Publications

October 2011 (Revised March 2012)
Case

Cottle-Taylor: Expanding the Oral Care Group in India

By: John A. Quelch and Alisa Zalosh

Brinda Patel, director of oral care products for the India division of a consumer home-care product company, develops a data-driven marketing plan for toothbrushes. She believes her plan can support a 20% increase in unit sales based on rising demand for modern... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting; Budgeting; International Marketing; Product Planning ＆ Policy; Sales Promotions; Marketing Plans; Products; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Emerging Markets; Forecasting and Prediction; Advertising; Product Launch; Budgets and Budgeting; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry; India

Educators

09 Jun 2011
News

The Tycoons, HBS's First A Cappella Group

after the founding of Harvard University's oldest a cappella singing group, the Krokodiloes, at the Hasty Pudding Club, the Tycoons, HBS's oldest a cappella singing group, was formed in 1948 with the enthusiastic support of HBS Assistant Dean James Leslie Rollins.... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

27 Oct 2017
News

Two HBS Alumni to Lead Carlyle Group

Photo via Bloomberg Photo via Bloomberg Glenn Youngkin (MBA 1994) and Kewsong Lee (MBA 1990) have been tapped to lead the Carlyle Group as co-CEOs. Founder Dan D’Aniello (MBA 1974) will become chairman emeritus and remain on Carlyle’s... View Details

Article

Team Scaffolds: How Mesolevel Structures Enable Role-based Coordination in Temporary Groups

By: M. Valentine and A. C. Edmondson

This paper shows how meso-level structures support effective coordination in temporary groups. Prior research on coordination in temporary groups describes how roles encode individual responsibilities so that coordination between relative strangers is possible. We... View Details

Keywords: Fluid Personnel; Team Scaffolds; Team Effectiveness; Role-based Coordination; Multi-method; Service Delivery; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Performance Efficiency

August 2014 (Revised March 2016)
Case

Thomas Cook Group on the Brink (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Stuart C. Gilson and Aldo Sesia

Harriett Green, the newly appointed CEO of Thomas Cook Group, faces a daunting set of business and financial challenges at the 171-year old UK travel services company. The company has lost almost £600 million in the last three quarters; has seen its stock price fall... View Details

Keywords: Turnaround; Corporate Restructuring; Change Leadership; Female Ceo; Change Management; Communication Strategy; Borrowing and Debt; Cash Flow; Cost Management; Financial Liquidity; Financial Management; Executive Compensation; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Value Creation; Travel Industry; United Kingdom

Educators

Aug 2012
Conference Presentation

Why, When, and How Task Groups Transition

By: Sujin Jang, Colin M. Fisher and J. Richard Hackman

August 2012 (Revised March 2013)
Teaching Note

Foxconn Technology Group (A) and (B) (TN)

By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim

August 2005 (Revised April 2007)
Case

DICOM Group plc and Captiva Software Corp.

By: Paul M. Healy

Compares two companies in the information capture software industry. Asks students to analyze and compare the performance of two companies (one in the United Kingdom and the other in the United States) from the perspective of a buy-side analyst reporting to the manager... View Details

Keywords: History; Financial Management; Environmental Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Financial Reporting; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Financial Statements; Economic Growth; Fair Value Accounting; Information Industry; Computer Industry; United Kingdom; United States

Educators

May 2002
Teaching Note

Venture Law Group (A) & (B), TN

By: Ashish Nanda and Thomas J. DeLong

Teaching Note for (9-800-065) and (9-800-191). View Details

Keywords: Legal Services Industry

December 1992 (Revised November 1993)
Case

General Electric: Major Appliance Business Group (Abridged)

By: Steven C. Wheelwright

Keywords: Consumer Products Industry

May 1977 (Revised March 1985)
Teaching Note

Searle Medical Instruments Group (A), Teaching Note

By: Steven C. Wheelwright

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

December 1982 (Revised May 1983)
Case

General Electric Aircraft Engine Business Group (B)

By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.

Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Air Transportation; Aerospace Industry

October 1991 (Revised November 1996)
Supplement

Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (B)

By: Michael C. Jensen

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

November 1989 (Revised February 1991)
Case

British Petroleum Co.: Engineering Group (A) (Condensed)

By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen

Keywords: Engineering; Energy Industry

January 1975 (Revised April 1983)
Supplement

First National City Bank Operating Group (A1)

By: Jay W. Lorsch

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry

June 1995 (Revised May 1996)
Teaching Note

Manville Corporation Fiber Glass Group Series TN

By: Lynn S. Paine and Charles A Nichols, III

Teaching Note for (9-394-117), (9-394-118), (9-394-116), and (9-395-243). View Details

Keywords: Japan

1998
Working Paper

Facilitating Development: The Role of Business Groups

By: Raymond Fisman and Tarun Khanna