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    Blockbusters: Hit-making, Risk-taking, and the Big Business of Entertainment

    What’s behind the phenomenal success of entertainment businesses such as Warner Bros., Marvel Enterprises, and the NFL—along with such stars as Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, and LeBron James? Which strategies give leaders in film, television, music, publishing, and sports an edge... View Details

      How Google Sold Its Engineers on Management

      High-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the case at Google, a company filled with self-starters who viewed management as more destructive than beneficial... View Details
      • 02 Aug 2011
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      access knowledge in their component divisions, while maintaining the competitiveness of those divisions by selling goods to external customers. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-076.pdf   Cases & Course... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 28 Sep 2010
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      First Look: September 28, 2010

      of their corporate governance, placing them within the wider context of the economic and social history of Germany. Based on both quantitative data and archivally based case studies, this book explores how the relationship between the... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 24 Apr 2012
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      note. Flattening can lead to exactly the opposite effects from what it promises to do. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-087.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsThe Freelancers Union (B) Michel Anteby and Erin... View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel
      • 08 Feb 2017
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      How I Chose My HBS Recommenders

      experiences. I’d also encourage applicants to sit in on an MBA class and seeing the case method firsthand. I still remember the time I sat in on a class as a guest a few years ago, and I always enjoy bringing in my own guests to class now... View Details
      • 24 Dec 2013
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      and empirical implications that focus on the interface between technological shifts and identity change at multiple levels. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=14-048.pdf   Cases & Course... View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel
      • 12 Jan 2016
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      January 12, 2016

      funding in these environments. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50237 Harvard Business School Case 616-032 Integrating Avocent Corporation into Emerson Network Power This View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel
      • 06 Oct 2010
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Using What We Know: Turning Organizational Knowledge into Team Performance

      Keywords: by Bradley R. Staats, Melissa A. Valentine & Amy C. Edmondson; Video Game; Web Services
      • 20 Mar 2009
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      Catering to Characteristics

      Keywords: by Robin Greenwood & Samuel Hanson; Technology
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      Asset Specificity and Vertical Integration: Williamson's Hypothesis Reconsidered

      A point repeatedly stressed by transaction cost economics is that the more specific the asset, the more likely is vertical integration to be optimal. In spite of the profusion of empirical papers supporting this prediction, recent surveys and casual observation... View Details

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      Strategy, Governance and Valuation

      By: Krishna G. Palepu
      Professor Palepu's current research focuses on strategy and governance. In the area of strategy, his recent focus has been on the globalization of emerging markets, particularly India and China, and the resulting opportunities and challenges for western multinationals... View Details
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      Risk Management as a Function of Government

      By: David A. Moss
      Professor Moss's academic work in this area explores how and why governments manage private-sector risks. Based on historical and institutional research, he argues that risk management constitutes a critical function of government with far-reaching implications. ... View Details
      • February 1992 (Revised March 1993)
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      Intel Corp.--1992

      By: Kenneth A. Froot
      Intel Corp., the world's dominant designer and manufacturer of microprocessors (the "brains" of the personal computer), has accumulated a large amount of cash (net of debt). Furthermore, it expects to continue to accumulate cash at an unprecedented rate. Has the... View Details
      Keywords: Dividends; Financial Management; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Cash; Technological Innovation; Capital Structure; Investment Return; Equity; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Semiconductor Industry; United States
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      • April 2025
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      Salesforce Agentforce: The Limitless Workforce

      By: Suraj Srinivasan, Allison Ciechanover and George Gonzalez
      In early 2025, Salesforce was a global leader in cloud-based enterprise software, best known for pioneering customer relationship management (CRM) delivered as a service. Over the past two decades, the company had expanded into marketing, customer service, analytics,... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Customer Relationship Management; Price; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Sales; Business Strategy; Ethics; Product Launch; Technology Industry; United States
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      • December 2023
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      Davivienda Bank's Upskilling and Reskilling Strategy in Colombia

      By: Jorge Tamayo, Raffaella Sadun and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
      Set in 2022, this case describes the digital transformation strategy of Davivienda— a leading player in Colombia’s commercial banking and one of the companies belonging to Grupo Bolívar, a major Colombian financial conglomerate—and the bank’s upskilling and reskilling... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Banking Industry; Latin America; Central America; South America; Colombia
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      • 2022
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      Polarizing Government Work: McKinsey & Co. and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

      By: Andrew J. Hoffman
      When Donald Trump announced his run for president in 2015, he placed immigration front and center in his campaign. He promised to drastically expand U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and build a border... View Details
      Keywords: International Relations; Immigration; Public Opinion; Ethics
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      • February 2022 (Revised February 2024)
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      Sekisui House and the In-Home Early Detection Platform

      By: John D. Macomber and Akiko Kanno
      To address an aging population and sales declines, a major Japanese homebuilder considers pivoting to provide and support an in-home health detection platform, in competition with tech companies. This case considers the point of view of major builders regarding how... View Details
      Keywords: Voice Assistants; Architecture; Smart Home; Aging Society; Digitalization; Real Estate; Home Automation; Sensors; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Health Care and Treatment; Housing; Age; Real Estate Industry; Construction Industry; Health Industry; Japan
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      • October 2021 (Revised February 2022)
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      Hospital 57357: Aligning Performance Towards a Vision of a Cancer-Free Childhood

      By: Susanna Gallani and Youssef Abdel Aal
      The case follows the Children Cancer Hospital in Egypt, also known as Hospital 57357, as it goes through the roll-out of a new performance management system, which Dr. Sherif Abouel Naga, founder and CEO of the hospital, had championed. This was a critical juncture as... View Details
      Keywords: Healthcare; Performance Management; Performance Incentives; Strategic Alignment; Health Care and Treatment; Nonprofit Organizations; Strategy; Alignment; Performance Evaluation; Mission and Purpose; Change Management; Health Industry; Egypt; Middle East
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      • August 2021
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      Aligning Mission and Margin at Southern Bancorp

      By: Brian Trelstad
      Video Supplement for HBS Case No. 321-099. In October 2020, after spending almost a decade to turnaround Southern Bancorp, an Arkansan bank founded with the mission to provide financial services to rural, underserved communities, CEO Darrin Williams is wondering how... View Details
      Keywords: Racial Wealth Gap; Banks and Banking; Growth and Development; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Going Public; Investment Return; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States; Arkansas
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