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- 2011
- Working Paper
The Organization of Firms Across Countries
By: Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
We argue that social capital as proxied by trust increases aggregate productivity by affecting the organization of firms. To do this we collect new data on the decentralization of investment, hiring, production, and sales decisions from Corporate Headquarters to local...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Productivity;
Trust;
Asia;
Europe;
United States
Bloom, Nicholas, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "The Organization of Firms Across Countries." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-005, August 2011. (Slides from 2008.)
- November 2003 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
STAR 2003
By: Thomas R. Piper
A shift in strategy from broadcasting standardized programs throughout its footprint to localized programming necessitates a review of STAR's organizational structure. Growing complexity and a need for local responsiveness point toward adoption of a country-based...
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Keywords:
Corporate Strategy;
Organizational Structure;
Management Teams;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Organizational Design;
Complexity;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Service Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "STAR 2003." Harvard Business School Case 204-014, November 2003. (Revised July 2006.)
- March 2015
- Supplement
MELF and Business Culture in the Twin Cities (B)
By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane
Leaders of the many Fortune 500 firms headquartered in Minneapolis-St. Paul have a long history of engaging collectively, and with educational, political and social leaders, to deal with important community issues. Focusing on the participation of leading CEOs in the...
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Rose, Clayton S., and David Lane. "MELF and Business Culture in the Twin Cities (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 315-079, March 2015.
- September 2006 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Philips Electronics N.V.
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
Looks at the multinational company, Philips Electronics, which is headquartered in the Netherlands, as an example of a company with a two-tiered board. The company is governed by both a supervisory board and a board of management. Examines the role, dynamic, and best...
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Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Business or Company Management;
Management Teams;
Netherlands
Lorsch, Jay W., and Alexis Chernak. "Philips Electronics N.V." Harvard Business School Case 407-047, September 2006. (Revised February 2008.)
- August 2019
- Case
Humanistic Capitalism at Brunello Cucinelli
By: Francesca Gino and Gary Pisano
This case explores one company’s attempt to experiment with a different underlying model for a capitalist enterprise. Brunello Cucinelli, S.p.A. is a leading manufacturer of luxury fashion apparel. Despite being a publicly traded enterprise with annual revenues...
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Keywords:
Corporate Culture;
Human Resource Practices;
Growth;
Growth Strategy;
Motivation;
Values;
Fashion;
Capitalism;
Organizational Culture;
Values and Beliefs;
Human Resources;
Management;
Business Model;
Policy;
Behavior;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Luxury;
Italy
Gino, Francesca, and Gary Pisano. "Humanistic Capitalism at Brunello Cucinelli." Harvard Business School Case 920-007, August 2019.
- 19 Aug 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The Globalization of Corporate Environmental Disclosure: Accountability or Greenwashing?
- 29 Mar 2019
- Interview
Integrating Theory into Your Organization: Black Duck by Synopsys
By: Lou Shipley
The Disruptive Voice hits the road, heading to BlackDuck by Synopsys headquarters in Burlington, MA. We sit down with Lou Shipley (CEO), Patrick Carey (Director of Product Marketing), and Tim Kenny (VP of Culture) to hear how Competing Against Luck became a company...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Company Culture;
Disruption;
Innovation and Invention;
Disruptive Innovation;
Technology;
Organizational Culture
"Integrating Theory into Your Organization: Black Duck by Synopsys." no. 31, The Disruptive Voice, HBS Forum on Growth and Innovation, March 29, 2019.
- 23 Nov 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The Organization of Firms Across Countries
- 31 Aug 2004
- News
More companies tap location, location, location of inner cities
- 04 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My Passion in the Startup Space
Business Operations for Blueground, one of the few bright exceptions, working between our New York headquarters and our offices in Athens. Finding your career passion is a trial and error process. People say “follow your passion” but this...
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- July 2012 (Revised July 2015)
- Case
Nalli Silk Sarees (A)
By: V.G. Narayanan, Namrata Arora and Vidhya Muthuram
Nalli Silk Sarees Private Limited was a family owned and operated business that retailed Indian ethnic wear. This 83-year-old company had enjoyed impressive growth with a $95 million turnover, a 22-store retail footprint, and had outdone its competitors by being the...
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Keywords:
Pricing Strategy;
Price;
Strategy;
Family Business;
Growth and Development;
Brands and Branding;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Expansion;
Competitive Strategy;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
India
Narayanan, V.G., Namrata Arora, and Vidhya Muthuram. "Nalli Silk Sarees (A)." Harvard Business School Case 113-004, July 2012. (Revised July 2015.)
- August 2012
- Case
Jess Westerly at Kauflauf GmbH
By: John J. Gabarro and Colleen Kaftan
Jess Westerly is the assistant product owner of CRM applications for computer and office supply wholesalers and retailers at Kauflauf, a fast-growing provider of subscription enterprise software headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. Only months into her job, outsider...
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Keywords:
Applications and Software;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Leading Change;
Behavior;
Salesforce Management;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Planning;
Web Services Industry;
Germany
Gabarro, John J., and Colleen Kaftan. "Jess Westerly at Kauflauf GmbH." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-527, August 2012.
- February 2016
- Case
BancoSol and Microfinance in Bolivia
By: Rajiv Lal and Annelena Lobb
BancoSol, a microfinance bank headquartered in La Paz, Bolivia, was forced to adjust its lending strategy and business model because of a regulatory change—60% of the bank's lending portfolio would have to move to the productive sector of the Bolivian economy by 2018,...
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Keywords:
Microfinance;
Banks and Banking;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business Model;
Strategy;
South America;
Bolivia
Lal, Rajiv, and Annelena Lobb. "BancoSol and Microfinance in Bolivia." Harvard Business School Case 516-005, February 2016.
- April 2011
- Article
Local Dividend Clienteles
We exploit demographic variation to identify the effect of dividend demand on corporate payout policy. Retail investors tend to hold local stocks, and older investors prefer dividend-paying stocks. Together, these tendencies generate geographically varying demand for...
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Keywords:
Business Headquarters;
Demographics;
Investment;
Geographic Location;
Policy;
Business and Shareholder Relations
Becker, Bo, Zoran Ivkovic, and Scott Weisbenner. "Local Dividend Clienteles." Journal of Finance 66, no. 2 (April 2011): 655–684.
- December 2002 (Revised November 2003)
- Case
Tympani Board, The
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Mike Tarkington, a partner at Reality Venture Partners, must recommend a course of action to his colleague, Steve Bonhomme. Bonhomme is trying to decide whom he should put on the board of a company that is acquiring one of Reality's portfolio companies. Reality will...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Decision Making;
Equity;
Venture Capital;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Finland;
United States
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Tympani Board, The." Harvard Business School Case 803-105, December 2002. (Revised November 2003.)
- 03 Sep 2017
- News
America's Superstar Companies Are a Drag on Growth
- March 2015
- Supplement
MELF and Business Culture in the Twin Cities (C)
By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane
Leaders of the many Fortune 500 firms headquartered in Minneapolis-St. Paul have a long history of engaging collectively, and with educational, political and social leaders, to deal with important community issues. Focusing on the participation of leading CEOs in the...
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Rose, Clayton S., and David Lane. "MELF and Business Culture in the Twin Cities (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 315-080, March 2015.
- November 2007
- Supplement
Differences at Work: Allie (B)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon
In Differences at Work: Allie (B) HBS Case No. 9-408-055 Allie and her colleague initially refuse to go but when her boss makes a scene they reluctantly agree to accompany him to the beach despite his inappropriate behavior. Later back at company headquarters they tell...
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Sucher, Sandra J., and Rachel Gordon. "Differences at Work: Allie (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-055, November 2007.
- 07 Mar 2016
- News
The Trump-Obama Corporate Tax Reform Fail
- April 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
General Motors Technical Center India – Powertrain Engineering
By: Willy Shih, William Jurist, Brian McIntosh and Helen Wang
Prabjot Nanua was proud of the growing capabilities of the General Motors Technical Center India Powertrain Engineering group that he oversaw. Since 2003, engineers there had expanded the center's capabilities, developing a reputation within GM for completing...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Business Headquarters;
Research and Development;
Business Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
India
Shih, Willy, William Jurist, Brian McIntosh, and Helen Wang. "General Motors Technical Center India – Powertrain Engineering." Harvard Business School Case 612-074, April 2012. (Revised August 2013.)