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Reflections on a Hypothesis: Lessons for Policy, Research, and Corporate Practice
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Porter, Michael E. "Reflections on a Hypothesis: Lessons for Policy, Research, and Corporate Practice." Porter Hypothesis at 20 Conference, Sustainable Prosperity and Resources for the Future, Montreal , Canada, June 28, 2010.
- October 2014
- Article
Do Analysts Add Value When They Most Can? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs
By: Emilie Feldman, Stuart C. Gilson and Belen Villalonga
This paper investigates how securities analysts help investors understand the value of diversification. By studying the research that analysts produce about companies that have announced corporate spinoffs, we gain unique insights into how analysts portray diversified... View Details
Keywords: Analysts; Spin-offs; Diversification Discount; Information Asymmetry; Value Creation; Business Subsidiaries; Diversification; Corporate Strategy; Investment
Feldman, Emilie, Stuart C. Gilson, and Belen Villalonga. "Do Analysts Add Value When They Most Can? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs." Strategic Management Journal 35, no. 10 (October 2014): 1446–1463. (Winner, "Distinguished Paper Award," 2012 Academy of Management Meetings (Business Policy & Strategy Division.))
- 1996
- Chapter
Eli Lilly and Company: Drug Development Strategy
By: S. Thomke, A. Nimgade and P. Pospisil
- September 2008 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
Boston Teacher Residency: Developing a Strategy for Long-term Impact
By: Stacey M. Childress, Geoff Eckman Marietta and Sara Suchman
In June 2008, Jesse Solomon, the founding director of the Boston Teacher Residency (BTR), faced an important decision about the organization's strategic direction. Since its founding in 2003, 125 of its graduates had joined the Boston Public Schools (BPS) and BTR had... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Teaching; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Improvement; Business Strategy; Education Industry; Boston
Childress, Stacey M., Geoff Eckman Marietta, and Sara Suchman. "Boston Teacher Residency: Developing a Strategy for Long-term Impact." Harvard Business School Case 309-043, September 2008. (Revised August 2010.)
- July 2005 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
The Rise of Kmart Corporation 1962-1987
By: John R. Wells and Travis Haglock
Tracks the development of the Kmart discount store chain from its inception in 1961 to its peak in 1990 and examines the contribution of each Kmart chief executive to the chain's success. In, parallel, compares the performance of Wal-Mart over the same period along a... View Details
Keywords: History; Strategic Planning; Leadership; Competitive Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Retail Industry; United States
Wells, John R., and Travis Haglock. "The Rise of Kmart Corporation 1962-1987." Harvard Business School Case 706-403, July 2005. (Revised April 2008.)
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Redefining Capitalism - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Creating Shared Value CSV Creating Shared Value CSV Explained Emerging Topics CSV in Practice Published CSV Cases CSV Explained CSV Explained The Three Levels of CSV Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy Redefining Capitalism The... View Details
- 25 Jan 2008
- News
Corporate Global Citizenship in the 21st Century
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
managed to alter the competitive environment within their industries and even across industry lines.1 The need for a formal approach to corporate strategy was first articulated by top executives of M-form... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
Yum! Brands, Inc: A Corporate Do-Over
By: Frances X. Frei, Amy C. Edmondson, James Weber and Eliot Sherman
Describes the successful turnaround of the restaurant company Yum! Brands after its spin off from PepsiCo and covers how the company's leadership planned and executed on virtually every dimension of the employee experience. The main dilemma centers on what the company... View Details
Keywords: Product; Brands and Branding; Service Operations; Expansion; Trade; Leadership Development; Business or Company Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry
Frei, Frances X., Amy C. Edmondson, James Weber, and Eliot Sherman. "Yum! Brands, Inc: A Corporate Do-Over." Harvard Business School Case 606-041, September 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
Corporate-sponsored venture funds first appeared in the 1960s, about two decades after the first flowering of the venture capital industry. Ever since, they have mirrored the cyclic nature of the industry as a whole. But there are important differences, write Gompers... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- August 1996 (Revised August 1997)
- Case
TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Meredith Hellicar's mission as general manager of corporate development is to make TNT Ltd. one of the biggest and most diverse transport and logistic companies in the world, with approximately $5 billion in turnover in 1993, a leading provider of logistics services in... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Managerial Roles; Distribution; Logistics; Mission and Purpose; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Diversification; Transportation Industry; Asia; China; Indonesia; Thailand
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 397-017, August 1996. (Revised August 1997.)
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Environmental Quality - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
emissions will be increasingly scrutinized, regulated, and priced. While individual managers can disagree about how immediate and significant the impact of climate change will be, companies need to take action now. Companies that persist in treating climate change... View Details
- March 1995
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The Black & Decker Corporation (C): "Operation Sudden Impact" Results, 1992-94
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes the initial results of Black & Decker's strategy in the United States. View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Competition; Globalization; Construction Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Dolan, Robert J. The Black & Decker Corporation (C): "Operation Sudden Impact" Results, 1992-94. Harvard Business School Supplement 595-061, March 1995.
- 2001
- Case
Intel Corporation's Internal Ecology of Strategy Making
By: C. M. Christensen and Robert A Burgelman
- March 2007
- Course Overview Note
Strategies Beyond the Market--Course Note for Instructors
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Dennis A. Yao
- September–October 2024
- Article
Why Multibusiness Strategies Fail and How to Make Them Succeed
By: Bharat Anand and David J. Collis
Enterprises that own multiple businesses often have a flawed approach to strategy: They focus too much on the makeup of their portfolios and too little on enhancing the businesses in them.
Strategies for adding value to a corporation’s businesses fall on a... View Details
Strategies for adding value to a corporation’s businesses fall on a... View Details
Anand, Bharat, and David J. Collis. "Why Multibusiness Strategies Fail and How to Make Them Succeed." Harvard Business Review 102, no. 5 (September–October 2024): 138–149.
How ENGOs Can Support Corporate Climate Change Efforts
Nearly half of CEOs view climate change as affecting their companies now or within the coming decade, but there is also a wide gap between what CEOs say is progress on tackling climate change and what many of their investors believe are effective actions.... View Details
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Yanhua Bird's research encompasses two streams: (1) entrepreneurship and social innovation — how the design and structure of alternative forms of enterprises influence their activities and success, with a focus on peer-to-peer markets and social enterprises, and (2)... View Details
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The New CEO Workshop - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
executive officers and CEO designates of major corporations to focus on strategy, setting an agenda, and facing the challenges of leadership. The sessions are extremely interactive, tailored for each new group of participants, and... View Details
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
performance. The Balanced Scorecard approach has evolved into a tool that can be used to help companies create greater value at the business unit level, the corporate level, and the board level. This is done through three Balanced... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu