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- December 2019
- Supplement
Mãe Terra and Unilever (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Ruth Costas and Mariana Cal
Unilever is making strides to integrate the operations of Mãe Terra—one of Brazil's leading brands for packaged organic foods—into its own structures, after acquiring the company in 2017. Mãe Terra’s CEO, Alexandre Borges, must decide whether to implement his original... View Details
Keywords: Brand Management; Sustainability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Environmental Sustainability; Organizational Culture; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil; Latin America
Paine, Lynn S., Ruth Costas, and Mariana Cal. "Mãe Terra and Unilever (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-069, December 2019.
- December 2019 (Revised February 2024)
- Teaching Note
Ripple: The Business of Crypto and Ripple 2023
By: David B. Yoffie
The case explores Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s mission to disrupt the global payments industry by leveraging the cryptocurrency XRP. Students will learn about Bitcoin and the blockchain industry, as well as Ripple’s unique crypto business model. The case provides an... View Details
Keywords: Payment Systems; Cryptocurrency; Bitcoin; Blockchain; Fintech; Business Startups; Business Model; Disruption; Strategy
- December 2019
- Background Note
An (Abbreviated) Perspective on Entrepreneurship
By: Mitchell Weiss and Benjamin Henkes
Among the many competing definitions of entrepreneurship, the one adopted in “The Entrepreneurial Manager” at HBS was authored by Howard Stevenson in the 1980s and elaborated on in the decades since. Stevenson provided a managerial take on the term—he described... View Details
Weiss, Mitchell, and Benjamin Henkes. "An (Abbreviated) Perspective on Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Background Note 820-083, December 2019.
- December 2019 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (A)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Kim B. Clark
A newly appointed hospital CEO must decide how aggressively she should pursue a sexual harassment accusation against a long-time senior hospital executive, who was also a rival for the CEO position. View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L., and Kim B. Clark. "Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-071, December 2019. (Revised February 2024.)
- December 2019
- Supplement
Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (B)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Kim B. Clark
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L., and Kim B. Clark. "Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-072, December 2019.
- December 2019
- Supplement
Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (C)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Kim B. Clark
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L., and Kim B. Clark. "Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-073, December 2019.
- December 2019
- Supplement
Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (D)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Kim B. Clark
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L., and Kim B. Clark. "Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-074, December 2019.
- December 2019 (Revised November 2021)
- Course Overview Note
The Entrepreneurial Manager: Spring 2022
By: Mitchell Weiss and Benjamin Henkes
This is the course overview note for “The Entrepreneurial Manager,” taught in the first year at Harvard Business School. Students will learn how to be opportunity-driven managers and how to lead under uncertainty. They'll learn how to identify opportunities, how to... View Details
Weiss, Mitchell, and Benjamin Henkes. "The Entrepreneurial Manager: Spring 2022." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 820-082, December 2019. (Revised November 2021.)
- December 2019
- Course Overview Note
Introduction to Entrepreneurial Finance - 2020
By: Paul A. Gompers
Gompers, Paul A. "Introduction to Entrepreneurial Finance - 2020." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 220-050, December 2019.
- December 2019
- Case
WeWork Files for an IPO
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
For the board of The We Company—better known as WeWork—August 14, 2019, promised to be a pivotal day. It was then that WeWork’s IPO prospectus, known as an S-1 filing, would be made public, giving potential investors, the media, and the general public a window into the... View Details
Keywords: Capital Structure; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Going Public; Leadership; Management; Private Equity; Valuation; Venture Capital; Real Estate Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "WeWork Files for an IPO." Harvard Business School Case 320-063, December 2019.
- December 2019 (Revised December 2022)
- Case
TXU (A): Powering the Largest Leveraged Buyout in History
By: Trevor Fetter, Erik Snowberg and Rebecca M. Henderson
This case is designed to support a lively discussion about the relative merits of shareholder vs. stakeholder perspectives in the context of a company that provides a vital public service that has important environmental implications. The 2007 purchase of TXU, the... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Transformation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Environmental Sustainability; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Energy Generation; Non-Renewable Energy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; Texas
Fetter, Trevor, Erik Snowberg, and Rebecca M. Henderson. "TXU (A): Powering the Largest Leveraged Buyout in History." Harvard Business School Case 320-064, December 2019. (Revised December 2022.)
- February 2020
- Supplement
Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (B): The Commission’s Recommendations
By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and Tonia Labruyere
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Media; Journalism and News Industry; Germany
Dey, Aiyesha, Jonas Heese, and Tonia Labruyere. "Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (B): The Commission’s Recommendations." Harvard Business School Supplement 120-002, December 2019.
- December 2019
- Supplement
The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact
By: Vikram S Gandhi and Shawn A. Cole
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Shawn A. Cole. "The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 220-711, December 2019.
- December 2019 (Revised January 2022)
- Supplement
Othellonia: Growing a Mobile Game
- December 2019 (Revised January 2022)
- Supplement
Othellonia: Growing a Mobile Game
- December 2019
- Case
Arby's: To Lead or Not to Lead?
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael S. Kaufman
Goldberg, Lena G., and Michael S. Kaufman. "Arby's: To Lead or Not to Lead?" Harvard Business School Case 320-044, December 2019.
- December 2019
- Teaching Note
Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance
By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
Teaching Note for HBS No. 720-400. View Details
- December 2019
- Case
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Shaping the Vaccine Manufacturing Ecosystem (Abridged)
By: Willy Shih
This case describes the efforts of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to lower the cost of producing vaccines to prevent polio infections. It is an abridged version of HBS Case No. 620-021 with less emphasis on comparison between traditional and the new compact... View Details
Keywords: Vaccine; Manufacturing; Barriers To Entry; Production; Cost; Technological Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Pharmaceutical Industry
Shih, Willy. "Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Shaping the Vaccine Manufacturing Ecosystem (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 620-071, December 2019.
- December 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Boll & Branch
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Mel Martin
Boll & Branch is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business launched in 2015. It was the first Fair-Trade Certified manufacturer of linens. The case provides background on the company, its start, business model, and evolution through 2019. View Details
Keywords: Direct-to-consumer; Channels; Disruption; Business Model; Brands and Branding; Internet and the Web; Strategy; Retail Industry; United States; Canada
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Mel Martin. "Boll & Branch." Harvard Business School Case 320-052, December 2019. (Revised January 2020.)