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- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
In this uncertain economic climate, downsizing and layoffs are a sadly frequent occurrence. Although bad news is always painful to deliver and to hear, the process of conducting "necessary...
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by Martha Lagace
- Aug 06 2019
- Testimonial
Emphasizing the Business in Family Business
- May 2024
- Supplement
DRSi (A)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
In March of 2019, Jen Ransom Fuller purchased DRSi. DRSi, located in Bellevue, Washington, printed and reproduced architectural plans and drawings. Fuller planned to use her first year of ownership to learn the business and to run it in much the same way as the seller....
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Acquisition;
Small Business;
Cost vs Benefits;
Decisions;
Business Education;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Business or Company Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Health Pandemics;
Selection and Staffing;
Employee Relationship Management;
Production;
Logistics;
Safety;
United States;
Washington (state, US)
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. " DRSi (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-717, May 2024.
- August 2011 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
Earl Martin Phalen: Ready to ROAR?
By: Noam T. Wasserman, Julia Taylor and Yael Braid
Earl Martin Phalen is in the midst of starting his second non-profit organization, Summer Advantage, by implementing the lessons he learned from BELL, the non-profit he had founded and run for the prior 15 years. His aspirations for Summer Advantage were to make it...
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Corporate Governance;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Selection and Staffing;
Leadership Development;
Financial Management
Wasserman, Noam T., Julia Taylor, and Yael Braid. "Earl Martin Phalen: Ready to ROAR?" Harvard Business School Case 812-024, August 2011. (Revised July 2014.)
- February 2003 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Howie Cohen at Versity.com
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Howie Cohen is Versity.com's founder. This case provides a behind-the-scenes look at his thoughts and feelings about his company's evolution as they expand across the country and bring in a professional management team.
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Leadership
Perlow, Leslie A. "Howie Cohen at Versity.com." Harvard Business School Case 403-134, February 2003. (Revised September 2003.)
- 06 Mar 2014
- News
At Family Firms, Do CEOs Work Fewer Hours?
- October 2003 (Revised January 2009)
- Case
Transforming Matsui Securities
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Masako Egawa, Jamie Ladge and Haruki Umezawa
Michio Matsui, president and CEO of Matsui Securities, transformed a small regional securities company into a leading player in the online broking industry in Japan. Discusses how he transformed the business model and culture of the company and took advantage of the...
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Transformation;
Innovation and Invention;
Leading Change;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business Model;
Organizational Culture;
Financial Markets;
Competitive Advantage;
Japan
Applegate, Lynda M., Masako Egawa, Jamie Ladge, and Haruki Umezawa. "Transforming Matsui Securities." Harvard Business School Case 804-064, October 2003. (Revised January 2009.)
- October 2023
- Background Note
What Leaders Need to Know about Mental Health
By: Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, Liana Groysberg, Natalia Groysberg and Abhijit Naik
This paper will provide an overview of the nature of anxiety and depression, the particular vulnerabilities and stresses of CEOs, and suggestions for managing mental health in the workplace.
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Groysberg, Boris, Robin Abrahams, Liana Groysberg, Natalia Groysberg, and Abhijit Naik. "What Leaders Need to Know about Mental Health." Harvard Business School Background Note 424-032, October 2023.
- June 2016 (Revised January 2018)
- Case
World Wildlife Fund (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 that environmental organizations choose to employ are sometimes starkly different. This case 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 (WWF)." Harvard Business School Case 716-468, June 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
built international political and military coalitions, and negotiated a U.N. Security Council Resolution authorizing "all necessary means" to eject Iraq from Kuwait. Only after these steps were...
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by James K. Sebenius
- 12 Jun 2014
- News
The 20 Best Business Books To Read This Summer
- 12 Nov 2014
- News
How important is a CEO to a company's success? It depends.
- June 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Virginia Mason Medical Center (Abridged)
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer
In 2000, Dr. Gary Kaplan became CEO of the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. The hospital was facing significant challenges: it was losing money for the first time in its history, staff morale had plummeted, and area hospitals presented ardent...
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History;
Competition;
Operations;
Leadership Style;
Problems and Challenges;
Change Management;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Health Industry;
Seattle
Bohmer, Richard M.J. "Virginia Mason Medical Center (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 610-055, June 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
- 03 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Viewpoints: Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
key role business leaders have to play in confronting climate change—and the power of HBS alumni to make a positive difference. +Jacqueline Adams (MBA 1978) President, J Adams Strategic Communications; co-author of A Blessing: Women of...
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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
New Ways to Stay Connected
the School’s W50 celebration in 2013—recognizing 50 years of women in the two-year MBA Program— alumnae in Boston organized the Boston Women’s Leadership Accelerator in 2016, aimed at enabling View Details
- March 2007 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
PRG-Schultz International
By: Paul W. Marshall and James Weber
PRG-Schultz will run out of cash within a couple of months unless the new CEO can reduce costs and restructure the company's debt. PRG was the dominant market leader in the audit recovery industry. The industry consisted of firms which employed accounting professionals...
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History;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Restructuring;
Cost Management;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Borrowing and Debt;
Accounting Audits;
Accounting Industry
Marshall, Paul W., and James Weber. "PRG-Schultz International." Harvard Business School Case 807-126, March 2007. (Revised May 2012.)
- November 1994 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney's Transnational Manager
By: Ashish Nanda
Describes the actions taken by Dennis Hightower as president of Disney Consumer Products in Europe and the Middle East from 1988 to 1994. Focuses on how he has established a regional office and knit local operations closer together, the benefits that the process has...
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Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Change Management;
Corporate Strategy;
Personal Development and Career;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Europe
Nanda, Ashish. "Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney's Transnational Manager." Harvard Business School Case 395-056, November 1994. (Revised June 1996.)
- 09 Jun 2015
- News
Apple's new moral era begins
- 14 Dec 2020
- News