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- June 2023
- Case
Rent Control in Boston, Again?
By: Robin Greenwood, Richard S. Ruback, Robert Ialenti and Tom Quinn
This case explores the merits and drawbacks of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to bring rent control back to the city in 2023. It lays out the features, objectives, and potential unintended consequences of this policy, before highlighting the expected impact of... View Details
Greenwood, Robin, Richard S. Ruback, Robert Ialenti, and Tom Quinn. "Rent Control in Boston, Again?" Harvard Business School Case 223-083, June 2023.
- March 2019
- Supplement
KITEA (F): Expanding in Africa
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Gamze Yucaoglu
he case opens in 2018 after KITEA has recorded two years of double-digit sales growth following IKEA’s entry into the Moroccan market. It then traces the factors that contributed to KITEA’s success and that led Tana Africa Capital Limited to acquire a minority stake in... View Details
Keywords: Retail; KITEA; IKEA; Furniture; Furniture Industry; Entry Strategy; Responding To Entry; Localization; Competitive Interaction; Private Sector; For-Profit Firms; Business Strategy; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Success; Expansion; Strategy; Retail Industry; Africa; North Africa; Morocco
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "KITEA (F): Expanding in Africa." Harvard Business School Supplement 719-423, March 2019.
- February 2017
- Case
Valerie Daniels-Carter: High Growth Entrepreneurship via Franchising
By: Steven Rogers and Alyssa Haywoode
This case looks at entrepreneurship via franchising through the leadership of an African-American entrepreneur who owns almost 150 stores including Burger King, Pizza Huts, and Auntie Anne’s Pretzels. Her company is the largest female-owned franchise business in the... View Details
Keywords: Giving And Philanthropy; Weather And Climate Change; Franchise Ownership; Family Business; Experience and Expertise; Decisions; Borrowing and Debt; Food; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Business History; Climate Change; Motivation and Incentives; Food and Beverage Industry
Rogers, Steven, and Alyssa Haywoode. "Valerie Daniels-Carter: High Growth Entrepreneurship via Franchising." Harvard Business School Case 317-030, February 2017.
- August 2016 (Revised March 2019)
- Case
Tom Kalil: Leading Technology & Innovation at the White House
By: Linda A. Hill and Allison J. Wigen
This case explores the role of Tom Kalil as Deputy Director for Technology & Innovation at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. With the end of President Obama's Administration drawing near, Kalil and his team of "policy entrepreneurs" must work to... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Innovation Leadership; Government Innovation; Talent Management; Collaboration; Policy-making; Public Sector Management; Leadership And Managing People; Public-Private Partnerships; Ecosystems; Science And Technology Studies; Public Entrepreneurship; Business And Government; Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Leadership; Networks; Partners and Partnerships; Science; Technology; Technology Industry; North and Central America; United States; District of Columbia
Hill, Linda A., and Allison J. Wigen. "Tom Kalil: Leading Technology & Innovation at the White House." Harvard Business School Case 417-021, August 2016. (Revised March 2019.)
- August 2016 (Revised November 2019)
- Supplement
eSig: Growth Analysis
By: Mark N. Roberge and Thomas R. Eisenmann
eSig, an early-stage startup, offers an electronic signature application as a "freemium" product, i.e., users can upgrade from a free basic version to a premium version by paying a subscription fee. Using 9 months of data from 50,000 user activations, available as a... View Details
- July 2015
- Teaching Note
CJ E&M: Creating a K-Culture in the U.S.
By: Elie Ofek and Michael Norris
This teaching note is intented to help instructors with running a class discussion for the case "CJ E&M: Creating a K-Culture in the U.S.". It contains several areas of analysis and discussion that provide guidance to instructors on how to use the case in order to... View Details
- June 2014
- Case
Making Progress at IDEO
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Katrina Flanagan
This case focuses on different types of client relationships at IDEO, the value of these relationships for IDEO and clients, and the implications for IDEO designers' everyday experience of work. As new types of client work have shifted away from the more classic design... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Motivation and Incentives; Employees; Customer Focus and Relationships; Service Industry
Amabile, Teresa M., and Katrina Flanagan. "Making Progress at IDEO." Harvard Business School Case 814-123, June 2014.
- September 2013
- Case
Management Levels at Staples (A): Company and Organization (Abridged)
By: David A. Garvin
Abridged version of one of six cases that describe the roles and responsibilities of managers at each of the hierarchical levels of management within the U.S. Stores business unit of Staples, the world's largest office supply company. Together, the cases form a... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Managerial Roles; Organizational Design; Management Practices and Processes; Job Design and Levels; Business Processes; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Garvin, David A. "Management Levels at Staples (A): Company and Organization (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 314-004, September 2013.
- February 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
What's the Deal with LivingSocial?
By: Michael I. Norton, Luc Wathieu, Betsy Page Sigman and Marco Bertini
Tim O'Shaughnessy, the 29-year-old CEO of LivingSocial, is growing a revolutionary worldwide business of "daily deals"—in which retailers offer a heavily-discounted product or service available for purchase for brief (often 24-hour) windows. The case explores the... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Innovation and Invention; Advertising; Brands and Branding; Management; Web Services Industry
Norton, Michael I., Luc Wathieu, Betsy Page Sigman, and Marco Bertini. "What's the Deal with LivingSocial?" Harvard Business School Case 512-065, February 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
- March 2011 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
China Construction America (A): The Road Ahead
How did a Chinese state-owned construction company strike one deal after another in South Carolina despite political backlash and in New York where well-established competitors dominate? The case examines the U.S. market entry strategy of the CSCEC, China's leading... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Global Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Negotiation Deal; State Ownership; Construction Industry; China; United States
Abrami, Regina M., and Weiqi Zhang. "China Construction America (A): The Road Ahead." Harvard Business School Case 911-408, March 2011. (Revised May 2011.)
- January 2009 (Revised June 2014)
- Case
CityCenter (A): Vision and Design
By: A. Eugene Kohn, John D. Macomber and Ben Creo
CityCenter is a $9 billion project for MGM MIRAGE. The project's star architects have a major disagreement about a critical design issue. Bill Smith, head of the MGM MIRAGE Design Group, must resolve this issue to the satisfaction of all the project's stakeholders.... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Cost vs Benefits; Design; Construction; Projects; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Conflict Management; Value Creation
Kohn, A. Eugene, John D. Macomber, and Ben Creo. "CityCenter (A): Vision and Design." Harvard Business School Case 209-052, January 2009. (Revised June 2014.)
- January 1985 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Conex do Brasil
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and John Young
Describes interactions between Brazilian local, Latin American regional, and USA headquarters staff during the three years after establishing a manufacturing subsidiary in Sao Paulo. In a highly protected national environment, a market entry plan is developed to meet... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Resignation and Termination; Goals and Objectives; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Performance Expectations; Opportunities; Corporate Strategy; Latin America; United States; Brazil
Bartlett, Christopher A., and John Young. "Conex do Brasil." Harvard Business School Case 385-257, January 1985. (Revised March 2003.)
- 28 Apr 2020
- Cold Call Podcast
Is the Healthiest Building in the World Worth the Rent?
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Will Startup Fishbowl Become the Social Media App for Your Industry?
- January 2011
- Supplement
Global Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Dutch Shell (B): The Impact of Restructuring
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Daniela Beyersdorfer
The (B) case describes the actions taken by Royal Dutch Shell's CEO and his management team to maintain their commitment to diversity and inclusion (D&I), as introduced in the (A) case, during a major restructuring of the whole organization. View Details
Sucher, Sandra J., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Global Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Dutch Shell (B): The Impact of Restructuring." Harvard Business School Supplement 611-051, January 2011.
- February 2007 (Revised February 2007)
- Module Note
The International Financial Architecture
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
The International Financial Architecture is one of the core modules of Managing International Trade and Investment, an elective course at Harvard Business School. Provides instructors with an overview of the module, the cases and readings, and the teaching notes. View Details
Keywords: International Finance
Abdelal, Rawi E. "The International Financial Architecture." Harvard Business School Module Note 707-035, February 2007. (Revised February 2007.)
- February 2004
- Case
Succession Capital Corporation
In 2003, a small buyout company in Canada was deciding which company to purchase next. This case explores the challenges facing a young entrepreneur in the process of selecting a new acquisition when financial and human resources are constrained. View Details
Hecht, Peter A., and Irfhan Rawji. "Succession Capital Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 204-117, February 2004.
- 23 Mar 2017
- News
Cost-cutting Leads to Turbulence in the Airline Industry
- Web
Business History - Faculty & Research
perspective. We collect and analyze a unique dataset of all entry and exit events for Fortune 50 and FTSE 50 firms (as of 1991) in India in the period from 1858 to 2013 and, additionally, we document detailed case studies of four MNEs... View Details