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- 28 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
A Crash Course in Saving a Family Business
Jiyoon Han (MBA 2021) is getting a taste of what it’s like to be a case protagonist—learning how to pivot while measuring unforeseen challenges against new opportunities. When news broke in March about how COVID-19 would affect the...
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Brice Fodouop
advance his communication skills and find a network that shared his interests in Africa. “I was looking for a program where I could voice my opinions in front of a group of people,” he says. “How do you present ideas? How do you persuade people? The View Details
- August 2024
- Case
Cristina Ventura: The Career of a Catalyst
By: Linda A. Hill, Allison J. Wigen and Ruth Page
This multimedia case follows the career of Chief Catalyst Officer for the Lane Crawford Joyce Group (LCJG), Cristina Ventura. After beginning her career in luxury in Europe and Asia, Ventura was recruited in 2011 to open Apple’s flagship stores in Hong Kong and South...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Innovation;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Entrepreneurship;
Luxury;
Family Business;
Fashion Industry;
Retail Industry;
Technology Industry;
Asia;
China;
Hong Kong
Hill, Linda A., Allison J. Wigen, and Ruth Page. "Cristina Ventura: The Career of a Catalyst." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 425-708, August 2024.
- 2022
- Case
Interface: The Journey Toward Carbon Negative
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Interface has been a leading innovator in the carpet industry, specializing in the manufacturing of carpet tiles for commercial flooring. This case describes the history, context, and technology behind the company's development of its newest sustainable...
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Innovation and Invention;
Environmental Sustainability;
Environmental Accounting
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Interface: The Journey Toward Carbon Negative." William Davidson Institute Case 2-341-083, 2022.
- July 2021 (Revised October 2023)
- Case
K.C. Li: The Tungsten King
By: Geoffrey Jones and Casey Verkamp
This case examines the business career of Kuo-Ching Li, who was born in China in 1892, and built a successful minerals trading business called Wah Chang in the United States during the interwar years. He acquired a prominent role in tungsten, the strongest natural...
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Keywords:
Immigration Acts;
Racial Bias;
Globalization;
Government and Politics;
Business History;
Entrepreneurship;
Business and Government Relations;
Mining Industry;
China;
United States;
Latin America
Jones, Geoffrey, and Casey Verkamp. "K.C. Li: The Tungsten King." Harvard Business School Case 322-024, July 2021. (Revised October 2023.)
- May 2015 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Generating Higher Value at IBM (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield
This case analyzes IBM's financial performance and its capital allocation decisions over a 10-year period from 2004-2013, during which IBM returned more than $140B to shareholders through a combination of dividends and share repurchases. During this time, CEO Sam...
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Keywords:
Dividends;
Share Repurchases;
Earnings Guidance;
Financial Statement Analysis;
Financial Ratios;
Payout Policy;
Earnings Per Share (EPS);
Earnings Management;
Change Management;
Leadership;
Transformation;
Financial Strategy
Esty, Benjamin C., and E. Scott Mayfield. "Generating Higher Value at IBM (A)." Harvard Business School Case 215-058, May 2015. (Revised September 2017.)
- May 2010
- Case
Alpen Bank: Launching the Credit Card in Romania
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sunru Yong
In 2006, the country manager for Alpen Bank in Romania, Gregory Carle, considers whether to recommend the launch of a credit card business. The firm rejected the idea several years earlier because of poor economic conditions in Romania. However, Romania is experiencing...
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Keywords:
Consumer Credit;
International Business;
International Marketing;
Product Introduction;
Service Management;
Credit Cards;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Product Positioning;
Marketing Strategy;
Service Delivery;
Personal Finance;
Product Launch;
Banking Industry;
European Union;
Romania
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Sunru Yong. "Alpen Bank: Launching the Credit Card in Romania." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-559, May 2010.
- November 2011
- Case
Brink's Company: Activists Push for a Spin-off
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Aldo Sesia and Amy Kaser
The case studies the decision of the security services corporation Brink's Company to spin-off its home security division from the rest of the company. The decision followed intense pressure on the company by three activist hedge funds that felt that Brink's was...
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Keywords:
Activist Investors;
Spin-off;
Leveraged Recapitalization;
Debt;
Valuation;
Hedge Funds;
Conglomerates;
Investment Activism
Srinivasan, Suraj, Aldo Sesia, and Amy Kaser. "Brink's Company: Activists Push for a Spin-off." Harvard Business School Case 112-055, November 2011.
- August 2009
- Case
The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
By: Willy C. Shih, Chen-Fu Chien, Chintay Shih and Jack Chang
When L.C. Tu receives an emergency order, he is confronted with a range of production scheduling choices, each of which has unique costs and trade-offs. The case was designed to help students understand job-shop style production and the impact of disruptions and...
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Keywords:
Disruption;
Customer Relationship Management;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Cost;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Production;
Semiconductor Industry;
Taiwan
Shih, Willy C., Chen-Fu Chien, Chintay Shih, and Jack Chang. "The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 610-003, August 2009.
- April 2009
- Case
GSK's Acquisition of Sirtris: Independence or Integration?
By: Toby E. Stuart and James Weber
An executive from pharmaceutical company GSK must choose how much to integrate a recently acquired biotechnology firm, Sirtris. Moncef Slaoui, GSK's global head of R&D, championed the acquisition of Sirtris to gain access to its potentially revolutionary science....
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Resource Allocation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Research and Development;
Science-Based Business;
Integration
Stuart, Toby E., and James Weber. "GSK's Acquisition of Sirtris: Independence or Integration?" Harvard Business School Case 809-026, April 2009.
Gillette: Cutting Prices to Regain Share
After losing market share to low-priced competitors such as Harry’s and Dollar Shave Club for several years, Gillette fought back by launching new... View Details
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Aligning Reimbursement with Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Value-Based Health Care Value-Based Health Care Cases & Teaching Notes Key Concepts Key Stakeholders Publications Team Work With Us Presentations Key...
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Career Networking - Alumni
your first post-graduate role, switching careers, or returning to the workforce after a period of absence, your job search begins by making a case for yourself. Learn how to market yourself to potential employers. Search the Alumni...
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- February 2015 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
Intrapreneurship at DaVita HealthCare Partners
By: Joseph B. Fuller, David J. Collis and Matthew G. Preble
Josh Golomb, president and general manager of DaVita Rx (Rx), was about to meet with Kent Thiry, CEO of Rx's corporate parent, DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc. (DaVita), in August 2013. The two would discuss whether Golomb should lead a new DaVita venture, Paladina...
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Keywords:
Intrapreneurship;
Entrepreneurial Organizations;
Startup Management;
Startup;
Strategic Positioning;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Strategy;
Business Startups;
Strategic Planning;
Competitive Strategy;
Health Industry;
United States
Fuller, Joseph B., David J. Collis, and Matthew G. Preble. "Intrapreneurship at DaVita HealthCare Partners." Harvard Business School Case 315-046, February 2015. (Revised June 2017.)
- 09 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
The Sixth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS
Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) are courses that offer a great opportunity for students to think about career choices, gain practical skills, and explore new topics. These are no-fee, no-credit courses over winter break open to both first-year and second-year students....
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- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 20 Sep 2016
- Webinars: Career
Become an Entrepreneur Without Leaving Your Day Job
What if there was a way to pair the stability of a day job with the excitement and upside of entrepreneurship? Using proven strategies and a range of case studies, author and serial "10% Entrepreneur" Patrick J. McGinnis (MBA 2004) will explain how you can integrate...
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- April 2014
- Teaching Note
Jiangxi Agribusiness: (TN)
By: David F. Hawkins
[TN for 114-039] Emily Wang, an analyst with Future Securities, a Shanghai-based investment firm, is given the task of making stock purchase recommendations to her supervisor from a number of Chinese common stocks. One stock in particular, Jiangxi Agribusiness...
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- 27 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
My Week at Harvard Business School's Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP)
rich, dynamic, and representative of the world we live in. Coming to the program with an Engineering background I was ecstatic to flex my problem-solving skills in a different way through the program's rigorous case method style of...
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- October 2022 (Revised September 2023)
- Supplement
SolarWinds Confronts SUNBURST (B)
Supplements the (A) case, describing actions taken by SolarWinds as well as by regulatory agencies in the aftermath of the immediate crisis. The case also includes reflections by SolarWinds managers on the choices they made with respect to disclosure, media relations,...
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Keywords:
Cyberattacks;
Cybersecurity;
Corporate Disclosure;
Crisis Management;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Legal Liability;
Governance Compliance;
Business and Government Relations;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Nagle, Frank, George A. Riedel, William R. Kerr, and David Lane. "SolarWinds Confronts SUNBURST (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 723-368, October 2022. (Revised September 2023.)