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  • January 2023
  • Case

Thomas Buberl: Refounding AXA

By: Hubert Joly, Mihir Desai and Amram Migdal
In 2022, AXA and its CEO Thomas Buberl faced new types of challenges, including systemic risks such as climate change, geopolitical instability, public health crises, and social tensions caused by economic risks. AXA was one of the world’s largest insurers. Since... View Details
Keywords: Change; Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Trends; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Insurance; Management; Management Succession; Risk Management; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Planning; Strategic Planning; Risk and Uncertainty; Society; Human Needs; Social Issues; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Insurance Industry; Europe; France; Paris
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Joly, Hubert, Mihir Desai, and Amram Migdal. "Thomas Buberl: Refounding AXA." Harvard Business School Case 523-059, January 2023.
  • February 2016 (Revised June 2016)
  • Case

Janalakshmi Financial Services' HR Dilemma

By: Doug J. Chung and Radhika Kak
Janalakshmi Financial Services (JFS), an Indian microfinance institution, had grown rapidly by providing financial products to its main customer base, the urban poor. However, the company was facing several challenges. JFS’s productivity was declining, and it was... View Details
Keywords: Microfinance; Salesforce Management; Compensation and Benefits; Sales; Strategy; Financial Services Industry
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Chung, Doug J., and Radhika Kak. "Janalakshmi Financial Services' HR Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 516-039, February 2016. (Revised June 2016.)
  • January 2018
  • Technical Note

The Scope of Business at the Base of the Pyramid: Middle and Lower Income Countries

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tricia Gregg
Using World Bank data, the note defines the Base of the Pyramid population as the 4.76 billion people living on less than $10/day. It briefly reviews the perspectives of key business articles that address this market, notably C.K. Prahalad’s work on Bottom of the... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Poverty; Social Issues; Human Needs; Segmentation
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Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Tricia Gregg. "The Scope of Business at the Base of the Pyramid: Middle and Lower Income Countries." Harvard Business School Technical Note 518-032, January 2018.
  • 08 Mar 2021
  • In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 22 Mar 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted

to replace the free human labor behind open source platforms, the researchers calculated the estimated cost for an individual to recreate the software packages by measuring the number of lines of code. The team calculated how many hours... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Computer; Information Technology; Technology
  • 19 Jun 2007
  • First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

Human beings are critical to the functioning of the vast majority of operating systems, influencing both the way these systems work and how they perform. Yet most formal analytical models of operations assume that the people who... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • October 1987 (Revised March 1992)
  • Case

United Parcel Service (A)

United Parcel Service (UPS) in 1987 faced serious challenges to its long-standing policies of on-the-job training and promotion from within. Increased competition in its traditional business of ground transport found UPS lagging in computerization and in need of... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Organizational Culture; Human Resources; Service Industry; United States
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Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A. "United Parcel Service (A)." Harvard Business School Case 488-016, October 1987. (Revised March 1992.)
  • 26 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 26

  PublicationsPolicy Bundling to Overcome Loss Aversion: A Method for Improving Legislative Outcomes Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Mary Carol Mazza, Lisa L. Shu, Chia-Jung Tsay, and Max H. Bazerman Publication:Organizational Behavior and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2004 (Revised November 2004)
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Sanford C. Bernstein: Growing Pains

By: Boris Groysberg and Anahita Hashemi
To remain competitive, Sallie Krawcheck and Lisa Shalett, Sanford C. Bernstein's director of research and associate director of research, respectively, were examining the need to expand the research department's size, not only domestically but also internationally.... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Selection and Staffing; Management Teams; Organizational Culture; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion
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Groysberg, Boris, and Anahita Hashemi. "Sanford C. Bernstein: Growing Pains." Harvard Business School Case 405-011, September 2004. (Revised November 2004.)
  • November 10, 2022
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5 Ways Startups Can Prepare for a Recession

By: Lou Shipley
Startups face unique challenges during economic downturns. They typically aren’t yet profitable and so are reliant on outside funding—and therefore are especially exposed when macroeconomic conditions change. To make it through a recession, startup CEOs should hit the... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Organizational Culture; Sales; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Inflation and Deflation; Financial Crisis; Employee Relationship Management; Business Startups; Credit
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Shipley, Lou. "5 Ways Startups Can Prepare for a Recession." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (November 10, 2022).
  • October 2019 (Revised February 2020)
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Thermax—Changing of the Guard

By: Christina R. Wing and Inakshi Sobti
Thermax is an engineering company in India that provides integrated solutions in energy, environment, and chemicals. The Aga family along with family trusts owns 62% of the company. Post a restructuring exercise in 2000, Thermax transforms itself from a small family... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Transformation; Business Conglomerates; Strategy; Management Succession; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Culture
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Wing, Christina R., and Inakshi Sobti. "Thermax—Changing of the Guard." Harvard Business School Case 620-043, October 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
  • 13 Mar 2023
  • Op-Ed

How Leaders Should Leave

And don’t expect the boss to respond with a competing offer overnight; she’ll need some time to check with human resources and more senior executives. Prepare your departure announcement. Assuming your... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
  • 08 Apr 2019
  • Sharpening Your Skills

The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It

lucrative but often confusing dynamics of the luxury market. Harvard Business School researchers have studied the trends to answer a number of questions. Does a prestige brand like Longchamp dilute its aura by selling an affordable handbag? Does a CEO View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto; Retail; Fashion
  • 29 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Do Employees Work Harder for Higher Pay?

more or less appreciated and reciprocated." Malhotra also believes that companies need to consider what other factors motivate employees. "There is a lot of work that shows non-monetary incentives (e.g., recognition, respect, autonomy,... View Details
Keywords: by Chuck Leddy & Harvard Gazette
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Does Financial Misconduct Affect the Future Compensation of Alumni Managers?

By: Boris Groysberg, Eric Lin and Georgios Serafeim
We explore how an organization’s financial misconduct may affect pay for former employees not implicated in wrongdoing. Drawing on stigma theory we hypothesize that although such alumni did not participate in the financial misconduct and they had left the organization... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Misconduct; Restatements; Stigma; Financial Misconduct; Compensation and Benefits; Crime and Corruption; Employees
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Groysberg, Boris, Eric Lin, and Georgios Serafeim. "Does Financial Misconduct Affect the Future Compensation of Alumni Managers?" Working Paper, November 2017.
  • July 2020
  • Article

Does Corporate Misconduct Affect the Future Compensation of Alumni Managers?

By: Boris Groysberg, Eric Lin and George Serafeim
Using data from a top-five global executive placement firm, the authors explore how an organization's financial misconduct may affect pay for former employees not implicated in wrongdoing. Drawing on stigma theory, they hypothesize that although such alumni did not... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Misconduct; Financial Misconduct; Stigma; Crime and Corruption; Employees; Compensation and Benefits
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Groysberg, Boris, Eric Lin, and George Serafeim. "Does Corporate Misconduct Affect the Future Compensation of Alumni Managers?" Special Issue on Employee Inter- and Intra-Firm Mobility. Advances in Strategic Management 41 (July 2020).
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Designing Productive Zones of Privacy

By: Ethan S. Bernstein

A common theme that integrates my research and course development is how increasingly transparent workplaces can improve productivity and performance by putting up certain boundaries to observation. While the research above empirically and theoretically explores the... View Details

Keywords: Transparency; Privacy; Field Experiments; Design; Organizational Design; Performance
  • February 2017 (Revised December 2018)
  • Case

From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem (Abridged)

By: Elie Ofek and Margot Eiran
In June 2016, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, wrestled with how to sustain Israel’s strong innovation track record and the country’s reputation as the “start-up nation.” Despite the economic miracle the country had wrought since its founding, he... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Government and Politics; Economy; Equality and Inequality; Israel
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Ofek, Elie, and Margot Eiran. "From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 517-103, February 2017. (Revised December 2018.)
  • November 1998 (Revised July 2012)
  • Case

Explo Leisure Products

By: Richard G. Hamermesh
Tim Trowac and Dave Rahall, two former investment bankers, skillfully execute the leveraged buyout of a golf ball recycling company after working intensely on their due diligence, writing a business and financial plan, and developing the investment memorandum. Six... View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Leveraged Buyouts; Business Plan; Performance; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Financial Strategy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Green Technology Industry; Sports Industry
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Hamermesh, Richard G. "Explo Leisure Products." Harvard Business School Case 399-053, November 1998. (Revised July 2012.)
  • 07 Jul 2019
  • HBS Case

Walmart's Workforce of the Future

executives made it clear that Walmart was equally committed to the complex, costly effort required to train its human workers. “I want to be clear that we don’t believe technology is the answer to everything,” McMillon stated in a 2017... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
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