Publications

September 1995 (Revised October 1996)
Case

Willie Overmeyer

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jennifer Bermant

A student comes to believe that a classmate has cheated on an exam. The action question is: What, if anything, should the student do? View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Management; Value

October 1993 (Revised July 1994)
Case

A Brush with AIDS (A)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem

A product manager at a health products company is responsible for marketing sharps containers, which hospitals use to store used needles in order to protect medical workers from being pricked with AIDS-contaminated needles. After hospitals report repeated instances of... View Details

Keywords: Health; Cost vs Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Safety; Values and Beliefs; Profit; Goals and Objectives; Compensation and Benefits; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

May 1992
Teaching Note

International Drilling Corp. (A), (B), (C), Morality and Consequences, and Morality and Duties TN

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Allen Webb

1995
Book

Business Policy: Managing Strategic Processes

By: Joseph L. Bower, Hugo E.R. Uyterhoeven and Richard E. Walton

Keywords: Policy; Management; Strategy

September 2011
Article

Global Capitalism at Risk: What Are You Doing About It?

By: Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard and Lynn S. Paine

Market capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and... View Details

Keywords: Disruption; Economic Systems; Globalization; Corporate Governance; Markets; Risk and Uncertainty

November 2010 (Revised January 2012)
Case

CNOOC: Building a World-Class Energy Company

By: Joseph L. Bower, Nancy Hua Dai and Michael Shih-ta Chen

Fu Chengyu is the fifth CEO to lead China National Offshore Oil Company - an SOE founded in 1982 to exploit Chinese offshore deposits. In 2010 he is trying to decide how to drive further growth in a company that has grown 556 times in less than 30 years, with profits... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Leadership Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Organizational Culture; State Ownership; Competitive Strategy; Energy Industry; China

December 2019
Supplement

Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (D)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Kim B. Clark

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

October 2000 (Revised January 2002)
Case

Individual and the Corporation, The: Kathy Levinson and E*TRADE (A)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Susan Harmeling

Kathy Levinson, the president and COO of ETRADE and a lesbian mother of two children, must decide whether and how to participate in the "No on Knight" campaign. The campaign opposes California ballot proposition 22, which requires California to recognize only marriages... View Details

Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Values and Beliefs; Decision Choices and Conditions; Gender; Diversity; Financial Services Industry

September 1995 (Revised April 1999)
Case

Exporting American Culture

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem

A large entertainment company, extensively criticized for producing violent, offensive, and anti-social material, is considering whether to sell its material to a semi-illegal operation that is beaming satellite TV into Turkey. The opportunity raises many questions... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Forecasting and Prediction; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Media; Business and Community Relations; Opportunities; Social Issues; Media and Broadcasting Industry

July 1994
Background Note

Introduction to the Milgram Experiment Film

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem

Keywords: Arts; Film Entertainment

May 1994
Teaching Note

Where Is He? (A) & (B) TN

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem

May 1994
Teaching Note

Conflict on a Trading Floor (A) & (B) TN

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem

Teaching Note for (9-394-060) and (9-394-061). View Details

October 1993 (Revised February 2007)
Supplement

Conflict on a Trading Floor (B)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

October 1993
Case

Where Is He? (A)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem

Web

Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

and Valuation Using Financial Statements Joseph Pacelli Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Yuan Zou Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders (also listed under General Management) Robert Simons Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0... View Details

12 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 12

facts. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-101.pdf Cases & Course Materials Leaders Who Make a Difference: Sam Palmisano's Smarter IBM: Day 1 Joseph L. View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 1983 (Revised July 1986)
Supplement

Orthoteks USA (C)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard G. Hamermesh

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States

September 1983 (Revised September 1985)
Supplement

Orthoteks USA (B2)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard G. Hamermesh

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Health Industry; United States

March 2020
Case

Minneapolis Star Tribune

By: Joseph L. Bower, Elizabeth Hansen and Michael Norris

In the summer of 2019, Mike Klingensmith, CEO of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Twin Cities metro region’s largest newspaper, reviewed subscription trends and plans for future experimentation. The newspaper industry across the U.S. had suffered a steep decline for... View Details

Keywords: Financial Performance; Industry Evolution; Business Earnings; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Journalism and News Industry; Minnesota