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  • January 2009 (Revised April 2009)
  • Case

The Carlyle Group

By: Robert G. Eccles and Carin-Isabel Knoop
This case describes the investment philosophy, organizational structure, management processes and culture of the largest private equity firm in the world measured in terms of assets under management ($89 billion). The Carlyle Group is distinctive in several ways,... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Assets; Private Equity; Investment; Global Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Information Technology; Asia; Washington (state, US)
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Eccles, Robert G., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "The Carlyle Group." Harvard Business School Case 409-050, January 2009. (Revised April 2009.)
  • 16 May 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?

Editor's note: Even with recent disclosures about out-of-control spending on corporate perks and government agency parties, the US military is frequently held up as the exemplar of organizational largesse run wild. In the new book Defense... View Details
Keywords: by J. Ronald Fox; Service
  • January 2001 (Revised January 2004)
  • Case

Ninth House: e-Learning Software

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Frances X. Frei and Corey B. Hajim
Jeff Snipes, CEO of the Ninth House Network, a San Francisco-based E-Learning company, considers a strategy shift to address a recent slump in sales and to attract more customers. The revised strategy would require creating shorter, more directed content that could be... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Service Operations; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Learning; Sales; Service Delivery; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology Industry; Service Industry; Education Industry; San Francisco
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Edmondson, Amy C., Frances X. Frei, and Corey B. Hajim. "Ninth House: e-Learning Software." Harvard Business School Case 601-047, January 2001. (Revised January 2004.)
  • 11 Jun 2021
  • Blog Post

Saying “Race” Out Loud: Leading Conversations on Diversity in HBS Classrooms

As an organizational behavior scholar, diversity and identity expert, and an assistant professor of management at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Dr. Stephanie Creary has become a recognized thought leader in navigating the... View Details
  • 12 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

forthcoming Research in Organizational Behavior Self-Managing Organizations: Exploring the Limits of Less Hierarchical Organizing By: Lee, Michael Y., and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract—Fascination with organizations that eschew the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • March 2022 (Revised March 2024)
  • Case

DaVita Responds to COVID

By: Susanna Gallani and David Lane
Early in August 2021, DaVita CEO Javier Rodriguez was assessing the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his firm, which provided life-sustaining kidney dialysis to roughly 240,000 people. Effective infection control practices and information sharing had ensured... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Change Management; Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Health Care and Treatment; Health Pandemics; Human Resources; Employee Relationship Management; Retention; Wages; Working Conditions; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; United States
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Gallani, Susanna, and David Lane. "DaVita Responds to COVID." Harvard Business School Case 122-007, March 2022. (Revised March 2024.)
  • 04 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs

to stars when they change jobs. Equity analysts are an ideal population to study: Their performance is objectively measured every year, there is a lot of demographic and organizational data on them and their employers, and many things are... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
  • February 1991 (Revised February 1992)
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Appex Corp.

By: Nitin Nohria
1990 Business Week named Appex Corp. the fastest growing high-technology company in the United States. Appex provided management information systems and intercarrier network services to cellular telephone companies. During its rapid growth, the company went through... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Organizational Culture; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Performance Productivity; Problems and Challenges; Management Practices and Processes; Business Divisions; Information Management; Information Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States
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Nohria, Nitin. "Appex Corp." Harvard Business School Case 491-082, February 1991. (Revised February 1992.)
  • February 2025 (Revised April 2025)
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Shake Shack's Playbook for the Digital Era

By: Christopher Stanton, Allison Ciechanover and George Gonzalez
This case examines Shake Shack’s journey from a single New York City hot dog cart to a global fast-casual restaurant chain renowned for both premium quality and a culture of “enlightened hospitality.” As the company expands worldwide, it pilots digital ordering... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Customer Satisfaction; Technology Adoption; Brands and Branding; Organizational Culture; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Digital Transformation; Food and Beverage Industry
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Stanton, Christopher, Allison Ciechanover, and George Gonzalez. "Shake Shack's Playbook for the Digital Era." Harvard Business School Case 825-136, February 2025. (Revised April 2025.)
  • July 2000
  • Case

Dawn Riley at America True (C1)

By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
This version of the (C) case can be taught independently of the (A) and (B) cases. Dawn Riley, CEO/Captain of America True, the first coed syndicate to race for the America's Cup, is based in Auckland, New Zealand, where racing will begin in six weeks. Riley has built... View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Leadership; Groups and Teams; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Gender; Management Teams; Sports; Business Startups; New Zealand; North and Central America
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Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Dawn Riley at America True (C1)." Harvard Business School Case 401-011, July 2000.
  • June 2019 (Revised July 2019)
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Building a Meritocracy at Alghanim Industries

By: Paul M. Healy, Susanna Gallani and Esel Çekin
Building on his father’s legacy, Omar Alghanim (MBA 2002) had been working on strengthening a performance-driven culture based on meritocracy in the family business, Alghanim Industries. The task had been particularly challenging because of traditional Middle East... View Details
Keywords: Meritocracy; Social Norms; Family Business; Organizational Culture; Performance; Diversity; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Middle East; Kuwait
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Healy, Paul M., Susanna Gallani, and Esel Çekin. "Building a Meritocracy at Alghanim Industries." Harvard Business School Case 119-019, June 2019. (Revised July 2019.)
  • 24 Oct 2018
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?

organizational structure that requires political and communication savvy. You may have to sacrifice title and maybe some salary to get a foot into larger institutions who may view your past role, which may have been very senior at a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
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Aligning Strategy and Sales

well as implement the infrastructure, processes, and cultural values critical to profitable growth. Details Develop a strategic sales approach optimized for your business Define your target customers and the best methods for reaching them... View Details
  • March 2008 (Revised March 2009)
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The Home Depot, Inc.

For its first 20 years, Home Depot was known for its entrepreneurial spirit and focus on customer service. Merchandising, purchasing, and store operations were all decentralized. When the company hit $45 billion in sales, many believed that a more disciplined approach... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Profit; Leading Change; Six Sigma; Service Operations; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Retail Industry
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Ton, Zeynep, and Catherine Ross. "The Home Depot, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 608-093, March 2008. (Revised March 2009.)
  • March 2020 (Revised February 2023)
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Performance Management at Afreximbank (A)

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Siko Sikochi and Josh Steimle
Based in Cairo, Afreximbank was founded in October 1993 as a specialized continental financial institution designed to address the low level of intra-African trade, the decline in financial flows to Africa, the worsening external debt situation of many African... View Details
Keywords: Performance Management; Balanced Scorecard; Performance Expectations; Performance Evaluation; Performance Improvement; Organizational Culture; Strategy; Banking Industry; Africa; Egypt
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Kaplan, Robert S., Siko Sikochi, and Josh Steimle. "Performance Management at Afreximbank (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-029, March 2020. (Revised February 2023.)
  • 17 Dec 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Teaming in the Twenty-First Century

work done," says Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management. “Teaming is the engine of organizational learning.” The problem: Stable teams that plan first and execute later are increasingly infeasible in the... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
  • February 2022 (Revised January 2024)
  • Supplement

Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (C)

By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting—and... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Talent and Talent Management; Compensation and Benefits; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives; Consulting Industry
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Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (C)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 422-703, February 2022. (Revised January 2024.)
  • 20 Dec 2022
  • Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

suspect—compensation. To those of us who have studied organizations up close for decades, none of this is surprising. But what can be done about it? “Companies with healthy, high-commitment, high-performance cultures have had... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
  • April 2025
  • Case

Kleiner Perkins (2019)

By: Jo Tango and Srimayi Mylavarapu
Kleiner Perkins, founded in 1972, quickly rose to prominence as one of Silicon Valley’s leading venture capital firms, earning a reputation for early investments in industry giants like Google, Amazon, and Citrix. However, a bold, strategic pivot to cleantech investing... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment Funds; Technological Innovation; Entrepreneurial Finance; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Financial Services Industry
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Tango, Jo, and Srimayi Mylavarapu. "Kleiner Perkins (2019)." Harvard Business School Case 825-193, April 2025.
  • 31 Oct 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change

representation of multicultural employees at every level of management. 2. Hold up the mirror. Do the work you need to do to acknowledge the inequality that may exist in your organization. Ask tough questions of yourself and your senior leadership team. What might we... View Details
Keywords: by Katherine Hutt Scott and Barbara DeLollis
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