Publications

January 2018
Case

Ak Gıda: IPO or Strategic Sale

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Eren Kuzucu

In 2015, Yıldiz Holding, one of the world’s largest producer of confections, biscuits and crackers, was at the end of its divestiture process from Ak Gida, one of the leading dairy companies in Turkey. The company had adopted a dual track process, pursuing an initial... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Private Sector; For-Profit Firms; Business Model; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Growth and Development Strategy; Value Creation; Decision Making; Growth Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Initial Public Offering; Business Conglomerates; Business Exit or Shutdown; Family Business; Joint Ventures; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

Fredberg, and Flemming Norrgren. "The world of business has been governed by an implicit leadership model," Beer explains. "With the exception of a minority of CEOs, however—those we interviewed and others like them—the purpose of the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

In the article about the Centennial Summit there were photos and comments from the current crop of “heroes”: Jeff Immelt, Meg Whitman, Jamie Dimon, Rick Wagoner, etc. It appears that HBS maintains its policy of a firm relationship between... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Lahey Lecturer on Education Lisa Lahey is co-director of Minds At Work, a coaching and consulting firm serving businesses and institutions around the world, and on the faculty of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. An... View Details

September 2022 (Revised April 2023)
Case

Cesaro e Associati

By: Christina R. Wing and Amram Migdal

This case describes the leadership succession planning process at Cesaro e Associati (Studio Cesaro), founded in 1986 by Franco Cesaro in the northeastern Italian state of Veneto. In 2022, Franco was contemplating retirement and passing leadership of his firm, which... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

Making Change

Tackling the taboos around our first initiative is still an obstacle. Do you expect to remain in the social enterprise realm or might you move to the private sector or philanthropy? SHE will likely stay hybrid, both nonprofit and for-profit, though we'd like to grow... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; housing; gay rights; diabesity; disability; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Real Estate

12 Aug 2014
First Look

First Look: August 12

is about experimentation: the probabilities of success are low, extremely skewed, and unknowable until an investment is made. At a macro level, experimentation by new firms underlies the Schumpeterian notion of creative destruction.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog

the right leadership team. Addressing conflicting organizational culture issues and retaining key talent. Module 2: Turnarounds in For-Profit and Non-Profit Organizations Turnarounds represent a high-risk execution challenge for leaders.... View Details

06 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 6, 2007

Self-Policing in the Shadow of the Regulator Authors:Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel Abstract As part of a recent trend toward more cooperative relations between regulators and industry, novel government programs are encouraging firms... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

of sugary drinks. Four well-powered, incentive-compatible experiments evaluate two possible ways in which firms might comply with such a policy: bundles (i.e., dividing the contents of oversized cups into two regulation-sized cups) and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

Open/User Innovation, and Ecosystems: A Strategic Leadership Perspective By: Altman, Elizabeth J., and Michael Tushman Abstract—Platform, open/user innovation, and ecosystem strategies embrace and enable interactions with external entities. View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2009
News

The Fab Four

college savings vehicle acquired by Sallie Mae in 2006. Now a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, Bussgang represents the firm on the boards of BzzAgent, ClickSquared, DataXu, digitalArbor, Mall Networks, Simple Tuition, and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

15 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017

bankrupt the company. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53093 2017 The Moral Responsibility of Firms Corporate Moral Agency, Positive Duties, and Purpose By: Hsieh, Nien-hê Abstract—A long-standing question... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2010
News

The Transformers

organizations. That may sound like standard practice today, but ten years ago a lot of nonprofit leaders were deeply suspicious of “suits” showing up with advice lifted wholesale from the for-profit arena. They had tried that before, and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Atlantic Books to learn more about her work around caste equity, abolition, and healing. Lisa Lahey Lecturer on Education Lisa Lahey is co-director of Minds At Work, a coaching and consulting firm serving businesses and institutions... View Details

14 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 14

conference, examines the pedagogical challenges facing the field of nonprofit management in American higher education. It interrogates four binary distinctions commonly used in scholarship and teaching about the social sector, but which now show signs of eroding: View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2009
News

Dispatches from the Global Classroom

opportunity, not an X or Y outcome,” says Danel. “We believe in people’s freedom to be the architect of their own lives,” adds Labarthe. “The level of development each person has is very different.” Founded in 1990 as a nonprofit, CB became a private, View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

15 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 15

imperfections and thereby improve human welfare. Most previous research has emphasized the use of for-profit firms. Such institutions cannot effectively address many environmental problems, however, because environmental problems often... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

January 2024
Case

Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A)

By: Tiona Zuzul and Susan Pinckney

In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world’s leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather related conditions that forced him to have to decide between staying true to the tenets of the natural wine... View Details