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Managing the Trickiest Parts of a Family Business
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSuccession, compensation, and underperformers. -
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. -
Hiring Without Firing
Leadership Magazine ArticleHitting the hiring bull’s-eye is one of an executive’s most important—and most difficult—responsibilities. Ten common mistakes can get in the way, but a pointed and systematic approach can virtually guarantee success. -
The Unintended Consequences of Good Ideas
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe joint stock company, limited liability, and the principle of linking managers' rewards to those of shareholders were all good ideas that spurred economic... -
Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
Gathering Green Data: Tools and Tips
Costing Digital ArticleIn my last post, I talked about the ways you can use green data — footprinting information on your products and services up and down the value chain — to create enormous value for your company. As they say, you can’t manage what you don’t measure. And those with the best information can cut costs, […] -
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 […] -
Impact Investing Won't Save Capitalism
Global Business Digital ArticleThe rules of the game need to change. -
The Drucker Forum: Three Messages for Managers
Leadership Digital ArticleI recently returned from the Peter Drucker Global Forum Vienna, Austria, an event held as part of the centennial celebration of Peter Drucker’s birth. Having studied and written about Drucker extensively, spent years infusing his thinking into my own management consulting work, and befriended him late in his life, I take three messages from the […] -
Should Your Family Business Have a "No In-Laws" Policy?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThe short answer: maybe. -
Companies that Practice “Conscious Capitalism” Perform 10x Better
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleWhy should that be a surprise? -
How to Measure a Company's Real Impact
Organizational Development Digital ArticleA comprehensive new approach to quantifying an organization's footprint on the world. -
Your Family Business's Resiliency Depends on Its Structure
Organizational Development Digital ArticleStrategies for whether your business is solely owned, sibling controlled, or diffusely owned. -
A Question of Character
Leadership Magazine ArticleJoe Ryan turned a small-town cosmetics company into a national powerhouse, making employees happy and shareholders rich in the process. Does it really matter that he cheats on his wife? -
Boards Are Terrible at Their Most Important Job
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHow directors should manage a new CEO. -
AI Fairness Isn’t Just an Ethical Issue
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleEliminating algorithmic bias can unlock value for your company. -
Leading Through a Crisis
How to lead during a crisis? Swiftly assess what's happening. Handle the media effectively. Support victims. And prioritize tasks. -
Making the Gradual Retirement of a Co-Founder Work
Organizational Development Digital ArticleBe clear on hand-offs and transparent about compensation. -
Avoiding Conflict Will Only Hurt Your Family Business
Organizational Development Digital ArticleBeware the corrosive effects of fake harmony.
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Vodafone in Egypt: National Crises and their Implications for Multinational Corporations (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details On Thursday January 27, 2011, hundreds of thousands of protesters in Egypt were vociferously demanding an end to the 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak,... -
National Library Board: Building Social Capital
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Set in 2013, Elaine Ng, CEO of the National Library Board of Singapore (NLB), has to ensure the library remains relevant in the new knowledge economy.... -
SC Johnson and the Greenlist Backlash
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case centers on SC Johnson's CEO, H. Fisk Johnson, and his decision on how to move forward with Greenlist™ after the settlement of two lawsuits.... -
NoBull Burger
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details NoBull Burger, a new Charlottesville-based vegetarian burger producer, was at a critical junction in its growth. While the business had a number of problems,... -
Lipton Tea in Turkey: Infusing a Real Flavour of Sustainability
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case study discusses the initiatives taken by Unilever, one of the world's leading fast moving consumer goods companies, to promote sustainability,... -
Financial Reporting at Mattel
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In September 2020, Diana Ferguson was nearing her first Audit Committee meeting as the newly appointed Audit Committee chair of Mattel, Inc. Mattel was... -
Ethical Dimensions of Competitive Analysis
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Presents some of the dilemmas of gathering competitive information and the appropriate limits for competitive analysis. Raises the issues involved and... -
Wildfire Protection: Conflict in the Bitterroot National Forest
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case features a dispute between the US Forest Service and conservation groups over forest management practices on the Bitterroot National Forest in... -
Jim Sawyer (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Sharks in the Water: Battling an Activist Investor for Corporate Control (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In July 2006, Barracuda became the largest investor in Tarco International. In a meeting with management, Barracuda's managing director advised that strong... -
Vodafone in Egypt: National crises and their implications for multinational corporations (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details On Thursday January 27, 2011, hundreds of thousands of protesters in Egypt were vociferously demanding an end to the 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak,... -
Danica Purg: Entrepreneurial Leadership In Shaping Leadership Development (D)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for ES1501, ES1511 and ES1521 -
Bayer AG: Bidding to Win Merck's OTC Business
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Shortly after submitting their best and final offer to acquire Merck's Consumer Care Division, a collection of "over-the-counter" (OTC) products with... -
Beetle Beats: Finding a SOUND Market for ADT
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Dr. Richard Hofstetter was wondering what was to become of his acoustic disruption technology (ADT), a technology that used sounds to change behavior... -
Socially Responsible Investment Funds in France: Regulations and Retail (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case W16607. -
Universal Outreach Foundation and Rocky Mountain Soap Co: Developing Sustainable CSR
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2021, the Vancouver-based Universal Outreach Foundation (UOF) collaborated with the Rocky Mountain Soap Company (RMS), a Canadian natural beauty products... -
Bluefin Labs: The Acquisition by Twitter
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details What is the value of Bluefin Labs's social listening data to Twitter? Acquired by Twitter in 2013, Bluefin had built a system that gathered millions of... -
Waste not, want not: Eliminating Patagonia's Pre- and Post-Consumer Textile Waste
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Patagonia has set a goal of eliminating all textile waste by 2025. As a leader in the sustainable apparel industry, this includes not only the cut-and-sew... -
HBR Insights Future of Business Boxed Set (8 Books)
165.00View Details Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind? Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future... -
Common Ground Coworking: Building a Sustainable Coworking Social Enterprise
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case illustrates the challenges, particularly cash flow, experienced by a team of entrepreneurs as they deal with startup issues in a coworking social...
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Managing the Trickiest Parts of a Family Business
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSuccession, compensation, and underperformers. -
Vodafone in Egypt: National Crises and their Implications for Multinational Corporations (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details On Thursday January 27, 2011, hundreds of thousands of protesters in Egypt were vociferously demanding an end to the 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak,... -
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. -
Hiring Without Firing
Leadership Magazine ArticleHitting the hiring bull’s-eye is one of an executive’s most important—and most difficult—responsibilities. Ten common mistakes can get in the way, but a pointed and systematic approach can virtually guarantee success. -
The Unintended Consequences of Good Ideas
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe joint stock company, limited liability, and the principle of linking managers' rewards to those of shareholders were all good ideas that spurred economic... -
Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
National Library Board: Building Social Capital
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Set in 2013, Elaine Ng, CEO of the National Library Board of Singapore (NLB), has to ensure the library remains relevant in the new knowledge economy.... -
Gathering Green Data: Tools and Tips
Costing Digital ArticleIn my last post, I talked about the ways you can use green data — footprinting information on your products and services up and down the value chain — to create enormous value for your company. As they say, you can’t manage what you don’t measure. And those with the best information can cut costs, […] -
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 […] -
SC Johnson and the Greenlist Backlash
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case centers on SC Johnson's CEO, H. Fisk Johnson, and his decision on how to move forward with Greenlist™ after the settlement of two lawsuits....