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- September 1992
- Case
International Airlines
A frequent flyer for a large international airline encounters typical but recurring service problems. The marketing management of the company explores the use of information technology in understanding and dealing with the issues involved. Concepts of database... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Communications; Information Technology; Customer Focus and Relationships; Air Transportation Industry
Jones, Thomas O. "International Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 693-045, September 1992.
- 29 Jun 2010
- News
Cash for Clunkers: A Retrospective
- 23 Mar 2012
- News
How to Charge a Fee (Without Starting a Customer Rebellion)
- September 2003 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
Emergence, Valhalla, and Orchid: Divergent Models for Venture Capital Funds
By: William A. Sahlman and Matthew Willis
Compares and contrasts three different venture capital funds from the perspective of a potential investor. The first fund has a technology-enabled services preference, the second a Mid-Atlantic region preference, and the third a seed round preference. Students are... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Entrepreneurship; Service Operations; Information Technology; Venture Capital
Sahlman, William A., and Matthew Willis. "Emergence, Valhalla, and Orchid: Divergent Models for Venture Capital Funds." Harvard Business School Case 804-056, September 2003. (Revised January 2005.)
- 02 May 2014
- Video
Alfred: 2014 New Venture Competition Business Track Winner
Michael W. Toffel
Professor Toffel is the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management. His research examines how companies are addressing climate change (especially decarbonization) and other environmental and working condition issues in their operations and supply... View Details
- 01 Jan 2014
- News
Competing with Privacy
- October 2006 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Allianz AG: Becoming a European Company
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
Focuses on the decision made by leadership at Allianz AG, the German insurance and financial services company, to complete a cross-border merger with the Italian insurance and financial services company, RAS. Allianz, however, could not complete the cross-border merger... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Organization; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governing and Advisory Boards; Laws and Statutes; European Union; Germany; Italy
Lorsch, Jay W., and Alexis Chernak. "Allianz AG: Becoming a European Company." Harvard Business School Case 407-049, October 2006. (Revised January 2008.)
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Assets Only for America’s Wealthy?
involvement, said Tufano in a recent in-house HBS seminar on "Providing Financial Services to the Poor: High-Tech and High-Touch." Current public policy clearly supports asset building, said Tufano, but 90 percent View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 08 Dec 2016
- News
A Simple Way to Measure Health Care Outcomes
John A. Deighton
John Deighton is The Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is an authority on consumer behavior and marketing, with a focus on digital and direct marketing. He teaches in the area of Big Data in Marketing,... View Details
Keywords: financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services
- 17 Oct 2016
- News
Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste
- August 2021
- Case
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
Kim, John J-H, and Rachna Tahilyani. "BYJU’S: EdTech Giant Investing in Brick and Mortar." Harvard Business School Case 322-032, August 2021.
- February 2012 (Revised April 2017)
- Case
Schneider Electric: Becoming the Global Specialist in Energy Management
By: John D. Macomber and Rachna Tahilyani
Global electrical products company assesses growth and market demands in India. Company must decide between a products acquisition or developing a service business. Students need to be aware of different country conditions, demands on implementation of different... View Details
Macomber, John D., and Rachna Tahilyani. "Schneider Electric: Becoming the Global Specialist in Energy Management." Harvard Business School Case 212-082, February 2012. (Revised April 2017.)
- 11 May 2011
- News
Clinical Registries: The Opportunity For The Nation
- February 1994
- Case
Xerox Corp.: The Customer Satisfaction Program (A)
A rewritten version of an earlier case, Xerox Corp.: The Customer Satisfaction Program. Does not provide an update and no new content is added. The new (A) and (B) case structure merely isolates the service guarantee issue. View Details
Menezes, Melvyn A. "Xerox Corp.: The Customer Satisfaction Program (A)." Harvard Business School Case 594-109, February 1994.
- October 1993 (Revised February 1995)
- Case
MCI Vision (A) (Condensed)
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Concerns the development, introduction, and first-year sales performance of Vision, a telecommunications service aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses. Introduced in 1990, Vision surpassed goals in that year, but was significantly below target in the first... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Goals and Objectives; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Strategy; Product; Sales; Competitive Strategy; Valuation
Cespedes, Frank V. "MCI Vision (A) (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 594-057, October 1993. (Revised February 1995.)
- April 2022
- Article
Demand Interactions in Sharing Economies: Evidence from a Natural Experiment Involving Airbnb and Uber/Lyft
By: Shunyuan Zhang, Dokyun Lee, Param Singh and Tridas Mukhopadhyay
We examine whether and how ride-sharing services influence the demand for home-sharing services. Our identification strategy hinges on a natural experiment in which Uber/Lyft exited Austin, Texas, in May 2016 due to local regulation. Using a 12-month longitudinal... View Details
Keywords: Airbnb; Uber; Natural Experiment; Geographic Demand Dispersion; Sharing Economy; Transportation; Demand and Consumers; Geographic Scope
Zhang, Shunyuan, Dokyun Lee, Param Singh, and Tridas Mukhopadhyay. "Demand Interactions in Sharing Economies: Evidence from a Natural Experiment Involving Airbnb and Uber/Lyft." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 59, no. 2 (April 2022): 374–391.
- October 2024
- Case
Ranger Energy Services: Bridging Public & Private Markets
By: Joseph Pacelli, Ravi Ramniklal Gondalia and James Weber
In August of 2017, CSL Capital, a private equity fund founded and operated by Charlie Leykum (HBS ’04), was deciding to take one of its portfolio companies, Ranger Energy Services, public. Founded in 2014, Ranger Energy was an oilfield service company providing... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Initial Public Offering; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Private Equity; Business Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Investment Return; Financial Services Industry; Energy Industry; United States
Pacelli, Joseph, Ravi Ramniklal Gondalia, and James Weber. "Ranger Energy Services: Bridging Public & Private Markets." Harvard Business School Case 125-023, October 2024.
- April 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
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
Bertoneche, Marc L., Laurent Jacque, Kenneth Hynes, and Jennifer Woolman. "Jazztel." Harvard Business School Case 204-047, April 2004. (Revised December 2004.)