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- January 1995
- Teaching Note
Millipore Corporate Strategy TN
Teaching Note for (9-594-009). View Details
- February 2021 (Revised September 2022)
- Case
Shareholder Activists and Corporate Strategy
By: David J. Collis and Caeden Brynie
This library case examines the rise of shareholder activism in recent years, particularly in the public eye, and analyzes its effects on corporate strategy, growth, and shareholder value. It looks at three contemporary targets of shareholder activism in particular—Bed... View Details
Keywords: Shareholder; Shareholder Activism; Board; Board Of Directors; Hedge Fund; Hedge Fund Activism; Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Investment Activism; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Shareholder Relations
Collis, David J., and Caeden Brynie. "Shareholder Activists and Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 721-437, February 2021. (Revised September 2022.)
- Web
Corporate Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy View Details
- September 2008 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Loews Corporation: Corporate Strategy as a Portfolio
By: Joseph L. Bower
In 2007, Loews Inc., under the leadership of James Tisch, was considering whether to buy natural gas properties from Dominion Resources. The question is whether the acquisition fits the corporate strategy. In exploring the questions, students will have the chance to... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Business or Company Management; Value Creation; Acquisition; Management Teams
Bower, Joseph L. "Loews Corporation: Corporate Strategy as a Portfolio." Harvard Business School Case 309-004, September 2008. (Revised March 2014.)
- 2016
- Chapter
The Organization of Non-market Strategy
By: Dylan B. Minor
The purpose of this paper is to explore how firms organize to engage in non-market strategy. To achieve this end, we explore the organization of non-market strategy via a formal model of the firm. The model is motivated by a qualitative study of the organization of... View Details
Keywords: Non-market Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility; Strategy; Organizational Design; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Minor, Dylan B. "The Organization of Non-market Strategy." In Strategy Beyond Markets. Vol. 34, edited by John de Figueiredo, Michael Lenox, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Rick Vanden Bergh, 413–436. Advances in Strategic Management. Emerald Group Publishing, 2016.
- April 1995
- Supplement
Cooper Industries' Corporate Strategy (B)
By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson
Brings students up to date regarding a recent decision by the chairman. View Details
Collis, David J., and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. "Cooper Industries' Corporate Strategy (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 795-154, April 1995.
- July 2001
- Teaching Note
Newell Company: Corporate Strategy TN
Teaching Note for (9-799-139). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note. View Details
- June 1981 (Revised May 1988)
- Case
L.L. Bean, Inc.: Corporate Strategy
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
L.L. Bean, Inc., a Maine-based manufacturer and mail-order retailer of sporting goods and apparel, has grown from $3 million in sales (1967) to over $120 million (1980). Current projections predict an annual compounded growth of 25% through 1985. Management must decide... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Growth and Development; Growth Management; Production; Quality; Sales; Situation or Environment; Corporate Strategy; Internet and the Web; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "L.L. Bean, Inc.: Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 581-159, June 1981. (Revised May 1988.)
- June 1996
- Article
Corporate Strategy in Multibusiness Firms
By: David J. Collis
Collis, David J. "Corporate Strategy in Multibusiness Firms." Long Range Planning 29, no. 3 (June 1996): 416–418.
- November 1992 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
The Advertising Council: Corporate Strategy
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jayne D. Kramer
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jayne D. Kramer. "The Advertising Council: Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 593-059, November 1992. (Revised March 1997.)
- June 1963 (Revised November 1977)
- Case
American Motors Corp.: Corporate Strategy
By: Bruce R. Scott
Scott, Bruce R. "American Motors Corp.: Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 364-001, June 1963. (Revised November 1977.)
- April 1988 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
General Mills, Inc.: Corporate Strategy
Porter, Michael E. "General Mills, Inc.: Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 388-123, April 1988. (Revised January 1992.)
- 07 Aug 2014
- News
Corporations Need a Language Strategy
- April 2005 (Revised April 2005)
- Background Note
Corporate Strategies in Media and Entertainment Businesses
By: Bharat N. Anand
In recent years, many debates in corporate strategy have centered around information goods markets, and the media and entertainment sector in particular. Vertical integration is the norm in many parts of the media sector, despite conventional wisdom that it offers no... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy
- October 1978 (Revised March 1980)
- Background Note
Corporate Strategy and Technological Policy
Maidique, Modesto A. "Corporate Strategy and Technological Policy." Harvard Business School Background Note 679-033, October 1978. (Revised March 1980.)
- 2008
- Chapter
Capital Structure and Corporate Strategy
By: Christopher Parsons and Sheridan Titman
Parsons, Christopher, and Sheridan Titman. "Capital Structure and Corporate Strategy." Chap. 13 in Handbook of Corporate Finance: Empirical Corporate Finance, Vol. 2, edited by B. Espen Eckbo, 203–234. North-Holland Publishing Company, 2008.
- December 2005
- Class Lecture
Resources and Corporate Strategy (FSS)
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Resources and Corporate Strategy (FSS)." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 706-461, December 2005.
- May – June 1987
- Article
From Competitive Advantage to Corporate Strategy
By: M. E. Porter
Porter, M. E. "From Competitive Advantage to Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business Review 65, no. 3 (May–June 1987).
- November 2023 (Revised July 2024)
- Background Note
Corporate Climate Targets
By: Willy C. Shih, Michael W. Toffel and Kelsey Carter
Companies that are addressing climate change by mitigating their greenhouse gas emissions often set reduction targets. This note describes several types of widely used carbon reduction targets, including carbon neutral, science based, net zero, real zero, and carbon... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Sustainability; Environmental Strategy; Climate Risk; Target-setting; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Accountability; Policy; Measurement and Metrics; Strategic Planning; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Shih, Willy C., Michael W. Toffel, and Kelsey Carter. "Corporate Climate Targets." Harvard Business School Background Note 624-041, November 2023. (Revised July 2024.)
- August 2017
- Case
'Not so fast...' Litigation Strategy in EMC Corporation v. Donatelli (A)
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Danielle V. Holland
The sudden departure to Hewlett-Packard of a top-level EMC Corporation executive who had full knowledge of EMC’s operations, business plans, and key personnel ignited a bi-coastal battle between two fierce rivals that was played out in courts competing for jurisdiction... View Details
Keywords: Non-competition Agreements; Key Employee Agreements; Litigation Strategy; Law; Preliminary Injunctions; Jurisdictional Disputes; Conflict Of Laws; Lawsuits and Litigation; Strategy; Contracts
Goldberg, Lena G., and Danielle V. Holland. "'Not so fast...' Litigation Strategy in EMC Corporation v. Donatelli (A)." Harvard Business School Case 318-026, August 2017.