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  • December 1996
  • Background Note

Financial Engineering and Tax Risk: The Case of Times Mirror PEPS

By: Peter Tufano
Provides general background on the taxation of corporate securities, and shows how the inconsistent taxation of functionally-similar securities can permit financial engineers to bear tax risk to earn positive returns. Designed to be used with Times Mirror Co. PEPS... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Taxation; Corporate Finance
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  • January 2014
  • Case

Boeing 787 Manufacturing Footprint

By: Willy Shih
This case looks at the outsourcing strategy for major subsystems of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, and the risks and production consequences of letting go of core technology. It is intended to be used as a (B) case for 612-036 Boeing 737 Manufacturing Footprint: The Wichita... View Details
Keywords: Outsourcing; Outsourced Production; Boeing 787; Manufacturing Footprint; Systems Integration; Production; Supply Chain Management; Aerospace Industry; United States
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  • 17 Nov 2009
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

related systems: incentives, risk management and control, accounting, human capital, and culture. The worst firms had lethal combinations of strong incentives, weak control and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • October 2018
  • Supplement

African Bank Investments Limited (B)

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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  • September–October 2023
  • Article

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: The Effects of Common Ownership on Corporate Social Responsibility

By: Mark R. DesJardine, Jody Grewal and Kala Viswanathan
Common owners face an incredible investment challenge: managing systematic risk. Because common owners hold shares in multiple firms across an industry, an action (or inaction) by one firm that affects industry peers is felt more severely by common owners than by... View Details
Keywords: Common Ownership; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Institutional Investing; Corporate Governance; Risk and Uncertainty; Investment Return
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  • 20 Oct 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Getting the Marketing Mix Right

Businesses rely on solid marketing strategies to boost sales—yet the tools used to evaluate these strategies often provide misleading results, leaving managers with the inability to accurately measure how they can get the best bang for... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • Research Summary

Bringing Worlds Together: Cultural Brokerage in Multicultural Teams (Dissertation)

Multicultural teams are becoming increasingly prevlaent and crucial for organizational success, yet they face many challenges that stem from their cultural differences. How can multicultural teams mitigate the risks of working across... View Details
Keywords: Cultural Brokerage; Multicultural Teams; Cross-cultural Collaboration; Creativity
  • May 2017
  • Teaching Note

Partners Group: Ain't No Mountain High Enough

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz
Partners Group (PG), a Swiss-based PE manager, initiated a series of strategic shifts and evolved from a predominately fund-of-funds manager into a large, multi-asset class PE firm focused on direct investments. PG was the first PE firm to go public in 2006. A number... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Management Practices and Processes; Private Equity
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  • January 2025
  • Case

Reimagining the Employee Experience at the LEGO Group

By: Amy Edmondson, Mark Mortensen and Elisabeth Powell
In 2024, the LEGO Group faced a decision about the future of LEGO’s Benefits Experience Strategy and the “Best of Both” remote/hybrid work policy. With over 28,500 employees spanning global hubs, retail stores, and manufacturing plants, LEGO leaders had to consider... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Employee Relationship Management; Values and Beliefs; Organizational Culture; Alignment; Compensation and Benefits; Europe
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  • 12 Apr 2021
  • News

Savvy Self-Promotion

  • January 2014 (Revised August 2014)
  • Case

The Kursk Submarine Rescue Mission

By: Anette Mikes
The Kursk, a Russian nuclear-powered submarine sank in the relatively shallow waters of the Barents Sea in August 2000, during a naval exercise. Numerous survivors were reported to be awaiting rescue, and within a week, an international rescue party gathered at the... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Moral Sensibility; Leadership; Organizational Structure; Crisis Management; Failure; Cooperation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Norway; United Kingdom; Russia
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  • 20 Oct 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

reporting on results and management's decisions. Surprise Six: Pleasing Shareholders Is Not The Goal Warning signs: Executives and board members judge actions by their effect on stock price. Analysts who don't understand the business push for decisions that View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria
  • September 2009 (Revised April 2011)
  • Supplement

Integrated Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc. (B)

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Faaiza Rashid
Describes Autodesk's engagement in Integrated Project Delivery—a new model of risk management, inter-firm teamwork, and multi-objective (aesthetic, cost, and sustainability) optimization in building projects. In 2008, Autodesk, Inc. the world's largest design software... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Groups and Teams; Goals and Objectives; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Integration; Construction Industry
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  • August 2012
  • Case

Growing Pains at Stroz Friedberg (Abridged)

By: David A. Garvin and Michael Norris
In late spring 2009, Stroz Friedberg co-presidents Edward Stroz and Eric Friedberg had to set growth targets for 2010. The leading global consulting firm they had built specialized in managing digital risk and uncovering digital evidence and had grown very rapidly.... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Change Management; Transition; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Consulting Industry
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    Peter Tufano

    Peter Tufano is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and Senior Advisor to the Harvard Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. From 2011 to 2021, he served as the Peter Moores Dean at View Details

    Keywords: asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management
    • 04 Feb 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life

    marketing plan that sought to minimize or eliminate risk. As it happened, though, Quaker's very risk aversion turned out to be the greatest risk of all. ... When Brand And View Details
    Keywords: by John Deighton; Food & Beverage
    • June 30, 2021
    • Article

    Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Let Employees Take the Lead on ESG

    By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
    Companies that don’t give rank-and-file workers a central role in their environmental, social and governance (ESG) work are making a mistake. They risk alienating values-oriented employees who question company practices, and they miss a big opportunity for employee... View Details
    Keywords: ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Leaders; Talent Acquisition; Talent Retention; Engagement; Organizations; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Employees; Leadership; Talent and Talent Management
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    • December 1998
    • Case

    NHL 1998: "The Coolest Game in Nagano"

    By: Stephen A. Greyser and Kirk A. Goldman
    Explores the National Hockey League's participation in the 1998 Winter Olympics, for which a "winter break" was taken from the regular schedule. The benefits and risks associated with the NHL's Olympic participation are one specific focus. In addition, the case address... View Details
    Keywords: Risk Management; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Opportunities; Competitive Strategy; Expansion
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    • 29 Jul 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: July 29

      Working Papers Learning from the Kursk Submarine Rescue Failure: The Case for Pluralistic Risk Management. By: Mikes, Anette, and Amram Migdal Abstract—The Kursk, a Russian nuclear‐powered submarine, sank in the relatively shallow... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 2012
    • Chapter

    Integrated Reporting Requires Integrated Assurance

    By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and Liv A. Watson
    In the wake of the recent financial crisis, increasing the effectiveness of auditing has weighed heavily on the minds of those responsible for governance. When a business is profitable and paying healthy dividends to its stockholders, fraudulent activities and... View Details
    Keywords: Risk Management; Crime and Corruption; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Governance Compliance; Organizational Culture; Management Systems; Laws and Statutes; Information Management; Accounting Audits; Financial Crisis
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