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- 01 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions
paradox the result of an in-depth comparative analysis of two of the organizations in their sample. The two WISEs appeared to be extremely similar: Both operated in the recycling industry with similar work-training missions, and both had... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
the footwear industry. So when a well-respected industry leader asked to talk about a merger, Cabot had to admit that with her "crisis of confidence," it might just be time. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- July 2023
- Case
Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Daniela Beyersdorfer
The founders of Dutch professional services firm Schuberg Philis, and the new leadership team entrusted with the day-to-day management, must set the path forward in 2019. The company has grown into a €70 million revenue strong IT provider with top ranks in the... View Details
Keywords: Management Succession; Growth Management; Change Management; Transformation; Mission and Purpose; Leadership; Leading Change; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Europe; Netherlands
DeLong, Thomas J., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance." Harvard Business School Case 424-012, July 2023.
- August 2011
- Teaching Note
Exeter Group, Inc. (TN)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Penelope Rossano
Teaching Note for 409001. View Details
- October 2004
- Teaching Note
Keane's Acquisition of Metro Information Services (A) and (B) TN
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez
Teaching Note to (9-103-042) and (9-105-026). View Details
- January 2002
- Teaching Note
Elsie Y. Cross Associates, Inc. and CoreStates Financial Corp. TN
Teaching Note for (9-897-065). View Details
- December 2000 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Ventro: Builder of B2B Businesses (Condensed)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Enables a condensed analysis of Ventro (formerly known as Chemdex), which builds and operates multiple B2B marketplace companies. Part of the Building-E-Business Online series. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Management; Strategy; Business Strategy; Consulting Industry; Consulting Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Meredith Collura. "Ventro: Builder of B2B Businesses (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 801-274, December 2000. (Revised July 2001.)
- September 2000 (Revised August 2011)
- Teaching Note
AGENCY.COM (A) and (B) TN
By: Ashish Nanda and Thomas J. DeLong
Teaching Note for (9-800-061) and (9-800-062). View Details
- 12 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t Include Them
from the industry having trials that better represent the patient base.” “Pharmaceutical companies could benefit from the industry having trials that better represent the patient base,” says Harvard Business... View Details
- 01 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 1
profitable and artistically impactful. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/milk-baths-and-charm-necklaces-had-randy-weiner-finally-gone-too-far/an/814079-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 496-023 Cambridge Consulting Group: Bob... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
improvements in outcomes such as productivity and longevity, and that good nuts-and-bolts management at individual firms shapes national performance. At 14 textile manufacturers in India, for example, an intervention-involving free, high-quality advice from a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
You Won't Make It If You Fake It
consultant at McKinsey and for Treasury Secretary Larry Summers for six years before joining Google at 32. When she and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began working together in 2007, Sandberg requested that Zuckerberg provide her with... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- March 2023
- Supplement
Deepa Bachu (B): Insights and Experiments at Pensaar Design
By: Thomas Graeber, Joshua Schwartzstein and Amram Migdal
In this case, set in June 2019 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Deepa Bachu of Pensaar Design and her team work with client ITC Ltd. to use design thinking and behavioral experiments to improve workplace safety and strive toward the company’s zero-accident goal. The... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Design; Training; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Production; Business Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Performance Improvement; Programs; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Groups and Teams; Labor and Management Relations; Rank and Position; Safety; Attitudes; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Trust; Well-being; Consulting Industry; Consulting Industry; Consulting Industry; India
Graeber, Thomas, Joshua Schwartzstein, and Amram Migdal. "Deepa Bachu (B): Insights and Experiments at Pensaar Design." Harvard Business School Supplement 923-034, March 2023.
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
forthcoming Academy of Management Journal Ideological Misfit? Political Affiliation and Employee Departure in the Private-Equity Industry By: Bermiss, Y. Sekou, and Rory McDonald Abstract—Though organizations are increasingly active... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'
the ability to understand industry structure and equilibrium behavior by firms. Working in a real-world setting with interdisciplinary teams on complex problems is part of the lure of the tech sector, says Athey, a pioneer in the field.... View Details
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It
variety of interesting issues, the limited circulation of the periodicals in which the works appeared and the necessarily technical nature of the articles meant their impact was limited. Meanwhile, in many settings—from panel discussions to View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective
researchers gave a large group of executives financial and industry information about one company negotiating to acquire another. The executive subjects were randomly assigned to the negotiating roles of buyer or seller; the information... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
in the book, were overwhelmed by Xerox's mismanagement of the computer applications for its technology. In response to the criticism set forth by the two authors, who were consultants for McKinsey, Xerox decided to improve its ability to... View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough
- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
analysts' forecasts of firm performance actually reflect any of these factors and which are considered most important. We use survey data from 967 analysts ranking 837 companies to judge how their forecasts are related to evaluations of firms' View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
direct fees for these consulting services, it proposed to the client that it contract with the firm for five times this amount in legal fees that might otherwise have gone to another law firm. It is in this way that AG hopes to increase... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace