• September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
• Supplement

Keroche (C): The Excise Tax Increase

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding

This case discusses the Kenyan government’s decision to increase excise taxes on wines in 2007. The tax increase would cause an average increase in price of 367% on Keroche’s fortified wines. Meanwhile, Keroche’s competitor EABL had effectively lobbied the government... View Details

Keywords: Keroche; Alcohol; Alcoholic Drinks; Alcoholic Beverages; Beverages; Drinks; Wine Industry; Wine; Fortified Wine; Business Ventures; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Small Business; Family Business; Crime and Corruption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Income; Demographics; Geographic Scope; Geographic Location; Goods and Commodities; Government Legislation; Growth and Development; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Lawfulness; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Safety; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa

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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Pippa Tubman Armerding. "Keroche (C): The Excise Tax Increase." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-392, September 2019. (Revised May 2020.)

• 09 Mar 2023
• Blog Post

Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore Wind

wind farm operator at the port. Running 24/7, the center monitors ships going to and from the turbines and crews working on them, as well as weather forecasts and energy View Details

• August 1992
• Case

Otis Pacific Asia Operations (A): National Challenges

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

Describes the elevator market and Otis's competitive position in four markets: Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, and Japan. The student is asked to evaluate the strategic and competitive challenges in each market, especially in light of strong Japanese competition across the... View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Network Effects; Problems and Challenges; Global Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Service Delivery; Competitive Advantage; Competition; Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; India; Japan; Malaysia; Hong Kong

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Yoshino, Michael Y. "Otis Pacific Asia Operations (A): National Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 393-009, August 1992.

• 14 Jun 2011
• First Look

First Look: June 14

conflict between the old and the new. Successful CEOs first develop a broad, forward-looking strategic aspiration that sets ambitious targets both for innovation and core business growth. They then hold the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

• 28 Jul 2015
• Blog Post

Recruiting in the U.S. for International Students: 101

amazingly powerful forces of supply and demand) ended up placing me in the right job. When I applied to HBS, I had to figure out my career plans after graduation, as part of the application process. I... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

• 30 Apr 2001
• Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

community service projects such as serving as classroom aides in inner-city schools or assisting staff at neighborhood Boys and Girls Clubs. Expansion of the relationship over the ensuing decade found Timberland View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

• 08 Nov 2016
• First Look

November 8, 2016

with oversupply and declining demand and to New World winemakers faced with rising costs and a deteriorating image. But changing Chinese market... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

• 16 Oct 2012
• First Look

First Look: October 16

  PublicationsEnterprise Analytics: Optimize Performance, Process, and Decisions Through Big Data Author:Thomas H. Davenport Publication:FT Press, 2012 Abstract This book, an edited collection of research papers from the International... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

• 29 Jan 2008
• First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

which works well in uncomplicated business environments. However, today's managing directors must balance conflicting roles, more demanding clients, tougher competitors, and associates with higher... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

• May 20, 2016
• Comment

World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

By: John A. Quelch

When it comes to emergency preparedness for pandemics, the World Health Organization is falling short. It has not provided prompt and clear leadership to the world in combating either the Ebola or Zika viruses. Its leadership has been low energy, its representatives... View Details

Keywords: Global Health; World Health Organization; World Bank; Pandemics; Emergency Preparedness; Experience and Expertise; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Communication Strategy; Nonverbal Communication; Framework; Governance; Government and Politics; Health; Management; Practice; Problems and Challenges; Projects; Risk and Uncertainty; Human Needs; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Welfare or Wellbeing; Journalism and News Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America; South America; West Indies

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Quelch, John A. "World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (May 20, 2016).

• December 2010
• Case

Fortis Industries, Inc. (A)

Fortis Industries' packaging division manufactures steel and plastic strapping. In 2007, the company underwent a leveraged buyout. The case focuses on the packaging division's need to maintain high profitability in a declining market for steel strapping. Since 1998,... View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Decision Choices and Conditions; Marketing; Supply and Industry; Manufacturing Industry

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Moriarty, Rowland T., David May, and Gordon Swartz. "Fortis Industries, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 511-079, December 2010.

• 2004
• Chapter

Consumer-Driven Health Care: Management Matters

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Amy C. Edmondson and Gary P. Pisano

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Demand and Consumers; Management; Health Industry

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Bohmer, Richard M.J., Amy C. Edmondson, and Gary P. Pisano. "Consumer-Driven Health Care: Management Matters." Chap. 52 in Consumer-Driven Health Care, edited by Regina E. Herzlinger, 570–588. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.