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      • September 2006 (Revised March 2007)
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      Recruitment of a Star

      By: Boris Groysberg, Stephen Balog and Jennifer Haimson
      Details power dynamics that unfold in the firm when one of its best and brightest threatens to leave. It focuses on the dynamics of attracting, hiring, compensating, negotiating, and leveraging a star performer in a professional service firm. In particular, traces the... View Details
      Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Resignation and Termination; Selection and Staffing; Job Interviews
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      Groysberg, Boris, Stephen Balog, and Jennifer Haimson. "Recruitment of a Star." Harvard Business School Case 407-036, September 2006. (Revised March 2007.)
      • September 2006 (Revised April 2007)
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      Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (A)

      By: Boris Groysberg, Christopher Marquis and Ayesha Kanji
      Tracks of the first 6 months of a recent MBA grad, Tim Keller, at Katzenbach Partners, a boutique consulting firm focused on organizational change and strategy. Covers how Keller initially struggles with his assignment and ends with a question of whether or not he... View Details
      Keywords: Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Personal Development and Career; Work-Life Balance; Projects; Situation or Environment; Strategy
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      Groysberg, Boris, Christopher Marquis, and Ayesha Kanji. "Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 407-037, September 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
      • September 2006 (Revised October 2007)
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      Shinsei Bank: Developing an Integrated Firm

      By: Thomas J. DeLong and Masako Egawa
      Tom Pedersen, newly appointed chief learning officer (CLO) of Shinsei Bank in Japan, pondered how he could facilitate development of an integrated culture and transformation of the organization. Shinsei Bank had not developed longstanding tradition or a strong... View Details
      Keywords: Integration; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Cooperation; Diversity; Japan
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      DeLong, Thomas J., and Masako Egawa. "Shinsei Bank: Developing an Integrated Firm." Harvard Business School Case 407-006, September 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
      • 2006
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      Does Competition Increase Patent Litigation? Empirical Evidence of Strategic Patenting in the Telecom Equipment Industry

      By: Juan Alcacer and Rachelle C. Sampson
      Anecdotal evidence suggests that patent litigation has increased in the last 20 years as firms in knowledge intensive industries use patents more frequently to protect their knowledge stocks and managers focus on extracting new revenue streams from existing patent... View Details
      Keywords: Patents; Competition; Lawsuits and Litigation
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      Alcacer, Juan, and Rachelle C. Sampson. "Does Competition Increase Patent Litigation? Empirical Evidence of Strategic Patenting in the Telecom Equipment Industry." 2006. (Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Honolulu, HI, August 2005.)
      • August 2006 (Revised September 2008)
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      Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper

      By: Boris Groysberg, Victoria Winston and Shirley Spence
      What does it take to build a successful career over time? Describes Amy Schulman's career progression and role as a star senior litigator and top executive at one of the world's largest law firms. It focuses on different stages in her career and what she did to be... View Details
      Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Employee Relationship Management; Groups and Teams; Time Management; Personal Development and Career; Gender
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      Groysberg, Boris, Victoria Winston, and Shirley Spence. "Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper." Harvard Business School Case 407-033, August 2006. (Revised September 2008.)
      • August 2006 (Revised October 2012)
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      Natura: Global Beauty Made in Brazil

      By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
      Explores the globalization strategies of Natura, Brazil's largest cosmetics company. Founded in 1969, Natura grew using a direct selling model. Led by its three founders, the firm made distinctive use of Brazil's diversity and became characterized by high ethical and... View Details
      Keywords: Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Brazil
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      Jones, Geoffrey G., and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Natura: Global Beauty Made in Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 807-029, August 2006. (Revised October 2012.)
      • August 2006 (Revised September 2008)
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      Duane Morris: Balancing Growth and Culture at a Law Firm

      By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
      After nearly 100 years as a mid-size regional law firm, Duane Morris entered a period of spectacular growth led by CEO Sheldon Bonovitz. Originally founded by Quakers, the firm had a distinct organizational culture featuring a number of unique or unusual business... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Competitive Advantage; San Francisco
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Robin Abrahams. "Duane Morris: Balancing Growth and Culture at a Law Firm." Harvard Business School Case 407-025, August 2006. (Revised September 2008.)
      • August 2006 (Revised June 2007)
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      Shapiro Global

      By: Thomas J. DeLong, Michael Brookshire, Monica Haugen, Michelle Kravetz and Sarah Sommer
      Su Yee Goh, a director in a Singapore office, considers a proposal by a pregnant female executive for an alternative work arrangement so that she could both continue to work and spend more time with her family. Goh wants to keep the executive at Shapiro Global, but is... View Details
      Keywords: Disruption; Globalized Firms and Management; Employee Relationship Management; Retention; Work-Life Balance; Singapore
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      DeLong, Thomas J., Michael Brookshire, Monica Haugen, Michelle Kravetz, and Sarah Sommer. "Shapiro Global." Harvard Business School Case 407-003, August 2006. (Revised June 2007.)
      • August 2006
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      Predicting Returns with Managerial Decision Variables: Is There a Small-Sample Bias?

      By: Malcolm Baker, Ryan Taliaferro and Jeffrey Wurgler
      Many studies find that aggregate managerial decision variables, such as aggregate equity issuance, predict stock or bond market returns. Recent research argues that these findings may be driven by an aggregate time-series version of Schultz's (2003, Journal of Finance... View Details
      Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Fairness; Managerial Roles; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Equity; Bonds; Financial Markets; Investment; Capital Markets; Borrowing and Debt; Investment Return
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      Baker, Malcolm, Ryan Taliaferro, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Predicting Returns with Managerial Decision Variables: Is There a Small-Sample Bias?" Journal of Finance 61, no. 4 (August 2006): 1711–1730. (Section V of "Pseudo Market Timing and Predictive Regressions, NBER Working Paper Series, No. 10823, contains additional analyses.)
      • July 2006 (Revised October 2006)
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      Lenovo: Building A Global Brand

      By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      Announced in December 2004, the $1.75 billion acquisition of IBM's PC division by Lenovo, China's largest PC maker, made headlines around the world. A relative upstart in the business, Lenovo acquired the division of IBM that invented the PC in 1981. While Lenovo was... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Information Infrastructure; Global Strategy; Acquisition; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Computer Industry; China
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      Quelch, John A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Lenovo: Building A Global Brand." Harvard Business School Case 507-014, July 2006. (Revised October 2006.)
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      Benchmarking Against the Performance of High Profile 'Scandal' Firms

      By: Emre Karaoglu, Tatiana Sandino and Randy Beatty
      In recent years, several high profile firms engaged in accounting fraud that resulted in severe investor losses and erosion of trust in the capital markets. We examine high profile accounting "scandals" prosecuted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unlike most... View Details
      Keywords: Earnings Management; Ethics; Executive Compensation; Performance Evaluation; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Karaoglu, Emre, Tatiana Sandino, and Randy Beatty. "Benchmarking Against the Performance of High Profile 'Scandal' Firms." American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Paper, July 2006.
      • June 2006 (Revised January 2012)
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      Teena Lerner: Dividing the Pie at Rx Capital (A)

      By: Boris Groysberg, Victoria Winston and Robin Abrahams
      Teena Lerner started her own hedge fund firm in 2001 after nearly 20 years as a star biotechnology analyst and hedge fund manager. After the start-up phase, her firm became highly profitable. In 2004, however, one of her four analysts lost a lot of money for the firm.... View Details
      Keywords: Managerial Roles; Investment Funds; Performance; Business Startups; Compensation and Benefits; Corporate Finance; Financial Services Industry
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      Groysberg, Boris, Victoria Winston, and Robin Abrahams. "Teena Lerner: Dividing the Pie at Rx Capital (A)." Harvard Business School Case 406-088, June 2006. (Revised January 2012.)
      • May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
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      Willa Seldon at Tides Center (A)

      By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
      Willa Seldon, an African-American woman with 16 years of for-profit experience, was hired as executive director of Tides Center, a nonprofit in San Francisco, CA. Tides Center was a fiscal sponsor dedicated to supporting individuals and groups working toward social... View Details
      Keywords: For-Profit Firms; Nonprofit Organizations; Transition; Change Management; Leadership Style; Performance; Customer Satisfaction; San Francisco
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      Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Willa Seldon at Tides Center (A)." Harvard Business School Case 406-072, May 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
      • May 2006 (Revised April 2009)
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      Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006

      By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
      Examines the industry structure and competitive strategy of Coca-Cola and Pepsi over 100 years of rivalry. New challenges in 2006 include boosting flagging carbonated soft drink (CSD) sales and finding new revenue streams. Both firms also began to modify their... View Details
      Keywords: History; Competitive Strategy; Industry Structures; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. "Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006." Harvard Business School Case 706-447, May 2006. (Revised April 2009.)
      • April 2006
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      Big Bazaar

      By: Ananth Raman and Laura Winig
      Describes a high-growth Indian retailer, Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd., and two of the company's formats--Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar. Challenges students to debate the company's concept, its strategic decision on how quickly it would like to grow, and some key... View Details
      Keywords: Business Units; Transformation; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Supply Chain Management; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry; India
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      Raman, Ananth, and Laura Winig. "Big Bazaar." Harvard Business School Case 606-099, April 2006.
      • April 2006 (Revised June 2008)
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      New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Robert S. Huckman and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      Considers whether New Balance, one of the world's five largest manufacturers of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok--a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Production; Supply Chain Management; Performance Improvement; Competition; Consolidation; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Robert S. Huckman, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 606-094, April 2006. (Revised June 2008.)
      • April 2006
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      Managing a Public Image: Cheri Mack

      By: Robin J. Ely and Ingrid Vargas
      Cheri Mack, an African-American woman, has just arrived at Harvard Business School after working for three years at a major consulting firm where she learned to adopt the demeanor of her male colleagues in order to fit in. Some of her male classmates are critical of... View Details
      Keywords: Management Style; Race; Reputation; Personal Development and Career; Leadership Style; Gender; Massachusetts
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      Ely, Robin J., and Ingrid Vargas. "Managing a Public Image: Cheri Mack." Harvard Business School Case 406-096, April 2006.
      • April 2006 (Revised April 2012)
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      The Role of Private Equity Firms in Merger and Acquisition Transactions

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      Explores the importance of private equity firms in merger and acquisitions activity around the globe. In many countries, these firms now account for one quarter of the total merger and acquisition activity of all firms. The larger private equity firms generate fees for... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Value Creation
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr. "The Role of Private Equity Firms in Merger and Acquisition Transactions." Harvard Business School Background Note 206-101, April 2006. (Revised April 2012.)
      • April 2006 (Revised October 2006)
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      Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China

      By: Rawi E. Abdelal and David Lane
      In the autumn of 2002, JAFCO Asia, a subsidiary of JAFCO Co., Ltd., became the first foreign private equity firm to open an office in Beijing's Haidian Science Park. JAFCO was the only Japanese private equity firm operating in China. As such, Managing Director Vincent... View Details
      Keywords: History; International Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Performance Effectiveness; Foreign Direct Investment; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; China; Beijing; Japan
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      Abdelal, Rawi E., and David Lane. "Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China." Harvard Business School Case 706-012, April 2006. (Revised October 2006.)
      • April 2006 (Revised May 2007)
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      Apple Computer, 2006

      By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
      Apple has reaped the benefits of its innovative music player, the iPod. However, its PC and server business continue to hold small market share relative to the worldwide computer over the past few years. Will the iPod lure new users to the Mac? Will Apple be able to... View Details
      Keywords: Technological Innovation; Product Positioning; Performance Evaluation; Information Infrastructure; Music Entertainment; Time Management; Information Technology Industry
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      Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. "Apple Computer, 2006." Harvard Business School Case 706-496, April 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
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