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  • May 1996 (Revised July 1998)
  • Case

Enron Development Corporation: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (A)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Krishna G. Palepu, Ahu Bhasin, Mihir A. Desai and Sarayu Srinivasan
A large, lucrative power plant is negotiated for construction/operation by an American power company in India's evolving privatized power sector. The process of incorporating the project is captured in this case. The American company will own and operate the plant in... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Forecasting and Prediction; Private Sector; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Agreements and Arrangements; Private Ownership; Projects; Energy Industry; India; United States
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  • March 2000 (Revised May 2000)
  • Case

Spec's Music (A)

By: John A. Davis and Susan Harmeling
Presents the story of a music retailer in Miami which started in the late 1940s, grew throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and went public in 1985 before experiencing a deep industry crisis in the mid-1990s. At issue in 1996 is whether the company should attempt to sell... View Details
Keywords: History; Family Business; Business Exit or Shutdown; Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Succession; Entrepreneurship; Crisis Management; Performance Improvement; Music Industry; Miami
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  • February 2021 (Revised April 2024)
  • Case

Shopify: The Conquest for Chinese E-Commerce

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Avani Patel, Samantha Lin and Ariel Yang
In mid-2020, Tobias Lütke, CEO of Shopify, faced a critical decision on how to time potential expansion into the China market. Over the prior 15 years, his Canadian software-as-a-service company had grown from a small e-commerce solutions provider to a full service... View Details
Keywords: Timing; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Service Operations; Business Model; Organizational Design; Change Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Health Pandemics; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Digital Platforms; Alliances; Partners and Partnerships; Opportunities; Internet and the Web; E-commerce; United States; Canada; China
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  • May 1996 (Revised March 1998)
  • Case

SaleSoft, Inc. (A)

By: Das Narayandas
SaleSoft, a start-up firm, markets Comprehensive Sales Automation Solutions (CSAS) that automate a firm's sales, marketing, and service functions. Even though the product has received very favorable responses from prospects, product complexity and a long buying cycle... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Decisions; Revenue; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Sales; Opportunities; Information Technology; Technology Industry
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    Walter A. Friedman

    Walter A. Friedman is Director of the Business History Initiative and Lecturer.  He edits Business History Review with Geoff Jones. He specializes in business, labor, and economic history. He is author of Fortune Tellers: The Story of America's First... View Details

    Keywords: advertising; automobiles; automotive; electrical equipment; electronics; information technology industry; marketing industry; railroad; retailing; soft drink
    • November 2000 (Revised April 2004)
    • Case

    Airbus A3XX: Developing the World's Largest Commercial Jet (A)

    By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
    In July 2000, Airbus Industries' supervisory board is on the verge of approving a $13 billion investment for the development of a new super jumbo jet known as the A3XX that would seat from 550 to 1,000 passengers. Having secured approximately 20 orders for the new jet,... View Details
    Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Investment; Forecasting and Prediction; Capital Budgeting; Valuation; Government and Politics; Demand and Consumers; Product Development; Product Positioning; Air Transportation Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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    • 13 Apr 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments

    In the course of her work, Rebecca Henderson meets business executives who don't address the threat of climate change because they don't believe that it exists. Her recommendation: They should consider investments in environmental sustainability anyway, assuming that... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities

      Leveraging Altruistic Capital

      Listen to a Zambian barber talk about persuasion in selling female condoms here: (VIDEO).

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      • May 1990 (Revised October 1993)
      • Case

      Nova Chemical Corporation

      A diversified chemical company must decide whether to sell its basic chemicals division and expand the specialty chemicals division. View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Business Divisions; Decision Making; Chemical Industry
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      • October 2022 (Revised January 2023)
      • Case

      Century Bank: Closing Time?

      By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Bill Kwon
      Barry Sloane, second-generation Chairman, President, and CEO of his family’s bank, Century Bank, weighed whether to sell to Eastern Bank. As a small regional bank, Century faced a number of challenging trends, such as digitization and market share decline in the coming... View Details
      Keywords: Family Office; Business Exit; Banking; Family; Massachusetts; Boston; United States; Acquisition; Business Exit or Shutdown; Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Interpersonal Communication; Decision Making; Finance; Banks and Banking; Risk and Uncertainty; Emotions; Banking Industry; Boston; Massachusetts; United States
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      • 10 Nov 2020
      • Sharpening Your Skills

      Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones

      Danielle Li. American Economic Review: Insights (forthcoming). Selling your pivot story Young companies often shift gears to a new business strategy—pivoting—once the results of the original strategy have come home to roost. The question... View Details
      Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
      • March 2013
      • Case

      NovaStar Financial: A Short Seller's Battle

      By: Suraj Srinivasan and Amy Kaser
      The NovaStar case describes the challenges faced by short seller Marc Cohodes of hedge fund Rocker Partners as he tried to expose what he thought was widespread fraud in mortgage lender NovaStar Financial. The case is set in the time period from 2001 to 2007 and tracks... View Details
      Keywords: Short Selling; Financial Accounting; Financial Analysis; Financial Analysts; Valuation; Business Analysis; Financial Statement Analysis; Financial Statements; Securitization; Securities Analysis; Fraud; Accounting Quality; Accounting Red Flags; Accounting Restatements; Hedge Fund; Hedge Funds; Accounting Scandal; Accounting Fraud; Financial Crisis; Financial Intermediaries; Financial Firms; Corporate Accountability; Subprime Lending; Mortgage Lending; Accounting; Accrual Accounting; Fair Value Accounting; Governance; Governance Compliance; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Financial Services Industry; United States; California
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      • June 2023 (Revised September 2023)
      • Simulation

      Managing the Customer Journey Marketing Simulation: Adobe's Data-Driven Operating Model (DDOM)

      By: Sunil Gupta, Rajiv Lal and Celine Chammas
      Adobe started monitoring Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), one of its primary metrics, when it shifted from selling its software in a box to selling the software as a subscription-based cloud service. They wanted to know when, where, and how much to invest in marketing.... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Acquisition; Customer Journey; Marketing Strategy; Marketing; Customer Focus and Relationships; Budgets and Budgeting
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      • August 1993 (Revised November 1994)
      • Case

      Deaver Brown and Cross River, Inc.

      Cross River makes and sells an innovative, folding baby stroller to the U.S. market. The company has broken even in its first year, selling mainly to small retailers. CEO Deaver Brown urgently wants to expand distribution to national chains and has secured appointments... View Details
      Keywords: Expansion; Entrepreneurship; Product Marketing; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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      • March–April 2020
      • Article

      Pricing Policies that Protect your Brand

      By: Ayelet Israeli and Eugene F. Zelek Jr.
      When customers seek out online deals, it seems like a win for everybody: Brands, retailers, dealers, and distributors sell more goods, and buyers get a bargain. What's not to like? Here's the problem: Lured by rock-bottom online prices, customers often end up dealing... View Details
      Keywords: Price; Policy; Brands and Branding; E-commerce
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      • January 2001
      • Case

      Abgenix and the XenoMouse

      By: Robert J. Dolan
      Abgenix has a unique method for generating antibodies useful in treating a number of diseases, including cancer. In early 2000, the company's cancer has performed very well in animal testing and is moving to early stage human testing. Abgenix must decide whether to... View Details
      Keywords: Product Development; Marketing Strategy; Health Testing and Trials; Risk and Uncertainty; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Science-Based Business; Biotechnology Industry
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      • October 1999 (Revised March 2000)
      • Case

      HP Consumer Products Business Organization: Distributing Printers via the Internet

      By: Rajiv Lal, Kirthi Kalyanam, Shelby Mc Intyre and Edie Prescott
      In spring 1998, Pradeep Jotwani, vice president and general manager of the Consumer Products Business Organization of the Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), was contemplating the increasing success of e-commerce and its implications for his division. The consumer products group... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Marketing Channels; Business Processes; Problems and Challenges; Partners and Partnerships; Sales; Business Strategy; Information Technology; Consumer Products Industry
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      • May 1994 (Revised March 2008)
      • Case

      Barilla SpA (A)

      By: Janice H. Hammond
      Barilla SpA, an Italian manufacturer that sells to its retailers largely through third-party distributors, experienced widely fluctuating demand patterns from its distributors during the late 1980s. This case describes a proposal to address the problem by implementing... View Details
      Keywords: Order Taking and Fulfillment; Logistics; Supply Chain; Technology; Food and Beverage Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Italy
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      • October 2022
      • Case

      Cost Plus Drugs

      By: Alexander MacKay and James Barnett
      In September 2022, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company CEO Alex Oshmyansky considered the future of the company. Cost Plus Drugs was a retailer for more than 340 generic oral medications, selling their drugs at significantly lower prices than typical pharmacies.... View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Health; Markets; Social Enterprise; Society; Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Business Divisions; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; Texas
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      • October 2016 (Revised January 2018)
      • Supplement

      BlackRock (C): Integrating BGI

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin and Aldo Sesia
      This (C) case is a supplement to HBS case no. 717-404 “BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?” View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Information Technology; Asset Management; United States
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