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  • October 2002 (Revised February 2011)
  • Case

Union Corrugating Company (A)

By: Paul W. Marshall and Julia Stevens
Lauri Union graduates from Harvard Business School and takes over her family's steel-corrugated roofing and siding manufacturing firm, which her mother has most recently run. The industry is mature, entry barriers to competitors are low, and the company is over 50... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership; Gender; Manufacturing Industry; Steel Industry; Industrial Products Industry
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Marshall, Paul W., and Julia Stevens. "Union Corrugating Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 803-065, October 2002. (Revised February 2011.)
  • 16 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy and the Internet

achieving or strengthening a distinctive strategic positioning. Operational Effectiveness. The Internet is arguably the most powerful tool available today for enhancing operational effectiveness. By easing and speeding the exchange of real-time information, it enables... View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter
  • October 2004
  • Case

Continuing Transformation of Asahi Glass, The: Implementing EVA

By: Mihir A. Desai, Masako Egawa and Yanjun Wang
This case explores the use of EVA--economic value added--methodology at Asahi Glass. EVA is among the changes initiated by the CEO aimed at transforming Asahi Glass from a traditional Japanese company to a global firm. Other changes included a corporate reorganization... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Change Management; Global Strategy; Corporate Governance; Recruitment; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Evaluation
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Desai, Mihir A., Masako Egawa, and Yanjun Wang. "Continuing Transformation of Asahi Glass, The: Implementing EVA." Harvard Business School Case 205-030, October 2004.
  • 07 Sep 2021
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Automated Hiring Systems Are Rejecting Qualified Candidates

  • 05 Mar 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments

proving to be inefficient and were drains on the public treasury. Business would do well to support improvements in the system that purports to protect their investments abroad. The Thatcher and Reagan... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities

    Awa Ambra Seck

    Awa Ambra Seck is an Assistant Professor in the  View Details

    • 16 Apr 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Breaking the Code of Change

    want to develop business organizations that satisfy shareholders and yet have the capacity to adapt and survive as viable institutions in the long run. Theory E In 1994 Al Dunlap became CEO of troubled Scott Paper. Like Champion... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
    • October 1992 (Revised December 1996)
    • Case

    Laura Ashley and Federal Express Strategic Alliance

    In an effort to improve its global distribution system and thus enhance customer service in its shops around the world, Laura Ashley entered into a path-breaking strategic alliance with Federal Express Business Logistics Services. Under the terms of a loosely... View Details
    Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Customer Focus and Relationships; Distribution Industry; Retail Industry
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    Loveman, Gary W. "Laura Ashley and Federal Express Strategic Alliance." Harvard Business School Case 693-050, October 1992. (Revised December 1996.)
    • 22 May 2019
    • Blog Post

    What is FIELD Global Immersion?

    The FIELD Global Immersion (FGI) is a semester-long first-year (RC) MBA course. The course is a capstone of sorts, and it requires students to build on learnings from their first-year courses and apply them to real-world business... View Details
    • 15 Aug 2007
    • Op-Ed

    3 Steps to Reduce Financial System Risk

    acting as a catalyst for the creation of these products by banks. Indeed, given the considerable fees involved, banks' business models are being reorientated away from the traditional structuring and holding of individual loans. Instead,... View Details
    Keywords: by Mohamed El-Erian; Financial Services; Banking
    • 08 May 2012
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    First Look: May 8

    registrations and improving personal sanitation in Ghana. In addition, the importance of fostering a collaborative online environment is explored. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/612066-PDF-ENG The Case of the... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • October 2023
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    Leading Transformation at IHCL

    By: Krishna G. Palepu, V.G. Narayanan and Malini Sen
    In November 2017, Puneet Chhatwal, took charge as MD and CEO of IHCL, popularly referred to as the Taj Hotels. Despite being India’s largest hospitality company by market capitalization and respected for its values and service, IHCL had made losses for the last seven... View Details
    Keywords: Turn Around Management; Hospitality Industry; Brand Management; Financial Strategy; Business Model; Restructuring; Asset Management; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Segmentation; Asia; India
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    Palepu, Krishna G., V.G. Narayanan, and Malini Sen. "Leading Transformation at IHCL." Harvard Business School Case 124-041, October 2023.
    • October 1991 (Revised November 1996)
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    Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (A)

    By: Michael C. Jensen
    A Houston-based LBO firm makes two petrochemical acquisitions that benefit from improved industry conditions and improved organizational performance. The LBOs generate huge increases in value, creating problems for managers, who have large, undiversified equity... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Value Creation; Business Exit or Shutdown; Leveraged Buyouts; Chemical Industry; Houston
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    Jensen, Michael C. "Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 492-021, October 1991. (Revised November 1996.)
    • March 2025
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    Calyx Global: Rating Carbon Credits

    By: Michael W. Toffel and Adam Chen
    This case describes how rating agencies and other organizations are seeking to improve the quality of carbon credits sold in the voluntary carbon market to organizations seeking to use them to supplement their internal decarbonization efforts to meet their net zero... View Details
    Keywords: Service Design; Certification; Auditing; Auditor Reputation; Carbon Credits; Carbon; Rating Agency Disagreement; Ratings; Climate Change; Business Model; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Conflict of Interests; Reputation; Business Strategy
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    Toffel, Michael W., and Adam Chen. "Calyx Global: Rating Carbon Credits." Harvard Business School Case 625-102, March 2025.

      Leslie A. Perlow

      Leslie A. Perlow is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. She leads the Crafting Your Life Special Project, dedicated to helping individuals make purposeful life choices while gathering... View Details

      • September 2010 (Revised April 2017)
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      Aspen Skiing Company (A)

      By: Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice
      Having begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying for greenhouse gas regulations. A world renowned ski resort vulnerable to global climate change, Aspen's activities... View Details
      Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Aspen
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      Toffel, Michael W., and Stephanie van Sice. "Aspen Skiing Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 611-002, September 2010. (Revised April 2017.)
      • 20 Sep 2010
      • Research & Ideas

      Power Posing: Fake It Until You Make It

      and why we come to snap judgments about coworkers (and how to fight that natural instinct). The article was cited as a "Breakthrough Business Idea" for 2009 by Harvard Business Review. "The... View Details
      Keywords: by Julia Hanna

        W. Carl Kester

        Carl Kester is a Baker Foundation Professor and the George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Finance Unit. He served as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs (2006-2010), Chairman of the... View Details

        Keywords: asset management; banking; education industry; financial services; investment banking industry; pharmaceuticals; private equity (LBO funds)
        • February 2022
        • Case

        Toraya

        By: Lauren Cohen and Akiko Kanno
        Mitsuharu Kurokawa was the 18th generation leader of a family firm that produced and sold premium Japanese sweets, Toraya Confectionery Co., Ltd. He had succeeded the business from his father, Mitsuhiro Kurokawa who had led the firm for thirty years. Mitsuharu was... View Details
        Keywords: Branding; Luxury Brand; Succession; Family Business; Management Succession; Brands and Branding; Luxury; Marketing; Expansion; Globalization; Innovation and Invention; Customer Satisfaction; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Japan
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        Cohen, Lauren, and Akiko Kanno. "Toraya." Harvard Business School Case 222-068, February 2022.
        • 10 Apr 2013
        • Research & Ideas

        Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing

        Companies that outsource merely to shuffle off commodity work to save costs might be missing important opportunities to work with vendors and significantly improve the final product. "When it comes to the outsourcing of many complex... View Details
        Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health
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