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Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleThe key is knowing what your top price is—and having the discipline to stick to it. -
The Evolving Role of Chief Sustainability Officers
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe role of the CSO is undergoing a rapid and dramatic transformation. Historically CSOs have acted like stealth PR executives-their primary task was... -
Executive Incentives vs. Corporate Growth
Boards Magazine ArticleBonuses and other forms of incentive compensation are an effective motivator of executives to achieve ever higher earnings per share. The drive to produce short-term results, however, often influences management to forgo investment in capital equipment and R&D that would benefit the corporation several years hence even more than improved earnings next year would. The […] -
Diversification via Acquisition: Creating Value
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleDuring the past 25 years an increasing proportion of U.S. companies have seen wisdom in pursuing a strategy of diversification. Between 1950 and 1970, for example, single-business companies comprising the Fortune “500” declined from 30% to 8% of the total. Acquisition has become a standard approach to diversification. In recent years the productivity of capital […] -
Managing Differences: The Central Challenge of Global Strategy
Strategy & Execution HBR BestsellerThe main goal of any international strategy should be to manage the large differences that arise at the borders of markets. Yet executives often fail... -
How to Cut Costs More Strategically
Strategic planning Digital ArticleAcross-the-board cuts often backfire. -
Go Downstream: The New Profit Imperative in Manufacturing
Business models Magazine ArticleNow that providing services is more lucrative than making products, the old foundations for success in manufacturing are crumbling. Smart manufacturers are creating new business models to capture profits at the customer’s end of the value chain. -
Why Traditional M&A Is Becoming Less Important
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleThe most important deals of the future will include joint ventures minority investments, alliances. -
All the Wrong Moves (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleNutrorim's products have been gaining national attention. In particular, sales of the company's organic, performance-enhancing sports supplement powder,... -
The House That Actually Makes the Internet of Things Easy
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleWhat happens when a technologist reads Harry Potter. -
Everyone Should Learn the Entrepreneurial Method
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleWhen I was a teenager, the older women in my family taught me to cook. I learned it was traditional not to add salt when cooking lentils, because it would... -
Holes at the Top: Why CEO Firings Backfire
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleFor better or worse, investors now view chief executives as the primary determinant of corporate performance. But the reality is that most companies perform... -
Acquisitions: The Process Can Be a Problem
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleAcquisitions continue to be an important method of strategic redirection and renewal. But many companies experience disappointing results. Research suggests... -
Negotiating with Third World Governments
Cross-cultural management Magazine ArticleBecause of growing commitments of their companies in developing countries, large numbers of American and European managers have entered negotiations with government officials in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Also, with emerging nationalism, these negotiations have become increasingly frustrating. Sometimes misunderstandings have been so great that they have led to a breakdown in negotiations that […] -
When It Comes to Digital Innovation, Less Action, More Thought
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleAn ounce of preparation is worth a pound of prototypes. -
The Big Benefits of Employee Ownership
Strategy Big IdeaResearch shows it can reduce inequality and improve productivity. -
4 Principles for Improving Health Care Around the World
Global strategy Digital ArticleFirst understand your patients and their community. -
In the Digital Age, Physical Assets Are a Burden
Strategy & Execution VideoInvestors prefer companies with less stuff. -
Research: Joint Ventures that Keep Evolving Perform Better
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleMarket leaders maximize returns by actively shaping - and reshaping - their partnership portfolios. -
How I Did It: The CEO of Aramex on Turning a Failed Sale into a Huge Opportunity
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleThe Idea: Fadi Ghandour has built one of the most successful entrepreneurial enterprises to emerge from the Arab world, Aramex International , overcoming rejections, cash-flow crises, and naysayers in every country where he tried to do business.
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Methanex: Developing Strategy in a Commodity Industry
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Methanex, the world's largest producer of methanol, was a $2.5 billion global company based in Canada. Top management at Methanex undertook a quarterly... -
Imprimis (D)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details This case is a supplement to Imprimis (Case A), Imprimis (Case B), and Imprimis (Case C). It describes Imprimis's 2015 decision to develop a $1 per pill... -
Hey, Insta & YouTube, Are You Watching TikTok?
Management Case Study11.95View Details In early 2023, the entertainment app TikTok reached close to 1 billion users globally, placing it 4th behind the leading social networks of Facebook,... -
IMAX: Larger Than Life
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details IMAX was involved in several aspects of the large-format film business: production, distribution, theatre operations, system development and leasing.... -
Go Mobile: The Phirbol Franchise
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details To grow Phirbol, a telecom retail franchise chain in Delhi, India's underdeveloped markets, its founders were exploring ways to offer more value to the... -
Zenefits Board of Directors (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors... -
Kovi: Changing Brazil's Mobility Landscape
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Kovi, a car rental startup located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, provides affordable access to rental cars for rideshare drivers. The case examines the origins... -
Executing Your Strategy: How to Break It Down and Get It Done
Strategy & Execution Book35.00View Details Why do businesses consistently fail to execute their competitive strategies? Because leaders don't identify and invest in the full range of projects and... -
MyT Brewer (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Kasliwal and his team had been working on prototypes for a tea-brewing machine since 2013. After running out of funds, they decide to introduce the latest... -
SenseTime Group Limited: Business Model and Expansion
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details SenseTime Group Limited was founded in Hong Kong in 2014 to commercialize artificial intelligence for digital recognition of images, particularly human... -
Birla #1: The "Unknown" Global Indian Conglomerate
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Established in 1857, the Birla Group has developed into one of the largest conglomerates in India. The firm has invested in a wide range of industries,... -
Perpetual Purpose Trust and Organically Grown Company: Rethinking Corporate Ownership for the Future
Management Case Study11.95View Details Is steward ownership the solution for mission-driven businesses facing the trade-off between purpose and profits? Organically Grown Company (OGC), a pioneering... -
The Birth of Tencent Music Entertainment
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case addresses the birth of Tencent Music Entertainment Group, China's music streaming leader. The case features two protagonists. One of them is... -
The Dubai International Film Festival
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case follows the conception and emergence of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). In an already crowded and highly competitive industry,... -
Tetra Tech EC and Risk Management
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case considers how one project-based organization overcame deterrents to strategic risk management and enabled an effective risk management process... -
Securicor Wireless Networks: February 1996
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Securicor Wireless (SWN) sold software products to wireless telephone carriers. The company was incorporated in January of 1995 as a 40%-owned subsidiary... -
3i Group plc: May 2006
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Since 2004, Philip Yea, the first outsider ever to lead 3i Group, one of Europe's largest publicly listed private equity firms, has been trying to help... -
SREI Sahaj e-Village (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Sahaj e-Village Limited, an initiative of SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd, hoped to answer the need of the Indian government's National e-Governance Plan... -
Boll & Branch
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Boll & Branch is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business launched in 2015. It was the first Fair-Trade Certified manufacturer of linens. The case provides... -
Martin Blair
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Martin Blair is a first-time entrepreneur who draws on his experience in the food service industry to develop two different restaurant concepts almost...
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Methanex: Developing Strategy in a Commodity Industry
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Methanex, the world's largest producer of methanol, was a $2.5 billion global company based in Canada. Top management at Methanex undertook a quarterly... -
Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleThe key is knowing what your top price is—and having the discipline to stick to it. -
The Evolving Role of Chief Sustainability Officers
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe role of the CSO is undergoing a rapid and dramatic transformation. Historically CSOs have acted like stealth PR executives-their primary task was... -
Imprimis (D)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details This case is a supplement to Imprimis (Case A), Imprimis (Case B), and Imprimis (Case C). It describes Imprimis's 2015 decision to develop a $1 per pill... -
Executive Incentives vs. Corporate Growth
Boards Magazine ArticleBonuses and other forms of incentive compensation are an effective motivator of executives to achieve ever higher earnings per share. The drive to produce short-term results, however, often influences management to forgo investment in capital equipment and R&D that would benefit the corporation several years hence even more than improved earnings next year would. The […] -
Hey, Insta & YouTube, Are You Watching TikTok?
Management Case Study11.95View Details In early 2023, the entertainment app TikTok reached close to 1 billion users globally, placing it 4th behind the leading social networks of Facebook,... -
Diversification via Acquisition: Creating Value
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleDuring the past 25 years an increasing proportion of U.S. companies have seen wisdom in pursuing a strategy of diversification. Between 1950 and 1970, for example, single-business companies comprising the Fortune “500” declined from 30% to 8% of the total. Acquisition has become a standard approach to diversification. In recent years the productivity of capital […] -
IMAX: Larger Than Life
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details IMAX was involved in several aspects of the large-format film business: production, distribution, theatre operations, system development and leasing.... -
Go Mobile: The Phirbol Franchise
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details To grow Phirbol, a telecom retail franchise chain in Delhi, India's underdeveloped markets, its founders were exploring ways to offer more value to the... -
Zenefits Board of Directors (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors...