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- June 2010 (Revised July 2012)
- Supplement
Dubai: Debt, Development, and Crisis (C)
By: Aldo Musacchio, Andrew Christopher Goodman and Claire K. Qureshi
On November 25, 2009, the city state of Dubai stunned markets by announcing that Dubai World, its flagship state holding company, would seek a six month "standstill" on at least $4 billion U.S. dollars of its $26 billion in debt obligations. This case describes Dubai's...
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Keywords:
Finance;
Investment;
Emerging Markets;
Trade;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Development Economics;
Financial Crisis;
State Ownership;
Sovereign Finance;
Business Strategy;
Dubai
Musacchio, Aldo, Andrew Christopher Goodman, and Claire K. Qureshi. "Dubai: Debt, Development, and Crisis (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 710-071, June 2010. (Revised July 2012.)
- December 2022
- Article
When and How Should Firms Differentiate? Quality and Advertising Decisions in a Duopoly
By: Dominique Olié Lauga, Elie Ofek and Zsolt Katona
A prominent hallmark of competitive interaction is the desire to differentiate from rivals. In this article, the authors examine under what conditions firms will differentiate through product quality versus advertising intensity. Firms select quality in a first stage,...
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Lauga, Dominique Olié, Elie Ofek, and Zsolt Katona. "When and How Should Firms Differentiate? Quality and Advertising Decisions in a Duopoly." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 59, no. 2 (December 2022): 1252–1265.
- August 2021
- Case
Yummy: Delivering Value to Venezuela
By: Ayelet Israeli, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Carla Larangeira
By June 2021, Yummy had become Venezuela’s first and largest food delivery app and last-mile logistics company. In Caracas, the nation’s capital, Yummy held a 55% market share, while operations in other cities had already started to take place, including in three of...
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Health Pandemics;
Business Startups;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Expansion
Israeli, Ayelet, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago, and Carla Larangeira. "Yummy: Delivering Value to Venezuela." Harvard Business School Case 522-034, August 2021.
- June 2014
- Case
Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A)
By: Mihir A. Desai and Elizabeth A. Meyer
By the end of 2013, Apple had $137 billion dollars in cash and marketable securities. This case explores how companies can generate such large amounts of cash and how and if they should distribute it to shareholders, especially in the face of shareholder pressure. In...
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Keywords:
Apple;
Steve Jobs;
Forecast;
Forecasting;
Forecasting And Prediction;
Shareholder Activism;
Share Repurchase;
Dividends;
Financial Ratios;
Preferred Shares;
Cash Distribution;
Corporate Finance;
Borrowing and Debt;
Financial Management;
Financial Strategy;
Technology Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
Republic of Ireland
- 24 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Chloe Ho, MBA 2019: Data-Driven and In Demand
After graduating at the University of Pennsylvania in 2012, Chloe Ho (MBA 2019) began her post-undergrad career in New York working for Morgan Stanley. While there, she served in a strategy and analytics role, working on projects for...
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Technology
- August 2020 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Nubank: Democratizing Financial Services
By: Michael Chu, Carla Larangeira and Pedro Levindo
Nubank, a wholly-digital solution created to disrupt Brazilian banking, with 6 million clients and a $4 billion valuation after five years, must decide whether to expand to Mexico. The company was founded in São Paulo in 2013 by Colombian-born David Vélez to seize what...
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Keywords:
Fintech;
Financial Inclusion;
Digital Banking;
Credit Cards;
Banks and Banking;
Disruption;
Expansion;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
South America;
Brazil;
North America;
Mexico
Chu, Michael, Carla Larangeira, and Pedro Levindo. "Nubank: Democratizing Financial Services." Harvard Business School Case 321-068, August 2020. (Revised August 2023.)
- September 1992 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
Germany in the 1990s: Managing Reunification
By: George C. Lodge and James W. Ragsdale
In October 1990, eastern Germany was incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany. The German people rewarded the architect of these changes, Helmut Kohl, with an enhanced majority in national elections. But only two years later it was hard to remember these heady...
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Keywords:
Economy;
Inflation and Deflation;
Central Banking;
Interest Rates;
Political Elections;
Situation or Environment;
Integration;
Europe;
Germany;
Italy;
United Kingdom
Lodge, George C., and James W. Ragsdale. "Germany in the 1990s: Managing Reunification." Harvard Business School Case 793-033, September 1992. (Revised July 1998.)
- 27 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Voting Democrat or Republican? The Critical Childhood Influence That's Tough to Shake
“Our paper contributes to the debate on how malleable voters’ views might be,” Pons says. “We show that, to some extent, our affiliation as a Democratic or Republican voter comes from influences from our childhood so you can see that it...
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by Ben Rand
- Research Summary
Platform Competition
Technology has challenged the underlying foundations of business, and firms must evaluate and change strategies accordingly. Professor Halaburda studies the interaction of technology and economic theory, and her findings indicate that conventional wisdom and rules... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
industry. The Flattening Firm—Not As Advertised Author:Julie Wulf Publication:California Management Review 55, no. 1 (fall 2012) Abstract For decades, management consultants and the popular business press have urged large firms to flatten their hierarchies. Flattening...
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Sean Silverthorne
- July 2016
- Supplement
Mahindra Tool: Project Economics
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Christopher Payton
The case describes Mahindra Lifespace Developers’ (MLDL), a unit of Indian conglomerate Mahindra and Mahindra, foray into the affordable housing segment. MLDL sees a huge opportunity in selling apartments to the burgeoning population of urban workers, which is badly...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
Business Startups;
Development Economics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Housing;
Emerging Markets;
Business and Government Relations;
Human Needs;
Social Issues;
Urban Development;
Real Estate Industry;
India
- January 2017 (Revised October 2023)
- Case
Classtivity: Payal's Pirouette
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Olivia Hull
A few months after launching a new fitness technology product, the small staff of New York startup Classtivity gathers on a Saturday in April 2013 to take stock. With one successful pivot under its belt, Classtivity is finally generating revenue and enthusiasm among...
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Keywords:
Product Pivot;
Boutique Fitness;
Fitness Industry;
Market Sizing;
Consumer Technology;
Bundling;
Subscription Model;
Two-sided Marketplace;
ClassPass;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Business Startups;
Transition;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Technological Innovation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Marketing Strategy;
Failure;
Business Strategy;
Technology Industry;
Health Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Olivia Hull. "Classtivity: Payal's Pirouette." Harvard Business School Case 817-002, January 2017. (Revised October 2023.)
- February 2010 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
Barclays Wealth: Reignite WAR or Launch AlphaStream?
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Elisa Farri
In late January 2009, Thomas Fekete, managing director at Barclays Wealth in London, redeemed the most illiquid positions in the so-called Wealth Absolute Return Fund (WAR), one of Barclays Wealth's most promising offshore funds of hedge funds, and halted the Fund's...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Financial Liquidity;
International Finance;
Investment Funds;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
London
Goldberg, Lena G., and Elisa Farri. "Barclays Wealth: Reignite WAR or Launch AlphaStream?" Harvard Business School Case 310-090, February 2010. (Revised July 2010.)
- 20 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle
compiled by Harris Wittels, author of Humblebrag, The Art of False Modesty, and found more than 1 in 10 were about being too busy or “not having a life.” (A typical example: “Hi, I’m 16 and I’m publishing 3 books and an album this year. Do you have any advice on how to...
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by Michael Blanding
- December 2020 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Komatsu and Smart Construction
By: Rajiv Lal, David J. Collis and Akiko Saito
Komatsu, Japan's leading construction equipment manufacturer, is considering investing in a digital platform "Smart Construction" that will digitise the entire work process on a construction site, allowing for substantial reductions in cost and time while improving...
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Keywords:
Platform;
Digital Business;
Construction;
Business Model;
Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Internet and the Web;
Digital Platforms;
Construction Industry;
Japan
Lal, Rajiv, David J. Collis, and Akiko Saito. "Komatsu and Smart Construction." Harvard Business School Case 521-042, December 2020. (Revised December 2021.)
- February 9, 2024
- Article
Addressing Climate Change with Behavioral Science: A Global Intervention Tournament in 63 Countries
By: Madalina Vlasceanu, Kimberly C. Doell, Joseph B. Bak-Coleman, Boryana Todorova, Michael M. Berkebile-Weinberg, Amit Goldenberg, Eric Shuman and et al.
Effectively reducing climate change requires marked, global behavior change. However, it is unclear which strategies are most likely to motivate people to change their climate beliefs and behaviors. Here, we tested 11 expert-crowdsourced interventions on four climate...
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Keywords:
Climate Change;
Motivation and Incentives;
Behavior;
Policy;
Knowledge Sharing;
Values and Beliefs
Vlasceanu, Madalina, Kimberly C. Doell, Joseph B. Bak-Coleman, Boryana Todorova, Michael M. Berkebile-Weinberg, Amit Goldenberg, Eric Shuman, and et al. "Addressing Climate Change with Behavioral Science: A Global Intervention Tournament in 63 Countries." Science Advances 10, no. 6 (February 9, 2024).
- April 2024
- Case
Michelin in Motion: Putting Purpose to Work
By: Hubert Joly, Nitin Nohria and Emilie Billaud
When he became CEO, facing limited growth prospects, a low valuation, and therefore a stagnating share price, Menegaux and his team launched a set of initiatives to reposition Michelin. These included (1) articulating a clear purpose (“We care about giving people a...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Talent and Talent Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Leading Change;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Identity;
Motivation and Incentives;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Value Creation;
Mission and Purpose;
Valuation;
Manufacturing Industry;
Rubber Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Europe;
France
- December 2017 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
Amazon Buys Whole Foods
By: José B. Alvarez, David Lane and Joni Coughlin
The June 2017 news that e-commerce giant Amazon was paying $13.7 billion for organic supermarket chain Whole Foods precipitated a broad sell-off in the shares of grocery retailers and suppliers. Behind the precipitous declines lay recognition that Amazon’s bold move...
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Keywords:
Amazon;
Whole Foods;
Grocery;
Grocery Delivery;
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Business Models;
Food Value Chain;
Agribusiness;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Operations;
Competitive Strategy;
E-commerce;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Retail Industry;
Web Services Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Alvarez, José B., David Lane, and Joni Coughlin. "Amazon Buys Whole Foods." Harvard Business School Case 518-056, December 2017. (Revised May 2018.)
- January 2006 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing and the Market for Digital Information Goods
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Andres Hervas and Jordan Mitchell
We study competitive interaction between two alternative models of digital content distribution over the Internet: peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing and centralized client-server distribution. We present microfoundations for a stylized model of p2p file sharing where all...
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Keywords:
Price;
Profit;
Distribution;
Competition;
Internet and the Web;
Information Infrastructure
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Andres Hervas, and Jordan Mitchell. "Peer-to-Peer File Sharing and the Market for Digital Information Goods." Harvard Business School Case 706-479, January 2006. (Revised March 2010.)
- Blog
Should You Pursue the Certificate of Management Excellence?
UPDATED 04 OCT 2022 We are thrilled to announce that the Certificate of Management Excellence (CME) has expanded to include more programs and increased flexibility to fit your career path and personal goals. In addition to the Leadership and View Details