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- 15 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
It's been easy to dismiss the Occupy Wall Street-and-beyond protesters. To many, they seem disorganized, lack a clear agenda, and advance simple solutions to complex problems. But in reality their concerns are not very different from the concerns we heard when we... View Details
- 18 Jul 2012
- News
Penn State Lesson: Today’s Cover-Up was Yesterday’s Opportunity
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia
Why have various countries of the former Soviet Union taken such dramatically different economic paths since the Union's breakup? This has been a lingering puzzle of the post-Cold War period. Lithuania, for instance, has turned its attention westward, pursuing economic... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Sep 2013
- News
Mice, leaks, holes: 40% of metro homes have hazards
- 23 Jan 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sports: Lessons for Managers
“Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.” -Bill Bradley, former pro basketball player and United States senator. When scholars discuss what makes a great business... View Details
- 27 Aug 2010
- News
Hedge funds struggle to justify star rating
- July 19, 2021
- Article
Do Most Family Businesses Really Fail by the Third Generation?
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Perhaps the most commonly-cited statistic about family businesses is their failure rates. Most articles or speeches about family businesses start with some version of the “three-generation rule,” which suggests that most don’t survive beyond three generations. But that... View Details
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Do Most Family Businesses Really Fail by the Third Generation?" Harvard Business Review (website) (July 19, 2021).
- October 2013 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (A)
By: Gautam Mukunda, Lisa Mazzanti and Aldo Sesia
In 2007, Cynthia Carroll, the newly-appointed chief executive of mining giant Anglo American, was considering shutting down mines in South Africa for safety reasons, namely worker fatalities. No company had ever done so before. Carroll felt that operating a company... View Details
Keywords: Culture; Leadership; Gender; Safety; Working Conditions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Mining; Mining Industry; South Africa
Mukunda, Gautam, Lisa Mazzanti, and Aldo Sesia. "Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (A)." Harvard Business School Case 414-019, October 2013. (Revised November 2021.)
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Grande Visions
- 30 Aug 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Consumers Punish Firms that Cut Employee Pay in Response to COVID-19
- April 1994 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Vancom Transportation, Inc. (A)
Describes the history and evolution of a school/public bus transit company that has grown rapidly and successfully by gradually pushing responsibility and trust as far down the organizational ladder as possible. A real test comes however, in two major labor relations... View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Business Strategy; Labor and Management Relations; Transportation Industry
Barnes, Louis B. "Vancom Transportation, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-127, April 1994. (Revised December 1994.)
- February 2016 (Revised April 2017)
- Case
James Madison, the 'Federal Negative,' and the Making of the U.S. Constitution
By: David Moss and Marc Campasano
On June 8th, 1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, delegates from across the United States began discussing a curious proposal to expand federal power over the states. James Madison of Virginia had suggested that the new constitution include a... View Details
Keywords: Governance; Law; Government and Politics; Power and Influence; History; South Carolina; Philadelphia; United States
Moss, David, and Marc Campasano. "James Madison, the 'Federal Negative,' and the Making of the U.S. Constitution." Harvard Business School Case 716-053, February 2016. (Revised April 2017.)
- 31 May 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
Corruption: New Insights for Fighting an Age-Old Business Problem
Keywords: Re: Tarun Khanna & Geoffrey G. Jones
- August 2017 (Revised September 2022)
- Case
Fuyao Glass America: Sourcing Decision
By: Willy Shih
In today's global economy, what are the factors that go into production location choice? This case is set in the world's second largest automotive glass producer as it expands from China into the United States. To meet a very aggressive cost target, management is faced... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chains; Globalization Of Supply Chain; Manufacturing Footprint; Manufacturing; Manufacturing Strategy; Global Strategy; Supply Chain; Globalization; Supply Chain Management; Production; Logistics; Strategy; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; China
Shih, Willy. "Fuyao Glass America: Sourcing Decision." Harvard Business School Case 618-007, August 2017. (Revised September 2022.)
- April 1995
- Supplement
Montague Corporation (B)
By: Norman A. Berg
Presents David Montague's evaluation of the progress so far and the basic problems that he believes prevent him from achieving higher sales. Designed as a class handout after discussion of the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Measurement and Metrics; Problems and Challenges; Bicycle Industry
Berg, Norman A. "Montague Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-143, April 1995.
- 15 Mar 2019
- News
‘I want to make it felt’
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
When North Carolina governor Pat McCrory recently signed into law the Public Facilities Privacy & Securities Act, in response to a Charlotte city ordinance that, among other things, would have prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender... View Details
- April 30, 2012
- Article
Innovators, Are You Applying the Wrong Lessons from Manufacturing?
By: Don Reinertsen and Stefan Thomke
Product developers can learn much from manufacturing, but many have gone too far in applying ideas that work in manufacturing to their realm. That’s because they have ignored some fundamental differences between the two disciplines. View Details
Reinertsen, Don, and Stefan Thomke. "Innovators, Are You Applying the Wrong Lessons from Manufacturing?" Harvard Business Review (website) (April 30, 2012).
- 20 Apr 2016
- News