Managing Growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2007
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Mission Possible

can be extremely lonely.” That began to change in 1997, when Endeavor was founded to spur economic growth in emerging and developing markets, initially in Latin America. It now has offices in India, South Africa, and Turkey, with plans to... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

26 Feb 2020
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Phoenix Rising

of fresh orange juice. For the last 18 years, Arhodidis worked for Eurobank, one of the country’s four systemic banks. When he left last July, he was a member of the executive board and a general manager in charge of global markets,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Oct 2000
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HBS to Host Venture Capital Forum for Women

representatives of businesses led or managed by women will make presentations to over three hundred corporate, angel, and venture investors and strategic partners. Companies seeking financing will be screened to ensure that they meet... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Jun 2012
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They Call Him Mr. China

Issue Focus: The Global Manager Perkowski Issue Focus: The Global Manager Around the World Think Locally, Act Globally Bringing Global Back Home On Wall Street, Jack Perkowski (MBA 1973) channeled capital to... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

01 Dec 2003
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Alumni Bookshelf

Press) Drawing from residents’ reminiscences, newspaper accounts, company newsletters and histories, and local records, Carlson looks at towns in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and the impact that companies have had on them. Restructuring for View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2012
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Learning to Speak the Language of Business

Mikitani Main article: Where Innovation Rules Case study: Englishnization at Rakuten From Pinterest to Kobo, how Japan's Rakuten is building a global internet giant (Wired.co.uk) You might call Hiroshi Mikitani (MBA 1993) the Jeff Bezos of Japan. Both lead hugely... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; e-commerce; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

01 Dec 2017
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2017 in Real Estate: A Local Business Goes Global

Real estate has traditionally been a local business, but more and more, it’s becoming global, the same way so many other businesses have. On a year-to-year basis, we’ve been seeing global cross-border flows into real estate increase by 10 percent. In 2017, we continued... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

01 Mar 2007
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Courting the Poor

the second-year elective Managing Service Operations. Launched in 1957 with a single department store, Magazine Luiza operated as a family-run business until 1991, when the niece of one of the founders, Luiza Helena Trajano Rodrigues,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; department stores; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

September 1989 (Revised July 1991)
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Komatsu: Ryoichi Kawai's Leadership

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Highlights the role played by Ryoichi Kawai in building a company that was able to challenge industry leader Caterpillar. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Management; Growth Management; Competition; Manufacturing Industry

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20 Jul 2022
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Wired to be Inspired

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Professor Ranjay Gulati, whose research looks at how the most resilient companies approach growth and profitability, chaired the Advanced View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

01 Jun 2010
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MBAs on a Mission

was typical for an HBS Leadership Fellow. The program catapults new grads into high-level positions at nonprofit and public-sector organizations, offering access to CEO-level management and decision-making. Meanwhile, organizations... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna; Management; Management; Management; Management

01 Mar 2008
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HBS Records an “Excellent” Year

Fiscal year 2007 “proved to be an excellent financial and operational year for Harvard Business School,” declared CFO Richard Melnick (MBA ’92) in the School’s newly released annual report. He cited continued growth in the global economy... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

01 Oct 2001
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HBS Press Books in Brief

are first to sense and capture new knowledge all over the world; they mobilize this globally dispersed knowledge to become more innovative than their competitors; and they turn this innovation into value by effectively managing operations... View Details

Keywords: Management; Management; Management; Management

December 1998 (Revised February 2003)
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Trilogy (A)

Trilogy is a rapidly growing company that is taking a highly unusual approach to capturing an enterprise software market (the "selling chain") that is also the target of much larger competitors. The case offers students an opportunity to assess the company's methods,... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Competition; Growth Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Software; Web Services Industry

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01 Jun 2013
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Brick by Brick

Meanwhile, birth rates declined, and children had less interest in toys that didn't offer instant gratification. Serious jolts were also taking place in the LEGO Group. Kjeld, out of the office for a year following a serious illness in 1993, appointed a View Details

Keywords: toys; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2013
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Faculty Books

grading standards? Associate Professor Francesca Gino and colleagues investigate the phenomenon of the "fundamental attribution error." The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking Senator John Heinz Professor of View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Made in the USA

made in modern manufacturing facilities,” Scharfman says. SMALL-TOWN PRIDE: Scharfman plans to centralize cheese-making operations for his growing company in rural Reeseville. The company’s growth has led to plans to consolidate Specialty... View Details

Keywords: Blagg, Deborah; cheese; lobster fishing; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

06 Dec 2010
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Rebound in the Automotive Garage

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

December 2002 (Revised February 2005)
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McKinsey and Company: An Institution at a Crossroads

By: Ashish Nanda

This case tracks McKinsey's evolution from its origin in 1926 to 2002, emphasizing the institutional heritage of the firm. It closes with a description of the challenges facing the firm's leadership in 2002. View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Service Industry

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