Publications

14 Jul 2015
News

Debt Should be a Guide to Policy Making

November 2019 (Revised January 2025)
Case

Russia: A Drama In Three Acts

By: Rawi Abdelal, Rafael Di Tella, Galit Goldstein, Sogomon Tarontsi and Lavinia Teodorescu

The collapse of central authority in the Soviet Union in 1991 ushered in a period of revolutionary transformations for the states that emerged in its wake. The leaders of Russia, the USSR's successor, struggled to reestablish central authority while also seeking to... View Details

26 Jan 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Behavioral Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Francesca Gino

16 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Delivering Solutions During a Crisis: an Interview with Hans Kristian Furuseth

feedback on the business based on his ecommerce expertise. After Verdane invested in Farmasiet.no, Furuseth was brought on as CEO. Leading Change and Managing Through Crisis Since taking the helm at... View Details

2012
Book

The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup

By: Noam Wasserman

Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: Should they go it alone or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Partners and Partnerships; Social Psychology; Outcome or Result

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February 2023 (Revised April 2023)
Case

Kvadrat: Focus, Execute, and Grow

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

Kvadrat was a family-owned global textiles company. The company had enjoyed impressive top-line growth and was shifting gears to emphasize profitability via a shorter strategic agenda. Agenda items included: U.S. expansion, generating improved margins in its consumer... View Details

Keywords: Growth; Culture; International Expansion; Organization; Family Business; Leadership; Growth and Development; Strategy; Organizations; Supply Chain; Family Ownership; Profit; Organizational Culture; Denmark

Article

181 Top CEOs Have Realized Companies Need a Purpose Beyond Profit

By: Claudine Gartenberg and George Serafeim

On August 19, 2019, the Business Roundtable (BR) issued a memo entitled “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.” The Business Roundtable, one of the most preeminent business lobbies in the United States, includes 192 CEOs of leading U.S. companies from Apple to... View Details

Keywords: Purpose; Corporate Purpose; Stakeholder Management; CEO; Mission and Purpose; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Strategy

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16 Jul 2019
News

The Making of a Movement

cancers and affect millions of lives. How did they reach this crossroads? The answer lies within a story that can be traced back to a chance meeting at HBS. In 1999, five months after enrolling at HBS, David... View Details

Keywords: Greg Forbes Siegman; cancer

October 2006 (Revised January 2008)
Case

Allianz AG: Becoming a European Company

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak

Focuses on the decision made by leadership at Allianz AG, the German insurance and financial services company, to complete a cross-border merger with the Italian insurance and financial services company, RAS. Allianz, however, could not complete the cross-border merger... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Organization; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governing and Advisory Boards; Laws and Statutes; European Union; Germany; Italy

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01 Mar 2013
News

A Conversation with Dean Nohria

cases written were global in focus. Beyond that, we think we can offer a unique depth of insight on a global scale. Consider, for example, an... View Details

Web

General Merchants to Commodities Brokers | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

the war, business for Lehman Brothers picked up after 1865. In 1868, Mayer left the South and joined Emanuel in New York City. The firm moved from 119 Liberty Street to 133–135 Pearl Street, near Wall Street and Hanover Square, where the... View Details

01 Mar 2016
News

A Club for the Cosmos

In May, as Khaled Al-Hashmi (GMP 11, 2011) was introducing the UAE Space Agency at the Global Space and Satellite Forum in Abu Dhabi, another launch was taking place inside the confines of the larger conference. The Harvard View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

24 Sep 2020
News

The Race for a Vaccine

by the 1980s, that number had fallen to 18, and by 2015, it was just four. “Vaccines went out of fashion,” says HBS professor Gary Pisano, who studies the intersection of business and science. “There was a... View Details

Keywords: April White; COVID-19; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Jun 2010
News

The MBA at a Crossroads

It’s not often that a speech by an academic generates optimism in a room full of educational leaders facing significant challenges. But that’s what happened back in February when HBS professor Srikant Datar... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

17 Dec 2021
News

America Wants to Make Its Own Chips Again. Is That a Good Idea?

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Waking Up a Sleeping Company

soon as the pressure is off. In Medtronic's case the challenge was especially acute because the company had such a positive culture and strong set of values. As the newcomer leading these changes, I... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

January 2016
Case

COFCO

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred

In 2015, COFCO, China's state-owned agribusiness giant, was working to protect China's food security (a key national security priority) by extending its control of the global food system through overseas acquisitions. At the same time, COFCO sought to grow its market... View Details