Publications

July 2011 (Revised July 2011)
Teaching Note

Leaders Who Make a Difference: Joel Klein Brings Accountability to NYC DOE: TN Day 1 and Day 2

Teaching Note for 311032 and 311033. View Details

Keywords: Leadership

September 2008 (Revised March 2014)
Case

Loews Corporation: Corporate Strategy as a Portfolio

In 2007, Loews Inc., under the leadership of James Tisch, was considering whether to buy natural gas properties from Dominion Resources. The question is whether the acquisition fits the corporate strategy. In exploring the questions, students will have the chance to... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Business or Company Management; Value Creation; Acquisition; Management Teams

2009
Chapter

Managing the CEO's Succession: The Challenge Facing Your Board

Keywords: Management Succession; Governing and Advisory Boards; Problems and Challenges

February 2008 (Revised September 2008)
Case

Indesit Company: Does Global Matter?

In 2007, the leadership of the Indesit Company is focused on long-term corporate strategy. After 3 decades, the company has emerged as the number 2 home appliance producer in Europe. Should they invest further to be number 1, or should they focus on the global market,... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Global Strategy; Growth and Development; Business or Company Management; Brands and Branding; Markets; Problems and Challenges; Corporate Strategy; Consumer Products Industry

2008
Other Teaching and Training Material

Interview with Reuben Mark, Chairman & CEO, Colgate Palmolive Co.

Keywords: Leadership; Management Succession; Consumer Products Industry

2008
Other Teaching and Training Material

Interview with Vittorio Merloni, Chairman, Indesit Company SpA

Keywords: Leadership

13 Oct 2008 - 14 Oct 2008
Conference Presentation

Future of Market Capitalism: Global Growth

Keywords: Economic Systems; Markets; Global Range; Growth and Development

2008
Article

Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century

Keywords: Problems and Challenges

1974
Chapter

On the Amoral Organization

Keywords: Ethics; Organizational Culture

November – December 1969
Article

Systems Analysis for Social Decisions

Keywords: Decision Making; Society; Theory

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July 2007
Teaching Note

Gerdau (A) (TN)

Article

Inside-Outside

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September 2004
Supplement

Allianz-Dresdner Merger, The: An Interview with Dr. Holger Hatje

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services Industry

April 2004
Case

Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises - A Multimedia Case Study

Enables students to interactively research the steps Marks & Spencer's top executives took to restore prosperity and explore in depth the major issues remaining. The perspective is that of Luc Vandevelde, who arrived at the venerable U.K. retailer in 2001, and that of... View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Corporate Strategy; Management Teams; Retail Industry; United Kingdom

May 2003 (Revised November 2005)
Case

Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises

The great U.K. retailer fell on hard times in 1998. In 2001, a new CEO was recruited who appears to have succeeded in turning around this world-renown company. This case examines the steps he took (strategic, structural, and recruiting key people) and highlights a... View Details

Keywords: Global Strategy; Recruitment; Leadership Development; Crisis Management; Supply and Industry; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Segmentation; Retail Industry

January 2003 (Revised November 2003)
Case

Merloni Elettrodomestici: The New Century Begins

Merloni Elettrodomestici was founded in 1975. This case traces the evolution of the company's strategy, organization, and management as it becomes the #3 player in Europe (the #1 in Eastern Europe). Issues involve questions of geographic expansion, resource allocation,... View Details

Keywords: Management; Resource Allocation; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Expansion