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  • October 2013 (Revised December 2015)
  • Case

Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (A)

By: Paul Healy and Penelope Rossano
In spring 2007, Alcoa CEO Alain Belda was concerned about the company's market position in light of increased competition from developing markets. China's recent entry into the aluminum market was affecting both supply and demand. Furthermore, downstream and upstream... View Details
Keywords: Acquisitions; Strategy; Aluminum; Accounting; Financials; Alcoa; Rio Tinto; Alcan; Metals and Minerals; Competition; Consolidation; Emerging Markets; Acquisition; Financial Statements; Manufacturing Industry; Canada; China; Russia
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  • September 2014
  • Case

Radiometer, 2013

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2013, Radiometer continued to lead the world in blood gas analysis equipment and accessories, selling direct and through distributors to hospital central laboratories, point-of-care locations, and non-hospital medical locations. Founded in 1935 and based in Denmark,... View Details
Keywords: Medical Devices; Medical Equipment ＆ Devices; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Strategic Analysis; Strategic Change; Family Business; Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Denmark; United States
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  • 23 Oct 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Strategy-Focused Organization

strategy a continual process; and mobilize leadership for change.) In the following excerpt they tell how Mobil NAM&R applied the last of those principles—mobilizing View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

    The New CEO Activists

    CEOs are increasingly taking a stand on divisive social issues that don't directly affect their companies' bottom lines—a dramatic departure from tradition. This Harvard Business Review... View Details

    • 17 Mar 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: March 17, 2009

    within the household. We find positive impacts, particularly for women who have below-median decision-making power in the baseline, and we find this leads to a shift towards female-oriented durables goods... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • May 2009
    • Case

    Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education

    By: Allen S. Grossman and Geoff Eckman Marietta
    Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education (MCBRE) was a business-public education partnership with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) that promoted cross-sector knowledge sharing and academic excellence. Its suite of core student programs, such as “720,”... View Details
    Keywords: Business Ventures; Knowledge Sharing; Leadership; Partners and Partnerships; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; United States
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    • 21 Apr 2021
    • News

    New Research Finds The ‘Old Boys Club’ At Work Is Real—And Contributing To The Gender Pay Gap

    • March 2018
    • Teaching Note

    Twine Health

    By: Robert S. Huckman and Ariel D. Stern
    In late 2014, Dr. John Moore (CEO), Frank Moss (chairman), and Scott Gilroy (CTO) of Twine Health (Twine) had to resolve several challenges that threatened to restrict the widespread dissemination of its sole product, Twine. Twine was a cloud-based platform that... View Details
    Keywords: Health Care; Chronic Disease; Digital Health; Health Acceleration Challenge; Strategy; Disease Management; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Adoption; Health Industry; United States; Massachusetts
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    • December 2024 (Revised March 2025)
    • Case

    The Shouldice Hospital Today

    By: James Heskett and Roger Hallowell
    The leadership and staff of Shouldice Hospital in Toronto, Canada have, for 75 years, sought to do one thing better than any other hospital in the world, repair inguinal hernias. For some years, a possible second hospital in another market has been under consideration.... View Details
    Keywords: Joint Ventures; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Expansion; Health Industry; Toronto; Canada; United States
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    • Web

    Asia Pacific - Global

    January 2025 EVENT 8th Annual HBS Women’s Leadership Forum: “Leading with Strength Through Uncertainty” On June 22nd, Harvard Center Shanghai and HBS Club of Shanghai - supported by HBS Race, Gender & Equity... View Details

      Michael A. Wheeler

      Mike Wheeler joined the HBS faculty in 1993 and has taught extensively in its MBA, Executive, and distance learning programs. His highly interactive 8-week/40-hour HBS Online Negotiation... View Details

      Keywords: arts; construction; e-commerce industry; energy; federal government; green technology; internet; legal services; nonprofit industry; petroleum; pharmaceuticals; publishing industry; real estate; service industry; sports; state government; utilities
      • 27 Jan 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge

      about gender and race or perceptions about age and class. Indeed, vast research shows that certain groups, such as women and African Americans,... View Details
      Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
      • April 1993 (Revised October 1996)
      • Case

      ABB Deutschland (C)

      By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
      Addresses the results and the lessons from the German restructuring effort by focusing in detail on the relationship with the works council and the actions taken for power plants and power transformers, and the sales organization. Closes with a "second wave" of cost... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Trade; Cost Management; Leadership Style; Management Skills; Time Management; Relationships; Salesforce Management
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      • March 2009 (Revised January 2025)
      • Background Note

      A Strait of Uncertainty: Taiwan's Development in the Shadow of China

      By: William C. Kirby, J. Megan Greene, Tracy Yuen Manty, Daniel Fu, Yuanzhuo Wang, Noah B. Truwit and Aqib Zakaria
      Relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC), on the Chinese Mainland, and the Republic of China (ROC), on Taiwan, had improved significantly since 2008. Taiwan investment in China had played a major role in China’s economic boom in recent decades. ... View Details
      Keywords: History; Development Economics; Investment; Economic Growth; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Financial Crisis; China; Taiwan
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      • 29 Nov 2021
      • News

      What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

      • 2009
      • Chapter

      Becoming the Lamp Bearer: The Emerging Roles of the Chief Risk Officer

      By: Anette Mikes
      Enterprise risk management, under the leadership of chief risk officers (CROs), has the promise to bring enterprise-wide risks, which threaten the achievement of the firm's strategic objectives, into the open and under control. Its organizational significance is... View Details
      Keywords: Governance Controls; Managerial Roles; Risk Management; Business Processes; Risk and Uncertainty
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      • 2022
      • Working Paper

      Small Campaign Donors

      By: Laurent Bouton, Julia Cagé, Edgard Dewitte and Vincent Pons
      In this paper, we study the characteristics and behavior of small donors, and compare them to those of large donors. We first build a novel dataset including all the 340 million individual contributions reported to the U.S. Federal Election Commission between 2005 and... View Details
      Keywords: Campaign Finance; Campaign Contributions; Small Donations; ActBlue; WinRed; TV Advertising; Political Elections; Finance; Demographics; Advertising; Analysis; Analytics and Data Science
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      • Web

      Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

      Kerrissey April 2025 (Revised April 2025) Case JPMorganChase: Leadership in the Age of GenAI By: Iavor I. Bojinov , Karim R. Lakhani and David Lane 2024 Book Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games... View Details
      • Web

      Finding Job Opportunities - Alumni

      Careers Finding Job Opportunities Careers Finding Job Opportunities Starting to get the job search underway but feeling overwhelmed? These tools can help you stay organized and informed as you start to explore your options. Finding Job... View Details
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      Overview

      By: Mark L. Egan
      When considering how households make investment decisions, Professor Egan became intrigued by the question, “What makes a bank ‘special’ when compared to other lending institutions?” Focusing on empirical industrial organization with applications to finance and... View Details