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  • November 2000 (Revised June 2001)
  • Case

Pokemon: Gotta Catch 'Em All

Pokemon, the colloquial name given to a collection of 150 fantastic, animal-inspired creatures with organic powers and the capacity to evolve, are the stars of video games, trading card games, and TV cartoons. Conceived in Japan in 1996, Pokemon quickly became that... View Details
Keywords: Age; Entertainment; Ethics; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Brands and Branding; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Japan; United States
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  • October 1996 (Revised January 1997)
  • Case

Mt. Auburn Hospital

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Jaan Elias
In December of 1993, two of Boston's largest and best known hospitals, Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's, announced that they were setting aside their historic rivalry to form an alliance and build a regional health network. The announcement set off a wave... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Negotiation Offer; Alliances; Networks; Social Enterprise; Horizontal Integration; Health Industry; Boston
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  • Teaching Interest

Launching New Ventures—Jump-Starting Innovation for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners (Executive Education)

By: William R. Kerr
Starting up a new venture amid rapid change is fraught with challenges. Whether you are starting a new business, launching a new business line, or building an entrepreneurial culture within a small-to-midsize company, this program provides a new perspective and core... View Details

    Improving the Rhythm of Your Collaboration

    Winner of the annual MIT Sloan Management Review Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize, for the most outstanding MIT SMR article on planned change and organizational development. Chosen by MIT Sloan faculty judges Deborah Ancona, John Van Maanen, and Cyrus... View Details

    • October 1996 (Revised March 1998)
    • Case

    Schroder Ventures: Launch of the Euro Fund

    By: Josh Lerner, Kate Bringham and Nick Ferguson
    Schroder Ventures is considering launching a pan-European fund in response to investor demand. This will lead to changes in the interactions between the parent organization and the national affiliates. A related question is the extent to which the private equity model... View Details
    Keywords: Change; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Multinational Firms and Management; Product Launch; Europe
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    • March 2025
    • Case

    Calyx Global: Rating Carbon Credits

    By: Michael W. Toffel and Adam Chen
    This case describes how rating agencies and other organizations are seeking to improve the quality of carbon credits sold in the voluntary carbon market to organizations seeking to use them to supplement their internal decarbonization efforts to meet their net zero... View Details
    Keywords: Service Design; Certification; Auditing; Auditor Reputation; Carbon Credits; Carbon; Rating Agency Disagreement; Ratings; Climate Change; Business Model; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Conflict of Interests; Reputation; Business Strategy
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    • July 2009 (Revised December 2009)
    • Case

    Echoing Green

    By: Julie Battilana, Thomas J. DeLong and James Weber
    This case presents the leadership challenges that Cheryl Dorsey, the president of Echoing Green, faces in early 2009. Echoing Green is a fellowship program that seeks to improve society by identifying and supporting social entrepreneurs who launch organizations to... View Details
    Keywords: Change Management; Financial Crisis; Social Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Organizational Structure; Personal Development and Career; Social Enterprise
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    • 26 Apr 2023
    • In Practice

    Is AI Coming for Your Job?

    cuts in white-collar staff. Joseph Fuller is a Professor of Management Practice in General Management and co-leads the Managing the Future of Work initiative at HBS. Ayelet... View Details
    Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Technology
    • August 2023 (Revised February 2024)
    • Case

    Toby Norman: Is Passion Enough for Simprints to Thrive?

    By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Amram Migdal and Max Hancock
    As co-founder and CEO of Simprints—a social enterprise with the mission to “transform the way the world fights poverty"—Toby Norman was at a crossroads. His organization had developed ground-breaking technology used to verify aid delivery, reached more than 2.5 million... View Details
    Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Motivation and Incentives; Social Enterprise; Employees; Growth and Development Strategy
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    • March 2024 (Revised March 2025)
    • Background Note

    Physical Climate Risk

    By: Michael W. Toffel, Spencer Glendon and Alison Smart
    This note describes how managers can identify and manage their company’s physical climate risks, which can increase their operations and supply chain costs and risks, and affect demand for their goods and services. Can be paired with the video “Preparing business... View Details
    Keywords: Resilience; Maps; Climate Risk; Climate Impact; Modeling And Analysis; Climate Change; Risk Management; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Disruption
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    • November 1981
    • Supplement

    Corning Glass Works International, Part I, Interviews with Division Managers, Video

    By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Michael Y. Yoshino
    Presents tapes of interviews with Forrest Behm (previously president of Corning International), Bill Hudson (ex-country manager, international business manager, world board chairman, and current product division manager), and Van Campbell (corporate treasurer).... View Details
    Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Global Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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    • August 8, 2018
    • Article

    Hospital-based ACOs Face Challenges in Tracking Performance Indicators

    By: Christiana Beveridge, Sofia Warner, Greg Leya and Thomas W. Feeley
    Given that accountable care organizations (ACOs) have not achieved the degree of cost reductions and quality improvements initially hoped for, we sought to better understand the underlying reasons for their limited success. Our analysis of American Hospital Association... View Details
    Keywords: ACOs; Health Care and Treatment; Cost Management; Performance; Measurement and Metrics
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    • 23 Nov 2021
    • Book

    What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins

    organization on track B in the figure above. It too has a strong culture, but one centered on a participative (vs. authoritarian) management style. The mission is inspirational (to change the world vs. to be... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • July 1993 (Revised March 1995)
    • Case

    Millipore Corporate Strategy

    By: Nitin Nohria and V. Kasturi Rangan
    Millipore, a $750 million (sales) company with three divisions, had been growing at a rate of 20% in the 1970s, but this growth rate had slowed considerably in the 1980s. CEO John Gilmartin was looking for ways to reenergize the organization and redirect its strategy... View Details
    Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Corporate Strategy; Restructuring; Growth and Development Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Business Processes; Organizational Structure
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    • December 2004 (Revised June 2005)
    • Case

    Chez Cora

    By: David E. Bell, Hal Hogan and Carin-Isabel Knoop
    Chez Cora is a chain of breakfast restaurants that successfully expanded from Quebec to Ontario. Is it organized appropriately for more growth? Could the concept work in the United States? If so, how should a migration to the United States be structured? Includes color... View Details
    Keywords: Food; Global Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Growth Management; Service Operations; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry; Canada; United States
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    • 01 Nov 2021
    • What Do You Think?

    How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?

    (iStockphoto/skynesher) Most CEOs recognize the power of organizational culture and the impact that it can have on the bottom line. They acknowledge the importance of shared values and behaviors that influence the way an organization... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 2010
    • Working Paper

    A New Model of Leadership (PDF File of Keynote Slides)

    By: Michael C. Jensen and Allan L. Scherr
    In this paper we provide a new definition of leadership that gives organizations and individuals access to new power, performance and accomplishment. In our model leadership consists of four critical elements The creation of a vision for the future that represents a... View Details
    Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Knowledge Dissemination; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; System
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    • Teaching Interest

    AMP 170 - General Management: Processes and Action

    The Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program (AMP) helps drive corporate performance by honing individual capabilities to the highest level of performance. The result is a... View Details

    • 2022
    • Conference Presentation

    Organizational Competition: A Catalyst for Workplace Diversity and Desires for Uniqueness

    By: Samantha N. Smith, Edward H. Chang, Erika L. Kirgios and Katherine L. Milkman
    Competition is prevalent in organizations. For example, people often compete against their colleagues for status and recognition in the workplace or for opportunities for advancement. Workers also compete against others to get hired into organizations in the first... View Details
    Keywords: Status and Position; Organizational Culture; Motivation and Incentives; Behavior
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    • August 2001 (Revised October 2001)
    • Case

    What a Great Idea

    By: Myra M. Hart and Susan Harmeling
    Charles "Chic" Thompson has created a successful business as a professional speaker, consultant, and author of two books on creativity. He is challenged to institutionalize his knowledge and brand in an organization that will outlive his involvement. This case examines... View Details
    Keywords: Knowledge Management; Entrepreneurship; Management Teams; Organizational Design; Technological Innovation; Technology Adoption; Service Industry; Education Industry
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