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  • April 1988 (Revised July 1989)
  • Case

Precista Tools AG (A)

A young woman manager in a Swiss family firm finds that her role as a managing director becomes bitterly unpleasant once her older brother decides to leave an engineering career and join the family business. That is what the father, who was head of the business had... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Gender Characteristics; Switzerland
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Barnes, Louis B. "Precista Tools AG (A)." Harvard Business School Case 488-046, April 1988. (Revised July 1989.)
  • September 2021 (Revised March 2024)
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Bühler: Mobilizing Industry around a Common Purpose

By: Ranjay Gulati, Franz Wohlgezogen and Malini Sen
Bühler Group, a Swiss multinational processing technology provider, started by selling machines for processing grains and later transitioned into selling food processing solutions. A family-owned business in the fifth generation, Bühler’s high-end milling, grinding,... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Customer Focus and Relationships; Machinery and Machining; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Innovation Leadership; Switzerland
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Gulati, Ranjay, Franz Wohlgezogen, and Malini Sen. "Bühler: Mobilizing Industry around a Common Purpose." Harvard Business School Case 822-001, September 2021. (Revised March 2024.)
  • 2019
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Industrie-Holding: Creating a Community of Interest among Swiss 'Multinationals'

By: Sabine Pitteloud
This article focuses on the genesis and evolution of Industrie-Holding, a federation of Swiss multinationals, from 1942 onwards. Thanks to recent donations from the Alusuisse and Hero archives, historians now have access to the minutes of the Industrie-Holding... View Details
Keywords: Business & Government Relations; Multinationals; Lobbying; Business and Government Relations; Multinational Firms and Management; Switzerland
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Pitteloud, Sabine. "Industrie-Holding: Creating a Community of Interest among Swiss 'Multinationals'." Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Geschichte = Revue suisse d'histoire 69, no. 3 (2019).
  • 30 Jan 2009
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Advice to the U.S. President on Competitiveness

By: Michael E. Porter
Session moderated by Michael Porter and featuring Scott Davis, Ellen J. Kullman, Rupert Murdoch, Duncan Niederauer, David M. Rubenstein, Ronald A. Williams. View Details
Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; Switzerland
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"Advice to the U.S. President on Competitiveness." World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland, January 30, 2009.
  • 29 Jan 2011
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Bloomberg Interview At Davos

By: Michael E. Porter and Tom Keene
Michael Porter, a professor at Harvard Business School, talks about corporate strategy and the need for companies to address social issues. Porter talks with Tom Keene at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Bloomberg Television's "Surveillance Midday." View Details
Keywords: Society; Switzerland
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"Bloomberg Interview At Davos." World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2011. (Interview by Tom Keene.)
  • December 1999 (Revised January 2000)
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Agrochemicals at Ciba-Geigy AG (B)

By: Michael L. Tushman, Wendy Smith and Daniel Radov
Focuses on Pierre Urech's efforts to change the division structure at Ciba-Geigy to facilitate the marketing of the new product. Details the relationships Urech cultivates and the strategy he pursues as "product champion." Also describes the restructuring of the... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Innovation Strategy; Innovation and Management; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Research and Development; Marketing Strategy; Goods and Commodities; Product Development; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland
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Tushman, Michael L., Wendy Smith, and Daniel Radov. "Agrochemicals at Ciba-Geigy AG (B)." Harvard Business School Case 400-023, December 1999. (Revised January 2000.)
  • July 2010
  • Teaching Note

Perfect Storm over Zurich Airport (TN) (A) & (B)

By: Michael L. Tushman and David Kiron
Teaching Note for 408023 and 408058. View Details
Keywords: State Ownership; Private Ownership; Crisis Management; Transformation; Air Transportation Industry; Switzerland
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Tushman, Michael L., and David Kiron. "Perfect Storm over Zurich Airport (TN) (A) & (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 411-015, July 2010.
  • October 2006
  • Teaching Note

Precista Tools AG (TN) (A), (B), and (C)

By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson
Teaching Note to (488-046), (488-047), and (488-048). View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Race; Management Succession; Family Ownership; Resignation and Termination; Conflict and Resolution; Switzerland
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Davis, John A., and Courtney Sampson. "Precista Tools AG (TN) (A), (B), and (C)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 807-055, October 2006.
  • 1998
  • Other Unpublished Work

Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the Swiss Capital Markets

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Peter F. Weibel
Keywords: Capital Markets; Performance; Financial Reporting; Switzerland
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Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and Peter F. Weibel. "Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the Swiss Capital Markets." PricewaterhouseCoopers, January 1998.
  • May 2023 (Revised June 2023)
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Novartis (C): Reimagining Medicine

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Claudio Feser, Karolin Frankenberger and David Redaschi
This case unfolds around the first-ever approved personalized cancer treatment, how Novartis wrapped it into a new business model design, and how Novartis scaled it. Novartis — one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world — is, among other ventures,... View Details
Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Health Care and Treatment; Business Model; Problems and Challenges; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Claudio Feser, Karolin Frankenberger, and David Redaschi. "Novartis (C): Reimagining Medicine." Harvard Business School Supplement 723-445, May 2023. (Revised June 2023.)
  • 2021
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Multinationals' Need for State Protection: The Creation of the Swiss Investment Risk Guarantee in the 1960s

By: Sabine Pitteloud
This chapter focuses on the role of Industrie-Holding, the Federation of Swiss Industrial Multinational Companies, in the introduction of an investment risk guarantee during the 1960s. The chapter therefore contributes to a) the growing body of literature on how... View Details
Keywords: Investments; Multinational Companies; Political Risk; Business & Government Relations; Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Business and Government Relations; Switzerland
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Pitteloud, Sabine. "Multinationals' Need for State Protection: The Creation of the Swiss Investment Risk Guarantee in the 1960s." In Security and Insecurity in Business History: Case Studies in the Perception and Negotiation of Threats, edited by Mark Jakob, Nina Kleinöder, and Christian Kleinschmidt, 111–134. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2021.
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L'autodiscipline en guise de régulation. La stratégie patronale à l'heure de la surchauffe économique en Suisse autour de 1960

By: Sabine Pitteloud
Die Strategie der Unternehmensverbände zur Bekämpfung der konjunkturellen «Überhitzung» um 1960 Sabine Pitteloud interessiert sich für den Versuch, privatwirtschaftliche Antworten auf die Teuerung der 1960er-Jahre zu finden. Arbeitgeber und Gewerkschaften waren sich... View Details
Keywords: Inflation; Regulation; Business & Government Relations; Inflation and Deflation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Labor Unions; Switzerland
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Pitteloud, Sabine. "L'autodiscipline en guise de régulation. La stratégie patronale à l'heure de la surchauffe économique en Suisse autour de 1960." Traverse: Zeitschrift für Geschichte = Revue d'histoire 24, no. 3 (2017).
  • 2022
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‘American Management’ vs ‘Swiss Labour Peace’. The Closure of the Swiss Firestone Factory in 1978

By: Sabine Pitteloud
This article focusses on the closure of the Firestone’s Swiss subsidiary in 1978. It contributes to the existing literature dealing with the ‘nationality’ of multinational companies and the impact of U.S. management style on local capitalist systems. Drawing on a... View Details
Keywords: Americanization; Capitalism; Corporate Nationality; Industrial Relations; Multinational; Narratives; Multinational Firms and Management; Nationality; Economic Systems; Labor and Management Relations; Switzerland
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Pitteloud, Sabine. "‘American Management’ vs ‘Swiss Labour Peace’. The Closure of the Swiss Firestone Factory in 1978." Special Issue on International Business, Multi-Nationals, and the Nationality of the Company. Business History 64, no. 9 (2022): 1648–1665.
  • April 2021
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Franck Giovannini: Managing Succession to Sustain Organizational Excellence

By: Boris Groysberg and Evan M.S. Hecht
As world-renowned chef Franck Giovannini contemplated his future and the future of The Hôtel de Ville Restaurant, he wondered how would he handle the transition of leadership at the restaurant when it came time for him to step down. The Hôtel de Ville Restaurant was... View Details
Keywords: Restaurant Industry; Succession; Succession Planning; Leadership; Transition; Management Succession; Planning; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland
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Groysberg, Boris, and Evan M.S. Hecht. "Franck Giovannini: Managing Succession to Sustain Organizational Excellence." Harvard Business School Case 421-083, April 2021.
  • May 2013 (Revised October 2014)
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Novartis: Leading a Global Enterprise

By: William W. George, Krishna G. Palepu and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Novartis, the world's leading healthcare company, was formed in 1996 out of a merger of two very different, mid-tier Switzerland-based pharma companies. The case traces the company's evolution over the past 17 years, as it transformed into a truly global enterprise... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Success; Globalized Markets and Industries; Management Teams; Change Management; Business History; Mergers and Acquisitions; Global Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry; Switzerland
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George, William W., Krishna G. Palepu, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Novartis: Leading a Global Enterprise." Harvard Business School Case 413-096, May 2013. (Revised October 2014.)
  • October 2009 (Revised December 2010)
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GE Money Bank: The M-Budget Card Initiative

By: Michael L. Tushman, Sebastian Raisch and Christian Welling
The M-Budget Card case study is about mastering the challenges of an exploratory strategic initiative in a context marked by time pressure and frequent change. M-Budget was the first of a series of highly successful projects that established GE Money Bank as a leader... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Credit Cards; Leading Change; Product Launch; Product Development; Groups and Teams; Banking Industry; Switzerland
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Tushman, Michael L., Sebastian Raisch, and Christian Welling. "GE Money Bank: The M-Budget Card Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 410-052, October 2009. (Revised December 2010.)
  • March 1995 (Revised January 1996)
  • Teaching Note

Portfolio Planning at Ciba-Geigy and the Newport Investment Proposal TN

By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note for (9-795-040). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland
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Collis, David J. "Portfolio Planning at Ciba-Geigy and the Newport Investment Proposal TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 795-107, March 1995. (Revised January 1996.)
  • January 1995 (Revised November 2021)
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Portfolio Planning at Ciba-Geigy and the Newport Investment Proposal

By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson
Covers the history of portfolio planning at CIBA-GEIGY, a leading Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical company, beginning with the introduction of the process in the mid-1980s. The discussion extends to the application of portfolio planning techniques to a specific... View Details
Keywords: Investment Portfolio; Corporate Strategy; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Chemicals; Chemical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland
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Collis, David J., and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. "Portfolio Planning at Ciba-Geigy and the Newport Investment Proposal." Harvard Business School Case 795-040, January 1995. (Revised November 2021.)
  • January 1995 (Revised October 1995)
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Schweizerische Maschinenfabrik Zug, A.G.

Schweizerische Maschinenfabrik Zug (SMZ), a 110-year old Swiss machinery firm, faces several issues at the end of 1992. It's not clear whether the company will be able to maintain its traditional price premium in the face of foreign competition. The firm must chart a... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Machinery and Machining; Globalized Markets and Industries; Manufacturing Industry; Switzerland
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Enright, Michael J. "Schweizerische Maschinenfabrik Zug, A.G." Harvard Business School Case 795-026, January 1995. (Revised October 1995.)
  • May 1989 (Revised September 1989)
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Jacobs Suchard: Reorganizing for 1992

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Jacobs Suchard, the Swiss-based coffee and chocolate producer, is preparing for the common market and EEC 1992. At the time of the case, the company is still organized toward independent, local country markets, and believes it must move toward a more global... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Organizational Structure; Markets; Global Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland
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Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Jacobs Suchard: Reorganizing for 1992." Harvard Business School Case 489-106, May 1989. (Revised September 1989.)
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