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  • March 2006 (Revised April 2006)
  • Case

Geeli

By: Li Jin, Kenneth A. Froot and Si Ping May Yu
A well-performing Chinese manufacturer faces major impediments raising funding to grow. Highlights various imperfections that shape the financing decision. View Details
Keywords: Capital Costs; International Finance; Diversification; Financial Instruments; Cost of Capital; Global Strategy; Financial Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Hong Kong
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Jin, Li, Kenneth A. Froot, and Si Ping May Yu. "Geeli." Harvard Business School Case 206-105, March 2006. (Revised April 2006.)
  • February 2001 (Revised March 2003)
  • Case

ICICI (A)

By: Bharat N. Anand, Nitin Nohria and John Pegg
ICICI was the first Indian company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This case is set in 1998, when the company had to decide whether to enter the retail credit segment of the Indian financial market. Although the retail credit sector presents attractive... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Strategic Planning; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Growth Management; Markets; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; India
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Anand, Bharat N., Nitin Nohria, and John Pegg. "ICICI (A)." Harvard Business School Case 701-064, February 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
  • December 1999
  • Case

Sendwine.com

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Charmaine C Ess and Ann A. O'Hara
Sendwine.com, an online retailer of premium gifts of wine by the bottle, faced decisions about its growth strategy in mid-1999. Mike Lannon, president and founder, had established his company as a prominent player in an increasingly crowded field. But with success came... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Luxury; Diversification; Internet; Web Services Industry
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Eisenmann, Thomas R., Charmaine C Ess, and Ann A. O'Hara. "Sendwine.com." Harvard Business School Case 800-211, December 1999.
  • 05 Oct 2015
  • Research & Ideas

What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis

economy, but look for more diversification in terms of their financing sources.” In addition, firms should consider when investments will come to maturity, and spread out financing so all debt doesn’t expire in the same year. That way,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking
  • March 1976 (Revised November 1993)
  • Background Note

Diversification, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, and the Cost of Equity Capital

Describes in nonmathematical terms the nature of capital asset pricing model and possible use in estimating a company's cost of equity capital. View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Cost of Capital; Asset Pricing
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Mullins, David W., Jr. "Diversification, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, and the Cost of Equity Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 276-183, March 1976. (Revised November 1993.)
  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets

We exploit an exogenous shock to corporate ownership structures created by a recent tax reform in Germany to explore the link between corporate governance and internal capital markets. We find that firms with more concentrated ownership are less diversified and have... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Capital Markets; Corporate Governance; Taxation; Ownership; Performance Efficiency; Diversification; Germany
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Sautner, Zacharias, and Belen Villalonga. "Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-100, May 2010.
  • 12 Mar 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Crowded at the Top: The Rise of the Functional Manager

operations, constant communication is important. And with e-mail and the like, such communication is instantaneous. "IT pushes those guys to the top," Wulf says. Firm Diversification Meanwhile, an increase in the number of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • August 2009
  • Case

Intel NBI: Vivonic

By: Willy C. Shih and Thomas Thurston
Vivonic was a start-up that was part of Intel's New Business Initiatives that sought to develop and sell personal health monitoring hardware and software. When it was first funded, Intel was in the midst of record growth and was seeking diversification. But the company... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Experience and Expertise; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Product Development; Failure; Diversification; Semiconductor Industry
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Shih, Willy C., and Thomas Thurston. "Intel NBI: Vivonic." Harvard Business School Case 610-025, August 2009.
  • August 1996 (Revised August 1997)
  • Case

TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Meredith Hellicar's mission as general manager of corporate development is to make TNT Ltd. one of the biggest and most diverse transport and logistic companies in the world, with approximately $5 billion in turnover in 1993, a leading provider of logistics services in... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Managerial Roles; Distribution; Logistics; Mission and Purpose; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Diversification; Transportation Industry; Asia; China; Indonesia; Thailand
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Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 397-017, August 1996. (Revised August 1997.)
  • 07 Dec 2016
  • HBS Case

Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing

diversification of assets, managed through a portfolio of exchange-traded funds (ETF’s) that track market indexes. “It’s a great way to invest cheaply in a diversified basket of stocks, bonds, and other securities,” says Viceira. If... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • August 2024
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Keurig: A Return to Growth

By: David Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti
By the early 2010s, Keurig Green Mountain (KGM) had lost the momentum that had made it the name in at-home coffee brewing in North America. Following a series of product missteps, negative media scrutiny, and ongoing challenges to its partner relationships, in late... View Details
Keywords: Turnaround; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decisions; Initial Public Offering; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Going Public; Diversification; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry
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Fubini, David, and Patrick Sanguineti. "Keurig: A Return to Growth." Harvard Business School Case 425-009, August 2024.
  • November 2007 (Revised March 2011)
  • Case

Mubadala: Forging Development in Abu Dhabi

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Irina Tarsis
In 2007, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, the CEO of Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), had every reason to be optimistic about the future of his home, Abu Dhabi, one of the emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tiny, sandy, and dry emirate with a... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Economy; Non-Renewable Energy; Globalization; Leading Change; State Ownership; Diversification; Abu Dhabi
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Abdelal, Rawi E., and Irina Tarsis. "Mubadala: Forging Development in Abu Dhabi." Harvard Business School Case 708-033, November 2007. (Revised March 2011.)
  • June 2019
  • Case

ClearLife: From Prospect to Platform

By: Alexander Braun, Lauren Cohen, Mauro Elvedi and Jiahua Xu
ClearLife’s first product was a trading and analytics platform for participants in the U.S. life settlement market, the secondary market for life insurance. ClearLife played a key role in facilitating transactions and devising a common language for expressing value and... View Details
Keywords: Digital Platforms; Insurance; Entrepreneurship; Expansion; Diversification; Strategy
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Braun, Alexander, Lauren Cohen, Mauro Elvedi, and Jiahua Xu. "ClearLife: From Prospect to Platform." Harvard Business School Case 219-119, June 2019.
  • January 1993 (Revised October 1993)
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Medtronic, Inc.

In 1991, Bill George, CEO of Medtronic, the world's largest manufacturer of pacemakers, was evaluating his strategic options in light of the changing economic environment. In the United States, Europe, and Japan, governments were considering regulatory changes to... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Corporate Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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Goodman, John B., and Patrick Moreton. "Medtronic, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 793-058, January 1993. (Revised October 1993.)
  • November 1996 (Revised March 1998)
  • Case

Vallourec's Venture into Metal Injection Molding

By: Clayton M. Christensen
Vallourec, a leading maker of seamless tubing, developed a radically new technology that used steel powders to create the tubes. To ensure a supply source, Vallourec ultimately had to acquire its supplier of metal powder, and then, to build the volume required to... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Business Model; Diversification; Innovation and Management; Manufacturing Industry
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Christensen, Clayton M. "Vallourec's Venture into Metal Injection Molding." Harvard Business School Case 697-001, November 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
  • April 1990 (Revised November 1991)
  • Case

Frost, Inc. (A)

In many ways Frost is an archetypal, small, dying manufacturing firm. With profits gone in a no-growth business and unable to diversify, Charles Frost bets the company on computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment to replace the existing 1940s era screw machines.... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Diversification; Business Exit or Shutdown; Manufacturing Industry
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Chew, W. Bruce, and Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy. "Frost, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 690-084, April 1990. (Revised November 1991.)
  • June 1983 (Revised April 1991)
  • Case

Dominion Engineering Works

By: Christopher A. Bartlett
Dominion Engineering Works faces important strategic decisions about whether to continue its focused strategy of selling newsprint machines to the Canadian paper industry or whether recent changes in industry conditions and the emergence of three global competitors... View Details
Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Globalized Markets and Industries; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Diversification
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Bartlett, Christopher A. "Dominion Engineering Works." Harvard Business School Case 383-184, June 1983. (Revised April 1991.)
  • June 2011 (Revised October 2012)
  • Case

IBM China Development Lab Shanghai: Capability by Design

By: Willy Shih, Kamen Bliznashki and Fan Zhao
When IBM shifted from a traditional territory-based multinational organization to what it called a globally integrated enterprise, it established its headquarters for "Growth Markets" in Shanghai and "Established Markets" in New York. This positioned its China... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Corporate Strategy; Global Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Research and Development; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Information Technology Industry; China
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Shih, Willy, Kamen Bliznashki, and Fan Zhao. "IBM China Development Lab Shanghai: Capability by Design." Harvard Business School Case 611-055, June 2011. (Revised October 2012.)
  • 13 Aug 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Trust

trusted employees and the opportunities that come with bringing in fresh talent. Q: What are you working on next? A: I continue to investigate how factors beyond the market influence strategic decisions. In more recent work, I examine how the bureaucratic past of many... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Service
  • April 2012
  • Case

Man Group (A)

By: Robert C. Pozen and Thomas M. Clay
The Man Group was a huge and successful UK-based hedge fund and fund of funds manager. Through acquisitions, the company had consciously diversified its portfolio of investment products. In 2007 Man had to decide whether or not to spin off its brokerage business. Man... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Investment Funds; Financial Crisis; Decisions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Diversification; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom; Europe
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Pozen, Robert C., and Thomas M. Clay. "Man Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 312-128, April 2012.
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