Publications

July 2013 (Revised June 2014)
Case

Collaborating for Growth: Duane Morris in a Turbulent Legal Sector

By: Heidi K. Gardner and Annelena Lobb

By the late 2000s, the law firm Duane Morris had transformed itself from a growing U.S. law firm to a significant global player. The firm's uniquely collaborative organizational culture, which featured a transparent, data-driven compensation system, practice-group... View Details

Keywords: Professional Service Firm; Collaboration; Performance Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Competition; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Performance; Cooperation; Globalized Firms and Management; Compensation and Benefits; Volatility; Growth and Development Strategy; Legal Services Industry; United States

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

first—about thirty people—and their salaries could be paid by the rich member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. These employees would look for promising sites for the initial projects, seek out local... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

01 Sep 2016
News

Code name: Miesiąc

means “May”—is told by undercover SB agents and student informers; some of it is misinformation planted by Maj through friends who pretended to cooperate with the SB to avoid arrest or the beatings for which its officers were infamous. In... View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Piotr Malecki

March 1996 (Revised November 1996)
Case

Supermarkets in Inner Cities

By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias

Excerpts from five articles that present the challenges and opportunities inherent in opening and operating supermarkets in inner-city neighborhoods. View Details

Keywords: Urban Scope; Market Entry and Exit; Alliances; Business and Government Relations; Problems and Challenges; Development Economics; Business and Community Relations; Business Ventures; Strategic Planning; Cooperation

Find at Harvard

14 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2006

cluster-building efforts through cooperation across firms in a disadvantaged area. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707004 Medtronic Vision 2010 Harvard Business School Case 807-051... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Nov 2022
News

Alumni Summit Explores Leadership for a Sustainable Future

the European Alumni Summit, with hopes that it could be continued with cooperation between the European clubs. The HBS Club of Italy is looking to bring the next summit to Milan. View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

23 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

in self-confidence, assessments of others, and behavior in a cooperative game. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55101 forthcoming Management Science Effects of a Tournament Incentive Plan Incorporating... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

03 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

This book, in honor of David Messick, is about social decisions and the role cooperation plays in social life. Noted contributors who worked with Dave over the years will discuss their work in social judgment, decision making, and ethics... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Dec 2006
First Look

First Look: December 5, 2006

its broader marketing strategy, and intraorganizational and interorganizational cooperation and coordination among entities involved in implementation. Building on the results of a survey of the CRM-implementation-related experiences of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2011 (Revised May 2011)
Case

Paydiant

By: Jose B. Alvarez, Elizabeth C. Williamson and James Weber

Kevin Laracey, founder of Paydiant, needed to figure out how to launch a payment processing company with a new technology based on smart phones. Consumers had increasingly turned to electronic payment methods such as credit cards and debit cards to make purchases.... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Credit Cards; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Industry Structures; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Cooperation; Technology Adoption; Retail Industry

July 2007 (Revised March 2008)
Case

ABRY Fund V

By: Nabil N. El-Hage, Richard S. Ruback and Leslie Pierson

In January 2006, Andrew Banks and Royce Yudkoff were considering raising a 5th fund for their media-focused private equity firm, ABRY Partners. ABRY had a strong track record that the co-founders attributed to their group's deep knowledge of the media industry and... View Details

Keywords: Cooperative Ownership; Venture Capital; Customer Relationship Management; Asset Management; Private Equity; Judgments; Competitive Strategy; Media; Corporate Finance; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Financial Services Industry