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    Sunil Gupta

    Co-Chair, Driving Digital Strategy

    Sunil Gupta is the Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration and  co-chair of the executive program on Driving... View Details

    Keywords: advertising; communications; consumer products; credit card; education industry; financial services; high technology; marketing industry; telecommunications
    • 01 Jan 2005
    • News

    • 08 Jan 2008
    • News

    Why so many companies fail at succession

    • December 2014 (Revised June 2016)
    • Case

    Cameron Trebbi at Taylor Lowell, LLP

    By: Karthik Ramanna
    Cameron Trebbi is a senior executive overseeing accounting policy at a large global auditing firm. His role is to lobby the firm's position with various accounting rule-making bodies worldwide. The firm is close to acquiring as new audit clients a consortium of Chinese... View Details
    Keywords: Lobbying; Thin Political Markets; Accounting; Business and Government Relations; Accounting Industry; China; United States
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    • November 2012 (Revised March 2013)
    • Case

    Talking Strategy at Greighton Partners

    By: Boris Groysberg and Kerry Herman
    Since its inception, London-based private equity firm Greighton Partners had managed over $15 billion in investor capital. The firm employed about 150 professionals around the globe and had completed over 175 company acquisitions since its founding. Started with a... View Details
    Keywords: Private Equity; Business Growth and Maturation; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Asia; Europe
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    • 03 Jan 2023
    • What Do You Think?

    How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?

    (iStockphoto/400tmax) While summarizing comments to this same question asked about Jack Welch in last month’s column (shown below), I received word of Frances Hesselbein’s death. Welch was regarded by many as the greatest CEO of the 20th century. Hesselbein, national... View Details
    Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
    • June 2008 (Revised April 2013)
    • Case

    Bernd Beetz: Creating the New Coty

    By: Geoffrey Jones and David Kiron
    Considers the creation of the world's largest fragrance company by Bernd Beetz, appointed chief executive of Coty Inc. in 2001. In 1990 the German consumer goods company Benkiser began acquiring fragrance and cosmetics brands with the intent of developing a beauty... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Germany; United States
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    • August 2021 (Revised April 2022)
    • Case

    KKR

    By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
    In June of 2021, KKR’s executive team convened to prepare for an upcoming board meeting. From a small, three-person partnership that started in 1976 and invested only in U.S. LBOs, the firm 45 years later was a public company that employed over 1,600 people and managed... View Details
    Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Public Equity; Globalized Markets and Industries; Growth and Development Strategy; Profit; Strategy; Finance; Private Equity; United States
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    • 15 Sep 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

    When it comes to seeking a new job, making connections on LinkedIn can be key to landing an offer. But building a large network on the platform isn’t as crucial as cultivating the right kinds of connections, new research shows. While networking on digital platforms can... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding

      Research: Investors Reward Companies That Talk Up Their Digital Initiatives

      A study of how companies disclose their digital initiatives on earnings calls and written communications finds that more firms are using these technologies, that financial markets reward companies that disclose such initiatives, but that financial performance... View Details
      • December 1987
      • Case

      John Hancock Financial Services: Sports Sponsorship

      By: Stephen A. Greyser
      Senior corporate communications executives of a major financial services firm are reviewing the company's sports sponsorship program and are considering expanding it. Hancock already is the corporate sponsor of the Boston Marathon and has the opportunity to sponsor the... View Details
      Keywords: Communication Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Performance Evaluation
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        Acquirer-Target Social Ties and Merger Outcomes

        This paper investigates the effect of social ties between acquirers and targets on merger performance.  We find that the extent of cross-firm social connection between directors and senior executives at the acquiring and the target firms has a significantly negative... View Details
        • 2008
        • Article

        Linking Crisis Management and Leadership Competencies: The Role of Human Resources Development

        The problem and the solution. Most executives are aware of the negative consequences associated with an organizational crisis and focus on communications and public relations as a reactive strategy. However, many neglect the other leadership responsibilities... View Details
        Keywords: Leadership Development; Crisis Management; Human Resources; Experience and Expertise
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        • 19 Jan 2023
        • Research & Ideas

        What Makes Employees Trust (vs. Second-Guess) AI?

        react to AI systems, the researchers worked last year with the luxury fashion retailer Tapestry Inc., whose accessory and lifestyle brands include Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman. The firm employs 18,000 people worldwide and has... View Details
        Keywords: by Rachel Layne

          Roy D. Shapiro

          Roy D. Shapiro is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.  He is currently the faculty co-chair of the School's Technology and Operations Management Unit... View Details

          • August 2006 (Revised September 2008)
          • Case

          Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper

          By: Boris Groysberg, Victoria Winston and Shirley Spence
          What does it take to build a successful career over time? Describes Amy Schulman's career progression and role as a star senior litigator and top executive at one of the world's largest law firms. It focuses on different stages in her career and what she did to be... View Details
          Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Employee Relationship Management; Groups and Teams; Time Management; Personal Development and Career; Gender
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          • 22 Apr 2002
          • Research & Ideas

          Does Spirituality Drive Success?

          Executives from a wide range of industries trooped to Harvard Business School to discuss how their spirituality helps them be powerful leaders. The stories emerged from three panel sessions at the Möbius Leadership Forum, held April... View Details
          Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild
          • May 20, 2024
          • Article

          Porter’s Five Forces and Competitive Advantage in Web3

          By: Scott Duke Kominers and Liang Wu
          Competitive strategy — the art of crafting and executing plans to achieve an advantageous position in the market — is integral to any business, and especially relevant for platforms because it determines their ability to achieve network effects and scale. But web3... View Details
          Keywords: Five Forces Framework; Competitive Strategy; Business Strategy; Network Effects; Digital Transformation
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          • January 1999
          • Case

          Ciba Specialty Chemicals

          By: Forest L. Reinhardt
          Based on extensive interviews, this case discusses the environmental policies of a successful firm in the specialty chemicals business. Executives at Ciba have differentiated products along environmental lines and have used environmental scrutiny as a tool for cutting... View Details
          Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Business or Company Management; Cost Management; Risk Management; Business Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Chemical Industry
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          • 16 Jun 2015
          • First Look

          First Look: June 16, 2015

          of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Emphasis is on executive leadership and firm strategy in coordinating across a global network of partners in the production of a new aircraft. Purchase this case:... View Details
          Keywords: Sean Silverthorne