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- October 2006 (Revised November 2007)
- Supplement
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games (B)
By: Christopher Marquis, Doug Guthrie and Yannis Katsarakis
Marquis, Christopher, Doug Guthrie, and Yannis Katsarakis. "Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 407-051, October 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
- December 1997 (Revised May 2008)
- Supplement
Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (B)
By: John J. Gabarro
This is the supplement to “Wolfgang Keller at Königsbräu-TAK (A).” This case is a modernized revision of the popular case “Wolfgang Keller at Königsbräu-Hellas (B).” View Details
Gabarro, John J. "Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 498-046, December 1997. (Revised May 2008.)
- 2014
- Working Paper
Financial Repression in the European Sovereign Debt Crisis
By: Bo Becker and Victoria Ivashina
By the end of 2013, the share of government debt held by the domestic banking sectors of Eurozone countries was more than twice its 2007 level. We show that this type of increasing reliance on the domestic banking sector for absorbing government bonds generates a... View Details
Becker, Bo, and Victoria Ivashina. "Financial Repression in the European Sovereign Debt Crisis." Working Paper, April 2014.
- September 2008 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
BMW's Project Switch (A): Importers vs. National Sales Companies
By: Das Narayandas and Kerry Herman
BMW is faced with potential channel conflicts across several EU country markets. The case highlights BMW's approach to redesigning its channel in Greece. The case provides details on both headquarter and country head perspective on BMW's channel strategy. View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Conflict and Resolution; Auto Industry; European Union; Greece
Narayandas, Das, and Kerry Herman. "BMW's Project Switch (A): Importers vs. National Sales Companies." Harvard Business School Case 509-023, September 2008. (Revised February 2009.)
- December 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
The Euro in Crisis: Decision Time at the European Central Bank
By: J. Gunnar Trumbull, Dante Roscini and Diane Choi
This case traces the origins and evolution of the European Central Bank, with attention to its 2010 decision concerning the purchase of Greek sovereign debt. View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Borrowing and Debt; Currency; Central Banking; Financial Management; Sovereign Finance; Policy; Crisis Management; Europe; Greece
Trumbull, J. Gunnar, Dante Roscini, and Diane Choi. "The Euro in Crisis: Decision Time at the European Central Bank." Harvard Business School Case 711-049, December 2010. (Revised March 2011.)
- 06 Dec 2011
- Op-Ed
Greater Fiscal Integration Best Solution for Euro Crisis
few months ago, has since been openly considered by many. It would carry traumatic and long-lasting consequences. The crisis has already had a profound political impact, sweeping aside leaders in no fewer than five member countries of the European Union (EU), two of... View Details
Keywords: by Dante Roscini
- November 2000 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
Commercial Capital SA (A)
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Laure Mougeot Stroock
Keywords: Agribusiness; Privatization; Venture Capital; Financial Services Industry; Greece; Romania
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Laure Mougeot Stroock. "Commercial Capital SA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 901-005, November 2000. (Revised January 2001.)
- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
the form of a stock buyback.) The US government and other borrowers are beneficiaries of this phenomenon, at least for the moment. My favorite barber, an immigrant from Greece with a love for his adopted country that more than matches his... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- June 2025
- Case
Transforming a Titan (A)
By: George Serafeim and Lena Duchene
Dimitri Papalexopoulos, fourth-generation CEO of TITAN Cement, must decide whether to keep leading the 120-year-old, family-controlled firm or hand the reins to new management. Over 26 years he has turned TITAN from a domestic player into an internationally diversified... View Details
Keywords: Digitalization; Digital; Family Firms; Succession Planning; CEO Succession; CEO Role; Decarbonization; Resilience; Innovation; Organizational Transformations; AI and Machine Learning; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Family Business; Family Ownership; Climate Change; Transformation; Crisis Management; Leadership; Management Succession; Growth Management; Industrial Products Industry; Construction Industry; Greece; Europe; United States
- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
investment. Along with opportunities come risks. The 1972 Games in Munich will be remembered not for the prowess of athletes on the field, but for the terrorist attacks on Israeli athletes. Greece embarrassed itself in Athens in 2004 with... View Details
- 17 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 17, 2008
Holland, Switzerland, Russia, Romania, and Ukraine. It was founded by Hüsnü Özyeğin in 1987 and in April 2006, the National Bank of Greece (NBG) offered to buy part of the bank. Students can consider which factors contributed to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- February 2023
- Supplement
Astyanax Kanakakis at norbloc: A Founder's Experience with the DIFC Fintech Hive
By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
norbloc was founded in 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden, by Astyanax Kanakakis and his co-founders, Vitalii Demianets and Sam Saatchi. Kanakakis and Demianets got to work to address a key gap in the industry: Know Your Customer (KYC) data sharing. As the first distributed KYC... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Organizations; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Digital Platforms; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business and Government Relations; Business Startups; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; Banking Industry; Information Technology Industry; Sweden; Europe; Singapore; London; United Arab Emirates; Dubai; Middle East; Athens; Greece
Hill, Linda A., and Lydia Begag. "Astyanax Kanakakis at norbloc: A Founder's Experience with the DIFC Fintech Hive." Harvard Business School Supplement 423-066, February 2023.
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
Harvard Business Review If Greece Embraces Uncertainty, Innovation Will Follow By: Serafeim, George Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
European banking sector, what decision should Crédit Agricole take regarding Emporiki? Through the example of this European cross-border acquisition the case looks at the Greek banking system before and during the unprecedented Greek sovereign debt crisis; the efforts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
long hours, most folks are being forced to do that with minimal compensation." Patrick Coomans placed some blame on "the weak job protection employees have in the US." Sid Mehta, who reminded us that Greece has the longest... View Details
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
S&P and its rivals, Fitch, and Moody's. Recently, these agencies have faced considerable criticism over their sovereign ratings—in Europe, for example, over their downgrades of Greece and several other economies. They are accused of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
be going off patent, underscored the importance of the BPH opportunity. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/513005-PDF-ENG Can the Eurozone Survive? Roscini, Dante, and Jonathan SchleferHarvard Business School Case 713-034 The sovereign debt crisis that took View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
Case 407-050 Gianna Angelopoulous-Daskalaki led the bidding organization that secured the 2004 Olympics for Athens and then later the preparations for those Games. Tracks her leadership style and how she and her team won the bid. After substantial planning problems... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
configurations that have developed. There are two central arguments. First, states carved out more sovereign space in places like Greece and Turkey, where religious elites were integral to early centralizing reform processes. Second,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
Harvard Business School Case 816-076 Rest Devices No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/816076-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 216-040 Bidding for Finansbank Because of the deepening Greek crisis, in October 2015,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel