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- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
falls between a security and a real estate investment. The risk and control characteristics also vary. This case explores both the valuation of the property and the logistical issues around managing it, as well as the View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Nov 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
How Will Gamers and Investors Respond to Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard?
- September 2006 (Revised April 2007)
- Supplement
Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (C)
By: Boris Groysberg, Christopher Marquis and Ayesha Kanji
Supplements the (A) case. The (C) case includes Keller's actual 2006 mid-year and self evaluations.
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Projects;
Management;
Leadership;
Organizations;
Situation or Environment;
Competition;
Rank and Position;
Attitudes;
Motivation and Incentives;
Performance Evaluation;
Consulting Industry
Groysberg, Boris, Christopher Marquis, and Ayesha Kanji. "Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 407-039, September 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
- March 2021 (Revised October 2021)
- Teaching Note
Afterpay U.S.: The Omnichannel Dilemma
By: Antonio Moreno and Anibha Singh
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-086. In 2018, Nick Molnar, the founder of the Australia-based online payment service Afterpay began its expansion to the U.S. market. The service had gained a loyal following in Australia by enabling customers to pay for online...
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Omnichannel Retail;
Digital Marketing;
Business Startups;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Change Management;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Customer Relationship Management;
Customer Satisfaction;
Financing and Loans;
Microfinance;
Global Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Digital Platforms;
Product Development;
Supply Chain Management;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Networks;
Network Effects;
Internet and the Web;
Financial Services Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
Australia
- June 2008 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
International Carbon Finance and EcoSecurities
By: Andre F. Perold, Forest L. Reinhardt and Mikell Hyman
In late 2007, EcoSecurities had to decide whether to undertake a new Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in China. EcoSecurities was an aggregator of carbon credits and also invested directly in projects that produced carbon credits. Governments and firms...
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Non-Renewable Energy;
Cost Management;
Investment Return;
Business and Government Relations;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Investment;
Cash Flow;
Valuation;
Pollutants;
Environmental Sustainability;
Financial Services Industry;
China
Perold, Andre F., Forest L. Reinhardt, and Mikell Hyman. "International Carbon Finance and EcoSecurities." Harvard Business School Case 208-151, June 2008. (Revised October 2008.)
- 02 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market
to as high as, in some cases, millions of dollars. Khaire and Wadhwani describe their work in "Changing Landscapes: The Construction of Meaning and Value in a New Market Category—Modern Indian Art," which is scheduled to be published in a forthcoming Academy...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
would enable companies to build and manage their own online networks. With revenue sources that included advertising, premium subscriptions, job posting services, and business solutions, LinkedIn was on track to bring in revenues in 2008...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 12
years, I believe I have a clear sense of the state of corporate governance in the United States and in much of Western Europe. Not surprisingly, my crystal ball for predicting future developments and demands on boards cannot be so clear. The Language of Global View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- March 2008 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
The Home Depot, Inc.
For its first 20 years, Home Depot was known for its entrepreneurial spirit and focus on customer service. Merchandising, purchasing, and store operations were all decentralized. When the company hit $45 billion in sales, many believed that a more disciplined approach...
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Keywords:
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Profit;
Leading Change;
Six Sigma;
Service Operations;
Business Processes;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Retail Industry
Ton, Zeynep, and Catherine Ross. "The Home Depot, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 608-093, March 2008. (Revised March 2009.)
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
company. A simple portfolio strategy of going long the buy recommendations with school ties and going short buy recommendations without ties earns returns of 5.40% per year. We test whether Regulation FD, targeted at impeding selective...
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Martha Lagace
- 20 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 20
examination of the business history of commodity chains: it is a first step in this direction through an analysis of the relationship between two nodes of the rubber chain. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-089.pdf...
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Martha Lagace
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
Operations Management Analytics for an Online Retailer: Demand Forecasting and Price Optimization By: Ferreira, Kris J., Bin Hong Alex Lee, and David Simchi-Levi Abstract—We present our work with an online retailer, Rue La La, as an...
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Sean Silverthorne
- February 2010 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Zynga (A)
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and David Chen
In January 2010 Mark Pincus is deciding how to double the number of Zynga games' players to 500 million without sacrificing profitability. These ambitious growth plans required changes to product, corporate strategy, and customer acquisition and retention. With regard...
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Keywords:
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Distribution Channels;
Product Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Corporate Strategy;
Video Game Industry
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, and David Chen. "Zynga (A)." Harvard Business School Case 710-464, February 2010. (Revised March 2013.)
- March 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Case
Relational Investors and Home Depot (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
In 2006, amidst shareholder upset over CEO Robert Nardelli's compensation and Home Depot's declining stock price, Relational Investors decided to further investigate the situation. As experts in turning around underperforming and undervalued companies, Relational's...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Financial Management;
Investment;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Ownership Stake;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Corporate Strategy
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "Relational Investors and Home Depot (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-076, March 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
- Article
In Microfinance, Clients Must Come First
By: Srikant M. Datar, Marc J. Epstein and Kristi Yuthas
In the debate over whether microfinance works, few microfinance institutions articulate what, exactly, their ultimate goals are and how, exactly, they will achieve them. The authors cut through the confusion by mapping a clear theory of change for microfinance. If the...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Microfinance;
Goals and Objectives;
Success;
Social Enterprise;
Poverty
Datar, Srikant M., Marc J. Epstein, and Kristi Yuthas. "In Microfinance, Clients Must Come First." Stanford Social Innovation Review 6, no. 1 (Winter 2008).
- March 1999 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Honda-Rover (A): Crafting an Alliance
By: Ashish Nanda, James K. Sebenius and Ron Fortgang
Faced with vexing financial challenges in 1993, British Aerospace (BAe) is determined to shed its loss-making automaker, Rover. It offers to sell its stake in Rover to Honda, Rover's partner since 1979, but Honda is reluctant to raise its stake in Rover. Meanwhile, BMW...
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Keywords:
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Joint Ventures;
Alliances;
Knowledge Sharing;
Strategy;
Contracts;
Negotiation Process;
Change Management;
Negotiation Tactics;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Auto Industry;
United Kingdom
Nanda, Ashish, James K. Sebenius, and Ron Fortgang. "Honda-Rover (A): Crafting an Alliance." Harvard Business School Case 899-223, March 1999. (Revised November 2001.)
- May 2021
- Case
André Hoffmann: Beyond Philanthropy
By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, Jiawei Ye and Spencer C.N. Hagist
André Hoffmann is a leader of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. His exceptional tenure in philanthropy over the past several decades, including being president of the WWF and the vice-president of the MAVA Foundation, has allowed him access to a far...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Restructuring;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Values and Beliefs;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Cash Flow;
Macroeconomics;
Ethics;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Switzerland;
United States;
Japan
Cohen, Lauren, Hao Gao, Jiawei Ye, and Spencer C.N. Hagist. "André Hoffmann: Beyond Philanthropy." Harvard Business School Case 221-093, May 2021.
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
behave ethically and actual self-interested behavior. This relationship was mediated by the more extensive mental simulation that occurred with eyes closed rather than open, which, in turn, intensified emotional reactions to the ethical...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
(forthcoming) Abstract We propose that managers' awareness of their own and others' cultural assumptions (cultural metacognition) enables them to develop affect-based trust in their relationships with people from different cultures,...
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Carmen Nobel
- June 2023 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Creating World-Class Board Governance at SECO
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Emer Moloney
In Spring 2023, SECO CEO Massimo Mauri had the ambition to grow the €200 million revenue technology company to a €1 billion company by 2030. Founded in Italy in the 1970s, the family-owned company had gone through a period of growth and internationalization,...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Business Model;
Acquisition;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Talent and Talent Management;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Engineering;
Governance;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Compensation and Benefits;
Retention;
Innovation and Invention;
Technological Innovation;
Going Public;
Strategic Planning;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Business Strategy;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Technology;
Value Creation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Computer Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Italy;
Europe;
Germany;
United States;
China
Palepu, Krishna G., and Emer Moloney. "Creating World-Class Board Governance at SECO." Harvard Business School Case 123-082, June 2023. (Revised March 2024.)