Publications

April 2013
Case

The Walt Disney Company: The Entertainment King (Abridged)

By: Michael G. Rukstad and David J. Collis

The first ten pages of this case are comprised of the company's history, from 1923 to 2001. The Walt years are described, as is the company's decline after his death and its resurgence under Eisner. The last five pages are devoted to Eisner's strategic challenges in... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Vertical Integration; Corporate Strategy; Boundaries; Brands and Branding; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

October 2011 (Revised October 2013)
Case

Ensighten

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael J. Roberts

Focuses on a small start-up software company engaged in a negotiation over its software licensing agreement with a very large potential client. The entrepreneur must weight legal and business issues vs. his desire to land the key customer. View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Business Plan; Business Startups; Agreements and Arrangements; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Contracts; Information Technology Industry

August 1985
Case

Capital Gains Tax Cut of 1978

By: Michael G. Rukstad and Nancy F. Koehn

Keywords: Taxation; United States

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02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

School professor Benjamin G. Edelman discusses the paper's findings Teaching a 'Lean Startup' Strategy (24,997) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6659.html Published: April 11, 2011 Most startups fail because they waste too much time and money... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

17 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

Business School faculty members highlight the leadership skills and qualities that separate the good from great. How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak COVID-19 put many small businesses on life support. Karen G. Mills,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 19

micro-interactions, the broad improvisations, and the resulting substantive and relational outcomes. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-107.pdf Leviathan in Business: Varieties of State Capitalism and Their Implications for Economic Performance... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 2020 (Revised April 2020)
Case

Portillo's: How to Deliver?

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael S. Kaufman

December 2019
Supplement

Dreaming of a New York City Restaurant (B)

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael S. Kaufman

December 2019
Case

Dreaming of a New York City Restaurant (A)

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael S. Kaufman

December 2019
Case

Arby's: To Lead or Not to Lead?

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael S. Kaufman

January 2019 (Revised January 2020)
Case

Chiacchierone's Owners Chat About Tipping

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael S. Kaufman

The founders of a successful upscale restaurant operating with a "no-tipping" policy are faced with employee defections to tipped establishments as well as difficulty in recruiting. They must decide whether to retain or jettison their policy and determine how to deal... View Details

Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Policy; Food and Beverage Industry

October 2005
Supplement

ProfitLogic: Scott Friend, CEO (DVD)

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Michael J. Roberts

December 2003
Teaching Note

Ice-Fili (TN)

By: Michael G. Rukstad and John R. Wells

Teaching Note to (703-516). View Details

14 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 14

initiative program, including the effect of the initiative on employee engagement and motivation and on customer satisfaction. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111115-PDF-ENG InterfaceRAISE: Sustainability Consulting View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2018
Case

Cushman Concepts at a Crossroads

By: Lena G. Goldberg, Michael S. Kaufman, Sam Li, Ruben Ortega, Sonia Smyth and Mary Zhang

2010
Chapter

Taking Sustainability Seriously: The Time Has Come for Integrated Reporting

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Michael P. Krzus

Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact