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- October 2000 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Merck & Company: Evaluating a Drug Licensing Opportunity
By: Richard S. Ruback and David B Krieger
This explores the valuation of an opportunity to license a compound before it enters clinical trials. Describes Merck's decision tree evaluation process is presented. Information required to evaluate a specific licensing opportunity is provided, including the costs of... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Opportunities; Valuation; Outcome or Result; Pharmaceutical Industry
Ruback, Richard S., and David B Krieger. "Merck & Company: Evaluating a Drug Licensing Opportunity." Harvard Business School Case 201-023, October 2000. (Revised March 2003.)
- October 1998 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
RealNetworks, Inc.: Converging Technologies/Expanding Opportunities
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kirk A. Goldman
Highlights issues related to the impact of the Internet on industry and technology convergence. RealNetworks has succeeded in establishing its position as a market leader (over 90% market share) in the Internet streaming media segment. Can they maintain this position... View Details
Keywords: Outcome or Result; Opportunities; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Internet; Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Kirk A. Goldman. "RealNetworks, Inc.: Converging Technologies/Expanding Opportunities." Harvard Business School Case 399-025, October 1998. (Revised February 2000.)
- June 2009
- Journal Article
Taxes, Institutions and Foreign Diversification Opportunities
By: Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala
Investors can access foreign diversification opportunities through either foreign portfolio investment (FPI) or foreign direct investment (FDI). The worldwide tax regime employed by the U.S. potentially distorts this choice by penalizing FDI, relative to FPI, in... View Details
Keywords: International Finance; Foreign Direct Investment; Investment Portfolio; Multinational Firms and Management; Taxation; Diversification; United States
Desai, Mihir, and Dhammika Dharmapala. "Taxes, Institutions and Foreign Diversification Opportunities." Journal of Public Economics 93, nos. 5-6 (June 2009): 703–714.
- Article
Research Opportunities in Management Accounting
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Research Opportunities in Management Accounting." Journal of Management Accounting Research 5 (Fall 1993): 1–14.
- September 2006 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
The Howland Long-Term Opportunity Fund
By: Andre F. Perold and David S. Scharfstein
Melissa Howland, founder of an investment firm, must choose between two competing investments, which differ in size, maturity, and rate of return. View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Instruments; Investment Return; Investment Funds; Value
Perold, Andre F., and David S. Scharfstein. "The Howland Long-Term Opportunity Fund." Harvard Business School Case 207-066, September 2006. (Revised April 2008.)
- August 2002 (Revised August 2002)
- Case
Kelon (B): Opportunities and Challenges
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Huang, Yasheng. "Kelon (B): Opportunities and Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 703-008, August 2002. (Revised August 2002.)
- 17 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities
phase." A month after becoming the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Rajan came to HBS to deliver the 2013 Leatherbee Lecture, "India: The Opportunities and Challenges Ahead." In addition to running India's central... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 May 2011
- Other Presentation
Clinical Registries: The Opportunity for the Nation
Clinical Registries: The Opportunity for the Nation View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Clinical Registries: The Opportunity for the Nation." National Leadership Meeting, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, May 11, 2011.
- July 1995 (Revised October 1995)
- Background Note
Electronic Commerce: Trends and Opportunities
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Janis Lee Gogan
In a 1966 Harvard Business Review article, Felix Kaufman implored general managers to think beyond their own organizational boundaries to the possibilities of interorganizational systems (IOS)--networked computers that enable companies to share information and... View Details
Applegate, Lynda M., and Janis Lee Gogan. "Electronic Commerce: Trends and Opportunities." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-006, July 1995. (Revised October 1995.)
- July–August 2012
- Article
The Growth Opportunity That Lies Next Door
By: G. Jones
This article uses the case of Natura, the largest Brazilian beauty company and one of the world's top twenty beauty companies, to explore how the logic of globalization is changing for corporations from emerging countries as growth opportunities in those countries... View Details
Keywords: Brazil; Marketing; Green Marketing; Environment; Globalization; Developing Countries and Economies; Geographic Location; Growth and Development Strategy; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Latin America; Europe
Jones, G. "The Growth Opportunity That Lies Next Door." Harvard Business Review 90, nos. 7-8 (July–August 2012): 141–145.
- July 2019
- Article
Challenges and Opportunities in Software-Driven Medical Devices
By: William J. Gordon and Ariel Dora Stern
The safety and security of medical devices driven by software, the software-development processes, and the need for data collection and privacy, all offer challenges and opportunities for device regulation and clinical care. View Details
Keywords: Medical Devices; Healthcare; Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Applications and Software; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Gordon, William J., and Ariel Dora Stern. "Challenges and Opportunities in Software-Driven Medical Devices." Nature Biomedical Engineering 3, no. 7 (July 2019): 493–497.
- March 1996 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Dewar's (C): Exploring New Media Opportunities
By: Alvin J. Silk and Lisa Klein Pearo
Dewar's is considering employing new media options. The company had committed resources to a new CD-ROM magazine, Launch, in 1994, as its first experiment with new media. During 1994, a number of additional opportunities have been presented to both Leo Burnett and S&S... View Details
Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Cost Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Media; Corporate Strategy
Silk, Alvin J., and Lisa Klein Pearo. "Dewar's (C): Exploring New Media Opportunities." Harvard Business School Case 596-094, March 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
- 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
Bernstein, Shai, and Allison M. Ciechanover. "Ribbit Capital and the Gauntlet Investment Opportunity." Harvard Business School Case 823-038, December 2022. (Revised August 2023.)
- March 2017 (Revised August 2021)
- Teaching Note
chotuKool: 'Little Cool,' Big Opportunity
By: Rory McDonald and Matt Higgins
Teaching Note for HBS No. 616-020. View Details
- March 2010
- Teaching Note
Rosetree Mortgage Opportunity Fund (TN)
By: Victoria Ivashina and Andre F. Perold
Teaching Note for [209088]. View Details
- October 2007 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
First National Bank's Golden Opportunity
By: Shawn A. Cole, Peter Tufano, Daniel Schneider and Daryl Collins
Executives at First National Bank in South Africa are considering whether to launch a potentially exciting, but rather unorthodox, new savings product. Instead of paying interest, this product gives depositors the chance to win large cash prizes each month. Michael... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Banks and Banking; Investment; Innovation and Invention; Product Launch; Demand and Consumers; Banking Industry; South Africa
Cole, Shawn A., Peter Tufano, Daniel Schneider, and Daryl Collins. "First National Bank's Golden Opportunity." Harvard Business School Case 208-072, October 2007. (Revised March 2008.)
- July 2013 (Revised January 2014)
- Supplement
Value Retail (B) China: Opportunities for Expansion
By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.
After spending two years evaluating China as a potential market for expansion, in 2012, Scott Malkin, Chief Executive of Value Retail, identifies a highly desireable site in Suzhou. Now Malkin must decide if it is the right opportunity to open a village in China. View Details
Segel, Arthur I., and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Value Retail (B) China: Opportunities for Expansion." Harvard Business School Supplement 814-013, July 2013. (Revised January 2014.)
- 2010
- Chapter
Carbon As An Investment Opportunity
By: Jurgen Weiss and Veronique Bugnion
The chapter discusses various sources for monetizing carbon abatement and provides an outlook for the size of the market and related investment opportunities. View Details
Weiss, Jurgen, and Veronique Bugnion. "Carbon As An Investment Opportunity." Chap. 9 in Environmental Alpha: Institutional Investors and Climate Change, edited by Angelo Cavallo, 195–211. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
- August 2019
- Case
PROOF: Pro Rata Opportunity Fund
By: Josh Lerner, Shai Bernstein and Terrence Shu
Lerner, Josh, Shai Bernstein, and Terrence Shu. "PROOF: Pro Rata Opportunity Fund." Harvard Business School Case 820-030, August 2019.