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- January 1995 (Revised August 1996)
- Case
Pacific Dunlop China (A): Beijing
Describes the predicament of an overworked Western plant manager in a Chinese joint venture. The fourth in a line of such managers, he must deal with the combined problems of an inability to delegate, different customs and practices, and difficulties in information... View Details
Keywords: Production; Joint Ventures; Management Skills; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Manufacturing Industry; Beijing
Upton, David M., and Richard Seet. "Pacific Dunlop China (A): Beijing." Harvard Business School Case 695-029, January 1995. (Revised August 1996.)
- December 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- Teaching Note
Alibaba Group
By: Julie M. Wulf
Teaching Note for 710436. View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Planting the Seeds of Positive Growth
Mehta reached out to the student-run Africa Business Club for advice. She also participated in the School’s New Venture Competition. In 2014, Tomato Jos won $25,000 as runner-up in the Social Enterprise... View Details
- December 2018 (Revised June 2021)
- Supplement
Bulb 2018: Hypergrowth
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
After a wild and volatile year, Bulb, a new entrant in the UK residential energy market, ended March 2018 with 329,171 properties, 1.2% of the total residential energy market). This was 150% ahead of a plan for 130,000 properties and almost ten times the size the... View Details
Keywords: Rapid Growth Stage; Green Energy; Start-up; Customer Acquisition; Customer Churn; Customer Engagement; Electricity; Resources; Growth Strategy; B-Corp; Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurial Journey; Entrepreneurial Financing; Renewable Energy; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Working Capital; Customers; Growth Management; Finance; Decision Making; United Kingdom
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Bulb 2018: Hypergrowth." Harvard Business School Supplement 719-442, December 2018. (Revised June 2021.)
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Entrepreneur's Notebook with Kevin Przybocki (MBA '91)
advanced networks were more susceptible to delays and errors. The amount of data en route was huge. If there was an error, you could lose a lot of data. Best decision: Deciding to self-fund the business. We didn’t raise any venture money,... View Details
- April 2017
- Case
China Hospitals Inc.: The Growth of Private Hospitals in China
By: Kevin Schulman, Xiao Yu and Ariel Hwang
This case examines the privatization of hospitals in China. China Hospitals, Inc. has become the largest for-profit hospital company in China, purchasing government owned hospitals in Tier 2 cities. The case profiles CEO Frank Hu. To build his company, he has to... View Details
Keywords: Privatization; For-Profit Firms; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Health Industry; China
Schulman, Kevin, Xiao Yu, and Ariel Hwang. "China Hospitals Inc.: The Growth of Private Hospitals in China." Harvard Business School Case 317-104, April 2017.
- August 2001 (Revised March 2004)
- Supplement
Officenet (B): After the Merger
Describes the execution of a new economy merger. Officenet, a bricks-and-clicks retailer of office supplies, is sold to an Internet pure-play, Submarino.com. Officenet's founders are in Brazil, where the company recently expanded its operations, and must consider... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Brazil
Kuemmerle, Walter, and Meredith Collura. "Officenet (B): After the Merger." Harvard Business School Supplement 802-010, August 2001. (Revised March 2004.)
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Three Promoted to Full Professor
Entrepreneurial Finance elective in the MBA curriculum. In the Executive Education Program, he has developed materials for and served as codirector of courses in Conflict and Evolution in Private Equity, Corporate Venture Capital, and... View Details
- February 2024
- Supplement
Ada: General Updates
By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti
Mike Murchison, cofounder and CEO of Ada, updates the audience on which investor he chose as well as how Ada has grown since its Series B. View Details
Keywords: Founder; Entrepreneur; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Growth and Development
Satchu, Reza, and Patrick Sanguineti. "Ada: General Updates." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 824-707, February 2024.
- July 2012
- Case
Shut It Down?
By: Clayton Rose
Meredith, the head of a major division of a financial firm, must confront an unexpected response and challenge from a senior colleague when she proposes shutting down an underperforming unit. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Collaboration; Business Units; Business Exit or Shutdown; Leadership; Strategy; Financial Services Industry
Rose, Clayton. "Shut It Down?" Harvard Business School Case 313-001, July 2012.
- March 1994 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
Marriott Corporation - Restructuring
Deals with the decision of whether to split Marriott into two companies Marriott International and Host Marriott. Marriott has run into problems owing to the decline in real estate valuation. At the time of the case, it has a significant percentage of assets in hotels... View Details
Fenster, Steven R., and Roy Burstin. "Marriott Corporation - Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 294-090, March 1994. (Revised April 1994.)
- Article
How to Compete in Stagnant Industries
Hamermesh, Richard G. "How to Compete in Stagnant Industries." Harvard Business Review 57, no. 5 (September–October 1979).
- March 1996
- Case
Restructuring in the 1990s (A)
Presents the accounting issues involved with reporting a restructuring charge, including when an entity should recognize an expense and what types of costs are appropriate to be included. Summarizes the deliberations made by the Emerging Issues Task Force in... View Details
Rapier, Donella. "Restructuring in the 1990s (A)." Harvard Business School Case 196-135, March 1996.
- December 2010
- Supplement
Restaurant Valuation: O'Charley's and AFC (CW)
This is a spreadsheet of the Exhibits for case 111-081, restaurant Valuation: O'Charley's and AFC. View Details
- December 2009 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
GlaxoSmithKline: Reorganizing Drug Discovery (TN) (A) and (B)
Teaching Note for [605074] and [605075]. View Details
- Apr 2009
- Keynote Speech
Digital Technology and Its Implications for Content Providers and Aggregators
By: Anita Elberse
- 1985
- Chapter
Small-Scale Enterprise and Women
By: James E. Austin and Maryanne Dulansey
Austin, James E., and Maryanne Dulansey. "Small-Scale Enterprise and Women." In Gender Roles in Development Projects: A Case Book, edited by Catherine Overholt, Mary B. Anderson, Kathleen Cloud, and James E. Austin., 1985.
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
usually required in a venture capital presentation. “A lot of companies that probably shouldn't get funding will get it” As enticing as crowdfunding is as a concept, it may ultimately have little power to shake up the investing world,... View Details
- 2000
- Manual
Globalization and Growth: Cases in National Economic Strategies - Teaching Manual
By: Robert E. Kennedy and Richard H. K. Vietor
Kennedy, Robert E., and Richard H. K. Vietor. Globalization and Growth: Cases in National Economic Strategies - Teaching Manual. Fort Worth: Dryden Press, 2000.