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- July 2011
- Case
Shifting the Diversity Climate: The Sodexo Solution
By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary
This case profiles the evolution of Sodexo's diversity initiative. Diversity became a key priority for Sodexo, North America in 2001 after a class-action lawsuit was filed and certified in Washington, D.C. against Sodexo Marriot Services, Inc., the food services... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Business Strategy; Globalization; Management Teams; Gender; Race; Ethnicity; Age; Food and Beverage Industry; North America; Washington (state, US)
Thomas, David A., and Stephanie J. Creary. "Shifting the Diversity Climate: The Sodexo Solution." Harvard Business School Case 412-020, July 2011.
- February 2011 (Revised November 2013)
- Case
The Cheezburger Network
By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
Cheezburger Network was a Web publisher of humorous, user-contributed content, using social media for dissemination, and selling advertising against the traffic of 1 billion page views per quarter. In January 2011, it raised $30 million in venture capital for the... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Digital Marketing; Customer Relationship Management; Venture Capital; Emerging Markets; Strategic Planning; Sales; Internet and the Web; Publishing Industry; Web Services Industry
Deighton, John, and Leora Kornfeld. "The Cheezburger Network." Harvard Business School Case 511-091, February 2011. (Revised November 2013.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- Program
Changing the Game
HBS case method. Review Our Campus Health & Safety Protocols Admissions Criteria and Process When considering applications for this program, the Admissions Committee seeks a balance of organization and... View Details
- May 2015
- Case
The Columbus Partnership
By: Jan W. Rivkin
The Columbus Partnership, a civic alliance bringing together the heads of roughly 50 leading organizations in central Ohio, has made strides in developing the region's economy. But a stinging defeat at the ballot box has set back the Partnership's efforts to improve... View Details
Rivkin, Jan W. "The Columbus Partnership." Harvard Business School Case 715-462, May 2015.
- September 2013 (Revised January 2016)
- Case
The Abraaj Group and the Acibadem Healthcare Investment (A)
By: Paul A. Gompers, Bora Uluduz and Firdevs Abacioglu
This case concerns the proposed buyout of Acibadem, a leading hospital chain in Turkey. Abraaj, a MENA region private equity firm, proposes to make its first investment in Turkey. The case highlights the role of Turkish health care reform in driving the value. The... View Details
Gompers, Paul A., Bora Uluduz, and Firdevs Abacioglu. "The Abraaj Group and the Acibadem Healthcare Investment (A)." Harvard Business School Case 214-021, September 2013. (Revised January 2016.)
- August 2021 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Data Science at the Warriors
By: Iavor I. Bojinov and Michael Parzen
The case explores the development and early growth of a data science team at the Golden State Warriors, an NBA team based in San Francisco. The case begins by explaining the initial rationale for investing in data science, then covers a debate on the appropriate team... View Details
Keywords: Data Science; Digital Marketing; Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Sports Industry; San Francisco; United States
Bojinov, Iavor I., and Michael Parzen. "Data Science at the Warriors." Harvard Business School Case 622-048, August 2021. (Revised February 2024.)
- May 2018
- Supplement
Video Supplement to Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A. case (693-019): An updated video of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Georgetown, KY site showing seat installation
By: Willy C. Shih
This is an updated video of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) assembly facility in Georgetown, KY. It is meant to be paired with the 693-019 Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.S.A. case, but with higher quality video. The vidoe shows a line tour of Assembly Two... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Manufacturing Strategy; Lean Management; Toyota Production System; Just-in-time; Lean Production; Automotive Industry; Automobile Manufacturing; Automotive; Automotive Supply Chain; Production; Operations; Logistics; Auto Industry; United States
Shih, Willy C. "Video Supplement to Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A. case (693-019): An updated video of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Georgetown, KY site showing seat installation." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 618-713, May 2018.
- April 2012 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
EILEEN FISHER: Repositioning the Brand
By: Anat Keinan, Jill Avery, Fiona Wilson and Michael Norton
Well-established fashion brand Eileen Fisher has traditionally appealed to older women. However, to drive growth, Eileen Fisher's management team wants to target a younger demographic and has revamped its Fall product line to offer more fashionable styles to appeal to... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Brand Management; Brand Positioning; Market Segmentation And Target Market Selection; Retailing; Fashion; Corporate Social Responsibility; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Segmentation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Growth and Development Strategy; Social Media; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry
Keinan, Anat, Jill Avery, Fiona Wilson, and Michael Norton. "EILEEN FISHER: Repositioning the Brand." Harvard Business School Case 512-085, April 2012. (Revised May 2012.)
- December 2008
- Case
The Financial Crisis of 2008
This case presents excerpts from the speeches of observers to the 2008 financial crisis, including former and current central bankers, a private banker, and a Nobel-prize winning economist. They present different interpretations of the causes of the financial crisis... View Details
Trumbull, J. Gunnar. "The Financial Crisis of 2008." Harvard Business School Case 709-036, December 2008.
- June 2009 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
BlackRock Money Market Management in September 2008 (A)
By: Kenneth A. Froot and David Lane
This case highlights the issues around money market mutual funds in the financial crisis of 2008. View Details
Keywords: BlackRock; Mutual Funds; Money Market; Investment Management; Bank Runs; 2008 Financial Crisis; Government Intervention In The Markets; GRG; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Crisis Management; Government and Politics; Financial Crisis; Financial Services Industry
Froot, Kenneth A., and David Lane. "BlackRock Money Market Management in September 2008 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-101, June 2009. (Revised May 2010.)
- January 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Army Crew Team, The
By: Scott A. Snook and Jeffrey T. Polzer
The coach of the varsity Army crew team at West Point assembled his top eight rowers into the first crew team and the second tier of rowers into the second team using objective data on individual performance. As the second boat continually beat the first boat in races,... View Details
Snook, Scott A., and Jeffrey T. Polzer. "Army Crew Team, The." Harvard Business School Case 403-131, January 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
- October 2023 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
Compound: Lending on the Blockchain
By: Marco Di Maggio, George Gonzalez and Richard Dulude
This case critically examines Compound, an innovative decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. Focusing on Compound’s blockchain-based borrowing and lending protocol, the case explores its automated, intermediary-free system using Ethereum smart contracts. This system... View Details
Keywords: Blockchain; Cryptocurrency; Disruptive Innovation; Borrowing and Debt; Financing and Loans; Organizational Design; Technological Innovation
Di Maggio, Marco, George Gonzalez, and Richard Dulude. "Compound: Lending on the Blockchain." Harvard Business School Case 224-041, October 2023. (Revised December 2023.)
- 2003
- Book
The Monied Metropolis: New York City and the Consolidation of the American Bourgeoisie, 1850–1896
By: Sven Beckert
This book, first published in 2001, is a comprehensive history of the most powerful group in the nineteenth-century United States: New York City's economic elite. This small and diverse group of Americans accumulated unprecedented economic, social, and political power,... View Details
Beckert, Sven. The Monied Metropolis: New York City and the Consolidation of the American Bourgeoisie, 1850–1896. Paperback ed. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- February 6, 2021
- Editorial
The Chinese Debt Trap Is a Myth: The Narrative Wrongfully Portrays Both Beijing and the Developing Countries It Deals With.
By: Deborah Brautigam and Meg Rithmire
Our research shows that Chinese banks are willing to restructure the terms of existing loans and have never actually seized an asset from any country, much less the port of Hambantota. A Chinese company’s acquisition of a majority stake in the port was a cautionary... View Details
Brautigam, Deborah, and Meg Rithmire. "The Chinese Debt Trap Is a Myth: The Narrative Wrongfully Portrays Both Beijing and the Developing Countries It Deals With." The Atlantic (website) (February 6, 2021).
- Summer 2012
- Article
Epistemic Contests and the Legitimacy of the World Trade Organization: The Brazil–USA Cotton Dispute and the Incremental Balancing of Interests
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
The World Trade Organization (WTO) features prominently in studies of international institutions, often cast either as a tool of rich-world domination over the poorer South or as a neutral mediator facilitating a tariff-free world of economic prosperity. This article... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Trade; Conflict and Resolution; Consumer Products Industry; Brazil; United States
Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Epistemic Contests and the Legitimacy of the World Trade Organization: The Brazil–USA Cotton Dispute and the Incremental Balancing of Interests." Special Issue on Dispute Settlement at the WTO. Trade, Law and Development 4, no. 1 (Summer 2012): 200–240.
- August 2022 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
Pricing at Netflix: The Sequel
By: Elie Ofek and Amy Klopfenstein
This case continues the themes discussed in "Pricing at Netflix" (Case 521-004). Following the conclusion of the original case, Netflix developed new, high-profile original content, added millions of subscribers, and introduced another price increase in January 2022.... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Advertising; Marketing Strategy; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Finance; Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Business Strategy; Adaptation; Internet and the Web; Customers; Customer Satisfaction; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Advertising Industry; North and Central America; United States
Ofek, Elie, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Pricing at Netflix: The Sequel." Harvard Business School Case 523-015, August 2022. (Revised March 2023.)
- April 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Tata Nano The People's Car
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Bharat N. Anand and Rachna Tahilyani
The case explores how Tata Motors, India's largest automobile company, developed the Nano, the world's cheapest car. The case focuses on the translation of Ratan Tata's (chairman of Tata Motors) vision of a safe affordable car for the masses by Ravi Kant, managing... View Details
Keywords: Price; Globalized Firms and Management; Disruptive Innovation; Emerging Markets; Business Processes; Quality; Competition; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; India
Palepu, Krishna G., Bharat N. Anand, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Tata Nano The People's Car." Harvard Business School Case 710-420, April 2010. (Revised March 2011.)
- 08 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Return of the Salesman
and arranged terms of credit in case the "prospect" wanted to buy. In some cases, like the refrigerator, manufacturers relied on salespeople to introduce a product, but once it... View Details
- December 2016 (Revised January 2018)
- Case
The Rise and Fall of the Circus
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes the origins of the traditional circus, including its rise to popularity in the United States in the 1800s, and examines the factors that led to its decline in the 20th and 21st centuries. View Details
Keywords: Blue Ocean Strategy; Circus; Strategy; Entertainment; History; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "The Rise and Fall of the Circus." Harvard Business School Case 717-444, December 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
- November 2016 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
CVS Health: Redefining the Value Proposition
By: Michael E. Porter, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo and Alexandra Houghtalin
This case explores how a company can use shared value as a lens to think about competition and strategy choices in a challenging and evolving industry. The case takes a historical look at the structure of the retail pharmacy industry and the changing nature of rivalry... View Details
Keywords: Shared Value; Pharmacy; Health Care; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Retail Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Porter, Michael E., Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo, and Alexandra Houghtalin. "CVS Health: Redefining the Value Proposition." Harvard Business School Case 717-436, November 2016. (Revised February 2017.)