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- April 2006 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
"The Case of Leadership Inertia"
The CEO of an international bank has raised the bank's performance by emphasizing a new culture of leadership that empowers people at all levels. Managers are rated both on their business results and their leadership—how they model new behaviors—but 12 senior managers... View Details
- 13 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Case Against Racial Colorblindness
In trying to prevent discrimination and prejudice, many companies adopt a strategy of "colorblindness"—actively trying to ignore racial differences when enacting policies and making organizational decisions. The logic is simple: if we don't even notice race, then we... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 5 Jul 2011 - 6 Jul 2011
- Other Presentation
Liberia: A Case Study
By: Eric D. Werker and Jasmina Beganovic
Werker, Eric D., and Jasmina Beganovic. "Liberia: A Case Study." Growth in Fragile States Workshop , International Growth Centre, Oxford, England, July 5–6, 2011.
- May 1986
- Case
Mead Corp., Software Case
Vitale, Michael R. "Mead Corp., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 186-269, May 1986.
- October 1984 (Revised May 1986)
- Case
Kennett Mills, Software Case
Cooper, Robin. "Kennett Mills, Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 185-023, October 1984. (Revised May 1986.)
- July 1999 (Revised July 2007)
- Background Note
Preparing Family Business Cases
By: John A. Davis
Advises students on how to prepare and discuss a family business case. View Details
Davis, John A. "Preparing Family Business Cases." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-021, July 1999. (Revised July 2007.)
- June 1990 (Revised October 1991)
- Case
Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (A)
Presents a classic dilemma in legal ethics--the conflict between an attorney's obligations as an attorney, in this case to protect a client's confidentiality, and his or her own moral obligations as a person. An attorney must decide how to respond to the father of a... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Moral Sensibility; Questionnaires; Attorney and Client Relationships; Social Psychology; Conflict Management; Legal Services Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (A)." Harvard Business School Case 390-212, June 1990. (Revised October 1991.)
- April 2009 (Revised July 2009)
- Exercise
Bringing AMP Home: Personal Case Study
This exercise helps AMP participants build their own personal case study. They develop a gap statement, do formal root cause analysis, and action planning. This exercise is done for each participant and each phase is shared with living group colleagues. View Details
- 2013
- Working Paper
Management: Theory and Practice, and Cases
By: Richard L. Nolan
This working paper reports on a major Harvard Business School project designed to enhance MBA and practicing executives in case learning. The work is built on the foundation of HBS field cases employing the monomyth "hero's journey" classic story structure along... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; CIO; CEO; Hero's Journey; Monomyth; Management; Practice; Cases; Theory; Innovation and Invention
Nolan, Richard L. "Management: Theory and Practice, and Cases." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-026, September 2013.
- September 2013
- Teaching Note
The Case of the Unidentified Industries—2013
By: Mihir A. Desai, William E. Fruhan, Jr. and Elizabeth A. Meyer
Helps students to understand how the characteristics of a business are reflected in its financial statements. This case consists of an exercise in which students are given balance sheet data in percentage form and other selected financial data for companies in 14... View Details
- January 1989 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Bank for International Development, Software Case
By: W. Carl Kester and Timothy A. Luehrman
A hypothetical case in which an assistant treasurer of a supranational bank is asked to determine in which currencies it has been cheaper ex post to borrow. An integral part of the case is a Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet containing monthly data on yen and dollar interest... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Interest Rates; International Finance; Relationships; Currency; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Analytics and Data Science; Inflation and Deflation
Kester, W. Carl, and Timothy A. Luehrman. "Bank for International Development, Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 289-034, January 1989. (Revised July 1991.)
- spring 1999
- Article
Case Study: FreeMarkets OnLine
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Case Study: FreeMarkets OnLine." Journal of Interactive Marketing 13, no. 2 (spring 1999).
- May 1986
- Case
Bio-Tech, Inc., Software Case
Mullins, David W., Jr. "Bio-Tech, Inc., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-098, May 1986.
- April 2006
- Teaching Note
Vermeer Case Series (TN)
By: Paul W. Marshall
Teaching Note to (397-078), (397-079), (397-080), (397-081), (397-082), (397-085), (397-110), and (397-121). View Details
- June 1993
- Case
Case of Unidentified Countries
By: Bruce R. Scott and Monica Brand
Scott, Bruce R., and Monica Brand. "Case of Unidentified Countries." Harvard Business School Case 793-145, June 1993.
- June 1985 (Revised May 1986)
- Case
Tony's Baloney, Software Case
Porter, Leslie R., and Janis Lee Gogan. "Tony's Baloney, Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 185-055, June 1985. (Revised May 1986.)
- 2004
- Casebook
Case Problems in Finance
- July 1989
- Background Note
Learning by the Case Method in Marketing
Introduces learning by the case method, with application to marketing learning. Places case learning in the stream of experiential learning and explains the advantages and disadvantages of experiential learning methods. Turning to case learning specifically, the note... View Details
Bonoma, Thomas V., and Thomas J. Kosnik. "Learning by the Case Method in Marketing." Harvard Business School Background Note 590-008, July 1989.