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- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
of Maine by Colgate—to ascertain what is distinctive about the merger process and to analyze the elements critical to success. We develop suggestions about how other companies considering similar arrangements might best manage the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Mar 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: LEGO
components. While the number of LEGO-branded items grew, sales did not, and in 1998 the company suffered its first financial loss. "Their top-line growth was slowing down but their cost was accelerating, so they were starting to lose... View Details
- March 1998
- Case
Bumper Acquisition (A2), A: Confidential Information for Medallion Capital, Inc.
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Located in Mundelein, IL, Thermo-Impact, Inc. is a rapidly growing, private firm that manufactures automotive bumpers. In 1995, a number of large automotive supply companies and a private equity investment firm offer to buy Thermo-Impact. The cases in this series focus... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Valuation; Negotiation Participants; Decision Making; Negotiation Process; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation Offer; Acquisition; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Illinois
Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Bumper Acquisition (A2), A: Confidential Information for Medallion Capital, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 898-199, March 1998.
- 12 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
Customers at the Back of the Line Are Anxious—Can You Keep Them from Leaving?
the service process rather than the line they’re waiting in. “Showing customers the work that’s being done to serve them can cause them to mind waiting less and value the service more,” he says. In virtual environments such as call... View Details
- 25 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?
there is not more equity?” Voluntary licensing unlocks overlooked, less-understood markets Gilead’s tiered model combined branded product sales at prices based on disease burden and per capita income of 140 low- and middle-income... View Details
- 11 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 11
transformation and connection are spreading across even the most traditional industrial segments and creating a staggering array of business opportunities and threats. The digitization of tasks and processes has become essential to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2023
- In Practice
After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?
stabilized, First Republic’s weakness, which prompted a hasty sale to JPMorgan Chase, portends continued headwinds for startups seeking investors. Julia Austin: Take stock on how to manage in times of crisis When the SVB situation... View Details
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
information when told that previous respondents have made sensitive disclosures. We provide evidence of the process underlying this effect and rule out alternative explanations by showing that information on others' propensity to disclose... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
that entrepreneurship is believed to play in the process of economic growth, alleviating financing constraints for would-be entrepreneurs is also an important goal for policymakers worldwide. We review two major streams of research... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
some stake in the company and continue to participate in its management? Should they auction off their shares to the highest bidder and exit? Or should they play a role in the global beer industry through a stock-for-stock sale to InBev,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jul 2019
- HBS Case
Walmart's Workforce of the Future
first year. “There’s so much to unpack in the choices that Walmart is making,” Kerr says, remarking that management has also introduced virtual reality goggles to train employees as well as an app, Spark City, that uses a game-type simulation to teach workers about... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
for the company’s various customer segments. Students must consider whether PatientPing’s pricing, sales team, and sales process are optimal based on the unique challenges of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
March 2019 Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Thin Slices of Workgroups By: Satterstrom, Patricia, Jeffrey T. Polzer, Lisa Kwan, Oliver P. Hauser, Wannawiruch Wiruchnipawan, and Marina Burke Abstract—In this paper, we... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Code of Change
tenure of Dunlap's predecessor, Phillip Lippincott, Scott had struggled to improve its operational effectiveness at the plant level by working on process improvement and launching an effort to work cooperatively with its union. In the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
- 28 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India
these processes are unfolding not just in the mainstream business sector but in society writ large and even in politics and civil society," says Khanna. Khanna's book Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
journaling where they write their responses to the prompts below and then we discuss them together. Whether or not you have a coach with whom to process your answers to these prompts, you should find journaling your responses to be a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
exceeding that percentage of actual revenue. Other expenses—insurance, credit card processing, marketing, utilities, repairs—mount up. Assuming adequate working capital upon opening, a restaurant’s cash from daily sales is used to pay for... View Details
- 02 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities
positioning story or sizzle. The details can be filled in later. We have a process here called SEMS, or Systematic Emerging Market Selection. We do a SEMS project for every investment we make. Twice a year at our planning meeting, we talk... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Barley
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
money-maximizing evaluation procedure. Our findings are compatible with a behavioral model of information processing and with the System 1/System 2 distinction in behavioral decision research where people have two distinct modes of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life
lose $1.4 billion in value under Quaker's stewardship in just four years? How did Triarc restore most of that value in less than three years? What did Triarc do with such apparently effortless grace that Quaker, with all its resources, could not? Brands thrive when... View Details