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1991
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March 1991 (Revised January 1996)
Case

The General Mills Board and Strategic Planning

Examines the General Mills Board of Directors' role in the General Mills joint venture with Nestle S.A. to sell cereals outside of North America. It raises the more general question of the appropriate role for the board of directors in strategy formulation. View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Trade; Corporate Governance; Managerial Roles; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; North America

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15 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Want Your Employees to Plan Better for Retirement? Don't Do This

If organizations want to help their employees keep up with the Joneses, turns out it’s better to keep the Joneses out of sight. So suggests an article in the Journal of Finance by Harvard Business School assistant professor John Beshears.... View Details

Keywords: Re: John Beshears; Financial Services

18 Jul 2018
News

Open office plans are as bad as you thought

2010
Other Paper

Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence

By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine

Prior strategy research is divided on the utility of new-venture planning. Some scholars argue that planning enhances new-firm performance and others make the opposite argument. This paper attempts to reconcile these contradictory views by exploring the extent of... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Success; Performance Effectiveness; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Colombia

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20 Jul 2020
Op-Ed

It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees

Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs), to buy Section 1301 qualified health plans in the individual market. We advocate that the Trump rule be expanded to designate the Public Option as one of the insurance... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard J. Boxer; Health; Insurance

28 Sep 2021
News

Boston University Plans to Divest $2.4 Billion Endowment from Fossil Fuels

11 Jul 2013
News

Ballmer’s game plan to put Microsoft back on top

30 Sep 2019
News

WeWork Needs Cash as Botched IPO Scuttles Planned Infusion

19 Sep 2018
News

Why CEOs Should Share Their Long-Term Plans with Investors

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Preserve Your Past to Create a Compelling Retirement Plan

31 Mar 2021
News

Biden Tax Plan Challenges G.O.P. Formula for Economic Growth

13 Feb 2018
News

President’s Infrastructure Plan Is Not Adding Up For Some

26 Jul 2020
News

What's the backup plan if there's no COVID-19 vaccine?

05 Apr 2021
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Biden Plan Spurs Fight Over What ‘Infrastructure’ Really Means

03 Apr 2019
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Plan a Careful Budget, Then Get Ready to Splurge

12 Mar 2015
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Maine retailer L.L. Bean plans to triple its stores

July 1999
Background Note

Management Development Plan In A Family Business, The

By: John A. Davis

Defines management development objectives for family members employed in their family business. Outlines a process of putting these individuals on a career path to provide them with needed developmental experiences while respecting the broader needs of the... View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Organizations; Leadership Development; Experience and Expertise

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