Publications

January 2017 (Revised December 2017)
Case

Merging American Airlines and US Airways (A)

By: David G. Fubini, David A. Garvin and Carin-Isabel Knoop

In February 2013, US Airways announced that it would merge with American Airlines to create the world’s largest airline. Doug Parker, the CEO of US Airways, would become CEO of the new American Airlines Group (AAL). The case describes a number of critical decisions... View Details

Keywords: Airlines; Merger; Takeover; Integration Strategy; Merger Integration; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Making; Governance; Management Teams; Operations; Organizational Culture; Air Transportation Industry; United States

December 2007 (Revised October 2008)
Case

The American National Red Cross (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch, Eliot Sherman and David Chen

Describes the governance issues facing the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross. After a series of issues--FDA consent decree on its blood operations; the response to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina--the Red Cross board was under pressure to fix its governance from... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Practices and Processes; Service Operations; Business Processes; Non-Governmental Organizations; Service Industry

April 2015
Supplement

Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American Video Supplement

By: Gautam Mukunda

This is a video supplement for the Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American case series. The video features Cynthia Carroll reflecting on her implementation of organizational transformation at Anglo American in regards to the mining company's safety culture. View Details

Keywords: Leadership And Change Management; Leadership, Personal Strategy ＆ Style; Change Management; Change; Safety; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Leadership Style; Mining Industry; South Africa

13 Jun 2011
News

Why American Management Rules the World

06 Feb 2023
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs

The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) strives to be an extended family for its members from the moment they decide to attend HBS, through the transition to second year, and beyond graduation. Here we profile two AASU members who... View Details

July 1981
Supplement

American Distilling Co. (D)

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

July 1981 (Revised December 1984)
Case

American Distilling Co. (B)

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Health Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry

October 31, 2008
Article

Redefining the American Dream

By: John A. Quelch

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October 1996 (Revised December 1997)
Case

American Cyanamid: Epilogue (C)

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

May 1973 (Revised June 1976)
Case

American Home Shield Corp.

By: W. Earl Sasser

September 1990
Case

American Heart Association's Heartguide

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States

05 Jan 2014
News

The American accountability crisis

01 Mar 2011
News

Outsourcing the American Dream?

14 Dec 2010
News

Americans are spending again, but more cautiously

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

For decades, the U.S. auto industry ruled America's economy, shaped the country's development, and influenced American culture and social mores. Now, buffeted by globalization and other powerful forces, it faces a moment of truth. The... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

2019
Book

VC: An American History

By: Tom Nicholas

An exploration of venture financing in America, from its origins in the whaling industry to the rise of Silicon Valley, that shows how venture capital (VC) created an epicenter for the development of high-tech innovation. The VC industry arose from the United States’... View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Venture Capital; Innovation and Invention; Entrepreneurship; History; United States