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      BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?
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      • January 2020 (Revised July 2020)
      • Case

      BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit

      By: Rohit Deshpandé, Aiyesha Dey and George Serafeim
      The case revolves around the actions that Barbara Novick, co-founder and Vice-Chair of Blackrock, and Michelle Edkins, Global Head of Investment Stewardship, would need to take in response to the controversial CEO letters from Laurence (Larry) Fink, Chairman and CEO of...  View Details
      Keywords: Boards Of Directors; Institutional Investors; Disclosure; Transparency; Corporate Purpose; Corporate Profits; Esg; Esg Disclosure Metrics; Corporate Sustainability; Engagement Strategy Of Institutions; Stewardship Role Of Institutions; Blackrock; Corporate Governance; Governing And Advisory Boards; Institutional Investing; Accounting; Corporate Disclosure; Mission And Purpose; Profit; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Diversity; Corporate Accountability; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Deshpandé, Rohit, Aiyesha Dey, and George Serafeim. "BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit." Harvard Business School Case 120-042, January 2020. (Revised July 2020.)
      • Article

      181 Top CEOs Have Realized Companies Need a Purpose Beyond Profit

      By: Claudine Gartenberg and George Serafeim
      On August 19, 2019, the Business Roundtable (BR) issued a memo entitled “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.” The Business Roundtable, one of the most preeminent business lobbies in the United States, includes 192 CEOs of leading U.S. companies from Apple to...  View Details
      Keywords: Purpose; Corporate Purpose; Stakeholder Management; Ceo; Mission And Purpose; Business And Stakeholder Relations; Strategy
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      Gartenberg, Claudine, and George Serafeim. "181 Top CEOs Have Realized Companies Need a Purpose Beyond Profit." Harvard Business Review (website) (August 20, 2019).
      • October 2018
      • Teaching Note

      BlackRock (B): Acquire MLIM?

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Stuart C. Gilson and Aldo Sesia
      Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 717-405 and 717-485.  View Details
      Keywords: Competition; Strategy; Technology
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Stuart C. Gilson, and Aldo Sesia. "BlackRock (B): Acquire MLIM?" Harvard Business School Teaching Note 719-431, October 2018.
      • June 2018
      • Teaching Note

      BlackRock: Diversity as a Driver for Success

      By: Boris Groysberg, Katherine Connolly and Aldo Sesia
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 415-047.  View Details
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      Groysberg, Boris, Katherine Connolly, and Aldo Sesia. "BlackRock: Diversity as a Driver for Success." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 418-078, June 2018.
      • November 2017
      • Editorial

      Facebook, BlackRock, and the Case for Purpose-Driven Companies

      By: George Serafeim
      Purpose-driven companies have been shown to outperform their peers over the long term. But purpose-driven companies are also hard to come by. Why is that? Because purpose is costly. At the very least, it requires a credible commitment to that purpose. And credible...  View Details
      Keywords: Facebook; Blackrock; Purpose; Corporate Purpose; Corporate Governance; Leadership; Esg; Short-termism; Mission And Purpose; Corporate Governance; Leadership
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      Serafeim, George. "Facebook, BlackRock, and the Case for Purpose-Driven Companies." Harvard Business Review (website) (January 16, 2018).
      • April 2017 (Revised November 2017)
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      BlackRock (B): Acquire MLIM? (with video links)

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin, Stuart C. Gilson and Aldo Sesia
      In early 2006, BlackRock, Inc. is considering acquiring Merrill Lynch’s asset management business. The asset management industry was in a state of transition. In the prior year, more than 130 mergers and acquisitions had taken place. The proposed deal between BlackRock...  View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Technology; Asset Management; Mergers And Acquisitions; Decision Choices And Conditions; United States
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Jan W. Rivkin, Stuart C. Gilson, and Aldo Sesia. "BlackRock (B): Acquire MLIM? (with video links)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 717-485, April 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
      • April 2017 (Revised November 2017)
      • Case

      BlackRock (C): Integrating BGI (with video links)

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin and Aldo Sesia
      On June 11, 2009, BlackRock, Inc., the world’s fourth-largest asset manager announced it was acquiring Barclays Global Investors (BGI) for $13.5 billion in stock and cash. The deal would more than double BlackRock’s assets under management (AUM), making it the world’s...  View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Integration; Organizational Culture; Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Technology; Asset Management; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Jan W. Rivkin, and Aldo Sesia. "BlackRock (C): Integrating BGI (with video links)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 717-486, April 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
      • April 2017 (Revised November 2017)
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      BlackRock (D): Organizing for the Future (with video links)

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin and Aldo Sesia
      By the end of 2015, BlackRock had succeeded beyond any of the early dreams of its founders. The firm remained the world’s largest asset manager, with more than $4.6 trillion under management, and other financial services companies used BlackRock’s Aladdin platform to...  View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Technology; Asset Management; Growth And Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Jan W. Rivkin, and Aldo Sesia. "BlackRock (D): Organizing for the Future (with video links)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 717-487, April 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
      • March 2017 (Revised November 2017)
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      BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems? (with video links)

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin and Kelly McNamara
      As the case opens in 1999, several key leaders at BlackRock, Inc., then a relatively small asset management firm, are trying to convince CEO Larry Fink and others that the firm should begin to offer Aladdin—its proprietary analytics and trading platform—to other asset...  View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Technology; Asset Management; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Jan W. Rivkin, and Kelly McNamara. "BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems? (with video links)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 717-484, March 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
      • October 2016 (Revised January 2018)
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      BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin and Kelly McNamara
      As the case opens in 1999, several key leaders at BlackRock, Inc., then a relatively small asset management firm, are trying to convince CEO Larry Fink and others that the firm should begin to offer Aladdin—its proprietary analytics and trading platform—to other asset...  View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Technology; Asset Management; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Jan W. Rivkin, and Kelly McNamara. "BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?" Harvard Business School Case 717-404, October 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
      • October 2016 (Revised January 2018)
      • Supplement

      BlackRock (D): Organizing for the Future

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin and Aldo Sesia
      This (D) case is a supplement to HBS case no. 717-404 “BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?”  View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Technology; Asset Management; United States
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Jan W. Rivkin, and Aldo Sesia. "BlackRock (D): Organizing for the Future." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-407, October 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
      • October 2016 (Revised January 2018)
      • Supplement

      BlackRock (B): Acquire MLIM?

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin, Stuart C. Gilson and Aldo Sesia
      This (B) case is a supplement to HBS case no. 717-404 “BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?”  View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Technology; Asset Management; United States
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Jan W. Rivkin, Stuart C. Gilson, and Aldo Sesia. "BlackRock (B): Acquire MLIM?" Harvard Business School Supplement 717-405, October 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
      • October 2016 (Revised January 2018)
      • Supplement

      BlackRock (C): Integrating BGI

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin and Aldo Sesia
      This (C) case is a supplement to HBS case no. 717-404 “BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?”  View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Technology; Asset Management; United States
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Jan W. Rivkin, and Aldo Sesia. "BlackRock (C): Integrating BGI." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-406, October 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
      • February 2015
      • Case

      BlackRock: Diversity as a Driver for Success

      By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
      In July 2014, the Global Executive Committee (GEC) for BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, held a two-day offsite to discuss the state of talent within the firm. A year prior, in 2013, Chairman and CEO Laurence (Larry) Fink had asked Global Head of HR Jeff...  View Details
      Keywords: Women And Leadership; Diversity; Human Capital; General Management; Leadership; Change Management; Human Capital; Leading Change; Management Practices And Processes; Organizational Culture; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly. "BlackRock: Diversity as a Driver for Success." Harvard Business School Case 415-047, February 2015.
      • January–February 2014
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      Building a Game-Changing Talent Strategy

      By: Douglas A. Ready, Linda A. Hill and Robert J. Thomas
      When most of the world's financial services giants were stumbling and retrenching in the aftermath of the 2008 recession, the asset management firm BlackRock was busy charting a course for growth. Its revenues, profits, and stock price all performed consistently...  View Details
      Keywords: Talent And Talent Management; Success; Business Strategy; Financial Crisis; Financial Services Industry
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      Ready, Douglas A., Linda A. Hill, and Robert J. Thomas. "Building a Game-Changing Talent Strategy." Harvard Business Review 92, nos. 1-2 (January–February 2014): 62–68.
      • April 2011 (Revised September 2011)
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      BlackRock Solutions

      By: Kenneth A. Froot and Scott Waggoner
      The BlackRock Solutions case examines the different functions and economics of a global asset manager's value chain, with particular emphasis on the "money management" and the "investment systems platform" businesses. Students analyze why BlackRock decided to unbundle...  View Details
      Keywords: Investment Management; Strategic Vision; Organizational Behavior; Economies Of Scale And Scope; Unbundling Of Services; Strategic Planning; Risk Management; Financial Management; Asset Management; Competitive Advantage; Value; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Investment; Financial Strategy
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      Froot, Kenneth A., and Scott Waggoner. "BlackRock Solutions." Harvard Business School Case 211-082, April 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
      • June 2009 (Revised May 2010)
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      BlackRock Money Market Management in September 2008 (A)

      By: Kenneth A. Froot and David Lane
      This case highlights the issues around money market mutual funds in the financial crisis of 2008.  View Details
      Keywords: Blackrock; Mutual Funds; Money Market; Investment Management; Bank Runs; 2008 Financial Crisis; Government Intervention In The Markets; Grg; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Crisis Management; Government And Politics; Financial Crisis; Financial Services Industry
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      Froot, Kenneth A., and David Lane. "BlackRock Money Market Management in September 2008 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-101, June 2009. (Revised May 2010.)
      • June 2009 (Revised May 2010)
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      BlackRock Money Market Management in September 2008 (B)

      By: Kenneth A. Froot and David Lane
      This case highlights the issues surrounding money market mutual funds in the financial crisis of 2008.  View Details
      Keywords: Blackrock; Mutual Funds; Money Market; Investment Management; Bank Runs; 2008 Financial Crisis; Government Intervention In The Markets; Grg; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Government And Politics; Financial Crisis; Financial Services Industry
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      Froot, Kenneth A., and David Lane. "BlackRock Money Market Management in September 2008 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-139, June 2009. (Revised May 2010.)
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