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  • February 1998 (Revised March 2000)
  • Case

Burma Pipeline, The

By: Debora L. Spar and Lane LaMure
In 1996, Unocal Corp. joined forces with the French Total company to construct an ambitious natural gas pipeline from the Andaman Sea across the southern tip of Burma and into Thailand. At an estimated cost of $1.2 billion, the pipeline was designed to bring sorely... View Details
Keywords: Political Risk; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Foreign Direct Investment; Energy Industry; Asia
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Spar, Debora L., and Lane LaMure. "Burma Pipeline, The." Harvard Business School Case 798-078, February 1998. (Revised March 2000.)
  • April 2025
  • Teaching Note

'Care in Every Drop': Ayala Corporation and Manila Water (A) and (B)

By: Debora L. Spar and Sarah Sasso
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 324-038 and 324-039. View Details
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Spar, Debora L., and Sarah Sasso. "'Care in Every Drop': Ayala Corporation and Manila Water (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 325-092, April 2025.
  • October 2019
  • Teaching Note

Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation

By: Debora L. Spar and Olivia Hull
Teaching Note for HBS No. 719-019. View Details
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Spar, Debora L., and Olivia Hull. "Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 720-002, October 2019.
  • February 2019 (Revised October 2019)
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Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (A)

By: Debora L. Spar and Olivia Hull
In April 2003, entrepreneur and MBA student Christy Jones was planning a new venture to help women preserve their fertility. Her company, Extend Fertility, would commercialize a technique known as egg freezing, in which a woman’s eggs were extracted and stored at low... View Details
Keywords: Assisted Reproduction; Entrepreneur; Health And Wellness; Fertility; Infertility; Women's Health; Creating Markets; Egg Freezing; Fertility Clinic; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Marketing Strategy
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Spar, Debora L., and Olivia Hull. "Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 719-019, February 2019. (Revised October 2019.)
  • 01 Jun 2006
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The Baby Business

Spar In her new book, The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception, HBS professor Debora Spar takes an unflinching look at a taboo... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Government; Health, Social Assistance
  • 25 Mar 2024
  • Blog Post

DC Alumni and BEI Present Talk on Inequality and Climate Change

This article was originally published by HBS Alumni Stories. The HBS Business and Environment Initiative (BEI) and the HBS Club of Washington, DC (HBSDC) recently co-hosted a fireside chat on climate and inequality, featuring HBS... View Details
  • Summer 2025
  • Article

Does Marriage Have a Future?

By: Debora L. Spar and Aryanna Garber
The article explores how technology is reshaping the institution of marriage, highlighting significant changes in societal norms and personal relationships. It discusses the decline in marriage rates in industrialized nations, particularly Japan and the United States,... View Details
Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Technology Adoption; Society; Transformation; Emotions
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Spar, Debora L., and Aryanna Garber. "Does Marriage Have a Future?" New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology & Society 81 (Summer 2025): 20–33.
  • March 2023
  • Teaching Note

The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Sweden's Utopia at a Crossroads

By: Debora L. Spar and Julia Comeau
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 322-046. View Details
Keywords: Sweden; Europe
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Spar, Debora L., and Julia Comeau. "The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Sweden's Utopia at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 323-105, March 2023.
  • February 2022
  • Teaching Note

Linda Oubré at Whittier College

By: Debora L. Spar and Julia Comeau
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 721-057. View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Diversification; Board; California; United States
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Spar, Debora L., and Julia Comeau. "Linda Oubré at Whittier College." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 722-048, February 2022.
  • October 2019 (Revised December 2019)
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Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (B)

By: Debora L. Spar and Olivia Hull
Keywords: Strategy; Information Technology; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Commercialization; Science-Based Business; Marketing Strategy; Business Plan; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Mission and Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Social Issues; Integration; Health; Health Industry
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Spar, Debora L., and Olivia Hull. "Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-017, October 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
  • 01 Jun 2003
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Student Conferences, at a Glance

dashiki–wearing and all that — I think we know that’s gone. But we must not lose what was behind that.” — Papa Madiaw Ndiaye, Senegal “Africa has still not played the role we’d expect it to play in this messy phenomenon of globalization.” — HBS professor View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • June 2021
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Linda Oubré at Whittier College (B)

By: Debora L. Spar and Haley P. Brown
The case follows President Linda Oubré (HBS MBA Class of 1984) as she seeks to move Whittier College towards a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus.
In 2020, the student body of Whittier, a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles County, California,... View Details
Keywords: Women And Leadership; Racial Disparity; Higher Education; Education; Diversity; Race; Change Management; Gender; Los Angeles; California; United States
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Spar, Debora L., and Haley P. Brown. "Linda Oubré at Whittier College (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-058, June 2021.
  • January 1995
  • Case

Controlling International Oil (B): The Rise and Fall of OPEC

By: Debora L. Spar and Richard H.K. Vietor
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry
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Spar, Debora L., and Richard H.K. Vietor. "Controlling International Oil (B): The Rise and Fall of OPEC." Harvard Business School Case 795-066, January 1995.
  • November 2024
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Martine Rothblatt and United Therapeutics: A Series of Implausible Dreams

By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 323-039. In 1990, satellite expert and Sirius XM founder Martine Rothblatt was determined to save the life of her seven-year-old daughter, Jenesis, who was diagnosed with a terminal illness called Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). At... View Details
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Companies; Technological And Scientific Innovation; Organ Donation; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Innovation and Invention; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Pharmaceutical Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States; District of Columbia
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Spar, Debora L., and Julia M. Comeau. "Martine Rothblatt and United Therapeutics: A Series of Implausible Dreams." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 325-058, November 2024.
  • January 2024
  • Technical Note

The ICARUS Principles: What It Takes to Tackle the World

By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau
Over the course of the 20th century, most of the world’s major multinational corporations framed their mission around Milton Friedman’s famous mantra: that the sole purpose of the firm is to maximize its shareholders’ profits. Recently, however, growing numbers of... View Details
Keywords: Purpose; Mission; Social Business; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; For-Profit Firms
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Spar, Debora L., and Julia M. Comeau. "The ICARUS Principles: What It Takes to Tackle the World." Harvard Business School Technical Note 324-055, January 2024.
  • June 2021
  • Case

Linda Oubré at Whittier College

By: Debora L. Spar and Haley P. Brown
The case follows President Linda Oubré (HBS MBA Class of 1984) as she seeks to move Whittier College towards a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus.
In 2020, the student body of Whittier, a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles County,... View Details
Keywords: Race And Ethnicity; Women And Leadership; Education; Higher Education; Diversity; Race; Leadership; Change Management; United States; California; Los Angeles
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Spar, Debora L., and Haley P. Brown. "Linda Oubré at Whittier College." Harvard Business School Case 721-057, June 2021.
  • December 1994 (Revised February 1995)
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Controlling International Oil (A): The Seven Sisters

By: Debora L. Spar and Richard H.K. Vietor
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry
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Spar, Debora L., and Richard H.K. Vietor. "Controlling International Oil (A): The Seven Sisters." Harvard Business School Case 795-065, December 1994. (Revised February 1995.)
  • October 2002
  • Teaching Note

Remaking the Rainbow Nation: South Africa 2002 (TN)

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Debora L. Spar
Teaching Note for (9-702-035). View Details
Keywords: South Africa
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Abdelal, Rawi E., and Debora L. Spar. "Remaking the Rainbow Nation: South Africa 2002 (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 703-017, October 2002.
  • April 1996
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Controlling International Oil (B): The Rise and Fall of OPEC (Abridged)

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Debora L. Spar
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry
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Vietor, Richard H.K., and Debora L. Spar. "Controlling International Oil (B): The Rise and Fall of OPEC (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 796-165, April 1996.
  • March 2023
  • Teaching Note

Afrigen Biologics: Vaccines for the Global South

By: Debora L. Spar and Julia Comeau
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 323-030. View Details
Keywords: Vaccination; Healthcare; Hub And Spoke; Health Industry; South Africa; Africa
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Spar, Debora L., and Julia Comeau. "Afrigen Biologics: Vaccines for the Global South." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 323-098, March 2023.
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