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    Hattie Carnegie

    Carnegie was considered one of the most influential contributors to American fashion for over five decades. Her French-inspired designs became the toast of the high fashion world during the thirties and forties. Though she initially catered to a very wealthy clientele,... View Details
    Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
    • October 2015 (Revised July 2017)
    • Case

    OMV Petrom: Investment as Partnership—When It Takes Three to Tango

    By: Dante Roscini, Emer Maloney and Daniela Beyersdorfer
    Petrom was privatized by the Romanian state in 2004 and acquired by Austrian oil company OMV, with the state retaining a 20.6% stake in the company. The situation was particularly challenging for the foreign investor since the sector in which the company operated was... View Details
    Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Privatization; Acquisition; Foreign Direct Investment; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; Austria; Romania
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    • 24 Jun 2022
    • Blog Post

    On Pride and Community

    Nicolle Richards (MBA 2023) serves as one of the two co-presidents of PRIDE, the LGBTQ+ club at HBS. She grew up in Vienna, Austria and lived in San Francisco and Nairobi, Kenya before coming to business school. Nicolle is passionate... View Details
    • February 2019 (Revised October 2022)
    • Case

    Scandal at Steinhoff

    By: Kristin Mugford and Phil Caruso
    Keywords: Volatility; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Liquidity; Bonds; Corporate Accountability; Failure; International Finance; Restructuring; Business Conglomerates; Crime and Corruption; Retail Industry; South Africa; Austria; Netherlands
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    • 21 Jan 2015
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts

    unity in the family and ownership group are fundamental to long-term success for the family business. And while we can try to maintain accord in other ways, long-lived family companies, like Riedel in Austria (11 generations), DeKuyper in... View Details
    Keywords: Retail
    • December 2013
    • Supplement

    Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-Era Asset Restitution (B)

    By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
    This case carefully traces the process by which Stuart Eizenstat handled the negotiation challenges outlined in "Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-Era Asset Restitution (A)". It describes the outcome of the Swiss negotiations and briefly sketches... View Details
    Keywords: Bargaining; Conflict Resolution; Disputes; Mediation; Dispute Resolution; Governance; History; Negotiation; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry; Insurance Industry; Switzerland; Germany; Austria; France; Israel
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    • November 2018
    • Case

    Sportradar (A): From Data to Storytelling

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karen Elterman and Oliver Gassmann
    In 2013, the Swiss sports data company Sportradar debated whether to expand from its core business of data provision to bookmakers into sports media products. Sports data was becoming a commodity, and in the future, sports leagues might reduce their dependence on... View Details
    Keywords: Sports Data; Data; Sport; Sportradar; Football; Soccer; Gambling; Betting; Betting Markets; Statistics; Odds; Live Data; Bookmakers; Betradar; Visualization; Integrity; Monitoring; Gaming; Streaming; 2013; St.Gallen; Algorithm; Mathematical Modeling; Carsten Koerl; Betandwin; Bwin; Wagering; Probability; Sports; Analytics and Data Science; Mathematical Methods; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Transition; Strategy; Media; Sports Industry; Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Asia; Austria; Germany; England
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    • 21 Dec 2022
    • News

    HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

    freezing—both already outside and still suffering inside Ukraine,” says Bleier. “At this time, the priority in Austria is to provide accommodation, register the people arriving to provide working permit, arrange medical and financial aid,... View Details
    • 14 Oct 2013
    • Research & Ideas

    Time that Government Reopens for Business

    economic recovery, including too much combined government and consumer debt, inflexible labor markets, and growing political anxiety, which is spreading from southern Europe into northern countries such as Austria and the Netherlands.... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Aisner
    • 11 Apr 2013
    • News

    'Living Legend' Reifer Reflects on Life's Journey

    Keywords: Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment
    • June 2017 (Revised May 2018)
    • Supplement

    Hilti Fleet Management Video Supplements

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
    This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the construction industry by the premium power tools manufacturer Hilti in 2000. Following its customers’ needs, Hilti moved from selling power tools to leasing them as a service. The introduction of the new... View Details
    Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Construction; Leasing; Strategy; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; North America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong
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    • May 2017
    • Teaching Note

    Hilti Fleet Management (A) and (B)

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
    These notes are meant to accompany Hilti Fleet Management (A): Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head (717-427) and Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model (717-465).
    This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the... View Details
    Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Decision Making; Growth Management; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong; France; Italy; Spain
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    • August 2017 (Revised May 2019)
    • Case

    Hilti (A): Fleet Management?

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
    This case explores the strategic decision-making process of premium power tools manufacturer Hilti in 1999, when the company was considering implementing a fleet management system in the construction industry. Fleet management would involve a shift from selling power... View Details
    Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; North America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong
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    • May 2017 (Revised September 2018)
    • Supplement

    Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
    The (B) case tackles the implementation and scaling process of fleet management over the years. Finally, the case explores current challenges facing the BMI. View Details
    Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Growth Management; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong; France; Italy; Spain
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    • 30 Apr 2007
    • Research & Ideas

    All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax

    governments will increasingly look for ways to reform their tax and labor systems in order to attract business—or simply stop businesses from delocalizing. The direct effect of the Slovak flat tax can be seen in Europe, where neighboring View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 01 Jun 2017
    • News

    Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

    War” between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian mountain troops between 1915 and 1918 in the massifs of Stelvio, Ortler, and Adamello in the mountains between Austria and Italy. Meet 100 People: A How-To Guide to the Career and Life Edge... View Details
    • 09 Nov 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale

    his home on Kiraly Street on the Pest side of Budapest and he then had to endure a Soviet Communist regime from 1945, when the Russians forced the Germans out of Budapest after a lengthy and very destructive siege, until 1956 when the short-lived Hungarian Revolt led... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer