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Turnarounds and Transformation - Course Catalog
and executing successful turnarounds. We will examine, among others, the importance of personal and organizational resilience, the management of critical thinking (logos), emotions (pathos), and View Details
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
Publications December 2014 Academy of Management Journal Harnessing Productive Tensions in Hybrid Organizations: The Case of Work Integration Social Enterprises By: Battilana, Julie, Metin Sengul, Anne-claire Pache, and Jacob Model... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2023 (Revised May 2025)
- Teaching Note
On
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karolin Frankenberger, Sascha Mader, Jordan Mitchell and Karen Elterman
Teaching Note for "On," HBS Case No. 723-430. On is a premium performance running shoe company founded in Switzerland in 2010. The company rapidly gained traction through its unique CloudTec cushioning technology, its innovative midsole plate called the Speedboard, and... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Digital Marketing; Disruptive Innovation; Distribution Channels; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Global Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Marketing Strategy; Product Design; Product Development; Product Marketing; Social Media; Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Technological Innovation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Sports Industry; Europe; Germany; Switzerland; United States
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees' Career Development
and directly managed hundreds of employees who have grown their careers under her leadership. As part of her role, Fitzpatrick also regularly provides support to recruiting partners as they seek to recruit, hire, and retain top talent.... View Details
- 28 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation
incentivized to produce safer products to help them manage risk” “When physicians are under pressure from high liability, innovators are incentivized to produce safer products to help them manage risk,” says... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Downtime
Illustrations by Greg Clarke Tom DeLong is the Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Management Practice in the Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurial Management Units. What’s on your list? A biography of... View Details
- 2019
- Article
The Social Desirability of Offshoring: A Swiss Consensus (1945–1975)
By: Sabine Pitteloud
This article focuses on the evolution of the rhetoric and practice of corporate offshoring in Switzerland from the post-war economic boom to the industrial crisis in the mid-seventies. The virtue of a historical perspective on the issue of offshoring is to show how... View Details
Keywords: Multinationals; Offshoring And Outsourcing; Relocation; Labor Relations; Multinational Firms and Management; Labor and Management Relations; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Switzerland
Pitteloud, Sabine. "The Social Desirability of Offshoring: A Swiss Consensus (1945–1975)." Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte 64, no. 2 (2019).
- 17 Apr 2017
- News
Jeff Immelt Wants a Radical Transformation of GE
just kind of lets you see why being here matters,” he told the Globe. Another piece in the puzzle of why Immelt wants to be in Boston brings him back to his roots at HBS, as he has developed strong relationships with the School, including... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
A model of service
says. "The soup kitchen is a business. I managed more than 50 people, oversaw all of our marketing efforts, and maintained relationships with grant-making organizations," says Garrett, who stepped down in... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
with researchers at PARC. Much of that time was occupied with interviewing prospective customers who had significant problems with document management. For example, a pharmaceutical company that was applying for FDA approval had to View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough
- Profile
Mengwen Zhao
you form effective relationships with auditors? HBS gives us the big picture for managing our career paths." She recalls an observation from a HBS career coach. "He said that the purpose of this... View Details
- September 1983 (Revised December 1988)
- Case
Cleveland Twist Drill (A)
Deals with the problems of implementing strategy in a declining industry and the negotiation of strategy with external constituencies, particularly labor unions. Traces Jim Bartlett's first nine months as president and asks for a plan of action. View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Style; Negotiation Tactics; Labor and Management Relations; Corporate Strategy
Hamermesh, Richard G. "Cleveland Twist Drill (A)." Harvard Business School Case 384-083, September 1983. (Revised December 1988.)
- 2022
- Book
Les multinationales suisses dans l'arène politique (1942–1993) [Swiss Multinationals in the Political Arena (1942–1993)]
By: Sabine Pitteloud
En décembre 2020, les Suisses votaient sur l’initiative populaire « pour des multinationales responsables ». Cet épisode récent a rappelé que la régulation de l’activité des sociétés multinationales fait l’objet de luttes politiques, auxquelles participent les... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Enterprise; Multinational Companies; Multinational Corporations; Lobbying; Business ＆ Government Relations; Labor Relations; Relocation; Offshoring And Outsourcing; Corporate Regulation; Transnational Regulation; Multinational Firms and Management; Business and Government Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; International Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Switzerland
Pitteloud, Sabine. Les multinationales suisses dans l'arène politique (1942–1993) [Swiss Multinationals in the Political Arena (1942–1993)]. Genève, Suisse: Librairie Droz, 2022, French ed.
- July 1984 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
Daewoo Group
By: Francis Aguilar
Focuses on the entrepreneurship of Chairman Kim Woo-Choong of Daewoo Group which became one of the 4 major group companies in Korea in just 17 years. The group's overall strategies are explored in conjunction with the evolution of Korea's industrial policies. The case... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Policy; Government and Politics; Business or Company Management; Business and Government Relations; Business Strategy; South Korea; United States
Aguilar, Francis. "Daewoo Group." Harvard Business School Case 385-014, July 1984. (Revised September 1986.)
- 18 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
"There's No Substitute For Finding The Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015
substitute for finding the right role: what you want, what you're good at, what meets customer needs. I found it. In nine months I have gone from launching one market to managing four," James says.... View Details
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Harvard Business School
Organization of a Bank; a Study of Selected New Banks R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr. (DBA) 1974 The Management of the Liberal Arts College: A Case Study Rudolph Winston Jr. (DBA) 1975 A Study to Determine How Personnel Managers' Perceptions of... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
University Elections
are: Paul A. Buttenwieser, AB ’60, MD ’64. Psychiatrist; Novelist. Cambridge, MA. Sidney R. Knafel, AB ’52, MBA ’54. Managing Partner, SRK Management Company. New York, NY. Roxane Harvey Gudeman, AB ’62,... View Details
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
number of companies are placing users at the core of their business strategies. Take MUJI, a leading Japanese design retailer, which has created a range of products designed by customers including a car, light fixtures, and sofas. The... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
‘Let the Buyer Beware’ Doesn’t Protect Investors
language originally intended to inform an investor, which now protects the offerers. —D. Quinn Mills "While some analysts insist that Quattrone believed in honest research, others say he tried to bully them. `I'll have you out of here Monday morning if you say... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 01 Mar 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time for More Reverse Mentoring?
organization performance in his book Win From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive Advantage. Your feedback to last month’s column: Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”? The general sense of the responses to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett