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- September 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets
By: Tarun Khanna, Santiago Mingo and Jonathan West
In 2007, Bunge, an agribusiness company, had over $26 billion in worldwide sales and was considered, along with Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), one of three very integrated worldwide agribusiness companies. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, the company has...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Operations;
Organizational Design;
Situation or Environment;
Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
White Plains;
Brazil
Khanna, Tarun, Santiago Mingo, and Jonathan West. "Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets." Harvard Business School Case 708-443, September 2007. (Revised November 2007.)
- August 2006 (Revised October 2009)
- Background Note
Acquisitive Reorganizations - Triangular Mergers
By: Henry B. Reiling and Kevin Wall
Discusses the reasons and uses of triangular or three-party mergers to complete a business acquisition or tax-free corporate reorganization.
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Reiling, Henry B., and Kevin Wall. "Acquisitive Reorganizations - Triangular Mergers." Harvard Business School Background Note 207-009, August 2006. (Revised October 2009.)
- August 2004
- Case
Microsoft.NET (Abridged)
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
Set in the summer of 2000, following the unveiling of Microsoft's .NET initiative to the public. Three of the key figures in .NET's development are considering the next steps they would have to take to keep the initiative moving forward. Specifically, the challenges...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Leadership;
Management Skills;
Organizational Structure;
Digital Platforms
MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Microsoft.NET (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 605-025, August 2004.
- January 2003 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
General Mills and the Hawthorne Huddle (A)
Examines the role of General Mills in the formation and leadership of the Hawthorne Huddle. The Huddle was in the Hawthorne neighborhood in Northern Minneapolis, which in 1997 was plagued with high crime and poverty. The Huddle served as a forum, held the first...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Management Succession;
Social Issues;
Consumer Products Industry;
Minneapolis
Barrett, Diana, and Sheila McCarthy. "General Mills and the Hawthorne Huddle (A)." Harvard Business School Case 303-067, January 2003. (Revised August 2003.)
- April 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
ConAgra, Inc.: Across the Food Chain
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Carlos A. A Gonzalez
Two years after taking over as CEO, Bruce Rohde must determine how best to deal with the changes affecting this major global agribusiness firm. He must reassess the direction of the company as well as determine in which industries it should participate.
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Management Teams;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Globalization;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Carlos A. A Gonzalez. "ConAgra, Inc.: Across the Food Chain." Harvard Business School Case 999-010, April 1999. (Revised November 1999.)
- February 1999
- Case
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC Nigeria (D)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Growth and Development;
Trends;
Moral Sensibility;
Ethics;
Organizational Culture;
Law;
Banking Industry;
Nigeria
Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Guaranty Trust Bank PLC Nigeria (D)." Harvard Business School Case 399-116, February 1999.
- August 1994 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Taco Bell Corporation (Abridged Update)
By: James L. Heskett
Taco Bell's management has developed plans to establish 100,000 points of service for its fast food business. Clearly, this will require significantly different approaches to management and organization.
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Keywords:
Business Plan;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Delivery;
Organizations;
Food and Beverage Industry
Heskett, James L. "Taco Bell Corporation (Abridged Update)." Harvard Business School Case 395-010, August 1994. (Revised January 1999.)
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Feedback
Fred’s Fans Re: Fred Newman (MBA 1978) I was in Section I with Fred in that class [when he performed “the human fly”]. It really did happen. In the classes and around the School, Fred was one of the people who really made the experience of being at HBS a great learning...
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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
THE BIG PICTURE: Teddy Zee, Douglas Mankoff, Diane Nabatoff, and Eric d'Arbeloff in Beverly Hills. The summer blockbuster, a genre unto itself, has long been seen as a surefire way to lure audiences to the air-conditioned sanctum of movie theaters. A movie like last...
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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
HBS Annual Report for FY ’10
HBS’s Annual Report for fiscal year 2010, which details the School’s budget and finances, will be available in January. The report also includes highlights from a wide range of accomplishments in various HBS programs and initiatives.
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- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Giving Kids a Better Chance
Marshall Tuck (MBA 2000) combined an interest in social issues and the entrepreneurial lessons he learned at HBS to launch a charter school organization in Los Angeles. In just a few years, the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools took...
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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Ideas: Books
Non-Government Organizations in the 21st Century by John A. Quelch and Nathalie Laidler-Kylander (Thomson South-Western) Using twelve HBS cases, Professor Quelch and Laidler-Kylander (MBA ’92) examine how NGOs like Oxfam America, Doctors...
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- 19 Nov 2018
HBS Diversity Webinar
This webinar provides insight into the diverse community at HBS. It includes a panel discussion with members of the African American Student Union (AASU) and Latino Student Organization (LASO).
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Being a good corporate citizen by supporting arts and schools in New York City
Andrew Tisch (MBA 1977), cochairman of Loews Corporation, views his role as a good corporate citizen as supporting cultural and education organizations throughout New York City. (Published April 2014)
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- September 2018 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
Careem: Base Camp or Mountain Peak? Designing an OS for Scaling
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Gamze Yucaoglu and Alpana Thapar
This case focuses on designing a fast growing organization. It is part of a two-case set that is taught together to cover the scaling journey.
Careem, a Dubai-based ride-hailing service aimed to ‘simplify and improve the lives of people, and build an awesome... View Details
Careem, a Dubai-based ride-hailing service aimed to ‘simplify and improve the lives of people, and build an awesome... View Details
Keywords:
Scale;
Values;
Rights;
Operating Systems;
Business Startup;
Transportation;
Organizational Design;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology;
Organizational Culture;
Values and Beliefs;
Decision Making;
Managerial Roles;
Dubai;
United Arab Emirates;
Middle East
Ghosh, Shikhar, Gamze Yucaoglu, and Alpana Thapar. "Careem: Base Camp or Mountain Peak? Designing an OS for Scaling." Harvard Business School Case 819-049, September 2018. (Revised November 2018.)
- October 2008 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
Procter & Gamble in the 21st Century (A): Becoming Truly Global
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
Since the 1980s, Procter & Gamble had leveraged its purpose, values, and principles (PVP) to create a global company. When P&G faced difficult times in 2000, the new CEO, A.G. Lafley, leveraged the PVP to drive P&G's turnaround, integrate global operations, and guide...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Values and Beliefs;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Leading Change;
Growth Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Matthew Bird. "Procter & Gamble in the 21st Century (A): Becoming Truly Global." Harvard Business School Case 309-030, October 2008. (Revised September 2009.)
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
Business Review Press You’ve shed antiquated systems and processes. You went all-in on digital. Your teams settled into new, often better, ways of doing things. But did your organization change enough to stay competitive in the...
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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
flagship program, the organization also offers a variety of programs for Boston youth and school organizations, including adventure-based programs for schools and community groups, internships for teens with career ambitions in the green...
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