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- March 1984 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Decline of the Dollar, The: 1978
Describes the U.S. experience with floating exchange rates between 1973 and 1978, focusing on the rapid decline of the dollar in the summer of 1978. Illustrates the major determinants of the exchange rates and the role of government intervention in the foreign exchange... View Details
Rukstad, Michael G., and Daniel Pope. "Decline of the Dollar, The: 1978." Harvard Business School Case 384-116, March 1984. (Revised November 2001.)
- July 2004 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Linux in 2004
By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Brian Subirana and Christina Pham
A new technology platform conceived in the early 1990s, Linux developed into a force to be reckoned with in the operating system marketplace. At first, Linux was dismissed as a renegade option used only by tech geeks. By 2004, however, Linux had exploded into the... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Open Source Distribution; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Information Technology Industry
Ghemawat, Pankaj, Brian Subirana, and Christina Pham. "Linux in 2004." Harvard Business School Case 705-407, July 2004. (Revised July 2005.)
- September 2014 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
Google Inc. in 2014
By: Benjamin Edelman and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Describes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. Reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats they pose to selected competitors. Asks what Google should do next. View Details
Keywords: Search Engines; Google; Online Advertising; Internet and the Web; Network Effects; Business Model; Competition; Digital Marketing; Information Technology Industry; Advertising Industry
Edelman, Benjamin, and Thomas R. Eisenmann. "Google Inc. in 2014." Harvard Business School Case 915-004, September 2014. (Revised June 2017.)
- 09 Nov 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Securities Litigation Risk for Foreign Companies Listed in the US
- 18 May 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?
- Winter 2012
- Article
South Sudan: The Birth of an Economy
By: Eric D. Werker, Kelly Wyett and Shannon Ding
We discuss the birth of a new economy in a society that has only recently emerged from a 22-year-long civil war. The pace of growth so far has been fast but uneven. We find that aid and oil money are flowing rapidly into certain sectors, while other... View Details
Keywords: Sudan; Developing Markets; Foreign Aid; Conflict; Oil Prices; Private Sector Development; Emerging Markets; Policy; Developing Countries and Economies; Innovation and Invention; South Sudan
Werker, Eric D., Kelly Wyett, and Shannon Ding. "South Sudan: The Birth of an Economy." Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization 7, no. 1 (Winter 2012): 73–90.
- 28 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Ground Game, Air Wars, and Other Marketing Lessons From Presidential Elections
utilization of ground forces—the personal selling and get-out-the-vote strategy.” "I think this research connects beautifully with a normal business operation within a corporation," says Doug J. Chung, an assistant professor in View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- April 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Competition Policy in the European Union and the Power of Microsoft
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Michelle Kalka
Focuses on a decision by the European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti about U.S.-based Microsoft Corp. Sun has complained to the commission that Microsoft has installed components in its desktop operating system that only "talk" to Microsoft operating systems for... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Law; Emerging Markets; Information Technology; Policy; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; European Union; United States
Rotemberg, Julio J., and Michelle Kalka. "Competition Policy in the European Union and the Power of Microsoft." Harvard Business School Case 701-043, April 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- July 2019
- Article
The Impact of Price Regulation on the Availability of New Drugs in Germany
By: Ariel Dora Stern, Felicitas Pietrulla, Annika Herr, Aaron S. Kesselheim and Ameet Sarpatwari
The 2011 German Pharmaceutical Market Restructuring Act (“AMNOG”) subjected branded, non-rare disease drugs to price regulation based on an assessment of their clinical benefit. Assessment outcomes range from “major added benefit” to “less benefit than the appropriate... View Details
Keywords: Regulation; Pharmaceuticals; Healthcare; Health Care and Treatment; Price; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Pharmaceutical Industry; Germany
Stern, Ariel Dora, Felicitas Pietrulla, Annika Herr, Aaron S. Kesselheim, and Ameet Sarpatwari. "The Impact of Price Regulation on the Availability of New Drugs in Germany." Health Affairs 38, no. 7 (July 2019): 1182–1187.
- 2013
- Case
Innovation and Development of China Machine Press in the New Century
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Ning Jia and Guo Jia
China Machine Press (CMP), founded in 1952, is a leading multi-field, multi-discipline and multimedia publishing group in China with large scale, comprehensive and specialized business that integrates paper media, audiovisual media and online media, and combines... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, Ning Jia, and Guo Jia. "Innovation and Development of China Machine Press in the New Century." Tsinghua University Case, 2013.
- 28 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets
We asked Srinivasan, the Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration, to explain. Martha Lagace: What is the context for the research you are doing? Suraj... View Details
- December 2022 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
Daniel Defense: Responding to the Shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
At 11:33am on May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old man from Uvalde, Texas walked into the Robb Elementary School carrying a semi-automatic "AR-15-style” rifle manufactured by Daniel Defense and killed 19 children and two adults. Three days later, Representative Carolyn Maloney... View Details
Keywords: Gun Violence; Gun Policy; Second Amendment; Legal Liability; Government Legislation; Marketing Strategy; Business or Company Management; Product Marketing; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Moral Sensibility; Crime and Corruption; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Manufacturing Industry; Advertising Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel Fisher. "Daniel Defense: Responding to the Shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX." Harvard Business School Case 323-058, December 2022. (Revised February 2023.)
- February 2012
- Article
A 'Core Periphery' Framework to Navigate Emerging Market Governments—Qualitative Evidence from a Biotechnology Multinational
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, James Geraghty and Tarun Khanna
We build on the emerging literature of influence-based models to study how multinational firms can navigate host governments. Our "core-periphery" framework posits that the actions that an MNC takes with actors in what we call the "periphery"—comprised of state,... View Details
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Multinational Firms and Management; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence; Framework; Biotechnology Industry; Massachusetts; Brazil; China; Costa Rica; France; India
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, James Geraghty, and Tarun Khanna. "A 'Core Periphery' Framework to Navigate Emerging Market Governments—Qualitative Evidence from a Biotechnology Multinational." Global Strategy Journal 2, no. 1 (February 2012): 71–87.
- November 2020
- Case
Axis My India
By: Ananth Raman, Ann Winslow and Kairavi Dey
Pradeep Gupta founded Axis My India (AMI) as a printing and publishing company in 1998. In 2013, AMI expanded into consumer research and election forecasting. Although a relatively unknown entity, AMI predicted several election results accurately. Gupta describes AMI’s... View Details
Keywords: Market Research; Operations; Management; Infrastructure; Logistics; Service Operations; Political Elections; Forecasting and Prediction; Asia; India
Raman, Ananth, Ann Winslow, and Kairavi Dey. "Axis My India." Harvard Business School Case 621-075, November 2020.
- May 2019
- Teaching Note
Tesla, Inc. in 2018
By: Siko Sikochi and Suraj Srinivasan
Teaching Note for HBS No. 119-013. The case facilitates a discussion about corporate governance and its role in achieving sustainable profitability and driving long-term shareholder value. The discussion can focus on such questions as what constitutes good governance,... View Details
- February 2009 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
Investing in Early Learning as Economic Development at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
By: Stacey M. Childress and Geoff Eckman Marietta
In his role as Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Minneapolis Fed), Art Rolnick and his colleague, Rob Grunewald, had written "Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return." The... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Early Childhood Education; Investment Return; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Performance Effectiveness; Nonprofit Organizations; Minneapolis; Saint Paul
Childress, Stacey M., and Geoff Eckman Marietta. "Investing in Early Learning as Economic Development at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank." Harvard Business School Case 309-090, February 2009. (Revised September 2009.)
- 02 Nov 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Resolving Information Asymmetries in Markets: The Role of Certified Management Programs
Keywords: by Michael W. Toffel
- November 2016 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Mark43
By: Thomas Eisenmann, Mitch Weiss and Halah AlQahtani
The founders of Mark43, an early-stage startup that provides software for law enforcement agencies, must decide whether to bid on a request for proposals (RFP) from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). On the one hand, LAPD would be a second large and influential... View Details
- June 2022
- Case
Business Implications from Regulating Carbon Emissions in the EU
By: George Serafeim and Benjamin Maletta
In the beginning of the 21st century, the European Union (the EU) had led the global fight against climate change with a wide array of policy measures. The EU’s primary approach to climate policy had been taxation via the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU... View Details
Keywords: Regulation; Carbon Emissions; Trade; Sustainability; Decarbonization; Performance; Climate Change; Analysis; Strategy; Taxation; Policy; Environmental Regulation; Industry Structures; European Union
Serafeim, George, and Benjamin Maletta. "Business Implications from Regulating Carbon Emissions in the EU." Harvard Business School Case 122-106, June 2022.
- December 2019 (Revised June 2024)
- Supplement
The Dutch East India Company in 1612 (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci
The case relates the decision made in the A case and what happened in the aftermath. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Laws and Statutes; Financial Markets; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Shipping Industry; Netherlands
Paine, Lynn S., and Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci. "The Dutch East India Company in 1612 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-048, December 2019. (Revised June 2024.)