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  • 16 Jun 2009
  • First Look

First Look: June 16

of 145 globally distributed members of nine project teams of an organization, we found that uneven proficiency in English, the lingua franca, disrupted collaboration for both native and non-native speakers.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • October 2000 (Revised March 2001)
  • Case

eLance.com: Building a Professional Services Marketplace

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kristin Kohler
Launched as an eBay for services, eLance promises to leverage the capabilities of the Internet to not only change the way services are bought and sold, but change the fundamental dynamics of the global economy. Building on theories posited in the HBR article by Tim... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Job Search; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Web Sites; Information Technology Industry; Service Industry
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  • 26 Sep 2011
  • HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

the pop star's manager, Troy Carter, who faced the daunting and sudden task of launching the performer's first major solo concert tour in 2009. Elberse developed the case based on extensive interviews with Carter and several other executives who are part of View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music
  • April 2011 (Revised April 2015)
  • Case

Cipla 2011

By: Rohit Deshpande, Sandra J. Sucher and Laura Winig
Dr. Yusuf Hamied, head of the Indian pharma and generics manufacturing company Cipla, is weighing options for how to continue to support the global fight against HIV/AIDS while positioning his company for growth in a changing regulatory landscape. View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Management Teams; Governance Compliance; Corporate Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry
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  • April 1992 (Revised February 1996)
  • Case

CFM International, Inc.

In April 1987 the management team of CFM International, Inc. (CFMI) was considering developing a new jet engine for the Airbus A340. The withdrawal of a competitor's engine had created an unforeseen opportunity for CFMI to re-enter a competition it had apparently lost... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Partners and Partnerships; Investment; Globalized Markets and Industries; Manufacturing Industry; Air Transportation Industry
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    Michael E. Porter

    Michael Porter is an economist, researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher. Throughout his career at Harvard Business School, he has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems facing corporations, economies... View Details

    Keywords: biotechnology; e-commerce industry; health care; information; information technology industry; internet; nonprofit industry; service industry; state government
    • Program

    General Management Program

    virtual discussion groups will connect you to a global group of peers and build your network. Learning and Living at HBS When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an... View Details
    • September 2007 (Revised December 2008)
    • Case

    Michael Fernandes at Nicholas Piramal

    By: Michel Anteby and Nitin Nohria
    Michael Fernandes, the Director of Custom Manufacturing Operations at the pharmaceutical company Nicholas Piramal India Limited (NPIL), schedules a meeting with three of his reports, whose interpersonal conflicts with one another are causing his business development... View Details
    Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Management Skills; Groups and Teams; Conflict Management; Cooperation; Pharmaceutical Industry; India; United Kingdom; Canada
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    • 20 Sep 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: September 20

      PublicationsSpanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment Authors:Juan Alcácer and Paul Ingram Publication:American Journal of Sociology (forthcoming). Abstract Global... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 16 Jun 2021
    • Interview

    Harvard Business School: How to Build Fearless Organizations

    By: Amy C. Edmondson and Ron Lovett
    Our guest is Amy Edmondson - Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School. Amy has authored multiple books, including her most recent, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation and... View Details
    Keywords: Psychological Safety; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Diversity; Communication
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    • February 2011 (Revised December 2012)
    • Case

    The Ford Fiesta

    By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
    Executives at Ford wondered if social media could be the marketing solution for the launch of the youth-oriented 2010 Fiesta. But with social media came a ceding of control. Some at the company believed that if Ford was going to move beyond its conservative brand image... View Details
    Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Digital Marketing; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Standards; Auto Industry
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    • March 1981 (Revised November 1998)
    • Supplement

    Corning Glass Works International (C2)

    By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Michael Y. Yoshino
    Follows the impact of a change in global strategy on a diversified company's global organization structure. Reviews the company's subsequent performance internationally. Also presents reflections by top management on future possible change in the organization... View Details
    Keywords: Global Strategy; Change; Performance; Globalized Firms and Management; Management Teams; Manufacturing Industry
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    • August 2021 (Revised February 2022)
    • Case

    Northvolt: Making the World's Greenest Battery

    By: Jurgen R. Weiss and Emilie Billaud
    In 2021, the demand for lithium-ion batteries increased rapidly, particularly for electric vehicles. Anxious not to be reliant on Asian players, Europe was keen on developing its own home-grown capacity to control the value chain, maintain employment in Europe, and get... View Details
    Keywords: Electric Vehicles; Lithium-ion Batteries; Business Ventures; Energy; Green Technology; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Transportation; Supply Chain; Globalized Markets and Industries; Goals and Objectives; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Battery Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Transportation Industry; Europe; Sweden; Germany; Poland
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    • Program

    Competing in the Age of AI—Virtual

    our renowned faculty to learn from their latest research, gain actionable takeaways, and facilitate your growth. In addition, virtual discussion groups will connect you to a global group of peers and build... View Details
    • October 2020 (Revised July 2023)
    • Case

    UCK Partners: Gong Cha

    By: Victoria Ivashina and Sangyun Lee
    In the Spring of 2017, Soomin Kim, Founding Partner of UCK Partners, and his team were debating the potential exit of UCK Partner’s investment in Gong Cha Korea, the sole local franchisor of the premium milk tea brand that they proprietarily sourced three years ago.... View Details
    Keywords: Exit; Strategic Decision Making; Private Equity; Investment; Strategy; Investment Return; Decision Making; Bids and Bidding
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    • September 2020 (Revised December 2020)
    • Case

    Hot Wheels at Mattel: Reinventing the Wheel

    By: Elie Ofek, Andres Terech and Nicole Tempest Keller
    In 2017, Chris Down, Global Brand General Manager for Hot Wheels, and his team from the Advanced Play Group within Mattel, Inc., were considering which innovation path to pursue in order to "future proof" the Hot Wheels franchise going forward. Hot Wheels was the... View Details
    Keywords: Toys; Industry Evolution; Innovation Strategy; Product Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Technological Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Decision Making; Digital Transformation
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    • May 2017 (Revised February 2024)
    • Case

    Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (A)

    By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
    This case describes Kraft Heinz Company’s (KHC) February 2017 unsolicited $143 billion takeover offer to acquire Unilever. The offer was made to Unilever CEO Paul Polman by KHC chairman Alexandre Behring, who was also co-founder and CEO of Brazilian-based 3G Capital... View Details
    Keywords: Acquisition; Value Creation; Decision Choices and Conditions
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    • October 2014 (Revised September 2015)
    • Case

    Sanford C. Bernstein Goes to Asia

    By: Linda A. Hill, Dana M. Teppert and Allison J. Wigen
    Sanford C. Bernstein, a premier sell-side research firm, is expanding globally. Three years after launching Bernstein's Asian business, senior management has appointed Ghislain de Charentenay, a six-year sales veteran of the firm, as director of Asian research in Hong... View Details
    Keywords: Collaboration; Talent Management; Leadership; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Design; Emerging Markets; Globalization; Hong Kong
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      Bharat N. Anand

      Bharat N. Anand is the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning at Harvard University, and the Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

      Professor Anand is an expert in digital strategy, media and... View Details

      Keywords: broadcasting; entertainment; information; media; motion pictures; music; publishing industry; sports; television
      • 09 Sep 2008
      • First Look

      First Look: September 9, 2008

      the restaurant, to the tour, to descriptions of the meal itself. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=509015 Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Managing a Global View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne