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- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for survival. Indeed, the current global financial crisis provides a mandate for restructuring. But survival is not the end goal, says Harvard View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- December 2018
- Case
Corporate Transformation at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Amy C. Edmondson, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Tonia Labruyere
When Stefan Oschmann became CEO and chairman of the executive board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in 2016, the company had started its transformation from a mid-tier traditional German industry player to a global modern science and technology player. The... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance With Family Ownership; Transformation; Change Management; Restructuring; Corporate Governance; Family Ownership
Fuller, Joseph B., Amy C. Edmondson, Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Tonia Labruyere. "Corporate Transformation at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany." Harvard Business School Case 319-072, December 2018.
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
The Baby Business
indeed created a market for babies. Parents can choose the traits they want, clinics advertise for customers, and specialized providers are getting rich — it’s a $3 billion business in the United States alone. And that figure doesn’t... View Details
- March 1991 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
TBIRD: The Thai Business Initiative in Rural Development
During the period of 1987 to 1990, while Thailand had one of the fastest growing economies in the world (average growth rate of 12%), the income disparity between its rural and urban population (especially Bangkok City) was growing increasingly worse. Mechai... View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "TBIRD: The Thai Business Initiative in Rural Development." Harvard Business School Case 591-099, March 1991. (Revised May 1991.)
- 03 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Business History around the World
structures of large manufacturing corporations remains important, but a new generation of researchers has explored business networks, the family firm, knowledge creation and transfer, public policy and... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- November 6, 2017
- Article
The Common Traps of Working in Your Family's Business
By: Josh Baron
When your family’s name is on the door, you will never just be one of the gang — and everything you do could be fodder for the office rumor mill. Your actions are amplified because of your status in the company, and even seemingly small gestures can unintentionally... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Attitudes; Behavior; Personal Development and Career; Mission and Purpose
Baron, Josh. "The Common Traps of Working in Your Family's Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (November 6, 2017).
- 30 May 2025
- Video
Celebrating the Harvard Business School Class of 2025
- 05 Jun 2014
- News
Harvard Business School to Create New Convening Center
- 25 Apr 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Professor Emeritus Renato Tagiuri Dead at 91
- 24 May 2024
- Video
Celebrating the Harvard Business School Class of 2024
- 01 Jun 2020
- Video
Celebrating the 2020 Harvard Business School Virtual Commencement
- 17 Jul 2024
- News
Harvard Business School Announces Its 2024-2025 Blavatnik Fellows
- March 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Business of Life, The
By: Debora L. Spar
Every day, around the world, babies and children are being sold. Frequently, these transactions appear to be above or beyond the market. Orphaned children are never "sold"--they are only "matched" with their "forever families." Eggs are "donated," and surrogate mothers... View Details
Spar, Debora L., and Cate Reavis. "Business of Life, The." Harvard Business School Case 704-037, March 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- 04 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Global Poverty
or sell. Payatas and the orderly, verdant Harvard Business School campus—nearly equals, as it happens, in terms of the acreage they occupy—are separated by a gulf far greater than any measure of miles or statistics. Yet as HBS professor... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- March 2020 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Odebrecht's 'Transformation Journey' (A)
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Lynn S. Paine, Ruth Costas and Mariana Cal
At the center of one of the largest corruption scandals in Latin America, Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht signed a leniency agreement with American, Swiss and Brazilian prosecutors in 2016 admitting to paying bribes in 12 countries. In an effort to regain financial... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Organizational Transformations; Business Ethics; Corruption; Internal Controls; Business And Government; International Business; Engineering And Construction; Family Businesses; Corporate Misconduct; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Transformation; Organizational Culture; Crisis Management; Ethics; Engineering; Family Business; Crime and Corruption; Emerging Markets; Construction Industry; Brazil; Latin America
Srinivasan, Suraj, Lynn S. Paine, Ruth Costas, and Mariana Cal. "Odebrecht's 'Transformation Journey' (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-002, March 2020. (Revised April 2021.)
- 03 Jun 2021
- Video
Commemorating the Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Graduation
- 20 Jan 2012
- News
What Business Schools Can Learn from the Medical Profession
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
More Than a Business
When you call Black Enterprise's corporate offices in Manhattan and ask for Earl G. Graves, you have to specify which one. There's Earl Senior, the chairman, editor, and publisher, who, since founding the magazine in 1970, has turned it into the premier View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- July 2012 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Lyric Dinner Theater (A)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Jim Sharpe
Looking back at five years of losses, Rivka Belzer, a newly minted MBA, steps into her family owned business with their mandate to turn it around or close it. In her first six months, she has made a number of changes, with mixed results, but is beginning to show a... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurial Management; Crisis Management; Family Business; Turnarounds; Financial Crisis; Boards Of Directors; Operations Management; Strategy Implementation; Career Planning; Entrepreneurship; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Jim Sharpe. "Lyric Dinner Theater (A)." Harvard Business School Case 813-043, July 2012. (Revised May 2024.)
- 08 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
Applying to Business School as a Couple
For Kate Kingen and Patrick Garrison applying to business school was a mutual decision – and coming to HBS was a journey they decided to embark on together. Kate and Patrick first met in New York City when they were both working as... View Details