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Strategic Alliances: Managing the Collaboration Portfolio

By: J. E. Austin

Keywords: Strategy; Alliances; Management; Investment

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December 2019
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CME Group in 2019

By: José B. Alvarez, Forest Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred

Chicago-based CME Group is the world’s largest futures and options marketplace, with annual trading volume of over 4.8 billion contracts in 2018. This case is set in late 2019, as heightened perceptions of risk stemming from the U.S.-China trade war are driving record... View Details

Keywords: Financial Markets; Risk Management; Futures and Commodity Futures; Trade; Price; Competition; Risk and Uncertainty; Competitive Strategy; United States; China; Brazil

01 Jun 2005
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Cultural Revolution at GE

Jeffrey Immelt (MBA ’82) had a tough act to follow when he took over as GE chairman and CEO in September 2001 from the legendary Jack Welch. Ever since, Immelt has been on a mission to transform the $152 billion industrial and finance... View Details

Keywords: GE; General Electric; Jack Welch; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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The Coming of Managerial Capitalism - Course Catalog

course covers the founding of the new nation, early entrepreneurial venturing, changes in the strategy and structure of business, the winners and losers from capitalist expansion and the impact of technology and finance. The course's... View Details

31 Mar 2011
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Building an Online Swap Shop

the holidays. He also recalled how the idea for thredUP came to him at HBS. “The original concept for how to deal with two-sided marketplaces, which is what thredUP is, came from HBS associate professor Andrei Hagiu’s Strategy &... View Details

Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

04 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 4

We propose that firms' corporate governance and firms' strategic business activities within an industry are interlinked. By conducting a simultaneous economic analysis of business strategy and corporate governance, scholars can better... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

April 2004 (Revised December 2004)
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Jazztel

By: Marc L. Bertoneche, Laurent Jacque, Kenneth Hynes and Jennifer Woolman

Jazztel--an upstart Spanish telecom--is considering an IPO on the NASDAQ (rather than the Madrid Bolsa) for funding its ambitious capital expenditure program estimated at $750 million over the next 10 years. The alternative would be another round of high-yield debt.... View Details

Keywords: History; Initial Public Offering; Valuation; Privatization; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Spain

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Shaila Ittycheria

In college, Shaila Ittycheria found an attraction to business and finance. To understand the practical application of finance in a variety of settings, she entered Microsoft's Finance Rotation Program.... View Details

01 Dec 2001
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Steven Rogers

received numerous awards for teaching at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Since 1995, Rogers has combined his firsthand business experience and solid academic foundation with his gift for pedagogy to make his Entrepreneurial View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Retail Trade

December 2005 (Revised November 2006)
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Corning, 2002

By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn

Corning, with large investments in fiber optic technology, was hit particularly hard by the collapse of the telecommunications industry in 2001. With over $4 billion in debt, the firm's survival appears to rest on raising additional equity capital. The protagonist is... View Details

Keywords: Financial Strategy; Financial Condition; Financial Instruments; Valuation; Capital; Public Equity; Stock Shares; Business or Company Management; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry

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Chris Wilson-Byrne

the course cases and in his relationships with section mates, is how the way one presents an idea can be as important as the idea itself. "In order to make things work," he says, "you have to consciously come up with a View Details

01 Sep 2009
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Rich Wilson

On the company side, with an assist from classmate Michael Hintze, financing for the boat was done mostly by me, at about 10 percent of what the new boats spent. For our nonprofit, the school program, sectionmates Bob and Kate Niehaus... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

January 2021
Case

Rio Tinto Aluminum: Can Purpose Lead to Profit?

By: David Fubini and Agastya Muthanna

This case describes the tradeoffs Rio Tinto faces as it considers investments to ensure environmentally friendly, sustainability produced aluminum with the potential risks of competitive pricing and profit loses. View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Investment; Price; Competition; Profit; Cost vs Benefits; Mining Industry

15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

transform traditional industries such as banking, real estate, and healthcare. More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2001
News

Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution

to “The e-Philanthropy Revolution,” a recent working paper by HBS professor James E. Austin. His study of more than 150 WEBSEs illuminates the dynamics, challenges, and strategies of this nascent industry that links potential donors to... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

October 2001 (Revised March 2003)
Case

Exxel Group, The: March 2001

By: Josh Lerner and Alberto Ballve

The Exxel Group, a leading Latin American buyout fund, faces a challenge when deciding whether and how to exit its largest investment. The capital markets are very weak, precluding an initial public offering. Undertaking a trade sale of the firm, however, proves to be... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Capital Markets; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Latin America

01 Feb 2000
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Financial Services 24/7

Professor of Business Administration. "There are many challenges for firms in figuring out how to position themselves," notes Crane, who has taught finance and banking at HBS for many years. As consumers get more accustomed to using their... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Feb 1997
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Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

more you try to dictate, the harder it is to inspire creative work." Entrepreneurial Finance Since 1985, when the Entrepreneurial Finance elective was first introduced by William Sahlman, Dimitri V.... View Details

August 2021
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BYJU’S: EdTech Giant Investing in Brick and Mortar

By: John J-H Kim and Rachna Tahilyani

The founder and CEO of BYJU’S, India’s largest edtech firm and one of the world’s most valuable edtech companies, is considering acquiring Aakash Educational Services (Aakash), one of India’s largest brick-and-mortar test-prep firms, for $1 billion. Is this a good... View Details

Keywords: Edtech; Business Strategy; Diversification; Investment; Acquisition; Education Industry; Asia; India; United States