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  • April 1999
  • Article

Diversification Strategies of British Trading Companies: Harrisons & Crosfield c1900-c1980

By: G. Jones and Judith Wale
This article examines the diversification strategies and organisational competencies of Harrisons & Crosfield, a British-based multinational, between 1900 and 1980. There is an accumulating body of case study evidence on the historical evolution of British... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Diversification; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Competency and Skills; Great Britain
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  • 2017
  • Book

Global Marketing Management: A Casebook

By: John A. Quelch

During the last quarter century, international business was shaken by a revolution in global competition unlike any previously experienced. As companies move through the twenty-first century, they need to be aware of the range of powerful, dynamic, and often... View Details

Keywords: Marketing; Management; Globalization; Competitive Strategy
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  • March 2016 (Revised June 2016)
  • Case

Gotong Royong: Toward Sustainable Palm Oil

By: Rebecca Henderson, Hann-Shuin Yew and Monica Baraldi
In late 2015, Jeff Seabright, chief sustainability officer at Unilever, had to report to Unilever CEO Paul Polman on the effort to transform palm oil cultivation. Historically, palm oil was produced using unsustainable methods that included burning large tracts of... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Environment; Industry Self-regulation; Corporate Image; Corporate Strategy; Indonesia; Malaysia
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  • March 2002 (Revised January 2010)
  • Case

BP and the Consolidation of the Oil Industry, 1998-2002

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and David J Hanson
Examines the economics of the oil and gas industry with a focus on 1998 through 2001. Discusses the rationale behind using a growth in scale as a means to increase profitability and to gain competitive advantage. Also examines the classic strategic implications of... View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Structures; Competitive Advantage; Consolidation; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Energy Industry
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    Dollar Funding and the Lending Behavior of Global Banks

    A large share of dollar-denominated lending is done by non-U.S. banks, particularly European banks. We present a model in which such banks cut dollar lending more than euro lending in response to a shock to their credit quality. Because these banks rely on wholesale... View Details

      Performance Pressure as a Double-edged Sword: Enhancing Team Motivation but Undermining the Use of Team Knowledge

      In this paper, I develop and empirically test the proposition that performance pressure acts as a double-edged sword for teams, providing positive effects by enhancing the team’s motivation to achieve good results while simultaneously triggering process losses. I... View Details

      • 31 Jul 2019
      • Research & Ideas

      Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

      “I’ve heard of cases where the employees are encouraged to use an intervention program, and they look at their managers and their managers are not doing it,” Parks says. “Employees need to see their managers taking time out to do this,... View Details
      Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health
      • 12 Jul 2016
      • First Look

      July 12, 2016

      Stick to the Strategy or Make the Sale? A Manufacturer of High-tech Streetlights Considers an Exception to Its New Subscription Model By: Weiss, Mitchell Abstract—A manufacturer of high-tech streetlights considers an exception to its new subscription model. A... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 03 Apr 2012
      • First Look

      First Look: April 3

      clinical leadership responsibilities. The purpose of this article is twofold: first, to make the case for the need to refocus residency education around the development of outstanding "frontline" clinical leaders and, second, to... View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel
      • 17 Jul 2012
      • First Look

      First Look: July 17

      benefits of incremental (operational) planning, and decreases the benefits of comprehensive (strategic) planning. The Growth Opportunity That Lies Next Door Author:Geoffrey Jones Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2012) Abstract This article... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 23 Aug 2011
      • First Look

      First Look: August 23

      menu setter. Nevertheless, the menu optimally offered by a higher-ability menu setter remains superior. This results in a negative relation between menu size and menu quality: smaller menus are better than larger menus. Download the paper:... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 23 May 2017
      • First Look

      First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

      https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52673 Harvard Business School Case 517-050 Beingmate Founded in 2002, Hangzhou, China–based Beingmate was a major producer of infant formula and related products in the high-demand Chinese... View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel
      • 28 Aug 2018
      • First Look

      New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

      implications for pay inequality and pay transparency Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54750 Digitizing Disclosure: The Case of Restaurant Hygiene Scores By: Dai, Weijia (Daisy), and Michael Luca... View Details
      Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
      • Research Summary

      Managing Processes

      David A. Garvin is examining the nature and use of managerial and organizational processes—the means by which work is accomplished—including strategic processes that chart corporate direction, resource allocation processes that distribute funds,... View Details
      • 21 Aug 2018
      • First Look

      New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

      future at the same time. It is like changing the engine of a plane while it is flying. Based on almost ten years of research, this book provides a framework for companies to reimagine their business. Using rich case studies and rigorous... View Details
      Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
      • 28 Oct 2014
      • First Look

      First Look: October 28

      and the internal processes that create sustained advantage. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-027_a00eeeb6-c5c6-41cc-b4f4-8047926c067a.pdf   Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School... View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel
      • Research Summary

      Management Control Systems in Multiunit Companies

      By: Tatiana Sandino

      Professor Sandino conducts research on early-stage multiunit companies that introduce management control systems to help maintain operations, as well as company culture, as they grow, but also to enable adaptation to the different markets that they serve. Building... View Details

      • 2011
      • Book

      Detour: My Unexpected, Amazing, Life Changing Journey With OnStar

      By: Chet Huber
      Detour is the story behind the launch of OnStar’s now well known blue button, as told through the eyes of its founder and CEO of over fourteen years, Chet Huber. It’s a personal narrative that describes the events that led up to General Motors’ unexpected choice... View Details
      Keywords: General Motors; OnStar; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Transportation; Safety; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Success; Business History; Auto Industry
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      • 13 Nov 2012
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      First Look: November 13

      investments in employee training significantly increase after the adoption of MCSR laws and regulations. Download the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1799589   Cases & Course MaterialsHGRM: Bringing Back High Touch Hospitality Lynda... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 28 Aug 2012
      • First Look

      First Look: August 28

      built through institutional deepening by means of dispute resolution processes. This shift, I argue, raises epistemic questions of expertise, the relationship of models to real-world outcomes, and methods for bounding disputes over scientific facts. Based on a View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne