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  • October 24, 2023
  • Article

10 Beliefs That Get in the Way of Organizational Change

By: Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss
In their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss outline five strategies to help leaders tackle their hardest problems and quickly make change. Their final strategy is to execute your plan with a sense of urgency. They argue that most... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management
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    Roy D. Shapiro

    Roy D. Shapiro is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.  He is currently the faculty co-chair of the School's Technology and Operations Management Unit... View Details

    • 16 May 2023
    • HBS Case

    How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’

    the road.” “That’s what I remember from growing up, this constant conflict and fight over hours,” recounts Stavros, a partner at private equity firm KKR, in a new series of Harvard Business School case studies that detail his radical... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • March 2009
    • Article

    Loyalty-Based Portfolio Choice

    By: Lauren Cohen
    I evaluate the effect of loyalty on individuals' portfolio choice using a unique dataset of retirement contributions. I exploit the statutory difference that in 401(k) plans stand alone employees can invest directly in their division, while conglomerate employees must... View Details
    Keywords: Investment; Retirement; Decisions; Employees; Performance Evaluation; Business Conglomerates; Compensation and Benefits
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    • Web

    New Venture Competition - Alumni

    childhood and beyond. First Place Winner: Noolie Alumni runner-up: Fastline Creating Ventures that Revolutionize The New Venture Competition is an annual student and alumni competition sponsored by Harvard Business School's Rock Center... View Details
    • March 1985 (Revised November 1988)
    • Case

    Precision Parts, Inc. (A)

    By: William A. Sahlman
    Contains a description of a decision confronting two entrepreneurs in mid-1981. They are considering purchasing a small manufacturer of precision electromechanical parts. Among the issues in the case are the following: 1) Should Taylor and Grayson buy Precision Parts,... View Details
    Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Cost vs Benefits; Investment Return; Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Risk and Uncertainty; Outcome or Result; Manufacturing Industry
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    • October 2011 (Revised May 2015)
    • Case

    The American Repertory Theater

    By: Rohit Deshpande, Allen S. Grossman and Ryan Johnson
    When Diane Paulus, artistic director and CEO of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) first started in 2008, she attracted media coverage around an aesthetic that aimed to give the audience more ownership over the theater experience, excited theatergoers by... View Details
    Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Arts; Business Model; Leading Change; Media; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Nonprofit Organizations; Competitive Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; North and Central America
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    South Asia - Global

    business issues, helping to build intellectual capital on this important region. Further, the IRC is home to an HBS style classroom, allowing for regional business leaders to experience our faculty and the... View Details
    • September 2016
    • Case

    Hotel Vertu: Analyzing the Opportunity in the Boutique Hotel Industry

    By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts DBA
    Two soon-to-be MBA graduates are considering a business opportunity in the boutique hotel industry. Having found a seemingly attractive property in Savannah, Georgia, Yvonne D'Arcy and Elisabeth Whiting face questions about career issues, planning, financing, and the... View Details
    Keywords: Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Planning; Accommodations Industry
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    • December 2004 (Revised July 2008)
    • Case

    Delaware Worldwide Corporation

    By: Ronald W. Moore
    Discusses the bankruptcy reorganization process, with an emphasis on valuation and capital structure. Serves as the basis for a bankruptcy reorganization game that has been used for many years in Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring, a second-year finance... View Details
    Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Strategy; Valuation
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    Compensation Committees

    programs. You will explore best practices for aligning executive pay to business strategy and company goals and for meeting shareholder expectations as the regulatory climate evolves. You may also be interested in the related program:... View Details
    • March 2023 (Revised August 2023)
    • Case

    Majid Al Futtaim: Adapting the Shopping Mall to the Digital Era

    By: Antonio Moreno and Gamze Yucaoglu
    The case opens in August 2022, as Ahmed Galal Ismail, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Properties and Fatima Zada, digital and omnichannel director at Majid Al Futtaim Shopping Malls, go over the plans to roll out the omnichannel mall offering for the Mall of the Emirates they... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Strategy; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Value Creation; Competition; Expansion; Profit; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry; Real Estate Industry; United Arab Emirates
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    • November 1991 (Revised June 1997)
    • Case

    Micom Caribe (A)

    By: David M. Upton and Joshua D. Margolis
    Describes the Puerto Rican manufacturing plant of a transnational company. The award-winning plant has dramatically improved the quality of flexibility of its operations, by taking a radical approach to manufacturing. The methods center on the use of specific... View Details
    Keywords: Business Plan; Multinational Firms and Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Product Launch; Production; Performance Improvement; Quality; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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    MBA Experience - Health Care

    impact in the world of health care. ” Halle Tecco MBA 2011 Halle's Story Competitions & Challenges Business plan challenges and case competitions offer an engaging way to collaborate with faculty and... View Details
    • July 1984
    • Case

    Braniff International: The Ethics of Bankruptcy (A)

    Intended to advance understanding of corporate responsibility in the context of a bankruptcy decision. The case documents the implementation of a turnaround plan for financially ailing Braniff International. This includes a new marketing and operations strategy,... View Details
    Keywords: Business or Company Management; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Insolvency and Bankruptcy
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    • August 2022
    • Exercise

    Joy4Home Brands: Pricing Matters

    By: Elie Ofek, Oded Koenigsberg and Marco Bertini
    Joy4Home Brands, the maker of novel houseware items, was gearing up for its launch. The company would be introducing two lines: kitchenware products and storage containers. The initial go-to-market plan called for a direct to consumer (DTC) channel strategy. While... View Details
    Keywords: DTC; Pricing Decisions; B2B; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Marketing Strategy; Business Model; Opportunities; Consumer Products Industry
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    • 31 Jan 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

    growth, offering organizations unprecedented opportunities to develop new products and services, and even reimagine their businesses. In mid-2020, we set out to understand the challenges of leading in the digital era. Teaming with the Harvard View Details
    Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards
    • 07 Mar 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back

    leap, surging forward with plans without taking the time to realize that the base assumption of the business plan is wrong. They believe they can predict the future, rather... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • June 2024
    • Supplement

    Zeswitz Music (B)

    By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
    Pre-Abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
    Abstract: In July of 2013, Randy Shayler (HBS, 2012) acquired Zeswitz Music, a musical instrument rental company based in Reading,... View Details
    Keywords: Acquisition; Customer Focus and Relationships; Business Strategy; Revenue; Marketing; Music Industry; Retail Industry
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    • 12 Sep 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    How Can Financial Advisors Thrive in Shifting Markets? Diversify, Diversify, Diversify

    boomers surge into retirement and fintech businesses offer new ways for investors to grow their nest eggs. While revenue from financial planning reached $65 billion in 2021, up 30 percent from 2017, many in... View Details
    Keywords: by Ben Rand; Financial Services