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- May 1994 (Revised November 1995)
- Case
Shawmut National Corporation's Merger with Bank of Boston Corporation (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Presents the merger negotiations between Bank of Boston (BOB) and Shawmut National Corp. (SNC), two of the country's largest bank holding companies and requires students to value BOB's current offer for SNC. Provides an overview of recent events and trends in the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Banks and Banking; Ethics; Negotiation; Valuation; Management; Banking Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C. "Shawmut National Corporation's Merger with Bank of Boston Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 294-119, May 1994. (Revised November 1995.)
- 2020
- Report
Benchmarking National Customer Orientation in New Markets
By: Rohit Deshpandé, Imran S. Currim and Ofer Mintz
Deshpandé, Rohit, Imran S. Currim, and Ofer Mintz. "Benchmarking National Customer Orientation in New Markets." Report, Marketing Science Institute, October 2020.
- 22 Oct 2004
- Other Presentation
Norwegian Competitiveness: Where Does the Nation Stand?
Competitiveness presentation delivered at the Oslo Business Summit, Norway. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Norwegian Competitiveness: Where Does the Nation Stand?" Oslo Business Summit, Oslo, Norway, October 22, 2004.
- July 1986 (Revised October 1989)
- Supplement
Chassis Components Division of National Motors (B)
By: Robert H. Hayes
Hayes, Robert H. "Chassis Components Division of National Motors (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 687-007, July 1986. (Revised October 1989.)
- January 1975 (Revised April 1983)
- Supplement
First National City Bank Operating Group (A1)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (A1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 475-061, January 1975. (Revised April 1983.)
- 16 Oct 2009
- Other Presentation
Turkey’s Competitiveness: National Economic Strategy and the Role of Business
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter’s articles and books, including, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development," in The Global Competitiveness Report, (World Economic Forum),... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Turkey’s Competitiveness: National Economic Strategy and the Role of Business." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, October 16, 2009.
- November–December 2024
- Article
High-Status Teammates: Award Evaluation in the National Basketball Association
By: Dominika Kinga Randle and Letian Zhang
Social evaluations proceed in stages. First, judges filter a broad pool of candidates and pick a subset for detailed assessment. Then, the chosen group undergoes a closer examination, during which winners are selected. At both stages of the process, judges are... View Details
Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Prejudice and Bias; Groups and Teams; Status and Position; Sports Industry
Randle, Dominika Kinga, and Letian Zhang. "High-Status Teammates: Award Evaluation in the National Basketball Association." Organization Science 35, no. 6 (November–December 2024): 2294–2308.
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
India's Chidambaram Says Nation Is "Poor Rich"
overcome them, as Chidambaram outlined in his talk, “Poor Rich Countries: The Challenges of Development.” Having gained its independence from Great Britain in 1947, India is a “young nation but an old civilization,” Chidambaram said, with... View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally
risky products without the safeguards of consumer protection laws. Legalizing cannabis nationally would significantly reduce the space available to the illicit cannabis industry. By allowing interstate commerce, it would also remove a... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson
- Research Summary
National Innovation Systems in the Life Sciences
This is an international comparative study of how institutional contexts shape the process by which science is leveraged into commercial technology. The study explores how variance in corporate governance systems, knowledge- and skill-formation systems, and... View Details
- October 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Supplement
Augusta National Golf Club Controversy, The (C)
By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter
Keywords: Sports Industry
Leonard, Herman B., Marc J. Epstein, and Melissa Tritter. "Augusta National Golf Club Controversy, The (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 306-050, October 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
- May 1985 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Cole National Corp. (D): Field Sales Organization
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Cespedes, Frank V. "Cole National Corp. (D): Field Sales Organization." Harvard Business School Case 585-174, May 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
- May 1985
- Case
Cole National Corp. (C): Consumer Products Division
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "Cole National Corp. (C): Consumer Products Division." Harvard Business School Case 585-173, May 1985.
- January 1975 (Revised February 1983)
- Supplement
First National City Bank Operating Group (B1)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Supplements the (B) case. View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (B1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 475-062, January 1975. (Revised February 1983.)
- March 1974 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
First National City Bank Operating Group (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Growth in demands on the bank's "back office" required a totally new approach to management. New stress on systems orientation, objectives, measurement, process design and control has resulted in lower costs, fewer people, and higher quality. Also resulted in fear,... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transition; Banks and Banking; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Production; Outcome or Result; Banking Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (B)." Harvard Business School Case 474-166, March 1974. (Revised June 1995.)
- March 1974 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
First National City Bank Operating Group (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Growth in the banking field has produced new demands on the "back office." Traditional management practices in check processing and paper handling operations have resulted in ten years of cost increases and quality loss. New manager of the operating group faces an... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transition; Banks and Banking; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Production; Banking Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 474-165, March 1974. (Revised June 1996.)
- 2025
- Working Paper
Small Business Innovation Applied to National Needs
By: Kyle Myers, Lauren Lanahan and Evan E. Johnson
Small businesses have long supplied a disproportionate share of major innovations in the United States. We review a centerpiece policy on this topic: the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. We trace its legislative history and summarize program... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Innovation and Invention; Government Legislation; Entrepreneurial Finance; Business and Government Relations
Myers, Kyle, Lauren Lanahan, and Evan E. Johnson. "Small Business Innovation Applied to National Needs." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-062, June 2025.
- September 2018
- Teaching Note
National Storage Affiliates: The REIT IPO Decision
By: Charles F. Wu and Arthur R. O. Sobral
Teaching Note for HBS No. 219-026. View Details
- June 2015
- Teaching Plan
The National Football League and Brain Injuries
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Matthew Preble