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- June 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Siemens AG: A Private Equity Approach within an Industrial Corporation?
By: David J. Collis and Haisley Wert
In July 2022, Horst Kayser, Chairman of Siemens AG Portfolio Companies (POC), was reflecting on the advice he could offer Roland Busch, Chief Executive Officer of the parent company Siemens AG, about whether and how to operate a private equity-like approach inside the... View Details
Collis, David J., and Haisley Wert. "Siemens AG: A Private Equity Approach within an Industrial Corporation?" Harvard Business School Case 723-420, June 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 2017
- Working Paper
Creating the Market for Organic Wine: Sulfites, Certification, and Green Values
By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean
This working paper examines the history of organic wine, which provides a case study of failed category creation. The modern organic wine industry emerged during the 1970s in the United States and Western Europe, but it struggled to gain traction compared to other... View Details
Keywords: Product Launch; Failure; Problems and Challenges; Complexity; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Jones, Geoffrey, and Emily Grandjean. "Creating the Market for Organic Wine: Sulfites, Certification, and Green Values." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-048, December 2017.
- March 27, 2017
- Article
How the Water Industry Learned to Embrace Data
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Amir Peleg
Most current talk about “big data” seems to assume the disintermediation or replacement of physical assets by digital technologies. But a bigger and more impactful trend is the use of online tools to improve physical asset utilization in many traditional off-line... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Analytics and Data Science; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Utilities Industry
Cespedes, Frank V., and Amir Peleg. "How the Water Industry Learned to Embrace Data." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 27, 2017).
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
Addressing these issues is critical for the future competitiveness of these industries. First, attracting talent to the industry is an important reason why companies might collaborate. Many great View Details
- October 1992 (Revised February 1995)
- Background Note
Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations
By: Lynn S. Paine
Describes the federal guidelines used by judges for sentencing organizations convicted of criminal wrong-doing under U.S. law as of November 1, 1991. Describes the guidelines' approach to calculating criminal fines for organizations, determining an organization's... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Governance Compliance; Law Enforcement; Laws and Statutes; Organizations; Legal Services Industry; United States
Paine, Lynn S. "Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 393-060, October 1992. (Revised February 1995.)
- February 22, 2023
- Article
How to Seed Organic Marketing in a Video-First World
By: Ayelet Israeli, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Matt Higgins
Early direct-to-consumer (DTC) companies relied on plentiful capital and low-cost digital marketing to power growth. But as this sector has matured, capital is more constrained, social media is more cluttered, and customer acquisition costs are rising. DTC companies... View Details
Keywords: Online Business; Ecommerce; E-commerce; E-Commerce Strategy; Omnichannel Retail; Omnichannel Retailing; Influencer Marketing; Consumer; Organic Growth; Video Advertising; Promotion; Celebrities; Online Advertising; Online Channel; Online Communities; Online Community; Go To Market Strategy; Platform; Media; Media Content; Digital; Digital Culture; Digital Influencers; Direct To Consumer Marketing; Direct-to-consumer; Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Sales; Digital Platforms; Digital Marketing; Digital Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Internet and the Web; Advertising; Business Model; Growth Management; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Communication Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; United States; North America
Israeli, Ayelet, Leonard A. Schlesinger, and Matt Higgins. "How to Seed Organic Marketing in a Video-First World." Harvard Business Review (website) (February 22, 2023).
- 2023
- Working Paper
Deep Responsibility and Irresponsibility in the Beauty Industry
By: Geoffrey Jones
This working paper employs the concept of deep responsibility to assess the social responsibility of the beauty industry over time. It shows that many of today’s problems with the industry have deep historical roots. Products have carried too many health hazards.... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Jones, Geoffrey. "Deep Responsibility and Irresponsibility in the Beauty Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-058, March 2023.
- October 1988
- Case
Pepsi-Cola Fountain Beverage Division: Marketing Organization
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Cespedes, Frank V. "Pepsi-Cola Fountain Beverage Division: Marketing Organization." Harvard Business School Case 589-045, October 1988.
- Article
Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines
By: Edward L. Glaeser, Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
We study entrepreneurship and growth through the lens of U.S. cities. Initial entrepreneurship correlates strongly with urban employment growth, but endogeneity bedevils interpretation. Chinitz (1961) hypothesized that coal mines near cities led to specialization in... View Details
Keywords: Industrial Organization; Chinitz; Agglomeration; Clusters; Cities; Mines; Industry Clusters; Urban Development; Entrepreneurship; City; Mining; Mining Industry; United States
Glaeser, Edward L., Sari Pekkala Kerr, and William R. Kerr. "Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines." Review of Economics and Statistics 97, no. 2 (May 2015): 498–520.
- August 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Management Levels at Staples (A): Company and Organization
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
One of six cases that describe the roles and responsibilities of managers at each of the hierarchical levels of management within the U.S. Stores business unit of Staples, the world's largest office supply company. Together, the cases form a complete integrated... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Operations; Performance Effectiveness; Strategic Planning; Perspective; Retail Industry
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Management Levels at Staples (A): Company and Organization." Harvard Business School Case 307-037, August 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- November 1987 (Revised January 1988)
- Case
Groen: A Dover Industries Company
By: Francis Aguilar
Describes the challenges facing the president of an old-line foodservice and food processing equipment manufacturing company as it attempted to accelerate sales and profit growth through the introduction of innovative products. The introduction of a "revolutionary"... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Labor and Management Relations; Machinery and Machining; Management Style; Management Teams; Performance Efficiency; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Organizational Culture
Aguilar, Francis. "Groen: A Dover Industries Company." Harvard Business School Case 388-055, November 1987. (Revised January 1988.)
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
James Lemoine, an assistant professor in the Organization and Human Resources Department of the School of Management at the University at Buffalo, have written extensively on VUCA, and argue, “If VUCA is seen as general, unavoidable, and... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 2015
- Working Paper
Misconduct in Financial Services: Differences across Organizations
By: Jennifer Brown and Dylan Minor
We examine misconduct in financial services. We propose a theory in which experts extract surplus based on the value of their firm's brand and their own skills. Using sales complaint data for insurance agents, we find that agents working exclusively for large branded... View Details
Brown, Jennifer, and Dylan Minor. "Misconduct in Financial Services: Differences across Organizations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-022, August 2015.
- December 2, 2012
- Article
Firm Organisation: What We Know and Why We Should Care
By: Laura Alfaro, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, Patrick Legros and Andrew Newman
Keywords: Industrial Organization; International Trade; Firm Organization; Firms; Protectionism; Business Organization; Trade
Alfaro, Laura, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, Patrick Legros, and Andrew Newman. "Firm Organisation: What We Know and Why We Should Care." Vox, CEPR Policy Portal (December 2, 2012).
- September 1978 (Revised January 1979)
- Case
SCM Organic Chemicals Division of SCM Corp.
Keywords: Green Technology Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "SCM Organic Chemicals Division of SCM Corp." Harvard Business School Case 579-036, September 1978. (Revised January 1979.)
- 27 Aug 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Measuring and Understanding Hierarchy as an Architectural Element in Industry Sectors
- 07 Apr 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Explaining the Vertical-to-Horizontal Transition in the Computer Industry
- 03 Oct 2005
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?
Summing Up Globalization could spur organized labor to rethink its premises, objectives, and strategies. But the prospect for that is not clear, according to respondents to this month's column. As Arun Joshi put it, "Now that the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?
issue, managers at buyers and suppliers are faced with hundreds of different supply chain programs—from labeling schemes like Fair Trade and organics, to industry association programs like Responsible Care and Sustainable Slopes, to a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- February 2003 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Intuit, Inc.: Transforming an Entrepreneurial Company into a Collaborative Organization (A)
Describes how Intuit, Inc.'s CEO, Steve Bennett, changes the company from an entrepreneurial "siloed" organization into a collaborative one. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Organizational Design; Entrepreneurship; Information Industry
Hansen, Morten T., and Christina Darwall. "Intuit, Inc.: Transforming an Entrepreneurial Company into a Collaborative Organization (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-064, February 2003. (Revised May 2003.)