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      • February 2006 (Revised October 2006)
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      The Children's Investment Fund, 2005

      By: Randolph B. Cohen and Joshua B. Sandbulte
      TCI, The Children's Investment Fund, is a London-based hedge fund. The firm donates a significant fraction of the fees it earns to a charitable foundation. In 2005, TCI took a large stake in Deutsche Borse, the stock exchange in Frankfurt. Its battle with management... View Details
      Keywords: Value Creation; Financial Markets; Investment Activism; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Financial Services Industry; London; Germany
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      Cohen, Randolph B., and Joshua B. Sandbulte. "The Children's Investment Fund, 2005." Harvard Business School Case 206-092, February 2006. (Revised October 2006.)
      • December 2005 (Revised May 2007)
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      Cynthia Fisher and the Rearing of ViaCell

      By: Robert F. Higgins, Richard G. Hamermesh and Ingrid Vargas
      Describes the start up of Viacord, a Boston-based medical services firm founded by Cynthia Fisher (HBS MBA) in 1993. Told from Fisher's perspective, the entrepreneur details the conceptualization and launch of the business and the many obstacles and expenses faced in... View Details
      Keywords: Managerial Roles; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Service Industry; Service Industry; Boston
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      Higgins, Robert F., Richard G. Hamermesh, and Ingrid Vargas. "Cynthia Fisher and the Rearing of ViaCell." Harvard Business School Case 806-002, December 2005. (Revised May 2007.)
      • November 2005 (Revised August 2007)
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      ConAgra Foods: The Next Chapter

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Mary L. Shelman
      In 2005, CEO Bruce Rohde has almost completed the integration of ConAgra Foods' collection of 90 independent operating companies into a focused, value-added firm and was beginning to think about his successor. ConAgra had become the second largest food company and No.... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Corporate Strategy; Leading Change; Management Succession; Strategic Planning; Brands and Branding; Food; Agribusiness; Product Marketing; Management Teams; Transformation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
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      Goldberg, Ray A., and Mary L. Shelman. "ConAgra Foods: The Next Chapter." Harvard Business School Case 906-409, November 2005. (Revised August 2007.)
      • October 2005 (Revised September 2006)
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      Sapient Corporation (Abridged)

      By: Rakesh Khurana and Joel Podolny
      Describes the start-up, growth, organizational design, and operations over the first 10 years of a professional services firm. Focuses on the creative use of organizational purpose and values as an integral part of strategy and alignment of organizational activities. View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Human Resources; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Operations; Business Processes; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Service Industry
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      Khurana, Rakesh, and Joel Podolny. "Sapient Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 406-058, October 2005. (Revised September 2006.)
      • August 2005 (Revised December 2006)
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      Procter & Gamble: Electronic Data Capture and Clinical Trial Management

      By: Robert S. Huckman and Mark J. Cotteleer
      Considers whether the management of Procter & Gamble (P&G) Pharmaceuticals should adopt Web-based electronic data capture (EDC) as the default standard for the management of its clinical drug trials. Provides a detailed description of the existing paper-based process... View Details
      Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Adoption; Business Processes; Industry Structures; Technological Innovation; Service Operations; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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      Huckman, Robert S., and Mark J. Cotteleer. "Procter & Gamble: Electronic Data Capture and Clinical Trial Management." Harvard Business School Case 606-033, August 2005. (Revised December 2006.)
      • August 2005 (Revised January 2012)
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      McKinsey and the Globalization of Consultancy

      By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Alexis Lefort
      Considers McKinsey's strategy during the first stage of the globalization of the management consultancy industry between the 1950s and 1973. Briefly reviews the history of management consulting before considering the factors that led McKinsey to open its first... View Details
      Keywords: History; Demand and Consumers; Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Service Operations; Consulting Industry
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      Jones, Geoffrey G., and Alexis Lefort. "McKinsey and the Globalization of Consultancy." Harvard Business School Case 806-035, August 2005. (Revised January 2012.)
      • July 2005
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      Harvard Business School and the Making of a New Profession

      By: Rakesh Khurana, Tarun Khanna and Daniel Penrice
      Since its founding in 1908, Harvard Business School's mission has been to perform a much-needed service for American society by turning business management into a profession. One of the most important factors in the founding of HBS and the nation's other new business... View Details
      Keywords: Business Education; Mission and Purpose; Alignment; Social Issues; Practice
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      Khurana, Rakesh, Tarun Khanna, and Daniel Penrice. "Harvard Business School and the Making of a New Profession." Harvard Business School Case 406-025, July 2005.
      • April 2005
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      Merrill Lynch in 2003: Sunny Skies Ahead?

      By: Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy and David Kiron
      Merrill Lynch (ML) is at a crossroads. Stan O'Neal became its CEO and implemented a radical cost-cutting program. In addition, the company dot-com continues to recover from the fallout from the Enron and dot-com scandals. What are the future prospects for ML? Can the... View Details
      Keywords: Management Teams; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Condition; Investment; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Groysberg, Boris, Paul M. Healy, and David Kiron. "Merrill Lynch in 2003: Sunny Skies Ahead?" Harvard Business School Case 105-067, April 2005.
      • April 2005 (Revised June 2006)
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      NTT DoCoMo, Inc.: Mobile FeliCa

      By: Stephen P. Bradley, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Masako Egawa and Akiko Kanno
      Managers of DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile phone company, are formulating a strategy for mobile FeliCa: contactless integrated circuits that will be built into DoCoMo phones, allowing them to be used for quick and convenient retail or commuter fare payments, building... View Details
      Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Expansion; Alliances; Wireless Technology; Information Technology Industry; Communications Industry; Japan
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      Bradley, Stephen P., Thomas R. Eisenmann, Masako Egawa, and Akiko Kanno. "NTT DoCoMo, Inc.: Mobile FeliCa." Harvard Business School Case 805-124, April 2005. (Revised June 2006.)
      • April 2005 (Revised July 2005)
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      Ilene Lang and the Catalyst Search (A)

      By: Myra M. Hart and Laura L. Nash
      Catalyst, the nonprofit organization dedicated to championing women in professional ranks, is searching for a new president--only the third in its 42-year history. Ilene Lang, a corporate executive and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in high-tech... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Work-Life Balance; Job Search; Gender; Service Industry
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      Hart, Myra M., and Laura L. Nash. "Ilene Lang and the Catalyst Search (A)." Harvard Business School Case 805-074, April 2005. (Revised July 2005.)
      • April 2005 (Revised January 2007)
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      Furman Selz LLC (A): A Tale of Two Acquisitions

      By: Nancy D. Beaulieu, Boris Groysberg and Kyle Doherty
      Profiles a firm that was reacquired by two companies with different degrees of success. Highlights integration challenges present in acquisition deals when the primary assets of the target are human capital. Focuses on Furman Selz's acquisition by Xerox in 1987; its... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Transition; Valuation; Human Capital; Compensation and Benefits; Integration; Organizational Culture; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Beaulieu, Nancy D., Boris Groysberg, and Kyle Doherty. "Furman Selz LLC (A): A Tale of Two Acquisitions." Harvard Business School Case 905-066, April 2005. (Revised January 2007.)
      • March 2005
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      Staffing in Professional Service Firms (CW)

      By: Ashish Nanda
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      Nanda, Ashish. "Staffing in Professional Service Firms (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 905-701, March 2005.
      • February 2005 (Revised March 2013)
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      Phase Zero: Introducing New Services at IDEO (A)

      By: Amy C. Edmondson and Laura Feldman
      Focuses on whether world-renowned product design firm IDEO's new customer service fits with the firm's strategic position and organization capabilities. Over the course of IDEO's 13-year history, an increasing share of revenues are a result of "Phase 0"... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Service Operations; Product Design; Infrastructure; Customer Focus and Relationships; Innovation and Invention; Service Industry; Boston; United States
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      Edmondson, Amy C., and Laura Feldman. "Phase Zero: Introducing New Services at IDEO (A)." Harvard Business School Case 605-069, February 2005. (Revised March 2013.)
      • December 2004 (Revised April 2006)
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      Managing Diversity at Spencer Owens & Co.

      By: Robin J. Ely and Ingrid Vargas
      Spencer Owens & Co, a disguised consulting firm, focuses on domestic and international economic development. As an extension of the firm's commitment to social justice, 20 years ago, Spencer Owens management introduced an affirmative action hiring and promotion... View Details
      Keywords: Working Conditions; Selection and Staffing; Development Economics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Employees; Diversity; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Consulting Industry
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      Ely, Robin J., and Ingrid Vargas. "Managing Diversity at Spencer Owens & Co." Harvard Business School Case 405-048, December 2004. (Revised April 2006.)
      • November 2004 (Revised March 2007)
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      10 Uncommon Values®: Optimizing the Stock-Selection Process

      By: Paul M. Healy and Boris Groysberg
      In 2003, Steve Hash, research director at Lehman Brothers, prepared to initiate the firm's "Ten Uncommon Values" stock-picking process for the year. An investment committee had to pick the 10 best stocks from about 100 stock ideas presented by the firm's analysts. The... View Details
      Keywords: Stocks; Investment; Financial Strategy; Decision Making; Groups and Teams; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Healy, Paul M., and Boris Groysberg. "10 Uncommon Values®: Optimizing the Stock-Selection Process." Harvard Business School Case 405-022, November 2004. (Revised March 2007.)
      • November 2004
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      The Persistence of Customer Profitability: Empirical Evidence and Implications from a Financial Services Firm

      By: Dennis Campbell and Frances X. Frei
      Keywords: Customers; Markets; Information; Finance; Business Ventures; Profit; Financial Services Industry
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      Campbell, Dennis, and Frances X. Frei. "The Persistence of Customer Profitability: Empirical Evidence and Implications from a Financial Services Firm." Journal of Service Research 7, no. 2 (November 2004).
      • October 2004 (Revised July 2006)
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      The Professional Services Course

      By: Ashish Nanda
      Outlines the conceptual framework, module structure, and service flow of an MBA course on professional services. View Details
      Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Leadership
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      Nanda, Ashish. "The Professional Services Course." Harvard Business School Background Note 905-046, October 2004. (Revised July 2006.)
      • October 2004 (Revised March 2006)
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      Compensation in Professional Service Firms

      By: Ashish Nanda
      Discusses the compensation of professionals--partners and nonpartners--in a professional services firm. Discusses the considerations that determine the choice of compensation systems and the interrelationship between compensation and other human resources management... View Details
      Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Service Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish, and Lauren Prusiner. "Compensation in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 905-039, October 2004. (Revised March 2006.)
      • October 2004 (Revised February 2006)
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      Staffing in Professional Service Firms

      By: Ashish Nanda
      This case discusses the problem of balancing demand and supply of professionals over time using a fictional scenario. View Details
      Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Service Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish, Kelley Elizabeth Morrell, and Lauren Prusiner. "Staffing in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Case 905-026, October 2004. (Revised February 2006.)
      • October 2004 (Revised July 2006)
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      Ownership Structure in Professional Service Firms: Partnership versus Public Corporation

      By: Ashish Nanda
      This case reviews the relative merits of partnership and public ownership structures in professional services firms. It also evaluates the various rationales for converting partnership professional services firms to publicly owned firms. Finally, the case highlights... View Details
      Keywords: Private Ownership; Transition; Partners and Partnerships; Public Ownership; Service Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish, and Lauren Prusiner. "Ownership Structure in Professional Service Firms: Partnership versus Public Corporation." Harvard Business School Background Note 905-038, October 2004. (Revised July 2006.)
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