Publications

02 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 2

well-defined financial criteria. We suggest that this dynamic may have important implications for our understanding of the role of management in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2021 (Revised March 2024)
Case

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

22 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807157 PSI: Social Marketing Clean Water Harvard Business School Case 507-052 Senior management at PSI, arguably the world's largest... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 25

Co. Ltd. Founded in 1986, Red Star had become the leading department store in China for furniture and home equipment products (bathroom, lamps,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Sep 2018
Cold Call Podcast

Did Entrepreneur Ernesto Tornquist Help or Hurt Argentina?

Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones; Manufacturing

16 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

customers. Alibaba increased training offerings to a broader set of customers in China on how to use its platforms. Making sense of it all As... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service

June 2005 (Revised February 2006)
Case

TCL Multimedia

By: Tarun Khanna, Felix Oberholzer-Gee and David Lane

TCL considers the underlying logic behind the globalization of one of China's most prominent companies. TCL, and similarly prominent companies in China, are in the forefront of China's emergence as one of the world's preeminent economic powers. Allows a discussion of... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Success; Business Strategy; Developing Countries and Economies; China

08 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53003 Harvard Business School Case 717-445 AKB48: Going Global? (A) After a remarkable success in Japan, the producer View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 16

democratize information and change the way that stocks are traded, threatening the industry's product and business model. There were upheavals and stagnation View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 10

techniques for improving operating decisions during retail store liquidations and by demonstrating the performance of these methods in the field.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

08 Dec 2015
First Look

December 8, 2015

the impact of multinationals, the growth of business groups, and the conflicted... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Teaching Interest

General Management: Processes and Action

General Management: Processes and Action (GMPA) focuses on implementation and the way that general managers get things done. Typically, they work through processes—sequences of tasks and activities that unfold over time, like strategic planning,... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Management; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Management Style; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Resource Allocation; Business Processes; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Strategic Planning; Conflict and Resolution; Power and Influence; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Auto Industry; Computer Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Financial Services Industry; Health Industry; Information Industry; Legal Services Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; Retail Industry; Video Game Industry; China; India; United States

18 Dec 2019
Book

6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation

applying knowledge in pursuit of innovation. “When you peel back the layers of these companies, you find that these six qualities are practiced,... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

October 2024 (Revised December 2024)
Case

Kering Eyewear

By: Rohit Deshpandé, Dante Roscini and Elena Corsi

In June 2024, Roberto Vedovotto, CEO of Kering Eyewear, prepared to discuss the future of the recently acquired brands LINDBERG, a Danish optical eyewear brand, and Maui Jim, an American sunglasses brand. Vedovotto founded Kering Eyewear in 2014, convincing... View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Luxury; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Italy; Europe; China