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  • 24 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 24

Sergio Marchionne at Chrysler Chrysler recently exited from the bankruptcy process, with U.S. government support and with Sergio Marchionne as CEO. Now was the time to work out how to create synergies with FIAT; how to improve the current... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Jun 2016
  • First Look

June 28, 2016

synergies as well as a recently added contingent value right (CVR) designed to “sweeten” the offer and decide how to respond. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/216057-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 816-068... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Feb 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

and really be running them? I doubt that anybody can really do that well. Q: Do you see a synergy in the future between what Pixar does and what Apple does? A: No, other than they're both creative businesses in some way, shape, or form,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Nov 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy

historians and economists. It is now obvious that economic policies, even aggressively interventionist ones such as high tariffs, at times have had extremely beneficial consequences for some. At the very least, this suggests that we need to acknowledge the possibility... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 14

explores a method of value creation through exploiting synergies that exist in an environment where there is diversity. The context of the case is a farm where biodiversity is leveraged to create value. This is contrasted to industrial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Nov 2006
  • Research & Ideas

How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

that commodity prices will remain attractive enough that surrounding economies in Africa will continue to grow, at least in the medium term, and that will create some positive synergies with South African growth. The general global... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online

as mitigation strategies Brainstorm how adaptation and mitigation progress might affect one another and synergies or tensions between the two Free E-Book How to Be a Purpose-Driven, Global Business Professional This guide will equip you... View Details
  • 04 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 4

synergies as well as potential conflicts. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/816075-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 817-030 SIN Capital and the Fullerton Health IPO In early 2016, David Sin, founder of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2007
  • News

Lighten Up

really good sales force to crack certain accounts,” such as large dealers of outdoor gear. The Timberland deal has given GoLite room and money to grow. “Both Timberland and we are committed to GoLite’s success, so the synergies in our... View Details
Keywords: Kathryn Jones; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade
  • 12 Aug 2014
  • First Look

First Look: August 12

Growth itself also posed challenges. Babcock relied heavily on informal processes to extract synergies across its portfolio. Would this continue to be effective as the scope of operations continued to expand? Meanwhile, analysts were... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 May 2008
  • First Look

First Look: May 6, 2008

decision. The (B) case explores the specific identified synergies in-depth and provides an opportunity to judge their viability. The (C) and (D) cases conclude the story and update the case with issues facing the global confectionery... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Feb 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Marketing Wine to the World

activities differ as well, as creating and marketing a wine brand typically diverges from the approach used to develop a beer label. Finally, sales force synergies appear minimal, as a single sales force will find it difficult to support... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage
  • 04 May 2017
  • News

Going the Distance

Economic Development under Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. “I had learned from [HBS professor] Michael Porter about the synergy that comes from establishing industry clusters, and that became our focus. We became metrics driven and also... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
  • 01 Oct 1998
  • News

A Community Investment

that entered the business world at a time when, as one classmate puts it, "we certainly heard more praise for socialism than capitalism" - respond to questions about their personal and professional involvement in social enterprise efforts. Their comments illuminate a... View Details
  • 02 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 2

actively learn at multiple levels, and engage conflict. Leaders can engage these functions through team-centric or leader-centric structures. On Knowing and Doing: A Perspective on the Synergies between Research and Practice... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 15

and mobs of desperate people. IBM's actions, as well as many others reported on by Rosabeth Moss Kanter, capture the emerging zeitgeist of business: the vanguard company simultaneously pursuing-and creating synergy between-opportunity,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Mar 2008
  • News

Innovation, Inc.

R&D lab, increased its mergers and acquisitions of companies that had synergies with the company’s businesses, and formed a small venture capital fund for exploratory investments. Komori also initiated a reorganization that created six... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management
  • 25 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

the synergies he had hoped for between his businesses had proven elusive. Shareholders were upset. How might Mays return Clear Channel to its former glory? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717476-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Nov 2012
  • First Look

First Look: November 20

market. We provide a framework to understand the dynamic, long-term impacts of bundling on demand. We find evidence that bundles have a significant negative synergy effect and that consumer valuations for component products are positively... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

by-product produced is exactly the amount that can be produced using the entire waste stream). The operational synergy in the joint production process is manifested as one of two subsidies: the by-product is subsidized by the disposal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace