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Group Functions at the Maersk Group
Collis, David J.; Shaffer, MatthewCase HBS-715432-EStrategyIn 2014, seven years after he was appointed CEO of the Danish shipping and oil conglomerate A.P. M ller Maersk (the Maersk Group), Nils Andersen was reexamining the size and role of corporate headquarters in the company he had reshaped as a "premium conglomerate." During his tenure, Andersen had divided what had previously been operated as almost a single entity into separate lines of business, each accountable for its own performance and expect...Starting at €8.20
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A Politician in a Leather Suit and the Paradox of Japanese Capitalism
Ramanna, Karthik; Shaffer, MatthewCase HBS-113026-ETwo lost decades later, capitalism in Japan embodies peculiar contradictions-preserving wealth and social stability in the face of declining economic power. Scant transparency in Japanese corporate practices plays an important role in this phenomenon. Sometimes justified as an embodiment of Japanese culture, the opacity of Japanese corporations is credited with empowering managers to make long-term business decisions that preserve employment and ...Starting at €8.20