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- 2019
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Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Institutional Environments and Monitoring Program Design
By: Jodi L. Short, Michael W. Toffel and Andrea R. Hugill
Activism seeking to improve labor conditions in global supply chains has led transnational corporations to adopt codes of conduct and monitor suppliers for compliance, but it is unclear whether these formal organizational structures raise labor standards. Drawing on... View Details
Keywords: Monitoring; Supplier Relationship; Sustainability; Sustainability Management; Sustainable Operations; Sustainable Supply Chains; NGO; Globalization; Corporate Accountability; Operations; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Labor; Working Conditions; Business Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; China; Indonesia; India; Bangladesh
Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea R. Hugill. "Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Institutional Environments and Monitoring Program Design." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-001, July 2016. (Revised September 2019. Formerly titled "Code Contingencies: Designing Monitoring Regimes to Promote Improvement in Supply Chain Working Conditions" and "Beyond Symbolic Responses to Private Politics.")
- 08 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 8, 2016
choices. Evaluating a natural experiment in which different results were shown to users who performed similar searches, they find that Google's prominent placement of its Flight Search service increased the clicks on paid advertising listings by more than half while... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Reimagining the MBA
entrepreneurial. And they are less hierarchical, with flatter management structures. Service and knowledge industries have overtaken traditional manufacturing businesses as the engines of growth in the West, while China and other... View Details
- March 2025
- Case
The Changing Climate on Wall Street
By: Clayton S. Rose, Maxim Pike Harrell and Michael Norris
Increasing and conflicting regulatory requirements and political pressures regarding climate change tested the leaders of U.S. financial institutions, as they struggled to determine how best to comply while managing their business and its risks.
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Keywords: Competency and Skills; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Leadership; Management; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Adaptation; Risk and Uncertainty; Insurance; Climate Change; Change Management; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry; United States; Europe
Rose, Clayton S., Maxim Pike Harrell, and Michael Norris. "The Changing Climate on Wall Street." Harvard Business School Case 325-020, March 2025.
- December 2021 (Revised September 2022)
- Case
Moleskine: Daniela Riccardi Turns the Page
By: Ryan Raffaelli and Sarah Gulick
Newly appointed CEO Daniela Riccardi needed to develop and present an action plan to the board of the company that owned Moleskine. Riccardi was hired because Moleskine had recently overextended its reach and needed more focus and discipline. Having previously served... View Details
Keywords: Rebranding; Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Operations; Planning; Retail Industry; Italy
Raffaelli, Ryan, and Sarah Gulick. "Moleskine: Daniela Riccardi Turns the Page." Harvard Business School Case 422-044, December 2021. (Revised September 2022.)
- February 2012 (Revised July 2012)
- Supplement
Caijing Magazine (B)
By: Karthik Ramanna and G.A. Donovan
In late 2009, Wang Boming, publisher of Caijing Magazine, widely regarded as China's most independent newsmagazine, gathered his core team for an urgent meeting. His pioneering editor Hu Shuli, described for her fiercely independent journalism as "the most dangerous... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Corporate Accountability; Restructuring; Corporate Disclosure; Organizations; Publishing Industry; China
Ramanna, Karthik, and G.A. Donovan. "Caijing Magazine (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 112-049, February 2012. (Revised July 2012.)
- August 2002 (Revised December 2002)
- Case
Quality Imaging Products (QIP)
Martin Stein, a recent business school graduate, is the new owner of Quality Imaging Products (QIP), a $10-million-a-year remanufacturer of printer and copier ink cartridges. Within weeks of buying the company, QIP's vp for finance, gives an ultimatum: a raise or he... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Organizational Culture; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry
Spear, Steven J., and Jonathan P Groberg. "Quality Imaging Products (QIP)." Harvard Business School Case 603-057, August 2002. (Revised December 2002.)
- November 1999 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Family Feud (A): Andersen v. Andersen
By: Ashish Nanda and Scot H. Landry
Traces the history and development of consulting within Andersen and the history of the schism between Arthur Andersen and Andersen Consulting. Ends with the two units seeking external arbitration of their dispute. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, and Scot H. Landry. "Family Feud (A): Andersen v. Andersen." Harvard Business School Case 800-064, November 1999. (Revised February 2002.)
- September 1983 (Revised October 1984)
- Case
Syntex Laboratories (A)
A consulting project involving a mathematical model of the sales force indicates that Syntex Labs should nearly double the size of their sales force and drastically alter their allocation of sales effort to the product line and physician specialties. The questions are... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Salesforce Management; Pharmaceutical Industry
Clarke, Darral G. "Syntex Laboratories (A)." Harvard Business School Case 584-033, September 1983. (Revised October 1984.)
- March 2009
- Teaching Note
Antegren: A Beacon of Hope (TN)
Teaching Note for [408025], [408026], [408027], and [408028]. View Details
- April 1992 (Revised July 1992)
- Case
U.S. Robotics, Inc.
U.S. Robotics (USR) is a fast-growing $80 million computer communications company with the aggressive growth target of becoming a $500 million company by 1995. It is widely accepted as the technology leader in its market, and relies strongly on its ability to bring... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Product Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; United States
Upton, David M. "U.S. Robotics, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 692-061, April 1992. (Revised July 1992.)
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86
and American Industry in Europe (1960). His 1989 Harvard Business Review article "General Managers in the Middle" was a bestseller for many years. Beyond the Harvard Business School campus, Uyterhoeven consulted regarding international... View Details
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
International Management Entrepreneurial Imagination and a Demand and Supply-side Perspective on the MNE and Cross-border Organization By: Jones, Geoffrey, and Christos Pitelis Abstract—This article explores the role of entrepreneurial... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- August 2012 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Viterra
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Matthew Preble
As Mayo Schmidt's tenure as CEO of the Canadian-based agribusiness Viterra wound down before its sale to the Swiss-based commodity company Glencore, he reflected on his tenure, which had seen the firm grow from a Canadian-focused agricultural cooperative to an... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Vision; Strategy And Execution; Growth Strategy; Organizational Change And Transformation; International Business; Farm Cooperatives; Agribusiness; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Canada; Australia; Asia; North America; Europe
Goldberg, Ray A., and Matthew Preble. "Viterra." Harvard Business School Case 913-401, August 2012. (Revised November 2012.)
- July 1997
- Case
Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower: Weaving Together the European Operations
By: Ashish Nanda
The case describes the actions taken by Dennis Hightower as president of Disney Consumer Products in Europe and the Middle East from 1988 to 1994. It focuses on how he has gone about establishing a regional office and knitting local operations closer together, the... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Middle East; Europe
Nanda, Ashish. "Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower: Weaving Together the European Operations." Harvard Business School Case 898-026, July 1997.
- 14 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 14
Working PapersIndustry Equilibrium with Open Source and Proprietary Firms Authors:Gastón Llanes and Ramiro de Elejalde Abstract We present a model of industry equilibrium to study the coexistence of Open Source (OS) and Proprietary (P)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Lose Money With Customers
at the market level, then translate these into strategies at the market segment level. A paper mill's marketing strategy, for instance, might call for selling newsprint to the publishing industry segment and paperboard to the packaging... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 27 Aug 2019
- News
Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland
Clubs News Clubs News Philly Club Builds Sweat Equity with SLT’s Amanda Freeman A dozen intrepid alumni from the HBS Club of Philadelphia recently worked up quite a sweat to learn more about the fitness industry from wellness entrepreneur... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
Henderson and Ryan JohnsonHarvard Business School Case 311-116 Since its 1999 merger Reckitt Benckiser (RB), a global consumer goods company, led by its CEO Bart Becht, developed a reputation for rapid product innovation and industry... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
no way for companies to tell which schools produce skilled managers. For instance, several Indian companies have sprung up to train people for jobs in the call center business, but no organization rates the quality of the training it... View Details