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- March 2010 (Revised February 2013)
- Supplement
Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (B)
By: Juan Alcacer, Rasmus Karl Gustaf Molander and Rakeen Mabud
In 1991, Hartwall and Pripps made the decision to found Baltic Beverages Holding (BBH) and invest in the former USSR by buying Estonia's biggest brewery, Saku.
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Investment;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Competition;
Corporate Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Estonia;
Finland;
Sweden
Alcacer, Juan, Rasmus Karl Gustaf Molander, and Rakeen Mabud. "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 710-471, March 2010. (Revised February 2013.)
- April 2009 (Revised March 2010)
- Background Note
Restructuring Distressed Companies -- Cross-National Comparisons
This note describes briefly bankruptcy regimes and out of court restructuring in 5 countries, the U.S., the U.K., Germany, France and Japan.
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Restructuring;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Laws and Statutes
Fruhan, William E. "Restructuring Distressed Companies -- Cross-National Comparisons." Harvard Business School Background Note 209-111, April 2009. (Revised March 2010.)
- August 2008
- Teaching Note
Tad O'Malley: The Investment Conundrum (TN)
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for [808125].
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- 27 Jan 2016
- News
Harvard MBA Hurdles Silicon Valley Gender Barrier
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate...
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- 02 Jun 2003
- What Do You Think?
What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?
undergraduate or graduate level of education for leadership, such efforts should strive to provide a context in which individuals can draw their own conclusions regarding such topics of vital importance for future leaders. Further, courses in functional subjects such...
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by James Heskett
- 06 Aug 2015
- News
A Wall Street Pioneer Comes Home
to serve as JSJ’s vice chairman of the board in addition to overseeing a family foundation fund and volunteering in community organizations. “I knew I wanted to come back to this area at some point,” she says. “One of my aims was to give back to the community where I...
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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Full Circle
a support network to help you attain some clarity — sometimes what you’re feeling and thinking runs counter to the flow of your life. It can be hard to tune out the noise.” Anderson says that the business skills he acquired at HBS are...
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- 19 May 2020
- News
Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online
virtual conversation with 50 HBSAAA members. The hour-long session focused on ways black business owners can shore up their finances in anticipation of a long period of economic uncertainty, and included...
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Margie Kelley
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A lifetime investment in the entrepreneurial spirit
changed in the Valley during his 50-year career, the passion of those starting new ventures remains the same. Said Bowes, “It's the entrepreneurs who keep this business new and fresh, every day.” (Published April 2014, updated August...
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- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
Business Studies (forthcoming) Abstract The last decade of work in corporate governance has shown that weak legal institutions at the country level hinder firms in emerging economies from accessing finance...
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Martha Lagace
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
PublicationsThe New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance Authors:Marshall Fisher and Ananth Raman Publication:Harvard Business School Press, 2010 Abstract Retailers today are...
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Martha Lagace
- March 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
The Market for Prisoners: Business, Crime and Punishment in the "American Dream"
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Laura Winig
In 2010, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the largest private prison operator in the U.S., was considering expansion options. The company's largest customers, federal and state governments, were under economic pressure to reduce the incarceration rate and...
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For-Profit Firms;
Crime and Corruption;
Profit;
Law Enforcement;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Demand and Consumers;
Business and Government Relations;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
United States
Di Tella, Rafael M., and Laura Winig. The Market for Prisoners: Business, Crime and Punishment in the "American Dream". Harvard Business School Case 710-042, March 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- December 1993 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Medical Products Co.
By: Robert H. Hayes
In early 1990, the company is contemplating changes in its European plant network for producing hypodermic products, including the total production capacity to be provided, the number and location of plants over which to spread this capacity, and which products should...
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Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Decision Making;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Cost;
Production;
Performance Capacity;
Performance Effectiveness;
Strategic Planning;
Competitive Strategy;
Health Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Europe
Hayes, Robert H. "Medical Products Co." Harvard Business School Case 694-065, December 1993. (Revised March 1995.)
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
http://hbr.org/product/salauno-eliminating-needless-blindness-in-mexico/an/814041-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 114-077 Building a High Performance Culture at IDFC IDFC was set up in 1997 to direct private View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 23
press An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book: http://ceo.usc.edu/book/doing_research_that_is_useful.html Business Network Transformation in Action Authors: Marco Iansiti and Ross Sullivan Publication: In View Details
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Martha Lagace
- September 2010 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Liza Davis and the Bargain Hunting Customer
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez and Lisa Brem
Liza Davis, an upscale women's fashion retailer, is reeling from worldwide recession and lower demand. Should the company target the fast-growing bargain hunter segment or hold the line on price discounts to preserve their brand image? Customer profitability...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Price;
Product Positioning;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Business Cycles;
Financial Crisis;
Profit;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Fashion Industry;
Retail Industry
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, and Lisa Brem. "Liza Davis and the Bargain Hunting Customer." Harvard Business School Case 111-040, September 2010. (Revised August 2013.)
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
What You Know Depends on Where You Go
business principles that are true around the world, but some things that are more context- dependent,” says HBS senior associate dean and director of Research Krishna G. Palepu. “We need to figure out which points are valid worldwide and...
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- 29 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research
An internal event held each May, the annual Faculty Research Symposium affords the opportunity for a few Harvard Business School faculty to share their latest research with an audience of doctoral students, HBS staff, and other...
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