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- September 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Old Mutual
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Kirsty O'Neil-Massaro
Designed to explore the demutualization and listing overseas of one of Africa's largest financial institutions, Old Mutual, and the effects that these actions have on South Africa's domestic capital markets. Explores the particular difficulties that arise as a result... View Details
Keywords: Financial Institutions; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Global Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Capital Markets; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Education; Financial Strategy; Business or Company Management; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; South Africa
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Kirsty O'Neil-Massaro. "Old Mutual." Harvard Business School Case 701-026, September 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- June 2005
- Case
Growth and Profitability at Fresenius
By: Joel Podolny, Vincent Dessain, Monika Stachowiak and Anders Sjoman
In March 2005, Mark Schneider, CEO of Fresenius, is considering the group's strategic and organizational future. The highly decentralized 7 billion euro German health care group is active in three different business units, with the largest, FMC AG, listed separately... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Diversification; Organizational Structure; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; Germany
Podolny, Joel, Vincent Dessain, Monika Stachowiak, and Anders Sjoman. "Growth and Profitability at Fresenius." Harvard Business School Case 405-083, June 2005.
- March 1995 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Smashing the Cube: Corporate Transformation at CIBA-GEIGY Ltd.
By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson
CIBA-GEIGY is a large, diversified multinational corporation that transforms itself in the 1990s through a massive structural and cultural change. The case describes the changes implemented and the processes used to effect change in portfolio, people, and structures.... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Change Management; Transformation; Investment Portfolio; Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Culture; Corporate Strategy
Collis, David J., and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. "Smashing the Cube: Corporate Transformation at CIBA-GEIGY Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 795-041, March 1995. (Revised March 1995.)
- 1998
- Chapter
Competitive Policy Shocks and Strategic Management
By: P. Ghemawat, R. E. Kennedy and Tarun Khanna
- 30 May 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should Intellectual Property be Protected in International Trade?
by the United States. Nearly all of it involves the trade of manufactured goods. Much less attention is being paid to trade in services, which represent 84 percent of all employment in the US, 80 percent of global spending, and... View Details
- August 2009 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
Jones Lang LaSalle: Reorganizing around the Customer (2005)
By: Ranjay Gulati and Lucia Menzer Marshall
Peter Roberts, CEO of Jones, Lang, LaSalle (JLL) Americas division, has been charged with expanding the company's presence in its core geographic markets while simultaneously growing its corporate account business. Roberts and his task force have narrowed their options... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Business Strategy; Real Estate Industry
Gulati, Ranjay, and Lucia Menzer Marshall. "Jones Lang LaSalle: Reorganizing around the Customer (2005)." Harvard Business School Case 410-007, August 2009. (Revised July 2010.)
- Web
Courses by Title - Course Catalog
Business, Government & the International Economy, Strategy Gunnar Trumbull Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Global Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Paul Gompers Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 View Details
- June 2024
- Case
Building Innovation at VINCI
By: Dennis Campbell, Aluna Wang and Carlota Moniz
This case study explores how the VINCI Group, a French multinational operating in concessions, energy, and construction, bolstered awareness and adoption rates of new technologies within the organization. Through its separate innovation hub, Leonard, VINCI aimed to... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Organization; Decisions; Business Earnings; Business Strategy; Competition; Energy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Global Range; Global Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Corporate Accountability; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Sharing; Organizational Culture; Technology Adoption; Innovation Leadership; Organizational Structure; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; France; Europe
Campbell, Dennis, Aluna Wang, and Carlota Moniz. "Building Innovation at VINCI." Harvard Business School Case 124-092, June 2024.
- 01 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Will Challenged Amazon Tweak Its Retail Model Post-Pandemic?
ablokhin SUMMING UP Is the Amazon Organization Losing Its Ability to Learn? There was little sympathy for Amazon’s loss of online retail market share at the outset of the current global pandemic among respondents to this month’s column.... View Details
- December 2004 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Chez Cora
By: David E. Bell, Hal Hogan and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Chez Cora is a chain of breakfast restaurants that successfully expanded from Quebec to Ontario. Is it organized appropriately for more growth? Could the concept work in the United States? If so, how should a migration to the United States be structured? Includes color... View Details
Keywords: Food; Global Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Growth Management; Service Operations; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry; Canada; United States
Bell, David E., Hal Hogan, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Chez Cora." Harvard Business School Case 505-054, December 2004. (Revised June 2005.)
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Faculty Books
Corporate Information Strategy and Management by Lynda M. Applegate, Robert D. Austin, and F. Warren McFarlan (Irwin/McGraw-Hill) This extensive collection of HBS cases devoted to IT gives an overview of contemporary information systems... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Three Profs Win McKinsey Award
Articles about the disastrous effects of outsourcing on the American economy and the origins of creative business strategies have earned three HBS professors top honors in the annual competition for best contributions to the Harvard... View Details
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
employee compensation to organizational goals regarding the amount of cash transferred—an unusual strategy for a nonprofit. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/918036 Harvard Business School Case 718-058 View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2000 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Greg Rogers
A recent MBA graduate heads international marketing for his family's Mexico-based rosin supply business, he must decide how to respond to the aggressive tactics of his much larger American competitor. Among other things, the U.S. competitor is spreading false rumors... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Competition; Marketing Strategy; Business Strategy; Crime and Corruption; Trade; Chemical Industry; Mexico; United States; Europe
Paine, Lynn S., and Greg Rogers. "Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-070, November 2000. (Revised February 2002.)
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Ace That Interview; Go Global, Too
The HBS Alumni Career and Professional Development Office is presenting an April 6 webinar on interview strategies and techniques. “Interview with Confidence” will help participants identify their competitive edge, market their skill... View Details
- 03 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa
tomorrow are going to be of the unsavory variety, 30 years of experience dealing with Iran shows that neglect and isolation are ineffective strategies for managing conflict. Second, diplomacy is about identifying what makes this situation... View Details
- Profile
Durdana Achakzai
competes." Immersed in a global culture As a member of a Pakistani ethnic minority, the Pashtun tribe, Durdana anticipated significant cultural adjustments as she established herself at HBS. "First, I had to get used to the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Leading the U.S. Treasury in a time of crisis
Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (MBA 1970) talks about his impact as US Secretary of the Treasury during the global financial crisis. (Published April 2014) View Details