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- February 2008 (Revised November 2015)
- Case
Danaher Corporation
By: Bharat Anand, David J. Collis and Sophie Hood
Between 1985 and 2007, Danaher has been one of the best-performing industrial conglomerates in the U.S. This case examines the corporate strategy of this diversified, global corporation. It describes the firm's portfolio strategy and the Danaher Business System—a... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation
Anand, Bharat, David J. Collis, and Sophie Hood. "Danaher Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 708-445, February 2008. (Revised November 2015.)
- June 1991 (Revised December 1995)
- Teaching Note
Cooper Industries' Corporate Strategy (A) and (B), Teaching Note
By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note for (9-391-095) and (9-795-154). View Details
- October 2009
- Teaching Note
Esquel Group: Integrating Business Strategy and Corporate Social Responsibility (TN)
Teaching Note for [307076]. View Details
- 2021
- Working Paper
Corporate Environmental Impact: Measurement, Data and Information
By: David Freiberg, DG Park, George Serafeim and T. Robert Zochowski
As an organization’s environmental impact has become a central societal consideration, thereby affecting industry and organizational competitiveness, interest in measuring and analyzing environmental impact has increased. We develop a methodology to derive comparable... View Details
Keywords: Environment; Impact; Measurement; Environmental Ratings; Corporate Valuation; Financial Materiality; Sustainability; Environmental Impact; Environmental Strategy; Impact-Weighted Accounts; IWAI; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Measurement and Metrics; Valuation
Freiberg, David, DG Park, George Serafeim, and T. Robert Zochowski. "Corporate Environmental Impact: Measurement, Data and Information." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-098, March 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- 01 Oct 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies
Keywords: by Erin M. Reid & Michael W. Toffel
- February 2017
- Comment
Comments on "Parenting Strategies for Multibusiness Companies" by Michael Goold (June 1996)
By: David J. Collis
Review of earlier publication on corporate strategy that includes lessons and current research agenda. View Details
Collis, David J. Comments on "Parenting Strategies for Multibusiness Companies" by Michael Goold (June 1996). Long Range Planning 50, no. 1 (February 2017): 22–23.
- September 2012
- Article
The Size and Composition of Corporate Headquarters in Multinational Companies: Empirical Evidence
By: David J. Collis, David Young and Michael Goold
Based on a six-country survey of nearly 250 multinationals (MNCs), this paper is the first empirical analysis to describe the size and composition of MNC headquarters and to account for differences among them. Findings are as follows: MNC corporate headquarters are... View Details
Keywords: Headquarters; Subsidiaries; Multinational Corporations; Organization Design; Administrative Heritage; International Strategy; Business Subsidiaries; Organizational Design; Multinational Firms and Management; Size; Business Headquarters; Global Strategy
Collis, David J., David Young, and Michael Goold. "The Size and Composition of Corporate Headquarters in Multinational Companies: Empirical Evidence." Journal of International Management 18, no. 3 (September 2012): 260–275.
- 2002
- Case
3M Corporation
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Julie Lang
3M's strategy was rooted in innovation. 3M's 30 Percent Rule, where 30 percent of revenues must come from products introduced in the last four years, clarifies and drives its innovation mentality. Selected policies and philosophies helped to institutionalize a... View Details
- December 2006
- Article
Strategy and Society: The Link between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility
By: Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
Porter, Michael E., and Mark R. Kramer. "Strategy and Society: The Link between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility." Harvard Business Review 84, no. 12 (December 2006): 78–92.
- October 1992 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
McDonald's Corporation
By: David M. Upton and Joshua D. Margolis
McDonald's has over many years built an operating strategy based on consistency and quality through a limited product range. Competitive forces have drawn the company into a much wider variety of foods and services in order to maintain growth. Now, new competitors... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Problems and Challenges; Environmental Sustainability; Quality; Competitive Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Operations; Integration; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Upton, David M., and Joshua D. Margolis. "McDonald's Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 693-028, October 1992. (Revised September 1996.)
- February 1975 (Revised April 1983)
- Background Note
Note on the Boston Consulting Group Concept of Competitive Analysis and Corporate Strategy
Describes a method of competitive analysis used by the Boston Consulting Group to coordinate a portfolio of products at the corporate level. Construction and interpretation of product portfolio charts is an important aspect of the technique. View Details
Hammond, John S. "Note on the Boston Consulting Group Concept of Competitive Analysis and Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 175-175, February 1975. (Revised April 1983.)
- August 2017
- Supplement
'Not so fast...' Litigation Strategy in EMC Corporation v. Donatelli (B)
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Danielle V. Holland
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Goldberg, Lena G., and Danielle V. Holland. "'Not so fast...' Litigation Strategy in EMC Corporation v. Donatelli (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-027, August 2017.
- February 1983 (Revised June 1983)
- Background Note
Fitting Information Systems Technology to the Corporate Needs: The Linking Strategy
Parsons, Gregory L. "Fitting Information Systems Technology to the Corporate Needs: The Linking Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-176, February 1983. (Revised June 1983.)
- Research Summary
Corporate Diplomacy
Michael Watkins is defining a top management function of increasing importance: the conduct of corporate diplomacy. Senior executives conduct the business equivalent of international diplomacy when they negotiate to sustain or transform relationships with influential... View Details
- Article
Corporate Lobbying as Marketing Communication: Utilizing Multivariate Analysis for Segmentation Strategies
By: Rohit Deshpandé and Rajendra K. Srivastava
Deshpandé, Rohit, and Rajendra K. Srivastava. "Corporate Lobbying as Marketing Communication: Utilizing Multivariate Analysis for Segmentation Strategies." Special Issue on Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference of the Academy of Marketing Science edited by D. K. Hawes and R. Tamilia. Developments in Marketing Science 1 (1978): 128–132.
- February 2024 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Finberg: Corporate Venture Capital in Türkiye
By: Paul A. Gompers and Namrata Arora
In December 2021, Murat Özyeğin, Chairman of Fiba Holding, along with Ömer Mert and İhsan Elgin, engaged in discussions about the future of United Payment, a fintech company in which Finberg, a subsidiary of Fibabanka, held a 20% stake. Finberg, established in 2018 as... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Venture Capital; Technology; Return On Investment; Venture Capital; Investment; Strategy; Technological Innovation; Competition; Valuation; Acquisition; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry; Banking Industry; Middle East; North Africa; Turkey; Ukraine; Romania; Poland
Gompers, Paul A., and Namrata Arora. "Finberg: Corporate Venture Capital in Türkiye." Harvard Business School Case 824-175, February 2024. (Revised April 2024.)
- 2012
- Other Unpublished Work
Environmental corporate strategy and advancements in enhanced oil recovery technology among U.S. firms
By: Shon R. Hiatt
This study seeks to address how collective actors can affect technology development and adoption among organizations by creating regulatory uncertainty. Empirically, this paper focuses on the influence of environmental organizations concerned about climate change on... View Details
- September–October 2016
- Article
Growing New Corporate Businesses: From Initiation to Graduation
By: Sebastian Raisch and Michael Tushman
Large companies initiate many new businesses, but few of them reach scale. The ambidexterity literature describes how companies create exploratory businesses, but says little about how they subsequently scale these businesses. The strategy literature uses real option... View Details
Keywords: Ambidexterity; Comparative Case Study; Corporate Venturing; Exploration; Organization Design; Real Option Theory; Organizational Design; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship
Raisch, Sebastian, and Michael Tushman. "Growing New Corporate Businesses: From Initiation to Graduation." Organization Science 27, no. 5 (September–October 2016).
- Research Summary
Corporate Social Entrepreneurship
By: James E. Austin
This research is examining the process by which companies engage in strategic corporate social responsibility as an integral part of their enterprise strategy and operations. The research has conceptualized this process as entreprenurial in nature and defined it as... View Details
- 2013
- Working Paper
What Do We Know About Corporate Headquarters? A Review, Integration, and Research Agenda
By: Markus Menz, Sven Kunisch and David J. Collis
During the past five decades, scholars have studied the corporate headquarters (CHQ)—the multidivisional firm's central organizational unit. The purpose of this article is to review the diverse and fragmented literature on the CHQ and to identify the variables of... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Headquarters; Corporate Parent; Corporate Center; Multidivisional Firm; Multibusiness Firm; Multinational Corporation; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Business Divisions; Business Headquarters
Menz, Markus, Sven Kunisch, and David J. Collis. "What Do We Know About Corporate Headquarters? A Review, Integration, and Research Agenda." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-016, August 2013.