Ukraine - Publications - Faculty & Research

December 1997 (Revised October 2008)
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Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (A)

By: John J. Gabarro

Wolfgang Keller, manager of the Ukrainian subsidiary of a German beer company, faces a managerial dilemma. His subordinate, Dmitri Brodsky, is a talented and experienced commercial director who is not meeting his goals expediently and often requires considerable... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Performance Evaluation; Management Style; Managerial Roles; Behavior; Conflict Management; Situation or Environment; Failure; Employee Relationship Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Ukraine; Germany

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12 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted

vulnerability A series of major crises and surprises over the past few years raised concerns of the potential fragility of sprawling supply chains for both companies and governments. The rethinking extends beyond the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

book, The Portfolio Life , which offers a framework for work and life. Participants will leave this session with a new model that upends the notion they should have ever been at odds. Video Recording Perspectives on the Conflict in View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

disruptions like COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine and evaluates strategic options for sustaining and expanding its market position, including enhancing trading capabilities, investing in brand development, and digitalizing sales channels.... View Details

04 Apr 2023
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Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology

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Dean Srikant Datar Statements & Speeches | About

tragic mistakes of the past. Published April 26, 2022 Letter from Dean Srikant Datar to the HBS Community on Ukraine The invasion of Ukraine—with the horrific news of lives lost, images of hospitals and apartment buildings hit, and... View Details

Ray A. Goldberg

A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

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Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; fast food; food; food processing; forest products; grocery; high technology; information; restaurant; retailing; soft drink; textiles; tobacco; transportation; wholesale; wine

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

limited sales force. This case study examines Polish Agro’s growth journey amidst disruptions like COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine and evaluates strategic options for sustaining and expanding its market position, including enhancing... View Details

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Participating Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Development Administration, NIDA Business School (Bangkok) Rajamangala University of Technology Isan (Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima District) Siam University (Bangkok) Trinidad W.I. University of the West Indies (Mt. Hope) Ukraine... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Ukraine and the fighting in Israel and Gaza. Mason Wright fears MI6 may try to drag him and Kelly back in as global strife continues to spread, but he’s more focused on keeping his marriage and his life from falling apart. On the surface... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

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01 Mar 2009
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Gazprom Goes Global

recently produced a three-part case on Gazprom, says the 2006 Ukraine cutoff was in reality a business decision, albeit an extreme one. The context for that incident between the two countries went back years and involved at least one... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

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Naeill Leigh

What’s the one thing you’re most excited about learning at HBS? That would be the macro problems of a constantly changing world. In one class, we did one case on the Ukraine and others on the region around the Crimea. It was fascinating... View Details

Keywords: Tech; Financial Services

30 Jul 2014
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How Len Blavatnik's Bet On LyondellBasell Turned Into The Greatest Deal In Wall St. History

March 1995 (Revised April 1995)
Case

Claflin-Ukraine Fund 1995

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Thomas M. Claflin II

Keywords: Investment Funds; Venture Capital; Ukraine

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February 2007 (Revised March 2007)
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NCH Capital and Univermag Ukraina

By: Josh Lerner and John Didiuk

NCH Capital is considering whether to sell its Ukrainian company Univermag Ukraina, which it has held and built up over the past decade. View Details

Keywords: Opportunities; Private Equity; Problems and Challenges; Developing Countries and Economies; Retail Industry; Ukraine

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August 2008 (Revised July 2009)
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Gazprom (B): Energy and Strategy in a New Era

By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Sogomon Tarontsi and Alexander Jorov

President Putin publicly stated that Gazprom, the largest natural gas producer in the world, was a powerful political lever of the Russian state in the world and a keystone in the foundation of the country's energy security. Thus the top leadership of Russia has... View Details

Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Growth and Development Strategy; State Ownership; Business and Government Relations; Expansion; Energy Industry; Russia; Ukraine

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