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- 2013
- Working Paper
Managers and Market Capitalism
By: Rebecca Henderson and Karthik Ramanna
In a capitalist system based on free markets, do managers have responsibilities to the system itself? If they do, should these responsibilities shape their behavior when they are engaging in the political process in an attempt to structure the institutions of... View Details
- January 1993 (Revised September 1993)
- Background Note
Managing Information: The IT Architecture
Information is a critical resource in the information economy and Information Technology (IT) enables information to be managed as a strategic resource. However, IT is extremely complex and fast-changing. As a result, the general manager cannot leave IT decisions... View Details
Stoddard, Donna B., and Katherine Seger. "Managing Information: The IT Architecture." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-059, January 1993. (Revised September 1993.)
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Marked Managers
someone on their IPO team who once worked at Baxter. Abbott people were in management, but, on average, it took them longer to get to the top, in part because they didn’t have as much prior general View Details
- May 1996
- Background Note
The GM's Operational Challenge: Managing Through People
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Highlights and explores how a general manager adds value to the firm at the operational level by managing through people. Discusses how assumptions about human motivation influence the employment contract that the general manager implicitly enters into with the workers... View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Selection and Staffing; Contracts; Managerial Roles; Operations; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Motivation and Incentives; Value
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "The GM's Operational Challenge: Managing Through People." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-400, May 1996.
- July 2020 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
Live Nation and Pharrell Williams
By: Anita Elberse and Kate Christensen
“We’re in business together, and whether we lose a few million dollars or make a few million dollars, let’s do this. If you think you can pull it off, I’m behind you.” Michael Rapino, chief executive officer of Live Nation, the world’s leading live entertainment... View Details
Keywords: Music; Entertainment; Superstars; Talent; Labor Economics; General Management; Music Entertainment; Media; Talent and Talent Management; Joint Ventures; Marketing; Strategy; Music Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Kate Christensen. "Live Nation and Pharrell Williams." Harvard Business School Case 521-005, July 2020. (Revised July 2023.)
- December 2018
- Teaching Note
Autonomous Vehicles: The Rubber Hits the Road…but When?
By: William Kerr and James Palano
The autonomous vehicles have enormous implications for business and society. But, despite the headline-laden attention paid to the technology, there remain more questions than answers. Students will learn about the complex industry and have explicit discussions about... View Details
- Research Summary
Managing Human Resources for Competitive Advantage
This stream of research is leading to a study of companies that are gaining competitive advantage through their ability to attract, recruit, develop, deploy, and retain superior human resources. The objective is to develop a more strategically-based and general... View Details
- 2013
- Case
Innovation and Development of China Machine Press in the New Century
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Ning Jia and Guo Jia
China Machine Press (CMP), founded in 1952, is a leading multi-field, multi-discipline and multimedia publishing group in China with large scale, comprehensive and specialized business that integrates paper media, audiovisual media and online media, and combines... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, Ning Jia, and Guo Jia. "Innovation and Development of China Machine Press in the New Century." Tsinghua University Case, 2013.
Managing Risks: A New Framework
In this article, we present a new categorization of risk that allows executives to tell which risks can be managed through a rules-based model and which require alternative approaches. We examine the individual and organizational challenges inherent in generating open,... View Details
- July 2003 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
House of Tata-2000: The Next Generation (B)
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu, Catherine M. Conneely and Kirsten O'Neil Massaro
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, Catherine M. Conneely, and Kirsten O'Neil Massaro. "House of Tata-2000: The Next Generation (B)." Harvard Business School Case 704-408, July 2003. (Revised August 2006.)
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Decoding the Promise and Perils of Generative AI
ChatGPT burst into the public consciousness on November 30, 2022. Within two months, the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) software, which leverages a large language model (LLM) to produce human-like, text-based conversations,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- February 2025
- Case
RedBird Capital Partners
By: Anita Elberse and David Moreno Vicente
In July 2024, Gerry Cardinale, the founder and managing partner of RedBird Capital Partners (‘RedBird’) has helped orchestrate a high-profile deal in the world of entertainment: one in which Skydance Media (‘Skydance’), a content production studio led by David Ellison... View Details
Keywords: Film; Television; Superstars; General Management; Investing; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Asset Management; Entertainment; Media; Sports; Business or Company Management; Investment; Marketing; Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Elberse, Anita, and David Moreno Vicente. "RedBird Capital Partners." Harvard Business School Case 525-049, February 2025.
- November 2018 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
Nike: Changing the Sneakers Game
By: Anita Elberse, Bryce Aiken and Howard Johnson
“Our goal is to be the kind of start-up that would terrify Nike—if Nike didn’t already own us.” Ron Faris, general manager of S23NYC, a Manhattan-based digital studio owned by sports apparel giant Nike, is on the phone with Adam Sussman, Nike’s chief digital officer.... View Details
Keywords: Digital Technology; Apparel; Fashion; Superstar; Innovation; General Management; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Management; Sports; Entertainment; Digital Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Elberse, Anita, Bryce Aiken, and Howard Johnson. "Nike: Changing the Sneakers Game." Harvard Business School Case 519-039, November 2018. (Revised April 2019.)
- April 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Designed to generate discussion on the issues of outsourcing from the perspective of a firm thinking about turning over its IS activities to a third-party vendor. View Details
Keywords: Management Systems; Management Style; Information Technology; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Business Strategy; Economic Systems; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Processes; Employment; Emerging Markets; Activity Based Costing and Management; Information Technology Industry; Consulting Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-144, April 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
- October 1984
- Case
Transition from Contract to Consensus at General Motors
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "Transition from Contract to Consensus at General Motors." Harvard Business School Case 385-168, October 1984.
- 01 May 2015
- News
May Day: Job Outlook Grim For Younger Generation
- December 2024
- Case
Enerjisa Üretim: The Digital Era of Electricity Generation
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Sadika El Hariri
Launched in 2017, Enerjisa Üretim was one of Türkiye’s largest private sector electricity companies. In its early days, the company faced some financial and operational troubles. When İhsan Erbil Bayçöl, the current CEO of Enerjisa Üretim, joined the business in 2018,... View Details
Keywords: Private Sector; Performance Improvement; Renewable Energy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Units; Partners and Partnerships; Leadership; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Turkey
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Sadika El Hariri. "Enerjisa Üretim: The Digital Era of Electricity Generation." Harvard Business School Case 625-022, December 2024.
- February 2019 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
Sales Force Management at Nobel Ilac
By: Doug J. Chung and Gamze Yucaoglu
Nobel Ilac was a Turkish generic pharmaceutical company marketing more than 100 drugs in 20 countries and, as of 2017, had over 2,500 employees worldwide. Nobel had implemented a transformation strategy—more specifically, a customer segmentation plan—whereby the sales... View Details
Keywords: Sales Strategy; Compensation; Employee Retention; Recruiting; Pharmaceuticals; Salesforce Management; Strategy; Organizational Design; Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Retention; Recruitment; Pharmaceutical Industry; Turkey
Chung, Doug J., and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Sales Force Management at Nobel Ilac." Harvard Business School Case 519-067, February 2019. (Revised July 2019.)
- 2013
- Teaching Note
Innovation and Development of China Machine Press in the New Century (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Ning Jia and Guo Jia
China Machine Press (CMP), founded in 1952, is a leading multi-field, multi-discipline and multimedia publishing group in China with large scale, comprehensive and specialized business that integrates paper media, audiovisual media and online media, and combines... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, Ning Jia, and Guo Jia. "Innovation and Development of China Machine Press in the New Century (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2013.
Managing Growth
But marketing was important. Even if we produced the greatest drugs in the world, we’d be in trouble if we couldn’t get doctors to prescribe them or insurers to pay for them. As for our reluctance to look outside the company for ideas, I like to say that 0.1% of the... View Details