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- July 2014 (Revised October 2014)
- Supplement
McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (B)
By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague
On Tuesday March 15, 2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey & Co. gathered at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center near Washington, DC for their annual Partners' conference. The atmosphere was tense as Partners, in addition to their normal agenda,... View Details
Keywords: Board; McKinsey; CONSULTING Firms; Risk; Risk Assessment; Partnerships; Insider Trading; Confidentiality; Personal Investing; Reputation; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Construction Industry; United States; California
Lorsch, Jay, and Emily McTague. "McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 415-022, July 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
- July 1996
- Article
Executive Succession, Strategic Reorientation and Performance Growth: A Longitudinal Study in the U.S. Cement Industry in Stable Environments
By: Michael Tushman and L. Rosenkopf
Keywords: Management; Strategy; Performance; Growth and Development; Information; Balance and Stability; Construction Industry; United States
Tushman, Michael, and L. Rosenkopf. "Executive Succession, Strategic Reorientation and Performance Growth: A Longitudinal Study in the U.S. Cement Industry in Stable Environments." Management Science 42, no. 7 (July 1996): 939–953.
- March 2006 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
CEMEX: Rewarding the Egyptian Retailers
CEMEX has pursued an aggressive decommoditization strategy focused on its relationship with small Egyptian retailers. In particular, the strategic role and effectiveness of the Rewards Program, a tournament that rewarded the sales performance of the retailers, was... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Performance Improvement; Sales; Motivation and Incentives; Construction Industry; Egypt
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, Joshua Bellin, and Carole Winkler. "CEMEX: Rewarding the Egyptian Retailers." Harvard Business School Case 106-065, March 2006. (Revised January 2011.)
- February 2006 (Revised December 2006)
- Teaching Note
Otis Elevator: Accelerating Business Transformation with IT (TN)
Keywords: Construction Industry
- October 1990 (Revised June 1991)
- Case
Parry Homes, Inc.
Keywords: Construction Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Parry Homes, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 691-020, October 1990. (Revised June 1991.)
- September 1982
- Teaching Note
Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (B), Teaching Note
By: Kim B. Clark
Keywords: Construction Industry
- July 1990
- Teaching Note
Modern Advanced Concrete (A)--(E), Teaching Note
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Keywords: Construction Industry
- September 1997
- Case
Siam Cement Group, The: Corporate Philosophy (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Prompilai Khunaphante
In 1996, senior executives of Thailand's Siam Cement Group must decide whether to apply its management philosophy and code of ethics when doing business outside of Thailand. The status of the code in joint ventures and contractual relationships is of particular... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Decision Making; Joint Ventures; Corporate Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Construction Industry; Thailand
Paine, Lynn S., and Prompilai Khunaphante. "Siam Cement Group, The: Corporate Philosophy (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-019, September 1997.
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
New Building Takes Shape
Alumni returning to campus for this year's reunions will no doubt notice the new Executive Education housing facility under construction on the north end of Kresge lawn. Ground was broken for the six-story, 96,000-square-foot structure... View Details
- Research Summary
Mastering Strategy Execution
By: Robert Simons
Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details
- Web
Steven B. Belkin | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details
- Web
Carl Sloane | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details
- Web
The Campus Emerges - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
the deliberate movement of the long crane as it dipped downward. With a huge gulp the steam shovel swallowed it first scoopful of earth on the site of the new business school.” Harvard Business School Bulletin, 1925 Construction of Weeks... View Details
- June 1983 (Revised September 1983)
- Case
Modern Advanced Concrete (A)
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Keywords: Construction Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Modern Advanced Concrete (A)." Harvard Business School Case 383-132, June 1983. (Revised September 1983.)
- February 1978
- Supplement
Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (B5)
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (B5)." Harvard Business School Supplement 378-200, February 1978.
- February 1978
- Supplement
Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (B2)
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (B2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 378-197, February 1978.
- February 2022
- Teaching Note
Borusan CAT: Monetizing Prediction in the Age of AI
By: Navid Mojir
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 521-053. View Details
- September 2020
- Case
Keeping It in the Family at the Hayden Saw Company
By: V.G. Narayanan and John Masko
In 2019, Board Chair and third-generation shareholder Helen Fullerton was preparing for a meeting to discuss Ohio-based Hayden Saw Company’s (Hayden) future as a family business. As the company entered its fifth decade, the Hayden family was dealing with three distinct... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Corporate Governance; Family Ownership; Business and Shareholder Relations; Family and Family Relationships; Governing and Advisory Boards; Construction Industry; Ohio; United States
Narayanan, V.G., and John Masko. "Keeping It in the Family at the Hayden Saw Company." Harvard Business School Case 121-026, September 2020.
- June 2017
- Case
MIA: Profit at the Base of the Pyramid
By: Lynda M. Applegate, José Antonio Dávila Castilla, Sarah Mehta and Aldo Sesia
In January 2016, Guillermo Jaime had just returned home to Mexico City after attending a Harvard Business School executive education program. Jaime was the founder and CEO of Mejoramiento Integral Asistido (MIA), a company providing affordable housing to low-income... View Details
Keywords: Base Of The Pyramid; Social Capitalism; Housing; Emerging Markets; Social Enterprise; Society; Wealth and Poverty; Social Entrepreneurship; Construction Industry; Mexico
Applegate, Lynda M., José Antonio Dávila Castilla, Sarah Mehta, and Aldo Sesia. "MIA: Profit at the Base of the Pyramid." Harvard Business School Case 817-073, June 2017.
- March 2015
- Supplement
McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A) and (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Emily McTague
The presentation supplement is designed to be used in conjunction with the case "McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A) and (B)," HBS No. 414-021 and 414-022. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Leadership; Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture; Construction Industry; North America
Lorsch, Jay W., and Emily McTague. "McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School PowerPoint Supplement 415-069, March 2015.