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  • October 1998 (Revised September 1999)
  • Case

Mercedes-Benz in Alabama: Lessons from the Field

By: William J. Bruns Jr., Carin-Isabel Knoop and Anthony St. George
Details the establishment of the Mercedes Benz M-Class plant in Vance, AL. The plant was established as an independent "teaching field" for parent company Daimler Benz. The case reviews the different lessons from the plant and looks at issues going forward,... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Banks and Banking; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Business Ventures; Teaching; Organizational Structure; Auto Industry; Alabama
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Bruns, William J., Jr., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Anthony St. George. "Mercedes-Benz in Alabama: Lessons from the Field." Harvard Business School Case 199-028, October 1998. (Revised September 1999.)
  • January 2018 (Revised February 2025)
  • Teaching Note

Collage.com: Scaling a Distributed Organization

By: Christopher Stanton and Shikhar Ghosh
Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-038. View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Employees; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy
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Stanton, Christopher, and Shikhar Ghosh. "Collage.com: Scaling a Distributed Organization." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 818-100, January 2018. (Revised February 2025.)
  • February 2010
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Corporate Strategy at Berkshire Partners

By: Julie M. Wulf and Scott Waggoner
The managing directors of Berkshire Partners, a mid-sized private equity firm, address strategic and organizational challenges in response to turbulent market conditions, rapid firm growth, and the transition of leadership from its founding partners to the next... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Boston
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Wulf, Julie M., and Scott Waggoner. "Corporate Strategy at Berkshire Partners." Harvard Business School Case 710-414, February 2010.
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Zach Clayton

involved in politics. "By college, I was eager to work with candidates in a more structured way," he says. That desire led to two business enterprises: The Resources Group, a public affairs organization, and New Media Campaigns,... View Details
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Jennifer DeWhitt

than on structuring a vision or dictating a plan.” What applies to business in general also applies to Jennifer’s career path, which remains open and flexible. “This summer, I’m looking at startups in the Bay Area, something... View Details
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Your Personalized Experience | MBA

find the best possible path for them. Meet with a coach to better understand how to embark on and structure a job search that aligns with your deeply embedded life interests, skills and motivators. Prepare Your Cover Letter & Resume Get... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2008
  • News

Creativity from Many Angles

organizations don’t completely understand how to plan for and deal with it.” Amabile also cited the need for further understanding of the motives and incentives that drive people working at various stages of the creative process. “I also foresee more research on how to... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 24 Jun 2015
  • HBS Case

Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality

lessons and concepts our students learn here can have a tremendous impact on the structure and practice of education," he said. "One of my goals is to see if we can get more Harvard MBAs to take jobs in education, since the... View Details
Keywords: Re: John Jong-Hyun Kim; Education
  • 01 Oct 2018
  • Blog Post

Josh Latson and his Fellowship: “It’s like a pie eating contest.”

very helpful,” says Josh, “especially when you work across departments.” The most important contribution of a HBS education, Josh believes, “is helping people think about how to break apart and structure problems. It’s an endless repeat... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
  • 05 Jan 2017
  • Blog Post

Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program

sparring with brilliant minds who often challenged my assumptions, I feel ready and eager to enact the change I’ve spent so much time studying.  Since graduating, I’ve joined a strategy consulting firm that structures multi-sector... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2012
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Letters to the Editor

differential in rates. In 1986, the US government equalized the rates, and we saw no difference in the activity of people investing. Also, for the life of me, I don’t understand the rationale behind the 15 percent carried interest rate, which I have to admit I have... View Details
Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 01 Dec 2002
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Bad Times for Business

Moss Kanter: Silos, Cronies, and the Business Monarchy When organizations are structured into narrow territories that reinforce “silos” or “cells,” that can be harmful in several ways. Under such conditions, individuals in the... View Details
  • 29 Sep 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater

capacity for innovation, can and often should be structured as artists structure their work. Managers should look to collaborative artists rather than to more traditional management models if they want to... View Details
Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
  • October 1991 (Revised August 1993)
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Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)

By: Forest L. Reinhardt
Burlington Northern (BN) hauls low-sulfur coal from the northern Great Plains to electric utilities in the Midwest. Acid rain legislation may affect the geographic scope of BN's markets. Railroad managers need to assess the economic effects of acid rain controls and... View Details
Keywords: Rail Transportation; Environmental Sustainability; Development Economics; Government Legislation; Natural Environment; Policy; Metals and Minerals; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Rail Industry; United States
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Reinhardt, Forest L. "Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 792-018, October 1991. (Revised August 1993.)
  • October 2009 (Revised January 2014)
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Sustainability at Millipore (TN)

By: Michael W. Toffel
Teaching Note for [610012]. View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Organizational Structure; Investment; Projects; Performance Improvement; Framework; Measurement and Metrics; Corporate Disclosure; Biotechnology Industry
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Toffel, Michael W. "Sustainability at Millipore (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 610-013, October 2009. (Revised January 2014.)
  • July 2009 (Revised December 2009)
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Echoing Green

By: Julie Battilana, Thomas J. DeLong and James Weber
This case presents the leadership challenges that Cheryl Dorsey, the president of Echoing Green, faces in early 2009. Echoing Green is a fellowship program that seeks to improve society by identifying and supporting social entrepreneurs who launch organizations to... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Financial Crisis; Social Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Organizational Structure; Personal Development and Career; Social Enterprise
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Battilana, Julie, Thomas J. DeLong, and James Weber. "Echoing Green." Harvard Business School Case 410-013, July 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
  • August 2008 (Revised June 2013)
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Note on the Nonprofit Coherence Framework

By: Allen S. Grossman and Stacey Childress
This note presents the Nonprofit Coherence Framework. It helps nonprofit leaders identify the key elements that support an organizational strategy focused on attaining high performance, bring those elements into a coherent relationship with the strategy and each other,... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Improvement; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Strategy
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Grossman, Allen S., and Stacey Childress. "Note on the Nonprofit Coherence Framework." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-035, August 2008. (Revised June 2013.)
  • May 2001
  • Supplement

Asian Strategies: Ian Buchanan

By: Tarun Khanna
Ian Buchanan, senior VP of Booz-Allen & Hamilton, comments on Sime Darby and the Asian financial crisis. He also discusses the value propositions of different types of business groups in Malaysia. View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Structures; Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Consulting Industry; Service Industry; Asia; Malaysia
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Khanna, Tarun. "Asian Strategies: Ian Buchanan." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 701-805, May 2001.
  • January 2001 (Revised August 2003)
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Diageo plc

A major U.K.-based multinational is reevaluating its leverage policy as it restructures its business. The treasury team models the tradeoffs between the benefits and costs of debt financing, using Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the savings from the interest tax... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Multinational Firms and Management; Capital Structure; Restructuring; United Kingdom
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Chacko, George C., Peter Tufano, and Joshua Musher. "Diageo plc." Harvard Business School Case 201-033, January 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
  • December 1999 (Revised November 2001)
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Note on Private Equity Securities, A

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Josh Lerner
Provides an overview of the primary securities used in private equity, their structures, and the economic motivation behind their designs. View Details
Keywords: Design; Private Equity; Debt Securities; Industry Structures; Motivation and Incentives
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Hardymon, G. Felda, and Josh Lerner. "Note on Private Equity Securities, A." Harvard Business School Background Note 200-027, December 1999. (Revised November 2001.)
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