Publications

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

May 1999
Case

The Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic?

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

July 1998
Supplement

Organizational Change at Andersen Consulting - EMEAI

Supplements Andersen Consulting - EMEAI: Reorganization for Revitalization. An alternative to video Organizational Change at Anderson Consulting - EMEAI, Video. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Consulting Industry

June 1998
Case

PDVSA & CITGO: Plans for Transformation

Supplements PDVSA & CITGO: Seeking Stability in an Uncertain World. View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Balance and Stability

June 1998 (Revised October 2005)
Supplement

Ecolab, Inc. (F)

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

February 1997 (Revised July 1997)
Case

Vermeer Technologies (A1): Hiring the CEO

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

May 1996 (Revised June 1996)
Case

Dennis Hightower: New Horizons

Named president of Disney TV and Telecommunications, Dennis Hightower has to yet again come in as an outsider and take charge. The magnitude of challenge is much larger than in 1987, and the situation facing him is subtly different. View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Telecommunications Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry

2019
Chapter

Coordination Frictions in Venture Capital Syndicates

By: Ramana Nanda and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf

An extensive literature on venture capital has studied asymmetric information and agency problems between investors and entrepreneurs, examining how separating entrepreneurs from the investor can create frictions that might inhibit the funding of good projects. It has... View Details

Keywords: Syndication; Frictions; Venture Capital; Networks; Entrepreneurship

March 2019 (Revised January 2021)
Module Note

Strategic Interactions

This note provides a perspective and some tools to predict and shape interactions with other players when making strategic decisions. As a strategist, you must consider that your firm’s actions evoke reactions from other players in the market and that, reciprocally,... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Interaction; Value Capture; Strategy; Value Creation; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Education Industry

January 2019 (Revised December 2020)
Module Note

Market Attractiveness

As a strategist, you must understand and calibrate the environment in which your organization operates. How generous or challenging is the environment? What forces drive the munificence or sparseness of your environment? How are those forces changing, and what is their... View Details

Keywords: Market Attractiveness; Markets; Situation or Environment; Strategy

October 13, 2009
Article

Lawyers Should Be Recruited Like Doctors

October 2004 (Revised April 2005)
Case

American Medical Association

Describes the evolution of the American Medical Association from its origin in 1847 to 1997, when two-thirds of physicians chose not to join the association. View Details

Keywords: Organizations; Trust

January 2004
Supplement

Evolution of Professional Reputation

April 2003 (Revised October 2003)
Background Note

Leading Public Professional Service Organizations

Public professional service organizations (PPSOs) are professional service organizations that serve the public. This case describes the unique challenges facing PPSO leaders. View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Service Industry

February 2003 (Revised August 2004)
Background Note

Note on Valuation-Compensation Tradeoff in Professional Service Firm Acquisitions

This case highlights the tradeoff between valuation ascribed to professionals at the time of a professional services firm (PSF) acquisition and the postacquisition compensation of these professionals. It emphasizes how a high valuation at acquisition carries with it... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Employees; Acquisition; Compensation and Benefits; Service Industry

January 2003 (Revised March 2005)
Supplement

Planning Exercise

April 2000 (Revised July 2000)
Case

Family Feud (B): Andersen versus Andersen

Arbitration proceedings have been initiated between Andersen Consulting and Arthur Andersen. The case details developments during 1999 and 2000, as the arbitration nears a decision. View Details

Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Service Industry; Consulting Industry; United States

December 1998
Supplement

Vermeer Technologies: Realizing the Dream

The Vermeer team discusses the organizational and strategic challenges they confront as product development and marketing proceed at the breakneck pace of "Internet time." View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Product Marketing