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- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
Africa. Ten schools were operational in Kenya by 2010. The plan was to franchise nearly 3,000 schools all over Africa. The case is meant to discuss the challenges of scaling. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
reasons, Gilson says. First, most of Realogy's operating cash flows were from franchise agreements with local real-estate agencies, and a Chapter 11 filing could have critically damaged relations with the agencies. Second, its workforce... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
more localized products coupled with licensing agreements linked to specific movie franchises might be an option, but an expensive one. The company also had to consider that "diminishing play time and the threat of a disruptive... View Details
- 08 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?
the downside and risk of choosing a young, unproven, and inexperienced candidate to run an NFL team. For instance, when highly coveted 31-year-old Lane Kiffin was hired by the Oakland Raiders in 2007, he was expected to turn around a View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
meaningful overlap between the two franchises the potential for cost savings and synergies is significant. However, the risks involved are also significant. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/218012-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
matching estimations, and regression discontinuity designs. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50067 Harvard Business School Case 315-049 Cravia: An Entrepreneurial Endeavor in Dubai Walid Hajj (HBS '95), CEO of Dubai-based restaurant... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
Dutch Bros. provide opportunities for their best employees, who aspire to own and operate their own franchise stores but often lack the expertise and funding to do so? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
strong validation of our client franchise and future prospects." For his part, Buffett called Goldman "an exceptional institution" with " an unrivaled global franchise, a proven and deep management team, and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
Through his impact investing firm, Doreo Partners, he founded Babban Gona, which means “great farm” in Hausa, as a for-profit social enterprise. “Low economies of scale keep smallholder farmers in a cycle of poverty,” Masha explained. Babban Gona uses an agricultural... View Details
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
years, the school filled a niche and met the demand of students who did not test into one of China's public institutions. In 2008, it was seeking to grow by aggressively pursuing opportunities in other provinces and municipalities. Huang's plan was to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
learning concepts tested at its Cuicuilco (Mexico) kids’ edutainment park. As part of an effort to build a global network of such ventures, proposals for new franchises in Doha and London as well as the format for the first KidZania to be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society
consider the life of a guy who was twenty years old and living in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Such a young man was facing a very different reality. Factory jobs had mostly disappeared and now he was looking at a life stocking shelves in View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
targets compared to dealers who also acquire brands outside of the franchise network. As a consequence the exclusive dealers receive a relatively bigger cut of the total amount of discounts that dealers are offered conditional on their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 14
interest in the web platform so that they have real impact on retail corruption in India. Possible solutions discussed include teaming up with local governments and police, focusing attention on one or two Indian cities, and franchising... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-061.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsProntoWash: Washing the World's Cars to a Tango Beat Harvard Business School Case 108-037 ProntoWash management considers whether franchising and the Balanced... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?
status. For instance, a current case I'm developing examines whether franchising might be a good "almost King, almost Rich" option for both the potential franchisor and the potential first franchisee, one in which they give away... View Details
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
Despite these changes, the stock market continues to undervalue Axis Bank compared with its chief rivals. In light of this, Axis Bank needs to figure out what more it needs to do to ensure that the market values the franchise correctly.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 12
Michael J., Jeronimo Silva, and Amar BhideHarvard Business School Case 813-074 The case describes a Turkish brother-sister team who are evaluating the option of acquiring and operating a franchise of a U.S. bakery/cafe in Turkey. They are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
Vision: Clearly Different? Ohio-based optical retailer Pearle Vision, part of the vertically integrated Italian eyewear group Luxottica, sold glasses and offered in-store eye exams. Once the largest U.S. optical retailer, Pearle Vision, with 266 corporate stores and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News