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23 Oct 2020
Video

Entrepreneurship Opportunities in a Post-COVID World: The Future of Work

July 2013 (Revised October 2014)
Case

Value Retail: Opportunities for European Expansion

By: Arthur I Segel

Scott Malkin, CEO of Value Retail, a developer and operator of European outlet villages serving luxury brands, is planning on developing a 18,503 m2 open-air outlet village to be built 98 kilometers south of Milan on land he was about to acquire for 7.26 million lira.... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Investment; Risk and Uncertainty; Expansion; Retail Industry; Milan

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

largely isolated from one another, and an inward focus among managers. Perpetual restructuring had created a culture of fear and had reduced employee initiative. When the new CEO asked executives... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

May 2010
Case

Flare Fragrances Company, Inc: Analyzing Growth Opportunities

By: John A. Quelch and Lisa D. Donovan

Flare Fragrances, a manufacturer of perfumes for women, faces a growth challenge in a difficult economic environment. CEO Joely Patterson outlines two growth opportunities for her marketing staff to evaluate. One involves launching a new scent -- and possibly... View Details

Keywords: Quantitative Analysis; Market Segmentation; Product Introduction; New Product Marketing; Product Lines; Product Positioning; Distribution; Product Launch; Segmentation; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Products Industry

18 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Who Really Determines CEO Salary Packages?

options), and in terms of how CEO performance is measured. THE NETWORK EFFECT Gallani hypothesized two possible culprits for the isomorphism. The first was the issue of interlocking directorates. Many directors belong to the boards of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consulting

01 Feb 2000
News

Bart Harvey: Opportunities for Others

Foundation and its related organizations have raised and leveraged $3 billion and helped create one hundred thousand homes for low-income Americans. They have also placed some thirty thousand people in jobs. Harvey, who was named the... View Details

04 Dec 2019
Book

Creating the Experimentation Organization

asking for children’s ages “at checkout” was potentially vague. They wondered what would happen if they specified the checkout date. Creating two different versions of the same menu, they tested it in real time, and determined that the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

May 16 2023
Testimonial

From Chief Retail Banking Officer to CEO

30 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The Life and Role of a CEO

opportunity for me to explore this topic. Led by Dean Nitin Nohria and Professor Kevin Sharer (former CEO at Amgen), we participated in case discussions with current and past View Details

01 Sep 2006
News

Paulson Sees World of Opportunity

most successful of you will embrace change.” A 32-year veteran of Goldman Sachs who was named the firm’s chairman and CEO in 1999, Paulson urged his audience to pursue careers in areas that may not be trendy but that best conform to their... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership

Corporations are facing great uncertainty. For the world to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the United States eventually will have to put a price on carbon dioxide emissions, as has been done by Europe, parts of Canada, and California. To plan for the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Energy; Utilities

November 2020
Case

Guild Education: Unlocking Opportunity for America's Workforce

By: William A. Sahlman, Michael D. Smith, Nicole Tempest Keller and Alpana Thapar

Founded in 2015, Guild Education is an education marketplace that connects employers and universities to provide employees with ‘education as a benefit.’ The Denver-based company is transforming traditional tuition assistance programs by facilitating direct payment by... View Details

Keywords: Education; Digital Platforms; Information Technology; Employees; Social Enterprise; Education Industry; Technology Industry; Colorado

12 May 2021
Book

The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

Click to watch. David Fubini has never been a CEO of a major corporation, but during his 34-year career as a senior director at consulting firm McKinsey, he had ample opportunity to work closely with and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs

influence may not have nourished an internal candidate needed to take the firm past its early, entrepreneurial stage. The closed CEO labor market and the consequences it has wrought fundamentally threaten... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2010
Op-Ed

A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM

Toyota's tragic automobile recalls offer a historic opportunity for Ford's CEO Alan Mulally and General Motors' new CEO Ed Whitacre. After years of decline, they can... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Auto

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

creates sustained long-term momentum by changing the systems and habits to build organizational confidence. The work of leaders is to build confidence in others, even prior to achieving positive results; the confidence that is View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

20 Nov 2019
News

The CEO Who Saved Best Buy From Ruin Says Creating Meaning at Work Was Key to His Success

June 2023 (Revised March 2024)
Case

Creating World-Class Board Governance at SECO

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Emer Moloney

In Spring 2023, SECO CEO Massimo Mauri had the ambition to grow the €200 million revenue technology company to a €1 billion company by 2030. Founded in Italy in the 1970s, the family-owned company had gone through a period of growth and internationalization,... View Details