisis;
Financial Intermediaries;
Financial Firms;
Corporate Accountability;
Subprime Lending;
Mortgage Lending;
Accounting;
Accrual Accounting;
Fair Value Accounting;
Governance;
Governance Compliance;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Financial Services Industry;
United States;
California
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Amy Kaser. "NovaStar Financial: A Short Seller's Battle." Harvard Business School Case 113-120, March 2013.
- October 2001 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Acme Investment Trust: January 2001
By: Josh Lerner
The managers of a large corporate pension fund must decide whether to invest in a private equity fund that is offering a guaranteed rate of return of 20% on part of its portfolio. The background behind and implications of the guarantee are explored.
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Private Equity;
Motivation and Incentives;
Asset Management;
Investment Funds;
Financial Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
Lerner, Josh. "Acme Investment Trust: January 2001." Harvard Business School Case 202-055, October 2001. (Revised February 2002.)
- Research Summary
Overview
My research examines internal governance, leadership, and the strategy and performance of organizations. I have published papers on the evolution of corporate structure, financial and non-financial incentives, the allocation of decision rights, innovation and...
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- January 2010 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
TopCoder (A): Developing Software through Crowdsourcing
By: Karim R. Lakhani, David A. Garvin and Eric Lonstein
TopCoder's crowdsourcing-based business model, in which software is developed through online tournaments, is presented. The case highlights how TopCoder has created a unique two-sided innovation platform consisting of a global community of over 225,000 developers who...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Innovation and Invention;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Motivation and Incentives;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Competition;
Software;
Technology Industry
Lakhani, Karim R., David A. Garvin, and Eric Lonstein. "TopCoder (A): Developing Software through Crowdsourcing." Harvard Business School Case 610-032, January 2010. (Revised May 2012.)