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- March 2006 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Putnam Investments: Rebuilding the Culture
By: Nitin Nohria and Charles Nichols
Charles "Ed" Haldeman Jr. is promoted CEO of Putnam Investments after the firm was badly damaged by a series of improper trading practices. He is charged with the task of managing the crisis, repairing the company culture, and putting the firm back into a pattern of... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Ethics; Investment Funds; Investment; Leading Change; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Services Industry; United States
Nohria, Nitin, and Charles Nichols. "Putnam Investments: Rebuilding the Culture." Harvard Business School Case 406-009, March 2006. (Revised August 2006.)
- August 2001 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
IBM Software Solutions (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman, Charles A. O'Reilly III and Robert Chapman Wood
Executives and managers of key IBM software units struggle to make IBM a top player in the post-mainframe era. When one software unit introduces a visionary product with potential to create a new leadership position for the firm, the result is an epic conflict in the... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Conflict Management; Information Technology Industry
Tushman, Michael L., Charles A. O'Reilly III, and Robert Chapman Wood. "IBM Software Solutions (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-016, August 2001. (Revised June 2002.)
- March 1998 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
Bronner Slosberg Humphrey
By: David E. Bell and Donald M Leavitt
Bronner Slosberg Humphrey has succeeded by providing integrated direct marketing solutions for major service companies such as AT&T, American Express, and FedEx. A new CEO takes over from the company's founder and is wondering how to grow the company. Options include... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Growth and Development Strategy; Leading Change; Global Strategy; Service Operations; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Salesforce Management; Marketing Communications; Service Industry
Bell, David E., and Donald M Leavitt. "Bronner Slosberg Humphrey." Harvard Business School Case 598-136, March 1998. (Revised December 1999.)
- November 2017
- Case
Loss Prevention at Mac's Convenience Stores (A)
By: Francesca Gino, Katherine DeCelles and Olivia Hull
Faced with a persistent robbery problem at his convenience store company, Sean Sportun, security and loss prevention manager at Mac’s of Central Canada, looked to standardize safety measures and devise a new way of preventing employee injury. But as a 32-year old with... View Details
Keywords: Public Relations; Community Relations; Change Management; Working Conditions; Leading Change; Training; Knowledge Dissemination; Crime and Corruption; Law Enforcement; Legal Liability; Business and Community Relations; Retail Industry; Canada
Gino, Francesca, Katherine DeCelles, and Olivia Hull. "Loss Prevention at Mac's Convenience Stores (A)." Harvard Business School Case 918-001, November 2017.
- Profile
Emily Hannenberg
Personally, I felt an ability to inspire trust in others and lead them toward goals. I had the physical fitness required to contribute as a member of a team, and I shared the military's core values: loyalty, integrity, duty,... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education
- Web
Impact Stories | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Stepping back from the day-to-day demands of leading Save the Children... A Life’s Work Gerald Chertavian MBA 1992 Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992) realized what he wanted to do with his li... Tools of the Trade Shannah Varon MBA 2009 As... View Details
- July 2011
- Teaching Note
The National Geographic Society (TN)
By: David A. Garvin
Teaching Note for 311-002. View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Spring Reunions
Professor Richard Ruback makes his point perfectly clear while leading one of the weekend’s many faculty presentations. More Reunion photos. Photography by Stuart Cahill, C.J. Gunther, and Brian Snyder More than 2,500 MBA and 500... View Details
- 08 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career
mind was working. With so much time available, how best should he use it? “It occurred to me that I didn’t have to concentrate on one thing, but could have a portfolio-like encore career,” says Kloeblen, “I wanted the flexibility to work on many things.” Further, he... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
continued to connect with one another along the way. Murakami was with OECD Tokyo Center, leading discussions on economic policy issues with government and business leaders in Asia, after 20 years in finance, with stints at Goldman Sachs... View Details
- Profile
Matthew Mariner
father's encouragement, allowing Matthew to "put HBS on his radar." Matthew's first exposure to business came through the LEAD program, a national, minority-business initiative that hosts activities throughout the U.S. "I... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Taking Flight
childhood. Thirty years later, however, the bird (a palm warbler) rejuvenated Thayer’s interest — and would eventually lead to a career shift. When that palm warbler flew into his life, Thayer was president of Gateway Investment Advisers.... View Details
- Fast Answer
Urban development
transportation or highway planning, infrastructure financing, building materials, and parks. This link leads to a search result in a variety of EBSCO databases. Journal of Planning Literature covers topics such as urban... View Details
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Katharine Graham TN
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Lisa M. Gunther and Dina R. Pradel
Teaching Note for (9-801-276). View Details
- 12 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict
changed based on whether they think of them as individuals or groups. “How we attribute motives to other people becomes distorted when we stop thinking of them as individuals and instead move to a framework of ‘us versus them,’” Cikara says. In a political context,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 23 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together
few key questions: What specific characteristics influence individuals' desire to work together on an investment deal? And given that influence, how does affinity affect investment performance? Do common characteristics lead to better... View Details
- Portrait Project
Mamongae Mahlare
catching tadpoles in nearby streams When lost, looking for the North Star to lead us home Exercise, eat well, pray lots and take vitamins; daily? Be honest, trustworthy, and dependable Love unconditionally-accepting people with their... View Details
- 08 May 2015
- News
Adopting a common language can strengthen global companies
language must also equip their employees to work together more effectively,” she says. According to Neeley, common-language mandates tend to be poorly implemented, leaving employees feeling diminished and insecure, and lead to losses in... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Offering a breath of life for critically ill patients
A scientist by training, David Green (MBA 1991) is drawing upon his business acumen to lead a science fiction-style breakthrough: the creation of replacement body parts (specifically, the trachea) using a recipient’s stem cells. Green is... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Secret Sauce
Susan and Scott Hawkins Email communication was key to achieving a class best of 53 percent participation. When asked to lead his class's 30th Reunion Gift participation efforts, Atlanta-based real estate developer Scott Hawkins was up... View Details