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  • 05 Feb 2024
  • Research & Ideas

The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding

Zhang says. They still maintain traditional supervisory responsibilities such as setting work schedules, enforcing human resource policies, conducting job reviews, and more. At the same time, managers are also accountable for meeting... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • Program

Private Equity and Venture Capital

venture capital fields, our foundational investment program, Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital, may be more appropriate. The programs are not intended to be taken consecutively and are designed to meet the needs of two... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Finance
  • 17 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees

succeeding and meeting the goals of the mission.” Putting in an incentive plan is an opportunity to frame what is needed from employees to achieve the company’s mission. Everyone is nervous when incentive plans are introduced, which is a... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman

    Jay W. Lorsch

    Jay W. Lorsch is the Louis Kirstein Professor of Human Relations at the Harvard Business School. He is editor of View Details

    • 26 Aug 2009
    • Op-Ed

    Where Cash for Clunkers Ran Off the Road

    Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. Today, let us celebrate the end of an unjustifiable drain on the U.S.... View Details
    Keywords: by John Quelch; Auto
    • 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
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    Cespedes, Frank V. "Digital Transformation and the Salesforce: Observations, Warnings, and Recommendations." In Managing Digital Transformation: Understanding the Strategic Process, edited by Andreas Hinterhuber, Tiziano Vescovi, and Francesca Checchinato. Routledge, 2021.
    • March 2013
    • Case

    Grupo ABC and Nizan Guanaes's Path from Brazil to the World

    By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Gustavo Herrero and Ricardo Reisen De Pinho
    Internationally recognized Brazilian Nizan Guanaes, co-founder of Grupo ABC, a rapidly growing global advertising firm ranked 18th in 2011, had aspirations to be in the top 10 by 2015. Grupo ABC thrived by identifying national (Brazilian) challenges and incorporating... View Details
    Keywords: Management; Global Business; Advertising Agency; Opportunities; Globalized Firms and Management; Advertising; Global Strategy; Business Strategy; Digital Marketing; Advertising Industry; Brazil
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    Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, Gustavo Herrero, and Ricardo Reisen De Pinho. "Grupo ABC and Nizan Guanaes's Path from Brazil to the World." Harvard Business School Case 313-095, March 2013.
    • August 2011 (Revised November 2018)
    • Case

    Lind Equipment

    By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
    Lind Equipment failed to meet its loan covenants with its senior bank lender in the summer of 2008, just six months after it was acquired. While the senior bank debt comprised only 6% of the capital used in the acquisition and was fully secured, it exercised its right... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Condition; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; Revenue; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Financial Management; Acquisition; Financial Crisis; Currency Exchange Rate; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry
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    Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Lind Equipment." Harvard Business School Case 212-012, August 2011. (Revised November 2018.)
    • February 1991
    • Case

    Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B)

    By: Julie H. Hertenstein and Robert S. Kaplan
    The ARES team formally proposes that Burlington Northern implement the ARES system. The project meets resistance. In light of financial restructuring and high level of debt, executives wonder whether the company can afford ARES. Weak links during the ARES development... View Details
    Keywords: Accounting Audits; Restructuring; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Borrowing and Debt; Capital Budgeting; Projects; Technology Adoption; Service Industry
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    Hertenstein, Julie H., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B)." Harvard Business School Case 191-123, February 1991.
    • June 2001 (Revised September 2005)
    • Case

    Madison Avenue: Digital Media Services (B)

    In late 1999, Madison Avenue was experiencing phenomenal growth in sales, clients, employees, and services provided. The stress and strain on the firm's employees was considerable and threatened to jeopardize the high-quality, active-ad management for which the firm... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth Management; Service Operations; Digital Marketing; Business Processes; Advertising Industry
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    Spear, Steven J., and Anne Karshis. "Madison Avenue: Digital Media Services (B)." Harvard Business School Case 601-021, June 2001. (Revised September 2005.)
    • September 1993 (Revised January 1996)
    • Case

    Kumon Educational Institute USA

    The vice president of operations at Kuman Educational Institute USA is faced with the pressures of transferring a successful Japanese educational service concept to the United States. Kumon, a for-profit after-school supplementary educative center, specializes in... View Details
    Keywords: Service Delivery; Adaptation; Education; Education Industry; Japan; United States
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    Loveman, Gary W. "Kumon Educational Institute USA." Harvard Business School Case 694-032, September 1993. (Revised January 1996.)
    • 19 Nov 2019
    • News

    Lessons from IBM in Nazi Germany

    • February 2007 (Revised March 2007)
    • Case

    UBS and Climate Change--Warming Up to Global Action?

    By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Forest L. Reinhardt and Elizabeth Raabe
    Marco Suter, Executive Vice-Chairman, UBS Board of Directors, carefully studied the chart on his desk. It showed the public commitment of major financial institutions to help mitigate global warming. Evidently, UBS lagged behind its competitors. The graph was part of a... View Details
    Keywords: Climate Change; Energy Conservation; Cost vs Benefits; Law; Financial Institutions; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Accountability; Financial Services Industry
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    Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Forest L. Reinhardt, and Elizabeth Raabe. "UBS and Climate Change--Warming Up to Global Action?" Harvard Business School Case 707-511, February 2007. (Revised March 2007.)
    • 2020
    • Working Paper

    Iterative Coordination and Innovation

    By: Sourobh Ghosh and Andy Wu
    Agile management practices from the software industry continue to transform the way organizations innovate across industries, yet they remain understudied in the organizations literature. We investigate the widespread Agile practice of iterative coordination: frequent... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation; Goals; Specialization; Coordination; Field Experiment; Software Development; Organizations; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Goals and Objectives; Integration; Software
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    Ghosh, Sourobh, and Andy Wu. "Iterative Coordination and Innovation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-121, January 2020.
    • September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
    • Case

    Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A1)

    By: Fabrizio Ferri, V.G. Narayanan and James Weber
    Two activist investors, one a founder and one a hedge fund manager, seek to improve board oversight at a chain restaurant company. Prestley Blake founded Friendly Ice Cream in 1935 with his brother, and the two created a chain of full-service restaurants. In 1979, they... View Details
    Keywords: Investment Activism; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Business and Shareholder Relations; Conflict of Interests; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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    Ferri, Fabrizio, V.G. Narayanan, and James Weber. "Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 109-013, September 2008. (Revised October 2008.)
    • November 2020
    • Case

    The 1,000-Year Plan: Lee Kum Kee and Sustaining a Family Culture

    By: Lauren Cohen, Dawn H. Lau and Billy Chan
    The Lee family, whose Hong Kong-based Lee Kum Kee company has established itself as a legend within the Chinese and Asian sauce world, sets out to create a daring new vision of what family legacy means. With the family business having been established in 1888, and by... View Details
    Keywords: Family Business; Mission and Purpose; Values and Beliefs; Business and Community Relations; Organizational Structure; Strategic Planning
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    Cohen, Lauren, Dawn H. Lau, and Billy Chan. "The 1,000-Year Plan: Lee Kum Kee and Sustaining a Family Culture." Harvard Business School Case 221-047, November 2020.
    • April 2021
    • Supplement

    Buy Online, Pickup in Store: Vice President of E-Commerce Supplement

    By: Antonio Moreno, Santiago Gallino and Amy Klopfenstein
    In April 2019, Sylvarella VP of E-Commerce Charla Limont must review an analysis of her department’s sales data to determine the impact of the company’s Buy Online, Pickup in Store (BOPS) program. The program implementation created significant problems for the... View Details
    Keywords: Operations; Service Delivery; Logistics; Infrastructure; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Analysis; Retail Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Canada
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    Moreno, Antonio, Santiago Gallino, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Buy Online, Pickup in Store: Vice President of E-Commerce Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 621-106, April 2021.
    • 2014
    • Chapter

    Can For-Profit Corporations Be Good Citizens? Perspectives from Four Business Leaders

    By: Nien-he Hsieh
    This chapter serves an epilogue, turning to ask practitioners how they would answer the question, "Can for-profit corporations be good citizens?" In reflecting on their answers, the chapter puts forward an account that grounds the purpose and responsibilities of... View Details
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    Hsieh, Nien-he. "Can For-Profit Corporations Be Good Citizens? Perspectives from Four Business Leaders." Chap. 16 in Corporations and Citizenship, edited by Greg Urban. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
    • December 1992 (Revised March 1997)
    • Case

    Peoria Engine Plant (A)

    By: Robert S. Kaplan and Amy P. Hutton
    Describes the cost control system used at an automobile engine plant for labor and overhead costs. The finance staff prepares daily, weekly, and monthly variance reports against budgets. Department supervisors, finance staff, and the plant manager discuss the use and... View Details
    Keywords: Cost Management; Cost Accounting; Budgets and Budgeting; Earnings Management; Reports; Financial Reporting; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Improvement; Performance Productivity; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Auto Industry
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    Kaplan, Robert S., and Amy P. Hutton. "Peoria Engine Plant (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-082, December 1992. (Revised March 1997.)
    • December 2007 (Revised February 2017)
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    Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony

    By: David E. Bell, Brian Milder and Mary Shelman
    Vegpro, a horticulture company, is Kenya's largest exporter of fresh vegetables and flowers to top supermarkets in the U.K. and Europe. In 2007, Vegpro's business is threatened by growing consumer concern about the environmental impact of food production and transport,... View Details
    Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Developing Countries and Economies; Ethics; Food; Growth and Development Strategy; Operations; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Kenya; Europe; United Kingdom
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    Bell, David E., Brian Milder, and Mary Shelman. "Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony." Harvard Business School Case 508-001, December 2007. (Revised February 2017.)
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