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  • August 2005 (Revised December 2005)
  • Case

Coach K: A Matter of the Heart

By: Scott A. Snook, Leslie A. Perlow and Brian DeLacey
Successful college basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski faces the decision whether to accept a lucrative offer to coach a professional basketball team or continue to coach at Duke University. Provides a context for discussing various styles of power, influence, and... View Details
Keywords: Power and Influence; Strategic Planning; Decisions; Personal Development and Career; Interpersonal Communication; Management Teams; Goals and Objectives; Decision Choices and Conditions; Sports Industry; North Carolina
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  • May 2016
  • Case

The Inexorable Rise of Walmart? 1988—2016

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In October 2015, Walmart surprised investors by announcing that it expected flat sales growth for 2015 and growth of only 3% to 4% over the coming three years. Profits would also fall due to significant investments in people and technology. The company’s stock price... View Details
Keywords: Asda; Costco; David Glass; Convenience Stores; Discount Retailing; Dollar Stores; Doug McMillon; E-commerce; Online Retail; General Merchandise; Grocery; Lee Scott; Mike Duke; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Neighborhood Market; Sam Walton; Sam's Club; Store Formats; Supercenter; Supermarket; Warehouse Clubs; Merchandising; Walmart; Wal-Mart; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Units; Business Divisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Banks and Banking; Price; Profit; Revenue; Food; Global Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Business History; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Human Capital; Labor Unions; Wages; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Management Succession; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Distribution; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Web; Web Sites; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Distribution Industry; Banking Industry; United States; Arkansas; Bentonville
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  • 19 Aug 2020
  • News

Krispy Kreme: Top-Line Up Double Digits Thru Pandemic (Podcast)

  • 14 Aug 2006
  • HBS Case

On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”

a folding chair across the court to protest a referee's call. Mike Krzyzewski, also known as Coach K, leads the men's basketball program at Duke University. Instead of fear, Krzyzewski relies heavily on... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports
  • Web

Partners - Case Method Project

Harbor City, CA CA 15 of 65 Jennifer Cutler Westridge School Pasadena, CA CA 16 of 65 Mike Davey Saratoga High School Saratoga, CA Subjects: AP U.S. Government, Standard U.S. Government, Grade 12 AP and Standard Economics, Grade 10 World... View Details
  • Web

Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

Academy Westford, MA NJ Heili Carpino Robbinsville High School Robbinsville, NJ TX Elizabeth Carr South Texas Academy for Medical Professions Olmito, TX Subjects: Grade 11 AP U.S. History MN Mike Carr Prior Lake High School Savage, MN... View Details
  • Web

Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

West Coast investment banking division. Levitan serves on the board of directors of The Motley Fool, drugstore.com, Quellos Group, Potbelly Sandwich Works, and Cranium, and has acted as a consultant to numerous private, public and philanthropic organizations, including... View Details
  • Web

HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

Administration Mike Toffel , Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management; Faculty Chair, HBS Business & Environment Initiative Gunnar Trumbull (PMD 76, 2001), Phillip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration This session... View Details
  • Web

Events - Private Capital Project

Lerner (Co-head of HBS Private Capital Project) Venture Capital and Crypto-Currency Investing June 5, 2024, “Venture Capital and Crypto-Currency Investing” with Avichal Garg (Managing Partner, Electric Capital), Scott Duke Kominers... View Details
  • 09 Nov 2017
  • News

Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress

worked for Duke Energy as assistant to the company’s CEO after graduation, but in 2013 he and McCready reunited and cofounded Double Time Capital, an investment firm focused on funding utility-scale solar farms in North Carolina. The firm... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
  • Article

Course Allocation by Proxy Auction

By: Scott Duke Kominers, Mike Ruberry and Jonathan Ullman
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  • 01 Sep 2013
  • News

The First Scrum

Edited by Linda Kush Fifty years ago, two Scotsmen started an HBS rugby team to help relieve the stress of studies. A look back at one of the School's most storied traditions. Photo courtesy of Mike Rush (MBA 1972) When the game of rugby... View Details
Keywords: rugby; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 05 Jul 2011
  • News

The Business of Champions

more visible — lessons than do other endeavors is subject to debate. (Popular HBS cases include ones about Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, the West Point crew team, and the NFL’s New England... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • 01 Dec 2005
  • News

Alumni Achievement Awards: Honorees and Victories

900 first-year students, a pair of video clips that showcased the contrasting leadership styles of two of college basketball’s best coaches: the nurturing Mike Krzyzewski of Duke and the intimidating Bobby... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 27 Sep 2004
  • Research & Ideas

How Leaders Build Winning Streaks

plural," Mike Krzyzewski, Duke's men's basketball coach, liked to repeat. Winning streaks are associated with not just one but many leaders—a nested series of leaders, like the Russian dolls in which each doll opens to reveal another... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
  • 01 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 1

advantage. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/11/how-great-companies-think-differently/ar/1 Managing the Multiple Dimensions of Risk—Part I Authors:Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes Publication:Balanced Scorecard Report 13, no. 4... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Aug 2019
  • Blog Post

The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS

Mike Bloomberg (MBA 1966) and his team and spent two years at Bloomberg Philanthropies on the Government Innovation team, where he helped mayors and cities drive innovation. Matt returned to HBS in 2014 to take the helm of the HBS Social... View Details