Book Publishing - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2003 (Revised November 2005)
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Bertelsmann AG

By: Bharat N. Anand, Michael G. Rukstad and Christoph Kostring

On July 28, 2002, Bertelsmann announced the firing of its CEO, Thomas Middelhoff, in a move that surprised industry observers, analysts, and many employees. Bertelsmann, a privately held company headquartered in Germany, was one of the largest global media... View Details

Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Corporate Strategy; Entertainment; Media; Change Management; Integration; Resignation and Termination; Private Ownership; Initial Public Offering; Business Units; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; Germany

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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

Publishing March 27, 2025 Article How One Company Used AI to Broaden Its Customer Base By: Sunil Gupta and Frank V. Cespedes May 2025 Case Grand Rounds By: William A. Sahlman and Lauren Barley 2014 Book... View Details

25 Jan 2021
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In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

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Strategy - Faculty & Research

Metaverse Re: Andy Wu 17 Sep 2024 Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often Re: Raffaella Sadun More Working Knowledge Articles Harvard Business Publishing February 21, 2025 Article How a Company’s Ownership Model... View Details

30 Apr 2024
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When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

organization, says Paine, a Baker Foundation Professor. In fact, the fault often lies with managers who set unrealistic deadlines, production targets, or other objectives that lead decent people to take shortcuts to achieve the goal without recognizing the downstream... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Nov 2013
HBS Seminar

Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School

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Career Histories and the Biotechnology Industry

Professor Higgins' other major project focuses on the consequences of individuals' career experiences for firms and industries. This second research stream centers on the careers of executives in the biotechnology industry.

Professor Higgins has written... View Details

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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Resources Case Teaching & Learning Case Writing External Links Please find below links to a variety resources on Case Method teaching resources and student-focused resources on learning by the Case Method. Case Method Teaching Books 2014... View Details

31 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 31, 2007

companies, and in countries characterized by high individualism and high power distance national cultures. Private Power in Indonesia Author:L.T. Wells, Jr. Publication:Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, forthcoming (December 2007). Journal View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Capitalism as a System of Governance

My research interest is in further exploration of the analytic utility of an original conception of capitalism as an indirect, three level system of governance for the economic relationships within political entities, and mostly within nation states. This three level... View Details

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General Management - Faculty & Research

Change the World?: A Personal Reflection on Systems Change By: Brian Trelstad 2020 Book Capitalism at Risk: How Business Can Lead By: Joseph L. Bower , Dutch Leonard and Lynn S. Paine More Harvard Business View Details

14 Feb 2023
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When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career

experience I had was unique,” he says. “Was I alone?” DiDonna launched The Sabbatical Project, interviewing some 50 people who had similarly taken time off from their work to see what lessons could be learned from their experiences. He recently View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Biography - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

economic theory to develop a more rigorous understanding of industry competition and the choices companies make to compete. In addition to advancing his home field of industrial organization economics, Michael Porter’s work has defined the modern strategy field. His... View Details

15 Aug 2023
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(Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?

three-dimensional and social,” according to the case. Matthew Ball, author of the recently published book The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything, has described the future technology as a... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Computer; Information Technology

01 Mar 2024
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In Harmony

October 2023, news broke that filming of the book would begin in fall 2024, backed by Anonymous Content, the US production company behind Spotlight and The Revenant, and Korea’s Anthology Studios. Deeply personal and highly... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographs by Jun Michael Park; private equity; fiction; financial crisis; leadership; Korea

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Leadership Initiative - Leadership

a book, Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation, that will be published in early 2026, which introduces the 3 roles of leading innovation at scale across organizations and ecosystems: architect, bridger, and catalyst. Hill’s... View Details

12 Apr 2022
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Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence

Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

08 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Who Rises to Power in American Business?

"outsiders," such as Elizabeth Arden, created their own road to success, overcoming significant odds. The new book Paths to Power: How Insiders and Outsiders Shaped American Business Leadership explores the demographics of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

March 2013 (Revised April 2014)
Case

Barnes & Noble: Managing the E-Book Revolution

By: Alan MacCormack, Brian Kimball Dunn and Chris F. Kemerer

The case describes competition in the market for E-Books, and Barnes & Noble's Strategy in this industry. As a traditional retailer, B&N was challenged by the introduction of digital technologies that allow books to be published, distributed and sold to consumers... View Details