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- April 2009 (Revised April 2009)
- Background Note
Fighting Malnutrition and Hunger in the Developing World
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Djordjija Petkoski and Kerry Herman
The millennium objectives of reducing poverty and malnutrition are not being met. How do the private, public, and NGO sectors of society work together to achieve better results and include the recipients in the process? View Details
- April 2009 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Equity International: The Second Act
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Ben Creo and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Thomas McDonald, senior vice president of Equity International (EI), is weighing an investment in the Brazilian homebuilder Gafisa. Was this the right country? The right company? The right co-investor? The right time? McDonald would be investing alongside a Brazilian... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Emerging Markets; Partners and Partnerships; Interests; Brazil
- April 2009 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Urbi and the City Licensee Managers
By: John D. Macomber and Regina Garcia-Cuellar
A leading low income housing builder in Mexico decides which prospective new local partner best extends its advantages in managing twin production lines of homes and clients. URBI has built substantial competitive advantage in the technology and culture that matches... View Details
Keywords: Mortgages; Government and Politics; Housing; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Market Entry and Exit; Production; Supply Chain; Organizational Culture; Franchise Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Real Estate Industry; China; India; Mexico; United States
- April 2009
- Case
SAP AG: Orchestrating the Ecosystem
By: Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani
Business ecosystems require careful orchestration and strategic choices regarding make/buy/partner decisions and membership access. This case examines the strategic and technological issues related to managing SAP's thriving ecosystem of user communities, software... View Details
- March 2009 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
IBM: The Corporate Service Corps
By: Christopher Marquis and Rosabeth M. Kanter
Describes the conception, development, and implementation of the Corporate Services Corps (CSC), an international community service assignment for high-potential IBM employees. The year 2008 was the pilot year of the CSC program, and 100 of IBM's best global employees... View Details
- March 2009 (Revised June 2011)
- Teaching Note
TA Energy (Turkey): A Bundle of International Partnerships (TN)
By: William R. Kerr
Teaching Note for 807175. View Details
- March 2009
- Teaching Note
Dogus Group: Weighing Partners for Garanti Bank (TN)
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
Teaching Note for [709401]. View Details
- March 2009 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
Addleshaw-Goddard LLP
By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and James Weber
Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the U.K., is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy involves its "Client Development Centre (CDC)," an innovative idea and set of services launched by Dr. Jim... View Details
- March 2009 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire?
By: Juan Alcacer, David J. Collis and Mary Furey
Soon after Robert Iger took over as CEO of the Walt Disney Company in late 2005, he turned his attention toward Pixar, the animation studio with which Disney had worked since 1991 and was responsible for producing hits such as Toy Story and Finding Nemo. Disney's own... View Details
- February 2009 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Orange: Read&Go
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Toby E. Stuart, Bhaskar Chakravorti, Vincent Marie Dessain, Simon Harrow and Elena Corsi
In late 2008, Orange (aka France Telecom) must decide if launching Read&Go, an electronic newsstand built around an e-paper reader, would be successful. The case describes (1) Orange's strategy; (2) the company's new product development process; (3) e-paper technology,... View Details
- Article
A Blueprint for Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Increase Value
By: William Shrank, Michael E. Porter, Sachin H. Jain and Niteesh K. Choudhary
Pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) have a unique opportunity to promote public health and generate value in the healthcare system. However, PBMs are largely evaluated on their ability to control costs rather than improve health. PBMs should be evaluated along three... View Details
- January 2009
- Case
Creating The Partnership Solutions Group at Lehman Brothers
By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie Creary
Explores how two senior Wall St. executives created a successful commercial opportunity for Lehman Brothers that focused on building relationships with minority- and women-owned financial services firms. Illustrates how Patricia Miller Zollar and Nadja Fidelia aligned... View Details
- January 2009 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Altoona State Investment Board: December 2008
By: Josh Lerner
Rod Calhoun, the head of the Altoona State Investment Board's private equity investment program, considered the communication he had just received. It was from Permira, the leading European buyout fund, and concerned its fourth fund, to which Altoona had made a £ 100... View Details
- January – February 2009
- Article
Managing Strategy with External Partners
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez and Bjarne Rugelsjoen
- December 2008 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
Paul Capital Partners: Secondary Limited Partnership Investing
This case examines the proposed purchase by Paul Capital Partners of a limited partnership (LP) interest in a private equity fund. Paul Capital has a fund dedicated to buying these "secondary" LP interests. The case is intended as a vehicle for discussing the secondary... View Details
- December 2008
- Article
Which Kind of Collaboration Is Right for You?
By: Roberto Verganti and Gary P. Pisano
Nowadays, virtually no companies innovate alone. Firms team up with a variety of partners, in a wide number of ways, to create new technologies, products, and services. But what is the best way to leverage the power of outsiders? To help executives answer that... View Details
- November 2008
- Case
Partner Promotion and Development at DLA Piper
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
- November 2008
- Supplement
Dogus Group: Weighing Partners for Garanti Bank (Video)
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
- September 2008
- Case
Steven Scheyer: Renegotiating the Newell Rubbermaid Relationship with Wal-Mart
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
In April 2001, Newell Rubbermaid's incoming CEO Joe Galli tapped Steve Scheyer to become President of Newell Rubbermaid's soon-to-be-created Wal-Mart Division. Scheyer had to renegotiate a partnership with Wal-Mart--Rubbermaid's largest customer--that had grown... View Details
- September 2008 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Dogus Group: Weighing Partners for Garanti Bank
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Richard Bullock
In August 2005, the leadership of Turkey's Dogus Group considered opportunities for its flagship enterprise, Garanti Bank, to partner with a foreign financial institution. The case describes the Turkish banking industry and Garanti Bank's position within it, and asks... View Details