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- November 2006 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
SUN Brewing (B)
In July 2004, Shiv, Nand, and Uday Khemka are discussing their holdings in SUN Interbrew, a leading Russian beer producer that is part of the family's global portfolio of businesses. SUN Interbrew has been operating as a joint venture since 1998, when the Khemka...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Investment;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Ownership Stake;
Family Ownership;
Valuation;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Russia
Villalonga, Belen, and Raphael Amit. "SUN Brewing (B)." Harvard Business School Case 207-039, November 2006. (Revised June 2010.)
- September 2013 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
Claritas Genomics
By: Robert F. Higgins and Matthew Preble
Claritas Genomics was formed in January 2013 when BCH spun out its Genetics Diagnostic Lab into a fully commercial entity. Claritas offered over 100 genomic tests to detect a range of conditions, including autism and intellectual disabilities, and was developing new...
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Keywords:
Boston Children's Hospital;
Genetic Engineering;
Genetically Modified;
Genetics Diagnostics;
Health Care Industry;
Healthcare IT;
Healthcare Technology;
Healthcare Ventures;
Biomedical Research;
Patrice Milos;
Genomics;
Genomic Testing;
Life Technologies;
Health Care and Treatment;
Information Technology;
Information Management;
Genetics;
Biotechnology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Health Industry;
Boston;
Massachusetts;
United States
Higgins, Robert F., and Matthew Preble. "Claritas Genomics." Harvard Business School Case 814-032, September 2013. (Revised August 2014.)
- September 2023 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Seeds of Innovation: GALY's Quest to Cultivate the Future of Agriculture in the Lab
By: George Serafeim and Michael Norris
In 2023, Luciano Bueno, CEO and founder of plant cell culture agriculture company GALY, was considering the best path forward for his company as he planned to pitch Series B investors. GALY, founded in 2019, aimed to produce cotton and other crops from cells grown in...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Green Technology;
Goods and Commodities;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Science-Based Business;
Entrepreneurship;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Business Startups;
Decisions;
Technological Innovation;
Production;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Technology Industry;
Boston;
Sao Paulo
Serafeim, George, and Michael Norris. "Seeds of Innovation: GALY's Quest to Cultivate the Future of Agriculture in the Lab." Harvard Business School Case 124-017, September 2023. (Revised November 2023.)
- 16 Jun 2021
- HBS Case
Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm
$45.6 billion and serves 30 million passengers. “The industry clearly benefits from having a loyal base of enthusiastic repeat customers who love the cruising experience,” Gilson says. “It’s a passion for them.” About View Details
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
own high-speed trains. I could list a dozen market categories where you'll find four, five, or six well-funded, well-organized, and savvy companies all pursuing this nearly identical strategy." While many of those firms are...
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by Peter Jacobs
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
pandemic is likely to change how companies do business. Here’s what they said: Michael Beer: Organizations will develop trust-based cultures with employees The coronavirus challenge demands an...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
proactive effort to be as effective and clear as possible in their communication to both internal and external stakeholders. Importantly, a vast majority of the initiatives that companies in our sample are...
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- January 22, 2020
- Article
Making Honest Conversations the Norm
By: Michael Beer
Much admired companies like Boeing and Wells Fargo sacrifice their competitive advantage. Some make huge ethical blunders. As a result, shareholders suffer huge losses in value while employees, customers, and society lose trust and confidence in the institution. Based...
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Keywords:
Honesty;
Interpersonal Communication;
Framework;
Organizational Culture;
Trust;
Performance Effectiveness
Beer, Michael. "Making Honest Conversations the Norm." ChangeThis (blog) (January 22, 2020).
- 15 Aug 2022
- Book
University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed
case studies of several universities from Boston and Beijing to Berlin and Berkeley. Why are publicly funded universities so important? “Public institutions in the United States educate three-quarters of all...
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- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
such agreements. Ironically, when I returned to Boston a few years later for business school, the founder of the first company invited me to do...
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by Martha Lagace
- September 8, 2009
- Article
The New Governance Paradigm
By: Nathaniel Foote and Michael Beer
Boards members of failed banks in 2008 or of the many companies like Enron who were caught up in scandals are by and large honorable, well intentioned, and competent people. So what went wrong and what can be done about it. This article argues that the problem lies in...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Competency and Skills;
Banks and Banking;
Failure;
Goals and Objectives;
Leadership;
Management Practices and Processes;
Ethics;
Performance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Crime and Corruption
Foote, Nathaniel, and Michael Beer. "The New Governance Paradigm." Directorship (September 8, 2009).
- October 2022 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Ginkgo Bioworks vs. Scorpion Capital: The Debate Over Related-Party Revenues
Ginkgo Bioworks, a synthetic biology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, faced divergent views on its revenue possibilities and accounting practices. After a report emerged accusing it of fraudulent accounting and lack of innovation, its share price plunged. But...
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Keywords:
Fraud Allegations;
Revenue;
Reports;
Accounting Audits;
Innovation and Management;
Investment;
Biotechnology Industry;
Boston
Dey, Aiyesha, Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan, and Annelena Lobb. "Ginkgo Bioworks vs. Scorpion Capital: The Debate Over Related-Party Revenues." Harvard Business School Case 123-037, October 2022. (Revised May 2023.)
- 25 May 2021
- Research & Ideas
White Airbnb Hosts Earn More. Can AI Shrink the Racial Gap?
lodging demand. "If other companies invest in building similar race-blind algorithms, that may even the playing field for users." The research results could also have broader...
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- 18 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Internet of Things Needs a Business Model. Here It Is
in the business-to-business space.” Indeed, the kinds of innovation possible in the B2B world seem limitless. By placing sensors on machinery and connecting them to View Details
- 21 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Parable of the Bungled Baggage And the Unhappy Customer
Sasser's presentation is part of the Faculty Seminar Series sold through Harvard Business School Publishing.One of the companies I've had chance to work with is a large global...
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by W. Earl Sasser
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Future of IT Consulting
have been several. First, innovation in frameworks and methodologies along with trained professionals have provided value-added services uniquely available from the consulting firm. For example, the View Details
- 02 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?
based in the Boston area. [Image: iStockphoto/K-Paul] Do you think that companies should disclose workers' salaries? Share your thoughts in the...
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by Avery Forman
- September 2012 (Revised December 2012)
- Case
Kyruus: Big Data's Search for the Killer App
By: Robert F. Higgins, Penrose O'Donnell and Mehul Bhatt
Kyruus is used in a course at HBS on Entrepreneurship in Healthcare IT and Services (EHITS). It describes a young company that has built a very large database on physicians. The company has had some early successful pilots with prominent customers, but it is now faced...
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Higgins, Robert F., Penrose O'Donnell, and Mehul Bhatt. "Kyruus: Big Data's Search for the Killer App." Harvard Business School Case 813-060, September 2012. (Revised December 2012.)
- 17 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry
watches the program at its original time be valued in terms of cost for ad space the same as a person who watches it 3 days later via his DVR? This same problem is cropping up within View Details
- September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Supplement
SUN Brewing (A) (CW)
The Khemka family of India--founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing--faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the ruble's massive devaluation in August 1998, the stock price of SUN brewing, which is publicly listed on the Luxemburg...
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