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- 27 Jan 2010
- News
Harvard Business School Faculty on the New Apple Tablet
- March 2011 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
QuikTrip
QuikTrip, a large convenience store chain with over 500 stores, was known for its outstanding labor practices and fast, reliable, and friendly customer service. In November 2010, the CEO Chet Cadieux, had to decide how many new locations to open when QuikTrip entered a... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Employees; Growth and Development Strategy; Logistics; Service Delivery; Performance Effectiveness; Expansion; Retail Industry; United States
Ton, Zeynep. "QuikTrip." Harvard Business School Case 611-045, March 2011. (Revised June 2011.)
- November 2008
- Case
Adnexus Therapeutics, Inc.: Considering the Exit
By: Vicki L. Sato and Rachel Gordon
Dr. John Mendlein, CEO of Adnexus Therapeutics Inc. (Adnexus), a private biotechnology company, must decide whether to pursue acquisition talks with Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) after a successful six-month collaboration or continue with Adnexus' planned IPO. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Initial Public Offering; Corporate Strategy; Biotechnology Industry
Sato, Vicki L., and Rachel Gordon. "Adnexus Therapeutics, Inc.: Considering the Exit." Harvard Business School Case 609-015, November 2008.
- December 2003 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Jamie Dimon and Bank One (B)
By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
To distribute only after discussion of HBS case 9-804-107. Describes the decisions made by Jamie Dimon as the new CEO in July 2000 and summarizes the progress of his turnaround over the next three years. View Details
Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "Jamie Dimon and Bank One (B)." Harvard Business School Case 804-108, December 2003. (Revised February 2006.)
- March 2003
- Case
DigaMem Inc.
DigaMem is a semiconductor firm with a promising new technology, but its CEO faces a difficult financing problem. He is considering issuing a new security: a floorless convertible bond, also known as a "toxic" convertible. View Details
Chacko, George C., Eli Strick, Andrew Kuhlman, and Christopher Smith. "DigaMem Inc." Harvard Business School Case 203-002, March 2003.
- 2011
- Working Paper
Embracing Paradox
By: Michael Tushman, Wendy K. Smith and Andy Binns
Trying to resolve the paradox between innovation and the core business only weakens the CEO and dooms the company. Exceptional leaders embrace tensions associated with exploiting prior strategies even as they explore into the future. View Details
Keywords: Cash Flow; Innovation Strategy; Leadership; Management Teams; Resource Allocation; Conflict of Interests; Business Strategy
Tushman, Michael, Wendy K. Smith, and Andy Binns. "Embracing Paradox." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-110, April 2011.
- 21 Jun 2020
- News
Leading with purpose and humanity: A conversation with Hubert Joly
- 18 Dec 2019
- News
‘We squandered a major economic recovery': Harvard professor
- 22 May 2024
- Video
2024 Class Day Distinguished Speaker Desiree Rogers
- 25 Aug 2017
- News
After Charlottesville, Where Does a CEO's Responsibility Lie?
- 28 May 2014
- Video
Sal Khan - Making A Difference
- 09 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Video: Thinking Secondhand First
CEO and co-founder of thredUP, James Reinhart (MBA/MPA-ID 2009) is disrupting the retail industry out of the mission to keep clothing out of landfills. Reinhart thought of his secondhand clothing business while at HBS and has since built... View Details
- August 2012
- Case
ARISE: A Destination-for-a-Day Spa
By: Michael Beer and Lynda St. Clair
A new Dallas-based health and beauty spa aims to use a highly distinctive human resource system as the foundation of its competitive strategy. By encouraging employees to act as "personal wellness coaches" (PWCs) with high commitment and broad responsibilities, the... View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Organizational Design; Organizational Culture; Service Delivery; Competitive Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Health Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Service Industry; Texas
Beer, Michael, and Lynda St. Clair. "ARISE: A Destination-for-a-Day Spa." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-521, August 2012.
- 01 Sep 2020
- Cold Call Podcast
How to Launch a New Biosciences Product: Start Small or Dive in?
- May 2017 (Revised October 2017)
- Teaching Note
eBay vs. Carl Icahn, 2014, and A Note on Activist Investors and the Tech Sector
By: David B. Yoffie and Eric Baldwin
Teaching note to accompany eBay vs. Carl Icahn, 2014, HBS Case #717-417; eBay vs. Carl Icahn, 2014: Interview with John Donahoe, eBay CEO 2008-2015; A Note on Activist Investors and the Tech Section HBS Case #716-462 View Details
- 20 Jul 2012
- News
You Can Do What Mayer and Slaughter Do
- 12 Jul 2012
- News
HBS Alumni Achievement Award Winner Marvin Traub Dead at 87
- 15 Oct 2024
- Video
Transforming the Workplace for People with Disabilities
- November 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Integrating Beam Suntory (A)
By: David G. Fubini, Rawi Abdelal and David Lane
The spring 2014 acquisition of U.S. alcoholic spirits maker Beam Inc. by Japan’s Suntory Holdings vaulted Suntory from 15th to third-largest international spirits company in the world. Yet Suntory had borrowed nearly the entire $16 billion purchase price, and relied on... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Communication; Borrowing and Debt; Globalization; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Retention; Leadership; Supply Chain; Organizational Structure; Ownership; Relationships; Conflict and Resolution; Integration; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Japan; United States; Chicago
Fubini, David G., Rawi Abdelal, and David Lane. "Integrating Beam Suntory (A)." Harvard Business School Case 421-003, November 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- January 2017 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
The Rise and Fall of Lehman Brothers
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Kristin Mugford and Sarah L. Abbott
With nearly $700 billion in assets, Lehman was the largest U.S. bankruptcy in history. In 2007, Lehman achieved record earnings of over $4 billion on revenues of $60 billion. By September 2008 the fourth largest investment bank in the world was bankrupt. How had a... View Details
Keywords: Bankruptcy; Financial Distress; Accounting Policies; Business Ethics; Financial Reporting; Volatility; Judgments; Financial Crisis; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Liquidity; Investment Banking; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Failure; Business and Government Relations; Ethics; Banking Industry; New York (city, NY)
Gilson, Stuart C., Kristin Mugford, and Sarah L. Abbott. "The Rise and Fall of Lehman Brothers." Harvard Business School Case 217-041, January 2017. (Revised January 2019.)