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managing mergers and acquisitions and working on key strategic initiatives around the world. Upon graduating from Harvard Business School, Alicia joined McKinsey & Co, working in Atlanta and Europe with a... View Details

    Joseph L. Bower

    JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade.  He has served in many administrative roles... View Details

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    • March 2020 (Revised March 2022)
    • Case

    Wachtell Lipton: Focused Excellence

    By: Ashish Nanda and Margaret Cross
    For years, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz—a small, New York City law firm—has consistently boasted the highest profits per partner and one of the highest “prestige” ratings among U.S.-based law firms. The firm has remained loyal to a distinctive strategy ever since its... View Details
    Keywords: Strategy; Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Legal Services Industry; New York (city, NY)
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      Paul M. Healy

      Paul Healy is the James R. Williston Professor at the Harvard Business School. His research covers a broad range of topics, including white collar crime, governance, business ethics, financial analysis, and Wall Street research. He joined the HBS faculty in 1998,... View Details

      Keywords: accounting industry; brokerage; pharmaceuticals
      • March 2024
      • Teaching Note

      CoPilot(s): Generative AI at Microsoft and GitHub

      By: Frank Nagle and Maria P. Roche
      This teaching note is the companion to case N9-624-010 CoPilot(s): Generative AI at Microsoft and GitHub, which takes place in late 2021. The case briefly describes the history of both GitHub and Microsoft with a particular focus on open source software (OSS)—software... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Technological Innovation; Product Launch; Open Source Distribution; Product Development; Commercialization; Competition; Resource Allocation; Technology Industry
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        Jerry R. Green

        Jerry R. Green

        David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy

        John Leverett Professor in the University

        Harvard University

         

        Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells... View Details

        Keywords: aerospace; education industry; insurance industry; professional services
        • 26 Apr 2024
        • Blog Post

        How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Matthew Young

        at McKinsey as a consultant working primarily in their Mergers & Acquisitions and Financial Services group before making a career pivot. In 2021, I joined the NFL’s Washington Commanders for the last two... View Details
        • February 2017
        • Supplement

        JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again

        By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
        In 2016, JCDecaux was number one in the world in outdoor advertising. This was a far cry from the situation in 2003; at that time, JCDecaux had been unseated by Clear Channel from the number-one spot that it had held for decades, and it was fighting for second place... View Details
        Keywords: JCDecaux; Clear Channel Outdoor; OUTFRONT Media; Lamar Advertising Company; Jean-François Decaux; Jean-Charles Decaux; Outdoor Advertising; Street Furniture; Airports; Billboards; Bicycles; Digital Devices; Digital Marketing; Bidding; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; Family Business; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Design; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Government Legislation; Business History; Human Resources; Laws and Statutes; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Operations; Distribution; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product; Product Design; Production; Organizational Structure; Property; Public Ownership; Renting or Rental; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Family and Family Relationships; Sales; Situation or Environment; Luxury; Strategy; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Mobile Technology; Wireless Technology; Air Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; Rail Transportation; Transportation Networks; Advertising Industry; France; Paris
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        Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

        treatment can be done in a regional facility closer to a patient’s home. The financial relationships in regional expansion programs has been trending toward increasing use of affiliation agreements and away from full mergers and View Details

          Best-selling and New Cases by Ben Esty

          Best-Selling (MOST POPULAR) Cases:  

            1) Eaton: Portfolio Transformation & Cost of... View Details

            Ray A. Goldberg

            A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

            ... View Details

            Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; fast food; food; food processing; forest products; grocery; high technology; information; restaurant; retailing; soft drink; textiles; tobacco; transportation; wholesale; wine
            • 07 Jul 2003
            • Research & Ideas

            4+2 = Sustained Business Success

            essential, but companies that can master mergers and acquisitions can also be winners. Enter new businesses that leverage existing customer relationships and complement core strengths. When partnering, move... View Details
            Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, William Joyce & Bruce Roberson

              William E. Fruhan

              Professor WILLIAM E. FRUHAN, JR. is George E. Bates Professor, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He received his BS degree from Yale University, and his MBA and DBA degrees from Harvard University.  He has served as Senior Associate Dean and Director of... View Details

              Keywords: oil ＆ gas; oil ＆ gas; oil ＆ gas; oil ＆ gas; oil ＆ gas; oil ＆ gas; oil ＆ gas; oil ＆ gas; oil ＆ gas; oil ＆ gas
              • March 2016 (Revised May 2021)
              • Case

              Michael Milken: The Junk Bond King

              By: Tom Nicholas and Matthew G. Preble
              Michael Milken, an investment banker who dominated the junk bond market in the 1980s, was sentenced to jail in 1990 after pleading guilty to a number of securities and tax-related felonies. In the preceding decade, Milken had helped usher in a new wave of leveraged buy... View Details
              Keywords: Junk Bonds; High-yield Bonds; Financial Innovation; Shareholder Value; Bonds; Capital; Capital Structure; Cost of Capital; Crime and Corruption; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Finance; Investment Banking; Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Ownership; Private Equity; Restructuring; United States
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              • 09 May 2017
              • What Do You Think?

              Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?

              align managers’ interests with those of shareholders), a reduction in the defenses against hostile takeovers (that typically increase short-term value for owners of the acquired company), increased merger and View Details
              Keywords: by James Heskett
              • April 2008
              • Case

              A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products

              By: Larry E. Greiner and Elizabeth Collins
              Alex Sander is a new product manager whose drive and talents are attractive to management, but whose intolerant style has alienated employees. This tension is presented against the backdrop of a 360° performance review process. Sander works in the Toiletries Division... View Details
              Keywords: Management Style; Conflict Management; Behavior; Management Practices and Processes; Talent and Talent Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Problems and Challenges; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Europe
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              • July 2009 (Revised August 2011)
              • Case

              What Happened at Citigroup? (A)

              By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
              What went wrong at Citigroup? In 1998, the Travelers Group and Citicorp merged to create Citigroup Inc., considered the first true global "financial supermarket" and a business model to be envied, feared, and emulated. By year-end 2006 the firm had a market... View Details
              Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Globalized Firms and Management; Leadership; Risk Management; Failure; Financial Services Industry
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              • April 2006 (Revised September 2009)
              • Case

              BYD Company, Ltd.

              By: Robert S. Huckman and Alan D. MacCormack
              Considers whether BYD Co., Ltd., the largest Chinese maker of rechargeable batteries, should enter the Chinese automobile industry by acquiring Qinchuan Auto, a state-owned car manufacturer. Set just after BYD's initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange... View Details
              Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Labor; Production; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Auto Industry; Battery Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China
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              Leadership Transitions | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

              concern took its place as the fourth-largest investment bank in the country. [13] Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb & Co. expanded its global financial markets, opening offices in Europe and Asia and serving in a financial advisory capacity in U.S. and foreign transactions.... View Details

                David A. Thomas

                David Thomas is H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.  His research addresses issues related to executive development, cultural diversity in organizations, leadership and organizational change.  He recently served as a... View Details

                Keywords: biotechnology; consulting; consumer products; education industry; financial services; media