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- February 2018
- Case
Montes Calcados: A Step Ahead
By: James L. Heskett and James T. Kindley
Montes Calçados (MC) is a well-known "fast-fashion" Brazilian manufacturer of casual, but fashionable, shoes for women aged 18–35 in major cities worldwide. To boost its declining revenues, MC must evaluate two growth options: whether to expand distribution online (at... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Distribution Channels; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Global Range; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry
Heskett, James L., and James T. Kindley. "Montes Calcados: A Step Ahead." Harvard Business School Brief Case 918-513, February 2018.
- Profile
Cynthia Samanian
several alumni who have offered mentorship and career advice. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? To my surprise, the HBS experience has pushed me to take more risks than I would have ever imagined.... View Details
- Profile
Maria Brewer
context. Lastly, it taught me that sometimes to make a positive impact, you can't be afraid to take a risk and jump all in. Overall, HBS prepared me for my long term career by exposing me to many concepts in a real and tangible way, and... View Details
- September 2008
- Case
Samoa Tala
By: Joshua D. Coval, Bhagwan Chowdhry and Konark Saxena
This case examines currency risks faced by Microfinance Institutions, and evaluates strategies to hedge them in countries with pegged currency regimes and no derivatives markets. An MFI based in Western Samoa borrows in different currencies like the US dollar and the... View Details
Keywords: Cash Flow; Currency Exchange Rate; Microfinance; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry; Samoa
Coval, Joshua D., Bhagwan Chowdhry, and Konark Saxena. "Samoa Tala." Harvard Business School Case 209-053, September 2008.
- October 1994 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Alcoma: The Strategic Use of Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Futures
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Phil Herndon and Katherine L. Morris
Increases in orange tree production led to an orange juice surplus. How does one manage price risk in the orange juice industry under these conditions? View Details
Keywords: Hedging; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Price; Risk Management; Futures and Commodity Futures; Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., Phil Herndon, and Katherine L. Morris. "Alcoma: The Strategic Use of Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Futures." Harvard Business School Case 595-029, October 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
- 2022
- Working Paper
Capitalism and Global Governance in Business History: A Roundtable Discussion
By: Sabine Pitteloud, Grace Ballor, Patricia Clavin, Nicolás M. Perrone, Neil Rollings and Quinn Slobodian
This working paper brings together a diverse group of scholars to discuss the historiography of capitalism, business history and global governance and lay the foundations for further research in this area. Grace Ballor and Sabine Pitteloud open the discussion with a... View Details
Keywords: Capitalism; Business History; Multinational Corporation; Business And Government Relations; Business And Society; Business And The Environment; International Relations; Regulation; Business Interest Association; Lobbying; Private Governance; State-business Relations; Political Risk; Neo-Liberalism; Governance; Globalized Firms and Management; Government and Politics
Pitteloud, Sabine, Grace Ballor, Patricia Clavin, Nicolás M. Perrone, Neil Rollings, and Quinn Slobodian. "Capitalism and Global Governance in Business History: A Roundtable Discussion." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-081, June 2022.
- 08 Feb 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Platform Systems vs. Step Processes—The Value of Options and the Power of Modularity
Keywords: by Carliss Y. Baldwin
- Forthcoming
- Article
Who Values Democracy?
By: Max Miller
This paper examines the conventional view that redistribution is central to the democratization process using data from stock markets. Consistent with this view, democratizations have a large, negative impact on asset valuations driven by a rise in redistribution risk.... View Details
Keywords: Government and Politics; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Crisis; Macroeconomics; Financial Markets; Valuation
Miller, Max. "Who Values Democracy?" Journal of Political Economy (forthcoming).
- June 2005 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Amazon.com's European Distribution Strategy
By: Janice Hammond and Claire Chiron
Describes how Amazon's distribution system evolved from the company's inception. In 2003, Amazon Europe must decide how to reconfigure its distribution network in light of expected growth, products proliferation, and geographical expansion in Europe. Examines how... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply and Industry; Distribution; Supply Chain; Risk and Uncertainty; Expansion; Web Services Industry
Hammond, Janice, and Claire Chiron. "Amazon.com's European Distribution Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 605-002, June 2005. (Revised August 2013.)
- September–October 2020
- Article
Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World: Companies Need to Make Their Networks More Resilient. Here's How.
By: Willy C. Shih
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities in the production strategies and supply chains of firms everywhere. Coupled with a rise in economic nationalism, manufacturers everywhere are going to be under pressure to rethink their sourcing and logistics... View Details
Keywords: Resilience; Pandemic; Operations Management; Health Pandemics; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Asia; Europe
Shih, Willy C. "Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World: Companies Need to Make Their Networks More Resilient. Here's How." R2005F. Harvard Business Review 98, no. 5 (September–October 2020): 82–89.
- Forthcoming
- Article
The Stock Market and Bank Risk-Taking
By: David S. Scharfstein and Antonio Falato
We argue that stock market pressure to generate earnings encourages banks to increase risk. We measure risk using confidential supervisory ratings as well as financial information released in regulatory filings. We document that there is an increase in the risk-taking... View Details
- February 2001 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
United Grain Growers Limited (A)
By: Peter Tufano and Joshua Musher
United Grain Growers Ltd. (UGG), a Canadian grain distributor, audited its exposure to a number of key risks, especially the impact of weather on grain volumes and operating income. Understanding these risks was crucial because the company was in the midst of a major... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Weather; Distribution Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Canada
Tufano, Peter, and Joshua Musher. "United Grain Growers Limited (A)." Harvard Business School Case 201-015, February 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
- May 2011
- Supplement
Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)
By: Lakshmi Iyer and John Macomber
In July 2009, as investors prepared to submit financial bids for the $3 billion Dharavi slum redevelopment project, considerable economic and political risks remained. View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Private Equity; Social Issues; Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; Mumbai
Iyer, Lakshmi, and John Macomber. "Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 711-107, May 2011.
- December 1994 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Tiffany & Co.--1993
By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
The restructuring of Tiffany's retailing agreement with Mitsukoshi Ltd. in 1993 exposed Tiffany to substantial yen/dollar exchange rate volatility that it had not previously faced. This new exposure requires Tiffany to establish risk management policies and practices.... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Currency Exchange Rate; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Agreements and Arrangements; Situation or Environment
Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Tiffany & Co.--1993." Harvard Business School Case 295-047, December 1994. (Revised June 1995.)
- 30 Oct 2013
- News
Make Big Bets: How Blockbuster Strategies Work
- May 2011
- Article
The Hollow Science
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The financial meltdown made clear that the executives of many major financial institutions were operating with inadequate or distorted information about the values and risks of their firms' assets. It's fair to say that business scholars bear some... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Financial Crisis; Financial Management; Information; Knowledge Acquisition; Risk Management; Practice
Kaplan, Robert S. "The Hollow Science." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011).
- June 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Supplement
iPremier (C): Denial of Service Attack (Graphic Novel Version)
By: Robert D. Austin, Richard Nolan and Michael Parent
Describes an IT security crisis, and raises issues of risk management, preparation for crisis, management of crises, computer security, and public disclosure of security risks. View Details
Keywords: Safety; Risk Management; Information Technology; Crisis Management; Information Technology Industry
Austin, Robert D., Richard Nolan, and Michael Parent. "iPremier (C): Denial of Service Attack (Graphic Novel Version)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-094, June 2009. (Revised June 2009.)
- June 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Supplement
iPremier (B): Denial of Service Attack (Graphic Novel Version)
By: Richard Nolan, Robert D. Austin and Michael Parent
Describes an IT security crisis, and raises issues of risk management, preparation for crisis, management of crises, computer security, and public disclosure of security risks. View Details
Keywords: Safety; Risk Management; Information Technology; Crisis Management; Information Technology Industry
Nolan, Richard, Robert D. Austin, and Michael Parent. "iPremier (B): Denial of Service Attack (Graphic Novel Version)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-093, June 2009. (Revised June 2009.)
- August 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A)
By: Mark L. Mitchell, Erik Stafford and Todd Pulvino
Strategic Capital Management, LLC, is a hedge fund that is planning to make financial investments in Creative Computers and Ubid. Creative Computers recently sold approximately 20% of its Internet auction subsidiary, Ubid, to the public at $15 per share. Ubid's stock... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Business Subsidiaries; Internet and the Web; Investment Funds; Price; Performance Efficiency; Capital Markets; Auctions; Investment Return; Equity; Planning; Financial Services Industry
Mitchell, Mark L., Erik Stafford, and Todd Pulvino. "Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 202-024, August 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- February 1999 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
InterGen and the Quezon Power Project: Building Infrastructure in Emerging Markets
Examines InterGen's breakthrough Quezon power project, located in the Philippines. Explores how InterGen evaluates and manages project risk through partner selection, the use of operating contracts, and project finance techniques. View Details
Kennedy, Robert E. "InterGen and the Quezon Power Project: Building Infrastructure in Emerging Markets." Harvard Business School Case 799-057, February 1999. (Revised August 2000.)