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- August 1983 (Revised May 1985)
- Case
Jamestown Co.
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Edward J. Hoff
In May 1983 Ms. Katherine O'Brien, vice president of marketing, was deciding whether Jamestown should discontinue the use of independent representatives in favor of a direct company salesforce. Jamestown sold informal stoneware dinnerware through department and gift...
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Shapiro, Benson P., and Edward J. Hoff. "Jamestown Co." Harvard Business School Case 584-017, August 1983. (Revised May 1985.)
- 27 Jun 2023
- News
5 Reasons You Crack Under Pressure
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
Abigail Johnson Named CEO of Fidelity Investments
- 16 Dec 2021
- News
Avoid a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Sales Coaching
- September 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Alessi: Evolution of an Italian Design Factory (B)
By: Youngme E. Moon, Vincent Dessain and Anders Sjoman
Since the 1970s, world-renowned architect and designer, Alessandro Mendini, has acted as adviser and counselor to Alessi, the Italian household goods design factory. By discussing Mendini's role as art director, the case introduces the artistic side of Alessi, where...
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Keywords:
Design;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Leadership Style;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Consumer Products Industry;
Italy
Moon, Youngme E., Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Alessi: Evolution of an Italian Design Factory (B)." Harvard Business School Case 504-019, September 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
- August 1993
- Case
General Motors: Smith's Dilemma
By: Nitin Nohria and Sandy Green
Discusses Roger Smith's tenure as CEO of General Motors. Describes his vision for changing General Motors, and how he went about implementing that vision.
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Management Teams;
Leadership Style;
Auto Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Nohria, Nitin, and Sandy Green. "General Motors: Smith's Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 494-020, August 1993.
- August 1978 (Revised April 1987)
- Supplement
Assistant Professor Graham and Ms. Macomber (C)
By: C. Roland Christensen
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Conflict Management;
Interpersonal Communication;
Leadership Style;
Emotions;
Education Industry
Christensen, C. Roland. "Assistant Professor Graham and Ms. Macomber (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 379-022, August 1978. (Revised April 1987.)
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
SAP’s Tony Pante Asks These Four Questions to Connect with His Team
- 30 Oct 2020
- News
Tough Macho Leadership Is Over. Here’s What’s Taking Its Place.
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
definition means being comfortable with failing.” “Failure is not just the opposite of success,” says Shikhar Ghosh, a senior lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit who has founded or led eight tech startups over the past 20...
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Walt Disney Studios
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
directors. In particular, how does a board really know the leadership style of its senior operating management and the culture of the company for which it has fiduciary responsibility? Most boards do a good...
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- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
pitching), rather than sitting on the bench and supporting the team. "Francona had the perfect style for the team he managed for his first seven years," Groysberg says. "It was a cohesive...
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- January 1983 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Mat MacGregor (A)
Mat MacGregor took charge of a failing project but failed to turn it around because of a variety of personal, technical, cultural, and political reasons. The purpose of the case is to understand the underlying dynamics and their implications.
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Keywords:
Management Skills;
Management Style;
Organizational Culture;
Failure;
Projects;
Personal Characteristics
Sathe, Vijay V., and Chin B. Ho. "Mat MacGregor (A)." Harvard Business School Case 483-098, January 1983. (Revised July 2007.)
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Cultural Revolution at GE
hiring outsiders for its top management ranks and stopped the merry-go-round of promotions and relocations for top managers. Immelt now wants managers to stay put and become experts in their industries, not...
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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Research Brief: Where Top-Down Tops Out
recent study, “The Impact of CEOs in the Public Sector: Evidence from the English NHS,” Associate Professor Raffaella Sadun and her coauthors conclude that a singular leader is far less effective in these large and complex public hospitals. The decentralized View Details
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Jennifer Myers
- April 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
ING DIRECT
By: James L. Heskett
The CEO of ING Direct (U.S.) has to decide: (1) whether and how to coordinate his organization's branding effort with its parent, ING Group, and (2) how fast to grow the business. Includes color exhibits.
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Entrepreneurship;
Leadership Style;
Growth Management;
Brands and Branding;
Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Heskett, James L. "ING DIRECT." Harvard Business School Case 804-167, April 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
- September 13, 2023
- Article
The Myth of the CEO as Ultimate Decision Maker
By: Nitin Nohria
Chief executives are responsible for guiding corporations, so the role inevitably requires making many decisions. But people overestimate the level of personal involvement CEOs have in this process. Instead of making decisions, CEOs tend to shape decisions, by...
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Keywords:
Problem Solving;
Delegation;
Leadership Style;
Decision Making;
Time Management;
Power and Influence
Nohria, Nitin. "The Myth of the CEO as Ultimate Decision Maker." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 13, 2023).
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning
uncovered these obstacles using a process they refined more than a decade ago called Organizational Fitness Profiling (OFP). OFP helps CEOs or business unit general managers and their top teams assess how well an operation fits their...
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Judith A. Ross
- April 2024
- Teaching Note
Ferrari: Shifting to Carbon Neutrality
By: Raffaella Sadun
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 723-446. A sports car manufacturer commits to carbon neutrality and to electrifying a large part of its car fleet.
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- 17 Jun 2021
- News