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  • 14 Mar 2016
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Even A Company Known For Overworking People Is Embracing Sleep

  • March 2005 (Revised August 2007)
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Aguas Argentinas: Settling a Dispute

By: Louis T. Wells Jr. and Alexandra de Royere
The French-owned Aguas Argentinas faces a demand from the Argentine government that it renegotiate its concession to operate the Buenos Aires water and sewage services. The company must decide whether to continue with efforts to settle on a new contract or to exercise... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Contracts; Infrastructure; Privatization; Business and Government Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Business Strategy; Utilities Industry; France; Buenos Aires
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Wells, Louis T., Jr., and Alexandra de Royere. "Aguas Argentinas: Settling a Dispute." Harvard Business School Case 705-019, March 2005. (Revised August 2007.)
  • May 2016 (Revised October 2016)
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Agricultural Revolution without a Land Revolution: the Megafarms of CP Group

By: William C. Kirby and Nancy Hua Dai
This case describes the megafarm model launched by the CP group as part of their efforts to ensure the safety and quality of their supply chain of agricultural products (particularly, eggs) in China while also promoting the welfare of Chinese farmers. This model was... View Details
Keywords: China; Poultry; Public-private Partnership; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Family Business; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; China
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Kirby, William C., and Nancy Hua Dai. "Agricultural Revolution without a Land Revolution: the Megafarms of CP Group." Harvard Business School Case 316-150, May 2016. (Revised October 2016.)
  • 27 Sep 2021
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Managing Through Crunch time—Without Burning Out Your Team

  • 13 May 2021
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Airbnb Pricing Algorithm LED to Increased Racial Disparities, Study Finds

  • July 1986 (Revised March 1989)
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Jim Southern

By: Howard H. Stevenson
A recent MBA graduate has reached tentative agreement for an LBO of a forms-printing business with $43 million sales. At the eleventh hour, however, the seller has demanded that the buyer personally guarantee $4 million of accounts payable. View Details
Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Leveraged Buyouts; Accounting
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Stevenson, Howard H. "Jim Southern." Harvard Business School Case 387-009, July 1986. (Revised March 1989.)
  • 14 Nov 2013
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Work-Family Conflict is Not the Problem. Overwork Is.

  • December 2015 (Revised February 2017)
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BRF

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
In 2015, BRF's new leadership team is transforming several aspects of the Brazilian protein giant, which had grown sluggish after the 2011 merger that created it. Underlying their reforms are the common goals of reducing bureaucracy, streamlining decision making, and,... View Details
Keywords: BRF; Brasil Foods; Tarpon; Brazil; Marketing; Protein; Commodity; Commodities; Branding; Turnaround; Culture; Transformation; Mergers; Change Management; Private Equity; Distribution; Food; Goods and Commodities; Supply Chain; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trade; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; Brazil
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Bell, David E., and Natalie Kindred. "BRF." Harvard Business School Case 516-058, December 2015. (Revised February 2017.)
  • August 2009
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The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

By: Willy C. Shih, Chen-Fu Chien, Chintay Shih and Jack Chang
When L.C. Tu receives an emergency order, he is confronted with a range of production scheduling choices, each of which has unique costs and trade-offs. The case was designed to help students understand job-shop style production and the impact of disruptions and... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Customer Relationship Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cost; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Production; Semiconductor Industry; Taiwan
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Shih, Willy C., Chen-Fu Chien, Chintay Shih, and Jack Chang. "The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 610-003, August 2009.
  • March 1974 (Revised June 1995)
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First National City Bank Operating Group (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch
Growth in demands on the bank's "back office" required a totally new approach to management. New stress on systems orientation, objectives, measurement, process design and control has resulted in lower costs, fewer people, and higher quality. Also resulted in fear,... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transition; Banks and Banking; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Production; Outcome or Result; Banking Industry
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Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (B)." Harvard Business School Case 474-166, March 1974. (Revised June 1995.)
  • 04 Mar 2019
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How to Navigate Investing in A.I., From Someone Who’s Done It

  • February 2021 (Revised March 2021)
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AptDeco: Circular Economy Furniture Marketplace

By: Ayelet Israeli and Jamie Merkrebs
AptDeco, a used furniture marketplace, was growing rapidly in the tri-state area. The co-founders were confident that the business model, financial position, and unit economics positioned AptDeco for scaling in the massive $120 billion furniture market, despite its... View Details
Keywords: E-Commerce Strategy; Mobile; Word-of-Mouth; Word-of-mouth Marketing; Word Of Mouth; Internet Marketing; Growth Strategy; Platform; Platforms; Two Sided Markets; Two-sided Market; Two-sided Marketplace; Two-Sided Markets; Two-sided Network; Black Entrepreneurs; Black Leadership; African Americans; Circular; Peer-to-peer Markets; Furniture Industry; Furniture; Growth Hacking; Monetization Strategy; African-American Protagonist; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Marketing Channels; Digital Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Acquisition; Growth and Development Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; North America; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US)
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Israeli, Ayelet, and Jamie Merkrebs. "AptDeco: Circular Economy Furniture Marketplace." Harvard Business School Case 521-069, February 2021. (Revised March 2021.)
  • October 2020 (Revised March 2021)
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Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations During COVID-19 (C)

By: Antonio Moreno and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in August 2020 as Ozgur Tort and Mustafa Bartin, CEO and chief large-format and online retail officer of Migros Ticaret A.S. (Migros), Turkey’s oldest and one of its largest supermarket chains, are navigating Migros through COVID-19 and the unprecedented... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Value Creation; Globalization; Competition; Expansion; Logistics; Profit; Resource Allocation; Diversification; Corporate Strategy; Crisis Management; Health Pandemics; Strategic Planning; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey
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Moreno, Antonio, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations During COVID-19 (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 621-062, October 2020. (Revised March 2021.)
  • September 2023
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The Changing Role of Managers

By: Letian Zhang
This study argues that the increase in middle management in recent decades was accompanied by a major shift in managerial roles. Increased task complexity and a new management philosophy have reduced the need for direct supervision but generated a much greater... View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Leadership; Groups and Teams; Change; Organizational Structure
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Zhang, Letian. "The Changing Role of Managers." American Journal of Sociology 129, no. 2 (September 2023): 439–484.
  • January 2004
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Why Developers Don't Understand Why Consumers Don't Buy

By: John T. Gourville
Looks at the psychological biases developers bring to the new product development process. Identifies three reasons why developers may do a poor job of identifying the demand for an innovative, new concept or product: (1) the self-selection bias, (2) differing initial... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge Management; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Product Development; Perspective; Prejudice and Bias
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Gourville, John T. "Why Developers Don't Understand Why Consumers Don't Buy." Harvard Business School Background Note 504-068, January 2004.
  • 25 Apr 2013
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The business strategy in plausible deniability

  • March 2001 (Revised March 2003)
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Syncra Systems

Syncra Systems makes Internet-based software that allows supply chain partners to compare disparate forecasts and production plans, to uncover any discrepancies among them, and to address these issues. However, many potential Syncra customers perceive that they will... View Details
Keywords: Product Positioning; Internet and the Web; Supply Chain Management; Applications and Software; Sales
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McAfee, Andrew P., and Mona Ashiya. "Syncra Systems." Harvard Business School Case 601-035, March 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
  • May 1999
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African Communications Group (Condensed)

Describes the opportunities that confront the African Communications Group, an entrepreneurial organization that plans to introduce a wireless pay-phone system in Tanzania. Provides a foundation for the analysis of value creation and of value capture. The possibility... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Tanzania
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McGahan, Anita M. "African Communications Group (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 799-148, May 1999.
  • 18 Jan 2019
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A third of US workers have left a job due to caregiving responsibilities

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Making Small Farms More Sustainable—and Profitable

By: Lino Dias, Robert S. Kaplan and Harmanpreet Singh
Smallholder farms provide a large proportion of food supply in developing economies, but 40% of these farmers live on less than U.S.$2/day and their deforestation produces environmental degradation. With a rapidly growing global population, it is imperative to improve... View Details
Keywords: Small Farms; Sustainable Agriculture; Agribusiness; Developing Countries and Economies; Environmental Sustainability
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Dias, Lino, Robert S. Kaplan, and Harmanpreet Singh. "Making Small Farms More Sustainable—and Profitable." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (August 24, 2021).
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