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- 28 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The FDA’s Speedy Drug Approvals Are Safe: A Win-Win for Patients and Pharma Innovation
and effective in preventing severe disease, and their accelerated review will go down in history as having saved millions of lives. But COVID vaccines weren’t the first medical products to be brought to market through an expedited...
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- 01 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes
balance of consumer adaptation to higher costs, business strategy adjustments, and market dynamics. Additionally, the end of expanded SNAP [the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program previously known as...
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- September 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Costco Companies, Inc.
By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon
Costco Companies, one of the major players in the wholesale club industry, has developed a new class of membership that offers discounted services--auto, health, and home insurance, business credit card processing, real estate services--in exchange for a higher annual...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Cost Management;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Supply and Industry;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Retail Industry
Bell, David E., and Ann Leamon. "Costco Companies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 599-041, September 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- 21 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'?
The US government set out to support consumers and jolt the economy when it issued federal stimulus checks during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. But actually, that money helped propel questionable investments in “meme stocks,” one of the most visible...
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- 31 Jan 2016
- News
McDonald’s reaps the benefit of all day breakfasts and table service
- 20 Oct 2021
- News
Behind the Research: Eva Ascarza
- January 2016 (Revised November 2019)
- Case
Blackstone at Age 30
By: Josh Lerner, John D. Dionne and Amram Migdal
Since its IPO in 2007 and following the global financial crisis, Blackstone largely outpaced its alternative investment firm peers in assets under management, new business launches, profitability, and market capitalization. Under the leadership of Stephen A....
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Keywords:
Business Growth and Maturation;
Asset Management;
Private Equity;
Financial Services Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Lerner, Josh, John D. Dionne, and Amram Migdal. "Blackstone at Age 30." Harvard Business School Case 816-013, January 2016. (Revised November 2019.)
- 2023
- Chapter
Business, Climate Change and the Anthropocene
By: Andrew J. Hoffman and Sukanya Roy
This chapter will assess climate change as a concern for business, both as a stand-alone issue and as part of the broader shift that scientists are calling the Anthropocene. It will begin by examining the extent to which the market – comprised of corporations, the...
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Hoffman, Andrew J., and Sukanya Roy. "Business, Climate Change and the Anthropocene." Chap. 23 in Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World, edited by Andreas Rasche, Mette Morsing, Jeremy Moon, and Arno Kourula, 484–505. Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- Career Coach
Nicola Pugliese
Nicola Pugliese (Wharton ’93) leverages her experience in global marketing and brand management to support students and alumni pursuing careers in marketing, product management, business development, general...
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- 17 Jul 2012
- News
How Emerging-Market Companies Should Expand
- March 2020
- Case
Forbidden City: Launching a Craft Beer in China
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Carole Carlson
This case describes a difficult choice faced by Victor Wang, Managing Director of Singapore-based Eurasian Brewing Company (EBC), concerning the competing product launch plans of Le Jie, Vice President of EBC's China and East Asian operations, and Vivian Chin, EBC's...
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Keywords:
Subsidiary Management;
Craft Brewing;
Strategy;
Decision Making;
Organizational Structure;
Business Model;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Management Style;
Food and Beverage Industry;
China;
East Asia
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Carole Carlson. "Forbidden City: Launching a Craft Beer in China." Harvard Business School Brief Case 920-559, March 2020.
- August 2020 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Nubank: Democratizing Financial Services
By: Michael Chu, Carla Larangeira and Pedro Levindo
Nubank, a wholly-digital solution created to disrupt Brazilian banking, with 6 million clients and a $4 billion valuation after five years, must decide whether to expand to Mexico. The company was founded in São Paulo in 2013 by Colombian-born David Vélez to seize what...
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Keywords:
Fintech;
Financial Inclusion;
Digital Banking;
Credit Cards;
Banks and Banking;
Disruption;
Expansion;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
South America;
Brazil;
North America;
Mexico
Chu, Michael, Carla Larangeira, and Pedro Levindo. "Nubank: Democratizing Financial Services." Harvard Business School Case 321-068, August 2020. (Revised August 2023.)
- 21 Jul 2021
- Research & Ideas
What Does an ESG Score Really Say About a Company?
Receiving more information can clarify the complex, but not when it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores. A recent study shows that the more information a company discloses about its ESG practices, the more rating agencies disagree on how well...
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by Kristen Senz
Walter A. Friedman
Walter A. Friedman is Director of the Business History Initiative and Lecturer. He edits Business History Review with Geoff Jones. He specializes in business, labor, and economic history. He is author of Fortune Tellers: The Story of America's First... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Measuring Consumer and Competitive Impact with Elasticity Decompositions
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Matt Weinzierl - Making A Difference
- January 2010 (Revised August 2011)
- Case
Ganeden Biotech, Inc.
By: Robert C. Pozen, Dale Alan Winger and Matthew Kenneth Ahlers
The CEO of Ganeden Biotech, a small firm with several viable probiotic products but limited resources, must decide what markets to invest in and what intellectual property strategies will best serve its immediate and longer-term business interests.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Investment;
Intellectual Property;
Market Entry and Exit;
Business Strategy;
Biotechnology Industry
Pozen, Robert C., Dale Alan Winger, and Matthew Kenneth Ahlers. "Ganeden Biotech, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 310-073, January 2010. (Revised August 2011.)
- March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Dassault Systemes
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Dassault Systèmes, a leader in product lifecycle management software, has enjoyed a very profitable business model in 3D engineering design. In the past, it has successfully managed market disruptions and opportunities through acquisition and organic innovations. Its...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Innovation and Invention;
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Technology Industry
Thomke, Stefan H., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Dassault Systemes." Harvard Business School Case 610-080, March 2010. (Revised June 2010.)