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      • April 2006
      • Case

      Finance Leadership in Novartis Consumer Health Businesses

      By: Boris Groysberg and Ingrid Vargas
      Describes and contrasts the roles and challenges of three high-performing finance heads at Novartis Consumer Health businesses in Australia, Japan, and Venezuela. All three faced tremendous pressures in terms of managing time and limited resources, but the particular... View Details
      Keywords: Finance; Financial Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Leadership Style; Health Industry; Japan; Australia; Venezuela
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Ingrid Vargas. "Finance Leadership in Novartis Consumer Health Businesses." Harvard Business School Case 406-102, April 2006.
      • March 2006 (Revised February 2007)
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      UBS: Towards the Integrated Firm

      By: Rajiv Lal, Nitin Nohria and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      In late June 2005, UBS Group CEO Peter Wuffli--anointed "Master of Zurich" by the financial press--was returning to Zurich from the firm's latest three-day Senior Leadership Conference (SLC). Tapping 600 top managers, this SLC featured an outdoor event at a former... View Details
      Keywords: Integration; Programs; Leadership; Talent and Talent Management; Trust
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      Lal, Rajiv, Nitin Nohria, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "UBS: Towards the Integrated Firm." Harvard Business School Case 506-026, March 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
      • December 2005 (Revised April 2011)
      • Case

      General Electric's 20th Century CEOs

      By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
      General Electric thrived in every decade of the 20th century. Since its founding in 1892, GE has placed a high value on picking and training the best people. Staff members worked with other scientists in the company's research lab to design and manufacture new and... View Details
      Keywords: Business History; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style
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      Nohria, Nitin, Anthony Mayo, and Mark Benson. "General Electric's 20th Century CEOs." Harvard Business School Case 406-048, December 2005. (Revised April 2011.)
      • December 2005 (Revised March 2007)
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      Leerink Swann & Co.: Creating Competitive Advantage

      By: Boris Groysberg and Andrew N. McLean
      In the spring of 2005, CEO Jeff Leerink has called a meeting of the executive committee to formulate Leerink Swann's growth strategy over the next five years so that it accomplishes three goals: expand into a new business, reinforce the firm's legacy businesses, and... View Details
      Keywords: Banks and Banking; Human Resources; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Alignment; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Andrew N. McLean. "Leerink Swann & Co.: Creating Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Case 406-060, December 2005. (Revised March 2007.)
      • October 2005 (Revised September 2006)
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      Museum of Fine Arts Boston

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
      One of Boston's main cultural attractions, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), has experienced a steady decline of its core audience over the last decade. The museum's executive director attempted to bridge the shortfall by staging new, innovative, special exhibitions,... View Details
      Keywords: Product Marketing; Growth Management; Innovation Leadership; Capital; Financing and Loans; Service Operations; Consumer Behavior
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Museum of Fine Arts Boston." Harvard Business School Case 506-027, October 2005. (Revised September 2006.)
      • September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
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      Yum! Brands, Inc: A Corporate Do-Over

      By: Frances X. Frei, Amy C. Edmondson, James Weber and Eliot Sherman
      Describes the successful turnaround of the restaurant company Yum! Brands after its spin off from PepsiCo and covers how the company's leadership planned and executed on virtually every dimension of the employee experience. The main dilemma centers on what the company... View Details
      Keywords: Product; Brands and Branding; Service Operations; Expansion; Trade; Leadership Development; Business or Company Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry
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      Frei, Frances X., Amy C. Edmondson, James Weber, and Eliot Sherman. "Yum! Brands, Inc: A Corporate Do-Over." Harvard Business School Case 606-041, September 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
      • September 2005
      • Case

      Whitbread PLC (A)

      By: Michael Beer and James Weber
      Describes the change process Whitbread employed in transforming its organization and culture from a single underperforming business operating in a relatively stable environment to a multibusiness, high-commitment, and high-performance corporation operating in more... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Business or Company Management; Leadership; Diversification
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      Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Whitbread PLC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 406-007, September 2005.
      • January 2005 (Revised August 2005)
      • Background Note

      A Note on Managing the Growing Venture

      By: Richard G. Hamermesh, James L. Heskett and Michael J. Roberts
      Focuses on the strategic and organizational challenges that confront growing enterprises and the entrepreneurs who lead them. Provides an overview of how a new venture needs to change as it passes from the initial start-up to the growth phase. Explores how a venture's... View Details
      Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Leading Change
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      Hamermesh, Richard G., James L. Heskett, and Michael J. Roberts. "A Note on Managing the Growing Venture." Harvard Business School Background Note 805-092, January 2005. (Revised August 2005.)
      • September 2004 (Revised August 2007)
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      Enterprise IT at Cisco (2004)

      By: Andrew P. McAfee, F. Warren McFarlan and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
      Illustrates the challenges associated with centralizing IT decisions at Cisco after a decade of decentralized planning and project funding. When Brad Boston became Cisco's new CIO in 2001, he found that managers were starting to get frustrated with the results of their... View Details
      Keywords: Management; Resource Allocation; Information Technology; Problems and Challenges; Business Ventures; Change Management; Entrepreneurship; Projects; Planning; Corporate Finance; Information Technology Industry
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      McAfee, Andrew P., F. Warren McFarlan, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Enterprise IT at Cisco (2004)." Harvard Business School Case 605-015, September 2004. (Revised August 2007.)
      • August 2004 (Revised September 2005)
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      Stanley O'Neal at Merrill Lynch (A)

      By: David A. Thomas and Ayesha Kanji
      In the late 1970s, Stanley O'Neal joined Merrill Lynch as an investment banker. Profiles O'Neal's ascent at Merrill to CEO. O'Neal put Merrill through a comprehensive restructuring program, cutting costs and significantly reducing the work force. As CEO, O'Neal faces... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Race; Cost Management; Investment Banking; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Leadership; Management Succession; Performance Effectiveness; Personal Development and Career
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      Thomas, David A., and Ayesha Kanji. "Stanley O'Neal at Merrill Lynch (A)." Harvard Business School Case 405-029, August 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
      • August 2004
      • Case

      Microsoft.NET (Abridged)

      By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
      Set in the summer of 2000, following the unveiling of Microsoft's .NET initiative to the public. Three of the key figures in .NET's development are considering the next steps they would have to take to keep the initiative moving forward. Specifically, the challenges... View Details
      Keywords: Transformation; Leadership; Management Skills; Organizational Structure; Digital Platforms
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      MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Microsoft.NET (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 605-025, August 2004.
      • July 2004 (Revised August 2004)
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      On Becoming a Board Member

      By: Jay W. Lorsch and Ashley Robertson
      A Hispanic executive is considering whether to join the board of directors of a company and receives advice from several more experienced directors. Teaching Purpose: To focus on the issues related to joining a board of directors. View Details
      Keywords: Management; Leadership; Ethnicity; Governing and Advisory Boards
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      Lorsch, Jay W., and Ashley Robertson. "On Becoming a Board Member." Harvard Business School Case 405-012, July 2004. (Revised August 2004.)
      • May 2004 (Revised June 2004)
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      Brief Biographical Note on P. Roy Vagelos

      By: Nitin Nohria and Bridget Gurtler
      Provides background biographical information on P. Roy Vagelos, chief executive officer of Merck Pharmaceuticals. Teaching Purpose: To chart the development of a leader in the pharmaceutical industry. View Details
      Keywords: Biography; Teaching; Leadership Development; Mission and Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Ethics; Pharmaceutical Industry
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      Nohria, Nitin, and Bridget Gurtler. "Brief Biographical Note on P. Roy Vagelos." Harvard Business School Case 404-132, May 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
      • February 2004
      • Case

      The Making of Verizon

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Douglas A Raymond and Ryan Raffaelli
      Through a series of mergers, Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon chairman and CEO, successfully shared the co-CEO title twice while building the largest telecom company in the United States. The strong and complementary cultures of the companies that Seidenberg and a key group of... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change Management; Transition; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Risk Management; Telecommunications Industry; United States
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., Douglas A Raymond, and Ryan Raffaelli. "The Making of Verizon." Harvard Business School Case 303-131, February 2004.
      • February 2004
      • Supplement

      Jack Welch at GE: 1981-2001 - The Evolution of a Chief Executive

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      A series of video clips of Jack Welch from 1981 to 2001 shows his development as a leader, the evolution of his management approach, and his consistency. View Details
      Keywords: Leadership Development; Electronics Industry
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Jack Welch at GE: 1981-2001 - The Evolution of a Chief Executive." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 304-809, February 2004.
      • July 2003 (Revised August 2003)
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      Global Healthcare Exchange

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Jamie Ladge
      Founded in March 2000 at the height of the dot-com bubble, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) was one of 90 online marketplaces in the health care industry. The company's founders were among the largest suppliers in the industry, including Johnson & Johnson, GE Medical,... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Price; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply and Industry; Organizational Design; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Valuation; Health Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Jamie Ladge. "Global Healthcare Exchange." Harvard Business School Case 804-002, July 2003. (Revised August 2003.)
      • June 2003 (Revised October 2006)
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      George McClelland at KSR (A)

      By: Joshua D. Margolis, Ayesha Kanji and Wan Wong
      George McClelland accepts a position as the chief administrative officer/chief operating officer at Kendall Square Research (KSR), a fledgling computer company that is taking its promising parallel computer technology to market. McClelland is a veteran of the computer... View Details
      Keywords: History; Technological Innovation; Leadership; Business History; Accounting; Problems and Challenges; Business Strategy; Growth and Development; Computer Industry; Technology Industry
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      Margolis, Joshua D., Ayesha Kanji, and Wan Wong. "George McClelland at KSR (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-163, June 2003. (Revised October 2006.)
      • 10 Apr 2003 - 11 Apr 2003
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      Defining the Indefinable: Ethical Dimensions of Leadership." Speaker and panelist. "Association of Executive Search Consultants 2003 Annual Conference: Redefining Leadership

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Keywords: Leadership; Ethics
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      Paine, Lynn S. Defining the Indefinable: Ethical Dimensions of Leadership." Speaker and panelist. "Association of Executive Search Consultants 2003 Annual Conference: Redefining Leadership. Lecture at the Association of Executive Search Consultants Annual Conference, New York, NY, April 10–11, 2003.
      • February 2003 (Revised June 2006)
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      Implementing the Nissan Renewal Plan

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Masako Egawa
      Carlos Ghosn, a former executive vice-president of Renault, became the COO of Nissan Motor Co., a troubled auto company in Japan when Renault bought 38% of the company in 1999. This case deals with how Ghosn turned the company around. Examines in considerable detail... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Change Management; Employees; Leading Change; Strategic Planning; Motivation and Incentives; Auto Industry; Japan
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      Yoshino, Michael Y., and Masako Egawa. "Implementing the Nissan Renewal Plan." Harvard Business School Case 303-111, February 2003. (Revised June 2006.)
      • February 2003 (Revised February 2009)
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      Yahoo!: Becoming a Competitor in the Career Listings Space (A)

      By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Nicole Nasser
      In late 2001, Yahoo!'s new executive leadership team faces a decision. With online advertising revenues significantly off, the company has decided to explore new strategic businesses, including online recruiting. The team must decide whether to make a bid for... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Decisions; Recruitment; Management Teams; Negotiation Deal; Employment Industry
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      McGinn, Kathleen L., and Nicole Nasser. "Yahoo!: Becoming a Competitor in the Career Listings Space (A)." Harvard Business School Case 903-071, February 2003. (Revised February 2009.)
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