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  • 29 Nov 2023
  • News

Israel and Gaza: How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Heading?

    NGOs and Organizational Change

    The organizational dynamics of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly complex as they have evolved from small local groups into sophisticated multinational organizations with global networks. Alnoor... View Details

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    Branding in Digital and Social Media

    By: Jill J. Avery
    This very contemporary line of research explores the rapidly changing digital world, and investigates how emerging technologies are creating a new consumer culture in which consumers expect to be partners in the co-creation of brands.  The work explores the branding... View Details
    • April 2001 (Revised March 2003)
    • Background Note

    Web and IT Hosting Facilities: Technology Note

    Introduces students to the data centers where IT infrastructure is increasingly physically housed. These centralized hosting facilities represent in the information age the equivalent of power utilities in the industrial age. Students are introduced to issues of... View Details
    Keywords: Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Infrastructure; Web Services Industry
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    • 07 Nov 2023
    • News

    Love and Money

    Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Which is the best dating app? Can money actually buy love? When do you talk about money in a new relationship and how do you broach the topic? How can well-meaning parents actually help their... View Details
    • December 2022 (Revised August 2023)
    • Case

    Ribbit Capital and the Gauntlet Investment Opportunity

    By: Shai Bernstein and Allison M. Ciechanover
    Ten-year-old, Palo Alto-based Ribbit Capital is best-known for its global investments in fintech. The firm was also an early advocate of crypto and blockchain, having invested in more than two dozen startups in the space in the past decade. In the Spring of 2022,... View Details
    Keywords: Alternative Assets; Cryptocurrency; Business Startups; Investment Portfolio; Decision Choices and Conditions; Negotiation Deal; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Venture Capital; Financial Services Industry; California
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    • 2018
    • Chapter

    Between Economic Planning and Market Competition: International Law and Economics in the U.S.

    By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
    The impact of institutional economics in shaping the American regulatory tradition has largely been dismissed as an incoherent attack on the neoclassical economic paradigm. This essay briefly reconstructs the interwar institutionalist movement, exploring the... View Details
    Keywords: Economics; History; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; United States
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    • July 2017 (Revised September 2017)
    • Case

    Sampark Foundation: Transforming Primary Education in India

    By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Shweta Bagai
    Founders Vineet and Anupama Nayar had rapidly scaled their foundation to reach 3 million primary school children (grades 1 to 3) in two states with math and English programs. Their goal was to reach 10 million children by 2025 and completely spend down the $100 million... View Details
    Keywords: Nonprofit Management; K-12 Education; Frugal Innovation; Government Partnership; Impact; Developing Countries; Education; Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Outcome or Result; India
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    • June 2024
    • Teaching Note

    Beamery: Using Skills and AI to Modernize HR

    By: Boris Groysberg, David Lane, Susan Pinckney and Alexis Lefort
    Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 424-004. Unicorn human relationships startup Beamery evaluates it growth versus depth strategy as its strategic partners and customers could become future competitors in a quickly changing AI based human resources and talent management... View Details
    Keywords: Analysis; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; Business Plan; Disruption; Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Decisions; Diversity; Ethnicity; Gender; Nationality; Race; Residency; Higher Education; Learning; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Growth and Development; AI and Machine Learning; Digital Platforms; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Job Offer; Job Search; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Product; Mission and Purpose; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Corporate Strategy; Equality and Inequality; Valuation; Value Creation; Employment Industry; United Kingdom
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    • January 2021
    • Supplement

    Barbara Krakow Gallery (B): Art and the Pandemic

    By: José B. Alvarez and David Lane
    Updates (A) case by describing the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the art market, the renaming of the gallery as the Krakow Witkin Gallery, and the response of its partners and staff to the pandemic. View Details
    Keywords: Art Market; COVID-19; Arts; Business Model; Change Management; Trends; Communication; Customer Focus and Relationships; Human Resources; Marketing; Distribution Channels; Outcome or Result; Health Pandemics; Fine Arts Industry
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    • May 2016 (Revised March 2017)
    • Teaching Note

    The Road to Kolkata: NH-34 and PPP in India

    By: Sid Yog and Ben Eppler
    It is May 2014 and construction of road NH-34 has been fraught with difficulties, but HCON CEO Arjun Dhawan can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Land acquisition is finally nearing completion throughout the entire stretch, and one parcel is almost ready to begin... View Details
    Keywords: Private Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Construction; Emerging Markets; Infrastructure; Public Ownership; Construction Industry; India
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    Career and Personal Renewal at Mid-Life

    Carl S. Sloane has been studying mid- and late-life transitions in careers and life structures. Two central issues identified in his research, and reflected in the instructional materials for the executive education workshop Age of Options, are (1) the relationship... View Details
    • February 2001 (Revised December 2002)
    • Case

    Marshall Field and the Rise of the Department Store

    By: Nancy F. Koehn
    Analyzes Marshall Field's efforts to develop a market for mass retailing in late 19th-century Chicago. Examines Chicago's expansion in the 1860s and, within this context, how Field struck out on his own to, build a wholesale and retail business. Concentrates on the... View Details
    Keywords: Fluctuation; Industry Growth; Corporate Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Brands and Branding; Society; Distribution Industry; Retail Industry; Chicago
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    • December 2006 (Revised May 2008)
    • Case

    Lion Capital and the Blackstone Group: The Orangina Deal

    By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
    The managing partners of two private equity firms are hoping to forestall a third bidding round for a target company, the European beverage division of Cadbury Schweppes. As they wait to meet with the CEO, they revisit their assumptions on the deal and review the... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Process; Partners and Partnerships; Valuation; Europe
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    • March 2015 (Revised April 2015)
    • Case

    The Heat Is On: Emerging Ecosystems in the Thermostat Industry

    By: David Collis and Ashley Hartman
    Beth Wozniak, President of Honeywell Environmental and Combustion Controls (ECC) at Honeywell International Inc., spun around in her office chair, reflecting about how the classic, mature thermostat industry was rapidly evolving. In February 2014, Google paid $3.2... View Details
    Keywords: Honeywell; Thermostats; Internet Of Things; Smart Thermostats; Google; Nest; Apple; HomeKit; SmartThings; Partnerships; Platforms And Ecosystems; Linkages; Communication Protocols; Strategy; Technology; Home Automation; Connected Home; Buildings and Facilities; Energy; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Partners and Partnerships; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Energy Industry; Electronics Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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    • June 1995
    • Case

    Northern Telecom and Netas (A): Turkey's Telecommunications Team

    By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Kalman D. Applbaum and Pamela A. Yatsko
    The Turkish general manager of a successful telecommunications equipment-manufacturing joint venture between the Canadian company Northern Telecom and local partners in Turkey reviews the solutions to a crisis in 1989 and wonders whether the company will be able to... View Details
    Keywords: Joint Ventures; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Crisis Management; Problems and Challenges; Change Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Political Elections; Telecommunications Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Turkey; Canada
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    • October 2003 (Revised April 2005)
    • Case

    Innovation Corrupted: The Rise and Fall of Enron

    By: Malcolm S. Salter
    Presents an historical overview of Enron's rise and fall and summarizes what is currently known about (1) the evolution of Enron's business model, (2) the organizational processes Enron officials relied on to drive and monitor the business, (3) emergent behavior... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Behavior; Governing and Advisory Boards; Success; Transformation; Failure; Business Processes; Energy Industry; United States
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    • October 2014 (Revised June 2016)
    • Case

    MasterCard: Driving Financial Inclusion

    By: Sunil Gupta, Rajiv Lal and Natalie Kindred
    MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga was investing significant time and attention to increase financial inclusion among individuals with historically no access to banking or financial services in countries around the world with large underserved populations. The effort included... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing; Financial Services; Financial And Social Return; Financial Inclusion; Strategic Management; South Africa; Nigeria; Ajay Banga; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; South Africa; Nigeria
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    • July 2010 (Revised March 2013)
    • Case

    Heidrick & Struggles and Standard Chartered Bank: Managing Global Key Accounts

    By: Robert G. Eccles and Kerry Herman
    Daren Kemp, a partner at leadership consultancy and executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, is responsible for the firm's relationship with Standard Chartered Bank (Standard Chartered). Standard Chartered is one of 94 companies in Heidrick's strategic partners... View Details
    Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Service Delivery; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Consulting Industry; Employment Industry
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    Private Equity and Venture Capital

    including: General partners and junior partners of private equity and venture capital firms Principals from the limited View Details
    Keywords: Finance; Finance