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Crap Circles
Analytics and data science Magazine ArticleThe most dubious business plan can look solid—even smart—if it’s cast as a virtuous circle. “See, we invest our profits in innovation to create delightful products that customers buy—which generate profits that we invest in innovation!” Who could argue with that? Indeed, the merit of self-reinforcing systems seems so obvious that businesspeople instinctively describe their […] -
Who Has the D?: How Clear Decision Roles Enhance Organizational Performance
Decision making and problem solving Magazine ArticleYour organization can become more decisive—and can implement strategy more quickly—if you know where the bottlenecks are and who’s empowered to break through them. -
Don’t Be Undersold!
Competitive strategy Magazine ArticleA new class of European discounters have U.S. retailers squarely in their sights. -
Running a State Health Insurance Marketplace
Government Digital ArticleObservations from Rhode Island. -
Coal Cleans Up Its Act
Sustainable business practices Magazine ArticleAre the energy markets shifting back toward coal? In some ways, they never left—coal generates more than 50% of U.S. electricity, for example. Yet since the 1950s, coal’s share of that market has declined against natural gas and other fuels, largely because emissions from coal-fired plants have hurt the environment and stirred up not-in-my-backyard sentiments. […] -
Smart Product Design
Innovation Magazine ArticleEven more than technical expertise, it’s the ability to connect the dots that drives innovative product design, says Dan Williams, who is widely known for the work he did on mobile phones when he was Motorola’s design director. Now, as the creative director for the design and innovation firm TZ Limited, Williams has turned his […] -
Banana War Maneuvers
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleCompanies often resort to lobbyists and lawyers to fight unfair trade policies. But sometimes there are easier alternatives. Consider the case of Chiquita and Dole, organizations that faced restrictive new trade policies in the early 1990s that limited banana exports into Europe. Following World War II, Chiquita became Europe’s main banana provider, exporting to Germany […] -
The Emancipated Organization
Leadership Magazine ArticleInsights on gender, leadership, and power formed over 25 years on the front lines. -
Don't Let Election Passions Roil Your Workplace
Communication ResearchResearch-based advice on how to help employees engage in productive discourse. -
A More Humane Model for Eldercare in the U.S.
Leadership & Managing People ResearchHow one integrated, community-based care program lets vulnerable seniors continue to live at home for as long as possible. -
We Can't Undo Globalization, but We Can Improve It
Global Business Digital ArticleMore trade could provide a lift for U.S. firms. -
The Commerce Clause Wakes Up
Government Magazine ArticleIn U.S. Constitutional law, the “dormant commerce clause” is so called because it forbids individual states from tinkering with even those parts of the national economy that Congress has not regulated—where federal power remains dormant. The name is especially apt because Congress’s commerce power has spent much of the past two centuries snoozing. But the […] -
Why Mergers Like the AT&T-Time Warner Deal Should Go Through
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleIf the government sues, it's likely to lose. -
Why Target’s Canadian Expansion Failed
International business Digital ArticleThe retailer went too big, too soon. -
Why Trump Doesn’t Tweet About Automation
Technology and analytics Digital ArticleThere are no dramatic plant closings, and no easy solutions. -
The Risks of Health Insurance Company Mergers
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleConsolidations don't always deliver on their potential. -
Why Cutting Taxes Won’t Make America More Innovative
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleTwo recent studies show what’s really holding would-be inventors back. -
Why Isn't Jamie Dimon Telling Clients to Raise Wages Too?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat makes sense for JPMorgan Chase should also make sense for its customers. -
From Complacency to Competitiveness: An Interview with Vitro’s Ernesto Martens
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleIn Mexico, business, family, and politics are often intermingled. -
A New Way to Define Value in Drug Pricing
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleAn online tool takes objective and subjective factors into account.
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Cheniere's LNG Liquefaction Strategy: Pushing the Boundaries of the Project Finance Debt Market
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details After the collapse of world oil prices during the late 1990s, Cheniere began shifting its business focus away from upstream exploration and toward LNG... -
Hubble Contact Lenses: Data Driven Direct-to-Consumer Marketing
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details As its Series A extension round approaches, the founders of Hubble, a subscription-based, social-media fueled, direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand of contact... -
Juno (B): Leveraging Student Power
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details In March 2020, Juno co-founders Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal decided to pitch banks in anticipation of their annual auction while negotiating directly... -
Headspace vs. Calm: A Mindful Competition
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details By 2021, the mindfulness app wars reached their apex. Over 2,000 meditation apps were available to consumers, but two apps, Headspace and Calm, dominated... -
Asocomun-Peacebuilders: Negotiating Resources for Social Projects. Confidential instructions for Peacebuilders International
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Asocomún and Peacebuilders are two organizations that have made an oral and informal agreement to present a joint proposal to the European Union (henceforth... -
Trader Joe's: At a crossroads?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details When Covid-19 hit the US in 2020, the grocery retail industry underwent a greatly accelerated digital transformation as consumers' habits changed drastically... -
Springy Fields: An Entrepreneur's Dilemma
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case highlights entrepreneur Tom Wilson's dilemma: he must decide how to expand Springy Fields, his adult sport and recreation business. After the... -
Sierra Capital Partners
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Hurricane Katrina (A): Preparing for the 'Big One' In New Orleans (Abridged)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details On Tuesday, August 23, 2005, meteorologists in the US National Weather Service spotted a tropical depression in the southeastern Bahamas. As it strengthened... -
Loblaw Companies Ltd.: Differentiation in the 90s and Beyond
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Loblaw wants to develop long-term relationships with its customers and is testing a variety of strategies to do this. -
Asocomun-Peacebuilders: Negotiating Resources for Social Projects. Confidential instructions for Asocomun
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Asocomún and Peacebuilders are two organizations that have made an oral and informal agreement to present a joint proposal to the European Union (henceforth... -
Security Planning for the 2004 Democratic National Convention (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details When the city of Boston applied to host the Democratic Party presidential nominating convention of July 2004, it did so in the belief that the event would... -
Lending Club: Time to Join?
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McKinsey and LUNAR: Acquiring a Design Firm
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case explores the possible acquisition by McKinsey &Company of design company LUNAR in response to the new directions management consulting is taking.... -
Google and Project Maven (A): Big Tech, Government and the AI Arms Race
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In April 2018, after it became known that Google was collaborating with the US Department of Defense on Project Maven, over 3,000 employees signed an... -
Greenland and the Paris Agreement
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Explores the tradeoffs between climate change action and economic development from the perspective of Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark.... -
The OxySacklers: Making Money - the Wrong Way
Management Case Study11.95View Details The Sackler family and their 100%-owned company, Purdue Pharma, produced OxyContin pills by the millions, amassing a vast family fortune in the process.... -
Corporate Mobsters: Innocent Monsters, Real Gangsters or Both?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The document "Corporate Mobsters: Innocent Monsters, Real Gangsters or Both?" presents three cases related to mobbing behavior performed by a top manager,... -
BMW of North America: Dream It. Build It. Drive It
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details BMW, the leading luxury car manufacturer in the United States, implemented a new marketing initiative based on its online video services aimed to increase... -
Verily Life Sciences and Machine Learning
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Verily Life Sciences, an independent subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc., set out to harness machine learning in the health care field. The company sought partnerships...
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Cheniere's LNG Liquefaction Strategy: Pushing the Boundaries of the Project Finance Debt Market
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details After the collapse of world oil prices during the late 1990s, Cheniere began shifting its business focus away from upstream exploration and toward LNG... -
Hubble Contact Lenses: Data Driven Direct-to-Consumer Marketing
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details As its Series A extension round approaches, the founders of Hubble, a subscription-based, social-media fueled, direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand of contact... -
Juno (B): Leveraging Student Power
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details In March 2020, Juno co-founders Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal decided to pitch banks in anticipation of their annual auction while negotiating directly... -
Crap Circles
Analytics and data science Magazine ArticleThe most dubious business plan can look solid—even smart—if it’s cast as a virtuous circle. “See, we invest our profits in innovation to create delightful products that customers buy—which generate profits that we invest in innovation!” Who could argue with that? Indeed, the merit of self-reinforcing systems seems so obvious that businesspeople instinctively describe their […] -
Headspace vs. Calm: A Mindful Competition
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details By 2021, the mindfulness app wars reached their apex. Over 2,000 meditation apps were available to consumers, but two apps, Headspace and Calm, dominated... -
Asocomun-Peacebuilders: Negotiating Resources for Social Projects. Confidential instructions for Peacebuilders International
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Asocomún and Peacebuilders are two organizations that have made an oral and informal agreement to present a joint proposal to the European Union (henceforth... -
Trader Joe's: At a crossroads?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details When Covid-19 hit the US in 2020, the grocery retail industry underwent a greatly accelerated digital transformation as consumers' habits changed drastically... -
Who Has the D?: How Clear Decision Roles Enhance Organizational Performance
Decision making and problem solving Magazine ArticleYour organization can become more decisive—and can implement strategy more quickly—if you know where the bottlenecks are and who’s empowered to break through them. -
Springy Fields: An Entrepreneur's Dilemma
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case highlights entrepreneur Tom Wilson's dilemma: he must decide how to expand Springy Fields, his adult sport and recreation business. After the... -
Sierra Capital Partners
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details