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- 11 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career
In 2015, Steve Kloeblen retired and thought he was done with the corporate world. A graduate of HBS Executive Education’s General Management Program, Kloeblen had more than 30 years of experience with IBM, culminating with his transition...
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- November 2000 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Pokemon: Gotta Catch 'Em All
Pokemon, the colloquial name given to a collection of 150 fantastic, animal-inspired creatures with organic powers and the capacity to evolve, are the stars of video games, trading card games, and TV cartoons. Conceived in Japan in 1996, Pokemon quickly became that...
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Age;
Entertainment;
Ethics;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Brands and Branding;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Japan;
United States
Fournier, Susan M., and Andrea Carol Wojnicki. "Pokemon: Gotta Catch 'Em All." Harvard Business School Case 501-017, November 2000. (Revised June 2001.)
- 27 Oct 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits
and executive management team is alike; every unhappy board and executive management team is unhappy in its own special way. In high-performing...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- July 2023
- Supplement
Reimagining Enel: Enabling Sustainable Progress (A)
By: Michael Tushman and Kerry Herman
This case describes the transformation of Enel from a traditional “brown” or fossil fuel energy firm to a sustainable and green firm focused on renewables, and finally to an energy supplier and integrated energy services firm. It describes a set of capabilities...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Innovation and Invention;
Transformation;
Green Technology;
Renewable Energy;
Energy Industry
Tushman, Michael, and Kerry Herman. "Reimagining Enel: Enabling Sustainable Progress (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 423-724, July 2023.
- January 2020
- Supplement
Chemours (B)
By: David G. Fubini and David Lane
Supplement to the (A) case, describing actions taken by Chemours CEO Mark Vergnano and members of his executive team to execute a successful turnaround of the company.
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Leading Change;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
United States
Fubini, David G., and David Lane. "Chemours (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 420-072, January 2020.
- January 2013 (Revised March 2013)
- Course Overview Note
'Made in India': Human Capital at the Base of the Pyramid (TN)
By: Michel Anteby, Felicia Khan and John Ng
This teaching note, used in conjunction with excerpts from the 2010 documentary film "Made in India" (directed and produced by Rebecca Haimowitz and Vaishali Sinha) provides students with an opportunity to explore what constitutes human capital and the moral issues...
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Anteby, Michel, Felicia Khan, and John Ng. "'Made in India': Human Capital at the Base of the Pyramid (TN)." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 413-092, January 2013. (Revised March 2013.)
- February 2011 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
Investcorp and the Moneybookers Bid
By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Nori Gerardo Lietz
In January 2007, Hazem Ben-Gacem, managing director and co-head of Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP), needs to decide what to bid at an auction for Moneybookers Limited, one of the top three e-payment solution providers in Europe. However, approximately 70% of...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Auctions;
Bids and Bidding;
Valuation;
Europe;
United States
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Nori Gerardo Lietz. "Investcorp and the Moneybookers Bid." Harvard Business School Case 811-013, February 2011. (Revised September 2016.)
- 03 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
percent of employees suffered a 20 percent salary reduction. Case wrote: “Throughout this trauma, our team has demonstrated incredible resilience. We all understand the gravity of this crisis and recognize the important role Aon plays in...
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by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Chu's teaching focuses on businesses providing goods and services to the emerging middle class and low-income sectors that constitute the market below the well-served top of the socio-economic pyramid. In developed countries such as the USA, this may be 40-50% of the...
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- April 2009
- Case
Invest Early: Early Childhood Development in a Rural Community
By: Stacey M. Childress and Geoff Eckman Marietta
Invest Early was an early childhood development partnership in rural northern Minnesota between 14 different organizations, which worked together through an advisory board, governing board, and leadership team in order to deliver coordinated early childhood services to...
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Keywords:
Early Childhood Education;
Rural Scope;
Management Teams;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business and Community Relations;
Partners and Partnerships;
Social and Collaborative Networks
Childress, Stacey M., and Geoff Eckman Marietta. "Invest Early: Early Childhood Development in a Rural Community." Harvard Business School Case 309-089, April 2009.
- 02 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories 2007
Think Team Stars don't shine alone. As Harvard Business School's Boris Groysberg and Linda-Eling Lee reveal in new research, it is imperative that top performers as well as their View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
Myra M. Hart
Myra Hart's research focus is high potential entrepreneurship. She has taught MBA and executive programs, co-chaired the entrepreneurship unit, and led several HBS initiatives. As a founding member
- 22 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution
CEO and the senior management team believe the firm should focus on. The second is bottom-up, "emergent" strategy, which is established by the actual decisions and behaviors in the organization....
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- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Groups in Decentralized Organizations (revised) Authors:Heather M. Caruso, Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-090.pdf Team Familiarity,...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens
August 3rd-4th in Buenos Aires with a multi-faceted research conference at the Caesar Park Hotel. The 130 participants at the conference, "Partnering for Knowledge Creation," included prominent university academics and top...
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by Martha Lagace
- October 2014
- Article
The Transparency Trap
By: Ethan Bernstein
To get people to be more creative and productive, managers increase transparency with open workspaces and access to real-time data. But less transparent work environments can yield more-transparent employees. Employees perform better when they can try out new ideas and...
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Bernstein, Ethan. "The Transparency Trap." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 10 (October 2014): 58–66.
- March 2007 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
Cherrypicks
By: William R. Kerr
Cherrypicks is a Hong Kong communications start-up approaching a large Korean mobile operator for a partnership to take the operator's products to markets outside of Korea. SK Telecom's (SKT) Ring Back Tones (RBT) product is a spectacular success in South Korea, but...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Communication Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Partners and Partnerships;
Communications Industry;
China;
Hong Kong;
South Korea
Kerr, William R. "Cherrypicks." Harvard Business School Case 807-106, March 2007. (Revised March 2009.)
- 2003
- Report
UK Competitiveness: Moving to the Next Stage
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
In October 2002, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) appointed Professor Michael Porter and his team to conduct a brief, three-month review of the existing evidence on UK competitiveness. The effort was funded jointly by the ESRC and the Department of... View Details
Keywords:
Competition;
Economics;
Performance Productivity;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Research and Development;
Competency and Skills;
Investment;
Assets;
Corporate Strategy;
Policy;
Management;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
United Kingdom;
United States
Porter, Michael E., and Christian H.M. Ketels. "UK Competitiveness: Moving to the Next Stage." DTI Economics Paper, May 2003.
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=706504 Improving Performance: Boat Building Exercise Harvard Business School Exercise 606-147 Provides a framework for team problem solving and process improvement following...
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Sean Silverthorne
- May 2011
- Article
The Power of Small Wins
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer
What is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step forward every day. In an analysis of knowledge workers' diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive inner work life (the mix of emotions, motivations, and...
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Keywords:
Creativity;
Interpersonal Communication;
Employee Relationship Management;
Leadership;
Performance Effectiveness;
Emotions;
Motivation and Incentives;
Groups and Teams;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Leadership;
Working Conditions;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Skills;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Productivity;
Attitudes;
Behavior;
Happiness;
Perception;
Trust;
Time Management;
Resource Allocation;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Managerial Roles
Amabile, Teresa M., and Steven J. Kramer. "The Power of Small Wins." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011).