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  • May 2018
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Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work

By: Oriana Bandiera, Renata Lemos, Andrea Prat and Raffaella Sadun
We present evidence on the labor supply of CEOs and on whether family and professional CEOs differ on this dimension. We do so through a new survey instrument that allows us to codify CEOs’ diaries in a detailed and comparable fashion and to build a bottom-up measure... View Details
Keywords: Performance Productivity; Family Ownership; Management
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Bandiera, Oriana, Renata Lemos, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun. "Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work." Review of Financial Studies 31, no. 5 (May 2018): 1605–1653. (Lead article.)
  • July 1991 (Revised October 1995)
  • Case

KPMG Peat Marwick: The Shadow Partner

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
KPMG Peat Marwick executives needed to decide whether to fund full development of "The Shadow Partner," the name coined to describe a worldwide information network that would link all KPMG professionals to each other and to a wealth of data bases and information... View Details
Keywords: Information Management; Data and Data Sets; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Networks; Partners and Partnerships; Information Technology
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Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "KPMG Peat Marwick: The Shadow Partner." Harvard Business School Case 492-002, July 1991. (Revised October 1995.)
  • February 2003 (Revised May 2006)
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Ernst & Young LLP

By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
The history of Ernst & Young provides a platform to discuss the issues related to the sale of the consulting business as well as the founding of the legal unit. It dovetails with the issues raised at Arthur Andersen regarding the role of the Big Four accounting firms... View Details
Keywords: Accounting Audits; Conflict of Interests; Accounting Industry
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Hawkins, David F., and Jacob Cohen. "Ernst & Young LLP." Harvard Business School Case 103-060, February 2003. (Revised May 2006.)
  • September 1983 (Revised October 1984)
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Boston Whaler, Inc.: Managing the Dealer Network

Mr. Joseph Lawler, newly-appointed president of Boston Whaler, Inc. (BWI), believes that better dealer management is the key to his company's continued growth. BWI manufactured a high-price, high performance line of power and other boats for the recreational,... View Details
Keywords: Distribution Channels; Product Marketing; Consumer Products Industry
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Bonoma, Thomas V. "Boston Whaler, Inc.: Managing the Dealer Network." Harvard Business School Case 584-036, September 1983. (Revised October 1984.)
  • August 2018 (Revised July 2020)
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Revenue Recognition at HBP

By: Paul Healy and Siko Sikochi
In early 2014, Paul Bills, CFO of Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), sat down with David Wan, the company’s CEO, to discuss budget preparations for the coming year. Bills noted that the performance of Corporate Learning, one of HBP’s three business units, would be... View Details
Keywords: Accrual Accounting; Budgets and Budgeting; Revenue Recognition; Financial Reporting; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; United States
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Healy, Paul, and Siko Sikochi. "Revenue Recognition at HBP." Harvard Business School Case 119-029, August 2018. (Revised July 2020.)
  • July 2014 (Revised August 2014)
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AmazonFresh: Rekindling the Online Grocery Market

By: Rory McDonald, Clayton Christensen, Robin Yang and Ty Hollingsworth
More than a decade after the high-profile failures of several early online grocers, grocery remains the largest single U.S. retail category and one of the few that has not yet migrated online. Amazon began testing its grocery-delivery service, AmazonFresh, in Seattle,... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; New Markets; Grocery; Operations Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Strategy; Emerging Markets; Learning; Service Operations; Internet and the Web; Business Model; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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McDonald, Rory, Clayton Christensen, Robin Yang, and Ty Hollingsworth. "AmazonFresh: Rekindling the Online Grocery Market." Harvard Business School Case 615-013, July 2014. (Revised August 2014.)
  • September 2013 (Revised June 2016)
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The Morning Star Company: Self-Management at Work

By: Francesca Gino, Bradley R. Staats, Brian J. Hall and Tiffany Y. Chang

Morning Star, a collection of affiliated companies, had grown steadily since 1970 when Chris Rufer, president and founder, started the business hauling tomatoes to processing plants in a truck. The company's main products continued to be tomato-based, including a... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Motivation and Incentives; Working Conditions; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Food; Management Practices and Processes; Compensation and Benefits; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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Gino, Francesca, Bradley R. Staats, Brian J. Hall, and Tiffany Y. Chang. "The Morning Star Company: Self-Management at Work." Harvard Business School Case 914-013, September 2013. (Revised June 2016.)
  • October 2006 (Revised June 2007)
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Deferred Taxes at Obadiah Vineyard

Obadiah Vineyard's owners create financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to help them obtain funding to plant more acreage. The owners grapple with deferred taxes and the differences between tax and financial reporting... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Taxation; Financial Statements; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Autrey, Romana L. "Deferred Taxes at Obadiah Vineyard." Harvard Business School Case 107-035, October 2006. (Revised June 2007.)
  • 2020
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Automation and the Plight of Young Workers: Evidence from the Automation of Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century

By: Daniel P. Gross and James J. Feigenbaum
Telephone operation was one of the most common jobs for young American women in the early 1900s. Between 1920 and 1940, AT&T adopted dial service in over half of U.S. telephone exchanges, automating away a legion of operators. We show that upon a city's adoption of... View Details
Keywords: Employment; Labor; Gender; Technology Adoption; History; Telecommunications Industry; United States
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Gross, Daniel P., and James J. Feigenbaum. "Automation and the Plight of Young Workers: Evidence from the Automation of Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century." Working Paper, February 2020.
  • May 2015 (Revised May 2017)
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Colgate-Palmolive Company: Marketing Anti-Cavity Toothpaste

By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
In October 2013, Colgate-Palmolive Company, the world's leading oral care company, was about to launch its new Colgate® Maximum Cavity Protection™ plus Sugar Acid Neutralizer™ toothpaste in Brazil. Oral care category accounted for 46 percent of Colgate's $17.4 billion... View Details
Keywords: New Product Management; Consumer Segmentation; Global Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility; Healthcare; Sustainability; Health Care and Treatment; Environmental Sustainability; Marketing; Segmentation; Product Development; Product Launch; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Product Positioning; Consumer Products Industry; Brazil; United States
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Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Colgate-Palmolive Company: Marketing Anti-Cavity Toothpaste." Harvard Business School Case 515-050, May 2015. (Revised May 2017.)
  • 07 Dec 2014
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How Wall Street Bent Steel

    James I. Cash

    Professor Cash received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Texas Christian University; a Master of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University's Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Management Information... View Details

    Keywords: accounting industry; accounting industry; accounting industry; accounting industry; accounting industry; accounting industry; accounting industry
    • November 1997 (Revised February 1998)
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    WESCO Distribution, Inc.

    By: Das Narayandas
    In 1996, WESCO, a national distributor of electrical equipment and supplies, charted out a growth of 6 to 8 percent in sales, and 12 to 16 percent in profitability over the next five years. The centerpiece of this growth strategy is the National Accounts (NA) program... View Details
    Keywords: Restructuring; Customer Satisfaction; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Distribution; Sales; Balance and Stability; Distribution Industry; Distribution Industry
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    Narayandas, Das. "WESCO Distribution, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 598-021, November 1997. (Revised February 1998.)
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    Benchmarking Against the Performance of High Profile 'Scandal' Firms

    By: Emre Karaoglu, Tatiana Sandino and Randy Beatty
    In recent years, several high profile firms engaged in accounting fraud that resulted in severe investor losses and erosion of trust in the capital markets. We examine high profile accounting "scandals" prosecuted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unlike most... View Details
    Keywords: Earnings Management; Ethics; Executive Compensation; Performance Evaluation; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    Karaoglu, Emre, Tatiana Sandino, and Randy Beatty. "Benchmarking Against the Performance of High Profile 'Scandal' Firms." American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Paper, July 2006.
    • June 2013 (Revised August 2014)
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    Ayala Corporation & the Philippines: Asset Allocation in a Growing Economy (A)

    By: Eric Werker, Yasmin Mandviwala, Henry Motte-Munoz and Arthur Wit
    While the Philippines are located in the vicinity of many of the "Asian Tigers," its development has followed a unique path. The country suffered for years under a dictatorial political regime and protectionist economic policies. Remittances were the largest source of... View Details
    Keywords: Asset Allocation; Assets; Business Conglomerates; Philippines
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    Werker, Eric, Yasmin Mandviwala, Henry Motte-Munoz, and Arthur Wit. "Ayala Corporation & the Philippines: Asset Allocation in a Growing Economy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 713-093, June 2013. (Revised August 2014.)
    • June 2020 (Revised October 2020)
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    What Went Wrong with Boeing's 737 Max?

    By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
    This case describes the development of the Boeing 737 Max airplane model and the events leading up to two tragic plane crashes, in which a total of 346 people died: the crash of Lion Air flight 610 on October 29, 2018, in Indonesia, and the crash of Ethiopian Airlines... View Details
    Keywords: Communication; Communication Intention and Meaning; Communication Strategy; Forms of Communication; Announcements; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Globalization; Global Strategy; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Governance Controls; Human Resources; Resignation and Termination; Leadership; Leadership Style; Management; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Management Style; Management Systems; Risk Management; Time Management; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Digital Platforms; Supply and Industry; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Industry Structures; Operations; Product Development; Organizations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Outcome or Result; Failure; Success; Planning; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Strategy; Transportation; Air Transportation; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry; Africa; Ethiopia; Asia; Indonesia; North and Central America; United States; Seattle; Chicago
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    George, William W., and Amram Migdal. "What Went Wrong with Boeing's 737 Max?" Harvard Business School Case 320-104, June 2020. (Revised October 2020.)
    • December 1989
    • Supplement

    People Express Decline: Interview with Don Burr, Video

    By: Michael Beer
    Presents an interview with Don Burr, CEO, as he reviews his account of how and why People Express failed as a corporation and was ultimately sold to Continental Airlines. View Details
    Keywords: Management Teams; Failure; Business Exit or Shutdown; Air Transportation Industry
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    Beer, Michael. "People Express Decline: Interview with Don Burr, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 890-508, December 1989.
    • August 1985 (Revised August 1987)
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    Waters Chromatography Division: U.S. Field Sales (B)

    Presents a sequel to the (A) case, which features a diary-style account of "a day in the field" with Ray Burnett, a field sales representative for Waters Chromatography Division. View Details
    Keywords: Sales; Technology Industry
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    Bonoma, Thomas V. "Waters Chromatography Division: U.S. Field Sales (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 586-012, August 1985. (Revised August 1987.)
    • 28 Apr 2015
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    Why online lending will take off with small business owners

    • 07 Dec 2022
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    2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

    With over 500 tickets sold, the Symposium, held on HBS campus on November 6, 2022, facilitated conversation and reflection between leaders and experts from all areas and industries about the challenges and opportunities of climate change.... View Details
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