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October 1993 (Revised September 1996)
Case

BANC ONE - 1993

By: Hugo Uyterhoeven and Myra M. Hart

From a small local bank, Banc One has grown to one of the largest and most profitable banks in the United States under the leadership of its CEO, John B. McCoy. It has an impressive track record of improving the performance of its acquisitions while retaining the... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Acquisition; Organizational Culture; Policy; Adaptation; Business Growth and Maturation; Strategy; Performance Improvement; Industry Structures; Banking Industry; United States

January 2018 (Revised August 2020)
Background Note

Continuous Software Development: Agile's Successor

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Samuel Clemens and Olivia Hull

In recent years, the twin software development methodologies of continuous delivery and continuous deployment have risen to prominence in the start-up world and beyond. These methods have enabled technology companies large and small to accelerate their product... View Details

October 2013 (Revised May 2014)
Supplement

The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal, Spreadsheet Supplement

By: Lucy White and Benjamin C. Esty

A proxy battle between a Canadian firm and a US hedge fund over a proposal to unify the firm's dual class share structure. View Details

Keywords: Stock Shares; Capital Structure; Investment Funds; Telecommunications Industry; Canada; United States

November 2011 (Revised March 2014)
Case

Jaipur Literature Festival — Beyond the Festival Template

By: Tarun Khanna, Dennis A. Yao, Hillary Greene and Amrita Chowdhury

Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), dubbed "the greatest literary show on earth" was an annual event held in late January at the Diggi Palace in Jaipur. JLF provided a platform for international authors and Indian language authors from the subcontinent to engage in a... View Details

Keywords: Literature; Festival; Economic Development; Social Development; Literacy; Development Economics; Social Entrepreneurship; Organizational Structure; Social Issues; India

May 1989 (Revised September 1989)
Case

Jacobs Suchard: Reorganizing for 1992

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.

Jacobs Suchard, the Swiss-based coffee and chocolate producer, is preparing for the common market and EEC 1992. At the time of the case, the company is still organized toward independent, local country markets, and believes it must move toward a more global... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Organizational Structure; Markets; Global Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland

17 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 17

show that knowledge spillover shifts both distributions rightward while selection and reallocation raise the left truncation of the distributions and shift revenue leftward. Using a rich firm-level panel dataset that spans 60 countries, our View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Portrait Project

Nathalie duPreez

disadvantage. It's the fact that their parents often do not have the resources to inspire them to achieve their dreams. For generations, structural change in Africa has seemed impossible. But while she is a "forgotten... View Details

30 Oct 2014
Blog Post

Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Robert Leke...

continent. Given the lean team structure at Tana, every team member is encouraged to continuously stretch himself/herself into roles of greater responsibility and influence. This has afforded me the opportunity for great learning, as well... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

Web

Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and Charity

structure of institutional banking.” 5 4 Papal Bull “Inter Multiplices,” Roman Catholic Church, Bullarum, privilegiorum ac diplomatum Romanorum Pontificum, collectio C. Cocquelines , 14 vols. (Rome, 1733-48) 3: 408-409. 5 John T. Noonan,... View Details

28 Jun 2011
News

Bold Ascent

flags with the SlingFin logo), Baka reflects on how his HBS experience plays into the nontraditional world of outdoor gear design. “It’s a framework of thought and analytics that is deeply ingrained as part of classroom discussion,” he says. “It’s a broad View Details

Keywords: hiking; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2011
News

Welcome to the Future

in less than a year. The first floor i-lab, which will also sponsor programs for community entrepreneurs and small businesses, measures some 28,500 square feet. The second- and third-floor hives and meeting spaces occupy 26,600 square feet and 19,800 square feet,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Construction of Buildings; Construction

Portrait Project

Carolyn Pyles

provide space. I will love. I will provide structure upon which one (dog) can depend. I will be motivated. I will dedicate myself to do what is right. I will be courageous. We will run. We will address the difficult conversations. We will... View Details

27 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)

Leslie K. John is keenly aware of the pressure researchers feel to get results. When her graduate studies in behavioral decision research didn't produce significant findings that led to publication in a prestigious journal, John felt disheartened. "The incentive... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston; Education

02 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best

quarterly and generally with less scrutiny from higher-ups. The researchers wanted to test their hypothesis that casino hosts in loosely monitored, more hands-off management structures were more successful in their jobs because they felt... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Entertainment & Recreation

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications

companies. For years, he said, the media industry has operated in a very fragmented economic structure that gave an individual company "a perverse incentive to defend its territory instead of attacking globally." That is coming... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

The State of the Markets

to pay the IOUs coming due." Financial markets can help that happen by offering mechanisms that enable capital to be allocated to companies and industries where it can be the most productive. The result is structural changes in the... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

14 Jul 2021
Blog Post

From Colombia to the District of Columbia: Making an Impact with Paulina Llano (MBA 2022)

I thought this was just a first-round interview,” Llano shared. “In the conversation, I was very honest about my experience. I explained how I had done organizational structuring work at McKinsey, but that I didn’t know a lot about DC or... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

06 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Circularity in Denmark

there were two main takeaways: the use of a foundation and co-op corporate structures to better enable progress towards sustainability goals, and the distribution of sustainability roles across multiple departments within companies.... View Details

19 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways

renewables capacity holds some promise for India being able to achieve its growth targets without adding to its carbon footprint. For most HBS students attending the IFC, the visit to Trombay Power Station was the first time they saw a fossil fuel plant up close. The... View Details

30 Aug 2018
News

Sharing a Passion for Art

experience here that combines art, nature, and architecture,” says van Caldenborgh, who chairs Voorlinden’s board and spends five or six days a week at his office in the museum, about an hour’s drive from Amsterdam. The tranquil setting and gardens, featuring plants... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Arts, Entertainment

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