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- February 2010 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Roche's Acquisition of Genentech
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Bo Becker and Vincent Marie Dessain
Franz Humer, CEO of the Roche Group, must decide whether to mount a hostile tender offer for the publicly-owned shares of Roche's biotechnology subsidiary, Genentech. The case provides opportunities to analyze Roche's strategy with respect to Genentech, the pros and... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Subsidiaries; Negotiation Offer; Organizational Culture; Corporate Strategy; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Bo Becker, and Vincent Marie Dessain. "Roche's Acquisition of Genentech." Harvard Business School Case 210-040, February 2010. (Revised September 2011.)
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
and Lipton. The real turning point for the American business came with the subsequent appointment of Angus as director responsible for North America, and the radical moves to integrate the U.S. subsidiaries in Unilever in strategic and... View Details
- September 2016 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Zalora Philippines: From Growth to Profitability
By: Donald Ngwe and Thales Teixeira
In May 2015 Paulo Campos, co-founder and CEO of Zalora Philippines, found himself at a crucial turning point in his young company’s development. In just three years, Zalora had come from entering the Philippine fashion retail industry as an unknown quantity to becoming... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Business Subsidiaries; Business Growth and Maturation; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry; Sweden; Southeast Asia; Philippines
Ngwe, Donald, and Thales Teixeira. "Zalora Philippines: From Growth to Profitability." Harvard Business School Case 517-009, September 2016. (Revised September 2017.)
- Web
Documenting the Wartime Effort | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
initiative to build a sizeable collection of images documenting the company and its subsidiaries around the country. Photographers included exceptional artists such as Russell Aikins, Robert Yarnall Richie, Fred Korth, and Fritz Henle. A... View Details
- Web
Globalization - Faculty & Research
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions ; Business Organization ; Business Subsidiaries ; Talent and Talent Management ; Decision Making ; Cost vs Benefits ; Financial Crisis ; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues ; Global Strategy ;... View Details
- 30 Apr 2020
- Book
Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
many others. However, much of the focus of policy and media is on manufacturing and the workforce, especially with electric vehicles. One recent example is that the Loan Programs Office in the Department of Energy announced a conditional $9.2 billion loan for BlueOval... View Details
- 11 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
referred to as the godfather of private equity in Asia, Kim has led some of the region’s most significant transactions at MBK, including the 2009 acquisition, with Goldman Sachs, of Universal Studios Japan; the 2013 acquisition of ING Insurance Korea; the buyout in... View Details
- Web
HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
a nonprofit, wholly owned subsidiary of the University. HMC has managed the Harvard endowment portfolio since 1974. Its mission is to ensure the University has the financial resources to confidently maintain and expand its leadership in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Giving All Stakeholders a Voice
create a blockchain-based disaster relief platform for FEMA. Meanwhile, in the consumer sector, Ava Labs and SK Planet, a subsidiary of the South Korean conglomerate SK, collaborated to build a loyalty platform using Web3 components on... View Details
Keywords: April White
- July 2018 (Revised July 2018)
- Teaching Note
Argentina Power—Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree
Teaching Note for HBS No. 218-041. This case concerns a complex potential energy infrastructure investment in Argentina by a global conglomerate shortly after Mauricio Macri (“Macri”) became President of Argentina in 2015. The central issues are (i) why was a country... View Details
- 25 Jan 2017
- HBS Case
How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?
Hindustan Unilever, the Indian subsidiary of the multinational company Unilever—and sales skyrocketed, leading other companies to quickly follow with their own products. Skincare products are regulated under India’s Drugs & Cosmetics... View Details
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James Sharpe | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
with over 400 employees. He next served as president for Brown Machine Company, a subsidiary of John Brown, Inc., and then for a larger company within the same group. Jim had always wanted to own his own business, however, and by 1987 he... View Details
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U.S. Steel | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
photographers around the country to document the inner workings of the company and its subsidiaries as part of a national public relations campaign. These efforts occurred at a time when the steel industry, like today’s technology... View Details
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
seems to be no great rush). Finally, the portfolio is pruned of businesses that don't fit the acquirer's strategic objectives. After those adjustments have been made, subsidiaries are allowed a high degree of freedom. Attempts to... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower
- 04 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them
Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details
- 06 Jan 2016
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?
company was performing well, at least on measures available to the public. (As a subsidiary of Amazon, Zappos no longer reports separate financials.) It is one of only 12 American companies that win awards both for its customer service... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
A Taste of Tradition
method-a teaching approach unknown in Japan-continue to guide him, he notes, in overseeing Kikkoman's new business development. He also manages several other departments and subsidiary branches, such as the company's biochemical and... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- December 1999 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
BRL Hardy: Globalizing an Australian Wine Company
Two new product launch decisions face Christopher Carson, managing director of BRL Hardy, Europe. Responsible for the European operations of a major Australian wine company, Carson has begun to globalize his strategy beyond selling the parent company's wines. After a... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Joint Ventures; Product Launch; Brands and Branding; Competitive Strategy; Business Subsidiaries; Negotiation Style; Food and Beverage Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "BRL Hardy: Globalizing an Australian Wine Company." Harvard Business School Case 300-018, December 1999. (Revised October 2003.)
- 19 Mar 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Overcoming the Stress of ‘Englishnization’
recent acquisitions in Poland and the UK and opened a subsidiary in China. “In English I am not myself. My personality is much smaller in this context.” Neeley, who speaks five languages, conducted in-depth interviews in English and... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard