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- 01 Aug 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs Worry About ‘Too Big to Succeed?’
cause the lack of sufficient organic growth as opposed to the growth by mergers and acquisitions. As he put it, "Toobigs are enormously complex, with massive, self defeating strategies at war within,... View Details
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
that, at the aggregate level, is similar to the one sector neoclassical growth model, while, at the disaggregate level, has implications for the path of observable measures of technology adoption. We estimate our model using data on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
I wanted to be president of a $500 million business, and I achieved that,” he says. “When I left at age 54, there was no great epiphany, although the fact that we sold our subsidiary businesses made it financially easier for me to... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- January 2025
- Case
Davivienda Bank's Upskilling and Reskilling Strategy in Colombia (Abridged)
By: Jorge Tamayo, Raffaella Sadun and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
Set in 2022, this abridged case examines the digital transformation strategy of Davivienda—a leading player in Colombia’s commercial banking sector and one of the companies belonging to Grupo Bolívar, a major Colombian conglomerate—and the bank’s upskilling and... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Organizational Culture; Banking Industry; Latin America; Central America; South America; Colombia
Tamayo, Jorge, Raffaella Sadun, and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago. "Davivienda Bank's Upskilling and Reskilling Strategy in Colombia (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 725-428, January 2025.
- November 2017 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
Irene Rosenfeld at Mondelēz International: Crafting a Corporate Strategy
By: Raffaella Sadun, David J. Collis, Amram Migdal and Kerry Herman
The case focuses on Irene Rosenfeld’s tenure as CEO of the global snack food company Mondelēz International. Beginning in 2006, she had led the company through many acquisitions, including France’s LU Biscuit and British confectionery company Cadbury, before, in 2012,... View Details
Keywords: Snack Food; Snack; Global Snacking; Packaged Food; Consumer Packaged; Kraft Foods; Kraft; Agribusiness; Change; Change Management; Corporate Strategy; Transformation; Geography; Geographic Scope; Global Strategy; Leadership; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Planning; Strategic Planning; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Illinois
Sadun, Raffaella, David J. Collis, Amram Migdal, and Kerry Herman. "Irene Rosenfeld at Mondelēz International: Crafting a Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 718-403, November 2017. (Revised November 2021.)
- 23 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes
your biggest buckets of cost and rethinking those strategically in ways that give your customers something they value," notes Frei, the UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management at Harvard Business School. Morriss (HBS MBA '04),... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
The Weather Channel Forecast: Challenges Ahead
2f1f4a24430fe040f37c6d7564258142 Viewers love The Weather Channel, giving its president and CEO, Bill Burke (MBA ’92), an enviable edge over many of his counterparts in the notoriously fickle business of cable network programming. On... View Details
- Fast Answer
Confronting Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
For HBS alumni who are interested in the topic. We recommend the following starting points: Available via HBS alumni research portal (HBS email address or Harvard Key login required.) ABI/ProQuest - Find articles and reports on various topics,... View Details
- 05 Dec 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?
favors so-called "barbell strategies" in which a portion of the business portfolio is created to guarantee survival in the event of a Black Swan so that the more innovative and entrepreneurial remainder of the portfolio can be... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Bankruptcy | Baker Library
of any quality or hedging arguments that might be made.” (1) Glen Le Lievre, "Too big to fail." The Wall Street Journal Cartoon Collection, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Lehman Brothers sign taken into Auction House in London,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Books
authors show managers how to use theory — statements of what causes what, why, and when — to make the process of creating new growth businesses more predictable. Using real-life examples of companies from a... View Details
- Web
The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog
Faith Shapes Boardroom Debate Faith as An Enabler and Disabler Linking Spirituality, Health and Leadership Poetic Justice: Islam and Business III. Moving Beyond – Locating Purpose in the World Moral Growth... View Details
- Fast Answer
Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry
Street Stalls/Kiosks. eMarketer - includes market data, statistics, and analysis on the Internet, e-business, online marketing, media, and emerging technologies; useful for... View Details
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Venture Capital and Private Equity - Course Catalog
Associates How and why investors structure deals How PE firms add value How investors screen and choose investments Getting a deal through the Investment Committee Role of debt providers and where incentives overlap and diverge Different PE View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: On the Fly
industry. Would the industry be best served by a model in which these three entities operate under one umbrella? —Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen (AMP 190, 2016) CARTY: The growth and development of the airline industry over the last 30 years... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- December 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Todovino: Can Your Rival be Your Friend?
Todovino sells Spanish wines through wine clubs and web sites. Founder-CEO Gonzalo Verdera has partnered with many companies to create cobranded wine clubs, but now he is pondering a joint venture with one of his rivals, a brick-and-mortar wine chain, where Todovino... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Growth and Development Strategy; Agreements and Arrangements; Partners and Partnerships; Competition; Cooperation; Online Technology; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry
Martinez-Jerez, Asis, and Lisa Brem. "Todovino: Can Your Rival be Your Friend?" Harvard Business School Case 111-071, December 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
- June 2003 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
India on the Move
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Emily Thompson
By 2003, India had been growing at almost 6% annually since 1992, after it suffered a financial collapse, abandoned import substitution, and moved gradually to adopt the Washington Consensus. Now, financial controls and competition barriers are less burdensome,... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Entrepreneurship; Foreign Direct Investment; Business and Government Relations; India
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Emily Thompson. "India on the Move." Harvard Business School Case 703-050, June 2003. (Revised March 2008.)
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
Scaling Up at Five Below
(photo by Jane M. Von Bergen / Philadelphia Inquirer) (photo by Jane M. Von Bergen / Philadelphia Inquirer) It’s the holiday season and emoji merchandise is flying off the shelves—especially poop emoji (sorry). Chalk it up to the whimsical tastes of the teen and... View Details
- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
Management Practice in Business Administration at Harvard Business School, who recently published a paper on the topic of technology commoditization in MIT Sloan Management Review. According to Shih,... View Details
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
long-term economic growth and inflation. The Fed can affect long-term rates only to the extent that it can influence those expectations. Long-term conservative investors should not probably be in the View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen