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  • September 1986 (Revised April 1990)
  • Case

Mueller-Lehmkuhl GmbH

Mueller-Lehmkuhl sells apparel fasteners and rents attaching machines. It views these two products as effectively a single item and prices them accordingly, the fasteners at high profit and its attaching machines at a loss. The cost system allocates the cost of the... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Profit; Manufacturing Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Japan; Germany
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Cooper, Robin. "Mueller-Lehmkuhl GmbH." Harvard Business School Case 187-048, September 1986. (Revised April 1990.)
  • June 1995 (Revised February 1998)
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Welsh Water (A): General Information

This is a four-player negotiation simulation in which a newly-privatized British water utility must deal with contentious unions and national collective-bargaining agreements. Explores the question of coalitions and multi-lateral negotiations, and the value of... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Privatization; Labor Unions; Utilities Industry; Wales
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Robinson, Robert J. "Welsh Water (A): General Information." Harvard Business School Case 895-040, June 1995. (Revised February 1998.)
  • April 1996
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Shanghai Volkswagen

Volkswagen and Shanghai Sedan, have developed a joint venture to build western-quality autos in China. Having developed a supplier network capable of delivering quality components, the company now faces a need to expand capacity (demanding rapid expansion of their... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Management Practices and Processes; Joint Ventures; Operations; Performance Capacity; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Germany; China
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Upton, David M., and Diane Long. "Shanghai Volkswagen." Harvard Business School Case 696-092, April 1996.
  • July 1984 (Revised April 1997)
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British Airways

By: John A. Quelch
British Airways (BA) has recently introduced a global advertising campaign. The development of the campaign and its implementation are discussed. BA and advertising agency executives must renew the campaign and resolve issues pertaining to its future direction. View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation; Globalization; Advertising Campaigns; Air Transportation Industry; England
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Quelch, John A. "British Airways." Harvard Business School Case 585-014, July 1984. (Revised April 1997.)
  • July 1998 (Revised April 2001)
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Bank of Ireland (BOI): Internet Strategy

Conor O'Toole, Internet business executive, must consider how to take the Bank of Ireland on-line. The bank, and Ireland, and most of continental Europe, lagedlagged behind the United States in adopting Internet techologytechnology. O'Toole wondered how he should... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Internet; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Republic of Ireland
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Sviokla, John J., and Michael Quinn. "Bank of Ireland (BOI): Internet Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 399-012, July 1998. (Revised April 2001.)
  • 1997
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Governance, Contracting, and Investment Time Horizons: A Look at Japan and Germany

By: W. C. Kester
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Contracts; Investment; Japan; Germany
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Kester, W. C. "Governance, Contracting, and Investment Time Horizons: A Look at Japan and Germany." In Studies in International Corporate Finance and Governance Systems: A Comparison of the U.S., Japan, and Europe, edited by Donald Chew. Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Overview

By: Willy C. Shih
Willy's research interests reflect the 28 years he spent in industry, during which he logged many questions on firm performance, relative competitiveness, and firm culture as an impediment to change. His primary interests today are in the drivers of industrial... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Technology; Competitiveness; Competitive Dynamics; Supply Chains; Production; Operations; Product Development; Supply Chain Management; Manufacturing Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Aerospace Industry; Auto Industry; United States; Asia; Europe
  • April 1983 (Revised December 1985)
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Countertrade and Merban Corp.

By: David B. Yoffie
Keywords: Trade; Global Range; Business and Government Relations; United States; Europe; Asia
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Yoffie, David B. "Countertrade and Merban Corp." Harvard Business School Case 383-116, April 1983. (Revised December 1985.)
  • May 1999
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Genset Initial Public Offering (A) & (B) TN

By: Paul A. Gompers
Teaching Note for (9-297-096) and (9-297-097). View Details
Keywords: Biotechnology Industry; United States; France
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Gompers, Paul A. "Genset Initial Public Offering (A) & (B) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-064, May 1999.
  • April 2025
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#FutureFresenius: Implementing a New Strategy to Transform the Company and Advance Patient Care

By: David J. Collis, Benjamin C. Esty and Haisley Wert
In February 2024, Fresenius CEO Michael Sen reflected on the company’s transformation journey from his office in Bad Homburg, Germany. With revenues of €22 billion and a mission to advance patient care, Fresenius had built a strong reputation through decades of... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Corporate Strategy; Transformation; Finance; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Alignment; Health Industry; Germany; United States
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Collis, David J., Benjamin C. Esty, and Haisley Wert. "#FutureFresenius: Implementing a New Strategy to Transform the Company and Advance Patient Care." Harvard Business School Case 725-361, April 2025.
  • February 1986 (Revised November 1992)
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Novo Industri A/S--1981

By: W. Carl Kester and Glynn Ferguson
This small but rapidly growing Danish biochemical company must choose among several financing opportunities that include a convertible Eurobond, a rights offering in Denmark and an issue of new common shares in the United States. The case involves a broad range of... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Cost of Capital; Bonds; Stock Shares; Financing and Loans; Globalization; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry; Denmark; United States
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Kester, W. Carl, and Glynn Ferguson. "Novo Industri A/S--1981." Harvard Business School Case 286-084, February 1986. (Revised November 1992.)
  • September 2022 (Revised May 2024)
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Navya: Steering toward a Driverless Future

By: Julian De Freitas, Elie Ofek, Shaun Ingledew and Tonia Labruyere
In 2022, Sophie Desormière arrived at French roboshuttle producer Navya, tasked with charting a new course in a challenging sector. The company, which had recently listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, was burning through cash reserves and needed to transform the promise... View Details
Keywords: Autonomous Vehicles; Market Entry and Exit; Opportunities; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Consumer Behavior; Business Model; Auto Industry; Transportation Industry; France; United States
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De Freitas, Julian, Elie Ofek, Shaun Ingledew, and Tonia Labruyere. "Navya: Steering toward a Driverless Future." Harvard Business School Case 523-046, September 2022. (Revised May 2024.)
  • July 2020
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Gender Diversity on Boards: Views from Norway

By: Aiyesha Dey
The issue of gender diversity on boards has received increased attention in U.S markets over the past few years. In 2018, California introduced a law which required boards of U.S-listed firms with headquarters in California to include at least one female director by... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Board Decisions; Gender; Diversity; Governing and Advisory Boards; Norway; United States
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Dey, Aiyesha. "Gender Diversity on Boards: Views from Norway." Harvard Business School Background Note 120-065, July 2020.
  • Winter 2017
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Google, Mobile and Competition: The Current State of Play

By: Benjamin Edelman
I present Google practices that have raised objections from competition regulators. I consider the key impediments to competition and examine the business models foreclosed by Google's restrictions. View Details
Keywords: Antitrust; Mobile; Mobile Technology; Search Technology; Technology Platform; Contracts; Lawfulness; Competition; Information Technology Industry; European Union; Russia; South Korea
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Edelman, Benjamin. "Google, Mobile and Competition: The Current State of Play." Antitrust Chronicle (Winter 2017).
  • January 2017
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Transition at DataCo?

By: Frank V. Cespedes
The founder of a data analytics company has several issues with his key business developer, an early hire who has been instrumental in building the firm. The DataCo case study illustrates a common situation in entrepreneurial ventures: an early sales hire does well but... View Details
Keywords: Sales Management; Selling; Entrepreneurial Ventures; Performance Management; Professional Services; Salesforce Management; Sales; Marketing; Performance; Consulting Industry; United States; France
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Cespedes, Frank V. "Transition at DataCo?" Harvard Business School Teaching Note 817-096, January 2017.
  • February 2016 (Revised May 2016)
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Employee Health

By: John A. Quelch and Emily C. Boudreau
Keywords: Health Care; Empoylee Wellness Programs; Health Insurance; Mental Health; Corporate Culture; Employee Compensation; Health; Corporate Strategy; Europe; Asia; North America
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Quelch, John A., and Emily C. Boudreau. "Employee Health." Harvard Business School Case 516-074, February 2016. (Revised May 2016.)
  • September 2014
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Radiometer, 2013

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2013, Radiometer continued to lead the world in blood gas analysis equipment and accessories, selling direct and through distributors to hospital central laboratories, point-of-care locations, and non-hospital medical locations. Founded in 1935 and based in Denmark,... View Details
Keywords: Medical Devices; Medical Equipment & Devices; Mergers & Acquisitions; Strategic Analysis; Strategic Change; Family Business; Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Denmark; United States
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Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Radiometer, 2013." Harvard Business School Case 715-410, September 2014.
  • June 2014 (Revised March 2016)
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Starbucks Coffee Company: Transformation and Renewal

By: Nancy F. Koehn
Keywords: General Management; Corporate Change And Sustainability; Turnaround; Howard Schultz; Leading Change; Starbucks; Change; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Growth and Development; Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Management; Organizations; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy; Value; Retail Industry; Service Industry; North and Central America; Asia; Europe; South America
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Koehn, Nancy F. "Starbucks Coffee Company: Transformation and Renewal." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 314-143, June 2014. (Revised March 2016.)
  • August 2013
  • Course Overview Note

Building Life Science Businesses Fall 2013: Course Outline and Syllabus

By: Richard G. Hamermesh
This Course Outline and Syllabus gives an overview of the Fall 2013 class Building Life Science Businesses. View Details
Keywords: Healthcare Ventures; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurs; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Medical Specialties; Health Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Asia; North America; Europe
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Hamermesh, Richard G. "Building Life Science Businesses Fall 2013: Course Outline and Syllabus." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 814-019, August 2013.
  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Does Product Market Competition Lead Firms To Decentralize?

By: Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
There is a widespread sense that over the last two decades firms have been decentralizing decisions to employees further down the managerial hierarchy. Economists have developed a range of theories to account for delegation, but there is less empirical evidence,... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Employees; Managerial Roles; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Asia; Europe; North America
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Bloom, Nicholas, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Does Product Market Competition Lead Firms To Decentralize?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-052, January 2010. (forthcoming in: American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings.)
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