Publications

January 2000
Supplement

Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (Video)

By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty

Taran Swan talks with HBS students about the events covered in the case. She discusses her definition of a leader, how she built the team, leaving Miami, and her relationship with headquarters management. View Details

Keywords: Business Headquarters; Leadership; Management Teams; Relationships; Situation or Environment; Latin America; Miami

May 28, 2019
Other Article

How Russia Found a Disinformation Haven in America

By: Rawi Abdelal and Galit Goldstein

The Mueller Report established that “the Russians” undertook information operations campaigns to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Though this has been clear for a long time, Americans continue to discuss Russian information operations in the wrong way.... View Details

Keywords: Elections; Donald Trump; Political Elections; National Security; Information Technology; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Social Media; Russia; United States

June 2006 (Revised April 2007)
Case

Wendy Kopp and Teach For America (A)

By: William W. George, Diana Mayer and Andrew N. McLean

In 1995, Wendy Kopp, founder and president of Teach for America, faces a worsening budget shortfall and sharpening challenges from education experts concerning her organization's mission and effectiveness. Provides information on the leadership development of the... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Leadership Development; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Education Industry; North and Central America

Article

Leonard Bernstein and the Promise of America

By: Scott Duke Kominers

Keywords: Music Entertainment; United States

November 19, 2013
Guest Column

The Road to America Leads Through Gettysburg

By: Nancy F. Koehn

Keywords: American History; Abraham Lincoln; American Civil War; Leadership; United States

1994
Book

Contrived Competition: Regulation and Deregulation in America

By: Richard H. K. Vietor

This book explains how four major firms--American Airlines, El Paso Natural Gas, AT&T, and Bank America--and their respective managements were challenged by the deregulation of markets starting in the late 1970s. The four stories illustrate the dynamic process of... View Details

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States

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March 2011 (Revised May 2011)
Case

China Construction America (A): The Road Ahead

How did a Chinese state-owned construction company strike one deal after another in South Carolina despite political backlash and in New York where well-established competitors dominate? The case examines the U.S. market entry strategy of the CSCEC, China's leading... View Details

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Global Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Negotiation Deal; State Ownership; Construction Industry; China; United States

July 1991 (Revised May 1995)
Case

Work: Craft and Factory in Nineteenth-Century America

Illustrates conditions of work for two types of 19th-century workers: an itinerant craftsman and New England textile factory "operatives," most of whom were women. The contrast is between freedom and geographical and occupational mobility for the craftsman, versus... View Details

Keywords: Working Conditions; Gender; New England

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February 2000
Teaching Note

Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (A)-(D) TN

By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty

Teaching Note for (9-400-036), (9-400-037), (9-400-038), and (9-400-039). View Details

Keywords: Latin America; Miami

November 1989 (Revised January 1991)
Case

Honda Motor Co. and Honda of America (A)

In its 43-year history, Honda grew from an also-ran in the Japanese motorcycle market to a dominant force in the worldwide motorcycle and automobile markets. To do this, Honda has developed a unique organizational style based on constructive conflict and organizational... View Details

Keywords: Expansion; Organizational Culture; Business Processes; Motorcycle Industry; Auto Industry; Japan; United States

August 1999 (Revised March 2000)
Case

Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Latin America; Miami

August 1999 (Revised March 2000)
Case

Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (C)

By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Latin America; Miami

18 Sep 2007
Panel Discussion

The Competitive Challenge For America in the 21st Century

By: Michael E. Porter

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, The National Summit on American Competitiveness convened leaders of business, government, academia and the research community to address the core components of U.S. competitiveness. Michael Porter participated on the panel... View Details

Keywords: Economics; United States

10 May 1991
Lecture

Financial Sources of Competitive Advantage: America vs. Japan

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Finance; Competitive Advantage; United States; Japan

November 16, 2022
Article

America Is Pursuing Happiness in All the Wrong Places

By: Arthur C. Brooks

The U.S. is undergoing a crisis of our personal and shared sense of meaning as polarization rises and institutions erode. The solution is as simple as it is difficult: Love one another. View Details

Keywords: Happiness; Civil Society or Community; Family and Family Relationships; Government and Politics; United States