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- November 2016 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in Motion
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
Evan Siddall, newly appointed CEO of Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation, a governmental organization focused on the residential housing market, is charged with leading change at the organization. The case follows this process of change step by step and looks at the... View Details
Keywords: Leadership, Personal Strategy ＆ Style; Government Organizations; Performance Management; Organizational Change And Transformation; Culture; Leading Change; Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Government Administration; Risk Management; Restructuring; Leadership; Performance; Change Management; Financial Services Industry; Canada
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in Motion." Harvard Business School Case 417-049, November 2016. (Revised December 2020.)
- winter 1988
- Article
Family Business Continuity from the Corporate Side
By: J. A. Davis
Keywords: Family Business
Davis, J. A. "Family Business Continuity from the Corporate Side." Family Business Review (winter 1988).
- February 2002
- Case
Rafael Development Corporation -- Converting Military Technology to Civilian Technology in Israel
Describes an Israeli joint venture company, created to convert military technology to civilian uses. Also documents the explosive growth of the Israeli high-technology sector in the 1990s. View Details
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Anthony Massaro. "Rafael Development Corporation -- Converting Military Technology to Civilian Technology in Israel." Harvard Business School Case 602-011, February 2002.
- March 1992 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Saatchi & Saatchi Co. PLC: Corporate Strategy
By: David J. Collis
Saatchi & Saatchi, founded in 1970, became the world's largest advertising agency in 1986. It then diversified into consulting and other managerial areas before crashing in 1989. Under a new CEO, the company restructured and refocused on its advertising agencies. View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Globalized Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Advertising Industry
Collis, David J. "Saatchi & Saatchi Co. PLC: Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 792-056, March 1992. (Revised April 1995.)
- May 1994 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
PepsiCo: A View from the Corporate Office
Describes the three business segments of PepsiCo (beverages, snack foods, and restaurants). It then explores the competitive environment within each segment and the response of PepsiCo's businesses. It seeks to show how PepsiCo CEO, D. Wayne Calloway, in a very... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Change; Governance Controls; Management Style; Organizational Structure; Situation or Environment; Competitive Strategy; Value; Food and Beverage Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Leonard A. Schlesinger. "PepsiCo: A View from the Corporate Office." Harvard Business School Case 694-078, May 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
Society is evolving and it is leaving business behind, say HBS professor Shoshana Zuboff and James Maxmin. In their new book, The Support Economy: Why Corporations are Failing Individuals and the Next Episode of Capitalism, they address... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- March 2020
- Technical Note
Intrapreneurship: Leading Innovation Efforts in Established Organizations
By: Karen G. Mills and Annie Dang
“Intrapreneurship” is the use of entrepreneurial management techniques within established companies to create new environments that foster innovation. Mature firms have consistently faced risk of elimination from competitors, shifting consumer preferences, and... View Details
Keywords: Intrapreneurship; Innovation; Corporate Venture Capital; Accelerators; Incubators; Lean Startup; Hypothesis Testing; Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Framework; Disruption
Mills, Karen G., and Annie Dang. "Intrapreneurship: Leading Innovation Efforts in Established Organizations." Harvard Business School Technical Note 820-096, March 2020.
- 2010
- Working Paper
When Do Analysts Add Value? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs
By: Emilie Rose Feldman, Stuart Gilson and Belen Villalonga
We investigate the information content and forecast accuracy of 1,793 analyst reports written around 62 spinoffs—a setting in which analysts' ability to inform investors is potentially very high. We find that analysts pay little attention to subsidiaries about to be... View Details
Keywords: Earnings Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Subsidiaries; Restructuring; Forecasting and Prediction; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Initial Public Offering; Price; Reports; Research
Feldman, Emilie Rose, Stuart Gilson, and Belen Villalonga. "When Do Analysts Add Value? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-102, May 2010.
- May 2013
- Supplement
Transport Corporation of India (B): Choosing the Right Candidate
By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi
Transport Corporation of India was a logistics company that provided multi-modal transport solutions to its customers. Set up in 1958, TCI had grown from a 'one man, one truck, one office' set-up to a company with revenues of $400 million in half a century. TCI's... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Business Divisions; Performance; Sales; Transportation Industry; India
Narayanan, V.G., and Saloni Chaturvedi. "Transport Corporation of India (B): Choosing the Right Candidate." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-131, May 2013.
- August 2023
- Case
Constellation Pharmaceuticals: Corporate Development at a Novel Therapeutic Company
By: Satish Tadikonda and Brad Prosek
Constellation Pharmaceuticals was a company focused on epigenetic therapies for cancer patients. Despite a promising start and an early deal with a leading biopharma company, the company weathered twin setbacks in the end of a major research collaboration and the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care and Treatment; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Research and Development; Business Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Goals and Objectives; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Tadikonda, Satish, and Brad Prosek. "Constellation Pharmaceuticals: Corporate Development at a Novel Therapeutic Company." Harvard Business School Case 824-032, August 2023.
- May 2013
- Supplement
Transport Corporation of India (D): Business Development across Divisions
By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi
Transport Corporation of India was a logistics company that provided multi-modal transport solutions to its customers. Set up in 1958, TCI had grown from a 'one man, one truck, one office' set-up to a company with revenues of $400 million in half a century. TCI's... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Business Divisions; Sales; Transportation Industry; India
Narayanan, V.G., and Saloni Chaturvedi. "Transport Corporation of India (D): Business Development across Divisions ." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-134, May 2013.
- 02 Aug 2024
- HBS Case
How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture
On a hectic Friday in October 2016, Josh Domingues wondered if he had made a mistake quitting the security of a well-paying job managing contracts for professional hockey players to start a new venture selling nearly expired groceries at discount prices. After all, a... View Details
- 1996
- Article
The Good Corporation and How to Get It
Keywords: Business Ventures
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "The Good Corporation and How to Get It." Business and Society Review, no. 96 (1996): 7–9.
- 2002
- Dissertation
The Venture Capitalist as Entrepreneur: Characteristics and Dynamics within VC Firms
By: Noam Wasserman
- 1982
- Chapter
Reflections on the Corporation as a Social Invention
By: Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling
Keywords: Business Ventures
Jensen, Michael C., and William H. Meckling. "Reflections on the Corporation as a Social Invention." In Controlling the Giant Corporation: A Symposium, edited by Robert Hessen. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester, Graduate School of Management, Center for Research in Government Policy and Business, 1982. (Reprinted in the Midland Corporate Finance Journal, Vol. 1, No. 3 (autumn 1983); reprinted in International Institute for Economic Research Reprint Paper 18 (November 1983).)
- April 1983
- Article
The Market for Corporate Control: The Scientific Evidence
By: M. C. Jensen and R. S. Ruback
Keywords: Business Ventures
Jensen, M. C., and R. S. Ruback. "The Market for Corporate Control: The Scientific Evidence." Journal of Financial Economics 11, nos. 1-4 (April 1983): 5–50. (Reprinted in The Modern Theory of Corporate Finance, edited by M.C. Jensen and C. W. Smith. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1984.)
- January 1997
- Exercise
Negotiating Corporate Change: Confidential Information, Paul Stokes, VP, Health and Beauty Aids Division
This case provides the confidential role information necessary for one person in a four-person negotiation simulation about a major corporate change. Specifically, it describes the role of Paul Stokes as he attempts to negotiate a new uniform corporate information... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Transformation; Information Management; Negotiation Deal; System; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Health Industry
Sebenius, James K. "Negotiating Corporate Change: Confidential Information, Paul Stokes, VP, Health and Beauty Aids Division." Harvard Business School Exercise 897-060, January 1997.
- July–August 1996
- Article
Release the Entrepreneurial Hostages from Your Corporate Hierarchy
By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal
Bartlett, C. A., and S. Ghoshal. "Release the Entrepreneurial Hostages from Your Corporate Hierarchy." Strategy & Leadership 24, no. 4 (July–August 1996): 36–42.
- May 1982
- Article
Assessing Competition in the Market for Corporate Acquisitions
By: R. S. Ruback
Ruback, R. S. "Assessing Competition in the Market for Corporate Acquisitions." Seminar on the Analysis of Security Prices, Proceedings 27, no. 1 (May 1982): 251–270.