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- December 2021
- Case
Burning Glass Technologies: From Data to Product
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Amy Klopfenstein
In May 2021, Matt Sigelman, CEO of Burning Glass Technologies, a company that provided labor market analytics for a variety of markets, navigates his company’s transition from data company to product company. Burning Glass originated as a service that used artificial...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Strategy;
Expansion;
Business Strategy;
Labor;
Employment;
Human Capital;
Jobs and Positions;
Job Design and Levels;
Job Search;
Human Resources;
Selection and Staffing;
Recruitment;
Employees;
Retention;
Competency and Skills;
Experience and Expertise;
Talent and Talent Management;
Analytics and Data Science;
Business Model;
Technology Industry;
North and Central America;
United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Burning Glass Technologies: From Data to Product." Harvard Business School Case 122-015, December 2021.
Arthur I Segel
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- 17 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews
Minority job applicants are “whitening” their resumes by deleting references to their race with the hope of boosting their shot at jobs, and research shows the strategy is paying off. In fact, companies are more than twice as likely to...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- August 2022 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
Pricing at Netflix: The Sequel
By: Elie Ofek and Amy Klopfenstein
This case continues the themes discussed in "Pricing at Netflix" (Case 521-004). Following the conclusion of the original case, Netflix developed new, high-profile original content, added millions of subscribers, and introduced another price increase in January 2022....
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Advertising;
Marketing Strategy;
Entertainment;
Film Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Finance;
Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Adaptation;
Internet and the Web;
Customers;
Customer Satisfaction;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Advertising Industry;
North and Central America;
United States
Ofek, Elie, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Pricing at Netflix: The Sequel." Harvard Business School Case 523-015, August 2022. (Revised March 2023.)
- 23 Jan 2017
- News
Does Jazz Music Need Star Power?
- October 2023
- Case
Vida Health: Transforming Chronic Disease Treatment
By: William Sahlman and Nicole Tempest Keller
San Francisco based Vida Health, founded by Stephanie Tilenius, former vice president of Commerce and Payments at Google, was a B2B digital health startup focused on the treatment of cardiometabolic conditions, such as diabetes and obesity. Its innovative digital...
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Keywords:
Corporate Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Demand and Consumers;
Health Care and Treatment;
Product Marketing;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Technological Innovation;
Health Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
California;
San Francisco
Sahlman, William, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Vida Health: Transforming Chronic Disease Treatment." Harvard Business School Case 824-001, October 2023.
- January 2001 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
BP Amoco (B): Financing Development of the Caspian Oil Fields
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
British Petroleum and Amoco were the two largest members of the Azerbaijan International Oil Consortium (AIOC), an 11-firm consortium that was spending $10 billion to develop oil fields in the Caspian Sea. As of March 1999, AIOC had completed a $1.9 billion development...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Policy;
Capital Budgeting;
Project Finance;
Emerging Markets;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financing and Loans;
Financial Strategy;
Mining Industry;
Energy Industry;
United Kingdom;
Europe
Esty, Benjamin C., and Michael Kane. "BP Amoco (B): Financing Development of the Caspian Oil Fields." Harvard Business School Case 201-067, January 2001. (Revised May 2010.)
NGOs and Organizational Change
The organizational dynamics of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly complex as they have evolved from small local groups into sophisticated multinational organizations with global networks. Alnoor... View Details
- 29 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 29, 2008
the other schools within Harvard. His challenges include attracting the best faculty and students, creating linkages across the university, and determining a strategy that will make Harvard engineering as well known as View Details
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Martha Lagace
- June 2015 (Revised November 2015)
- Case
Akbank: Options in Digital Banking
By: Rajiv Lal and Esel Çekin
This case discusses the digitalization strategies of a leading bank in Turkey, Akbank, and how to position its digital banking products going forward. The Turkish banking industry was undergoing a transformation prompted by the demands of the country's digitally savvy,...
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Banking;
Emerging Market;
Regulations;
Channels;
Digitization;
Information Technology;
Competition;
Brands and Branding;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Emerging Markets;
Distribution Channels;
Banks and Banking;
Digital Transformation;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Turkey
Lal, Rajiv, and Esel Çekin. "Akbank: Options in Digital Banking." Harvard Business School Case 515-115, June 2015. (Revised November 2015.)
- December 2011 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Brasil Foods
By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
In mid-2011, the management of Brasil Foods, a leading Brazilian branded foods producer and protein exporter, is evaluating strategies for international and domestic growth. The team has just received approval from Brazil's antitrust authorities to complete the merger...
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Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Brazil
Bell, David E., and Natalie Kindred. "Brasil Foods." Harvard Business School Case 512-013, December 2011. (Revised April 2013.)
- 15 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 15
Talent Recruitment at frog design Shanghai (B) Supplements 411-040. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/414024-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-404 New York City: Bloomberg's Strategy for Economic Development Traces the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet
departments within the firm could query it for answers to questions ranging from optimal pricing to product design. What prevents this from materializing? After all, machine learning is delivering self-driving cars and beating human...
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by Kristen Senz
- November 2017 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
Fair Value Accounting at Noble Group (A)
By: Siko Sikochi, Suraj Srinivasan and Quinn Pitcher
Noble Group was a large commodities trader based in Hong Kong and listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. In 2012, Noble shifted its business strategy towards an asset-light model. Under this model, Noble did not own mines or farms to produce commodities but built...
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Sikochi, Siko, Suraj Srinivasan, and Quinn Pitcher. "Fair Value Accounting at Noble Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 118-034, November 2017. (Revised August 2018.)
- 2014
- Book
Business History
By: Walter A. Friedman and Geoffrey Jones
This volume contains a selection of 42 foundational articles on the discipline of business history written between 1934 and the present day by scholars based in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. A wide-ranging editorial introduction describes the...
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Friedman, Walter A. and Geoffrey Jones, eds. Business History. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014.
- January 2009 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Targanta Therapeutics: Hitting a Moving Target
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
This case explores regulatory, product testing, and business strategy at Targanta Therapeutics, a biotech company preparing its first new drug application to the FDA. In October 2007, Mark Leuchtenberger, president and CEO of Targanta—which has just held a successful...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Entrepreneurship;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Health Testing and Trials;
Product Development;
Business and Government Relations;
Business Strategy;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Targanta Therapeutics: Hitting a Moving Target." Harvard Business School Case 709-002, January 2009. (Revised July 2009.)
- October 2002 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Starbucks and Conservation International
By: James E. Austin and Cate Reavis
Starbucks, the world's leading specialty coffee company, developed a strategic alliance with Conservation International, a major international environmental nonprofit organization. The purpose of the alliance was to promote coffee-growing practices of small farms that...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Markets;
Demand and Consumers;
Production;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Cooperative Ownership;
Performance Efficiency;
Alliances;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Mexico
Austin, James E., and Cate Reavis. "Starbucks and Conservation International." Harvard Business School Case 303-055, October 2002. (Revised May 2004.)
- February 2023
- Case
Roblox: Virtual Commerce in the Metaverse
By: Ayelet Israeli and Nicole Tempest Keller
In 2022, Roblox had 58.8 million daily active users, including over half of all children and teens under the age of 16 in the United States. Roblox, a free-to-use “co-experience platform”, allowed users to come together in immersive 3D experiences to socialize, work,...
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Keywords:
Entertainment;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Market Design;
Marketing;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Channels;
Marketing Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Economics;
Economy;
Economic Systems;
Advertising;
Advertising Campaigns;
Digital Platforms;
Markets;
Price;
Innovation and Management;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Video Game Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
California;
North America;
South America;
Asia;
Europe
Israeli, Ayelet, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Roblox: Virtual Commerce in the Metaverse." Harvard Business School Case 523-028, February 2023.
- Web
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- March 2019 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Philips Lighting: Light-as-a-Service
By: Mark R. Kramer, Thijs Geradts and Bhanuteja Nadella
As LEDs with a 25-year lifespan replace incandescent lightbulbs, Philips Lighting faced major disruption and began to explore a new shared value business model of selling light as a service. Although it offers better profit margins and a reduced environmental...
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Keywords:
Disruptive Innovation;
Business Model;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Competitive Strategy
Kramer, Mark R., Thijs Geradts, and Bhanuteja Nadella. "Philips Lighting: Light-as-a-Service." Harvard Business School Case 719-446, March 2019. (Revised May 2019.)