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- November 2020
- Supplement
Integrating Beam Suntory (B)
By: David G. Fubini, Rawi Abdelal and David Lane
Supplements (A) case: The spring 2014 acquisition of U.S. alcoholic spirits maker Beam Inc. by Japan’s Suntory Holdings vaulted Suntory from 15th to third-largest international spirits company in the world. Yet Suntory had borrowed nearly the entire $16 billion...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Communication;
Borrowing and Debt;
Globalization;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Retention;
Leadership;
Supply Chain;
Organizational Structure;
Ownership;
Relationships;
Conflict and Resolution;
Integration;
Value Creation;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Japan;
United States;
Chicago
Fubini, David G., Rawi Abdelal, and David Lane. "Integrating Beam Suntory (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-004, November 2020.
- March 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
UBS: Towards the Integrated Firm
By: Rajiv Lal, Nitin Nohria and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In late June 2005, UBS Group CEO Peter Wuffli--anointed "Master of Zurich" by the financial press--was returning to Zurich from the firm's latest three-day Senior Leadership Conference (SLC). Tapping 600 top managers, this SLC featured an outdoor event at a former...
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Lal, Rajiv, Nitin Nohria, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "UBS: Towards the Integrated Firm." Harvard Business School Case 506-026, March 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
- 2010
- Book
One Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy
By: Robert G. Eccles and Michael Krzus
"One Report" refers to an emerging trend in business taking place throughout the world where companies are going beyond separate reports for financial and nonfinancial (e.g., corporate social responsibility or sustainability) results and integrating both into a single...
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Eccles, Robert G., and Michael Krzus. One Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2010. (Winner of PROSE Award for Excellence in Business, Finance & Management "For Professional and Scholarly Excellence" presented by Association of American Publishers.)
- 19 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: An E-Book
Editor's note: Harvard Business School in mid-October played host to the 2010 Workshop on Integrated Reporting: Frameworks and Action Plan. Under direction of conference organizer Robert G. Eccles, participants recently published an...
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- 2009
- Working Paper
Crafting Integrated Multichannel Retailing Strategies
Multichannel retailing is the set of activities involved in selling merchandise or services to consumers through more than one channel. Multichannel retailers dominate today's retail landscape. While there are many benefits of operating multiple channels, these...
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Keywords:
Marketing Channels;
Marketing Strategy;
Distribution Channels;
Sales;
Integration;
Retail Industry
Zhang, Jie, Paul Farris, John Irvin, Tarun Kushwaha, Thomas J. Steenburgh, and Barton Weitz. "Crafting Integrated Multichannel Retailing Strategies." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-125, April 2009. (Revised January 2010.)
- September 2009 (Revised April 2011)
- Supplement
Integrated Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc. (C)
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Faaiza Rashid
Describes Autodesk's engagement in Integrated Project Delivery—a new model of risk management, inter-firm teamwork, and multi-objective (aesthetic, cost, and sustainability) optimization in building projects. In 2008, Autodesk, Inc. the world's largest design software...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Groups and Teams;
Goals and Objectives;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Integration;
Construction Industry
Edmondson, Amy C., and Faaiza Rashid. "Integrated Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 610-018, September 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- February 2005 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
Arauco (A): Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion?
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Jorge Tarzijan and Jordan Mitchell
Celulosa Arauco is a major Chilean producer of market pulp and wood products. Owning over 1.2 million hectares of forest in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, the company's key advantage is the ideal growing conditions in which the company's forests are located. As of...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Competitive Advantage;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Vertical Integration;
Forest Products Industry;
Chile
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Jorge Tarzijan, and Jordan Mitchell. "Arauco (A): Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion?" Harvard Business School Case 705-474, February 2005. (Revised March 2009.)
- 23 Apr 2014
- Lecture
Systems Integration and Growth
Porter, Michael E. "Systems Integration and Growth." Lecture at the Texas Medical Center Health Care Strategy Course, Houston, TX, USA, April 23, 2014.
- April 2002
- Supplement
Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 502-802, April 2002.
- May 1998
- Case
Integral Vision Ltd. (A)
A stop-action simulation case takes participants through the process whereby four people (three young entrepreneurs and an investor) take a machine vision company from start-up to acquisition by a major publicly-traded company. Over several years, they have to...
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Robinson, Robert J., and Lisa J. Chadderdon. "Integral Vision Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-248, May 1998.
- 07 Aug 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Economic Integration and Democracy: An Empirical Investigation
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
How can managers better identify, describe, and confront the issues of environmental and social sustainability that their companies increasingly encounter? One answer is One Report, a method of integrating information about financial and...
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Keywords:
by Martha Lagace
- March 2022
- Supplement
Washio (B3): Considering Vertical Integration
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Washio (B3): Considering Vertical Integration." Harvard Business School Supplement 722-446, March 2022.
- April 2001
- Supplement
Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice (Supplement)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Christina Ruth
Supplements the case. Designed as an in-class handout.
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Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Christina Ruth. "Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice (Supplement)." Harvard Business School Supplement 301-082, April 2001.
- April 2020
- Supplement
Cisco Systems and OpenDNS: Strategic Integration (B)
By: Andy Wu and David Wang
With more than 72,000 employees and revenues approaching the $50B mark, Cisco Systems is one of the largest information technology and networking firms globally. As the company grew and expanded into different lines of businesses, Cisco consistently looked outwards for...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Integration;
Corporate Strategy;
Change Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Organizational Culture;
Information Technology Industry
Wu, Andy, and David Wang. "Cisco Systems and OpenDNS: Strategic Integration (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-466, April 2020.
- February 1998 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Merck-Medco: Vertical Integration in the Pharmaceutical Industry
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
Records the analyses and actions taken by Merck Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of Medco, a channel intermediary (called "pharmacy benefit manager"). While many of its competitors seem to be faring poorly, Merck seems to have managed the Medco integration superbly.
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Keywords:
Vertical Integration;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Competitive Strategy;
Marketing Channels;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Merck-Medco: Vertical Integration in the Pharmaceutical Industry." Harvard Business School Case 598-091, February 1998. (Revised May 1998.)
- 2023
- Working Paper
The Link Between Integrative Bargaining and Leadership Evaluations
By: Julian J. Zlatev and Francis J. Flynn
We draw from implicit leadership theory and the dual concern theory of conflict resolution to posit a link
between negotiation style and leadership evaluations. Specifically, we propose that individuals who are
more skilled at integrative, but not distributive,...
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Keywords:
Prosocial Behavior;
Leadership;
Negotiation;
Conflict and Resolution;
Performance Evaluation
Zlatev, Julian J., and Francis J. Flynn. "The Link Between Integrative Bargaining and Leadership Evaluations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-044, January 2023.
- Article
Achieving Sustainability Through Integrated Reporting
By: Robert G. Eccles and Daniela Saltzman
Eccles, Robert G., and Daniela Saltzman. "Achieving Sustainability Through Integrated Reporting ." Stanford Social Innovation Review 9, no. 3 (Summer 2011): 56–61.
- 08 May 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate and Integrated Reporting: A Functional Perspective
Keywords:
by Robert Eccles & George Serafeim