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- August 2003
- Case
Mercury Computer Systems: The Evolution from Integrated Technology to Open Standard
By: Rebecca Henderson and Nancy Confrey
For 20 years, Mercury Computer Systems has thrived, providing products and services that support ultrafast processing of real time data. Now Jay Bertelli, the CEO, faces a critical question: How can the firm compete once the standards on which its products are based...
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Keywords:
Analytics and Data Science;
Open Source Distribution;
Strategic Planning;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Information Technology;
Information Technology Industry
Henderson, Rebecca, and Nancy Confrey. "Mercury Computer Systems: The Evolution from Integrated Technology to Open Standard." Harvard Business School Case 704-424, August 2003.
- May 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Harlem Children's Zone, The: Driving Performance with Measurement and Evaluation
By: Allen S. Grossman and Daniel F. Curran
Geoffrey Canada, CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone, wanted his organization to grow dramatically to reach thousands of poor and underserved children in Harlem. The agency ran a variety of successful social service programs throughout New York City that were separately...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Goals and Objectives;
Measurement and Metrics;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Evaluation;
Strategic Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Expansion;
Valuation
Grossman, Allen S., and Daniel F. Curran. "Harlem Children's Zone, The: Driving Performance with Measurement and Evaluation." Harvard Business School Case 303-109, May 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
- March 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Bertelsmann AG
By: Bharat N. Anand, Michael G. Rukstad and Christoph Kostring
On July 28, 2002, Bertelsmann announced the firing of its CEO, Thomas Middelhoff, in a move that surprised industry observers, analysts, and many employees. Bertelsmann, a privately held company headquartered in Germany, was one of the largest global media...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
Corporate Strategy;
Entertainment;
Media;
Change Management;
Integration;
Resignation and Termination;
Private Ownership;
Initial Public Offering;
Business Units;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Publishing Industry;
Music Industry;
Germany
Anand, Bharat N., Michael G. Rukstad, and Christoph Kostring. "Bertelsmann AG." Harvard Business School Case 703-405, March 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- February 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
International Steel Group
By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
Profiles veteran investor Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.'s plan to turn around the aging steel assets of LTV, formerly America's second largest integrated steel producer. Purchasing several key assets from LTV under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, Ross is able to acquire the...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Strategic Planning;
Lawfulness;
Labor Unions;
Organizational Culture;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Global Strategy;
Assets;
Steel Industry;
United States
Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "International Steel Group." Harvard Business School Case 803-162, February 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- July 2002 (Revised December 2002)
- Case
Mercer Management Consulting (A)
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Michael Echenberg
Insurance giant Marsh & McLennan acquires management consulting firms Temple, Barker & Sloane (TBS) in 1987 and Strategic Planning Associates (SPA) in 1990 and sets out to merge the two. The merger proceeds slowly and painfully. Following the February 1990 merger,...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Model;
Decision Making;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career;
Horizontal Integration;
Consulting Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., and Michael Echenberg. "Mercer Management Consulting (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-009, July 2002. (Revised December 2002.)
- July 2001
- Teaching Note
Newell Company: Corporate Strategy TN
Teaching Note for (9-799-139). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note.
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- June 2001
- Teaching Note
Coordinating + Managing Supply Chains: Course Overview Note TN
By: Ananth Raman
Describes the MBA elective course on supply chain management at HBS. Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains focuses on the managerial aspects of supply chains. Acquaints students with practical issues in a variety of supply chains and then identifies barriers to, and...
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- October 2000 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
Harmonized Savings Plan at BP Amoco, The
By: Luis M. Viceira
On August 11, 1998, United States' Amoco Corp. (NYSE: AR) and the British Petroleum Co. (BP) p.l.c. (NYSE: BP) announced the BPC merger with Amoco. This deal was the largest industrial merger to date, and created the world's third-largest oil company, BP (NYSE: BP)....
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Keywords:
Financial Strategy;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Compensation and Benefits;
Energy Industry;
North and Central America
Viceira, Luis M. "Harmonized Savings Plan at BP Amoco, The." Harvard Business School Case 201-052, October 2000. (Revised November 2000.)
- February 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Kendle International Inc.
By: Dwight B. Crane, Paul W. Marshall and Indra Reinbergs
Candace Kendle and Christopher Bergen, the CEO and COO of Kendle International, Inc., are reviewing ways to finance the growth of their privately-owned company. Kendle is a contract research organization that conducts clinical drug trials for pharmaceutical and...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Financing and Loans;
Venture Capital;
Stock Options;
Banks and Banking;
Debt Securities;
International Finance;
Financial Strategy;
Management Skills;
Private Ownership;
Initial Public Offering;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Crane, Dwight B., Paul W. Marshall, and Indra Reinbergs. "Kendle International Inc." Harvard Business School Case 200-033, February 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
- January 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Staples: A Year in the Life of a Start-Up
By: Myra M. Hart
The case provides information on the development of the office superstore concept, building partnerships, creating the business plan, and recruiting a management team. Focuses on the detailed level of decision making required to transform an idea into a viable...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Strategy;
Recruitment;
Management Teams;
Integration;
Information Technology;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Plan;
Decision Making
Hart, Myra M. "Staples: A Year in the Life of a Start-Up." Harvard Business School Case 800-241, January 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
- October 1999
- Case
CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (B): 1992-1997
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Raynor
From 1992 to 1997, CIBC CEO Al Flood and head of investment banking John Hunkin integrate the struggling investment bank, Wood Gundy, with CIBC's corporate bank. The impact and interaction of organization design, compensation schemes, and communication initiatives are...
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Keywords:
Investment Banking;
Banks and Banking;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Organizational Design;
Business Plan;
Communication;
Banking Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Raynor. "CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (B): 1992-1997." Harvard Business School Case 300-042, October 1999.
- September 1999
- Case
CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (B): 1992-1997 (Condensed)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Raynor
From 1992 to 1997, CIBC CEO Al Flood and head of investment banking John Hunkin integrate the struggling investment bank Wood Gundy with CIBC's corporate bank. The impact and interaction of organization design, compensation schemes, and communication initiatives are...
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Keywords:
Investment Banking;
Banks and Banking;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Organizational Design;
Business Plan;
Communication;
Banking Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Raynor. "CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (B): 1992-1997 (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 300-003, September 1999.
- January 1999
- Case
Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (D): Results and Replication
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne
The last in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Reviews the various outcomes of the partnership called Project Explore, from the perspective of Bell Atlantic managers and...
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Keywords:
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Strategic Planning;
Change Management;
Leadership Development;
Outcome or Result;
Horizontal Integration;
Partners and Partnerships;
Trends;
Education;
Technological Innovation;
Telecommunications Industry;
Education Industry;
New Jersey
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ellen Pruyne. "Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (D): Results and Replication." Harvard Business School Case 399-084, January 1999.
- December 1998
- Case
Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (A): The Intelligent Network
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne
The first in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Provides an overview of the telecommunications industry in general and Bell Atlantic in particular, with special attention to...
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Keywords:
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Strategic Planning;
Change Management;
Leadership Development;
Horizontal Integration;
Partners and Partnerships;
Trends;
Education;
Technological Innovation;
Telecommunications Industry;
New Jersey
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ellen Pruyne. "Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (A): The Intelligent Network." Harvard Business School Case 399-029, December 1998.
- December 1996 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
Cynthia Hogan and the Birth of Novartis
An American woman heads an integration office for merger transition activities between two giant Swiss pharmaceutical companies. She needed to develop an implementation plan to shape the new global powerhouse.
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- November 1996
- Case
Del Webb Corporation (C), The
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
Dion and the other Del Webb directors were open to having Industrial Equity Pacific (IEP) and Webcott Holdings representation on the board. The IEP representative was perceived as reserved and lacking in sophistication. Cotter of Webcott, however, struck the directors...
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Keywords:
Crisis Management;
Management Succession;
Strategic Planning;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Horizontal Integration;
Conflict Management
Lorsch, Jay W., and Samanta Graff. "Del Webb Corporation (C), The." Harvard Business School Case 497-019, November 1996.
- November 1996 (Revised August 1997)
- Case
Project "Dial-Tone"
By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower
Bob Hellman, a partner in a West Coast middle-market buyout firm, is attempting to simultaneously acquire and merge three disparate firms in the rapidly consolidating telemarketing services industry. Hellman must value the individual companies as well as the combined...
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Keywords:
Complexity;
Private Equity;
Integration;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Negotiation Deal;
Strategic Planning;
Investment;
Opportunities;
Valuation;
Service Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Andrew S. Janower. Project "Dial-Tone". Harvard Business School Case 897-003, November 1996. (Revised August 1997.)
- March 1994 (Revised December 2014)
- Case
Humana, Inc.: Managing in a Changing Industry
By: Stuart Gilson
Intensifying competition and change in the U.S. health care industry force a large integrated health-care provider to reassess its strategy of operating both hospitals and health insurance plans (HMOs). In an attempt to increase its stock price and operating...
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Keywords:
Business Strategy;
Restructuring;
Change Management;
Financial Management;
Health Industry
Gilson, Stuart. "Humana, Inc.: Managing in a Changing Industry." Harvard Business School Case 294-062, March 1994. (Revised December 2014.)
- July 1993 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: Marketing Strategy for the Debut Bond Offering
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the first supranational financial institution of the post-Cold War era, is planning its debut in the international capital markets through a bond issuance of $500 million. The bank must determine its marketing...
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Rayport, Jeffrey F. "European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: Marketing Strategy for the Debut Bond Offering." Harvard Business School Case 594-005, July 1993. (Revised November 1993.)
- July 1991 (Revised March 1992)
- Background Note
Integrity and Management
Describes the role that issues of personal integrity play in managers' decisions. Defines personal integrity, the factors that influence it, the situations in which it becomes particularly relevant to company decisions, and ways of overcoming the blind spots that can...
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Badaracco, Joseph L. "Integrity and Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 392-005, July 1991. (Revised March 1992.)