Publications

25 Aug 2016
Video

Arturo Galvan responds to MOC class discussion in 2016

22 Aug 2022
Video

Helmy Abouleish

Helmy Abouleish, CEO of the SEKEM Initiative, details the group’s commitment to education, emphasizing how it allows community members to further their creative and productive potential. View Details

September 8, 2015
Article

Making Better Decisions in Your Family Business

By: Josh Baron, Rob Lachenauer and Sebastian Ehrensberger

Family businesses face complex decisions, from CEO succession to business strategies. A "four-room" model helps structure decision-making in these businesses: Owner Room (ownership goals and board election), Board Room (performance monitoring and CEO appointment),... View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Decisions; Business Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Management Succession; Talent and Talent Management

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February 2021 (Revised April 2021)
Case

Board Director Dilemmas—Back the SPAC?

By: Suraj Srinivasan, David G. Fubini and Amram Migdal

This case focuses on a board director of a diversified holding company. The firm’s longtime CEO had always exhibited a cautious, methodical approach to growth. Now, the CEO is raising the idea of joining with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to spin off... View Details

Keywords: Board Director; Strategy; Change Management; Decision Making

01 Jul 2013
News

Directions for Directors

04 Nov 2010
News

Executives Await Friendlier Climate

10 Apr 2021
News

With Georgia Voting Law, the Business of Business Becomes Politics

April 2000 (Revised October 2005)
Case

Coca-Cola Company, The (B): Douglas Daft's First Quarter

By: Michael D. Watkins, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis

Describes Douglas Daft's first quarter as chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Co. Highlights actions taken to resolve issues that arose under M. Douglas Ivester's 26-month term. View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Management Teams; Food and Beverage Industry

July 1993 (Revised December 2003)
Case

Sears Auto Centers (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro

The CEO of Sears must decide how to respond to allegations that the company's auto repair division has been misleading consumers and charging them for unnecessary repairs. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Organizational Culture; Compensation and Benefits; Management Teams; Employees; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry

Video

Nicolás Jodal

Nicolás Jodal, Co-Founder and CEO of GeneXus, highlights the importance of inclusive education and long-term investments in technological advancement for societal development, with examples from Uruguay's history. View Details

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Mostafa Terrab

Mostafa Terrab, Chairman and CEO of Morocco-based OCP Group, explains how the proper use of fertilizers can reinforce soil health and potentially sequester significant amounts of carbon. View Details

April 2011
Supplement

Daniel Kim's Dilemma (B)

By: Bill George and Natalie Kindred

Daniel Kim was considering "blowing the whistle" on his friend, the CEO of a fast-growing startup where Kim had spent most of his professional career. When Kim joined the company, called Cardio-Metric, in 2002, it consisted of seven young engineers (including its two... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Venture Capital; Revenue; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Style; Personal Development and Career; Problems and Challenges; Behavior

October 2022 (Revised July 2025)
Case

Driving Decarbonization at BMW

By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Michael W. Toffel

The case describes BMW’s electrification and decarbonization strategy, and how the company measured carbon emissions throughout the life cycle of its vehicles and used tools like carbon abatement cost curves to evaluate decarbonization opportunities. In mid-2022,... View Details

May 2018 (Revised September 2018)
Case

BuzzFeed—What Future for Native Advertising and Branded Content?

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee

Jonah Peretti, CEO of digital publishing company BuzzFeed, needs to decide how to respond to Facebook’s announcement that it would prioritize posts from friends over content from publishers. View Details

Keywords: Information Publishing; Internet and the Web; Digital Marketing; Problems and Challenges; Business Model; Strategy; Publishing Industry; Technology Industry; United States

December 2003 (Revised June 2012)
Case

Irving Tanning

By: Paul W. Marshall and Johanna Regine Naunton Blaxall

Irving Tanning, one of the few remaining U.S. leather tanneries, has successfully emerged from bankruptcy. The CEO is now looking at strategic options for the future of Irving. View Details

Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; United States