Publications

January 2018
Case

Lloyd Blankfein and Goldman Sachs

By: Nitin Nohria, Aldo Sesia and Kerry Herman

The case provides a brief bio of Goldman Sachs’ Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein and highlights several challenges Blankfein faced as CEO. Blankfein took over as the firm’s leader in 2006 and continued to be CEO/Chairman in early 2018. View Details

Keywords: CEO; Leadership; Asset Management; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry; United States

Research Summary

Social Choice and Voting Rules

By: Jerry R. Green

This research program is based on the idea that good voting systems should take into account the frequency with which different choice problems arise. Traditional social choice theory requires properties over a fixed domain of choice problems but does not offer the... View Details

Program

Mergers and Acquisitions

your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend This mergers and acquisitions course is designed for senior executives involved in M&A activity who want to... View Details

22 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients

it. Make sure you’ve thought through how to manage four interrelated challenges in the medium term: Logistics and operations: Will you have room for them when staff return to the office? Have you hired... View Details

Keywords: by Robin Abrahams, Boris Groysberg, and Steven L. Manchel

26 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes

The Indian economy has been teetering on the brink for the past few months. The most manifest of these problems has been the crash of the Indian rupee, which has shown a decline of approximately 20 percent against the US dollar in a short... View Details

Keywords: by Zeenat Potia

January 1989
Background Note

Managing Information Technology: Organization and Leadership

By: James I. Cash Jr. and Thomas H. Davenport

Describes the organizational components of the typical IT organization in a large corporation. Points out common problems and issues for each component of the organization. Also addresses the leadership issues for the IT function, and focuses specifically on the Chief... View Details

Keywords: Information Management; Organizational Design; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Information Technology; Problems and Challenges; Information Technology Industry

Research Summary

Consumer Behavior and Health

Professor Riis studies consumer behavior and health using the methods and theories of experimental psychology and behavioral economics. Particular problems that he is currently investigating include:

• Information use and decision making in food service... View Details

July 1991 (Revised June 1993)
Case

Great Depression: Causes and Impact (Abridged)

Provides a vehicle for discussing the problems caused by the Great Depression. View Details

Keywords: History; Financial Crisis; United States

2021
Chapter

Digital Transformation and the Salesforce: Observations, Warnings, and Recommendations

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Sales is a crucial test for organizational change, including productive use (or not) of new technologies. Changes in selling always have wider organizational implications, because so many other decisions and resource commitments in firms depend upon demand forecasts... View Details

Keywords: Sales; Salesforce Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Digital Transformation

November 2024
Article

Leadership and Plumbing

By: Frank V. Cespedes

“Leadership” is a growth industry. Amazon lists over 60,000 books on the topic. Most focus on emotional intelligence, charisma, avoiding narcissism (usually someone else’s problem, according to these authors, not their problem) and other personality traits. But as... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development

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01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

from his spirited partner Sam, Finn continues pursuing his dream of being recognized as an elite athlete through unrelenting challenges on and off the water. Smooth Scaling: 20 Rituals to Build a... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

November 2004 (Revised November 2005)
Case

Kodak and The Digital Revolution (A)

By: Giovanni M. Gavetti, Rebecca Henderson and Simona Giorgi

The introduction of digital imaging in the late 1980s had a disruptive effect on Kodak's traditional business model. Examines Kodak's strategic efforts and challenges as the photography industry evolves. After discussing Kodak's history and its past strategic moves in... View Details

Keywords: History; Information Technology; Business Model; Leadership; Disruption; Industry Growth; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry

September 1984 (Revised March 1993)
Background Note

Marketing Planning and Organization

By: Robert J. Dolan

Presents guidelines for effective marketing planning. Provides a general outline of the contents of a typical marketing plan, the process by which the plan is developed, and considers the benefits successful firms reap from their planning efforts and the problems that... View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Planning; Design

20 Sep 2020
Working Paper Summaries

Updating the Balanced Scorecard for Triple Bottom Line Strategies

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan and David McMillan; Accounting

2008
Text Book

Corporate Information Strategy and Management: Text and Cases

By: Robert D. Austin, Lynda M. Applegate and Deborah Soule

The 8^th edition of Corporate Information Strategy and Management: Text and Cases is written for students and managers who desire an overview of contemporary information systems technology management. This new edition examines how information... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Management; Business Strategy; Information Technology

May 2010
Article

Loan Syndication and Credit Cycles

By: Victoria Ivashina and David Scharfstein

Cyclicality in the supply of business credit has been the focus of a considerable amount of research. This cyclicality can stem from shocks to borrowers' collateral, which affect firms' ability to raise capital if agency and information problems are significant (Ben S.... View Details

Keywords: Business Cycles; Capital; Credit; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; System Shocks; Financial Services Industry

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March 1991 (Revised December 1994)
Case

Steve Mariotti and NFTE

Less than three years ago, Steve Mariotti created NFTE, a nonprofit organization for teaching entrepreneurship to disadvantaged youths. The organization has gained national recognition, and offers a variety of programs on a budget of nearly half a million dollars. It... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Nonprofit Organizations; Growth Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Teaching; Business Startups