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Succeeding as a Strategic CFO

and capabilities they need to succeed as a modern CFO. In the company of other senior financial leaders, you will discover how to build your skills in key areas, identify blind spots or competency gaps, and gain tools and insights... View Details

    The Biggest Mistakes Bosses Will Make With Workers Returning After Covid-19 (by Tsedal Neeley)

    There’s little doubt that how we work changed dramatically during the sudden, unexpected and extensive experiment in remote work brought on by the pandemic. Many employees, working at home, became more efficient, productive and happier; others struggled and... View Details

    • November 1993 (Revised September 2018)
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    Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (A)

    By: Linda Hill and Katherine Seger Weber
    Explores the roles of CEO Rudi Gassner and the 9-person executive committee in leading BMG International. BMG International is the international music subsidiary of Bertlesmann, a German company that is the second-largest media conglomerate in the world. Describes a... View Details
    Keywords: Managerial Roles; Management Teams; Decision Making; Business Plan; Growth and Development Strategy; Global Strategy; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture; Business Subsidiaries; Business Conglomerates; Cost Management; Change Management; Music Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Germany
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    Hill, Linda, and Katherine Seger Weber. "Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-055, November 1993. (Revised September 2018.)
    • June 1973 (Revised July 1982)
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    Textron, Inc.

    By: Norman A. Berg
    Covers the historical development, current business, management philosophies, corporate strategy, and the nature and role of the corporate headquarters in managing the highly diversified operations. Based on Textron, Inc. (A). View Details
    Keywords: History; Management Style; Business or Company Management; Corporate Strategy; Business Headquarters; Operations
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    Berg, Norman A. "Textron, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 373-337, June 1973. (Revised July 1982.)
    • March 2004 (Revised May 2004)
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    Governance Reform at MCI

    By: Lynn S. Paine and Bridget Gurtler
    Richard Breeden proposed corporate governance reforms for MCI. Breeden is a former chairman of the SEC who was a court-appointed "corporate monitor" for the troubled company (formerly WorldCom). The company must adhere to the proposals unless excused by a court order. View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Governance; Restructuring; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Business or Company Management; Management Teams
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    Paine, Lynn S., and Bridget Gurtler. "Governance Reform at MCI." Harvard Business School Case 304-066, March 2004. (Revised May 2004.)
    • February 2021 (Revised April 2024)
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    Shopify: The Conquest for Chinese E-Commerce

    By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Avani Patel, Samantha Lin and Ariel Yang
    In mid-2020, Tobias Lütke, CEO of Shopify, faced a critical decision on how to time potential expansion into the China market. Over the prior 15 years, his Canadian software-as-a-service company had grown from a small e-commerce solutions provider to a full service... View Details
    Keywords: Timing; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Service Operations; Business Model; Organizational Design; Change Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Health Pandemics; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Digital Platforms; Alliances; Partners and Partnerships; Opportunities; Internet and the Web; E-commerce; United States; Canada; China
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    Rayport, Jeffrey F., Avani Patel, Samantha Lin, and Ariel Yang. "Shopify: The Conquest for Chinese E-Commerce." Harvard Business School Case 821-081, February 2021. (Revised April 2024.)
    • December 1992 (Revised November 1994)
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    Becton Dickinson Division: Marketing Organization

    By: Frank V. Cespedes
    The marketing director for the largest division of a health care products company is reviewing the structure and staffing of the division's marketing organization. The division has authorization to hire an additional marketing manager. Hence, the immediate case... View Details
    Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Health Care and Treatment; Human Resources; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Managerial Roles; Product Marketing; Measurement and Metrics; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry
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    Cespedes, Frank V. "Becton Dickinson Division: Marketing Organization." Harvard Business School Case 593-070, December 1992. (Revised November 1994.)
    • 04 Apr 2005
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    Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?

    that "those companies that are in the hands of accountants will shrink from ... [preserving deep smarts] because they will not be able to quantify the benefits in business terms." C. J. Cullinane elaborates on this in commenting... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
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    How Real Sales Learning Happens: In the Flow of Work

    By: Yuchun Lee, Mark Magnacca and Frank V. Cespedes
    Most learning in sales is through peer learning in task-specific contexts, and the effects are cumulative because modeling behavior is a big driver of how salespeople develop. This is very different from the experience in most training seminars, especially if the... View Details
    Keywords: Sales; Learning; Training; Performance
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    Lee, Yuchun, Mark Magnacca, and Frank V. Cespedes. "How Real Sales Learning Happens: In the Flow of Work." Learning Solutions (February 15, 2021).
    • 06 Dec 2021
    • News

    Truth Be Told

    Image by John Ritter In 2018, HBS associate professors Aiyesha Dey and Jonas Heese wrote a case about a whistleblower at a multi-national gambling company who exposed financial misstatements, first to his manager and later to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.... View Details
    Keywords: April White; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management
    • 31 Aug 2021
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    Trust: How To Earn It, Keep It, And Assess It In Others

    • 22 Jun 2018
    • News

    Harvard Business School Welcomes Dwyane Wade As Executive Fellow

    • 29 Oct 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Inventing Products is Less Valuable Than Inventing Ideas

    origins of one of the most successful companies on the planet, but are also a commentary on the origins of any invention. "Anytime you invent something, you have really invented two things—the thing itself, and an idea," says... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology
    • October 2017 (Revised October 2022)
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    Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (A)

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Namrata Arora
    Founded in 2012, Jumia Nigeria, a startup effort by Germany-based Rocket Internet, aimed to become an African Amazon. The company entered the nascent market and immediately enjoyed an uptick in consumer spending fueled by the strength of Nigeria’s oil-based economy. By... View Details
    Keywords: Retail; Marketplace; Inventory; Ecommerce; Funding; Business Ecosystem; Business Ecosystems; Competition; Business Model; Globalization; Emerging Markets; Expansion; Logistics; Competitive Strategy; E-commerce; Retail Industry; India; Nigeria; Africa
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    Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Namrata Arora. "Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (A)." Harvard Business School Case 718-401, October 2017. (Revised October 2022.)
    • October 1990 (Revised November 1992)
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    Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (A)

    By: Clayton M. Christensen
    A small ceramics company started by a group of MIT professors struggles with some basic technology strategy issues. A plan to take "one commercializable step" at a time in order to get a foothold in the market goes awry because of incompatibility between the company's... View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; Technology; Problems and Challenges; Market Entry and Exit; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Research and Development; Production; Manufacturing Industry; Cambridge
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    Christensen, Clayton M. "Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 691-028, October 1990. (Revised November 1992.)
    • 14 Apr 2020
    • News

    Begin with Trust

    • December 2014 (Revised July 2021)
    • Case

    Discovery Limited

    By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer and Aldo Sesia
    Discovery Ltd. is a South Africa-based insurance company. Started in the early 1990s, Discovery used behavioral economics and data collection to innovate in the health care insurance industry. Its founder Adrian Gore believed that the company's products needed to not... View Details
    Keywords: Shared Value; Health Care; Financial Services; Strategy; Value Creation; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; South Africa
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    Porter, Michael E., Mark R. Kramer, and Aldo Sesia. "Discovery Limited." Harvard Business School Case 715-423, December 2014. (Revised July 2021.)
    • June 2015
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    Ethiopia: An Emerging Market Opportunity?

    By: John A. Quelch and Sunru Yong
    This case centers on the potential and challenges of entering an emerging market. It provides a brief overview of the Ethiopian market, market reforms and policies, and the business environment faced by foreign companies. Three multinational businesses, CareCo, ShoeCo,... View Details
    Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Emerging Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Ethiopia
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    Quelch, John A., and Sunru Yong. "Ethiopia: An Emerging Market Opportunity?" Harvard Business School Brief Case 915-501, June 2015.
    • September 2023
    • Technical Note

    Note on Family Constitutions

    By: Christina R. Wing
    Less than half of family businesses will survive generational transfer. While sometimes this is due to operating company issues, in many cases it is because of conflict within the family. Many families create and adopt a family constitution to proactively mitigate... View Details
    Keywords: Family Business; Policy; Organizational Structure; Family Ownership; Conflict Management; Agreements and Arrangements
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    Wing, Christina R. "Note on Family Constitutions." Harvard Business School Technical Note 624-045, September 2023.
    • December 2014
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    Louis Dreyfus Commodities

    By: David E. Bell
    Louis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC or Dreyfus) is the D of the ABCD grain-trading giants. The case describes how their business works and details the strategy by which management turned the company around in recent years. The case presents a number of issues facing the... View Details
    Keywords: Commodities; Commodity Trading; Agriculture; Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Goods and Commodities; Financial Markets; Business Strategy; Product Marketing
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    Bell, David E. "Louis Dreyfus Commodities." Harvard Business School Case 515-065, December 2014.
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