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  • April 2019
  • Teaching Note

The a2 Milk Company

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) became the most valuable company listed on the New Zealand stock exchange in 2018 by capitalizing on a biochemical discovery related to the protein composition of cow's milk. Because many people find the A1 protein difficult to digest, and... View Details
Keywords: Judo Economics; Market Entry; Innovation; Barriers To Response; Industry Attractiveness; Advantage Horizon; Sustainability; First-mover Advantage; Scope; Strategy Execution; Strategic Evolution; Biochemistry; Genetics; Branding; Commodity; Milk; Dairy; Infant Formula; Farming; Porter's Five Forces; Market Entry and Exit; Disruption; Innovation and Invention; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Competition; Brands and Branding; Five Forces Framework; Consumer Products Industry; New Zealand; Australia; China
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  • August 2008 (Revised June 2013)
  • Background Note

Note on the Nonprofit Coherence Framework

By: Allen S. Grossman and Stacey Childress
This note presents the Nonprofit Coherence Framework. It helps nonprofit leaders identify the key elements that support an organizational strategy focused on attaining high performance, bring those elements into a coherent relationship with the strategy and each other,... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Improvement; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Strategy
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  • 01 Oct 2008
  • Research & Ideas

How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?

the current economic downturn, companies need marketing skills more than ever. But while every corporate mission statement pays lip service to respecting customer needs, actual customer expertise is typically a mile wide and an inch deep.... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
  • July 1993 (Revised September 1995)
  • Supplement

Block 16: Environmental Groups' Perspectives

By: Malcolm S. Salter and Susan E.A. Hall
Supplements Block 16: Conoco's Green Oil Strategy (A). Provides the environmental groups' perspective on Conoco's Ecuadorian strategy. Designed to be distributed to students who will be playing the role of Ecuadorian environmentalists. View Details
Keywords: Resource Allocation; Marketing Strategy; Natural Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Perspective; Corporate Strategy
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  • March 1982 (Revised April 1982)
  • Case

Hertz Corp.: Guaranteed Pricing

The Hertz Corp., a $1.3 billion subsidiary of RCA, has instituted a "no mileage charge, ever" price program in response to competitive pressures. Pro forma revenue and profit projections, however, show the firm to be even further away from its corporate plan than... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Corporate Strategy; Product Marketing; Transportation Industry; Service Industry
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  • Program

Growing as a Purposeful Leader

life Define a corporate purpose beyond creating shareholder value, or, if you already have an established purpose, assess its effectiveness Reflect your company purpose in its strategies and activities... View Details

    Brian J. Hall

    Brian J. Hall is the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He served as the Unit Head for the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets (NOM) Unit for 14 years. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics in the... View Details

    Keywords: accounting industry; consulting; consumer products; executive search; financial services; high technology; investment banking industry; management consulting; private equity (LBO funds); restaurant; sports; venture capital industry

      James L. Heskett

      James L. Heskett is UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author of his latest book, With From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive... View Details

      • 25 Sep 2018
      • First Look

      New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

      Taxation and Innovation in the 20th Century By: Akcigit, Ufuk, John Grigsby, Tom Nicholas, and Stefanie Stantcheva Abstract—This paper studies the effect of corporate and personal taxes on innovation in the United States over the 20th... View Details
      Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
      • May 1994 (Revised October 1994)
      • Case

      Motorola Corp.: The View from the CEO Office

      By: Shoshana Zuboff and Janis Lee Gogan
      Motorola, a leader in semiconductors and telecommunications, embarked on an ambitious program of renewal beginning in the early 1980s, leading to dramatic improvements in the company's quality, cycle time, and growth. Much of this progress was attributed to a major... View Details
      Keywords: Competency and Skills; Leading Change; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Telecommunications Industry
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      • September 1996 (Revised September 1999)
      • Case

      Mobil USM&R (A): Linking the Balanced Scorecard

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The CEO of the marketing and refining division of a major oil company is in the midst of implementing a profit turnaround. He transforms the strongly centralized, functionally-organized division into 17 independent business units and 14 internal service companies. The... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Measurement and Metrics; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Design; Balanced Scorecard; Corporate Strategy; Mining Industry; Energy Industry
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      • November 2010 (Revised April 2011)
      • Case

      Google and Earnings Guidance

      By: Francois Brochet and David Kiron
      The case explores Google's communication strategy with Wall Street analysts. In particular, the case focuses on Google's commitment to a no-guidance policy and provides an overview of guidance practice among major U.S. companies. View Details
      Keywords: Business Earnings; Communication Strategy; Capital Markets; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States
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      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      Lawful but Corrupt: Gaming and the Problem of Institutional Corruption in the Private Sector

      By: Malcolm S. Salter
      This paper describes how the gaming of society's rules by corporations contributes to the problem of institutional corruption in the world of business. "Gaming" in its various forms involves the use of technically legal means to subvert the intent of society's rules in... View Details
      Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Civil Society or Community; Competitive Advantage; Earnings Management; Trust; Law; Performance; Investment Funds; Private Sector; Behavior; Relationships; Goals and Objectives
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      • October 2008
      • Article

      Organizational Responses to Environmental Demands: Opening the Black Box

      By: Magali Delmas and Michael W. Toffel
      This paper combines new and old institutionalism to explain differences in organizational strategies. We propose that differences in the influence of corporate departments lead their facilities to prioritize different external pressures and thus adopt different... View Details
      Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Management Practices and Processes; Decisions; Adoption
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        Janice H. Hammond

        Janice H. Hammond is the Jesse Philips Professor of Manufacturing. She currently serves as coursehead for the new MBA required course, Data Science for Managers. She serves as program chair for the HBS Executive Education International Women’s Foundation and Women’s... View Details

        Keywords: apparel; distribution; e-commerce industry; manufacturing; retailing; textiles; transportation
        • Program

        Finance for Senior Executives

        Balance profit, growth, and control in dynamic environments Implement restructuring strategies Understand the implications of financial reports Establish optimal systems for management and control Develop successful and realistic... View Details
        • March 1994 (Revised June 1999)
        • Background Note

        Real Options: Valuing Managerial Flexibility

        Provides a basic understanding of real options in corporate finance. Traditional discounted cash flow techniques (NPV) do not deal well with managerial flexibility or future response to uncertainty. The value of this flexibility can be significant and is handled well... View Details
        Keywords: Strategy; Capital Budgeting; Corporate Finance
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        • December 2007
        • Article

        Learning to Live with Governments: Unilever in India and Turkey, 1950-1980

        By: G. Jones
        A noteworthy characteristic of the contemporary global economy is the uneven distribution of world foreign direct investment (FDI). In 2007 three-quarters of world FDI was located in developed countries. The residual was concentrated in a small number of emerging... View Details
        Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Ethics; Foreign Direct Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Consumer Products Industry; India; Turkey
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        • 21 Nov 2023
        • Research & Ideas

        Employee Negativity Is Like Wildfire. Manage It Before It Spreads.

        called emotional contagion. Goldenberg’s past research shows that negative sentiments tend to spread faster than positive ones on social media, particularly when expressed by public figures. Achieving a sense of calm On an individual level, an effective View Details
        Keywords: by Kristen Senz
        • May 1985 (Revised March 1993)
        • Case

        General Electric Co.--1984

        By: Francis Aguilar and Richard G. Hamermesh
        Describes the first four years of Jack Welch's tenure as CEO of the General Electric Co. Deals with the ways Welch has tried to change GE's strategy and planning activities and his attempts to make the company more entrepreneurial. View Details
        Keywords: Management Teams; Management Style; Change Management; Strategic Planning; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Organizational Change and Adaptation
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