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- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
Journal of Interactive Marketing 23, no. 1 (winter 2009): 2-12 Abstract The digital interactive transformation in marketing is not unfolding, as some thought it would, on the model of direct marketing. That View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
should hire to fill?). The case also features lively exhibits that illustrate Abrahams's value proposition, analyze his business model and revenue sources, and so forth. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/...
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Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Growing Pains: Prescriptions for U.S. Health Care
supporting this model abound. While IBM concentrated on building complex and costly mainframes, for instance, Digital Equipment Corporation created the minicomputer for users with more limited needs and budgets. Minicomputers, in turn,...
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- May 2020
- Case
Trust Merchant Bank
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Pippa Tubman Armerding, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and Salim Dewji
Trust Merchant Bank (TMB), a leading bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), needs to decide whether to enter the soon-to-be-liberalized insurance industry. Since its founding in 2004, TMB has played a pivotal role in reshaping the DRC banking landscape by...
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Retail Banking;
Financial Services;
Financial Inclusion;
Turnaround;
Fintech;
Banks and Banking;
Financial Condition;
Insurance;
Corporate Strategy;
Expansion;
Business Model;
Family Business;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology;
Monopoly;
Banking Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Africa;
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Pippa Tubman Armerding, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha, and Salim Dewji. "Trust Merchant Bank." Harvard Business School Case 720-449, May 2020.
- February 2019
- Supplement
KITEA: Democratizing Furniture in Morocco (PowerPoint supplement)
This PowerPoint accompanies the KITEA cases and the associated teaching note. The KITEA series of cases (A-F) details how the Moroccan furniture company KITEA prepared for the entry of IKEA into the Moroccan market and describes the outcome of that entry.
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KITEA;
IKEA;
Furniture;
Furniture Industry;
Entry Strategy;
Responding To Entry;
Localization;
Competitive Interaction;
Private Sector;
For-Profit Firms;
Business Model;
Business Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Adaptation;
Corporate Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Africa;
North Africa;
Morocco
- October 2015
- Supplement
The National Geographic Society (B)
By: David A. Garvin
This case was written as an update to the case "The National Geographic Society," HBS No. 311-002, published in 2011. The (B) case describes the 2015 creation of National Geographic Partners, a for-profit joint venture between the National Geographic Society and 21st...
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Business Model;
Information Publishing;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Internet;
Publishing Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Garvin, David A. "The National Geographic Society (B) ." Harvard Business School Supplement 316-084, October 2015.
- December 2004 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Innovation Corrupted: The Rise and Fall of Enron (A)
Presents a brief historical overview of Enron's rise, its strategic successes and failures, the evolution of its business model, and the organizational processes relied upon by Enron's management to drive and monitor the business. A rewritten version of an earlier...
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Adaptation;
Success;
Business Model;
Business History;
Growth Management;
Governance Controls;
Innovation and Management;
Failure;
Business Processes;
Energy Industry;
United States
Salter, Malcolm S. "Innovation Corrupted: The Rise and Fall of Enron (A)." Harvard Business School Case 905-048, December 2004. (Revised October 2005.)
- 17 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?
of markets. Describing Generate’s model, he called for its widespread adoption. Jacobs wrote: “A new model is necessary for aligning all stakeholder interests so that we can build the infrastructure we need. That View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Case Study: Let’s Dance
the model from one that prioritizes the studios to a teacher-first approach. In 2021 Bopsidy launched a social platform that allows the hobbyist and professional dancer alike to create a personal profile showcasing their work. Imagine an...
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- May 2009 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Natalie Kindred
How will Newton-Wellesley Hospital (NWH) preserve its private practice tradition while remaining effective and competitive in a healthcare industry demanding increasing integration between physicians and hospitals? This is the decision facing Newton-Wellesley Hospital...
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Business Model;
Profit;
Health Care and Treatment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Structure;
Competitive Strategy;
Integration;
Health Industry;
Massachusetts
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Natalie Kindred. "Newton-Wellesley Hospital." Harvard Business School Case 609-088, May 2009. (Revised October 2009.)
- Web
Global Industry Bubble Watch - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Data Global Industry Bubble Watch Download Data Set in Excel View Sector: Consumer Discretionary Consumer Discretionary Consumer Staples Energy Financials Healthcare Industrials Information Technology Materials Real Estate Telecommunication Services Utilities Sector:...
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- Profile
Kayode Ogunro
very different models of development," says Kayode. "China is government-led and better organized. But India has greater private sector involvement and is letting go of bureaucracy." Both models, Kayode believes, can offer...
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Dream Realities - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
themselves epitomized style, luxury, and the key to a more fulfilling life. In the studio, models were visually transformed into members of an elite class of enviable sophistication and taste—an ideal with which the consumer could...
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Providing Scholarships for Impact on a Sector | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
sector. Mary Wooldridge, MBA 1994, was instrumental in launching the scholarship program 14 years ago; now Minister for Mental Health, Community Services, and Disability Services and Reform, she reflects on its impact: “Harvard Fellows are seen as role View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Sharing the Road
over the next five to 10 years, almost 60 percent of the world's population will, in fact, live in cities instead of the rural areas. And that's going to put a huge burden on the infrastructure that cities will have to create. “The way we created Myles Cars was an...
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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Research Brief: Where Top-Down Tops Out
recent study, “The Impact of CEOs in the Public Sector: Evidence from the English NHS,” Associate Professor Raffaella Sadun and her coauthors conclude that a singular leader is far less effective in these large and complex public hospitals. The decentralized management...
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Jennifer Myers
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Retail: Voice-Activated, One-Hour-Delivery Shopping
building. The losers have been the middle-of-the-road retail strategies—JCPenney, Kohl’s, Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch—and the shopping malls they occupy. Their business models are completely outdated. Customers want convenience, they want...
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- 01 Apr 2000
- News
At Cyberposium, Amazon's Bezos Debunks Internet Myths
world," he said. "Probably more so because more business models are possible online." Myth #5: It's easier for bricks-and-mortar retailers to extend their business. Using books as an example, Bezos noted that online sellers are...
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- 01 Jun 2000
- News
HBS Business Plan Contestants Pin Their Hopes on the Internet
with the right investors," advised Burgstone. Satchu added, "Choose a business model you can be passionate about 24/7, then focus on the product and listen to the customer."
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- 20 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018
initiatives more closely to specific objectives: preventing misconduct, detecting it, or aligning policies with laws and regulations. Then, using careful model design and some creativity, firms can develop better metrics to measure what’s...
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Sean Silverthorne