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- September 2003 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Direvo Biotech AG
Describes the financing and growth decisions facing Direvo, a young German biotech firm with a customer/partner that wants to become an investor. Also discusses the business model for Direvo's directed evolution technology, with applications in both industrial enzymes... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Decisions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Value; Business Startups; Biotechnology Industry; Germany
Roberts, Michael J., Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Direvo Biotech AG." Harvard Business School Case 804-017, September 2003. (Revised March 2007.)
- June 2001 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Kingsley Management
Includes a brief overview of key challenges facing recent HBS graduates seeking funding for a business, followed by a 22-page excerpt from the Kingsley Management business plan. Describes Matthew Lieb and Chris Jones, two of the partners who developed the business plan... View Details
Keywords: Business Organization; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business Plan; Opportunities; Investment Return; Organizational Structure
Hamermesh, Richard G. "Kingsley Management." Harvard Business School Case 801-474, June 2001. (Revised November 2004.)
- February 2001 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Wipro Technologies (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Suma Raju
The new general manager of Wipro's software services division has been brought on board from General Electric to develop the division into a leading provider of software services to the world's largest corporations. A native of India who received management training in... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Transformation; Change Management; Human Resources; Software; Information Technology Industry; India
Paine, Lynn S., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Suma Raju. "Wipro Technologies (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-043, February 2001. (Revised May 2001.)
- October 1993 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Michigan Manufacturing Corp.: The Pontiac Plant--1988
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Michigan Manufacturing is a broad-line maker of components for the automotive industry. It has developed a network of nine plants as its product line has grown. Newer, higher-volume products tend to be made in newer, focused, high-volume plants, while older product... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Profit; Brands and Branding; Mission and Purpose; Networks; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Christensen, Clayton M. "Michigan Manufacturing Corp.: The Pontiac Plant--1988." Harvard Business School Case 694-051, October 1993. (Revised November 1994.)
- April 1990 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
SouthPark IV
A young entrepreneur examines an 80,000 square foot office/warehouse building as a potential acquisition. The building is currently fully leased but all four leases will expire shortly. Due to changing market conditions, the protagonist has to look at current market... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Property; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Leasing; Cash Flow; Real Estate Industry
Poorvu, William J. "SouthPark IV." Harvard Business School Case 390-181, April 1990. (Revised December 1995.)
- 30 Sep 2015
- News
Four Ways To Get Your Global Team To Gel
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Working World
- 05 Oct 2009
- News
The World Bank must fix its business model
International Strategy: Context, Concepts and Implications
The comprehensive guide to managing and leading companies that compete internationally
Drawing on the course material developed at the Harvard Business School and Yale School of Management by David Collis, International Strategy... View Details
- February 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Arup: Building the Water Cube
By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Dilyana Karadzhova
Arup, an engineering firm, collaborated with PTW Architects and China Construction Design Institute to develop a design for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Aquatics Center design competition. Their winning concept for the Water Cube combined elements of Chinese... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Environmental Sustainability; Design; Construction; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Projects; Groups and Teams; Real Estate Industry; Sports Industry; Beijing; Sydney
Eccles, Robert G., Amy C. Edmondson, and Dilyana Karadzhova. "Arup: Building the Water Cube." Harvard Business School Case 410-054, February 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
- 03 Jul 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
The Controversial History of United Fruit
- 05 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations
What began as a misunderstanding about specifications and deadlines between a manager at RLX, a software development firm, and a manager at Impress, one of its clients, had escalated into a conflict charged with growing mistrust. Both RLX... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- August 2013 (Revised November 2013)
- Case
Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)
By: Willy Shih
This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Henry Ford's Model T was a car for the masses. After considerable experimentation, Ford Motor... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Exploration; Dominant Design; Business Growth and Maturation; Business History; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Product Design; Product Development; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Vertical Integration; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Michigan
Shih, Willy. "Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)." Harvard Business School Case 614-010, August 2013. (Revised November 2013.)
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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online
colleagues and share feedback in ways that enable them to develop and deliver Take charge of your professional development as you navigate the challenges of transitioning from an individual contributor to a... View Details
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The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM)
This course addresses the issues faced by managers who wish to turn opportunity into viable organizations that create value, and empowers students to develop their own approaches, guidelines, and skills for being entrepreneurial managers.
The course teaches... View Details
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Global Strategic and Management Challenges
Michael Y. Yoshino is conducting an exploratory study designed to identify, and develop an understanding of, the strategic and management challenges facing major corporations located in the ASEAN countries as they achieve rapid growth and global expansion. He is also... View Details
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Biform Games (with Harborne Stuart)
Real-world games often involve both structured and unstructured interaction. For the clearly delineated moves and countermoves in such games, a non-cooperative game model can be used. But for unstructured interaction, when the moves are more fluid and free-form, a... View Details
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Helping at Work
This research focuses on collaboration and helping in creative project teams. Colin Fisher (UCL), Julianna Pillemer (NYU Stern School), and I developed a multi-year research program examining help received and given, including successful and unsuccessful helping... View Details