For years business leaders have turned to peer forums--groups of four to 10 people with similar interests who meet regularly for confidential conversations--to share their problems, find support and insights, and learn and grow. But because such forums are small and private, many people don''t know much about them. In this article two authors who have studied forums extensively open a window into them. Drawing on their research, Groysberg .....more

Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?" traces the history of women in management from the early 20th to early 21st century through analysis of Harvard Business Review''s coverage of women and gender. The case identifies six distinct phases in the evolution of women''s opportunities and barriers as well as attitudes toward professional women. It explores when and how concepts like equal pay for equal work, sexual .....more

When Ajaypal (Ajay) Banga became the CEO of Mastercard in 2010, digital technologies were on the rise, and innovation needed to become a strategic imperative at the company. Banga tasked Garry Lyons, who had joined Mastercard through the 2009 acquisition of Orbiscom, with infusing innovation into Mastercard''s culture. With a significant incremental investment, and free reign to spend it as he pleased, Lyons created Mastercard Labs-a global .....more

In late 2021, Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach and Chairman and former CEO Ajaypal "Ajay" Banga considered how Mastercard could best position itself for continued success in the years to come. Since Mastercard''s initial public offering in 2006, the company had grown and transformed, driven in part by a core strategy of "Grow-Diversify-Build" and vision of a "World Beyond Cash." During Banga''s recent tenure .....more

Supplement to 221057.

When Ajaypal (Ajay) Banga became the CEO of Mastercard in 2010, he shifted the company''s competitive focus from card networks to cash itself. Mastercard''s new vision of a "World Beyond Cash" distilled into a three-pronged framework: Grow the core business, Diversify customers and employees, and Build new businesses that reinforce Mastercard''s core capabilities. With digital technologies on the rise, Banga knew .....more

When Ajaypal (Ajay) Banga became the CEO of Mastercard in 2010, he shifted the company''s competitive focus from card networks to cash itself. Mastercard''s new vision of a "World Beyond Cash" distilled into a three-pronged framework: Grow the core business, Diversify customers and employees, and Build new businesses that reinforce Mastercard''s core capabilities. With digital technologies on the rise, Banga knew .....more

In 2010, 3G Capital acquired Burger King, the second largest burger chain globally. 3G expanded Burger King''s operations via acquisitions into a multi-brand business, renamed Restaurant Brands International. The acquisition had been a financial success story for 3G. However, in recent years RBI had faced its share of challenges including competition in its home markets, the rollout of a digital strategy, and increased employee turnover. In .....more

Spreadsheet supplement to case 222064.