Publications

May 2003
Case

Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A) (Abridged)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse

Sun Hydraulics, 32-year-old global hydraulics engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida; confronts tough choices due to the economic downturn in 2001. The company leadership debates how to maintain profitability and reduce labor costs... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Financial Crisis; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry; Florida

January 2003 (Revised September 2003)
Supplement

Kate Burnett

By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas

Supplements Peter Isenberg at Jones Mendel (A). View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles

November 2000 (Revised November 2005)
Case

Meg Whitman at eBay Inc. (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas

Meg Whitman takes over as CEO of eBay from the founder. She must figure out how to lead the company through a stage of phenomenal growth without compromising eBay's unique external customer culture and internal culture--its key success factors. A rewritten version of... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Style; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Success

October 2000
Case

Francisco de Narvaez at Tia: Selling the Family Business

By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty

In January 1999, Francisco de Narvaez sold Tia, his family's retail business in Argentina. De Narvaez reflects on the decision to sell and the selling process. View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Business Exit or Shutdown; Decisions; Argentina

February 2000 (Revised May 2008)
Teaching Note

Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (A) and (B) (TN)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse

Teaching Note for (9-498-045) and (9-498-046). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Germany; Ukraine

August 1998
Supplement

Lark International Entertainment Ltd. (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Hong Kong; China; Asia

December 1997 (Revised August 1998)
Case

Randy Haykin: The Making of an Entrepreneur (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse

An MBA graduate, 10 years out, reflects on his career path. Randy Haykin is currently running his own venture catalyst organization in the Silicon Valley. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Personal Development and Career; Leadership Style; Organizations; San Francisco

May 1997
Supplement

Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions

By: Linda A. Hill and Mara Willard

Suzanne de Passe talks to an MBA class in October 1996 and discusses her perspective on leadership, her experience making "Lonesome Dove," and her company: de Passe Entertainment. Designed for use with Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions (A) (9-487-042), (A1)... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Perspective; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

September 1996 (Revised June 1998)
Case

InterSoft of Argentina (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Stacy Palestrant

Focuses on InterSoft of Argentina, a growing software company in Argentina. In 1993, InterSoft acquires a Russian software company and Emilo Lopez, the vice president and director of InterSoft's Systems Software Lab, must manage a creative, cross-cultural, "virtual"... View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business Growth and Maturation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Management Teams; Groups and Teams; Partners and Partnerships; Conflict Management; Information Technology Industry; Argentina; Russia

August 1996 (Revised October 1996)
Case

Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions (A1)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jaan Elias

Illustrates: 1) the impact of a manager's leadership style on corporate culture, direction, and performance; 2) the concept of fit between leadership style and the requirements of situations in which managers find themselves; and 3) the need for managers to adapt their... View Details

Keywords: Management Style; Race; Organizational Culture; Success; Leadership Style; Gender; Management Teams; Change Management; Situation or Environment; Creativity; Relationships; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

26 Jan 2021
News

Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response

Professor emeritus, William A. Sahlman, the conversation covered the range of leadership challenges that Mango and Bingham faced while managing both private sector and government partners on an expedited timeline, while searching for an... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

April 2017
Supplement

Q&A with Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Technology & Innovation

By: Linda A. Hill and Allison J. Wigen

In this video supplement to the HBS case study "Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Technology & Innovation," case protagonist Tom Kalil discusses leading a team of policy entrepreneurs at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2008-2016. View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Government; Government Innovation; Leading Teams; Collaboration; Cross-sector Collaboration; Innovation Strategy; Innovation Leadership; Leadership; Leadership Development; Groups and Teams; Policy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; United States

October 1995
Supplement

Orientation for Viewing the Cranfield-Kearney Performance Appraisal Interview

By: John J. Gabarro and Linda A. Hill

Presents the background information to watching the video reenactment of the Cranfield-Kearney Performance Appraisal Interview. View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Compensation and Benefits; Performance; Motivation and Incentives

April 1994 (Revised March 1995)
Teaching Note

Craig Weatherup TN

By: Linda A. Hill and Katherine Seger Weber

Teaching Note for video (9-494-518). View Details

May 1994 (Revised March 1995)
Teaching Note

Bernd Sterzel at the IVth Medizinische Klinik (A), (B), and (C) TN

By: Linda A. Hill and Joshua D. Margolis

Teaching Note for (9-493-059), (9-493-060), and (9-493-061). View Details

Keywords: Health Industry

March 1994 (Revised March 1995)
Teaching Note

David Fletcher TN

By: Linda A. Hill and Katherine Seger Weber

Teaching Note for (9-493-064). View Details

Keywords: Financial Services Industry; New York (city, NY)

March 1994 (Revised April 1995)
Teaching Note

Lyndon Baines Johnson TN

By: Linda A. Hill and Katherine Seger Weber

Teaching Note for Reprint (1-488-001). View Details

Keywords: Government and Politics

February 2025
Case

Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A)

By: Emily Truelove, Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption of the automotive industry: the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the rise of software-defined vehicles (SDVs).... View Details