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10 Nov 2003
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relationships to sustain them. Transitions also are times when small differences in a new leader's actions can have disproportionate impacts on results. Everyone is straining to take the leader's measure and people are forming opinions... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

June 1993 (Revised April 1994)
Case

David Melcher

By: Shoshana Zuboff

David Melcher contemplates changing his career at midlife. View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Transition

June 2003
Case

Memphis City Schools

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Kevin Morris

Associate Superintendent Marieta Harris needs a plan for continuing the momentum of systemic change in this urban school district while facing shifts of leadership and curriculum philosophy, uneven progress on reforms, new tests that put a high proportion of schools on... View Details

Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Leading Change; Transition; Education Industry

1992
Book

South Africa: Prospects for Successful Transition, Nedcor-Old Mutual Scenarios

By: R. Tucker and B. R. Scott

Keywords: Transition; South Africa

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September 2021
Case

Publicis Groupe 2021: Changing Nearly Everything

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Tonia Labruyere and Vincent Dessain

After succeeding long-time CEO Maurice Levy as top leader of the world’s third largest advertising, marketing, and communications company, headquartered in France, Arthur Sadoun accelerates digital transformation through a new platform drawing on talent from any of the... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Change Management; Transition; Transformation; Leadership; Digital Transformation; Advertising Industry; France; United States

April 1996
Case

Confronting the Third Industrial Revolution

By: David A. Moss

Comprises three pieces. The first piece, which forms the body of the case, is adapted from a speech delivered by the author before the Harvard Business School Political Forum in early 1995. Originally entitled "The Economic Foundations of American Social Policy:... View Details

Keywords: Transition; Policy; Economy; Government and Politics; Society; United States

Research Summary

Reinvention and "Technology Reemergence"

By: Ryan L. Raffaelli

The prevailing view of industry and technology evolution has emphasized displacement, on the assumption that old technologies and organizational forms will disappear when newer ones arrive. Professor Raffaelli's research challenges this view by illuminating how and... View Details

Keywords: Turnarounds; Innovation And Management; Technology Evolution; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; Transition

January 1990 (Revised October 1993)
Case

Monsanto's March into Biotechnology (A)

By: Gary P. Pisano

Very early in the history of biotechnology (about 1979), Monsanto made a major commitment to move into this field. This case recounts the history from the point of view of the eminent scientist hired to head up corporate R&D. He took Monsanto from a very traditional... View Details

Keywords: History; Transition; Biotechnology Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

2003
Book

Transnational Management: Text, Cases and Readings in Cross Border Management

By: Christopher A. Bartlett, Sumantra Ghoshal and Julian Birkinshaw

Keywords: Transition; Cases; Information

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2024
Working Paper

When Batteries Meet Hydrogen: Dual-Storage Investments for Load-Shifting Purposes

By: Christian Kaps and Simone Marinesi

Power systems account for nearly 40% of global emissions. As the world tries to reduce emissions by increasing renewable penetration, storage technologies are playing an increasingly important role in matching variable renewable supply with demand. Batteries have... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Renewable Energy; Transition; Utilities Industry; Battery Industry

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November 12, 2020
Article

What We Can Learn About Unity from Hostile Takeovers

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

In the wake of the recent election, the United States faces a fraught, difficult transfer of power. What we know about hostile takeovers in business can provide help in finding a path forward. Leaders on the winning side of the more successful acquisitions emphasized... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Transition; Government and Politics; Mergers and Acquisitions

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26 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Business and the Environment

Governments, business, and consumers must act to address climate change. The actions must deal with resource supply issues and renewable energy, as well as with demand issues. Ultimately, these actions will lead to a transition from a... View Details

Keywords: Re: Forest L. Reinhardt; Energy; Utilities

April 2022
Teaching Note

Publicis Groupe 2021: Changing Nearly Everything

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Tonia Labruyere, Vincent Dessain and Catarina Martinez

After a leadership change at the French advertising company Publicis, new CEO Arthur Sadoun has to navigate changes due to digitalization and a pandemic. Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 322-050. View Details

Keywords: Digital; Digitalization; Advertising; Marketing; Creative Industry; Succession; Leadership; Transition; Transformation; Change Management; Advertising Industry; United States; France; Europe

March 2024
Case

Lyft 2023: Roads to Growth and Differentiation

By: Ranjay Gulati and Jeffrey Huizinga

Set in San Francisco in winter 2023, this case explores the strategic challenges and initiatives at Lyft under the leadership of its new CEO, David Risher. Confronted with declining market share and financial pressures, Risher spent his first six months at the helm... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Turnarounds; Ridesharing; Transition; Strategy; Culture; Change Management; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry

May 2022
Case

What to Propose?

By: David G. Fubini

Two audit and financial services firms, one of which your consulting firm has supported extensively, have merged to create one of the largest audit firms in the world. The audit firm's Executive Team has requested proposals aimed at re-evaluating their internal... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Professional Services; Governance; Presentations; Organizational Structure; Transition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Consulting Industry