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What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDuring economic slowdowns, consulting, law, and accounting firms often start offering services and taking on clients they really shouldn't, just to keep... -
Research: How Bias Against Women Persists in Female-Dominated Workplaces
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA look inside the ongoing barriers women face in law, health care, faith-based nonprofits, and higher education. -
When Fandom Clashes with IP Law
Intellectual property Digital ArticleShould companies control all the ways people experience art? -
Why Women and People of Color in Law Still Hear "You Don't Look Like a Lawyer"
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleInterviews with black female lawyers shed new light on the obstacles they face. -
Getting Your Team to Buy into a Big Change
Change management Digital ArticleResearchers studied backlash to change at five elite law firms — and how leadership eventually won the skeptics over. -
Points of Law: Unbundling Corporate Legal Services to Unlock Value
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleTraditionally, big law firms and corporate legal departments have enjoyed a close relationship—one that is based on both trust and regulation. Clients rely on firms to discern legal boundaries and the risks associated with misjudging them; counsel are under a professional obligation to identify and raise potential problems and to handle them competently and thoroughly. […] -
Female Supreme Court Justices Are Interrupted More by Male Justices and Advocates
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Putting Products into Services
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleHigh-end professional services firms, unlike product companies, traditionally experience only linear revenue growth. That's because selling more services... -
Collaborating Well in Large Global Teams
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt starts with a clear shared objective. -
Better Sales Networks
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleAnyone in sales will tell you that social networks are critical. The more contacts you have, the more leads you'll generate and, ultimately, the more...
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The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd.
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In September 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc., completed the acquisition of Tyco International PLC, a $9.9 billion business with operating profits of $884... -
Addleshaw Goddard LLP (Abridged)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the UK, is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy... -
San Francisco Bay Consulting
Finance & Accounting Case Study6.95View Details San Francisco Bay Consulting leads the field of economic consulting and litigation support in the application of powerful computers and cutting edge software... -
Wachtell Lipton: Focused Excellence
Strategy & Execution Case Study15.05View Details For years, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz - a small, New York City law firm - has consistently boasted the highest profits per partner and one of the... -
A Note on International Joint Venture Advisory Roles
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Most managers in an international business are likely to be involved with international joint ventures (IJVs) during their career. IJVs have a greater... -
Evisort: An A.I.-Powered Start-up Uses Text Mining to Become Google for Contracts
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Start-up Evisort was cofounded by two law students seeking to create AI-enhanced software providing contract management and processing solutions for attorneys... -
Profits, Politics, and Pipelines: Europe, Russia, and the Challenge of Nord Stream 2 (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Proposed in 2012, Nord Stream 2 was a pipeline project that aimed to bring natural gas directly from Russia to Europe beneath the Baltic Sea. Gazprom,... -
Tiantong & Partners: Transforming Litigation Practice in China
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Jiang Yong founded Tiantong & Partners in 2002, seeking to radically improve the level of litigation-related services in China. By 2015, Tiantong was... -
Shanghai Diligence Law Firm (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Shanghai Diligence Law Firm continued with its approach to grow through a merger, rather than organically, and was eventually merged into a bigger law... -
Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details What does it take to build a successful career over time? Describes Amy Schulman's career progression and role as a star senior litigator and top executive... -
Global Expansion at Sanford C. Bernstein (B) (Abridged)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Sanford C. Bernstein, a premier sell-side research firm, is expanding globally, and has recently opened an office in Hong Kong. Global Director of Research... -
Uber: Competing Globally
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case describes Uber's global market entry strategy and responses by regulators and local competitors. It details Uber's entry into New York City... -
Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Presents a classic dilemma in legal ethics--the conflict between an attorney's obligations as an attorney, in this case to protect a client's confidentiality,... -
Race, Justice, and the Jury System in Postbellum Virginia
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In December 1877, an all-white grand jury in Patrick County, Virginia, indicted two black teenagers, Lee and Burwell Reynolds, for killing a white man.... -
Products Liability: The Innovation Responsible for the Rise and Fall of Takata
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case begins with post-deposition thoughts of Sean Burns, a 23-year veteran of Takata Corp. The lawsuit that gave rise to the deposition was brought... -
Accenture's Code of Business Ethics
Leadership & Managing People Case Study15.05View Details Leaders of Accenture's compliance and ethics program are seeking to design a new code of business ethics for its global workforce of over 400,000 employees.... -
High-Impact Wealth Management: Andrew Puts a Ring on It
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The High-Impact Wealth Management case series is a portfolio of cases that are built around the high-impact theme. Each case in the series can stand on... -
Atticus: The Search for the Ideal Investor
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case follows Sam Byker, the Founder and CEO of Atticus, as he creates, scales, and fundraises for the company. Atticus is a platform that serves... -
CEO Activism (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case introduces CEO activism, a phenomenon in which business leaders engage in political or social issues that do not relate directly to their companies.... -
CaiHong: Combining Legal Services and the Internet
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Shanghai Jiujia Information Technology Co., Ltd. (CaiHong) was founded in April 2015 by entrepreneur Junyuan Huang. The company has transitioned from...
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What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDuring economic slowdowns, consulting, law, and accounting firms often start offering services and taking on clients they really shouldn't, just to keep... -
Research: How Bias Against Women Persists in Female-Dominated Workplaces
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA look inside the ongoing barriers women face in law, health care, faith-based nonprofits, and higher education. -
When Fandom Clashes with IP Law
Intellectual property Digital ArticleShould companies control all the ways people experience art? -
Business Liability
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA business's purpose is to serve its customers, and that means taking risks sometimes. One of these risks is losing money in lawsuits, which could be... -
The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd.
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In September 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc., completed the acquisition of Tyco International PLC, a $9.9 billion business with operating profits of $884... -
Addleshaw Goddard LLP (Abridged)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the UK, is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy... -
San Francisco Bay Consulting
Finance & Accounting Case Study6.95View Details San Francisco Bay Consulting leads the field of economic consulting and litigation support in the application of powerful computers and cutting edge software... -
Wachtell Lipton: Focused Excellence
Strategy & Execution Case Study15.05View Details For years, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz - a small, New York City law firm - has consistently boasted the highest profits per partner and one of the... -
A Note on International Joint Venture Advisory Roles
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Most managers in an international business are likely to be involved with international joint ventures (IJVs) during their career. IJVs have a greater... -
Evisort: An A.I.-Powered Start-up Uses Text Mining to Become Google for Contracts
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Start-up Evisort was cofounded by two law students seeking to create AI-enhanced software providing contract management and processing solutions for attorneys...