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  • July 2000 (Revised April 2011)
  • Supplement

Greeley Hard Copy, Portable Scanner Initiative (B)

By: Michael L. Tushman and Daniel Radov
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Production; Product Development; Information Infrastructure; Business Divisions; Organizational Structure
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  • January 2014
  • Supplement

Ford Asia Pacific & Africa: The E-coating Facility Decision in Gujarat, India (B)

By: Juan Alcacer and Nancy Hua Dai
The case reveals that Ford decided to open its own e-coating plant in Gujarat, India, and details how the decision was made at different organizational levels. View Details
Keywords: Foreign Investment; Organizational Alignment; Strategic Decision Making; Motivation and Incentives; Communication; Organizational Structure; Decision Making; Business Processes; Foreign Direct Investment; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Gujarat
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  • 12 Feb 2016
  • Op-Ed

The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills

domestic skills market is far more relevant to the future of American workers than potential job losses through expanded trade with other Pacific-rim nations. Signs of distress The long-term structural decline of American jobs began well... View Details
Keywords: by Joe Fuller and Matt Sigelman; Manufacturing; Electronics
  • 26 Sep 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes

economies, the smaller economies pay the price. The problem is exacerbated by continuing structural weaknesses in developing countries where foreign investments are not necessarily anchored in long-term commitments to infrastructure or... View Details
Keywords: by Zeenat Potia
  • 24 Jan 2018
  • Blog Post

10 Reasons Why HBS Peek Weekend was worth the trip across the pond - a british perspective

–one group even had a case study on Beyoncé! #8 – The Teaching Staff The teaching staff at HBS are truly inspiring. Professors structured each teaching session in the same way they would an MBA course. All were unique in their approach... View Details
  • Web

FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness

high, but that alone does not create competitiveness. Among our survey respondents, pessimism lingers regarding those elements of the U.S. business environment that most directly drive rising living standards for workers. The cyclical recovery has not erased... View Details
  • January 2024
  • Case

Fusion Industry Association: Igniting the Future of Clean Energy

By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Jim Matheson, Kyle R. Myers and Henry Tao
Fusion energy is evolving from a scientific idea to a commercial possibility, drawing large investments and regulatory discussions; how should the FIA navigate this evolution?

The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) is at the forefront of transforming fusion... View Details
Keywords: Science-Based Business; Engineering; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Government Legislation; Industry Clusters; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Technological Innovation; Energy Industry; United States
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  • November 2020
  • Supplement

Integrating Beam Suntory (B)

By: David G. Fubini, Rawi Abdelal and David Lane
Supplements (A) case: The spring 2014 acquisition of U.S. alcoholic spirits maker Beam Inc. by Japan’s Suntory Holdings vaulted Suntory from 15th to third-largest international spirits company in the world. Yet Suntory had borrowed nearly the entire $16 billion... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Communication; Borrowing and Debt; Globalization; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Retention; Leadership; Supply Chain; Organizational Structure; Ownership; Relationships; Conflict and Resolution; Integration; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Japan; United States; Chicago
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  • October 2017
  • Teaching Note

Canadian Pacific's Bid for Norfolk Southern

By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield
Teaching Note for HBS No. 216-057. View Details
Keywords: Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Financial Strategy; Investment Activism; Bids and Bidding; Negotiation Offer; Corporate Strategy; Rail Transportation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Transformation
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  • April 2016
  • Supplement

Canadian Pacific's Bid for Norfolk Southern Spreadsheet Supplement

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Scott Mayfield
In December 2015, Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR) has just made its third bid to acquire Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC), one of the largest railroads in the United States. Having rejected the prior offers, NSC’s CEO James Squires and the NSC board must now value... View Details
Keywords: Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Financial Strategy; Investment Activism; Bids and Bidding; Negotiation Offer; Corporate Strategy; Rail Transportation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Transformation; United States; Canada
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  • May 2004 (Revised April 2006)
  • Case

Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (A)

By: Dwight B. Crane and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Ultra is one of a small group of competing Brazilian petrochemical companies, each of which buys raw material and is a minority owner of Copene, a "cracking" company that provides ethylene and other materials. Because of an industry restructuring, an auction of shares... View Details
Keywords: Capital; Capital Budgeting; Investment; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Industry Structures; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Bids and Bidding; Economy; Ownership Stake; Chemical Industry; Brazil
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  • 08 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 8

harder-even in the absence of repeated interactions or strategic career concerns. In a field experiment with 266 employees, we show that paying above-market wages, per se, does not have an effect on effort. However, structuring a portion... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 27

http://bit.ly/BuySocialzStrategyBook August 2013 Marketing Letters Structural Models of Complementary Choices By: Berry, Steven, Ahmed Khwaja, Vineet Kumar, Andres Musalem, Kenneth C. Wilbur, Greg Allenby, Bharat Anand, et al.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

ironic, given that in 2008 and 2009, they were given a hard time for issuing excessively positive ratings of structured products based on home mortgages that turned sour. Whatever they do, someone gets mad. That said, the mistakes on... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 27 Jul 2010
  • First Look

First Look: July 27

following the origin firm to initiate coverage of the destination firms. Consistent with structural constraints on the sell-side analyst profession, we find that analyst-manager "co-migration," is much stronger when both firms... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Oct 2007
  • First Look

First Look: October 23, 2007

board accountability through greater transparency in decision making, more representative vote allocation, or better parliamentary scrutiny. In other words, although civil society efforts have led to some gains in accountability with respect to Bank policies and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Mar 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Finding Success in the Middle of the Market

company control midfield by playing only in midfield? The answer is "yes" but only if there is a precise and persuasive value proposition. Until three years ago, Charles Schwab had lost its way. The former king of discount brokerage had let its cost View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Auto; Retail
  • 07 Jul 2016
  • Blog Post

Can You Learn Finance through the Case Method?

or accounting through the case method, I have just one simple piece of advice for you: take a deep breath and relax! HBS has set up an amazing support structure in this area and you will not be allowed to fall through the cracks. In... View Details
  • Web

Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog

preserving employees’ empowerment and ability to continue learning (e.g., through a Structured Empowerment Framework). You will also uncover how data analysis (including AI and machine learning techniques) can be incorporated into the... View Details
  • 01 Dec 1997
  • News

New Releases

to these changes with structural adaptations, few have achieved the much more fundamental organizational and managerial transformation required to succeed in this new environment. In their latest book, The Individualized Corporation: A... View Details
Keywords: Robert Binstock