Publications

June 2017
Teaching Note

The U-Turns of National Truck Stops

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Alexander W. Schultz

Raj Makam had spent months trying to restructure a 2006 investment he had made in National Truck Stops, Inc. (“NTS”) as a senior member of Oaktree Capital Management’s (“Oaktree”) Mezzanine finance business within their Corporate Debt platform. It was the first time... View Details

Keywords: Mezzanine Financing; Corporate Debt; Bankruptcy; Real Assets; Financing and Loans; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Restructuring; Private Equity; Cost vs Benefits; Atlanta; New York (city, NY)

May 2012 (Revised November 2015)
Case

The National Geographic Society (A) (Abridged)

By: David A. Garvin and Annelena Lobb

In January 2010, John Fahey, president, CEO, and chairman of the board of trustees' executive committee of the Washington, D.C.–based National Geographic Society (NGS), must decide how best to organize the 121-year old mission-driven organization for a world of... View Details

Keywords: General Management; Change Management; Media And Publishing; Digital Convergence; Strategy Development; Business Models; Information Publishing; Online Technology; Business Model; Organizational Structure; Business Strategy; Publishing Industry

Educators

September 1981
Supplement

Atlantic National Bank (B)

By: Dwight B. Crane

September 1989
Case

National Credit Information Network

By: F. Warren McFarlan and H. Jeff Smith

February 1983 (Revised February 1984)
Case

Northwestern National Bank Corp.

June 1975 (Revised April 1976)
Case

Cole National Corp. (D)

By: Benson P. Shapiro

01 Sep 2004
News

On the National Stage

With the fall election season now in full swing, Chris Heinz (MBA 2001) is stumping hard for his stepfather, Democratic presidential contender John Kerry. Heinz is a Kerry supporter because of his stance on the issues — jobs and health care are particularly important... View Details

Keywords: John Heinz (MBA 1963); Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

September 1991
Supplement

First National Bank Corp. (B)

Describes recent proposals to change bank credit loss accounting rules. View Details

Keywords: Accounting

February 2004 (Revised August 2004)
Case

National Semiconductor's India Design Center

By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Elizabeth Kind

The senior managers of the India Design Center used 360-degree feedback to develop their team competencies. Now, three new managers are about to join their management team, and Ashok Kumar, director of the center, must decide how to integrate the new managers in a way... View Details

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Information Technology Industry; India

Educators

18 Apr 2013
News

Everyday Heroes Inspire Stunned Nation

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

October 11 is National Coming Out Day (NCOD) and HBS will be participating in events that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community throughout October as part of the broader LGBTQ+ History Month—a month focused on acknowledging and celebrating the... View Details

June 1983
Case

First National Bank of Chicago--1982

January 2007 (Revised May 2008)
Case

National Logistics Management: Founder Decisions

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins

Scott Taylor, CEO & founder of NLM, is a serial entrepreneur faced with an important decision. As his industry consolidates, he knows that his company must grow quickly, yet he believes he has reached the limit of what organic growth can achieve. Should he accept the... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply and Industry; Supply Chain

December 1989 (Revised January 1991)
Background Note

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

February 1993 (Revised May 1993)
Case

National Communications, Inc. (A): 1988

19 Jun 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Migrant Inventors and the Technological Advantage of Nations

Keywords: by Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Hillel Rapoport

October 1995 (Revised October 1996)
Case

Singapore Unlimited: Building the National Information Infrastructure

By: Lynda M. Applegate, John L. King, Soon-Siong Neo and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Describes the actions taken by the government of Singapore to enable the country to survive and prosper after it achieved independence in the late 1960s. Recognizing that its small size, limited natural resources, but excellent location placed it in a vulnerable... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Natural Environment; Expansion; Policy; Infrastructure; Singapore; Southeast Asia