Publications

April 1983 (Revised June 1993)
Case

Trade In Services and American Express

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and David B. Yoffie

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

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March 1979
Supplement

Allied Chemical Corp. (C)

By: George C. Lodge and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Supplements the (B) case. View Details

Keywords: Chemical Industry

1995
Working Paper

Away with the Curse: Effects of Communication on the Efficiency and Distribution of Outcomes

By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Joseph Moag and Max Bazerman

November 1984 (Revised March 1989)
Background Note

Leadership: The Problem of Intervention

By: Richard R. Ellsworth and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Keywords: Leadership; Problems and Challenges

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August 1984 (Revised March 1989)
Background Note

Direct, Personal Leadership

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard R. Ellsworth

Argues that to be effective leaders, general managers must focus on substance, not process, and aggressively combat the forces that can lead to the politicization of the organization. Examines the leader's direct role in setting and communicating goals, managing the... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Style; Management Practices and Processes

13 Jun 2017
News

Finding Common Ground

horizons from being a project manager, being narrowly focused, to being a general manager and understanding how to manage a whole business.” He particularly credits professor emeritus Joseph Bower, who coauthored Capitalism at Risk:... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

April 2001 (Revised April 2002)
Case

Liz Claiborne China

By: Joseph L. Bower, Sonja Ellingson Hout and Fred Young

A new country manager builds the Shanghai office of Liz Claiborne into a powerful sourcing organization using local talent. She explains the nuts and bolts of transforming the office. View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Transformation; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Market Entry and Exit; Fashion Industry; China

05 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 5

supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/911411-PDF-ENG CNOOC: Building a World-class Energy Company Joseph L. Bower, Nancy Hua Dai, and Michael Shih-ta ChenHarvard Business School Case 311-074 Fu... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

http://ssrn.com/abstract=1681682 CREATING LEADERS WORKSHOP: Mastering the Principles and Effective Delivery of 'The Ontological Leadership Course' (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides) Authors:Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Kari L. Granger,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 4, 2008

Inc.—Engineered Products Division Harvard Business School Case 709-434 Curled Metal Incorporated has declining sales but has developed a new product (curled metal pile driver pads) that, in field tests, deliver customer benefits that are many times CMI's manufacturing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Dec 2021
News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

Everyone’s Business By Julie Battilana Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration, and Tiziana Casciaro Simon & Schuster Power is one of the most misunderstood—and therefore vilified—concepts in our society. Most people assume... View Details

August 2004 (Revised July 2005)
Case

Allianz (C): An Interview with Dr. Holger Hatje

By: Joseph L. Bower, Anders Sjoman and Sonja Ellingson Hout

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry; Germany

01 Dec 2020
News

Hit Pause

Edited by Julia Hanna and Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Rose Wong When we take stock of our success, we often consider productivity a key performance metric. But making the most informed decisions—and realizing our fullest potential—also requires stepping away... View Details

25 Aug 2016
News

Timeless Advice for Making a Hard Choice

Keywords: decision making; ethics; morality; values; spirituality

24 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 24, 2009

Working PapersLearn-how to Improve Collaboration and Performance Authors:Ingrid M. Nembhard, Anita L. Tucker, Richard M.J. Bohmer, Joseph H. Carpenter, and Jeffrey D. Horbar Abstract Organizational... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

April 1997 (Revised July 2003)
Case

Viacom, Inc.: Video Supplement

By: Joseph L. Bower, Thomas R. Eisenmann and Sonja Ellingson Hout

Viacom reached a powerful position in the global entertainment industry through skillful and very bold acquisitions. Now its further expansion is challenged by the moves of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Different businesses within Viacom have contradictory positions on... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Entertainment; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

specifically. Managing in the Gray: Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. (MBA 1978) (Harvard Business Review Press) Part of a manager’s job is... View Details

1995
Book

Business Policy: Managing Strategic Processes

By: Joseph L. Bower, Christopher A. Bartlett, Hugo Uyterhoeven and Richard E. Walton

Keywords: Policy; Management; Strategy