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    Michael E. Porter

    Michael Porter is an economist, researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher. Throughout his career at Harvard Business School, he has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems facing corporations, economies... View Details

    Keywords: biotechnology; e-commerce industry; health care; information; information technology industry; internet; nonprofit industry; service industry; state government
    • October 2020 (Revised March 2021)
    • Supplement

    Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations During COVID-19 (C)

    By: Antonio Moreno and Gamze Yucaoglu
    The case opens in August 2020 as Ozgur Tort and Mustafa Bartin, CEO and chief large-format and online retail officer of Migros Ticaret A.S. (Migros), Turkey’s oldest and one of its largest supermarket chains, are navigating Migros through COVID-19 and the unprecedented... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Value Creation; Globalization; Competition; Expansion; Logistics; Profit; Resource Allocation; Diversification; Corporate Strategy; Crisis Management; Health Pandemics; Strategic Planning; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey
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    • Web

    Employment Data

    Finance 38% General Management 13% Marketing 11% Other 5% Strategic Planning 8% Locations United States: 88% Mid-Atlantic 5% Midwest 6% Northeast 49% South 5% Southwest 6% West 17% International: 12% Asia 5%... View Details
    • 28 Jun 2018
    • Cold Call Podcast

    L.A. Philharmonic Shows the American Symphony Orchestra Isn’t Dead Yet

    Keywords: Re: Rohit Deshpande; Entertainment & Recreation; Fine Arts
    • 2010
    • Book

    The Squam Lake Report: Fixing the Financial System

    By: as part of the Squam Lake Working Group Scharfstein, David S.
    In the fall of 2008, fifteen of the world's leading economists-representing the broadest spectrum of economic opinion-gathered at New Hampshire's Squam Lake. Their goal: the mapping of a long-term plan for financial regulation reform. The Squam Lake... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Crisis; Financial Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations
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    • July 2012 (Revised July 2015)
    • Case

    Nalli Silk Sarees (A)

    By: V.G. Narayanan, Namrata Arora and Vidhya Muthuram
    Nalli Silk Sarees Private Limited was a family owned and operated business that retailed Indian ethnic wear. This 83-year-old company had enjoyed impressive growth with a $95 million turnover, a 22-store retail footprint, and had outdone its competitors by being the... View Details
    Keywords: Pricing Strategy; Price; Strategy; Family Business; Growth and Development; Brands and Branding; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Competitive Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; India
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    • January 2010
    • Case

    Five and Six Dulles Station

    By: Arthur I Segel
    Cricket Real Estate Advisors needs to decide if they should invest in a proposed joint venture development with Buddy Holly & Associates. Holly is a successful northern Virginia office developer who plans to develop two buildings containing 232,750 rentable square... View Details
    Keywords: Valuation; Joint Ventures; Markets; Accounting Audits; International Finance; Agreements and Arrangements; Change; Strategic Planning; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Financial Management; Real Estate Industry
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    • May 2018 (Revised January 2019)
    • Case

    AirFox (A): Embracing the Blockchain and an ICO

    By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Edward B. Berk and Nate Schwalb
    In summer 2017, Victor Santos, CEO of AirFox, considered whether to pivot his startup towards a new product built with blockchain—a quickly growing technology at the time. AirFox was an early stage startup that sold Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to small telecom... View Details
    Keywords: Blockchain; Cryptocurrency; Initial Coin Offering; ICO; Business Startups; Finance; Currency; Strategy; Decision Making; United States
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    • July 2011 (Revised October 2011)
    • Case

    Lady Gaga (A)

    By: Anita Elberse and Michael Christensen
    In September 2009, Troy Carter, manager of up-and-coming pop star Lady Gaga, has to decide on a new course of action now that his artist's planned co-headlining arena tour with hip-hop superstar Kanye West has been cancelled. Carter knows that continuing the tour, but... View Details
    Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Marketing Strategy; Product; Product Development; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Creativity; Music Industry
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    • 2001
    • Working Paper

    Airbus vs. Boeing in Superjumbos: Credibility and Preemption

    By: Benjamin C. Esty and Pankaj Ghemawat
    In December 2000, Airbus formally committed to spend $12 billion to develop and launch a 555-seat superjumbo plane known as the A380. Prior to and after Airbus’ commitment, Boeing started and canceled several initiatives aimed at developing a “stretch jumbo” with... View Details
    Keywords: Air Transportation; Product Development; Market Entry and Exit; Valuation; Game Theory
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    • August 2016 (Revised October 2016)
    • Case

    Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes

    By: Shawn Cole, Andreas Rotenberg and Thomas van den Aarssen
    Kumar Builders (KUL) was finally nearing completion on the four luxury condominium towers that comprised the first phase of its bold vision for the redevelopment of more than 70 acres of prime real estate in downtown Pune, India. The Nirvana Hills development also... View Details
    Keywords: Real Estate; Slum Redevelopment; Double Bottom Line; Economic Development; Partnerships; Partners and Partnerships; Development Economics; Urban Development; Business and Community Relations; Real Estate Industry; India
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    • December 2003 (Revised October 2006)
    • Case

    Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES

    By: Mihir A. Desai and Douglas Kurt Schillinger
    With electricity generating businesses around the world, AES Corp. is seeking a methodology for calculating the cost of capital for its various businesses and potential projects. In the past, AES used the same cost of capital for all of its capital budgeting, but the... View Details
    Keywords: International Finance; Risk Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Emerging Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Capital Budgeting; Energy Industry; South America
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    • 05 Jul 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond

    months. Marketing for the program was also eliminated. While all banks sell bonds, the $.50 to $.85 they earn for each transaction gives them little financial incentive to make the process easy for consumers. Finally, the Treasury's... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Financial Services
    • June 1997
    • Case

    VeriFone: The Transaction Automation Company (A) Abridged

    By: F. Warren McFarlan
    Describes VeriFone's new organizational model and its role in catapulting VeriFone to a market leadership position. Examines the impact of information technology and information access on the ability to leverage global resources, market responsiveness, and... View Details
    Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Globalized Markets and Industries; Information Management; Strategic Planning; Resource Allocation; Leadership Development; Information Technology Industry
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    Strategy and Technology

    By: Andy Wu

    The Strategy and Technology elective course explores the unique aspects of creating effective strategies for technology-intensive businesses.

    • What strategies win in markets with network effects?
    • How can technology be... View Details
    • September 2024 (Revised March 2025)
    • Case

    Epic: The Future of Health Information Technology

    By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Brian L. Walker
    How should the founder and leadership team of a health IT company with more than 45 years of market leadership prepare for the future, while navigating founder transitions and industry changes? Founded by Judy Faulkner in the late 1970s, Epic pioneered electronic... View Details
    Keywords: Technological Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Private Ownership; Customer Focus and Relationships; Information Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Health Industry; Electronics Industry; Information Technology Industry
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    • 17 Sep 2024
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Fawn Weaver’s Entrepreneurial Journey as an Outsider in the Spirits Industry

    Keywords: Re: Hise O. Gibson; Food & Beverage; Tourism
    • March 2015
    • Teaching Note

    CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence

    By: Leslie John, John Quelch and Robert Huckman
    Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.

    This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence (515010). The case finds Helena Foulkes, Executive... View Details
    Keywords: Medication Adherence; Affordable Care Act (ACA); Marketing Strategy; Communication Strategy; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decisions; Health Care and Treatment; Goals and Objectives; Resource Allocation; Marketing Communications; Consumer Behavior; Measurement and Metrics; Service Delivery; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Social Issues; Information Technology; Value Creation; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Insurance Industry; Public Relations Industry; Retail Industry; United States
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    • January 2003 (Revised March 2009)
    • Case

    The State of Connecticut: Strategy for Economic Development

    By: Michael E. Porter and Kaia Miller
    Describes the history of Connecticut's economy, its competitive challenges in the 1990s, and the steps taken to develop an economic plan for the state. A prominent issue is the competitive position of Connecticut's industry clusters and the efforts to create a formal... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Growth; Economy; Government and Politics; Industry Clusters; Competition; Connecticut
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    Inside the Learning: The Impact of a Personal Case

    formal authority/ownership, so that they can execute on the plan of action created during the Personal Case process. The next step is to frame the problem as either a Performance Gap (i.e., the organization as a whole or a specific group... View Details