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  • 01 Dec 2002
  • News

“Speed Trap” Can Snare Companies

exacerbated by accelerating expectations, mounting problems, and a finite supply of venture capital cash, is what Perlow and her colleagues diagnose as the “speed trap.” The trap is particularly insidious because analyzing an individual decision may not reveal a... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
  • December 1961 (Revised January 1994)
  • Case

Plowman Poultry Farm

By: Samuel L. Hayes III
A poultry farmer wanted to expand production greatly and sought a large extension of his line of credit from his bank in addition to his existing loan on which he had not made payment. The Board of Directors must review a detailed account of events leading to this... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Expansion; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financing and Loans; Commercial Banking; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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  • March 2011
  • Case

Grand Circle Travel: Where Risk Comes with the Territory

By: Herman B. Leonard
A worldwide travel company is intrinsically exposed to risks of natural and man-made disasters. How do you organize a business for success when it must on a nearly daily basis cope with hazards ranging from minor mishaps to large-scale catastrophes? Alan and Harriet... View Details
Keywords: Crisis Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Transportation; Organizational Design; Decision Choices and Conditions; Organizational Structure; Mission and Purpose; Competitive Advantage; Travel Industry
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  • July 2010 (Revised February 2011)
  • Supplement

Eden McCallum: A Network-Based Consulting Firm (B)

By: Heidi K. Gardner and Erin McFee
To weather the 2009 financial crisis, Eden McCallum's cofounders must renegotiate partners' compensation, attract independent consultants to meet different client demands, and reassure their Advisory Board that their network-based consulting model remains sound. The... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Entrepreneurship; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Partners and Partnerships; Consulting Industry
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  • October 2008 (Revised December 2008)
  • Supplement

Gillette Company (E): Procter & Gamble

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
After arriving in 2001 as the first outsider Chairman and CEO in Gillette history, Jim Kilts led a remarkable turnaround. But by late 2004 he had to make a difficult decision. To better position the 104-year-old, Boston-based company, he opted to sell it to... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation
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  • May 2006 (Revised June 2006)
  • Case

Icebreaker: The China Entry Decision

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Dan Heath
Jeremy Moon, CEO of Icebreaker, maker of merino-fiber activewear, thinks about the strengths and weaknesses of staying focused on his rapidly expanding U.S. and European markets vs. broadening his attack to include China. If he enters China, should he continue his... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Global Strategy; Expansion; Decision Choices and Conditions; Market Entry and Exit; Marketing Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; China; United States; Europe
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  • July 2001 (Revised February 2004)
  • Case

Gerdau (A)

By: Joseph L. Bower, Luiz Felipe Monteiro and Sonja Ellingson Hout
Gerdau Group is a family-controlled Brazilian manufacturer and distributor of long steel products. Describes the evolution of the company's strategy, organization, and smart management, making it the No. 2 steel producer in Brazil. The company must decide whether to... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Family Business; Decision Choices and Conditions; Developing Countries and Economies; Globalization; Competitive Strategy; Steel Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Brazil; United States
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  • 03 Oct 2009
  • News

"I Read Playboy for the Articles"

Keywords: Professor Michael Norton; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • Profile

Luciana Baigun

transition, Lu realized, she needed a different kind of education. “I wanted a broader understanding of how to do business, of how to lead companies,” she says. Both Stanford and Harvard appealed to the entrepreneur in her, and both accepted her application. While the... View Details
  • Profile

Benjamin Story

stakeholders," says Ben. "But at the same time, we were creating a design tool for review sessions. In the past, the fine-tuning would come after construction, which made changes very expensive. With virtual reality, however, you can evaluate and change... View Details
  • Web

Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage - Course Catalog

limits growth and what are its downsides? What limits a manager's degrees of freedom when developing strategy or changing strategy? When should you change your strategy? How do all these considerations affect a company's choice of... View Details
  • 01 Apr 2000
  • News

The World at a Click

who forfeit the opportunity to collect frequent-flyer miles and choice of travel times for below-retail prices. It's not for business travelers, however, since buyer flexibility is key in making a match. Still, Brier notes, "Our customers... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelly
  • 17 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 17

offline. While Progress grapples with the scope of the repairs and an increasingly skeptical insurance provider, the Duke board begins to doubt their choice for the leader of the combined companies. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jan 2014
  • First Look

First Look: January 21

features a seller with private information and costly buyer participation. The empirical context of the study is the market for original movie ideas. Consistent with the theory, I find that inexperienced writers are excluded from selling early-stage ideas, restricting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Mar 2013
  • First Look

First Look: March 26

differences in strategic orientation choices and their performance outcomes for American and Japanese entrepreneurial firms, focusing on founders' achievement motivation as a key personal disposition. Design/methodology/approach: A survey... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Nov 2020
  • Blog Post

Partners and Families Are an Integral Part of the MBA Experience

your hometown or moving to a new country can be a tough transition for students and their partners. Having a partner’s support while navigating this new life can make or break the experience. Uwais marveled with gratitude at how supportive Azrah has been of his View Details
  • 25 Mar 2025
  • Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2025 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

ClimateCAP is an initiative manage by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business whose mission is to prepare business leaders to understand and respond to the climate challenge. They provide learning resources for MBA students interested in the intersection of business... View Details
  • Web

Winning with Digital Platforms Online Course | HBS Online

business models as new marketplace challenges arise Define the factors platforms must consider when entering adjacent markets Propose an action plan for a startup platform, Picabuu, to address a network property of your choice Module... View Details
  • 09 Jan 2020
  • News

Your Whole Self

process and rebooting your personal operating system, really are about addressing how do we make sure that our time, focus, and energy are truly ours and that we're making the best choices there? And then the third principle of people,... View Details
  • 20 Jun 2019
  • News

Reframing Modern Art

really make a contribution to developing the values of tolerance of people from disparate backgrounds, finding a common language, a common way to value and respect and appreciate our pluralistic societies, and to help people find a way to move forward both in their... View Details