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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. -
Test Your Board's Readiness for the Post-Covid Era
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleQuestions that every board should be asking itself right now. -
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. -
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 […] -
How Boards Can Plan for the Disasters That No One Wants to Think About
Organizational Development Digital ArticlePandemics, global warming, cyberattacks, and other catastrophes are a question of when, not if. -
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? -
The Age of Customer Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleModern capitalism can be broken down into two major eras. The first, managerial capitalism, began in 1932 and was defined by the then radical notion that... -
Can You Hear Me Now?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleBecause board meetings involve two groups-directors and managers-and because directors play a difficult dual role as both cops and advisers, boardroom... -
Copenhagen: Are You Guilty of Personal Greenwashing?
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleI have a colleague who cares passionately about the environment. She worries about global warming, supports policy to reduce carbon emissions, and is militant about keeping the heat down and maintaining the proper tire pressure in her car. Yet her car is an SUV that gets shameful (her words) gas mileage. She lives in a […] -
AEI's President on Measuring the Impact of Ideas
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAfter the Great Recession, the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington think tank, needed to compete even harder for every dollar. Arthur C. Brooks... -
Ethics in Practice
Business ethics Magazine ArticleAs the 1990s overtake us, public interest in ethics is at a historic high. While the press calls attention to blatant derelictions on Wall Street, in the defense industry, and in the Pentagon, and to questionable activities in the White House, in the attorney general’s office, and in Congress, observers wonder whether our society is […] -
Philanthropy’s New Agenda: Creating Value
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticleSatisfied with doing good, too few foundations work strategically to do better. -
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleManagers should make environmental investments for the same reason they make other investments: because they expect them to deliver positive returns or to reduce risks. -
Sustainability's Faustian Dilemma
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleWe all remember the SunChips Episode of 2010. Frito-Lay introduced bio-degradable packaging for SunChips in March, and was surprised to see sales of the... -
The Trouble with CFOs
Leadership Magazine ArticleIf the CEO sits in the hot seat, the CFO’s chair is positively smoking. According to analysis conducted by the CFO Executive Board, annual CFO turnover at the largest 162 global companies between 1995 and 2003 was 17%—even higher than for CEOs—and three out of four current Fortune 500 finance officers have been in their […] -
The Case for Professional Boards
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhen the world's largest financial institutions had to be rescued from insolvency in 2008, many experts laid the blame at the feet of corporate boards.... -
The Quick Wins Paradox
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMany leaders taking on new roles try to prove themselves early on by going after quick wins - fresh, visible contributions to the business. But in the... -
Our Brains Love New Stuff, and It's Killing the Planet
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleCan we trick ourselves into making smarter choices? -
Price Gouging and the Dangerous New Breed of Pharma Companies
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleThey are prioritizing profits over R&D.
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Alltech
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Alltech was a Lexington, Kentucky-based producer of supplements for animal feed, with revenues of over $2 billion (projected to reach $3 billion in 2018),... -
A Cross Cultural Crash and Labour Conflict: Sài nóng Restaurant (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for IES241 -
Project Impact: The Affordable Hearing Aid Project
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Introduces David Green, a social entrepreneur with the mission of making advanced medical technology affordable and available to those in developing countries.... -
Bennett, Strang & Farris
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details A law firm must decide how to split partnership profits among the partners. Issues of seniority versus performance, performance evaluation, and lack of... -
Kombi Sports Inc.: Staying Ahead of the Curve
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In January 2020, Kombi Sports Inc. was at a strategic crossroads in a changing industry. The Montreal-based firm had evolved from a niche provider of... -
ghSMART, 2006: Pioneering in Professional Services
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Geoff Smart, founder and CEO of ghSMART & Co., wanted to build ghSMART into the #1 management-assessment firm for CEOs and investors. However, he had... -
Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A)
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world's leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather... -
The Florange Law: Encouraging Long-Termism in Equity Markets?
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This note provides background information on a French law ("the Florange law") passed in 2014 that the French government said would encourage long-term... -
Alibaba's Taobao (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the decision of Alibaba Group to diversify from an international business-to-business (B2B) exchange (Alibaba.com) into a B2C and C2C... -
Mãe Terra and Unilever (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Unilever is making strides to integrate the operations of Mae Terra-one of Brazil's leading brands for packaged organic foods-into its own structures,... -
Live Nation and Pharrell Williams
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details "We're in business together, and whether we lose a few million dollars or make a few million dollars, let's do this. If you think you can pull it off,... -
Empresas La Polar, S.A. (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case W16664. -
Social Enterprise Spectrum: Philanthropy to Commerce
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details With the boundaries between philanthropy and commerce blurring, this note briefly gives nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs a framework (the Social... -
United Way
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details After United Way CEO Brian Gallagher began shifting the organization's focus from old-school fundraising to community impact, Gallagher and local leaders... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2022 (Paperback + Ebook)
Leadership & Managing People Special Offer34.95View Details A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place. We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review... -
Aspen Skiing Company (C)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Having begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying... -
International Sourcing in Athletic Footwear: Nike and Reebok
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Nike and Reebok, the two largest athletic footwear companies, look to contractors in Asia to manufacture their shoes. Sourcing from Asia offers advantages... -
Sula Vineyards (A): Indian Wine - Ce n'est pas possible!
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case focuses on the risks and rewards of early-stage investing in a successful emerging market consumer start-up (i.e. non-tech), from seed funding... -
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Inclusive Growth for India's Farmers
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Dr. Bhavarlal Jain and his son Anil Jain are engaged in a discussion about long-term planning for Jain Irrigation Systems Limited (JISL)-a company engaged... -
THE WOODVILLE REPUBLICAN: FAMILY FIRM OR COMMUNITY ASSET?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Andy Lewis was the fourth-generation publisher and editor of a small family- owned newspaper in rural Mississippi. Lewis faced the challenges of operating...
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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. -
Test Your Board's Readiness for the Post-Covid Era
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleQuestions that every board should be asking itself right now. -
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. -
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 […] -
How Boards Can Plan for the Disasters That No One Wants to Think About
Organizational Development Digital ArticlePandemics, global warming, cyberattacks, and other catastrophes are a question of when, not if. -
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? -
The Age of Customer Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleModern capitalism can be broken down into two major eras. The first, managerial capitalism, began in 1932 and was defined by the then radical notion that... -
Can You Hear Me Now?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleBecause board meetings involve two groups-directors and managers-and because directors play a difficult dual role as both cops and advisers, boardroom... -
Alltech
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Alltech was a Lexington, Kentucky-based producer of supplements for animal feed, with revenues of over $2 billion (projected to reach $3 billion in 2018),...