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October 2000 (Revised November 2000)
Case

Bridgespan Group, The

By: Allen S. Grossman and John D. Kalafatas

Bain & Co., a consulting firm with a client list that ranges from entrepreneurial start-ups to global corporations, wanted to increase its involvement with nonprofit organizations. Rather than continuing to integrate the work into the existing organization, Bain... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Consulting Industry

15 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

required strategy course at the Harvard Business School, and are taught in virtually every business school in the world. Professor Porter currently leads Harvard's programs for chief executive officers of billion dollar and larger View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

01 Dec 2013
News

Alumni News | Bookshelf: A Manager's Responsibility in the 21st Century

It's easy to think that the 2010 disaster at the BP drilling platform Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico was the result of a chain of cascading events beyond the control of anyone to stop. But as the authors of Avoiding Corporate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; oil spill; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

31 Jul 2012
News

Lessons from Building a Business

Keywords: Corporate Services; Corporate Services; Corporate Services; Corporate Services; Corporate Services

01 Feb 1997
News

OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion

Discussing examples of how service-oriented organizations deliver breakthrough service, Sasser urged his audience to take a "quantum leap" in their customer satisfaction efforts and to develop strategies to prevent customers from... View Details

16 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Faculty Books Published in 2020

business models without doing so? They fly blind. That’s what Harvard Business School professor Stefan Thomke shows in this rigorously researched and eye-opening book. Read the full abstract. Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company's Capabilities... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

August 2009 (Revised September 2011)
Case

Whole Foods: Balancing Social Mission and Growth

By: Christopher Marquis, Marya Besharov and Bobbi Thomason

In 2009, Whole Foods stands at a crossroads. Their incredible growth over the past 25 years has vaulted them into the ranks of the largest US supermarkets and they have arguably led to the widespread acceptance of natural and organic foods in the United States. Yet... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; United States

05 Dec 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

low-cost strategy, eliminating management choice going forward? And do such strategies have much longer lives than those associated with other forms of differentiation among offerings to customers? When does friction trump scale in the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

07 Jan 2015
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

Summing Up What Isn't Off Limits When it Comes to Transparency? The discussion of this month's column on corporate transparency to employees made it clear that we have reached a point at which disclosure of pay information in... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

March 1996 (Revised November 1997)
Case

Dewar's (C): Exploring New Media Opportunities

By: Alvin J. Silk and Lisa Klein Pearo

Dewar's is considering employing new media options. The company had committed resources to a new CD-ROM magazine, Launch, in 1994, as its first experiment with new media. During 1994, a number of additional opportunities have been presented to both Leo Burnett and S&S... View Details

Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Cost Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Media; Corporate Strategy

25 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 25

http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/articles/2010/fall/52118/how-to-do-well-and-do-good/ Corporate Governance When Founders Are Directors Authors:Feng Li and Suraj Srinivasan Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 5, 2007

with bankruptcy for executives and boards of directors has diminished, among other stakeholders it has come to be viewed as merely a vehicle for corporations to circumvent obligations. Purchase this note:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2014
News

Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators

getting lower-cost devices to those who might not otherwise be able to afford them? A $14B market would seem to have ample room for a niche player that focuses on corporate social responsibility while still being profitable." —Allison... View Details

Keywords: ecommerce; Kathy Korman Frey; Telecommunications; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Retail Trade

June 1999 (Revised May 2000)
Case

EndoSonics

EndoSonics is a manufacturer of a sophisticated medical device--a catheter that can take ultrasonic images within the blood vessels of the heart. The company deals with a series of challenges that relate to implementing a difficult technology in the face of a complex... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Distribution; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Problems and Challenges; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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March 2024 (Revised September 2024)
Case

Supercell 2.0: Clash of Plans

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and George Gonzalez

Founded in 2010, Supercell was a Helsinki, Finland-based mobile gaming company that had developed and launched five global hit mobile games: Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Hay Day, Brawl Stars, and Boom Beach. The company’s early philosophy was that it could produce... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Restructuring; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Video Game Industry; Finland

June 2010
Teaching Note

Cisco Business Councils (2007): Unifying a Functional Enterprise with an Internal Governance System (TN)

By: Ranjay Gulati and Marlo Goetting

Teaching Note for 409062. View Details

Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; System; Business Units; Corporate Strategy; Infrastructure; Growth and Development; Decision Making; Restructuring; Resource Allocation; Information Technology Industry