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- April 1999 (Revised September 2001)
- Case
Penelope's Personal Pocket Phones
By: Paul A. Gompers
Provides students with an opportunity to use simple real options analysis to value a startup. Penelope Phillips is deciding whether to start a company to make wireless phones. Students get experience using traditional discounted cash flow valuation and a real options... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Capital Budgeting; Corporate Finance; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Gompers, Paul A. "Penelope's Personal Pocket Phones." Harvard Business School Case 299-004, April 1999. (Revised September 2001.)
- December 2023
- Background Note
Organizational Learning
By: Willy Shih
This is a background note that surveys part of the extensive literature on organizational learning. The focus is on learning from experiences, how those learnings get translated into organizational routines and processes, and how that can also lead to getting stuck in... View Details
Shih, Willy. "Organizational Learning." Harvard Business School Background Note 624-058, December 2023.
- August 2017 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Berkshire Partners: Party City
By: Victoria Ivashina and Jeffrey Boyar
In 2005, Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm specializing in growth equity, was one year into their ownership of Amscan, the market leader of designed, manufactured, and distributed decorated party goods and accessories. However, Amscan's primary... View Details
Keywords: Turnaround; Fundraising; Cross-fund Investment; Private Equity; Vertical Integration; Governance; Valuation; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Ivashina, Victoria, and Jeffrey Boyar. "Berkshire Partners: Party City." Harvard Business School Case 218-028, August 2017. (Revised January 2020.)
- April 2017 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
The U.S. Shale Revolution: Global Rebalancing?
By: Laura Alfaro and Richard H.K. Vietor
The American shale revolution has upended oil and gas markets for nearly a decade. Prices have risen then plunged, production has surged and then waned, LNG has boomed, and technology and productivity have improved. The U.S. energy policy, under the Obama... View Details
Keywords: Shale Oil; Shale Gas; LNG; Energy Policy; Drilling Technology; Energy; Trade; Economics; Macroeconomics; Policy; Energy Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Middle East
Alfaro, Laura, and Richard H.K. Vietor. "The U.S. Shale Revolution: Global Rebalancing?" Harvard Business School Case 717-056, April 2017. (Revised August 2018.)
- July 2013
- Case
Jackson Automotive Systems
By: William E. Fruhan and Wei Wang
Jackson Automotive Systems produces automotive parts for advanced heating and air conditioning systems, engine cooling systems, fuel injection and transfer systems, and various other engine parts and it supplies them to the automotive industry primarily in Michigan.... View Details
Keywords: Production; Financial Crisis; Corporate Finance; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Michigan
Fruhan, William E., and Wei Wang. "Jackson Automotive Systems." Harvard Business School Brief Case 914-505, July 2013.
- 2010
- Working Paper
Commodity Chains: What Can We Learn from a Business History of the Rubber Chain? (1870-1910)
By: Felipe Tamega Fernandes
The literature on the rubber boom applied a Dependendist view of rubber production in the Brazilian Amazon. Even though a sizable surplus was generated in the rubber chain, it was mostly appropriated by foreigners. This view is in tune with the Global Commodity Chain... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business History; Supply Chain; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Brazil
Fernandes, Felipe Tamega. "Commodity Chains: What Can We Learn from a Business History of the Rubber Chain? (1870-1910)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-089, April 2010.
- February 2009
- Teaching Note
Pitney Bowes: Employer Health Strategy (TN)
By: Michael E. Porter and Jennifer F Baron
Teaching Note for 709458. View Details
- March 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors
By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen
How should a multinational firm manage foreign exchange exposures? Examines transactional, translational, and competitive exposures. Describes General Motors' corporate hedging policies, its risk management structure, and how accounting rules impact hedging decisions.... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Investment; Financial Markets; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Argentina; Japan; Canada; United States
Desai, Mihir A., and Mark Veblen. "Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors." Harvard Business School Case 204-024, March 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
- February 2002 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Volvo Trucks (B): Acquisition of RVI
By: Michael E. Porter and Orjan Solvell
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Competitive Strategy; Five Forces Framework; Truck Transportation; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Europe
Porter, Michael E., and Orjan Solvell. "Volvo Trucks (B): Acquisition of RVI." Harvard Business School Case 702-419, February 2002. (Revised March 2004.)
- May 2000 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Telecom Italia Takeover (B)
By: Michael D. Watkins, James K. Sebenius and Ann Leamon
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Watkins, Michael D., James K. Sebenius, and Ann Leamon. "Telecom Italia Takeover (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-364, May 2000. (Revised August 2001.)
- May 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Teleswitch (C)
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Investment Banking; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Wireless Technology; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "Teleswitch (C)." Harvard Business School Case 898-209, May 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- May 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Teleswitch (B)
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Investment Banking; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Wireless Technology; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "Teleswitch (B)." Harvard Business School Case 898-208, May 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- February 1994
- Case
Project Ghost Busters (A)
Describes a field study project undertaken by four students, attacking a specific quality problem in an auto assembly plant. How should they approach this problem to reduce its frequency by 50%? How should they manage this team project to get the most out of all... View Details
Keywords: Quality; Production; Performance Improvement; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Mishina, Kazuhiro. "Project Ghost Busters (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-066, February 1994.
- October 1988 (Revised May 1990)
- Case
Ford Motor Co.: The Product Warranty Program (A)
Raises powerful issues concerning product warranty policy as a strategic marketing variable. Also raises several exciting issues concerning the role of product policy in competitive battles, product line issues, interfunctional coordination issues, and some ethical... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Marketing Strategy; Insurance; Product; Policy; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Menezes, Melvyn A. "Ford Motor Co.: The Product Warranty Program (A)." Harvard Business School Case 589-001, October 1988. (Revised May 1990.)
- March 1978 (Revised April 1988)
- Supplement
International Business Machines (D1), Supplement 2
Shapiro, Benson P. "International Business Machines (D1), Supplement 2." Harvard Business School Supplement 578-078, March 1978. (Revised April 1988.)
- October 1995
- Case
Otis Elevator Company (B): China Strategy
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Thomas W. Malnight
Examines the conflict Otis faces with its joint venture partner as it seeks to expand into Southern China. View Details
Keywords: Management; Conflict and Resolution; Joint Ventures; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Globalization; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Thomas W. Malnight. "Otis Elevator Company (B): China Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 396-099, October 1995.
- June 1995
- Case
Northern Telecom and Netas (A): Turkey's Telecommunications Team
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Kalman D. Applbaum and Pamela A. Yatsko
The Turkish general manager of a successful telecommunications equipment-manufacturing joint venture between the Canadian company Northern Telecom and local partners in Turkey reviews the solutions to a crisis in 1989 and wonders whether the company will be able to... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Crisis Management; Problems and Challenges; Change Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Political Elections; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Turkey; Canada
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Kalman D. Applbaum, and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Netas (A): Turkey's Telecommunications Team." Harvard Business School Case 395-087, June 1995.
- November 2002
- Article
Finding the Organizational Sources of Technological Breakthroughs: The Story of Hewlett Packard's Thermal Ink-jet
Fleming, Lee. "Finding the Organizational Sources of Technological Breakthroughs: The Story of Hewlett Packard's Thermal Ink-jet." Industrial and Corporate Change 11, no. 5 (November 2002): 1059–1084.
- August 1986 (Revised May 1989)
- Case
Timken Co.
Describes the efforts of the Timken Co., a major international producer of bearings and steel, to develop an effective employee communication program. The case examines the intense international competitive atmosphere, the recent record of job losses in related... View Details
Hattersley, Michael E. "Timken Co." Harvard Business School Case 387-035, August 1986. (Revised May 1989.)