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- January 2014
- Article
Pareto Efficiency in Robust Optimization
By: Dan Iancu and Nikolaos Trichakis
This paper formalizes and adapts the well-known concept of Pareto efficiency in the context of the popular robust optimization (RO) methodology for linear optimization problems. We argue that the classical RO paradigm need not produce solutions that possess the...
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Iancu, Dan, and Nikolaos Trichakis. "Pareto Efficiency in Robust Optimization." Management Science 60, no. 1 (January 2014): 130–147.
- 19 Oct 2021
- HBS Seminar
Cynthia Rudin, Duke University
- November 2022 (Revised October 2023)
- Teaching Note
Driving Decarbonization at BMW - Teaching Note
Teaching note in support of the case "Driving Decarbonization at BMW" (HBS No. 123-008)
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Keywords:
Decarbonization;
Environment;
Sustainability;
Carbon Accounting;
Carbon;
Carbon Abatement;
Electric Vehicles;
Automobiles;
Transportation;
Environmental Accounting;
Accounting;
Environmental Management;
Environmental Sustainability;
Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Supply Chain;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Climate Change;
Transportation Industry;
Auto Industry;
Germany;
Europe;
China;
United States
- July 2011
- Case
Barrick Gold: Implementing a Transition to IFRS
By: David F. Hawkins and Angel R. Solis
Barrick Gold must change from Canadian – GAAP to IFRS. Case covers the transition.
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Hawkins, David F., and Angel R. Solis. "Barrick Gold: Implementing a Transition to IFRS." Harvard Business School Case 112-009, July 2011.
- September 1994 (Revised August 2011)
- Supplement
ExtendSim® Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (B2))
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Solutions and detailed discussion of exercises from the (B) case. Unadvertised per Case Records.
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Shapiro, Roy D. "ExtendSim® Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (B2))." Harvard Business School Supplement 695-020, September 1994. (Revised August 2011.)
- October 2003
- Supplement
Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2003 (B)
By: Christina Darwall, Pai-Ling Yin and David B. Yoffie
Spreadsheet for use with case (9-704-429). Download Only. (Examines the possibility of TIVo being a content distributor).
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- June 2010 (Revised November 2013)
- Case
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.
By: Victoria Ivashina and David Scharfstein
After nearly violating its loan covenants in 2009, Momentive Performance Materials, backed by its financial sponsor Apollo Global Management, took a variety of actions to restructure its debt. The restructuring steps included an open market repurchase of publicly held...
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Ivashina, Victoria, and David Scharfstein. "Momentive Performance Materials, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 210-081, June 2010. (Revised November 2013.)
- March 2013 (Revised October 2013)
- Supplement
Integrated Services at Jones Lang LaSalle (2005) (B)
By: Ranjay Gulati and Luciana Silvestri
This case describes the strategic and organizational challenges that Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) faced between 2001 and 2005. Faced with the need to deliver integrated services to corporate clients in 2001, JLL created Corporate Solutions, a group that aimed to draw...
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Keywords:
Organizational Structure;
Strategy;
Integration;
Real Estate Industry;
North America;
South America;
Central America
Gulati, Ranjay, and Luciana Silvestri. "Integrated Services at Jones Lang LaSalle (2005) (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-115, March 2013. (Revised October 2013.)
- January 2024 (Revised August 2024)
- Case
Silicon Valley Bank: Gone in 36 Hours
This case examines factors contributing to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in March 2023, an event as unpredicted as it was quick. SVB funded nearly half of all U.S. venture-backed startups and at the end of 2022 held $173 billion in deposits, largely...
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Keywords:
Accounting Standards;
Bank Runs;
Financial Accounting;
Financial Reporting;
Social Media;
Banks and Banking;
Financing and Loans;
Investment Portfolio;
Interest Rates;
Debt Securities;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Financial Statements;
Risk Management;
Failure;
Fair Value Accounting;
Credit;
Corporate Governance;
Financial Services Industry;
Banking Industry;
United States
Kang, Jung Koo, Krishna G. Palepu, Charles C.Y. Wang, and David Lane. "Silicon Valley Bank: Gone in 36 Hours." Harvard Business School Case 124-001, January 2024. (Revised August 2024.)
- February 2009 (Revised July 2012)
- Supplement
Jieliang Phone Home! (C)
By: Willy Shih, Ethan Bernstein and Nina Bilimoria
At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators - bright and capable young men and (mostly) women like Jieliang Hao are motivated to improve line productivity through small innovations for faster assembly and...
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Keywords:
Globalization;
Compensation and Benefits;
Surveys;
Innovation and Invention;
Management Practices and Processes;
Production;
Performance Productivity;
Groups and Teams;
Labor and Management Relations;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives;
Manufacturing Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
China
Shih, Willy, Ethan Bernstein, and Nina Bilimoria. "Jieliang Phone Home! (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-082, February 2009. (Revised July 2012.)
- February 2009 (Revised August 2021)
- Supplement
Jieliang Phone Home! (B)
By: Willy Shih, Ethan Bernstein and Nina Bilimoria
At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators—bright and capable young men and (mostly) women like Jieliang Hao—are motivated to improve line productivity through small innovations for faster assembly and have...
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Keywords:
Managing People;
Motivation and Incentives;
Behavior;
Production;
Innovation and Invention;
Performance Productivity;
Groups and Teams;
Management Practices and Processes;
Compensation and Benefits;
Labor;
Surveys;
Decisions;
Manufacturing Industry;
China
Shih, Willy, Ethan Bernstein, and Nina Bilimoria. "Jieliang Phone Home! (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-081, February 2009. (Revised August 2021.)
- February 2009 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Jieliang Phone Home! (A)
By: Willy Shih, Ethan Bernstein and Nina Bilimoria
At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators—bright and capable young men and (mostly) women like Jieliang Hao—are motivated to improve line productivity through small innovations for faster assembly and have...
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Keywords:
Compensation and Benefits;
Job Design and Levels;
Business Processes;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives;
Manufacturing Industry;
China
Shih, Willy, Ethan Bernstein, and Nina Bilimoria. "Jieliang Phone Home! (A)." Harvard Business School Case 609-080, February 2009. (Revised July 2012.)
- September 2015 (Revised July 2016)
- Case
Turkish Airlines: Widen Your World
By: Juan Alcácer and Esel Çekin
This case tracks Turkish Airlines' transition from regional player to global powerhouse. With an order for 212 aircraft in the first half of 2013, the airline had moved to double its size and become one of the industry's top-ten players. Growing its fleet would allow...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Operational Complexity;
Capacity Constraints;
Profitable Growth;
Subsidiary Management;
Externalities;
Emerging Market;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Competition;
Air Transportation;
Alliances;
Corporate Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry;
Turkey
Alcácer, Juan, and Esel Çekin. "Turkish Airlines: Widen Your World." Harvard Business School Case 716-408, September 2015. (Revised July 2016.)
- April 2017
- Teaching Note
Golden Rule
By: Andrew Wasynczuk
Jim Golden wants to radically change how catastrophic trucking accident lawsuit claims are handled by his trucking company. He wants to “do the right thing” for both the claimant and his company. Golden is a former litigator with 16 years of experience defending...
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- March 2010 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Sheila Mason & Craig Shepherd (Abridged)
The case describes two individuals who have met and are in the process of starting a company together. Each is still at his/her former employer, and each has signed a different employment agreement that, on paper, may prohibit some of the contemplated acts—i.e.,...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Resignation and Termination;
Intellectual Property;
Law;
Agreements and Arrangements
Roberts, Michael J. "Sheila Mason & Craig Shepherd (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 810-114, March 2010. (Revised April 2012.)
- October 2017 (Revised September 2018)
- Supplement
Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (B)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Namrata Arora
This follow up case study explores the ramifications of Jumia's decision to move from a retail-led to a markplace business model for its e-commerce platform. The case visits the company's successes as well as its many failures when adopting this vendor-led strategy. ...
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Keywords:
Retail;
Marketplace;
Inventory;
Funding;
Business Ecosystems;
Business Ecosystem;
Competition;
Business Model;
Globalization;
Emerging Markets;
Expansion;
Logistics;
Retail Industry;
India;
Nigeria;
Africa
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Namrata Arora. "Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 718-432, October 2017. (Revised September 2018.)
- June 2012
- Case
Aman Resorts (Abridged)
By: Eugene Soltes and Aldo Sesia
This case describes the operating model and philosophy of this high-end set of global properties. Aman relies on employees taking considerable initiative to deliver the highest quality personalized service in the hospitality industry. The case also highlights Aman's...
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Keywords:
Global Business;
Management Skills;
Performance Appraisals;
Customer Service;
Incentives;
Hospitality;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Business Model;
Employees;
Service Delivery;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Business Strategy;
Accommodations Industry
Soltes, Eugene, and Aldo Sesia. "Aman Resorts (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 112-100, June 2012.
- Web
Business & Environment
2024 | Strategy + Business Faculty & Research The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom 17 SEP 2024 | HBS Case Is "net zero" better than "carbon neutral"? New rules related to climate risk...
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- August 2011 (Revised December 2013)
- Supplement
Albert 'Jack' Stanley in Nigeria (B)
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Chad M. Carr
The case describes Albert "Jack" Stanley's response to actions initiated against him by the U.S. Department of Justice and the SEC.
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Goldberg, Lena G., and Chad M. Carr. "Albert 'Jack' Stanley in Nigeria (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 312-035, August 2011. (Revised December 2013.)