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- 2019
- Book
The Wise Company: How Companies Create Continuous Innovation
By: Ikujiro Nonaka and Hirotaka Takeuchi
High-velocity change is the fundamental challenge facing companies today. Few companies, however, are prepared to continuously innovate—because they focus on the short-term and do not emphasize the wisdom needed to make sure that their interests are aligned with those... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge; Wise Leadership; Leaders; Innovation; Knowledge Management; Leadership; Innovation and Invention; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Nonaka, Ikujiro, and Hirotaka Takeuchi. The Wise Company: How Companies Create Continuous Innovation. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
- 07 Nov 2007
- News
Avoiding a Succession Crisis
- 27 May 2021
- News
Facebook sponsored research paper lambasts Apple's iOS 14.5 privacy
- August 1995 (Revised January 2024)
- Supplement
Health Stop (B): Starting Up
Describes the long waiting time experienced by customers in Health Stops and asks students to specify the changes in its business model which could help solve the problem. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Health Industry; Retail Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Health Stop (B): Starting Up." Harvard Business School Supplement 196-051, August 1995. (Revised January 2024.)
- February 2015
- Supplement
The Affordable Care Act (D): Making a Decision on the Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Tax Exclusion
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
In the summer of 2009, a meeting is called in the White House to discuss the impact of changing the rules on the employer-sponsored health insurance tax exclusion. View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care Policy; Health; Government and Politics; Health Industry; United States
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "The Affordable Care Act (D): Making a Decision on the Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Tax Exclusion." Harvard Business School Supplement 315-035, February 2015.
- July 2001
- Technical Note
Technical Note on LBO Valuation (B): The Equity Cash Flow Method of Valuation using CAPM
Explains the equity cash flow method of valuation as it applies to leveraged buyouts. Also explains how to implement the changing cost of equity method using the CAPM. View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Forecasting and Prediction; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Equity; Valuation
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Technical Note on LBO Valuation (B): The Equity Cash Flow Method of Valuation using CAPM." Harvard Business School Technical Note 902-005, July 2001.
- 06 Mar 2018
- News
State health officials endorse Beth Israel-Lahey merger
- May 1994
- Background Note
Reorienting Channels of Distribution
Traditionally, distribution channels have been viewed as vertical marketing systems where responsibility was transferred from one layer to the next, like passing a baton in a relay race. Distribution channels in the future are likely to look more like horizontal... View Details
Keywords: Distribution Channels; Customers; Supply and Industry; Alliances; Performance Efficiency; Performance Effectiveness; Change; Distribution Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Reorienting Channels of Distribution." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-118, May 1994.
- October 2009 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Carolina for Kibera
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Cailin B. Hammer
A growing NGO based in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, is facing a complete change in leadership as the founders step back. At the same time, a $1 million grant presents new opportunities and challenges. View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Negotiation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Non-Governmental Organizations; Power and Influence; Nairobi; North Carolina
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Cailin B. Hammer. "Carolina for Kibera." Harvard Business School Case 910-017, October 2009. (Revised August 2013.)
- April 2011
- Article
Institutional Tax Clienteles and Payout Policy
By: Mihir Desai and Li Jin
This paper employs heterogeneity in institutional shareholder tax characteristics to identify the relation between firm payout policy and tax incentives. Analysis of a panel of firms matched with the tax characteristics of the clients of their institutional... View Details
Keywords: Institutional Investors; Clienteles; Payout Policy; Private Equity; Investment; Taxation; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations
Desai, Mihir, and Li Jin. "Institutional Tax Clienteles and Payout Policy." Journal of Financial Economics 100, no. 1 (April 2011): 68–84.
- February 1992 (Revised January 1996)
- Supplement
Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (B)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the change in strategy Birds Eye adopted in the 1980s in the face of declining profitability and eroding market share. Updates the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Stock Shares; Adoption; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Vertical Integration; Food and Beverage Industry; United Kingdom
Collis, David J. "Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 792-078, February 1992. (Revised January 1996.)
- 02 Oct 2020
- News
Building a Just and Climate-Ready Economy in a Post-COVID World
- July 2005 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
Eureka Forbes Ltd.: Managing the Selling Effort (A)
By: Das Narayandas and Kerry Herman
The CEO of EFL (India), a direct sales organization, must decide which changes to the sales compensation systems would better motivate his sales reps and improve their sales performance. View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Management; Performance Improvement; Sales; Motivation and Incentives; India
Narayandas, Das, and Kerry Herman. "Eureka Forbes Ltd.: Managing the Selling Effort (A)." Harvard Business School Case 506-003, July 2005. (Revised February 2009.)
- 04 Feb 2020
- Video
Murat Vargı
Murat Vargı, founder of MV Holding and the mobile phone provider
Turkcell, describes how Turkey changed in the 1980s under President Özal and
his policies of liberalization. View Details
- October 2022 (Revised June 2025)
- Case
Lyra Health: Transforming Mental Health
By: Rembrand Koning and Nicole Keller
In January 2022, Lyra Health was deciding between several different alternatives to grow the business. Founded in 2015, Lyra Health was a digital mental health platform that combined technology with human therapists and coaches to deliver high quality mental health... View Details
Keywords: Mental Health; Health Care and Treatment; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Customer Value and Value Chain; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Health Industry; Technology Industry; San Francisco
Koning, Rembrand, and Nicole Keller. "Lyra Health: Transforming Mental Health." Harvard Business School Case 723-365, October 2022. (Revised June 2025.)