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  • October 2018
  • Case

African Bank Investments Limited (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Less than a year after joining the board of African Bank Investments Limited (ABIL), the newest director finds himself in difficult discussions with other directors about removing the struggling company’s CEO. The case is set in South Africa in mid-2014 as shares in... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Personal Finance; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Insurance; Leadership; Management; Risk Management; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry; Africa; South Africa
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    Frances X. Frei

    Frances Frei is a Professor of Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School. Her research investigates how leaders accelerate performance and design for excellence in leadership, strategy, and operations. She regularly advises senior executives... View Details

    Keywords: management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting

      Hubert Joly

      Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy
      Author of The Heart of Business– Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism

      Hubert Joly is a senior lecturer in the General Management unit and... View Details

      • Teaching Interest

      Overview

      By: Frank Nagle
      Prof. Nagle has taught a wide variety of topics to various types of students including everything from computer programming and e-commerce for undergraduates to cyber security for the FBI and HBS Executive Education participants to innovation and technology management... View Details
      • 22 Sep 2015
      • News

      Why 2 Startups Are Betting Big on Legalized Gambling

        Rebecca A. Karp

        Rebecca Karp is an Assistant Professor in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches Strategy in the MBA required curriculum. Professor Karp is a field researcher and ethnographer. Her research examines how companies formulate and... View Details

          Joseph B. Fuller

          Joseph Fuller is a Professor of Management Practice in General Management and Entrepreneurship. He founded and co-leads the school’s project, Managing the Future of Work, as well as the Harvard Project on the Workforce. He currently leads the FIELD Global Capstone... View Details

          • 16 Nov 1999
          • Lessons from the Classroom

          Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

          meeting the challenges of today's marketplace, another with its eye firmly set on a very different world that lies beyond the bend. Leading Change and Organizational Renewal will help senior managers and View Details
          Keywords: by Staff

            W. Matt Kelly

            Matt Kelly is the CEO of JBG SMITH and a member of the Board of Trustees. Prior to the formation of JBG SMITH, Mr. Kelly served as a Managing Partner of the JBG Companies and was co-head of JBG’s Investments Group and primarily responsible for... View Details

            • March 2022 (Revised November 2024)
            • Case

            Aldrich Capital Partners

            By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
            By July 2016, the Aldrich Capital Partners team had spent over two years trying to raise their inaugural growth-equity fund. They had pitched to over 140 investors, but none had committed. Managing Partners Mirza Baig and Raz Zia each had extensive experience in the... View Details
            Keywords: Growth Equity; Investment Evaluation; Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Investment; Strategy; Decision Making; United States
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            • 27 Jun 2007
            • Lessons from the Classroom

            Learning to Make the Move to CEO

            You're a successful senior executive with 20, 25 years of experience under your belt. You've made your mark and stand just 1 or 2 rungs from the position of CEO. Now what? As faculty chair of Harvard Business School's Advanced View Details
            Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education
            • 13 Apr 2009
            • Research & Ideas

            Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis

            firm specializing in improvisational collaboration and communication in high-performance teams. In their case, "Miles Davis: Kind of Blue", they reflect on the beauty of the music as well as the unusual story behind its creation. And they suggest that... View Details
            Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music
            • October 2015
            • Case

            DRW Technologies

            By: Stephen A. Greyser and William Ellet
            Ed Claiborne is a newly hired corporate vice president of procurement for DRW Technologies, a company that produces advanced military systems with 21 plants in the United States. Claiborne was hired from another company from within the industry, and the news of his... View Details
            Keywords: Announcements; Management Style; Organizational Structure; Leadership Style; Human Resources
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            • August 2020 (Revised October 2024)
            • Case

            Digital Marketing at HBS Online

            By: Sunil Gupta and Rajiv Lal
            In July 2020, the management team of Harvard Business School Online (HBS Online) had to decide how to allocate its marketing budget for fiscal year 2021 between various digital channels and its portfolio of courses. Since its launch in 2014, HBS Online had grown to... View Details
            Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Marketing Channels; Brands and Branding; Business Education; Education Industry; United States; Boston
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              Lauren H. Cohen

              Lauren Cohen is the L.E. Simmons Professor in the Finance & Entrepreneurial Management Units at Harvard Business School and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is an Editor of the Review of Financial... View Details

              Keywords: asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management
              • March 2000
              • Supplement

              Charles Schwab Corporation, The: A Presentation by David Pottruck Co-CEO

              By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
              David Pottruck, Co-CEO of Charles Schwab Corp., discusses the company's information technology and competitive strategy with an Executive Education (Program for Management Development) class at Harvard Business School, October 22, 1999. View Details
              Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Financial Services Industry
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              • Jul 03 2014
              • Testimonial

              Strategies for Continuing the Leadership Journey

              • January 2017
              • Case

              Medtronic: Making the Big Leap Forward (A)

              By: William W. George and Monica Baraldi
              In 2014, Medtronic was about to execute a $50 billion acquisition of Ireland-based Covidien. Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak was committed to building the largest medical technology company in the world while broadening its ability to fulfill its mission of “alleviating... View Details
              Keywords: Acquisition; Medtronic; Covidien; Mission; Tax Inversion; Business Strategy; Leadership; Mergers and Acquisitions; Pharmaceutical Industry; Republic of Ireland; Europe; Minnesota; United States
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              • October 2021
              • Background Note

              How to Write an Action-Planning Memo

              By: Ryan Raffaelli and Akshaya Varghese
              The ability to communicate an action plan through writing is essential for advancing ideas, earning credibility, and garnering support. Research has shown that leaders who write formal plans are more likely to execute successfully—written plans help members of an... View Details
              Keywords: Writing; Action Plan; Communication; Competency and Skills; Planning
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                Ranjay Gulati

                Ranjay Gulati is the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration and the former Unit Head of the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. He is an expert on leadership, strategy, and organizational issues... View Details

                Keywords: biotechnology; computer; financial services; industrial goods; information technology industry; pharmaceuticals; professional services; retailing