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- December 2019 (Revised March 2020)
- Case
Impossible Foods
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Impossible Foods founder and CEO Pat Brown started the company out of concern over livestock production’s impact on climate change. Impossible’s mission is to end consumption of animals by 2035, and its strategy is to develop and market plant-based foods so similar to...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Food;
Consumer Behavior;
Behavior;
Venture Capital;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Marketing Strategy;
Distribution;
Production;
Product Development;
Product Positioning;
Growth Management;
Global Strategy;
Competition;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Technology Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
China;
Asia;
California;
Hong Kong;
Taiwan
Alvarez, Jose B., and Natalie Kindred. "Impossible Foods." Harvard Business School Case 520-046, December 2019. (Revised March 2020.)
- May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
China: To Float or Not To Float? (F)- Alcatel and Strong Chinese Competition
By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
The Chinese operations of Alcatel, a global communications solution provider based in France, were faced with strong local competition and a difficult market. It remained unclear how Alcatel would be able to recover growth in the Chinese market. Initiatives were...
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Keywords:
Currency Exchange Rate;
International Relations;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Research and Development;
Competitive Strategy;
Horizontal Integration;
Communications Industry;
China;
France;
United States
Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (F)- Alcatel and Strong Chinese Competition." Harvard Business School Case 706-036, May 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- Web
Placement - Doctoral
School of Advanced International Studies Dissertation: Essays in Spatial Economics and Development Advisors: Pol Antras , Edward Glaeser , and Gabriel Kriendler Sagar Saxena Business Economics, 2023 Placement: Yale University, Department...
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- December 2002 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Tesco Plc.
By: David E. Bell
Tesco, a supermarket chain, has been transformed from a third-rate retailer to a global leader in the past ten years. This case describes how that was accomplished. Interviews with Tesco employees explain the company's approach to understanding customers, motivating...
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Keywords:
History;
Motivation and Incentives;
Leadership;
Internet and the Web;
Supply Chain Management;
Global Strategy;
Globalization;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Business Strategy;
Retail Industry
Bell, David E. "Tesco Plc." Harvard Business School Case 503-036, December 2002. (Revised October 2006.)
- 06 Oct 2023
- Book
Yes, You Can Radically Change Your Organization in One Week
and act in stories. The sooner that we can internalize the change story, the more effective we're going to be in building the future.” Friday: Take quick action Execute the plan with a sense of urgency. Refuse to tolerate administrative...
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by Kristen Senz
- Web
Positions - Faculty & Research
creative development of appropriate teaching materials. Accounting and Management Tenure Track Position in Accounting and Management - 2025 Business, Government & the International Economy Tenure Track Position in History - 2025 Tenure...
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- 01 Nov 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Forecasting Airport Transfer Passenger Flow Using Real-Time Data and Machine Learning
- January 2011
- Case
Clean Edge Razor: Splitting Hairs in Product Positioning
By: John A. Quelch and Heather Beckham
After three years of development, Paramount Health and Beauty Company is preparing to launch a new technologically advanced vibrating razor called Clean Edge. The innovative new design of Clean Edge provides superior performance by stimulating the hair follicles to...
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Keywords:
Project Management;
Interdepartmental Relations;
Organizational Change;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Conflict Management;
Product Positioning;
Marketing Strategy;
Relationships;
Product Development;
Consumer Products Industry;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Quelch, John A., and Heather Beckham. "Clean Edge Razor: Splitting Hairs in Product Positioning." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-249, January 2011.
- 16 Aug 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Managing Political Risk in Global Business: Beiersdorf 1914-1990
- 30 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 30
operational measures of social enterprise success. Finally, we identify present trends along both dimensions that contribute to changing the research infrastructure for empirical social enterprise research. Originality/value: Our analysis...
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Sean Silverthorne
- January 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Geely SEA: New Electric Vehicle Platforms
By: Willy C. Shih and Shu Lin
Kent Bovellan, the Chief Engineer and Head of the Vehicle Architecture Center for Geely Holding, the Hangzhou, China headquartered global automotive group, was debating the platform choice for an upcoming "D" segment midsized battery electric vehicle (BEV). He had led...
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Keywords:
Product Innovation;
Product Architecture;
Product Engineering;
Platform Design;
Platform Strategy;
Information Infrastructure;
Digital Platforms;
Information Technology;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Cost Management;
Decision Making;
Competitive Strategy;
Industry Structures;
Auto Industry;
China;
Sweden
Shih, Willy C., and Shu Lin. "Geely SEA: New Electric Vehicle Platforms." Harvard Business School Case 622-001, January 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
rule” of being a zero-funds organization. This case explores the challenges and opportunities associated with fast growth and international expansion of a start-up organization that operates with no monetary...
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Dina Gerdeman
- June 1983 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
EMI and the CT Scanner (A)
Describes the development of the first CT Scanner by EMI, a company new to the medical industry, and EMI's entry into the U.S. market. The company's early success is threatened by the entry of a dozen competitors (some very large and experienced), by government...
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Keywords:
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Technological Innovation;
Market Entry and Exit;
Industry Structures;
Product Development;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "EMI and the CT Scanner (A)." Harvard Business School Case 383-194, June 1983. (Revised November 2001.)
- 28 Jul 2014
- Blog Post
Mid-summer Update
operating companies. For others, it was a valuable mid-course correction on project scope and impact. For all, it was an opportunity to meet senior executives including Danaher’s enigmatic CEO Larry Culp (HBS ’90), hear his story of...
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Manufacturing
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
Final presentations and final farewells
I’ve now mentioned on several occasions this A/B testing project that I have been working on. What I haven’t given much air time to is the MBA group project that we were also tasked with. In addition to our individual projects, the 6 MBA View Details
- July 2005 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
Ryanair Holdings plc
Examines the valuation of an Irish airline that reported its first decline in net income in 2004 and saw a 30% stock price drop on the news. Ryanair is a low-cost, low-fare airline headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, operating over 200 routes in 20 countries. The company...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
International Accounting;
Analysis;
Valuation;
Air Transportation;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Finance;
Air Transportation Industry;
Dublin
Bradshaw, Mark T. "Ryanair Holdings plc." Harvard Business School Case 106-003, July 2005. (Revised June 2006.)
- Career Coach
Okan Okutgen
Okan (Princeton BSE ‘11, HBS MBA ’15) has years of experience in the tech startup world as a go-to-market leader, general manager and strategic finance leader. He has served as Head of Global Sales Operations & Strategy, Head of APAC...
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- April 2021 (Revised January 2022)
- Supplement
SA Taxi: A Vehicle for Empowerment? (B)
By: Nien-he Hsieh, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and F. Christopher Eaglin
SA Taxi was a vertically integrated business that operated in South Africa’s distinctive taxi industry. Despite being plagued by violence, informal structures, unsafe road practices and lack of government support, the taxi industry had grown to become South Africa’s...
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Keywords:
Corporate Accountability;
Ownership;
Ownership Stake;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Equality and Inequality;
Race;
Situation or Environment;
Transportation Industry;
South Africa;
Africa
Hsieh, Nien-he, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha, and F. Christopher Eaglin. "SA Taxi: A Vehicle for Empowerment? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 321-141, April 2021. (Revised January 2022.)
- 18 May 2020
- Working Paper Summaries