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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
said with music.” Galatoire’s is a New Orleans institution—the kind of restaurant where a waiter may have served the same family for generations. The local desire to eat and be seen at Galatoire’s is so strong that its no-reservations policy has spawned a View Details
- June 2020
- Case
Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (A)
By: Laura Huang, Elizabeth Jiang and Brandon Yu
Career Karma is a startup focused on helping individuals looking to transition careers into computer engineering roles or similar fields by preparing them for formal technical training programs, or “coding bootcamps,” that would lead to a successful career pivot upon... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Business Startups; Education; Training; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Health Pandemics; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry
Huang, Laura, Elizabeth Jiang, and Brandon Yu. "Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (A)." Harvard Business School Case 420-121, June 2020.
- July 2006
- Case
Citigroup: Euro Zone Bond Trading (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Christopher Bruner and Aldo Sesia
Describes the development and execution of a bond trading strategy by a London-based team of Citigroup eurozone bond traders. The trades, which involved two of Europe's leading electronic trading platforms, gave rise to a European-wide controversy over the traders'... View Details
- June 2001
- Case
AtomFilms
By: Bharat N. Anand and Taslim Pirmohamed
Examines the evolution of AtomFilms--one of the few companies that survived the spate of failures in digital entertainment in 2000--from the time of its founding in 1998 to its merger with Shockwave in December 2000. Within a short period of time, AtomFilms had built... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Resource Allocation; Brands and Branding; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Alliances; Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Anand, Bharat N., and Taslim Pirmohamed. "AtomFilms." Harvard Business School Case 701-063, June 2001.
- Web
2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
necessary book, arriving not a moment too soon." Robert Reich writes "Anyone who wants to understand modern America should read this captivating book." Her 2012 The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times , explores the many ways... View Details
- October 2015 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
Whirlpool Corp.: Structuring the Deal to Acquire Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Nancy Hua Dai
Ian Lee, Whirlpool's VP for North Asia, had been negotiating a possible acquisition with Jackie Jin, the chairman of a leading Chinese appliance manufacturer named Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company (Hefei Sanyo), for almost six months when suddenly Hefei Sanyo's... View Details
Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Regulation; Cross-border Investment; Brand Names; State-owned Enterprise (SOE); Appliances; White Goods; Consumer Durables; Negotiation; Valuation; Mergers and Acquisitions; State Ownership; Foreign Direct Investment; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; China
Esty, Benjamin C., and Nancy Hua Dai. "Whirlpool Corp.: Structuring the Deal to Acquire Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company." Harvard Business School Case 216-019, October 2015. (Revised September 2016.)
- June 2007 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
The Vanguard Group, Inc. in 2006 and Target Retirement Funds
By: Luis M. Viceira
The Vanguard Group is one of the largest asset managers in the U.S., with over $1 trillion in assets, ninety percent of which are mutual fund assets, and more than 12,000 employees at year-end 2006. Vanguard has built a strong reputation as the manager of reference for... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Investment Funds; Personal Finance; Brands and Branding; Retirement; Trust; Financial Services Industry; United States
Viceira, Luis M. "The Vanguard Group, Inc. in 2006 and Target Retirement Funds." Harvard Business School Case 207-129, June 2007. (Revised January 2008.)
- October 2000 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Harvard Management Company and Inflation-Protected Bonds, The
By: Luis M. Viceira
In March 2000, the board of The Harvard Management Co. (HMC) approved significant changes in the policy portfolio determining the long-run allocation policy of the Harvard University endowment. These changes included a sharp reduction of the allocation to U.S. equities... View Details
Keywords: Bonds; Investment Portfolio; Investment Funds; Asset Management; Corporate Governance; Capital Markets; Financial Services Industry; United States
Viceira, Luis M. "Harvard Management Company and Inflation-Protected Bonds, The." Harvard Business School Case 201-053, October 2000. (Revised February 2007.)
- February 1995 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
The Bourland Companies
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Michael Bourland, the president of the Bourland Companies, needs to refinance two properties, an office building in southern New Hampshire and a retail property in Massachusetts. He is considering three alternatives: a renewal of a bank mini-perm, a 15-year mortgage... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Property; Mortgages; Family Business; Financial Management; Family Ownership; Real Estate Industry; Massachusetts; North and Central America
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "The Bourland Companies." Harvard Business School Case 395-151, February 1995. (Revised September 1995.)
- February 2022
- Teaching Note
Borusan CAT: Monetizing Prediction in the Age of AI
By: Navid Mojir
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 521-053. View Details
- February 2008
- Teaching Note
DermaCare: Zapping Zits Directly (TN)
Teaching Note for [808064]. View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
was ranked number one in guest satisfaction for 2009 by the Market Metrix Hospitality Index (based on over 130,000 hotel customer surveys), beating competitors including the Ritz-Carlton, W Hotels, and the Four Seasons. Michael Depatie... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
Jr., who later served as US Ambassador to Algeria and as dean of Hofstra University’s business school. DARDEN: Within the year he was joined by Stuart Taylor on the Marketing faculty and Charles Johnson on the Finance faculty. I don’t... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Exotic Travel
Nichols Photo courtesy Bill Nichols Want to show your kids a real rainforest instead of the Rainforest Cafe? Marketing consultant Bill Nichols (MBA ’78) and his wife, Jennifer, did just that, taking their two children to locales such as... View Details
- November 2002 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Gary Rodkin at Pepsi-Cola North America (B)
By: David A. Thomas, Gina Carioggia and Ayesha Kanji
After assuming the position of CEO of Pepsi-Cola North America (PCNA), Gary Rodkin faces organizational problems within PCNA and external friction between PCNA and its largest bottler, the Pepsi Bottling Group. In addition to the challenge of organizational alignment,... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Leadership; Brands and Branding; Problems and Challenges; Situation or Environment; Conflict Management; Alignment; Food and Beverage Industry; North America
Thomas, David A., Gina Carioggia, and Ayesha Kanji. "Gary Rodkin at Pepsi-Cola North America (B)." Harvard Business School Case 403-108, November 2002. (Revised January 2004.)
- October 2002 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Gary Rodkin at Pepsi-Cola North America (A)
By: David A. Thomas, Gina Carioggia and Ayesha Kanji
After assuming the position of CEO of Pepsi-Cola North America (PCNA), Gary Rodkin faces organizational problems within PCNA and external friction between PCNA and its largest bottler, the Pepsi Bottling Group. In addition to the challenge of organizational alignment,... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Leadership; Brands and Branding; Problems and Challenges; Situation or Environment; Conflict Management; Alignment; Food and Beverage Industry; North America
Thomas, David A., Gina Carioggia, and Ayesha Kanji. "Gary Rodkin at Pepsi-Cola North America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-080, October 2002. (Revised July 2003.)
- February 2011
- Case
ABICI
By: Mukti Khaire, Elena Corsi and Elisa Farri
The co-founder of an Italian, design based bicycle manufacturer evaluates if reducing costs by outsourcing would impact its brand. The company was founded in 2005 in Italy by three friends and in its first five years, it had enjoyed steady growth and built a strong... View Details
- July 2005 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Carnival Cruise Lines
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Robert Kwortnik and Gabriele Piccoli
Highlights the potential value of customer data and the choices and challenges the firm faces when attempting to capture this value. Carnival collects a significant amount of individual-level behavioral and demographic customer data. Senior management must now decide... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Demographics; Customer Relationship Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Performance Improvement; Business Strategy; Travel Industry; Travel Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., Robert Kwortnik, and Gabriele Piccoli. "Carnival Cruise Lines." Harvard Business School Case 806-015, July 2005. (Revised April 2006.)
- March 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/Fleet Financial Group Sponsorship of Monet in the 20th Century
By: Stephen A. Greyser and David Crockett
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and Fleet Financial Group's sponsored the Monet in the 20th Century exhibition, the world's largest, in 1998. The case chronicles the solicitation of a large corporate sponsor, as well as the growth and development of their... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Finance; Product Development; For-Profit Firms; Partners and Partnerships; Arts; Brands and Branding; Innovation and Invention; Fine Arts Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Massachusetts
Greyser, Stephen A., and David Crockett. "The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/Fleet Financial Group Sponsorship of Monet in the 20th Century." Harvard Business School Case 502-059, March 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
Guillaume and Wendy Perben (MBA 2002) Children: Jasmine (6); Julien (4) Wendy’s marketing career has involved travel all over the world. Now based in Switzerland, she and her husband have recently launched Unity in Glass Europe, which... View Details