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backward integrating this trading company into sugar growing and refining on the continent and/or becoming an independent power producer and selling electricity to the national grid. Based on an HBS field...
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- October 2015 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
Building Watson: Not So Elementary, My Dear! (Abridged)
By: Willy C. Shih
This case is set inside IBM Research's efforts to build a computer that can successfully take on human challengers playing the game show Jeopardy! It opens with the machine named Watson offering the incorrect answer "Toronto" to a seemingly simple question during the...
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Keywords:
Analytics;
Big Data;
Business Analytics;
Product Development Strategy;
Machine Learning;
Machine Intelligence;
Artificial Intelligence;
Product Development;
AI and Machine Learning;
Information Technology;
Analytics and Data Science;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Shih, Willy C. "Building Watson: Not So Elementary, My Dear! (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 616-025, October 2015. (Revised October 2016.)
- November 2010
- Case
Gilt Groupe
By: Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman and Tamara Obradov
The case explores decisions faced by Gilt Groupe co-founders in 2009 regarding how rapidly to grow, which growth strategies to pursue and how much capital to raise.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Growth Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Decision Making
Roberts, Michael J., William A. Sahlman, and Tamara Obradov. "Gilt Groupe." Harvard Business School Case 811-049, November 2010.
- August 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
eBee: Affordable Mobility for Africa
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in March 2023, as Sten van der Ham and Jaap Maljers, CEO and co-founder of eBee, an electric bike (e-bike) company in Africa, are contemplating the different avenues for growth and path to profitability for the young and ambitious company. In 2023, the...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Bicycle Industry;
Africa;
Kenya
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "eBee: Affordable Mobility for Africa." Harvard Business School Case 724-360, August 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- 2009
- Book
Supercorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Opportunity, Profits, Growth, and Social Good
Supercorp is based on a 3-year study involving more than 350 interviews in 20 countries to identify the leadership practices and operating methods of major companies seeking profitable growth through innovation that benefits society. For example, when the tsunami and...
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Kanter, Rosabeth M. Supercorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Opportunity, Profits, Growth, and Social Good. New York: Crown Business, 2009.
- September 2005 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
AmorePacific: From Local to Global Beauty
By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Kiron
Suh Kyung-Bae, the President and CEO of AmorePacific, a South Korean cosmetics company, was an ardent globalizer. In its home market, AmorePacific had held off major multinational players such as L'Oreal and Estee Lauder and had engaged them in markets around the...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Local Range;
Global Range;
Global Strategy;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
South Korea
Ghemawat, Pankaj, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and David Kiron. "AmorePacific: From Local to Global Beauty." Harvard Business School Case 706-411, September 2005. (Revised November 2006.)
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Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to...
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- January 2024 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
TPG Rise Climate: Deploying 'Climate Capital'
By: Vikram S. Gandhi, David Allen, Sarah Mehta and Shannon Roche
This case is about TPG Rise Climate, a $7.3 billion climate impact fund launched in 2021 by alternative asset manager TPG. Climate investing is a complex, capital-intensive endeavor; entering it has forced TPG to think and act differently. Relative to other funds, Rise...
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Keywords:
Energy;
Environmental Management;
Ownership;
Science;
Value;
Asset Management;
Investment Funds;
Investment Portfolio;
Financial Markets;
Financial Services Industry;
California;
San Francisco;
New York (city, NY)
Gandhi, Vikram S., David Allen, Sarah Mehta, and Shannon Roche. "TPG Rise Climate: Deploying 'Climate Capital'." Harvard Business School Case 824-077, January 2024. (Revised February 2024.)
- April 1985 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
Sun Hydraulics Corp. (B)
Fifteen years later, the company has achieved widespread recognition in the industry for its innovative designs, its quality products, and its highly ethical standards for business dealings. This case describes the organization, the plant, and current concerns.
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Ethics;
Engineering;
Organizational Culture;
Technology Industry
Barnes, Louis B. "Sun Hydraulics Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 485-170, April 1985. (Revised November 1987.)
- February 2023 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Doing Business in Seoul, South Korea
This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Seoul, South Korea. It highlights South Korea's economic development in the decades leading up to 2024 in the context of its history, culture, and politics.
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Keywords:
Emerging Markets;
Strategy;
Management;
Social Enterprise;
Technology Industry;
Consulting Industry;
South Korea;
United States
Fleiss, Sara, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Bonnie Yining Cao, and Dawn H. Lau. "Doing Business in Seoul, South Korea." Harvard Business School Case 323-091, February 2023. (Revised March 2024.)
- 18 Mar 2013
- News
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- August 2011 (Revised October 2014)
- Supplement
High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (B)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
The B case describes the process and terms of the very successful offerings of contingent capital in February 2011, as well as The Basel Committee's preliminary decision not to allow contingent capital to count as Tier 1 equity.
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Decisions;
Financial Crisis;
Finance;
Capital;
Financial Instruments;
Leadership
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 312-008, August 2011. (Revised October 2014.)
- May 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Supplement
Global Knowledge Management at Danone (C)
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Ruth Dittrich and Daniela Beyersdorfer
The (C) case provides an update on the B-case decision and describes the introduction of Dan 2.0, an internal social virtual network for the purpose of knowledge sharing in a company that was only used to face-to-face networking.
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Knowledge Sharing;
Information Infrastructure;
Opportunities;
Problems and Challenges;
Networks;
Employees;
Motivation and Incentives;
Knowledge Management;
Management Practices and Processes
Edmondson, Amy C., Ruth Dittrich, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Global Knowledge Management at Danone (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 611-080, May 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
- March 2008 (Revised June 2008)
- Case
Healthcare and Harvard Business School Alumni in 2008
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cara Sterling
This case chronicles the role that Harvard Business School alumni play in the healthcare industry. Overall data on alumni is given, and the industry is broken into seven areas in which the careers of twenty-five alumni are highlighted.
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Keywords:
Business Education;
Executive Education;
Personal Development and Career;
Practice;
Health Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cara Sterling. "Healthcare and Harvard Business School Alumni in 2008." Harvard Business School Case 808-044, March 2008. (Revised June 2008.)
- April 2015
- Supplement
Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American Video Supplement
By: Gautam Mukunda
This is a video supplement for the Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American case series. The video features Cynthia Carroll reflecting on her implementation of organizational transformation at Anglo American in regards to the mining company's safety culture.
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Keywords:
Leadership And Change Management;
Leadership, Personal Strategy & Style;
Change Management;
Change;
Safety;
Organizational Culture;
Leadership;
Leadership Style;
Mining Industry;
South Africa
Mukunda, Gautam. "Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American Video Supplement." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 415-706, April 2015.
- December 1994 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals' Acutrim: Challenges and Opportunities in Today's Diet Industry
By: Nancy F. Koehn and Rebecca Voorheis
Since its introduction in 1983, Acutrim has been a major player in the U.S. appetite suppressant market and in the broader diet industry. This case focuses on the strategic, regulatory, marketing, and financial challenges this product and the rapidly changing diet...
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Keywords:
Product Marketing;
Market Design;
Industry Structures;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Opportunities;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States
Koehn, Nancy F., and Rebecca Voorheis. "Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals' Acutrim: Challenges and Opportunities in Today's Diet Industry." Harvard Business School Case 795-043, December 1994. (Revised March 1996.)
- April 1995 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield (A)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ramona Hilgenkamp
Mounting financial losses and increasing public scrutiny present many challenges to the board of directors of a large nonprofit health insurer. This case series presents chronologically the increasing problems of the company.
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Keywords:
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Governance;
Financial Condition;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Insurance Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ramona Hilgenkamp. "Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield (A)." Harvard Business School Case 195-216, April 1995. (Revised August 1995.)
- February 1980 (Revised June 1984)
- Case
Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp.
By: John J. Gabarro
Lower middle-level manager is faced with the need to bring about a change in the call patterns of the sales force selling her product. Based on an earlier case by P.R. Lawrence.
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Gabarro, John J. "Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp." Harvard Business School Case 480-063, February 1980. (Revised June 1984.)
- September 2012 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Doing Business in India
By: Andy Zelleke, Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Saloni Chaturvedi
The case is set in August 2012—a time when India was undergoing policy stasis as several key reforms were stalled and the government faced allegations of misallocation of coal production licenses. The first part of the case provides a brief background on India's...
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