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- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
long-run supply and demand conditions. In the short run, intense competition between private-equity groups may lead to a willingness to pay a premium for certain types of firms (e.g., firms specializing in tools and content for the Internet). This is unlikely to be a...
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Truth in Lending
Illustration by Jon Krause What percentage of managers do you think steal from their companies? Your answer to that question can tell a financial institution a lot about your creditworthiness, says DJ DiDonna (MBA 2010), cofounder and chief View Details
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April White
- Profile
Zihan Lin
that's pretty significant," Z says. His expectations have not gone unmet. "For marketing, ethics, leadership, strategy — the cases are simply awesome. Sometimes, I just sit back and listen. Often, the insights from people...
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- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Charting the Year Ahead
succession, competing for volunteers’ and members’ scarce time, and maintaining their distinctive connection to the School. Fifty club leaders convened at HBS in June at the annual Clubs Officers Leadership Conference and offered insightful input to focus the board’s...
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- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
about disruption, but you need a salesforce aligned with strategy to do something about it. This article discusses how investments in sales affect core levers of enterprise value creation (and destruction). Publisher's link:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 18
characteristics of the waste-to-energy operation, the market characteristics for waste disposal and energy, and the mechanisms regulators use to encourage production of renewable energy, we determine the profit-maximizing operating View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
When hotel manager Alessandro Benedetti worked for Kempinski chain locations in Spain and Switzerland, morning meetings were a time to go over the numbers and discuss strategy for the days ahead. But ever since Benedetti moved to Havana...
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Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- April 1990
- Case
Nestle Alimentana S.A. -- Infant Formula (Abridged)
By: James E. Austin
The new vice president of infant and dietetic products of Nestle Alimentana S.A. has to make recommendations on the company's marketing programs for its infant formulas in developing countries. The U.S. subsidiary is currently the target of a consumer boycott because...
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Product Marketing;
Emerging Markets;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Distribution Channels;
Marketing Strategy;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Food;
Business Subsidiaries;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Switzerland
Austin, James E. "Nestle Alimentana S.A. -- Infant Formula (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 590-070, April 1990.
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
its own operation. “We are now in 17 African countries,” Mittal observes, “and it’s essential that we keep local requirements in mind. All regional and country heads run their operations independently, reporting to Bharti Airtel senior...
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- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808114 Malaysia: Halfway to 2020 Harvard Business School Case 707-002 This country case on Malaysia extends forward by seven years the case "Malaysia: Capital and...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
information and financial and other intermediaries. How will the Asia-Pacific region benefit from the presence of the HBS research office? The intellectual capital created by the exchange of ideas and the study of Asian business practices will contribute toward the...
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- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
demand for auditing by the licensor. We characterize the optimal royalty contract, accounting system choice by the licensee, and audit strategy choice by the licensor. We show when the owner prefers to license the property in exchange for...
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Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
leaders focus on the few things that produce results and experiences for the right customers; (3) the best service operating strategies don't require tradeoffs, so leaders foster "both/and" thinking in designing winning...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
the School, I think I might have failed at Kohl's. I learned how to devise and implement a strategy and, most important, about the importance of working well with people. What was your strategy in running...
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Susan Young
- 02 Aug 2021
- What Do You Think?
Can Companies with Remote Management Succeed?
last year with about 1,200 employees working asynchronously (that is, not on the same schedule, handing off work each day from one employee and one time zone to another) in 75 countries with no headquarters. The View Details
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by James Heskett
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Companies Must Forget—and Borrow
on social media," he said. "Unfortunately that displaces millions (spent) in strategy that we in the agency world live on. When you democratize tools in this digital age, you don't have to spend millions to produce content ." By using the...
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- 25 May 2015
- Blog Post
RapidSOS Wins the HBS New Venture Competition
this institution would shape and assist that goal and mission. Over my two years at HBS, I spent countless time with faculty and staff refining the technology and business model. Professors like Chet Huber, the former CEO of OnStar, helped us think about our...
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- April 2003 (Revised July 2003)
- Teaching Note
Singapore Inc. (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-703-040).
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- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Embracing Activism for Social Change
much of her first post-HBS year managing the pilot. Resolving Crisis Situations Mendu and other members of the partnership developed a three-part initiative informed by the best practices they gathered from local stakeholders and officials across the View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
Education classes,” he notes, “we often focus on the actions and strategies of political leaders because they offer compelling examples that are familiar to everyone.” Mills’s new book, Masters of Illusion: American Leadership in the...
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