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  • July 2003
  • Case

Deutsche Borse

Focuses on how Deutsche Borse's (the German stock exchange based in Frankfurt) acquisition of a 50% stake in Clearstream International, a company specialized in clearing, settlement, and custody of securities across borders, may or may not confirm its position as the... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Financial Markets; Innovation and Invention; Germany
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Chacko, George C., Vincent Dessain, Eli Strick, and Jose-Abel Defina. "Deutsche Borse." Harvard Business School Case 204-008, July 2003.
  • May 2000 (Revised June 2000)
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German Financial System in 2000, The

Describes the evolution and current situation of Germany's financial system. Based on a discussion of the German economy in the postwar period, the case highlights the impact of financial globalization and EU policies on Germany's domestic system of banking and... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Corporate Governance; Banks and Banking; Germany
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Schaede, Ulrike. "German Financial System in 2000, The." Harvard Business School Case 700-135, May 2000. (Revised June 2000.)
  • January 1999 (Revised April 2004)
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Infox System GmbH

Apax, a private equity firm, has an opportunity to invest in a travel-related print-materials distribution business in Germany. Infox is typical of many buyout opportunities. One of the founders seeks to exit the business, and recently hired managers will have to... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Financial Services Industry; Germany
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Kuemmerle, Walter, M. Frederick Paul, and Chad S Ellis. "Infox System GmbH." Harvard Business School Case 899-061, January 1999. (Revised April 2004.)
  • October 1997 (Revised March 1998)
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HansaBank AG

The top management of a prestigious German bank is trying to understand why it has failed to develop the next generation of management. View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Management Teams; Banking Industry; Germany
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Barnes, Louis B. "HansaBank AG." Harvard Business School Case 898-009, October 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
  • September 1994 (Revised January 2002)
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BMW: The 7-Series Project (B)

By: Gary P. Pisano and Sharon L. Rossi
Describes the decision made on the 7-Series project with respect to prototyping and its impact on quality. View Details
Keywords: Research and Development; Quality; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Germany
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Pisano, Gary P., and Sharon L. Rossi. "BMW: The 7-Series Project (B)." Harvard Business School Case 695-013, September 1994. (Revised January 2002.)
  • December 2005
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Functional Change and Bank Strategy in German Corporate Governance.

By: Dwight B. Crane and Ulrike Schaede
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Strategy; Corporate Governance; Change; Germany
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Crane, Dwight B., and Ulrike Schaede. "Functional Change and Bank Strategy in German Corporate Governance." International Review of Law and Economics (December 2005).
  • September 1997
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Bayer AG (B)

By: John A. Quelch
Bayer's senior executives detail the communications challenge program that resulted from the company's reacquisition of its brand name and trademark cross, which gave Bayer one name worldwide for the first time since World War I. View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; War; Acquisition; Trademarks; Brands and Branding; Communication Strategy; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Germany
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Quelch, John A., and Robin Root. "Bayer AG (B)." Harvard Business School Case 598-032, September 1997.
  • November 1993 (Revised September 2018)
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Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (A)

By: Linda Hill and Katherine Seger Weber
Explores the roles of CEO Rudi Gassner and the 9-person executive committee in leading BMG International. BMG International is the international music subsidiary of Bertlesmann, a German company that is the second-largest media conglomerate in the world. Describes a... View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Management Teams; Decision Making; Business Plan; Growth and Development Strategy; Global Strategy; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture; Business Subsidiaries; Business Conglomerates; Cost Management; Change Management; Music Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Germany
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Hill, Linda, and Katherine Seger Weber. "Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-055, November 1993. (Revised September 2018.)
  • September 2004
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Relative Explanatory Power of Agency Theory and Transaction Cost Analysis in German Salesforces

By: Manfred Krafft, Sönke Albers and Rajiv Lal
Keywords: Theory; Cost; Sales; Employees; Germany
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Krafft, Manfred, Sönke Albers, and Rajiv Lal. "Relative Explanatory Power of Agency Theory and Transaction Cost Analysis in German Salesforces." International Journal of Research in Marketing 21, no. 3 (September 2004): 265–283.
  • 15 Nov 2016
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Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success

HBS professors Ramon Casadesus‐Masanell, left, and Sunil Gupta, listened to a presentation about the layout of the Siemens Electronikwerk Amberg manufacturing facility during the faculty immersion in Munich. (photo by Willy C. Shih) The remarkable success of the... View Details
  • April 2025
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ZEISS: Commercializing Science

By: Maria P. Roche and Richie Zitomer
Spreadsheet Supplement for HBS Case No. 725-359. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Organization; Decisions; Business Strategy; Competition; Business History; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Independent Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Knowledge Sharing; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Organizational Culture; Supply Chain Management; Partners and Partnerships; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Commercialization; Resource Allocation; Corporate Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; Technology Industry; Germany; Europe
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Roche, Maria P., and Richie Zitomer. "ZEISS: Commercializing Science." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 725-856, April 2025.
  • February 2025 (Revised February 2025)
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Managing Complexity at mymuesli

By: Thomas Graeber and Stacy Straaberg
In April 2009, direct-to-consumer e-commerce muesli brand mymuesli faced a flood of customer questions. The breakfast cereal startup enabled users to order personalized muesli on its website by choosing from 75 organic ingredients for a total of 566 quadrillion... View Details
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Decisions; Food; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Product Launch; Problems and Challenges; Behavior; Competitive Advantage; Customization and Personalization; Segmentation; Internet and the Web; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Germany
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Graeber, Thomas, and Stacy Straaberg. "Managing Complexity at mymuesli." Harvard Business School Case 925-008, February 2025. (Revised February 2025.)
  • March 2020
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ZEISS Group: Organize by Customer Culture?

By: Willy C. Shih
How should ZEISS, the German manufacturer of precision optical and optoelectronic systems manage two historic businesses that operated fairly autonomously? The Industrial Quality Solutions (IQS) business sold measurement equipment to manufacturing companies in sectors... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Manufacturing Industry; Europe; Germany
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Shih, Willy C. "ZEISS Group: Organize by Customer Culture?" Harvard Business School Case 620-103, March 2020.
  • 01 Dec 2017
  • News

The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job

estimating that Germany could see a shortage of 3 million skilled workers by 2030; China, which accounts for about 20 percent of the world’s manufacturing production, will have a high-skilled labor gap of about 24 million by 2020,... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
  • 12 Apr 2012
  • News

HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups

Association of Germany Matthew Perkins, MBA 2009 Founder Yield Pop agricultural resource platform latin america HBS Club of Brazil Jonathan Assayag, MBA 2010 CEO Lema21 Brazilian eyewear mid-atlantic us HBS Club of Washington, DC Angela... View Details
Keywords: Bulletin Staff; Alumni New Venture Contest
  • 16 Dec 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History

with the broad range of globalization studies. Business historians must make the case that entrepreneurs and firms, not governments or markets, have driven and shaped globalization. At times, too, firms have mobilized governments in favor of their international... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
  • 12 Apr 2011
  • News

Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS

LifeQube mobile clinic management Asia-Pacific HBS Club of Shanghai Oliver Segovia, MBA '10 Jennifer Kelly, MBA '10 AVA invitation-only shopping platform Canada HBS Club of Toronto Zaheed Poptia, MBA '06 CardSwap online giftcard marketplace Europe HBS Alumni... View Details
Keywords: Multiple alumni
  • 02 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 3, 2008

ensure timely and high-quality delivery. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=408099 Corruption in Germany Harvard Business School Case 709-006 Why do managers become... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • August 2003 (Revised March 2004)
  • Case

Waltz on the Danube

By: Arthur I Segel, Vincent Dessain and Anais Loizillon
Describes the intricate parts of an early real estate deal from the standpoint of the developer including feasibility analysis, market choice, acquisition of land, project development, design and construction issues, investment returns, and equity financing issues.... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Management; Property; Project Finance; Real Estate Industry; Germany; Hungary
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Segel, Arthur I., Vincent Dessain, and Anais Loizillon. "Waltz on the Danube." Harvard Business School Case 804-021, August 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
  • June 2001 (Revised December 2013)
  • Teaching Note

Luna Pen (A), (B), (C), and (D)

By: Kathleen McGinn and Michael A. Wheeler
Teaching Note for (9-396-156), (9-396-157), (9-898-233), and (9-396-395). View Details
Keywords: Taiwan; Germany
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McGinn, Kathleen, and Michael A. Wheeler. "Luna Pen (A), (B), (C), and (D) ." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 801-057, June 2001. (Revised December 2013.)
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