• November 1993 (Revised September 2018)
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Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (A)

By: Linda Hill and Katherine Seger Weber

Explores the roles of CEO Rudi Gassner and the 9-person executive committee in leading BMG International. BMG International is the international music subsidiary of Bertlesmann, a German company that is the second-largest media conglomerate in the world. Describes a... View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Management Teams; Decision Making; Business Plan; Growth and Development Strategy; Global Strategy; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture; Business Subsidiaries; Business Conglomerates; Cost Management; Change Management; Music Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Germany

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Hill, Linda, and Katherine Seger Weber. "Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-055, November 1993. (Revised September 2018.)

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Soltan Bryce

“broad and deep” “The leaders I admired were HBS alums,” Soltan says. “It was such a clear choice – HBS creates the kind of leadership I respect. The virtue of the general management approach is that it allows you to see broad and deep.”... View Details

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Organize Care Around Medical Conditions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

IPU leadership team. Patient and clinician scheduling is critical to success. The processes of care need to be well defined and mapped accurately. Whenever possible standard care processes need to be followed. It is especially important... View Details

• 07 Mar 2011
• Research & Ideas

Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back

Most companies fail. It's an unsettling fact for bright-eyed entrepreneurs, but old news to start-up veterans. But here's the good news: Experienced entrepreneurs know that running a company that eventually fails can actually help a career, but only if the executives... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

• 2012
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Restoring Trust in Organizations and Leaders: Enduring Challenges and Emerging Answers

By: Roderick Kramer and Todd Lowell Pittinsky

Recent events around the world, especially in the financial sector and with respect to government performance, have severely undermined people’s trust in both private organizations and public institutions. In no small measure, these substantial and enduring declines in... View Details

Keywords: Trust; Leadership; Public Opinion; Social Psychology; Financial Services Industry; Public Administration Industry

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Kramer, Roderick, and Todd Lowell Pittinsky, eds. Restoring Trust in Organizations and Leaders: Enduring Challenges and Emerging Answers. Oxford University Press, 2012.

• 18 Mar 2024
• Research & Ideas

When It Comes to Climate Regulation, Energy Companies Take a More Nuanced View

Common wisdom holds that oil and gas companies, electric utilities, and other industries known for their large carbon emissions generally oppose clean energy policies. Now, a study of corporate advocacy spanning 30 years reveals that many companies are more flexible... View Details

Keywords: by Desmond Dodd; Energy; Utilities

• February 2024
• Supplement

Dena Almansoori at e&: Fostering Culture Change at a UAE Telco Transforming to a Global Techco

By: Emily Truelove, Michelle Zhang and Alpana Thapar

Dena Almansoori, the first female and one of the youngest members of the United Arab Emirates-based e&’s leadership team, joined in 2020 just before e& began a strategic transition from being a regional telecommunications company to becoming a global technology... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Telecommunications; Employee Mobility; Leading Change; Human Resources; Organizational Culture; Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Change Management; Employee Relationship Management; Telecommunications Industry; Technology Industry; Middle East; United Arab Emirates

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Truelove, Emily, Michelle Zhang, and Alpana Thapar. "Dena Almansoori at e&: Fostering Culture Change at a UAE Telco Transforming to a Global Techco." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 424-701, February 2024.

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

Decarbonization ; Resilience ; Innovation ; Organizational Transformations ; AI and Machine Learning ; Digital Strategy ; Digital Transformation ; Family Business ; Family Ownership ; Climate Change ; Transformation ; Crisis Management ; View Details

• 04 Mar 2024
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Want to Make Diversity Stick? Break the Cycle of Sameness

and people of color in leadership roles continue to remain scarce, perpetuating a pattern of sameness, with white men often replacing other white men in high-level positions, Chang says. However, the research results also reveal a bright... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Henry W. McGee

Henry McGee joined the HBS faculty in 2013 after retiring as President of HBO Home Entertainment, the digital and DVD program distribution division of Home Box Office, the pioneering premium television company. A member of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit,... View Details

Keywords: television; motion pictures; media; e-commerce industry; entertainment; broadcasting; distribution; health care; journalism; wholesale; arts; nonprofit industry

• 06 Apr 2020
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Crisis Management for Leaders: Structuring the Organizational Response