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  • September 2001 (Revised October 2001)
  • Case

Coca-Cola Company: The Quaker Oats Acquisition (A), The

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Sonya Sanchez
Discusses how CEOs should think about bringing strategic issues to the board, what issues to bring, how to position them, and which information to provide. View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Corporate Governance; Strategy; Governing and Advisory Boards; Mergers and Acquisitions; Food and Beverage Industry
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Lorsch, Jay W., and Sonya Sanchez. "Coca-Cola Company: The Quaker Oats Acquisition (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 402-027, September 2001. (Revised October 2001.)
  • May 2000 (Revised January 2003)
  • Case

Health Development Corporation

By: Richard S. Ruback
Health Development Corp. (HDC) owns and operates health clubs in the Greater Boston area. HDC engaged a local investment banker to explore a sale of the company. The most likely buyer views HDC's prior purchase of real estate as a negative. HDC's management is... View Details
Keywords: Cash Flow; Property; Business Exit or Shutdown; Valuation; Value; Decisions; Health Industry; Boston
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Ruback, Richard S. "Health Development Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 200-049, May 2000. (Revised January 2003.)
  • September 1999 (Revised January 2000)
  • Technical Note

Last Mile of Broadband Access, The: Technical Note

By: Jay O. Light, Lynda M. Applegate and Daniel J. Green
Provides an overview of broadband access technology. Includes technical overviews of cable, DSL, fixed wireless, and satellite systems, and suggests the technical suitability of each to accommodate broadband applications. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology
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Light, Jay O., Lynda M. Applegate, and Daniel J. Green. "Last Mile of Broadband Access, The: Technical Note." Harvard Business School Technical Note 800-076, September 1999. (Revised January 2000.)
  • November 1993 (Revised September 1994)
  • Case

Food Distribution in Russia: The Harris Group and the LUX Store

By: David E. Bell, Walter J. Salmon and Dinny Starr
Discusses the challenges facing businesses entering the Russian business environment, especially focusing on food retailing and distribution in that country. Highlights one small, entrepreneurial company, The Harris Group, which, with the help of both Russian partners... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Distribution; Partners and Partnerships; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Russia
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Bell, David E., Walter J. Salmon, and Dinny Starr. "Food Distribution in Russia: The Harris Group and the LUX Store." Harvard Business School Case 594-059, November 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
  • March 1992 (Revised September 1996)
  • Case

ABB Deutschland (C1)

By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
ABB Germany faces some newly emerging strategic and organizational challenges resulting from Europe 1992 and German reunification. In terms of organization, ABB Germany has created a holding company and has separated operations and service activities into legally... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Organizations; Outcome or Result; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Corporate Strategy; Germany
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Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "ABB Deutschland (C1)." Harvard Business School Case 392-098, March 1992. (Revised September 1996.)
  • September 1988
  • Case

Skil Corp.

By: Michael E. Porter
The portable electric power tool market in the United States was approximately $1.1 billion in 1979. There were about a dozen manufacturers competing in the U.S. market, of which five were U.S. companies. Skil was the third largest U.S. competitor. Skil was acquired by... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Competitive Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Strategy; Emerging Markets; United States
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Porter, Michael E. "Skil Corp." Harvard Business School Case 389-005, September 1988.
  • 1999
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The Impact of Downsizing on Organizational Creativity and Innovation

By: R. Conti and T. M. Amabile
Keywords: Restructuring; Strategy; Innovation and Management; Creativity; Organizational Change and Adaptation
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Conti, R., and T. M. Amabile. "The Impact of Downsizing on Organizational Creativity and Innovation." In Social Creativity. Vol. 2, edited by A. Montuori and R. E. Purser. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 1999.
  • June 2024 (Revised August 2024)
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Cementos Argos in the U.S.: Go Big or Go Home?

By: Jorge Tamayo, Ruth Costas, Pedro Levindo and Karina Souza
In April 2011, Colombian group Cementos Argos had to decide on whether to double down its business in the U.S., amidst the U.S. cement industry’s lowest performance in 30 years. Argos— Colombia’s leading cement producer and one of the “jewels” of Grupo GEA, the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Organization; Business Subsidiaries; Talent and Talent Management; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Crisis; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Business Strategy; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Latin America; South America; North and Central America; United States; Colombia
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Tamayo, Jorge, Ruth Costas, Pedro Levindo, and Karina Souza. "Cementos Argos in the U.S.: Go Big or Go Home?" Harvard Business School Case 724-500, June 2024. (Revised August 2024.)
  • 2010
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When Do Analysts Add Value? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs

By: Emilie Rose Feldman, Stuart Gilson and Belen Villalonga
We investigate the information content and forecast accuracy of 1,793 analyst reports written around 62 spinoffs—a setting in which analysts' ability to inform investors is potentially very high. We find that analysts pay little attention to subsidiaries about to be... View Details
Keywords: Earnings Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Subsidiaries; Restructuring; Forecasting and Prediction; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Initial Public Offering; Price; Reports; Research
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Feldman, Emilie Rose, Stuart Gilson, and Belen Villalonga. "When Do Analysts Add Value? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-102, May 2010.
  • January 2021
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mPharma (B)

By: Rembrand Koning, John D. Macomber, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Wale Lawal
mPharma pioneered electronic prescriptions in Ghana, and aimed to increase drug affordability and accessibility in Africa, but the company remained unprofitable. Following investor concerns about mPharma's business, CEO Gregory Rockson considered alternative business... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Health; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Ghana
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Koning, Rembrand, John D. Macomber, Pippa Tubman Armerding, and Wale Lawal. "mPharma (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-429, January 2021.
  • August 2019
  • Teaching Note

MoviePass

By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for HBS No. 619-052. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Resource Allocation; Two-Sided Platforms; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
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Shih, Willy C. "MoviePass." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 620-023, August 2019.
  • May 2019
  • Background Note

Founders' Agreements

By: Shikhar Ghosh, Shweta Bagai and Sanchali Pal
Crafting a Founders’ Agreement is an important component of startup infrastructure as it documents a complex set of decisions that build a company’s roots. Its four key elements are: roles and responsibilities, rights (decision rights, rewards, position on board),... View Details
Keywords: Founders' Agreements; Team Management; Contingency Planning; Business Startups; Equity; Entrepreneurship
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Ghosh, Shikhar, Shweta Bagai, and Sanchali Pal. "Founders' Agreements." Harvard Business School Background Note 819-143, May 2019.
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Start-Ups That Last: How to Scale Your Business

By: Ranjay Gulati and Alicia DeSantola
Keywords: Organizational Growth; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship
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Gulati, Ranjay, and Alicia DeSantola. "Start-Ups That Last: How to Scale Your Business." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 3 (March 2016): 54–61. (Reprinted in the Harvard Business Review OnPoint Winter 2016 "Launch a Start-Up That Lasts" Edition.)
  • August 2015 (Revised October 2023)
  • Case

Eastman Kodak Company: Restructuring a Melting Ice Cube

By: Stuart C. Gilson, John D. Dionne and Sarah L. Abbott
In May 2013, senior managers of GSO Capital Partners, an $80 billion credit-oriented investment firm owned by The Blackstone Group, are considering what to do next with their investment in the senior secured debt of Eastman Kodak Company. Once a great company and an... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Finance; Strategy; Investment; United States
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Gilson, Stuart C., John D. Dionne, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Eastman Kodak Company: Restructuring a Melting Ice Cube." Harvard Business School Case 216-006, August 2015. (Revised October 2023.)
  • 2012
  • Chapter

Is Private Equity in Emerging Markets Coming of Age?: Evidence of the Mexican Private Equity Market

By: Roberto Charvel and Darek Klonowski
This chapters reviews the potential of the private equity and alternative assets industry in Mexico. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Emerging Markets; Latin America; Mexico; Entrepreneurial Finance; Business Ventures; Economics; Finance; Market Design; Financial Services Industry; Latin America; Mexico
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Charvel, Roberto, and Darek Klonowski. "Is Private Equity in Emerging Markets Coming of Age? Evidence of the Mexican Private Equity Market." Chap. 22 in Private Equity in Emerging Markets: The New Frontiers of International Markets, edited by Darek Klonowski. Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
  • September 2013
  • Case

Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development

By: William R. Kerr and Alexis Brownell
Homestrings is an online investment platform for overseas diasporas to link financially with their home countries. The founder believes crowd-funding can become a pillar for development, but U.S. regulatory hurdles and resources constraints are substantial. The company... View Details
Keywords: Diasporas; Investments; Regulations; Africa; Crowd-funding; Development Finance; Entrepreneurship; Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Services Industry; Africa; United States
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Kerr, William R., and Alexis Brownell. "Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development." Harvard Business School Case 814-031, September 2013.
  • November 2010 (Revised July 2011)
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Merck/Schering-Plough Merger (B)

By: David F. Hawkins
Worksheet exercise to illustrate the accounting for the Merck/Schering-Plough reverse merger. View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Hawkins, David F. "Merck/Schering-Plough Merger (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-018, November 2010. (Revised July 2011.)
  • November 2010
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A New Era for Raiders

By: Guhan Subramanian
The article presents information on corporate methods of preventing hostile takeovers by corporate raiders, such as the poison pill strategy. It is noted that some of these techniques have become less popular and effective. An argument is presented that Section 203 of... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; United States
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Subramanian, Guhan. "A New Era for Raiders." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010): 34.
  • March 1998 (Revised October 1998)
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Siebel Systems (B)

By: Michael J. Roberts, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Nicole Tempest
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Software; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Sales; Information Technology Industry
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Roberts, Michael J., Joseph B. Lassiter III, and Nicole Tempest. "Siebel Systems (B)." Harvard Business School Case 898-211, March 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
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Multinational Corporations: A Key to Global Poverty Reduction—Part II

By: George C. Lodge and Craig Wilson
Keywords: Business Ventures; Poverty
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Lodge, George C., and Craig Wilson. "Multinational Corporations: A Key to Global Poverty Reduction—Part II." YaleGlobal Online (January 5, 2006).
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