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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. -
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 […] -
How Fast Should Your Company Really Grow?
Strategy & Execution SpotlightGrowth-in revenues and profits-is the yardstick by which the competitive fitness and health of organizations is measured. Consistent profitable growth... -
The Pandemic Will Fuel Consolidation in U.S. Health Care
Government Digital ArticleCongress and regulators must curb combinations that adversely affect the cost and quality of care. -
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. -
How to Succeed in an Era of Volatility
Strategy & Execution SpotlightOver the past 30 years we've lived through a remarkable era of macrostability, characterized by largely peaceful geopolitics, generally falling interest... -
How Business Can Help Measure Education Outcomes that Matter
Global Business Digital ArticleColleges aren't producing the people that employers require, so the private sector must help. -
The Best Digital Business Models Put Evolution Before Revolution
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleBusiness model innovation is harder when you only look for radical reinvention. -
Lessons from Master Acquirers: A CEO Roundtable on Making Mergers Succeed
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleThe announcement in January of the merger between America Online and Time Warner marked the convergence of the two most important business trends of the... -
Create a System to Grow Consistently
Strategy & Execution SpotlightDelivering consistent growth is one of the hardest things a company can do. A brilliant idea or product innovation can create a burst of episodic growth,... -
Service Jobs Should Be — and Can Be — Middle-Class Jobs
Business models Digital Article42 million Americans work in retail, food service, and similar roles. -
The SPAC Bubble Is About to Burst
Mergers and acquisitions Digital ArticleLimited oversight, tons of money, and hype for days. What could go wrong? -
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 […] -
Tech Merger Mistakes Create Déjà Vu
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleFlops, failures and mis-steps. These, unfortunately, are an inevitable part of becoming successful in a dynamic environment. But honestly, folks, do we... -
M&A Needn’t Be a Loser’s Game
Corporate communications Magazine ArticleMost takeovers devour buyers’ wealth. But acquirers who understand they’re actually buying customers can avoid disastrous deals and find ones that work. -
Taylor Swift and the Economics of Music as a Service
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleHow ubiquitous connectivity is changing an industry. -
Lessons from Costco on Sustainable Growth
Growth strategy Digital ArticleGrowing sustainably means doing the right thing for all your stakeholders. -
Time--The Next Source of Competitive Advantage
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleCompetitive advantage is a constantly moving target. Leading Japanese companies provide a window on strategic change and its progression from the 1940s...
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Best Buy
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Documents the evolution of Best Buy, an electronics retailer, from its founding in 1966 to its very successful "Concept 2" strategy in 1996, boosting... -
Transforming Tommy Hilfiger (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details At the end of 2005, Tommy Hilfiger is taken private by Apax Partners after years of disappointing performance and strategic impasse. Students are asked... -
Amazon.com--2002
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Describes the evolution of Amazon.com and its business model since its founding. Specifically, discusses Amazon's transformation from an e-Tailer to a... -
Developing Yourself as a Leader: A Framework for Millennial High Potentials & Emerging Leaders
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Millennials are redefining what it means to develop future leaders. In business organizations, leadership development-defined as "the expansion of a person's... -
Grand Junction
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Founded in 1992, Grand Junction produced a very competitive product in the emerging ethernet desktop switching market. Howard Charney, CEO and a founder... -
Singapore Airlines (A): The India Decision
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The Indian aviation market, having experienced high growth rates that were expected to continue through 2016, was opened to foreign investment in 2012.... -
HBR Guide to Unlocking Creativity Toolkit
Management Book79.95View Details Creativity is the key to innovation, but too many projects and teams are organized in ways that stifle new ideas. You need to ensure that creativity can... -
Shouldice Hospital Ltd. (Abridged)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details A hospital specializing in hernia operations is considering whether and how to expand the reach of its services. -
Paradise Bakery & Cafe: The Challenges of Success
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Paradise Bakery and Café: The Challenges of Success traces the journey of entrepreneur Daniel Patterson from the founding of his bakery in Southern California,... -
Chrysler's Sale to Fiat
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case provides students with an opportunity to analyze the restructuring of Chrysler in the midst of the financial crisis of 2008-2009. It describes... -
Location Planning at A.B. Corp
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In March 2010, the management of A.B. Corp. announced its plan to select a definite location for its central warehouse. The company, a major producer... -
Kathryn McNeil (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Charles Foley, vice president of the computer retailing firm Sayer MicroWorld, must decide whether or not to fire his employee, Kathryn McNeil, a 37-year-old... -
Clover (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Clover Network's founders didn't see the curveball coming at the end of 2012. The two-year-old start-up had just nine employees. It had dumped its first... -
CRISIL: Designing a Compelling Employee Value Proposition
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details CRISIL Limited (CRISIL) was a pioneer in the ratings business in India and a market leader in the industry. However, the company was facing a high level... -
Building Businesses at Brainspark Plc.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In June of 1999, Steward Dodd, Noah Freedman, and Richard Davidson established Brainspark, a British business incubator designed to support and grow fledgling... -
Implementing the Nissan Renewal Plan
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Carlos Ghosn, a former executive vice-president of Renault, became the COO of Nissan Motor Co., a troubled auto company in Japan when Renault bought 38%... -
TeenSmart
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details TeenSmart is an organization that offers information, counsel and online courses to young people ages ten to 24, mainly in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, on... -
One Water: A Refreshingly Different "Ethical" Product
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Partnerships between companies and non-profit causes are viewed as a key means to tackle many sustainable development challenges, and cause-related marketing...
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Best Buy
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Documents the evolution of Best Buy, an electronics retailer, from its founding in 1966 to its very successful "Concept 2" strategy in 1996, boosting... -
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. -
Transforming Tommy Hilfiger (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details At the end of 2005, Tommy Hilfiger is taken private by Apax Partners after years of disappointing performance and strategic impasse. Students are asked... -
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 […] -
Amazon.com--2002
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Describes the evolution of Amazon.com and its business model since its founding. Specifically, discusses Amazon's transformation from an e-Tailer to a... -
Developing Yourself as a Leader: A Framework for Millennial High Potentials & Emerging Leaders
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Millennials are redefining what it means to develop future leaders. In business organizations, leadership development-defined as "the expansion of a person's... -
Grand Junction
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Founded in 1992, Grand Junction produced a very competitive product in the emerging ethernet desktop switching market. Howard Charney, CEO and a founder... -
How Fast Should Your Company Really Grow?
Strategy & Execution SpotlightGrowth-in revenues and profits-is the yardstick by which the competitive fitness and health of organizations is measured. Consistent profitable growth... -
Singapore Airlines (A): The India Decision
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The Indian aviation market, having experienced high growth rates that were expected to continue through 2016, was opened to foreign investment in 2012....