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  • 2014
  • Supplement

Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (B)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Lei Li
This case describes the post-M&A integration of Adisseo of France in 2006 by Bluestar Group, the largest subsidiary of ChemChina (a Fortune 500 company) until 2013. Adisseo was mainly engaged in production of methionine, a feed additive, while China had no methionine... View Details
Keywords: Internationalization; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Postmerger Integration; Strategy; China; France
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    Lauren H. Cohen

    Lauren Cohen is the L.E. Simmons Professor in the Finance & Entrepreneurial Management Units at Harvard Business School and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is an Editor of the Review of Financial... View Details

    Keywords: asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management

      Suraj Srinivasan

      Suraj Srinivasan is the Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration, a member of the Accounting and Management faculty unit, and chair of the View Details

      Keywords: accounting industry; financial services

        Sunil Gupta

        Co-Chair, Driving Digital Strategy

        Sunil Gupta is the Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration and  co-chair of the executive program on Driving... View Details

        Keywords: consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products
        • November 2019
        • Case

        Gillette: Cutting Prices to Regain Share

        By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
        After losing market share to low-priced competitors such as Harry’s and Dollar Shave Club for several years, Gillette decided to fight back by launching new products and increasing advertising. When these efforts failed to stem the losses, Gillette decided to cut the... View Details
        Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Business Strategy; Competition; Price; Public Equity; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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        • 02 Jul 2019
        • News

        The high price of breaking up global supply chains

        • 2012
        • Book

        Sleeping with Your Smartphone: How to Break the 24-7 Habit and Change the Way you Work

        By: Leslie A. Perlow
        Does it have to be this way? Can't resist checking your smartphone or mobile device? Sure, all this connectivity keeps you in touch with your team and the office—but at what cost? In "Sleeping with Your Smartphone," Leslie Perlow reveals how you can disconnect and... View Details
        Keywords: Time Management; Internet and the Web; Groups and Teams; Performance Productivity; Globalized Firms and Management; Service Industry
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        • 08 Jan 2020
        • Video

        Meet Ryan | Leadership Principles Participant Testimonial

        • 13 Apr 2009
        • Research & Ideas

        Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis

        product development terms, you might call this something like "jumping to the next S-curve." By the "S-curve" we mean the pattern that new innovations typically follow when they are... View Details
        Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music
        • March 1996 (Revised January 1997)
        • Case

        Scott Cook and Intuit

        By: James L. Heskett
        Scott Cook has just learned that Microsoft has withdrawn its $2 billion offer for his company Intuit. Because of his company's prospects, he is elated. But he now must decide the direction in which to take his company while continuing to focus on the formula of... View Details
        Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Product Development
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        • October 1994
        • Case

        Campbell Soup Company: A Leader in Continuous Replenishment Innovations

        Campbell Soup, like most food manufacturers, faced grocery chain and wholesale demand for its goods driven by Campbell's own promotional pricing structure rather than retail consumer demand. Former policies to encourage overstock created huge swings in production and... View Details
        Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Supply Chain Management; Logistics
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        • Apr 12 2017
        • Testimonial

        Anything Is Possible

        • Research Summary

        Computer-assisted work and business scalability

        My dissertation investigates how computer-assisted work (CAW) contributes to the ability of organizations to grow efficiently. Using survey data from over two hundred small wealth management firms, I analyze the relationships between CAW, growth aspirations, product... View Details
        • August 2000 (Revised November 2001)
        • Case

        Edmunds.com (A)

        By: Stephen P. Bradley and Christina Akers
        Edmund's began in 1966 as a publisher of new and used vehicle guides and grew into one of the leading third-party automotive web sites of today. This case explores how Edmunds.com gained a competitive edge using strategic partnerships and alliances, as well as careful... View Details
        Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Success; Product Positioning; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Auto Industry; Information Technology Industry
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        • 01 Sep 2020
        • Blog Post

        6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

        as their mental well-being—a forthcoming article in American Psychologist examines current organizational psychology research to help business leaders manage COVID-related fallout in the workplace and develop solutions to ease the stress... View Details
        Keywords: All Industries
        • March 1995
        • Case

        Procter & Gamble: Improving Consumer Value Through Process Redesign

        The evolution of Procter & Gamble's development of efficient consumer response (ECR) involved a series of trials, a resolve to distribute diapers on the basis of product movement, a conscious effort to move to a new means of distribution across all lines, a first cut... View Details
        Keywords: Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Customer Value and Value Chain; Consumer Products Industry
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        • August 2001 (Revised October 2001)
        • Case

        Shinsei Bank (A)

        By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Perry Fagan
        In a deal marking the first acquisition of a domestic Japanese financial institution by foreigners, a consortium of Western investors purchased the assets of the Long Term Credit Bank (LTCB) of Japan in March 2000. The new management renames the bank Shinsei Bank,... View Details
        Keywords: Acquisition; Assets; Banks and Banking; Investment; Business or Company Management; Managerial Roles; Organizational Structure; Failure; Adaptation; Banking Industry; Japan
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        • October 2015
        • Case

        DPDHL Group: Employee Safety and Wellbeing

        By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
        Management at Deutsche Post DHL Group is designing a three-country test of investment in a new health and wellbeing strategy. View Details
        Keywords: Health; Wellbeing; Wellness; Safety; Risk; Employees; Human Resources; Risk Management; Service Industry; China; Mexico; Middle East
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        • 15 Nov 2016
        • First Look

        November 15, 2016

        five new people practices focused on manager development, diversity and inclusion, job model and data analytics, recruitment, and talent pipeline. The case provides background for the company, as well as a... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • 11 Apr 2023
        • Research & Ideas

        Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide

        industry lines as companies increasingly bring seemingly unrelated business lines together in unconventional ways. New research by Awada, Harvard Business School Professor Suraj Srinivasan, and doctoral student Paul J. Hamilton harnesses... View Details
        Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consumer Products; Consumer Products; Consumer Products; Consumer Products