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- October 2006 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Production I.G: Challenging the Status Quo
By: Andrei Hagiu, Tarun Khanna, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Masako Egawa and Chisato Toyama
In July 2006, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa wondered how he could further enhance the success and visibility of his animation production company headquartered in Tokyo, Production I.G. For the year ended May 2006, Production I.G. had sales of 5,439 million yen ($47.3 million),... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Competitive Advantage; Markets; Animation Entertainment; Going Public; Growth and Development Strategy; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Tokyo
Hagiu, Andrei, Tarun Khanna, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Masako Egawa, and Chisato Toyama. "Production I.G: Challenging the Status Quo." Harvard Business School Case 707-454, October 2006. (Revised March 2007.)
- Program
Agribusiness Seminar
and manage risks arising from climate change and environmental pressures Assess strategies for entering and competing international markets... View Details
- August 2024 (Revised October 2024)
- Case
Discerene Group: Long-Term Public-Markets Investing
By: Luis M. Viceira and Brent Schwarz
This case discusses active investing based on fundamental valuations and price distortions created by market events, and whether contractual terms between investment managers and their investors can help align incentives between long-term investors and active managers.... View Details
Keywords: Financial Strategy; Investment Funds; Valuation; Financial Markets; Financial Services Industry; Connecticut
Viceira, Luis M., and Brent Schwarz. "Discerene Group: Long-Term Public-Markets Investing." Harvard Business School Case 225-023, August 2024. (Revised October 2024.)
Lynn S. Paine
Lynn Sharp Paine is a Baker Foundation Professor and John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration, Emerita, at Harvard Business School. A member and former chair of the General Management unit, she has served in numerous leadership positions including Senior... View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 22
close with an attempt to identify strategies to close the gap between the unethical people we are and the ethical people that we strive to be. Publisher's Link: http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/details/9780415873246/ Working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 2004 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
OfficeTiger
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Johanna Regine Naunton Blaxall
OfficeTiger was founded in late 1999 with an innovative approach to global outsourcing. The company's employees, located primarily in India, provided services for corporations, investment banks, and professional services firms throughout the United States, Europe, and... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Globalized Markets and Industries; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Operations; India
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Johanna Regine Naunton Blaxall. "OfficeTiger." Harvard Business School Case 804-109, April 2004. (Revised July 2007.)
- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
stake in a number of portfolio companies at Fair Market Value. As they conside whether to exercise their option to purchase Bain Capital's stake in Artisan Entertainment, the company has an extremely successful launch of "The Blair... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 2001 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Innovation at Progressive (B): Homeowners Insurance
By: Frances X. Frei and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar
Analyzes whether Progressive, strictly an auto insurer, should enter the home owner's insurance market. The critical decision is whether the competencies that made Progressive succeed in the auto insurance industry can translate to the home owner's insurance industry. View Details
Frei, Frances X., and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar. "Innovation at Progressive (B): Homeowners Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 601-138, June 2001. (Revised April 2004.)
- January 1998 (Revised September 2001)
- Background Note
A Note on Angel Financing
By: Paul A. Gompers
Discusses the economics of the private equity market and recent efforts by the U.S. Small Business Administration to promote greater angel financing. View Details
Keywords: Financial Markets; Government and Politics; Financing and Loans; Financial Services Industry; United States
Gompers, Paul A. "A Note on Angel Financing." Harvard Business School Background Note 298-083, January 1998. (Revised September 2001.)
- January 2010 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
TopCoder (A): Developing Software through Crowdsourcing
By: Karim R. Lakhani, David A. Garvin and Eric Lonstein
TopCoder's crowdsourcing-based business model, in which software is developed through online tournaments, is presented. The case highlights how TopCoder has created a unique two-sided innovation platform consisting of a global community of over 225,000 developers who... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Innovation and Invention; Two-Sided Platforms; Motivation and Incentives; Social and Collaborative Networks; Competition; Software; Technology Industry
Lakhani, Karim R., David A. Garvin, and Eric Lonstein. "TopCoder (A): Developing Software through Crowdsourcing." Harvard Business School Case 610-032, January 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
- March 1996 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Dewar's (A): Brand Repositioning in the 1990's
By: Alvin J. Silk and Lisa Klein Pearo
Dewar's, a major brand of Scotch whisky, produced by United Distillers of the U.K., and the U.S. leader in the Scotch category with a 15% market share, faced a declining market among traditional consumers of distilled spirits. Given the growing societal, legal, and... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Customers; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Market Participation; Strategic Planning; Opportunities; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United Kingdom; United States
Silk, Alvin J., and Lisa Klein Pearo. "Dewar's (A): Brand Repositioning in the 1990's." Harvard Business School Case 596-076, March 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
- 27 Feb 2019
- HBS Seminar
David Robinson, Fuqua School of Business at Duke University
- April 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Color Kinetics Incorporated (A)
By: Das Narayandas and Mary N. Caravella
Two-year-old start-up Color Kinetics has developed unique colored lighting technology using digitally controlled LEDs, and has developed that technology into a successful line of products for its first targeted market of "retailtainment." Now in November 1999, the... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Growth and Development; Management Teams; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Electronics Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Mary N. Caravella. "Color Kinetics Incorporated (A)." Harvard Business School Case 501-077, April 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
- May 1986 (Revised January 1989)
- Case
Gillette Co.: Dry Idea Advertising (A), The Creative Problem
Presents the first of two cases describing the struggle to solve creative problems on the Dry Idea antiperspirant brand introduced in 1978 by the Gillette Co. and its advertising agency (Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborne). Provides company and industry background plus... View Details
Bonoma, Thomas V. "Gillette Co.: Dry Idea Advertising (A), The Creative Problem." Harvard Business School Case 586-042, May 1986. (Revised January 1989.)
- Web
Employment Data
Employment Data Employment Data Review HBS Hiring Trends Browse industry, function and location destinations and gain insights around compensation. Class of 2024 Career Data Internship Data What do students... View Details
- 14 Mar 2014
- Blog Post
Looking to the Next Decade of Change: A Recap of the 10th Annual Retail & Luxury Goods Conference
marked a decade of hosting business leaders and industry insiders and to celebrate the occasion was themed The Consumer Revolution: Redefining Retail View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- August 2002 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Gillette Company (B): Leadership for Change
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and James Weber
Describes the actions and behavior of a new CEO in his first days and weeks as he sets expectations for his top management team and introduces processes and disciplines to begin the turnaround of a global consumer products company. View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Policy; Change Management; Leading Change; Motivation and Incentives; Strategic Planning; Retail Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and James Weber. "Gillette Company (B): Leadership for Change." Harvard Business School Case 303-033, August 2002. (Revised February 2005.)
- September 2004 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
Brazil's WTO Cotton Case: Negotiation Through Litigation
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Robert Lawrence and J. Katherine Milligan
Brazil has just won a case action against the U.S. cotton agriculture program at the World Trade Organization. What does this mean for future agricultural programs in the United States? For future trade policies of the United States, Brazil, and others in the global... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Trade; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Lawsuits and Litigation; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Types; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States; Brazil
Goldberg, Ray A., Robert Lawrence, and J. Katherine Milligan. "Brazil's WTO Cotton Case: Negotiation Through Litigation." Harvard Business School Case 905-405, September 2004. (Revised January 2005.)
- July – August 2008
- Article
Leaders in Denial
Henry Ford's stubborn refusal to admit the changeability of consumer demand allowed Chrysler and GM to horn in on his market. Half a century later the whole U.S. auto industry made the same mistake: Enter the Japanese. But denial comes in many forms, as Sears, Digital... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Leadership; Demand and Consumers; Auto Industry; United States
Tedlow, Richard S. "Leaders in Denial." HBS Centennial Issue Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2008).
- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309034 Enel: Power, Russia, and Global Markets Harvard Business School Case 709-046 Although the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace