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  • 01 Jun 2011
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Building a Social Network

fundamental dilemma organizations face when they try to help individuals build better connections,” Piskorski says. “Should you do this by allowing open communications without guidelines — the equivalent of bringing people into one big room and letting them talk — or... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna

    David L. Geffen

    Four years before owning his record label outright, Geffen structured a deal with Warner Communications to provide distribution services and financial underwriting. Geffen was extremely adept at spotting and promoting talent. He convinced... View Details
    Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
    • September 2023
    • Article

    Customer Churn and Intangible Capital

    By: Scott R. Baker, Brian Baugh and Marco Sammon
    Intangible capital is a crucial and growing piece of firms’ capital structure, but many of its distinct components are difficult to measure. We develop and make available several new firm-level metrics regarding a key component of intangible capital – firms’ customer... View Details
    Keywords: Customer Base; Transaction Data; Customer Churn; Intangible Capital; Capital Structure; Measurement and Metrics; Customers
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    Baker, Scott R., Brian Baugh, and Marco Sammon. "Customer Churn and Intangible Capital." Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics 1, no. 3 (September 2023): 447–505.
    • First Quarter 2013
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    Big Data in the Age of the Telegraph

    By: Caitlin C. Rosenthal
    Daniel McCallum's 1854 organizational chart for the New York and Erie Railroad resembled a tree rather than a pyramid. It empowered frontline managers by clarifying data flows. View Details
    Keywords: Big Data; Telegraph; Organizational Charts; History; Data and Data Sets; Business History; Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Rail Industry
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    Rosenthal, Caitlin C. "Big Data in the Age of the Telegraph." McKinsey Quarterly, no. 1 (First Quarter 2013): 13–18.
    • Fall 2012
    • Article

    The Flattening Firm—Not As Advertised

    By: Julie Wulf
    For decades, management consultants and the popular business press have urged large firms to flatten their hierarchies. Flattening (or delayering, as it is also known) typically refers to the elimination of layers in a firm's organizational hierarchy and the broadening... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Structure; Governance Controls; Decision Making
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    Wulf, Julie. "The Flattening Firm—Not As Advertised." California Management Review 55, no. 1 (Fall 2012): 5–23.
    • 2007
    • Book

    Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization

    By: William T. Allen, Reinier Kraakman and Guhan Subramanian
    Keywords: Cases; Law; Organizational Structure
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    Allen, William T., Reinier Kraakman, and Guhan Subramanian. Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization. 2nd ed. Aspen Publishing, 2007.
    • 01 May 2006
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    The Five Messages Leaders Must Manage

    Keywords: John Hamm
    • 19 Dec 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

    Despite its name, the Great Wall of China began as a series of smaller, isolated defensive fortifications. Those structures grew and were later unified into the imposing structure that exists today. The Great Wall is a great metaphor for the Chinese economy. By... View Details
    Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing
    • 2012
    • Book

    Judgment Calls: Twelve Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right

    By: Thomas H. Davenport and Brook Manville
    This book includes twelve detailed stories of organizations that have successfully tapped their data assets, diverse perspectives, and deep knowledge to build an organizational decision-making capability. The book introduces a model that utilizes the collective... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Judgment; Decision-making; Decisions; Organizational Structure; Business Processes
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    Davenport, Thomas H., and Brook Manville. Judgment Calls: Twelve Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right. Harvard Business Review Press, 2012. (Publisher's Weekly Top 10 Business Book of 2012.)
    • 2004
    • Chapter

    Knowledge Creation within a Dialectic Organization

    By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
    Keywords: Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Management; Organizational Structure
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    Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Knowledge Creation within a Dialectic Organization ." In Hitotsubashi on Knowledge Management, by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
    • February 1975 (Revised December 1991)
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    Elizabeth Best (B)

    By: Wickham Skinner and Ardis Burst
    Describes what a new political appointee with years of volunteer experience did in office. View Details
    Keywords: Government and Politics; Organizational Structure; Management Skills; Public Administration Industry
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    Skinner, Wickham, and Ardis Burst. "Elizabeth Best (B)." Harvard Business School Case 675-124, February 1975. (Revised December 1991.)

      Jerry Yang

      money in 1995, Yang and Filo launched the search engine, Yahoo! By including advertising on their site (one of the first to do so) and by structuring deals with Netscape Navigator and others, Yahoo has been able to profitably grow... View Details
      Keywords: Computers & Electronics
      • 2012
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      Organizing for Society: A Typology of Social Entrepreneuring Models

      By: Johanna Mair, Julie Battilana and Julian Cardenas
      In this article, we use content and cluster analysis on a global sample of 200 social entrepreneurial organizations to develop a typology of social entrepreneuring models. This typology is based on four possible forms of capital that can be leveraged: social, economic,... View Details
      Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Organizational Structure
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      Mair, Johanna, Julie Battilana, and Julian Cardenas. "Organizing for Society: A Typology of Social Entrepreneuring Models." Special Issue on Social Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Journal of Business Ethics 111, no. 3 (December 2012): 353–373.
      • 15 Jul 2014
      • First Look

      First Look: July 15

      The case concerns bidding and negotiations strategies as well as deal structuring issues. In particular, the cross border nature of the investment, a UK firm investing in Norway, leads to a number of financing issues related to raising... View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel
      • November 2012 (Revised January 2014)
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      The LEGO Group: Envisioning Risks in Asia (A)

      By: Anette Mikes and Dominique Hamel
      On January 1, 2012, the LEGO Group announced a major new initiative to enhance its market penetration in Asia. Later in the year, a cross-functional group of senior managers gathered at company headquarters to discuss the status of the Asian initiative and the risks... View Details
      Keywords: LEGO; Toy Industry; Fashion And Creative Industries; Organizational Structure; Risk Management; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Design; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Denmark; Asia
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      Mikes, Anette, and Dominique Hamel. "The LEGO Group: Envisioning Risks in Asia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 113-054, November 2012. (Revised January 2014.)
      • October 2012
      • Teaching Note

      Hill Country Snack Foods Co. (Brief Case)

      By: W. Carl Kester and Craig Stephenson
      Keywords: United States; Debt Management; Retail Trade; Risk Management; Food; Capital Structure; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Strategy; Retail Industry; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Craig Stephenson. "Hill Country Snack Foods Co. (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 913-518, October 2012.
      • January 2009 (Revised January 2010)
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      Responding to the Wii?

      By: Andrei Hagiu and Hanna Halaburda
      After years of gaming console industry leadership, how should Sony respond to the overwhelming success of competitor Nintendo's user-friendly Wii over Sony's high-tech PlayStation 3? It was August 2008 and Kazuo Hirai, chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment... View Details
      Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Two-Sided Platforms; Industry Structures; Competitive Strategy; Electronics Industry; Video Game Industry
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      Hagiu, Andrei, and Hanna Halaburda. "Responding to the Wii?" Harvard Business School Case 709-448, January 2009. (Revised January 2010.)
      • June 1994
      • Background Note

      Scope and Challenge of Business-to-Business Marketing

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      Identifies six key linkages that distinguish business-to-business marketing; three with respect to the external environment (i.e., derived demand, complex buying process, and concentrated customer base) and three with respect to the internal organization (emphasis on... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing; Customers; Demand and Consumers; Organizational Structure; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Technology
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Scope and Challenge of Business-to-Business Marketing." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-125, June 1994.
      • July 1996
      • Background Note

      The GM's Leadership Challenge: Building a Self-Renewing Institution

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
      Highlights the general manager's role in building a self-renewing organization. View Details
      Keywords: Management Skills; Leadership Development; Managerial Roles; Management Teams; Organizational Structure
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "The GM's Leadership Challenge: Building a Self-Renewing Institution." Harvard Business School Background Note 397-023, July 1996.
      • 01 Jan 2006
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      Who Has the D

      Keywords: Paul Rogers, Marcia Blenko
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