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- September 2024
- Case
The Health Equity Accelerator at Boston Medical Center
By: Susanna Gallani, Mary Witkowski and Katie Sonnefeldt
This case describes how Boston Medical Center, a hospital and safety net organization, changed its strategic approach to health equity after realizing that previous efforts were not sufficient to address the health disparities among their patients. In 2021, the Health...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Disorders;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Mission and Purpose;
Decisions;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Structure;
Diversity;
Race;
Ethnicity;
Urban Scope;
Local Range;
Health Industry;
Boston
- August 2024
- Case
Sky Therapeutics: Innovating in Digital Therapeutics
By: Satish Tadikonda, Olivia Reszczynski and William Marks
Shad Faraz and Alex Youssef were intrigued by the opportunities in the relatively new area of Digital Therapeutics. Despite initial successes, early entrants had struggled with reimbursement and revenue-predictability challenges. However, venture investors still...
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- August 19, 2024
- Article
The Business Roundtable’s Stakeholder Pledge, Five Years Later
By: Lynn S. Paine
Five years ago, the Business Roundtable issued a statement pledging to “lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders.” In the past five years, stakeholderism has gained wider acceptance and helped many corporate leaders see the value of taking the interests...
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- July 2024
- Case
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: Bringing Systematic Investment to Philanthropy
By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, Alexander Bischoff and Sophia Pan
Melissa Berman, CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), evaluated her client’s philanthropy project and its mediocre performance. RPA was a segment of the Rockefeller Family Office’s Philanthropy Department, becoming an independent charity in 2002. Consistently...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy;
Philanthropic Sector;
Performance Evaluations;
Social Network;
Collaboration;
Foundation;
Due Diligence;
Humanitarianism;
Humanitarian Assistance;
Grants;
Expertise;
HNW Products And Services;
Donations;
Impact;
Advisor;
Advice;
Consulting;
Funding;
Consulting Services;
Family Business;
Cost vs Benefits;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Private Sector;
Spending;
Mission and Purpose;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Performance Evaluation;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Reputation;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Social Issues;
Wealth and Poverty;
Consulting Industry;
New York (city, NY);
New York (state, US);
United States
- July 2024
- Case
Living Up to Purpose and Performance at Parker Hannifin
By: Hubert Joly, Alicia Dadlani and Martha Hostetter
In 2019, Parker Hannifin, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of motion and control technologies, did something unusual for an industrial company: it created a purpose statement. Even though it already had a clear business strategy and longstanding culture of...
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- July 2024
- Module Note
The Scope of the Corporation
By: David J. Collis
Every company, regardless of size or configuration, has to make decisions about the appropriate scope of its operations. In fact, the issue is so fundamental that Ronald Coase won the Nobel Prize in Economics for merely asking the question, “what determines the scope...
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- June 2024
- Teaching Note
Beamery: Using Skills and AI to Modernize HR
By: Boris Groysberg, David Lane, Susan Pinckney and Alexis Lefort
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 424-004. Unicorn human relationships startup Beamery evaluates it growth versus depth strategy as its strategic partners and customers could become future competitors in a quickly changing AI based human resources and talent management...
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Keywords:
Analysis;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Business Plan;
Disruption;
Transformation;
Talent and Talent Management;
Decisions;
Diversity;
Ethnicity;
Gender;
Nationality;
Race;
Residency;
Higher Education;
Learning;
Entrepreneurship;
Fairness;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Global Strategy;
Growth and Development;
AI and Machine Learning;
Digital Platforms;
Disruptive Innovation;
Technological Innovation;
Job Offer;
Job Search;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Product;
Mission and Purpose;
Strategic Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Corporate Strategy;
Equality and Inequality;
Valuation;
Value Creation;
Employment Industry;
United Kingdom
- May 2024
- Case
SofMedica Group: Managing Growth
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
SofMedica Group had expanded from its origins as a medical equipment distributor in Romania to a holding company with four business lines operating in six countries. This expansion had been driven by SofMedica’s mission: to make cutting edge medical technology...
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Keywords:
Growth;
Healthcare Access;
Healthcare;
Medical Devices;
Medical Equipment ＆ Devices;
Medical Care;
Developing Countries;
Eastern Europe;
Quality Management System;
Health Care and Treatment;
Growth Management;
Education;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Quality;
Leadership;
Mission and Purpose;
Expansion;
Health Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Europe;
Romania
- May 2024
- Case
Choosing the Course of Passion: Brooke Boyarsky Pratt at knownwell
By: Jon M. Jachimowicz and Alexis Lefort
Brooke Boyarsky Pratt (HBS ’13) enjoyed considerable success in her early career, quickly climbing the ranks to associate partner at McKinsey, and later becoming an executive vice president at Berkadia, a Berkshire Hathaway portfolio company. Throughout these years,...
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- April 2024
- Case
Michelin in Motion: Putting Purpose to Work
By: Hubert Joly, Nitin Nohria and Emilie Billaud
When he became CEO, facing limited growth prospects, a low valuation, and therefore a stagnating share price, Menegaux and his team launched a set of initiatives to reposition Michelin. These included (1) articulating a clear purpose (“We care about giving people a...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Talent and Talent Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Leading Change;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Identity;
Motivation and Incentives;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Value Creation;
Mission and Purpose;
Valuation;
Manufacturing Industry;
Rubber Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Europe;
France
- April 2024
- Case
Dr. Tom Mihaljevic and Cleveland Clinic
By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
In December 2022, Dr. Tomislav (“Tom”) Mihaljevic, CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic, was reflecting on the last few years at the hospital, marked both by unprecedented challenges and remarkable achievements. Cleveland Clinic had recently been ranked the world’s...
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Keywords:
Recruitment;
Retention;
Analytics and Data Science;
Digital Transformation;
Digital Platforms;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Human Capital;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Mission and Purpose;
Outcome or Result;
Performance Evaluation;
Health Pandemics;
Goals and Objectives;
Health Industry;
Cleveland;
London;
Abu Dhabi;
Florida;
Ohio
- April 2024 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Unleashing Human Magic at Best Buy
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Sunil Gupta and Amram Migdal
The case examines the transformation of Best Buy under CEO Hubert Joly's leadership from 2012. Facing significant business challenges, including competition from online and physical retailers, Joly implemented the "Renew Blue" turnaround strategy, which focused on...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Transformation;
Transition;
Communication Intention and Meaning;
Communication Strategy;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Health Care and Treatment;
Digital Transformation;
Digital Strategy;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Labor;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Style;
Business or Company Management;
Crisis Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Failure;
Success;
Personal Development and Career;
Strategic Planning;
Adaptation;
Competition;
Alignment;
Business Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Minneapolis;
Minnesota;
United States
- April 2024 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Market Dynamics and Moral Dilemmas: Novo Nordisk’s Weight-Loss Drugs
By: Joseph L. Badaracco, Tom Quinn and John Schultz
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk was owned by a charitable foundation, and since its founding in the 1920s had focused on producing insulin to treat diabetes. In 2017, however, it released Ozempic, a diabetes treatment with the revolutionary side effect of...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Decisions;
Judgments;
Values and Beliefs;
Global Strategy;
Health Care and Treatment;
Patents;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Product Positioning;
Supply and Industry;
Supply Chain;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Opportunities;
Social Issues;
Equality and Inequality;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Health Industry;
Denmark;
United States;
Europe;
China;
India;
Middle East;
North Africa
- March 2024
- Supplement
Negotiating the Gift of Life (B)
By: Alex Chan
Describes a negotiation where lives are truly at stake, where key lessons on persuasion and the role that identity might play in a negotiation are on display through an effort by a frontline negotiator from OneLegacy, the US's largest organ procurement organization. As...
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- March 2024
- Case
Katharine Graham: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case traces the life of Katharine Graham from housewife to publisher of the Washington Post. Born into a family of wealth, Graham described herself as a “doormat wife” after she married Phil Graham and stayed at home to raise their children. His unexpected death...
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- March 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
Governing OpenAI (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan and Will Hurwitz
In late November 2023, OpenAI’s new board of directors took stock of the situation. The company, which sought to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI)—computer systems with capabilities exceeding human abilities—was looking to regain its footing after a chaotic...
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Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence;
Board Of Directors;
Board Decisions;
Board Dynamics;
Corporate Boards;
Governance Changes;
Governance Structure;
Leadership Change;
Legal Aspects Of Business;
Nonprofit Governance;
Strategy And Execution;
Technological Change;
AI and Machine Learning;
Corporate Governance;
Leadership;
Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Technological Innovation;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Resignation and Termination;
Ethics;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Open Source Distribution;
Partners and Partnerships;
Technology Industry;
San Francisco;
United States
- February 2024
- Case
Tony Elumelu Foundation: Democratizing Luck Across Africa
By: Paul A. Gompers and Samir Saxena
Founded in 2010, The Tony Elumelu Foundation is Africa’s leading philanthropy working to support entrepreneurs in Africa with access to seed capital, business management training, mentorship, and access to networks. Through a $100 million commitment but its founder,...
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- February 2024
- Case
Chime Solutions
Just two years after launching its 10k by 2020 initiative to hire 10,000 employees by 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced Chief Executive Officer Mark Wilson to send nearly all of his staff at Chime Solutions (Chime) to work from home. Chime was a customer contact firm...
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- February 2024
- Supplement
ReNew (B): A New Direction
By: Gunnar Trumbull and Malini Sen
The global renewables sector was in a slump, but the Indian market was booming. India’s largest renewable electricity generator, ReNew, faced a dilemma: it traded on the Nasdaq in New York, but saw huge opportunity in the Indian market. In response, CEO Sumant Sinha...
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- January 2024
- Case
Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A)
By: Tiona Zuzul and Susan Pinckney
In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world’s leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather related conditions that forced him to have to decide between staying true to the tenets of the natural wine...
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Business Earnings;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Family Business;
For-Profit Firms;
Small Business;
Change Management;
Transition;
Communication Strategy;
Cost vs Benefits;
Financial Management;
Financial Strategy;
Profit;
Revenue;
Spending;
Global Strategy;
Goods and Commodities;
Innovation Strategy;
Crisis Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth Management;
Success;
Strategic Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Cognition and Thinking;
Reputation;
Adaptation;
Expansion;
Weather;
Mission and Purpose;
Values and Beliefs;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Europe;
Italy