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February 2011
Teaching Note

CHS Inc.: Cooperative Leadership in a Global Food Economy (TN)

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Matthew Preble

Teaching Note for 911409. View Details

Keywords: Food; Cooperative Ownership; System; Planning; Food and Beverage Industry; Energy Industry; United States

01 Jun 2003
News

Portraits from the Class of 2003

Laurent Chenot “I want to raise my kids for whoever they are, not for what I want them to be.” First Novel: Angel, written, looking for publisher Born: Sainte-Adresse, France First Trip to United States: summer 1994, intern at Michelin in Greenville, South Carolina... View Details

August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
Case

General Dennis L. Via: People First, Mission Always

By: Boris Groysberg, Susan Seligson, Katherine Connolly Baden and Robin Abrahams

Dennis L. Via, was a retired four-star U.S. Army general and one of the world’s foremost experts on logistics, crisis management, supply chains, and maintaining a state of readiness at all times. As he reflected back on his career and leadership experience during the... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Crisis Management; Planning; Health Pandemics; United States

June 2001
Article

Learning Processes in Development Planning: A Theoretical Overview and Case Study

By: Alnoor Ebrahim and L. Ortolano

Keywords: Learning; Growth and Development; Planning; Theory; Information

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01 Dec 2014
News

Case Study: Growing the Family Business

centers in the Cleveland suburbs. The first has been open two years; the second is almost a year old and approaching operational breakeven—about the same timeline as the first center. The team expects to open a new center later this month and View Details

Keywords: childcare; Finance

August 2006 (Revised September 2012)
Case

Arrow Electronics--The Apollo Acquisition

By: Stephen P. Kaufman

Having already made 10 acquisitions of competitors in the last decade, the CEO of Arrow is evaluating the acquisition of another small competitor to boost sales, become #1 in a niche market segment, and achieve economies of scale. He is struggling with whether the deal... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Valuation; Performance Evaluation; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Strategic Planning; Growth and Development Strategy; Electronics Industry; United States

January 1982 (Revised July 2007)
Case

Kirk Stone (A)

Kirk Stone ran into an organization "land mine" when he joined the company. The teaching objective is to understand better how Kirk could have anticipated the company culture and other realities. View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Planning

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18 Oct 2022
News

Startups, Don’t Pin Your Hopes on VC Dry Powder

28 Jun 2022
News

Two Questions to Ask Before Setting Your Strategy

28 Aug 2018
News

And Now, a Word from Our Graduates

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

19 Apr 2018
News

One Last Pitch

The 2018 New Venture Competition started last fall with 360 teams. By Wednesday, April 18, just 12 teams—four finalists from each of the Alumni, Student Social Enterprise, and Student Business tracks—were left standing, vying for $315,000 in prize money and in-kind... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

March 2016 (Revised February 2017)
Case

Hello Alfred: Come Home Happy

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Carin-Isabel Knoop

On a mission to "automate the on-demand economy," Harvard Business School classmates Marcela Sapone and Jessica Beck launched Hello Alfred in 2013 to provide subscribers with an "Alfred" to complete various chores for a monthly fee. In early 2016, the company has built... View Details

Keywords: On-demand Economy; Sharing Economy; Technology Startup; Technology; Growth Strategy; Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategic Planning; Service Industry; United States; Boston; Cambridge; New York (city, NY); California

01 Jun 2011
News

LME Fund Makes HBS Dreams a Reality

Mcarthur, Ellis, Lebaron: Since 1983, providing financial aid to over 530 HBS students. In February, Dean Nitin Nohria hosted a private dinner at his residence, the Dean’s House, for a group of current HBS student fellowship recipients and their three generous “angel”... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

A Helping Hand

Conducting an independent study project during his second year at HBS, John Rice (MBA ’92) learned that many talented minority college students didn’t know much about the business world, and therefore leaned toward careers in law or medicine because those professions... View Details

Keywords: Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

March 1989 (Revised October 1994)
Case

Philip Morris Companies and Kraft, Inc.

By: Richard S. Ruback

Gives students the opportunity to explore the effect of substantial free cash flow on corporate acquisition and operating strategies. Students are also given the opportunity to extract information from the common stock prices of the participating firms. A variety of... View Details

Keywords: Cash Flow; Strategic Planning; Acquisition; Strategy; Restructuring; Valuation; Stocks

February 2020 (Revised August 2020)
Case

San Francisco Ballet: On 'Pointe' for the Future

By: Rohit Deshpandé and Nicole Tempest Keller

The SF Ballet was regarded as one of the top ballet companies in the world. It had an enviable earned revenue percentage of almost 50% and had an internationally recognized ballet school. However, by 2019 the Ballet faced a number of challenges. Ballet was a European... View Details

Keywords: Arts; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Demographics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Social Enterprise; Cultural Entrepreneurship; United States; San Francisco

01 Sep 2016
News

Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board

member and then plan for it to happen via networking and repositioning your career on your résumé. Part of the problem is not with the qualifications or networking skills of people who want to be board members. It is about how few spots... View Details

01 Dec 2007
News

Learning to Lead

spreadsheet.” The situation comes to a head when Keller is faced with a difficult decision. A Sunday meeting is scheduled in preparation for an important client presentation. On the same Sunday, he has plans to attend a long-anticipated... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Management

October 1998 (Revised November 1999)
Case

Chantal Cookware Corp.

By: H. Kent Bowen, Paul W. Marshall and Stephanie Dodson

Chantal Cookware is a small, private company with a 15-year record of success in the design, assembly, and sale of high-end cookware. It experiences serious setbacks when consumers' tastes shift from colorful enamel-on-steel products to commercial-style cookware.... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Strategic Planning; Market Entry and Exit; Product Positioning; Trends; Manufacturing Industry