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November 2012 (Revised March 2013)
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Talking Strategy at Greighton Partners

Since its inception, London-based private equity firm Greighton Partners had managed over $15 billion in investor capital. The firm employed about 150 professionals around the globe and had completed over 175 company acquisitions since its founding. Started with a... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Business Growth and Maturation; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Asia; Europe

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09 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?

modest but real support for Russia in this conflict, and obviously China is a major player in global supply chains. And so that is just introducing more geopolitical risk into multinational global business,... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Energy

18 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Ideas, April 18

growth of Godiva's global sales? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517056-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 817-064 SEAS and HBS in Allston The case describes opportunities for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

08 Feb 2022
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Silos That Work: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Collaborate

study of hundreds of billions of emails between workers at thousands of organizations globally in 2019 and 2020 reveals an unintended side-effect of remote operations: Many companies around the world became more siloed during the... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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Esteves Hall | About

Esteves said. “Harvard Business School is the global leader in educating people who make a difference in the world. The men and women who graduate from its Executive Education programs have a long-lasting... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Margaret M. Crotty

school students) managed a $1 million budget, created and implemented a technology plan, and put an arts curriculum in place. At St. Mark's, Crotty realized she needed more business training and, inspired by Charles MacCormack, Save the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

April 2001 (Revised September 2001)
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Merloni Elettrodomestici: Building for a New Century

By: Joseph L. Bower

In 2001 a young new CEO has to develop a strategy to move his company beyond the hyper-competitive conditions of Western Europe. A major acquisition in Russia and a new Web-based service business provide interesting new directions. This case traces the development of... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Business Strategy; Web; Russia

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Video - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

min. 21 Jun 2016 Presentation Creating Shared Value Nestle Global Forum 2016 Creating Shared Value Nestle Global Forum 2016 by Michael E. Porter Nestle's CSV global forum... View Details

23 Mar 2017
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Cost-cutting Leads to Turbulence in the Airline Industry

28 Jun 2016
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Does Brexit Signal A Return To A More Tumultuous, Unstable Europe?

14 Jan 2016
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In Taiwan, Survivor Mentality Stymies Tech Innovation

06 Jul 2023
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Home Economics

In a remote village in the Mexican state of Chiapas, 13 women gather in an open-air community space. Each has arrived at their weekly meeting with a small deposit for El Banco—“the bank”—as the women have named the savings club they’ve formed with the assistance of... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

and become a more effective attorney, CPA, or overall colleague. "HBS Online doesn't teach you knowledge or prescribe to any cookie-cutter solutions to problems. Rather, it teaches you how to think about business problems and arrive at a... View Details

11 Oct 2010
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It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t

growing trend for firms with international branch offices, says Harvard Business School professor Jordan Siegel. He discusses the issue in a new study titled "Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and the Capture of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

Iraq: A Land Between Two Rivers No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717033-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 318-041 The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact It is March 2017, and TPG, a... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

26 Mar 2012
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What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire

brain-tracking tools to determine why we prefer some products over others. "People are fairly good at expressing what they want, what they like, or even how much they will pay for an item," says Uma R. Karmarkar, an assistant professor at Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

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Polaroid: At The Intersection of Science & Art: Edwin H. Land and the Polaroid Corporation

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working... View Details

03 Apr 2020
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Coronavirus has changed how we transport goods and ourselves. But will it last?

29 May 2001
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Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?

drugs, and will they be less expensive?' My answer is, 'I don't know, and probably not.' Lechleiter was one of several panelists to discuss, "Breaking the Genetic Code: The Business of Life Science in the 21st Century" at the... View Details