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01 Jun 2018
News

Up by the Roots

intent on what Gotsch and her colleague, a senior capital markets consultant at Accenture, had to say—or more precisely, what they had come to ask: Where, exactly, do you look for new and innovative financial technology? The response was... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Dan Page

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Caitlin Reimers Brumme Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

Global Perspectives

Shih, Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice, who cochaired the one-week immersion with Dennis Campbell, Dwight P. Robinson Jr. Professor of Business Administration. “We started with a very basic question: ‘What should we really know about Southeast... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Merck’s Gilmartin on Vaccines, Global Health

thereby increasing competition, development, and production. Some of this activity, Gilmartin observed, could be stimulated by private-public partnerships and judicious government involvement in funding basic research and making binding... View Details

Keywords: Merck; public health; global public health; vaccines; Health, Social Assistance; Scientific Research and Development Services

December 18, 2023
Article

Lessons from Building a Payment Business in Africa

By: Ranjay Gulati

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Leadership; Partners and Partnerships; Information Infrastructure; Credit Cards; Financial Services Industry

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Tough Tech Ventures - Course Catalog

incorporating intellectual property concerns and “technoeconomic” forecasting Articulate paths to market and business models while accounting for tough tech value chains and competition Explore and negotiate strategic View Details

01 Sep 2014
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Innovation: Revenge of the Nerds

HourlyNerd online marketplace, which recently received an upgrade, 6,000 MBAs and 3,500 businesses interact, with projects ranging from the creation of a marketing plan for Jenny the Juggler to strategic consultation for General Electric.... View Details

Keywords: April White

August 1989 (Revised October 2003)
Case

Fan Pier

By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman

The owner of the Fan Pier site in South Boston has been found legally responsible for blocking the efforts of his development partner in attaining the approval necessary to build the $800 million megaproject they had planned together. It was believed that the owner... View Details

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Law; Projects; Design; Organizational Design; Marketing Strategy; Government and Politics; Property; Real Estate Industry; Boston

25 Feb 2025
Blog Post

Making a broader impact with multiple disciplines: Santosh Iyer (MBA 2020)

addressing technical, regulatory, and commercial hurdles early. Uncovering overlooked opportunities through non-traditional market and technology insights. Building strategic partnerships with academic,... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us

business by focusing on the small- and mid-sized market across all industries. The question is how to get there. Slang.ai is currently serving clients in three verticals (restaurants and hospitality, ecommerce, and brick-and-mortar retail... View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

April 1992 (Revised February 1996)
Case

CFM International, Inc.

In April 1987 the management team of CFM International, Inc. (CFMI) was considering developing a new jet engine for the Airbus A340. The withdrawal of a competitor's engine had created an unforeseen opportunity for CFMI to re-enter a competition it had apparently lost... View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Partners and Partnerships; Investment; Globalized Markets and Industries; Manufacturing Industry; Air Transportation Industry

February 2022
Case

Launching the Social

By: Tom Eisenmann, Lindsay N. Hyde and Tom Quinn

This case features the same protagonists as Ample Hills Creamery (HBS No. 822-073), and can be used as a continuation of that story.
Ample Hills Creamery started in 2010 as a temporary ice cream pushcart in Brooklyn, New York City. On the strength of inventive... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Small Business; Brands and Branding; Partners and Partnerships; Expansion

March 1993 (Revised June 1998)
Case

Commercial Fixtures, Inc.

Two equal partners arrange a sealed bid auction to decide which one buys out the other's interest in a lighting fixture company started by their fathers. After 25 years together, they had developed irreconcilable differences over how to manage the company. A rewritten... View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Business or Company Management; Auctions; Partners and Partnerships

November 1993 (Revised September 1994)
Case

Food Distribution in Russia: The Harris Group and the LUX Store

By: David E. Bell, Walter J. Salmon and Dinny Starr

Discusses the challenges facing businesses entering the Russian business environment, especially focusing on food retailing and distribution in that country. Highlights one small, entrepreneurial company, The Harris Group, which, with the help of both Russian partners... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Distribution; Partners and Partnerships; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Russia