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- December 2019 (Revised January 2021)
- Supplement
The Leveraged Buyout of TXU: (B) Energy Future Holdings
By: Trevor Fetter, Erik Snowberg and Rebecca M. Henderson
This case is designed to support a lively discussion about the relative merits of shareholder vs. stakeholder perspectives in the context of a company that provides a vital public service that has important environmental implications. The 2007 purchase of TXU, the... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Transformation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Environmental Sustainability; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Energy Generation; Utilities Industry; Utilities Industry; Texas
Fetter, Trevor, Erik Snowberg, and Rebecca M. Henderson. "The Leveraged Buyout of TXU: (B) Energy Future Holdings." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-065, December 2019. (Revised January 2021.)
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
We plan on bringing them all back as soon as we are allowed to reopen, but for now they have no income from the company. Many in our industry laid off their employees, we did not.” “How to keep executives motivated who were asked to take... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
rents from firms producing and commercializing products. In this Industry Note, we describe the origin, evolution, costs, benefits, and future outlook for Patent Trolling in the United States. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
how business is done in Colorado and to make it the leader in responsible business practice,” she says. “There are more than 1,800 Certified B Corporations, in more than 130 industries and 50 countries. Colorado, with more than 80 such... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
to make good relationships alongside great deals, earn respect while earning multi-million dollar returns, and maintain character even when surrounded by an industry full of characters. Let’s Be Frank began in the final years of Frank... View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
Case 218-095 Valuing Snap After the IPO Quiet Period (A) Snap, the disappearing message app, went public at $17 per share on March 2, 2017, making its two 20-something founders the youngest self-made billionaires in the country. Over the next three weeks, 14 analysts... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 2011
- Article
Strategic Change and the Jazz Mindset: Exploring Practices That Enhance Dynamic Capabilities for Organizational Improvisation
By: Ethan S. Bernstein and Frank J. Barrett
How can leaders adopt a mindset that maximizes learning, remains responsive to short-term emergent opportunities, and simultaneously strengthens longer-term dynamic capabilities of the organization? This chapter explores the organizational decisions and practices... View Details
Keywords: Dynamic Capabilities; Strategic Change; Jazz; Jazz Mindset; Improvisation; Innovation; Change Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Leadership; Management; Management Style; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizations; Creativity; Strategy; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; United States; Japan; Taiwan; Europe; Asia
Bernstein, Ethan S., and Frank J. Barrett. "Strategic Change and the Jazz Mindset: Exploring Practices That Enhance Dynamic Capabilities for Organizational Improvisation." Research in Organizational Change and Development 19 (2011): 55–90.
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
stations. I hope the uptime metric means that more people will give thought to the funding needed and will signal to companies that the time is now to invest in the means necessary to meet the 97% standard, if they haven’t already done... View Details
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to participate in a workshop with academics who study government regulation and industry compliance. The event featured a series of presentations by scholars sharing their research findings and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
What We’re Reading
authenticity in a culture that too often minimizes their value. —Sarah Riggs Amico (MBA 2003) is executive chairperson of Jack Cooper Investments and a founder of Rediscovering Our American Dream (ROAD), a mission-driven media company.... View Details
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
Airbnb wasn't an option" Competition between traditional hotels and Airbnb is intensifying. Last Friday, Airbnb announced it is expanding its "experiences" offerings to an additional 1,000 cities. Meanwhile, the lodging View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
the more you provide medical education the less likely you will be subject to these enforcement actions." While Heese doesn't examine the political motivation behind this, he does note that politicians as well as regulators overseeing the health-care View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!
David Collis Thomas Henry Carroll Ford Foundation Adjunct Professor of Business Administration The joke used to be that you could only make a million dollars in the airline industry if you started with a hundred million dollars. With the... View Details
- 12 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Minal Mehta (MBA 2011)
challenging? "By far the most enjoyable and rewarding part is building the BollyX community. I love working in the fitness industry—people in this industry are so positive, outgoing, and inspiring (it must be the exercising and... View Details
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees' Career Development
Kristen Fitzpatrick (MBA 2003) of HBS Career & Professional Development has been a leader in the career development field for 18 years and countless HBS students and alumni have benefited from her coaching and guidance. Throughout her career, she has also led... View Details
- 26 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
programs for employees whatsoever, so employers need to catch up,” Whillans says. Companies with strong recognition programs enjoy increased productivity, lower job turnover, and greater returns on investment than other companies in the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Return of the Salesman
downturn will mean for salespeople? A: Well, if the impression of salespeople was low before the financial crisis, it has only gotten worse. Realtors, mortgage brokers, investment advisors, and telephone solicitors offering credit cards... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
Sherwood came to HBS with the aim of being a securities analyst on Wall Street, but she graduated without a job offer. "I guess I picked the stodgiest firms to interview with, and Wall Street wasn't very open to women at the time," she says. A family friend in View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- October 2024
- Case
Sacoor Brothers: From Co-Family CEOs to No Family CEOs?
By: Lauren Cohen, David Ager and Alpana Thapar
Sacoor Brothers, a luxury clothing retail company, was founded in 1989 in Lisbon, Portugal, by four brothers—Malik, Salim, Rahimo, and Moez. After establishing a strong presence in Portugal, the brothers were drawn to the rapidly growing retail markets in the Middle... View Details
Keywords: Growth; Geographic Mobility; Family Office; Professionalization; Institutional Development; Second-generation; Third-generation; Family Business; Private Equity; Investment; Governance; Transition; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Succession; Market Entry and Exit; Family and Family Relationships; Expansion; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; Middle East; United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia; Portugal; Jordan; Dubai
Cohen, Lauren, David Ager, and Alpana Thapar. "Sacoor Brothers: From Co-Family CEOs to No Family CEOs?" Harvard Business School Case 225-008, October 2024.
- October 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Rio Tinto vs. the Securities and Exchange Commission
By: Aiyesha Dey, Krishna G. Palepu and Sarah Gulick
Keywords: Coal Mining; SEC Enforcement; FCPA; Mining; Fraud; Acquisition; Financial Reporting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Non-Renewable Energy; Ethics; Financial Management; Investment; Corporate Governance; Laws and Statutes; Lawsuits and Litigation; Risk Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Mozambique; United States; Australia; England
Dey, Aiyesha, Krishna G. Palepu, and Sarah Gulick. "Rio Tinto vs. the Securities and Exchange Commission." Harvard Business School Case 119-046, October 2018. (Revised October 2019.)