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- 13 Feb 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Unconventional Insights for Managing Stakeholder Trust
Keywords: by Michael Pirson & Deepak Malhotra
- Research Summary
Leadership, Innovation, and Talent Management
By: Linda A. Hill
Hill is working on various research projects. The first, Leadership as Collective Genius, explores the relationships among leadership, creativity and diversity, more specifically the kind of collaborative work necessary for innovation in today's global enterprise. The... View Details
- Research Summary
Managers and Employees: Justice at Work
By: Nien-he Hsieh
The employment relationship represents another significant area for managerial decision making. While much of what managers and employees owe one another depends upon mutual agreement, not all of the terms can be specified in advance. Given these conditions, what... View Details
- June 2022
- Teaching Note
Katie Couric Media: Landing the First Client
By: N. Louis Shipley, William R. Kerr and Paige Boehmcke
Developed for teaching Entrepreneurial Sales, the Katie Couric Media case supports class discussion on client selection, sales strategy, and scaling a startup media firm. View Details
- August 2001 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
Guinness PLC: Managing Negotiations
Describes an initiative by Guinness, LLP to revise the process by which it centrally authorizes, supports, and reviews negotiations that are undertaken worldwide on its behalf. Senior managers wished to give regional officers enough discretion to respond to local... View Details
Wheeler, Michael A. "Guinness PLC: Managing Negotiations." Harvard Business School Case 902-009, August 2001. (Revised August 2005.)
- September–October 2024
- Article
How AI Can Power Brand Management
By: Julian De Freitas and Elie Ofek
Marketers have begun experimenting with AI to improve their brand-management efforts. But unlike other marketing tasks, brand management involves more than just repeatedly executing one specialized function. Long considered the exclusive domain of creative talent, it... View Details
Keywords: Creativity; AI and Machine Learning; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Customer Focus and Relationships
De Freitas, Julian, and Elie Ofek. "How AI Can Power Brand Management." Harvard Business Review 102, no. 5 (September–October 2024): 108–114.
- May 2017 (Revised September 2018)
- Supplement
Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
The (B) case tackles the implementation and scaling process of fleet management over the years. Finally, the case explores current challenges facing the BMI. View Details
Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Growth Management; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong; France; Italy; Spain
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Oliver Gassmann, and Roman Sauer. "Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-465, May 2017. (Revised September 2018.)
- August 2016 (Revised June 2017)
- Supplement
InsideSales.com (B)
Keywords: Business Organization; Customer Relationship Management; Marketing Strategy; Organizational Design; Salesforce Management; Talent; Talent Management; Sales; Growth and Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Entrepreneurship; Technology Industry; United States
Cespedes, Frank V. "InsideSales.com (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 817-042, August 2016. (Revised June 2017.)
- July 2018
- Case
Leading Open Innovation at BT
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Jean-François Harvey and Johnathan R. Cromwell
This case focuses on the genesis and development of the open innovation unit at BT, the strategic value of the unit, and its operating model. As the business environment becomes increasingly dynamic and firms are pressured to achieve faster innovation rates, there may... View Details
Keywords: Collaboration; Open Innovation; Inter-organizational Relationships; Organizational Culture; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United Kingdom; United States
Edmondson, Amy C., Jean-François Harvey, and Johnathan R. Cromwell. "Leading Open Innovation at BT." Harvard Business School Case 619-013, July 2018.
- April 2005 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Exel PLC--Supply Chain Management at Haus Mart
By: Zeynep Ton and Steven C. Wheelwright
Exel plc is a global third-party logistics provider, serving clients such as Home Depot, Dell, Unilever, and Marks & Spencer. Describes the range of activities Exel performs for its clients and the capabilities the company has developed. Exel traditionally focused on... View Details
Ton, Zeynep, and Steven C. Wheelwright. "Exel PLC--Supply Chain Management at Haus Mart." Harvard Business School Case 605-080, April 2005. (Revised May 2005.)
- 03 Nov 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
You're Fired: Managing Gray-Area Decisions
Keywords: Re: Joseph L. Badaracco
- June 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Managing the Client Portfolio
By: Nitin Nohria and Ashish Nanda
The German country managing partner of a global law firm must decide how to respond to a corporate mandate to restructure its client portfolio. The case enables a discussion of different types of clients in a global professional service firm in terms of relative... View Details
Keywords: Attorney and Client Relationships; Management Style; Corporate Governance; Business Subsidiaries; Business Headquarters; Conflict and Resolution
Nohria, Nitin, and Ashish Nanda. "Managing the Client Portfolio." Harvard Business School Case 410-139, June 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
- 09 May 2017
- What Do You Think?
Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?
Summing Up How Do We Encourage CEOs to Manage for Sustainability? Important forces encourage short-term perspectives among managers as well as investors today. These include governance biases, tax policies,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- March 2009
- Article
Risk Management and Calculative Cultures
By: Anette Mikes
Enterprise risk management (ERM) has recently emerged as a widespread practice in financial institutions. It has been increasingly codified and encrypted into regulatory, corporate governance and organisational management blueprints. A burgeoning literature of... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Practice; Banks and Banking; Corporate Governance; Value; Business and Shareholder Relations; Managerial Roles; Culture; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business or Company Management; Financial Services Industry
Mikes, Anette. "Risk Management and Calculative Cultures." Management Accounting Research 20, no. 1 (March 2009): 18–40. (
Winner of David Solomons Prize For the best paper in each annual volume of Management Accounting Research presented by Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
.)- February 2005
- Article
Managing the Ecosystem
By: Marco Iansiti
The days of the corporate lone wolf are over. In our increasingly interconnected world, standing alone is no longer a viable business model. Instead, smart companies rely heavily on networks of partners, suppliers, and customers to achieve market success and sustain... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; Partners and Partnerships; Industry Clusters; Customers; Markets; Situation or Environment; Banks and Banking; Insurance; Software
Iansiti, Marco. "Managing the Ecosystem." Optimize 4, no. 2 (February 2005).
- March 2021
- Article
Provider Teams Outperform Solo Providers in Managing Chronic Diseases and Could Improve the Value of Care
By: Maximilian J. Pany, Lucy Chen, Bethany Sheridan and Robert S. Huckman
Scope-of-practice regulations, including prescribing limits and supervision requirements, may influence the propensity of providers to form care teams. Therefore, policy makers need to understand the effect of both team-based care and provider type on clinical... View Details
Keywords: Disease Management; Team-based Care; Health Care and Treatment; Groups and Teams; Performance
Pany, Maximilian J., Lucy Chen, Bethany Sheridan, and Robert S. Huckman. "Provider Teams Outperform Solo Providers in Managing Chronic Diseases and Could Improve the Value of Care." Health Affairs 40, no. 3 (March 2021): 435–444.
- May 1993
- Background Note
Managing International Alliances: Conceptual Framework
Provides an overview of key issues on management of international alliances, including: 1) the logic of collaboration; 2) selecting partners; 3) structuring alliances; 4) alliance networks; 5) alliance dynamics; 6) limits to alliances; and 7) the role of governments. View Details
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Managing International Alliances: Conceptual Framework." Harvard Business School Background Note 793-133, May 1993.
- 2022
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Organizational Behavior Reading: Managing Differences
By: Robin Ely and Colleen Ammerman
This reading provides principles and practices managers can draw upon to leverage differences in social identities - such as gender and race - to create more effective work relationships, teams, and organizations. The Essential Reading's first section draws upon... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Groups and Teams; Prejudice and Bias; Identity; Management Practices and Processes
Ely, Robin, and Colleen Ammerman. "Organizational Behavior Reading: Managing Differences." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Publishing 8394, 2022.
- September 1983 (Revised October 1984)
- Case
Boston Whaler, Inc.: Managing the Dealer Network
Mr. Joseph Lawler, newly-appointed president of Boston Whaler, Inc. (BWI), believes that better dealer management is the key to his company's continued growth. BWI manufactured a high-price, high performance line of power and other boats for the recreational,... View Details
Bonoma, Thomas V. "Boston Whaler, Inc.: Managing the Dealer Network." Harvard Business School Case 584-036, September 1983. (Revised October 1984.)
- October 2015
- Article
Managing the Performance Tradeoffs from Partner Integration: Implications of Contract Choice in R&D Projects
By: Alan MacCormack and Anant Mishra
Formal contracts represent an important governance instrument with which firms exercise control of and compensate partners in R&D projects. The specific type of contract used, however, can vary significantly across projects. In some, firms govern partnering... View Details
Keywords: ＂＂Partner Integration; Contract Choice; R＆D Project Management; Relational Contracts; Partnering Performance; Research and Development; Projects; Partners and Partnerships; Performance; Contracts
MacCormack, Alan, and Anant Mishra. "Managing the Performance Tradeoffs from Partner Integration: Implications of Contract Choice in R&D Projects." Production and Operations Management 24, no. 10 (October 2015): 1552–1569.