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  • 23 Apr 2009
  • News

Give the Big Three another chance

  • November 1995
  • Case

Ernst & Young United Kingdom (B)

By: John J. Gabarro and Samantha Graff
Discusses progress made by mid-1995 on the three challenges identified by the change leadership at the end of 1993. First, it describes the decision-making process that resulted in a general consensus to reorganize the huge London office, and it highlights certain... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Leading Change; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Problems and Challenges; Decision Making; Adaptation; Perspective; United Kingdom; London
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  • August 2009
  • Case

Meeting the Diversity Challenge at PepsiCo: The Steve Reinemund Era

By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie Creary
This case profiles PepsiCo's diversity journey under the leadership of former chairman and CEO Steve Reinemund who instituted diversity as one of the company's strategic imperatives. It demonstrates the ways in which Reinemund partnered with his leadership team and... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
    • May 2011
    • Article

    Race at the Top: How Companies Shape the Inclusion of African Americans on Their Boards in Response to Institutional Pressures

    By: Clayton S. Rose and William T. Bielby
    Drawing on institutionalist theory, we conceptualize the racial composition of the boards of directors of large American companies as shaped in response to social and political norms. We use new longitudinal and cross-sectional data to test hypotheses about factors... View Details
    Keywords: Leadership; Governing and Advisory Boards; Race; Mathematical Methods; Government and Politics; Public Ownership; United States
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    • 15 Sep 2020
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Is Happiness at Work Really Attainable?

    Keywords: Financial Services
    • May 2015
    • Case

    China Yintai: Developing Shared Value in China

    By: Christopher Marquis, Ying Zhang and Shiyu Yang
    Under the leadership of CEO and President Shen Guojun, China Yintai was increasingly committed to philanthropic initiatives. Drawing upon his experience as an entrepreneur and a philanthropist, Mr. Shen saw the urgent need to build bridges between business practices... View Details
    Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; China
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    • October 2024
    • Supplement

    Hakluyt: from Corporate Intelligence to Trusted Advisors (B)

    By: Joseph B. Fuller and Lena Duchene
    This case is a continuation of an earlier study chronicling Hakluyt & Company (Hakluyt)’s transformation from an obscure boutique to a global corporate advisory firm with an outsized reputation. In August 2024, the firm faced a pivotal moment as managing partner Varun... View Details
    Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Talent and Talent Management; Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Corporate Finance; Equity; Stock Shares; Corporate Governance; Business History; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Leadership Style; Growth Management; Management Succession; Management Teams; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Networks; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Consulting Industry; Europe; United Kingdom; England; London
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    • Research Summary

    Moral Muscle

    By: Sandra J. Sucher

    Can we get better at moral decision making? How is the capacity to exercise moral leadership developed? One answer to these questions is the notion of “moral muscle,” which is a combination of moral awareness (the ability to recognize situations that can be... View Details

    Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Ethics; Decision Making
    • 22 Nov 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

    Business leaders can't develop and execute effective strategy without first gathering the right information, says Harvard Business School professor Robert Simons. In his new book, Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better... View Details
    Keywords: by Robert Simons
    • 01 Aug 2022
    • What Do You Think?

    Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?

    research has concentrated on the influence that a CEO’s background can have on his or her attitude toward uncertainty and willingness to take risks, with subsequent outcomes for the organizations studied. But there hasn’t been much... View Details
    Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
    • 04 Apr 2023
    • What Do You Think?

    How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?

    productivity, mainly by eliminating commute time, the evidence thus far suggests two things: We don’t yet know how to measure productivity changes from remote work and that, even when we learn, the impact may not be very significant. Many... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • July 2013 (Revised May 2024)
    • Case

    BMVSS: Changing Lives, One Jaipur Limb at a Time

    By: Srikant Datar and Saloni Chaturvedi
    Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) is an Indian not-for-profit organization engaged in assisting differently-abled persons by providing them with the legendary low-cost prosthesis, the Jaipur Foot, and other mobility-assisting devices, free of cost. Known... View Details
    Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Financial Condition; Health Care and Treatment; Diversity; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Growth and Development Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; India; Asia
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    • 01 Nov 2019
    • News

    What Does It Mean to Lead?

    • Career Coach

    Deborah Resnick

    consultant with McKinsey & Company, former Director of Professional Development for McKinsey's Midwest offices, and a current consultant and facilitator of leadership... View Details
    Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Retail
    • December 1999 (Revised October 2001)
    • Case

    Introducing New Coke

    On April 23, 1985, the Coca-Cola Co. announced a decision that would rock the world. The old Coke formula would be taken off the market and replaced with a smoother, sweeter taste. The reaction of the American people was immediate and violent, causing three months of... View Details
    Keywords: Failure; Product Development; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • April 2002 (Revised September 2002)
    • Case

    Transformation of Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002

    Investigates the reform of the Seattle Public Schools from 1995 to 2002. To initiate reform in 1995, the district hired John Stanford, an Army general, and Joseph Olchefske, an investment banker, as the district's superintendent and chief financial officer,... View Details
    Keywords: Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Organizational Structure; Education; Business Strategy; Public Administration Industry; Education Industry; Seattle
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    • 27 Feb 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    Take Responsibility for Rising Stars

    Many executives believe that leadership development is a job for the HR department. This may be the single biggest misconception they can have. As corporations have broken down work into manageable... View Details
    Keywords: by Jeffrey M. Cohn, Rakesh Khurana & Laura Reeves
    • Article

    The Dark Side of Strategic Alliances: Lessons from Volvo-Renault

    By: Robert Bruner and Robert Spekman
    This article explores sources of failure in strategic alliances drawing on field research into one of the most prominent alliance collapses in recent years. The alliance of Volvo and Renault married the two largest enterprises in their respective countries for economic... View Details
    Keywords: Business or Company Management; Alliances; Failure; Auto Industry; Europe
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      Anita Elberse

      Anita Elberse is the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

      Professor Elberse develops and teaches an MBA course covering the "Businesses of Entertainment, Media, and Sports," which ranks among the most sought-after... View Details

      Keywords: advertising; arts; broadcasting; communications; consumer products; e-commerce industry; electronics; entertainment; fashion; home video games; information; marketing industry; motion pictures; music; publishing industry; sports; telecommunications; video games