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  • January 2017 (Revised December 2017)
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Merging American Airlines and US Airways (A)

By: David G. Fubini, David A. Garvin and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In February 2013, US Airways announced that it would merge with American Airlines to create the world’s largest airline. Doug Parker, the CEO of US Airways, would become CEO of the new American Airlines Group (AAL). The case describes a number of critical decisions... View Details
Keywords: Airlines; Merger; Takeover; Integration Strategy; Merger Integration; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Making; Governance; Management Teams; Operations; Organizational Culture; Air Transportation Industry; United States
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Fubini, David G., David A. Garvin, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Merging American Airlines and US Airways (A)." Harvard Business School Case 417-054, January 2017. (Revised December 2017.)
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Investor Activism and Takeovers

By: Robin Greenwood and Michael Schor
Recent work documents large positive abnormal returns around the time that a hedge fund announces its activist intentions with a publicly listed firm. We show that these returns are largely explained by the ability of activists to force target firms into a takeover: In... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Portfolio; Public Ownership
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Greenwood, Robin, and Michael Schor. "Investor Activism and Takeovers." Journal of Financial Economics 92, no. 3 (June 2009): 362–375.
  • December 2007
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Cinergy and Duke Energy 2005: Think BIG

By: Boris Groysberg, Nitin Nohria, Colleen Kaftan and Geoff Eckman Marietta
Jim Rogers, CEO of Cinergy Energy, has just announced the company's merger with Duke Energy to Employees. Rogers has had success in the past leading his firm though a merger, but will he be able to achieve similar results this time around? This case also illustrates... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Leading Change; Integration; Energy Industry
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Groysberg, Boris, Nitin Nohria, Colleen Kaftan, and Geoff Eckman Marietta. "Cinergy and Duke Energy 2005: Think BIG." Harvard Business School Case 408-096, December 2007.
  • November 2006 (Revised July 2007)
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CNN and the Cable News Wars

By: Bharat N. Anand, Rafael M. Di Tella and Dennis A. Yao
Set in 1996, when ABC, NBC and Microsoft, and Fox all announced that they will challenge Cable News Network's near monopoly position in the 24-hour cable news channel market. The focus is on the interaction of the strategies likely to be adopted by each player given... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Resource Allocation; Monopoly; Rank and Position; Reputation; Adoption; Competition
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Anand, Bharat N., Rafael M. Di Tella, and Dennis A. Yao. "CNN and the Cable News Wars." Harvard Business School Case 707-491, November 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
  • 19 Feb 2020
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Jeff Bezos Commits 'Extraordinary Amount' To Combat Climate Change, Says Nancy Koehn

  • November 1993
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Mercedes-Benz

After many years as a German luxury car producer, Mercedes-Benz announced two major strategy shifts in 1992, toward a full line of automotive products and toward a globally diverse set of plans and activities. As part of this shift, Mercedes planned to build a major... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Germany; Alabama
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Rosenzweig, Philip M. "Mercedes-Benz." Harvard Business School Case 394-084, November 1993.
  • 05 Nov 2018
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HBS Associate Professor Raffaella Sadun Wins National Science Foundation Grant

  • 09 Jun 2017
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The marketing savvy in Mark Zuckerberg’s tour of Average America

  • 09 May 2016
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What Do Measures of Real-Time Corporate Sales Tell Us About Earnings Surprises and Post-announcement Returns?

Keywords: by Kenneth A. Froot, Namho Kang, Gideon Ozik, and Ronnie Sadka; Financial Services
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HBS Online Community Challenge 2020

  • August 2018 (Revised August 2018)
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The De Beers Group: Launching Lightbox Jewelry for Lab-Grown Diamonds

By: Benjamin C. Esty
In May 2018, the De Beers Group shocked the diamond industry when it announced it was launching a new fashion jewelry brand of laboratory-grown (synthetic) diamonds. The reaction was swift as people sought to understand the company’s motivations: was it a “huge gamble”... View Details
Keywords: Diamonds; Differentiation; New Business; Strategy Development; Strategy Execution; Scope; Adjacency; Core; Commoditization; New Product Launch; Mining; Retail; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Disruption; Value Creation; Product Launch; Segmentation; Expansion; Competitive Advantage; United States; United Kingdom
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Esty, Benjamin C. "The De Beers Group: Launching Lightbox Jewelry for Lab-Grown Diamonds." Harvard Business School Case 719-408, August 2018. (Revised August 2018.)
  • October 2009
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A Big (Double) Deal: Anadarko's Acquisition of Kerr-McGee and Western Gas Resources

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Curtis Rising
On June 23, 2006, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced that it was simultaneously acquiring two public companies, Kerr-McGee and Western Gas Resources, in all-cash deals. The total price was about $24 billion, a figure close to Anadarko's market cap at the time.... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Model; Transformation; Negotiation; Organizational Culture; Public Ownership; Business and Shareholder Relations; Alignment; Valuation; Energy Industry; United States
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Christensen, Clayton M., and Curtis Rising. "A Big (Double) Deal: Anadarko's Acquisition of Kerr-McGee and Western Gas Resources." Harvard Business School Case 610-020, October 2009.
  • 23 May 2012
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Harvard Business School DBA Candidate Ryan Buell (MBA’07) Wins First Doctoral Programs Dean's Award

  • August 2015 (Revised June 2021)
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Amazon.com, 2021

By: John R. Wells, Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth and Galen Danskin
In February 2021, Amazon announced 2020 operating profits of $22,899 million, up from $2,233 million in 2015, on sales of $386 billion, up from $107 billion five years earlier (see Exhibit 1). The shareholders expressed their satisfaction (see Exhibit 2), but not all... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Analysis; Retail; E-commerce; Amazon; Internet; Amazon.com; AmazonFresh; Jeff Bezos; Cloud Computing; Marketplaces; Streaming; E-reader Market; Digital Media; Mobile App; Online Retail; Shipping; Database; Tablet; Kindle; Kindle Fire; Smartphone; Delivery; Digital Platforms; Competition; Internet and the Web; Corporate Strategy; Digital Marketing; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Profit; Revenue; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Taxation; Business History; Human Resources; Resignation and Termination; Books; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Media; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product Development; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Public Ownership; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Price; Applications and Software; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Working Capital; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Retail Industry; Advertising Industry; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Publishing Industry; Shipping Industry; Technology Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle
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Wells, John R., Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth, and Galen Danskin. "Amazon.com, 2021." Harvard Business School Case 716-402, August 2015. (Revised June 2021.)
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Markets, Information, and Efficiency

Professor Meulbroeks market efficiency research focuses on the closely related questions of whether markets properly reflect information that affects a firm's value, and in turn how stock prices influence managerial behavior. In this area, she studies why some firms... View Details
  • June 2022 (Revised August 2022)
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Dollar Tree: Breaking the Buck

By: Jill Avery and Marco Bertini
For thirty-five years, Dollar Tree, a discount retail chain selling general merchandise, had held its fixed price point steady, pricing all of its household items, food, stationery, books, seasonal items, gifts, toys, and clothing that made up its diverse and... View Details
Keywords: Retailing; Pricing; Pricing Strategy; Discount Retailing; Discount Store; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Price; Inflation and Deflation; Consumer Behavior; Retail Industry; United States
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Avery, Jill, and Marco Bertini. "Dollar Tree: Breaking the Buck." Harvard Business School Case 522-091, June 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
  • December 2003 (Revised August 2006)
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Grutter v. Bollinger: A Synopsis

By: Lynn S. Paine
In June 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Grutter v. Bollinger, upholding the principle of affirmative action in university admissions, which had been challenged as a violation of the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment. This case includes... View Details
Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation
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Paine, Lynn S. "Grutter v. Bollinger: A Synopsis." Harvard Business School Background Note 304-065, December 2003. (Revised August 2006.)
  • 17 Aug 2015
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Robert Steven Kaplan Named President and CEO of Dallas Fed

  • 09 Dec 2010
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Facebook Builds a Washington Lobbying Team

  • January 2004 (Revised October 2006)
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Texas Gulf Sulphur: The Timmins Ontario Mine

By: Henry B. Reiling and Maria Mercedes Camargo
Employees, officers, and directors of Texas Gulf Sulphur acquired or tipped off others to acquire common stock or options before and concurrent with the announcement of a major discovery of ore. The question is whether any of these acquisitions violated either federal... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Ethics; Stock Options; Lawfulness; Mining Industry; Texas
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Reiling, Henry B., and Maria Mercedes Camargo. "Texas Gulf Sulphur: The Timmins Ontario Mine." Harvard Business School Case 204-114, January 2004. (Revised October 2006.)
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