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- February 2014 (Revised August 2015)
- Case
Mission Produce
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Mary Shelman
As the leading distributor of fresh avocados in the U.S., Mission Produce was at a crossroads in late 2013. Avocado consumption was booming and CEO Steve Barnard wanted to acquire additional land in Peru and develop new avocado farms to help fill a projected supply...
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Keywords:
Fresh Produce;
Food;
Peru;
Vertical Integration;
Supply Chain;
Agriculture;
Agribusiness;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
United States;
Peru
Alvarez, Jose B., and Mary Shelman. "Mission Produce." Harvard Business School Case 514-023, February 2014. (Revised August 2015.)
- June 2010
- Case
Playa Dorada Tennis Club: Expansion Strategy
By: W. Earl Sasser Jr. and Brent Kazan
Playa Dorada Beach & Resort in Boca Raton, Florida, faces a growing seasonal demand for tennis services. The number of guests is expected to double in the next few years, and while the tennis facilities are a popular and well-promoted amenity at the resort, court space...
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Keywords:
Service Operations;
Planning;
Price;
Expansion;
Tourism Industry;
Accommodations Industry;
Travel Industry;
Florida
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr., and Brent Kazan. "Playa Dorada Tennis Club: Expansion Strategy." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-221, June 2010.
- Article
How B2B Companies Can Win Back Customers They've Lost
By: Frank V. Cespedes and León Poblete
Most research and training in sales focus on acquiring new customers. But winning back previous customers is increasingly important: mergers, choice in supply chains, and uncertainty about trade wars mean that B2B customers are constantly re-evaluating relationships...
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Cespedes, Frank V., and León Poblete. "How B2B Companies Can Win Back Customers They've Lost." Harvard Business Review (website) (June 3, 2019).
- March 1988 (Revised July 1990)
- Case
Walt Disney Productions: Greenmail
Considers a firm whose investment strategies have essentially run out. Walt Disney's original visions and goals have all been fulfilled and after his death no new ones are forthcoming. Disney faces repeated takeover attacks and is forced to either set new corporate...
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Keywords:
Corporate Strategy;
Crisis Management;
Acquisition;
Financial Strategy;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
United States
Asquith, K. Paul. "Walt Disney Productions: Greenmail." Harvard Business School Case 288-045, March 1988. (Revised July 1990.)
- September–October 2023
- Article
Building Brand Engagement: Lessons from NFTs and Collectibles
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Ben Plomion
The financial hype about Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) has cooled considerably since trading in that market went from more than $780 million on May 1, 2022 to less than $295 million for the entire month of May, 2023. But brands launch marketing campaigns in this medium,...
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Cespedes, Frank V., and Ben Plomion. "Building Brand Engagement: Lessons from NFTs and Collectibles." European Business Review (September–October 2023): 2–5.
- February 2009
- Article
Suspended in Self-Spun Webs of Significance: A Rhetorical Model of Institutionalization and Institutionally Embedded Agency
By: Sandy Edward Green, Yuan Li and Nitin Nohria
This article employs rhetorical theory to reconceptualize institutionalization as change in argument structure. As a state, institutionalization is embodied in the structure of argument used to justify a practice at a given point in time. As a process,...
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Green, Sandy Edward, Yuan Li, and Nitin Nohria. "Suspended in Self-Spun Webs of Significance: A Rhetorical Model of Institutionalization and Institutionally Embedded Agency." Academy of Management Journal 52, no. 1 (February 2009): 11–36.
- January 2002
- Case
Intrinsix: Managing Growth at an Electronic Design Service Company
By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
Intrinsix is a 15-year-old semiconductor design services company that wants to continue its growth and market reach and appears to be ready for an initial public offering (IPO). This case leads up to this strategic decision point by tracing the growth of Intrinsix from...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Initial Public Offering;
Growth Management;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Management Style;
Marketing Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Competitive Strategy;
Electronics Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Courtney Purrington. "Intrinsix: Managing Growth at an Electronic Design Service Company." Harvard Business School Case 602-067, January 2002.
- 18 Aug 2014
- News
Delivery Start-Ups Are Back Like It’s 1999
- Teaching
Overview
Anil has taught in front of MBA and doctoral students. He was a teaching fellow in "Managing Innovation" (taught by Professor Karim Lakhani) and "Strategies Beyond the Market" (taught by Professor Dennis Yao) as well as in the MBA Analytics program. Anil also...
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Davida Bynum
Coming to HBS is like Opening the secret door to Narnia. As an applicant, it seemed like a magical land far, far away where my wildest dreams (and professional ambitions) could come true. And, during the...
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- August 2021 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Danaher Corporation (Abridged)
By: Bharat Anand, David J. Collis and Sophie Hood
Between 1985 and 2007, Danaher has been one of the best-performing industrial conglomerates in the U.S. This case examines the corporate strategy of this diversified, global corporation. It describes the firm's portfolio strategy and the Danaher Business System—a...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
Global Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Value Creation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Competitive Strategy
Anand, Bharat, David J. Collis, and Sophie Hood. "Danaher Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 722-370, August 2021. (Revised March 2024.)
- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (A)
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
This case examines how insiders can expropriate value from shareholders in emerging markets when property rights are ill-defined. As such, it provides a platform for considering how institutions and legal rules impact financing patterns and economic outcomes. CME,...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (A)." Harvard Business School Case 204-118, February 2004.
- April 1998
- Case
Responding to 21st Century Financial Crisis
By: Huw Pill
During the 1990s, financial crises appear to have been almost annual events. Examples abound: the collapse of S & Ls in the United States; currency mayhem in Europe; Mexican devaluation and banking crisis; Japanese banks teetering on the verge of default; currency and...
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Pill, Huw. "Responding to 21st Century Financial Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 798-090, April 1998.
- 25 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker
grit—complete with a social conscience—form the basis of a new Harvard Business School case, "Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur, Leader, and Philanthropist." Professor Nancy F. Koehn, a leading historian, coauthored View Details
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
Working PapersNone this week. Cases & Course MaterialsAscent Media Group (A) Harvard Business School Case 607-064 Ascent Media races to adapt to the changes resulting...
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Martha Lagace
- 03 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
and CEO, and that salaries of the executive leadership team, senior vice presidents, and directors/vice presidents would be cut by 30 percent, 20 percent, and 10 percent, respectively. In a letter to employees, Aon CEO Greg View Details
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by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- November 2020 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
Sercomm: Operating in China Amid COVID-19 and Beyond
The COVID-19 pandemic had forced a production cut in the factory of Sercomm, one of the world’s major telecom equipment producers, in China. The case explores and highlights the challenges that Chief Executive Officer James Wang faced: How could Sercomm recover and...
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Keywords:
Emerging Markets;
Information Technology;
Operations;
Management;
Health Pandemics;
Strategy;
Telecommunications Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
China
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Gary P. Pisano, and Bonnie Yining Cao. "Sercomm: Operating in China Amid COVID-19 and Beyond." Harvard Business School Case 621-005, November 2020. (Revised March 2021.)
- Web
4 Tips for MBA Students with Families - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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1.17 Field Based Learning/Independent Projects - MBA
of enrollment and will be reimbursed by HBS once the student provides a verified certificate confirming the successful completion of the course. View Details
- 14 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Stressed? Try Sniffing Your Romantic Partner's Shirt
stranger’s or an unworn shirt. Cortisol levels did not differ between women who had smelled a partner’s shirt and those who smelled an unworn shirt except, notably, in cases where women had correctly guessed that they were inhaling their...
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by Carmen Nobel