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  • 03 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 3

Marissa Mayer became the CEO of Yahoo!, a tech giant with a tumultuous past. When Mayer tries to reinvigorate the company, she hires Jacqueline Reses, who has a private equity background, to head both human resources and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). As part of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Oct 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?

doesn't mean the US can follow this model." Yadeed Lobo was more optimistic. As he put it, "The United States is good at achieving turnarounds " But he warned that "the biggest obstacle will be organizational and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing
  • 10 Apr 2006
  • Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

may have to be reinvented, perhaps with a bit more public responsibility." But Kanter says work she did on turnarounds for her recent book Confidence suggests there is hope. "The U.S. companies have great assets: brands; loyal,... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto
  • 06 Jun 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Don’t Listen to “Yes”

culture of no enables those with the most power or the loudest voice to impose their will. Leaders need to develop and employ a variety of forums for encouraging people to express their views. When Paul Levy embarked on a turnaround of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 29 Mar 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial

trouble. Not only will that news go unheard but potential truth-tellers will quickly learn to keep quiet. Or get out. Q: What is it about IBM and Intel that saved them from the fate of other companies that fell victim to denial? A: One key factor in IBM's 1990s View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Retail; Technology
  • 12 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 12, 2008

Amazon.com: The Brink of Bankruptcy Harvard Business School Case 809-014 Enables a thorough analysis of the Amazon.com business model and its evolution from 1994 to 2001. The case ends with the company poised on the brink of bankruptcy and enables discussion of how to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609004 AREVA T&D Harvard Business School Case 608-174 The case explores the rapid and highly effective turnaround at AREVA's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Feb 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times

started the turnaround of the company by first working on values—redefining them and communicating them widely. First, they do not merely focus on cost cutting and layoffs when a crisis arrives. While they may lay off employees (though... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 23 Dec 2008
  • First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=909025 Malaysia Airlines (A) Harvard Business School Case 209-024 In the first six weeks on the job, the new CEO of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has developed an ambitious View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Nov 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.

keep their eyes on the work to be done. Silverthorne: For new CEOs, what should their initial steps be in assuming power and laying out an agenda for action? Kanter: New CEOs need to be adequately informed. One thing that makes View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Jan 2016
  • Research & Ideas

NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?

rich portfolios. Many pre-Black Monday discussions focus on whether coaches really matter and how much. Coaching ability is crucial in leading and managing the team that results in ascendancy over competitors. But they matter more in View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports
  • 22 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

Knowing where and how much the target is currently losing with unprofitable products and customers, the acquirer can develop a profit plan based on transforming unprofitable relationships into profitable ones. The increased cash flow forecasted from the rapid profit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Nov 2006
  • Research & Ideas

CEO Succession: The Case at Ford

Podcast with: Joseph Bower Interviewer: James Aisner Running Time: 8 min., 23 sec. In early September, Ford Motor Company announced that Bill Ford would be replaced as CEO by Boeing's Alan Mulally, credited with the turnaround of the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Auto; Employment
  • 17 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 17

DaVita in 1999, breaking an important promise to his family in order to do so, he was determined to create a differentiated company with a community-like culture. Over six years, he had engineered an impressive financial turnaround and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 23

in India: Aditya Birla Financial Services Group Aditya Birla Financial Services Group is a large, broad-based, Indian financial services institution offering products ranging from life insurance and mutual funds to private equity. The company has witnessed a View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 15 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

returns on the investments in our assets. And then we will be able to grow and deliver more health care to more people." But what was most distinctive was the extent to which Gooding galvanized the turnaround by seeking to change the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 15 Aug 2005
  • HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

reading in a trade publication about Benihana's innovative and efficient use of labor and layout to lower costs and facilitate customer turnaround times, Professor Earl Sasser produced the Benihana case in 1972 with research associate... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007

which had historically been very manual in nature. CEO Juan Villarzu's initial turnaround attempts introduced a customer-centric corporate culture to his ranks, but he was still challenged by how to create an outsourcing strategy given... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Apr 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

to enable adaptation at a local level, focusing on results, and creating feedback and learning mechanisms. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/119084-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 118-033 Turnaround at Norsk... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 16

Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/413107-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 313-026 The Levees Repaired, a System Still Broken: Post Katrina Turnaround at the Orleans Public Defenders (A) Law Professor Ronald Sullivan was asked... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
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