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Stretch the Mission? A Nonprofit That Supports Emerging-market Entrepreneurs Considers Expanding to the U.S.
By: William A. Sahlman and Ramana Nanda
A case study is presented concerning a nonprofit organization that helps entrepreneurs in emerging-markets countries in regions including Latin America and Asia, focusing on the decision over whether to expand its services into the Miami, Florida, area, a question on... View Details
Sahlman, William A., and Ramana Nanda. "Stretch the Mission? A Nonprofit That Supports Emerging-market Entrepreneurs Considers Expanding to the U.S." Harvard Business Review 93, no. 5 (May 2015): 113–117.
- February 1995
- Case
Promus Companies, The: Harrah's Casinos
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Takia Mahmood
Provides an overview of the U.S. gambling industry and the rapid expansion of gambling beyond Nevada and New Jersey since 1988. Focuses on Harrah's, a traditional top-tier casino company, which was the first to aggressively expand into emerging gaming markets and that... View Details
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Las Vegas; New Jersey
Bradley, Stephen P., and Takia Mahmood. "Promus Companies, The: Harrah's Casinos." Harvard Business School Case 795-039, February 1995.
- 05 Jan 2021
- Video
Beatriz Fernández
Beatriz Fernández, Co-Founder and Manager of Crepes & Waffles S.A., explains the decision to grow her business internationally in the 1990s, going first to Ecuador and then across the Atlantic by focusing on her relationships with the local communities, local tastes,... View Details
- Research Summary
Business Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility
By: Dutch Leonard
This project focuses on how business leaders can be most effective at creating better social outcomes and vibrant, successful businesses at the same time. What forms of leadership -- and in what venues (in the community, in the corporation, in politics, ...) -- turn... View Details
- 18 Apr 2016 - 19 Apr 2016
- Other Presentation
Creating Shared Value in Health Care
The overall purpose of the conference was to inspire CEOs to become more aware of their public health footprint, how they can improve the sustainability of their products and health of their workforce and their untapped power to influence change and progress in the... View Details
Keywords: Society; Health Care; Community Impact; Shared Value; Value Creation; Organizations; Civil Society or Community; Health Care and Treatment; Business and Community Relations
Porter, Michael E. "Creating Shared Value in Health Care." Building a Culture of Health: A New Imperative for Business, Harvard Business School and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Boston, MA, April 18–19, 2016.
- August 2010 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Leaders Who Make a Difference: Joel Klein Brings Accountability to NYC DOE: Day 1
By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout
Joel Klein took over the NYC Department of Education in 2002 and radically transformed the strategy and organization remarkably with improvements in performance. Day 1 of the two case series focuses on the steps taken by Klein over his eight year tenure. Supplementary... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Corporate Strategy; Education; Performance Improvement; Public Administration Industry; Education Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Leaders Who Make a Difference: Joel Klein Brings Accountability to NYC DOE: Day 1." Harvard Business School Case 311-032, August 2010. (Revised July 2012.)
- March 1999 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
SCORE! Educational Centers (D)
Describes Rob Waldron's actions upon assuming leadership of SCORE! Educational Centers, an after-school tutoring enterprise. Examines the issue of acquiring and growing a small, self-owned company into a professional organization. Focuses on the steps Waldron takes to... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Business Growth and Maturation; Employee Relationship Management; Teaching; Recruitment; Education Industry; United States
Burton, M. Diane, Jeffrey L. Bradach, and Naomi Atkins. "SCORE! Educational Centers (D)." Harvard Business School Case 499-059, March 1999. (Revised August 1999.)
- October 1978 (Revised November 1985)
- Background Note
Managing Interpersonal Conflict
Discusses the nature and dynamics of interpersonal conflict and suggests how to diagnose and manage a conflict situation. The perspective employed is that of an interested third party who wishes to intervene in the conflict to resolve or control it. Focuses on how to... View Details
Keywords: Conflict Management
Barnes, Louis B., and James P. Ware. "Managing Interpersonal Conflict." Harvard Business School Background Note 479-004, October 1978. (Revised November 1985.)
- March 1991 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Kraft General Foods: The Merger (A)
By: David J. Collis
Describes Philip Morris' acquisitions of General Foods in 1985 and Kraft, Inc. in 1989, focusing on the integration of Kraft and General Foods that forms a $30 billion food subsidiary. Details the steps required to merge these two large companies, emphasizing the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Subsidiaries; Business or Company Management; Managerial Roles; Business Processes; Cooperation; Integration; Food and Beverage Industry
Collis, David J. "Kraft General Foods: The Merger (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-139, March 1991. (Revised May 1995.)
- September 1985
- Background Note
Finding a Job with a Small Company
Describes a process of self-evaluation for working in small companies, discusses small company issues, focuses on some basic search techniques, and ends with a little how-to section. The goal is to facilitate the process of securing a job in a small company and to show... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Higher Education; Recruitment; Work-Life Balance; Interests
Stevenson, Howard H. "Finding a Job with a Small Company." Harvard Business School Background Note 386-076, September 1985.
- 04 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for the Big Financial Brands
with their predicament. They consult their friends and neighbors more than ever. Advertising that captures these mood shifts is more effective. Thus, in Kansas, billboards use the first person to proclaim "I trust Intrust." Charles Schwab's two-year-old... View Details
- 23 Jan 2017
- News
Big pay raises bring big benefits, Quincy firm decides
- 24 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 24, 2006
fail to focus on a variety of situation-specific (or customer account-specific) factors. We also urge vendors to go beyond just a descriptive tact focusing View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- October 2020 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
Pete Carroll: Building a Winning Organization through Purpose, Caring, and Inclusion
By: Ranjay Gulati, Matthew Breitfelder and Monte Burke
Competing at the highest levels of the National Football League (NFL) requires tremendous skill, dedication and persistence. The most successful coaches in the NFL know how to draw out a higher level of performance and consistency from their players. This is typically... View Details
Keywords: National Football League; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Relationships; Performance; Success; Sports; Sports Industry
Gulati, Ranjay, Matthew Breitfelder, and Monte Burke. "Pete Carroll: Building a Winning Organization through Purpose, Caring, and Inclusion." Harvard Business School Case 421-020, October 2020. (Revised March 2021.)
- November 2001
- Case
Sigma Networks, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Christina L. Darwall
Sigma Networks, a venture capital-based telecommunications start-up, provides metropolitan area networks (MANs) that use fiberoptic lines to connect local Internet service providers (e.g., ISPs, hosting firms) with a long-haul ("backbone") network. MANs represent a... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Customers; Capital Budgeting; Venture Capital; Strategic Planning; Technology Networks; Telecommunications Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Christina L. Darwall. "Sigma Networks, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 802-103, November 2001.
- Research Summary
Is there an especially large endowment effect for virtuous choices?
Ben's research focuses on issues of self-control. Specifically, his work on the endowment effect (the finding that people value things more once they own them). His work suggests that the size of the endowment effect is influenced by the type of... View Details
- April 1993 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
ABB Deutschland (A)
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Describes Europe's most famous postwar multinational merger between Asea of Sweden and Brown Boveri of Switzerland. Gives background on both companies and focuses particularly on BBC's geographic organization, its corporate culture, and the relationship between its... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Subsidiaries; Corporate Governance; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Behavior; Business Strategy; Sweden; Switzerland
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "ABB Deutschland (A)." Harvard Business School Case 393-130, April 1993. (Revised September 1996.)
- 20 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
- October 2015 (Revised February 2020)
- Teaching Note
Trouble at Tessei
By: Ethan Bernstein and Ryan Buell
In 2005, Teruo Yabe is asked to revive Tessei, the 669-person JR-East subsidiary responsible for cleaning its Shinkansen ("bullet") trains. Operational mistakes, customer complaints, safety issues, and employee turnover are at or near all-time highs, even as the... View Details
Keywords: Service Management; Employee Engagement; Employee Motivation; Leadership And Managing People; Quality Improvement; Efficiency; Japan; Operational Transparency; Employee Coordination; Transparency; Leadership; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Employees; Quality; Transportation Industry; Japan
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Management faced several problems: criticism of multinational companies, anti-trust legislation, expropriations, and rising competition from international and local rivals. Focuses on developing a new global... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace