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- March 2015 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
Inclusive Growth in India: The State and Education
By: Akshay Mangla
Mangla, Akshay. "Inclusive Growth in India: The State and Education." Harvard Business School Case 715-049, March 2015. (Revised October 2017.)
Real Growth in Space Manufacturing Output Substantially Exceeds Growth in the Overall Space Economy
Accurately measuring real economic output in the space economy is made difficult by the rapid increase in capabilities and decrease in prices of launch and satellite technologies achieved over the past two decades. Nominal measures of output in space will tend to...
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- December 2013 (Revised April 2014)
- Case
Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
By: Ray Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Djordjija Petkoski
By 2013, the agricultural sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had long suffered from war, political instability, and dilapidated infrastructure. A country with 75 million inhabitants and the second lowest GDP per capita in the world in 2011, the DRC's...
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Keywords:
National Agricultural Investment Plan (PNIA);
Developing Agriculture;
World Bank;
Poverty Reduction;
Special Economic Zones (SEZs);
Small-scale Farmers;
Agricultural Business Parks;
Agriculture Reform;
Agribusiness;
Economic Growth;
Infrastructure;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Africa;
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Goldberg, Ray, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Djordjija Petkoski. "Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo." Harvard Business School Case 914-401, December 2013. (Revised April 2014.)
- October 2014
- Case
CreditEase: Providing Credit and Financial Services for China's Underclass
By: Lena G. Goldberg, Paul Healy and Nancy Hua Dai
In 2013 Ning Tang, who in 2006 founded CreditEase as a broker of P2P loans to unbanked individuals and small businesses in China, confronts the challenges of rapid growth and expansion in a changing regulatory environment. CreditEase needs to develop technology to...
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Keywords:
P2P Lending;
HNW Products And Services;
Business Growth;
Business Start-ups;
Government Regulation;
Change Management;
Credit;
Microcredit;
Banking;
Innovation And Management;
Developing Countries And Economies;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Law;
Financing and Loans;
Change;
China
Goldberg, Lena G., Paul Healy, and Nancy Hua Dai. "CreditEase: Providing Credit and Financial Services for China's Underclass." Harvard Business School Case 315-027, October 2014.
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
Development Relationships TN
By: David A. Thomas and Emily Heaphy
The final class of the Career Development module of the Self-Assessment and Career Development course (SACD) uses the topic of mentoring and developmental relationships to encourage students to think beyond the point of finding and accepting a suitable job offer. The...
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- 1997
- Working Paper
Junk Bonds, Bank Debt, and Financing Corporate Growth
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jerold Warner
- March 2005 (Revised April 2005)
- Module Note
A Relational Approach to Self-Assessment and Career Development
By: Monica C. Higgins
Describes the main ideas in a module on relational self-assessment as part of a course on self-assessment and career development or as part of a course on leadership and organizational behavior for MBA students or executives. Reflects a "relational" approach to career...
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Keywords:
Personal Development and Career;
Relationships;
Leadership;
Organizations;
Behavior;
Social and Collaborative Networks
Higgins, Monica C. "A Relational Approach to Self-Assessment and Career Development." Harvard Business School Module Note 405-076, March 2005. (Revised April 2005.)
- October 1997 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Eli Lilly and Company: Drug Development Strategy (A)
By: Stefan H. Thomke, Ashok Nimgade and Paul Pospisil
Describes how Eli Lilly and Co. tries to accelerate its new drug development process with the aid of "combinatorial chemistry"--a rapidly emerging and revolutionary approach to preclinical drug discovery. The product manager of a potential blockbuster migraine drug...
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Keywords:
Chemicals;
Finance;
Innovation and Invention;
Time Management;
Markets;
Product Development;
Organizations;
Business Processes;
Problems and Challenges;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Competition;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Thomke, Stefan H., Ashok Nimgade, and Paul Pospisil. "Eli Lilly and Company: Drug Development Strategy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 698-010, October 1997. (Revised September 2003.)
- January 2007
- Supplement
Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (D)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
Esty, Benjamin C., and Aldo Sesia. "Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 207-087, January 2007.
- August 2003
- Teaching Note
Pharmacyclics: Financing Research and Development (TN)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and Richard S. Ruback
Teaching Note for (9-201-056).
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- July 2021 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
Supreme: Remaining Cool While Pursuing Growth
By: Jill Avery, Sandrine Crener, Marie-Cecile Cervellon and Ranjit Thind
Following VF Corporation’s acquisition of cult streetwear brand Supreme, consumers and industry pundits were nervous that becoming part of a large, public corporation would put an end to Supreme’s slow and careful growth trajectory as pressure for quarterly results...
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Brands and Branding;
Luxury;
Marketing Strategy;
Consumer Behavior;
Growth Management;
Fashion Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States;
North America
Avery, Jill, Sandrine Crener, Marie-Cecile Cervellon, and Ranjit Thind. "Supreme: Remaining Cool While Pursuing Growth." Harvard Business School Case 522-006, July 2021. (Revised July 2023.)
- February 2012
- Case
Kent Chemical: Organizing for International Growth
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Laura Winig
In July 2008, Luis Morales, president of Kent Chemical International, is proposing a third reorganization effort after two failed attempts to better align his business with its U.S.-based parent company. With a global expansion strategy placing increasing demands on...
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Keywords:
International Business;
Organizational Change;
Multinational Corporations;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Organizational Design;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Structure;
Corporate Strategy;
Organizational Culture;
Global Strategy;
Chemical Industry;
United States
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Laura Winig. "Kent Chemical: Organizing for International Growth." Harvard Business School Brief Case 124-409, February 2012.
- January 2024 (Revised February 2024)
- Supplement
Accelerating with Caution: Forecasting and Managing birddogs’ Growth
By: Mark Egan
- March 2014
- Teaching Plan
Li Ka-Shing and the Growth of Cheung Kong
By: Anthony Mayo
[Teaching Plan for 407-062]
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Mayo, Anthony. "Li Ka-Shing and the Growth of Cheung Kong." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 414-074, March 2014.
- August 2002 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Italy: A New Commitment to Growth
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Rebecca Evans
Examines Italy's efforts to comply with the Maastricht Treaty and become integrated with Europe in the European Union. By 2002, Italy has achieved macroeconomic stability, but slow growth threatens the country's future competitiveness. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi...
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Keywords:
Macroeconomics;
Economic Growth;
Competitive Strategy;
Integration;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
International Relations;
Alliances;
Italy;
European Union
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Rebecca Evans. "Italy: A New Commitment to Growth." Harvard Business School Case 703-007, August 2002. (Revised December 2003.)
- 1994
- Chapter
Ownership and Commitment in Development Projects
By: G. Forward, T. Eager and S. C. Wheelwright
Forward, G., T. Eager, and S. C. Wheelwright. "Ownership and Commitment in Development Projects." In The Perpetual Enterprise Machine: Seven Keys to Corporate Renewal through Successful Product and Process Development, edited by H. K. Bowen, K. B. Clark, C. H. Holloway, and S. C. Wheelwright. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
- December 2001 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Financing PPL Corporation's Growth Strategy
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
PPL Corp., an electric utility in Pennsylvania, needs to finance $1 billion of peaking plants as part of its new growth strategy. In February 2001, Steve May, director of finance for PPL's Global Division, is responsible for recommending a finance plan. After...
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Keywords:
Financial Management;
Financial Instruments;
Project Finance;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Leasing
Esty, Benjamin C., and Carrie Ferman. "Financing PPL Corporation's Growth Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 202-045, December 2001. (Revised April 2003.)
- October 2001 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (A), The
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
On June 6, 2000, the World Bank's and IFC's board of directors was scheduled to vote on whether to approve funding for the $4 billion Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline project. Although the project presented a unique opportunity to alleviate poverty in...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Negotiation;
Ethics;
Social Issues;
Economic Sectors;
Investment;
Cost vs Benefits;
Project Finance;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Corporate Finance;
Mining Industry;
Chad;
Cameroon
Esty, Benjamin C., and Carrie Ferman. "Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 202-010, October 2001. (Revised March 2006.)
- Program
Strategic Marketing for Driving Growth
Summary Strategic agility and an unyielding focus on growth are essential for the success of any organization, especially when new technologies such as generative AI are profoundly changing how businesses...
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- April 2022
- Teaching Note
Banorte Móvil: Data-Driven Mobile Growth
By: Ayelet Israeli and Carla Larangeira
In mid-2019, Carlos Hank was deliberating over the results for Banorte Móvil—the mobile application for Banorte, Mexico’s most profitable and second-largest financial institution. Hank, who had been appointed as Banorte´s Chairman of the Board in January 2015, had...
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