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  • 26 Oct 2020
  • News

A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions

participants went away impressed. “I was excited to hear from Professor Henderson, Sir Ronald Cohen and Professor Gandhi,” says Chen. “Their knowledge of how the world is changing and their ideas on what can be done to improve it was very... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 01 Apr 2020
  • Blog Post

How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage

build a business he loves. After graduating from Boston University, Linzmeyer joined General Electric in their financial management program which gave him the opportunity to develop his financial skills and determine where he wanted to... View Details
  • September 2024
  • Case

Navigating Digital Transformation at Carrefour

By: Sunil Gupta and Emilie Billaud
In 2023, Elodie Perthuisot, Carrefour’s Executive Director for e-commerce and digital transformation, met with CEO Alexandre Bompard to discuss strategies for the company’s digital initiatives. Carrefour, a global retail giant with over 14,300 stores across 40... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Decisions; Digital Strategy; Technology Adoption; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Resource Allocation; Digital Marketing; E-commerce; Operations; Logistics; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Strategic Planning; Alliances; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Digital Transformation; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe
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  • November 2004
  • Case

Deere & Company

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan
John Deere & Co. wants to improve shareholder value and provide incentives to do so. The task is difficult in a volatile agriculture and construction industry. It also wants to be more global and provide machinery that traces commodities from the field to the consumer. View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Volatility; Machinery and Machining; Multinational Firms and Management; Goods and Commodities; Goals and Objectives; Strategic Planning; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Construction Industry
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  • December 2014
  • Supplement

Aspen Skiing Company Video Supplement

By: Michael W. Toffel
Having begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying for greenhouse gas regulations. A world renowned ski resort vulnerable to global climate change, Aspen's activities... View Details
Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Climate Change; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Tourism Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Aspen
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  • 27 Nov 2017
  • Blog Post

Joining a Start-up: 10 Lessons Along the Way

join a start-up and the lessons she learned. 1. No pressure, no diamonds.In the cash-strapped environment of a start-up there is pressure to deliver direct results; there's no hiding behind the delayed consequences and layers of View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail
  • Web

South Asia - Global Activities 2021

assignments into their schedules while managing rapid growth; the cutting-edge, research-based content we offer addresses participants’ developmental aspirations; and the dual location of the program between the United States and India... View Details
  • 30 Oct 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

the case with the other spans, senior managers can adjust the span of influence to promote desired behaviors. They can widen the span when they want to stimulate people to think outside the box to develop new ways of serving customers,... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
  • 1992
  • Chapter

Leadership Development as a Lever for Global Transformation

By: Noel M. Tichy, Michael I. Brimm, Ram Charan and Hirotaka Takeuchi
Keywords: Leadership Development; Competitive Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Transformation
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  • November 2023 (Revised November 2024)
  • Case

Decarbonizing Shipping at A.P. Møller-Maersk (A)

By: Willy Shih, Michael W. Toffel and Kelsey Carter
Container shipping was responsible for moving more than 80% of globally traded goods, and almost 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. A.P. Møller-Maersk, one of the top three container lines, conducted an extensive lifecycle assessment (LCA) of alternative fuels,... View Details
Keywords: Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Energy Sources; Environmental Sustainability; Ship Transportation; Shipping Industry
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  • 09 Jan 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

regard real estate as a new asset class. Cynthia Foster (HBS MBA '90), executive managing director of Cushman & Wakefield, the world's largest privately held real estate services firm, regards this relatively recent View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate
  • June 2015 (Revised August 2016)
  • Case

Qualcomm Inc., 2009-2015

By: David B. Yoffie
In the years after 2009, Qualcomm navigated the wireless industry's transition from 3G to 4G, retaining its technological leadership and experiencing dramatic growth in revenue and profit. In March 2014, Qualcomm appointed a new CEO, Steve Mollenkopf, who had to... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technologies; Technology; Wireless Technologies; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategy; Communication Technology; Competitive Strategy; Change Management; Electronics Industry; Telecommunications Industry; California
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  • 14 Apr 2020
  • News

COVID-19, Global Markets, and Global Macroeconomic Policy Responses

  • January 2024
  • Case

Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A)

By: Tiona Zuzul and Susan Pinckney
In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world’s leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather related conditions that forced him to have to decide between staying true to the tenets of the natural wine... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Business Earnings; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Family Business; For-Profit Firms; Small Business; Change Management; Transition; Communication Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Profit; Revenue; Spending; Global Strategy; Goods and Commodities; Innovation Strategy; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth Management; Success; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Cognition and Thinking; Reputation; Adaptation; Expansion; Weather; Mission and Purpose; Values and Beliefs; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe; Italy
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  • 01 Jun 2016
  • News

Ink

you do can be put in three boxes: one, manage the present; two, selectively forget the past; and three, create the future. Box 1 is competition for the present, and Box 2 and Box 3 are competition for the future. Both are important. The... View Details
  • 14 Mar 2019
  • News

The Merchant of Osaka

government is building on communitybased care models across the country—as are foreign governments, from Myanmar to Saudi Arabia. Oishi is an unlikely hero for the country’s health care crisis: a marketing expert pushing to enact sweeping View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
  • Profile

Fola Folowosele

inflexion points that tend to define a career. In the next couple of decades business models will have to evolve even more quickly than in the past and I believe that my ability to embrace and adapt to change will be a major deciding... View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products
  • 16 Apr 2008
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

Sloan School of Management, Harvard Law School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, the University of South Africa, and the Iran Center for Management Studies. His books on teaching, Education for Judgment: The Artistry of Discussion... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education
  • 29 May 2020
  • Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

climate change and other crises,” Ndidi Nwuneli says. “There is an urgent need to transform and strengthen our food ecosystems.” AACE Food Processing & Distribution Ltd., cofounded by the Nwunelis in 2009, processes, packages, and... View Details
Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness
  • 08 Dec 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs

manager changes his or her hours, it can upset a delicate balance of work schedules, family commitments, and child care, which in turn can derail increasingly fragile family budgets. In a survey of Wal-Mart... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail