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- October 2015
- Teaching Plan
The Coca-Cola Company's Case for Creative Transformation
By: Thales Teixeira
This Teaching Plan is to be used with the Video Case "The Coca-Cola Company's Case for Creative Transformation" (HBS No. 815-714) View Details
Keywords: Attention Economics; Creating Connections; Digital Marketing; Marketing Innovations; Social Networks; Advertising Content; Networked Brand; Beverage Industry; Coca-Cola; Digital Innovation; Digital Transition; Marketing; Marketing Communications; Innovation Strategy; Social and Collaborative Networks; Advertising; Creativity; Consumer Products Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
- 17 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?
FatCamera In an interview with Harvard Business School Professor Teresa Amabile for a study on retirement, one man on the cusp of exiting his career spoke openly about how the transition was making him question his identity. “After I... View Details
- September 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Gucci Group N.V. (A)
By: David B. Yoffie and Mary Kwak
Examines the turnaround of Gucci and its transition from a single brand to a multi-brand company. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Mary Kwak. "Gucci Group N.V. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 701-037, September 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
- 02 Apr 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Making the Move to General Manager
this transition into general management." For new general managers—or just as likely in companies these days, senior functional managers who operate as part of an executive team or who have important cross-functional or... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 Jul 2017
- HBS Case
It’s Hard to Fix the Family Business Without Offending the Family
Transitioning to next-generation leadership in a family-run restaurant business is a tricky recipe. Credit: ansonmiao Harvard Business School case studies are often set in large corporations, where the wide range of problems encountered... View Details
- October 25, 2023
- Article
How to Bring an Outside CEO into the Family Business
By: Christina R. Wing and Rohit K. Gera
One of the challenges for a family-owned business is the transition to a non-family member as CEO — a transition most multigenerational businesses eventually face. Onboarding the new CEO is one piece of this challenge. To help make the onboarding successful, use a... View Details
Wing, Christina R., and Rohit K. Gera. "How to Bring an Outside CEO into the Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 25, 2023).
- September 2007
- Case
Still Leading (B5): General Claudia Kennedy—In Command of Life
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce
Describes the transition issues for General Kennedy after she left the army and tried to apply her leadership to social causes. View Details
Keywords: Transition; Problems and Challenges; Social Issues; Personal Development and Career; Leadership; Public Administration Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Lance P. Pierce. "Still Leading (B5): General Claudia Kennedy—In Command of Life." Harvard Business School Case 308-037, September 2007.
- September 2007
- Case
Still Leading (B3): Gerry House—Impact of a Different Scale
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce
Describes how Gerry House made the transition from head of a large school district to leader of a small nonprofit. View Details
Keywords: Transition; Teaching; Secondary Education; Leading Change; Nonprofit Organizations; Transformation; Personal Development and Career; Education Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Lance P. Pierce. "Still Leading (B3): Gerry House—Impact of a Different Scale." Harvard Business School Case 308-038, September 2007.
- March 1995 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
NIKE Inc. in the 1990s (A): New Directions
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes the transition of Nike from 1990 to 1993 as it sees major growth opportunities in foreign markets. View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "NIKE Inc. in the 1990s (A): New Directions." Harvard Business School Case 595-102, March 1995. (Revised April 1995.)
- April 2020
- Case
Apple Inc. in 2020
By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
After a decade as CEO, Tim Cook is facing one of his biggest strategic transitions of his tenure. While Apple had performed spectacularly well under Cook, Apple's core business was maturing. Sales of iPhones, iPads, and Macs were flat or down. However, Apple's new... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Market Positioning; Marketing Implementation; Planning; Products; Strategic Positioning; Strategy; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Product Positioning; Communication; Competition; Leadership; Strategic Planning; Computer Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Daniel Fisher. "Apple Inc. in 2020." Harvard Business School Case 720-454, April 2020.
- 22 Feb 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Platforms, Open/User Innovation, and Ecosystems: A Strategic Leadership Perspective
- May 1993
- Case
Alan Stein
By: Carl S. Sloane, Shoshana Zuboff and R.Keith Giarman
Deals with issues of adult and career development at mid-life. Describes the career and personal history of an adult male, choice points in his life, and how he made critical career and personal choices. Focuses in on his decision to "retire" from Goldman, Sachs at an... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Retirement; Satisfaction
Sloane, Carl S., Shoshana Zuboff, and R.Keith Giarman. "Alan Stein." Harvard Business School Case 493-088, May 1993.
- November 2002 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
Intel Corporation: 1968-2003
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, David B. Yoffie and Sasha Mattu
Describes three stages in Intel's history: the initial success and then collapse in DRAMs and EPROMs, its transition to and dominance in microprocessors, and its move to become the main supplier of the building blocks for the Internet economy. Allows a rich discussion... View Details
Keywords: History; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Industry Structures; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, David B. Yoffie, and Sasha Mattu. "Intel Corporation: 1968-2003." Harvard Business School Case 703-427, November 2002. (Revised February 2010.)
- September 2007
- Case
Still Leading (B8): Paul Newman—Newman's Own Script
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce
Well known actor Paul Newman started a business to give profits to charity. Summarizes his experience in making the transition from one kind of leadership to another. View Details
Keywords: Transition; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Social Entrepreneurship; Food and Beverage Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Lance P. Pierce. "Still Leading (B8): Paul Newman—Newman's Own Script." Harvard Business School Case 308-045, September 2007.
- January 2025
- Article
Communication Within Firms: Evidence from CEO Turnovers
By: Stephen Michael Impink, Andrea Prat and Raffaella Sadun
This paper uses novel, firm-level communication measures derived from communications metadata several months before and after a CEO transition for 102 firms to study whether and how this organizational event is reflected in employees’ communication flows. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Information; Communication; Management Succession; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Alignment
Impink, Stephen Michael, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun. "Communication Within Firms: Evidence from CEO Turnovers." Management Science 71, no. 1 (January 2025): 470–487.
- October 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
CRA Managed Care, Inc. (B)
By: Myra M. Hart and Susan Harmeling
An entrepreneur's transition from chairman/CEO of a large privately held company, to chairman of a public company, to leadership in several large nonprofit organizations is chronicled. View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Nonprofit Organizations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career
Hart, Myra M., and Susan Harmeling. "CRA Managed Care, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 899-069, October 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- January 2018 (Revised January 2024)
- Supplement
Wanxiang Group: A Chinese Company's Global Strategy (C)
By: William C. Kirby, Yuanzhuo Wang and Daniel Fu
This case updates Wanxiang Group's activities since 2012, focusing on its electric vehicle strategy and a transition of the group's leadership. View Details
Keywords: Electric Vehicles; Leadership Succession; Strategy; Management Succession; Global Range; Auto Industry; United States; China
Kirby, William C., Yuanzhuo Wang, and Daniel Fu. "Wanxiang Group: A Chinese Company's Global Strategy (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-091, January 2018. (Revised January 2024.)
- August 2012 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Egypt: Turbulence, and Transition?
By: Diego Comin, Mohamed Heikal and Adam Said
The case goes over the evolution of politics and institutions in Egypt over the last 50 years. The case provides new insights on the reasons for violent political transitions and also explores the effects of political instability on productivity and competitiveness. View Details
Keywords: Institutional Change; Military; Competitiveness; Democracy; Revolution; Productivity; History; Transition; Economic Systems; Competition; War; Performance Productivity; Organizations; Government and Politics; Volatility; Egypt
Comin, Diego, Mohamed Heikal, and Adam Said. "Egypt: Turbulence, and Transition?" Harvard Business School Case 713-014, August 2012. (Revised March 2015.)
- March 2010 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Alibaba Group
By: Julie M. Wulf
Discusses how Alibaba Group successfully managed new business ventures to become a leader in China's online marketplaces. Students follow Alibaba Group's transition from a startup to a multibusiness firm with over 15,000 employees in just over a decade. They analyze... View Details
Keywords: History; Business Subsidiaries; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Executive Compensation; Business Headquarters; Cooperation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth and Development Strategy; China
Wulf, Julie M. "Alibaba Group." Harvard Business School Case 710-436, March 2010. (Revised April 2010.)
- 1994
- Chapter
Competition Policy and Privatization: An Organizational Perspective
By: James Langenfeld and Dennis Yao
Competition (antitrust) policies in Central and Eastern Europe need to address both short-term problems associated with the transition to a market economy as well as the development of institutions suitable for a mature market economy. In this paper we employ an... View Details
Langenfeld, James, and Dennis Yao. "Competition Policy and Privatization: An Organizational Perspective." Chap. 10 in Government and Markets: Establishing a Democratic Order and a Market Economy In Former Socialist Countries. 32, by Hendrikus Blommestein and Bernard Steunenberg, 195–218. International Studies in Economics and Econometrics. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994.