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      • March 2009 (Revised January 2010)
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      The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire? An Update

      By: Juan Alcacer, David J. Collis and Mary Furey
      This four-page update to the case, "The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire?" details the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Pixar, including deal terms, executive appointments, and operating guidelines for the two studios. View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Managerial Roles; Negotiation Deal; Operations; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
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      Alcacer, Juan, David J. Collis, and Mary Furey. "The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire? An Update." Harvard Business School Supplement 709-489, March 2009. (Revised January 2010.)
      • June 2008 (Revised January 2012)
      • Background Note

      Solving a Problem or Sounding the Alarm? Guidelines on Blowing the Whistle

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons
      Many of us will at some point in our professional lives encounter situations involving what we believe to be wrongful or injurious activities that may cause harm to innocent parties, our company, or the public. It may be necessary to bring the matter to the attention... View Details
      Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Corporate Disclosure; Business Processes; Behavior
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Lara Adamsons. "Solving a Problem or Sounding the Alarm? Guidelines on Blowing the Whistle." Harvard Business School Background Note 308-005, June 2008. (Revised January 2012.)
      • 2008
      • Working Paper

      Collaborative Architectures for Innovation

      By: Gary P. Pisano and Roberto Verganti
      Collaborative innovation has become a hot topic in innovation today. Scholars, consultants, and the business press all urge companies seeking to boost innovative performance to become more "collaborative." Too often, however, companies fail to distinguish among the... View Details
      Keywords: Competency and Skills; Governance Controls; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Social and Collaborative Networks
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      Pisano, Gary P., and Roberto Verganti. "Collaborative Architectures for Innovation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-105, June 2008.
      • March 2008
      • Background Note

      Marketing Input and Innovation Strategy

      By: Elie Ofek
      This note develops a framework for considering the challenges of incorporating marketing input when setting innovation strategy. The framework lays out the possible innovation opportunities a firm can entertain and describes how the customer knowledge gained from... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Marketing; Research; Competition
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      Ofek, Elie. "Marketing Input and Innovation Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 508-090, March 2008.
      • March 2008
      • Article

      Linguistic Network Configurations: Management of Innovation in Design-intensive Firms

      By: Claudio Dell'Era, Alessio Marchesi and Roberto Verganti
      In today's business and academic arenas, design is more and more viewed as an important strategic resource. In fact, over the last couple of years, we have seen a real explosion in business and research literature that see scholars and companies alike trying to... View Details
      Keywords: Networks; Design; Innovation and Management; Product Development
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      Dell'Era, Claudio, Alessio Marchesi, and Roberto Verganti. "Linguistic Network Configurations: Management of Innovation in Design-intensive Firms." International Journal of Innovation Management 12, no. 1 (March 2008).
      • February 2008 (Revised May 2011)
      • Background Note

      A Note on Compensation Research

      By: Robert G. Eccles, Boris Groysberg and Ann Cullen
      This note provides guidelines to consider and reviews the sources available for compensation research. Having an understanding of the “outside option,” that is effectively the average salary being offered for a position in a specific type of firm is an important... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Compensation and Benefits; Jobs and Positions; Research
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      Eccles, Robert G., Boris Groysberg, and Ann Cullen. "A Note on Compensation Research." Harvard Business School Background Note 408-114, February 2008. (Revised May 2011.)
      • 2008
      • Book

      Managing Your Boss

      By: John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter
      Managing your boss: Isn't that merely manipulation? Corporate cozying up? Not according to John Gabarro and John Kotter. In this handy guidebook, the authors contend that you manage your boss for a very good reason: to do your best on the job—and thereby benefit not... View Details
      Keywords: Communication; Decision Making; Information Management; Managerial Roles; Negotiation Tactics; Performance Productivity; Personal Development and Career; Relationships; Personal Characteristics
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      Gabarro, John J., and John P. Kotter. Managing Your Boss. Paperback ed. Harvard Business Review Classics. Harvard Business School Press, 2008.
      • July 2007 (Revised March 2008)
      • Background Note

      Staging Two-Sided Platforms

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Andrei Hagiu
      Firms that aspire to develop two-sided platforms face a formidable challenge. Prospective users on each side will not invest in the platform until they are confident there will be enough users on the other side. Traditional strategies for dealing with this... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Risk Management; Two-Sided Platforms; Supply Chain; Strategy; Retail Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Andrei Hagiu. "Staging Two-Sided Platforms." Harvard Business School Background Note 808-004, July 2007. (Revised March 2008.)
      • March 2006 (Revised April 2008)
      • Module Note

      Conceptualizing the Customer Operating Role

      By: Frances X. Frei
      The module introduces students to the concept and implications of a customer operating role. Building on the first year operations curriculum in which only employees' and machines' operating roles are considered, it provides the additional perspectives needed to bring... View Details
      Keywords: Customers; Performance Efficiency; Perspective; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Service Operations
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      Frei, Frances X. "Conceptualizing the Customer Operating Role." Harvard Business School Module Note 606-032, March 2006. (Revised April 2008.)
      • December 2005
      • Article

      Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?

      By: Lynn Paine, Rohit Deshpandé, Joshua D. Margolis and Kim Eric Bettcher
      Codes of conduct have long been a feature of corporate life. Today, they are arguably a legal necessity—at least for public companies with a presence in the United States. But the issue goes beyond U.S. legal and regulatory requirements. Sparked by corruption and... View Details
      Keywords: Business Ethics; Standards Of Conduct; Globalized Firms and Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance
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      Paine, Lynn, Rohit Deshpandé, Joshua D. Margolis, and Kim Eric Bettcher. "Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?" Harvard Business Review 83, no. 12 (December 2005): 122–133.
      • June 2005 (Revised January 2007)
      • Case

      Equator Principles, The: An Industry Approach to Managing Environmental and Social Risks

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Aldo Sesia
      In June 2003, 10 leading international banks adopted new voluntary guidelines, called the Equator Principles, to promote sustainable development in project finance. In recent years, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) had raised issues about the lenders'... View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Competition; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Project Finance; Standards; Projects; Commercial Banking; Non-Governmental Organizations
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      Esty, Benjamin C., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Aldo Sesia. "Equator Principles, The: An Industry Approach to Managing Environmental and Social Risks." Harvard Business School Case 205-114, June 2005. (Revised January 2007.)
      • March 2005 (Revised March 2006)
      • Case

      Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Competitive Exposures

      By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen
      How can a multinational firm analyze and manage currency risks that arise from competitive exposures? General Motors has a substantial competitive exposure to the Japanese yen. Although the risks GM faces from the depreciating yen are widely acknowledged, the company's... View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Competition; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; International Finance; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Risk and Uncertainty; Auto Industry
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      Desai, Mihir A., and Mark Veblen. "Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Competitive Exposures." Harvard Business School Case 205-096, March 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
      • March 2003 (Revised November 2005)
      • Case

      Bertelsmann AG

      By: Bharat N. Anand, Michael G. Rukstad and Christoph Kostring
      On July 28, 2002, Bertelsmann announced the firing of its CEO, Thomas Middelhoff, in a move that surprised industry observers, analysts, and many employees. Bertelsmann, a privately held company headquartered in Germany, was one of the largest global media... View Details
      Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Corporate Strategy; Entertainment; Media; Change Management; Integration; Resignation and Termination; Private Ownership; Initial Public Offering; Business Units; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; Music Industry; Germany
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      Anand, Bharat N., Michael G. Rukstad, and Christoph Kostring. "Bertelsmann AG." Harvard Business School Case 703-405, March 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
      • October 2002 (Revised May 2004)
      • Case

      Starbucks and Conservation International

      By: James E. Austin and Cate Reavis
      Starbucks, the world's leading specialty coffee company, developed a strategic alliance with Conservation International, a major international environmental nonprofit organization. The purpose of the alliance was to promote coffee-growing practices of small farms that... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Crisis; Growth and Development Strategy; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Production; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Cooperative Ownership; Performance Efficiency; Alliances; Nonprofit Organizations; Food and Beverage Industry; Mexico
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      Austin, James E., and Cate Reavis. "Starbucks and Conservation International." Harvard Business School Case 303-055, October 2002. (Revised May 2004.)
      • January 2002 (Revised April 2004)
      • Case

      Chapter Enrichment Program Teams at the American Red Cross (A)

      By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Anita Williams Woolley
      The American Red Cross has a system for structuring, staffing, and leading teams to review its local chapters. Mirroring professional services firms that use teams to serve clients, this system provides detailed guidelines to increase individual team member's... View Details
      Keywords: Planning; Groups and Teams; Management Teams; Leadership; Organizational Structure
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      Polzer, Jeffrey T., and Anita Williams Woolley. "Chapter Enrichment Program Teams at the American Red Cross (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-042, January 2002. (Revised April 2004.)
      • March 2001 (Revised July 2007)
      • Background Note

      Power and Influence: Achieving Your Objectives in Organizations

      By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Elizabeth Long Lingo
      Power is the potential to mobilize energy. This rather neutral definition does not address the issues of how to exercise power or to what ends. The answers to these questions determine the ultimate value of an individual's power. This note is written to help readers... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Value
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      McGinn, Kathleen L., and Elizabeth Long Lingo. "Power and Influence: Achieving Your Objectives in Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-425, March 2001. (Revised July 2007.)
      • July 1995
      • Background Note

      Managerial Duties and Business Law

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
      Consists of excerpts from Principles of Corporate Governance, a set of legal guidelines that enumerates the principal duties of corporate managers and directors, including fiduciary duty, duty of care, and duty of fair dealing. Also addresses legal obligations relating... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Corporate Governance; Retention; Common Law; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Managerial Roles
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      Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "Managerial Duties and Business Law." Harvard Business School Background Note 395-244, July 1995.
      • May 1995
      • Teaching Note

      Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations and Corporate Criminal Fines Exercise TN

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro
      Teaching Note for (9-393-060) and (9-394-101). View Details
      Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Government and Politics; Corporate Governance
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Michael Santoro. "Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations and Corporate Criminal Fines Exercise TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 395-195, May 1995.
      • December 1994 (Revised December 1995)
      • Case

      The JKJ Pension Fund

      By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
      The JKJ pension fund currently has $187 million invested in 14 properties. Sarah Griffin, the portfolio manager for real estate, needs to value each of the properties and recommend which ones should be sold and which ones to hold. She further needs to recommend... View Details
      Keywords: Property; Investment Portfolio; Valuation; Investment Funds; Financial Management; Real Estate Industry; Financial Services Industry
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      Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "The JKJ Pension Fund." Harvard Business School Case 395-133, December 1994. (Revised December 1995.)
      • October 1992 (Revised February 1995)
      • Background Note

      Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Describes the federal guidelines used by judges for sentencing organizations convicted of criminal wrong-doing under U.S. law as of November 1, 1991. Describes the guidelines' approach to calculating criminal fines for organizations, determining an organization's... View Details
      Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Governance Compliance; Law Enforcement; Laws and Statutes; Organizations; Legal Services Industry; United States
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 393-060, October 1992. (Revised February 1995.)
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