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- August 2006 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
Rwanda and the Thousand Hills Coffee Co.: Breaking New Grounds
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Michelle McDonald
Examines the strategies of a Boston-based start-up to market Rwandan coffee. Describes the history of the coffee industry, the era of cartelization and the International Coffee Agreement, and the subsequent collapse in producer prices after 1989. Also describes the... View Details
Keywords: History; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Food and Beverage Industry; Rwanda; Boston
Jones, Geoffrey G., and Michelle McDonald. "Rwanda and the Thousand Hills Coffee Co.: Breaking New Grounds." Harvard Business School Case 807-004, August 2006. (Revised July 2008.)
- May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
China: To Float or Not To Float? (F)- Alcatel and Strong Chinese Competition
By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
The Chinese operations of Alcatel, a global communications solution provider based in France, were faced with strong local competition and a difficult market. It remained unclear how Alcatel would be able to recover growth in the Chinese market. Initiatives were... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; International Relations; Growth and Development Strategy; Research and Development; Competitive Strategy; Horizontal Integration; Communications Industry; China; France; United States
Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (F)- Alcatel and Strong Chinese Competition." Harvard Business School Case 706-036, May 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- September 2002
- Case
Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C2): Race, Class, and School Choice
Presents the decision by the Federal Court of Appeals for the ninth Circuit in the spring of 2002 to invalidate Seattle's use of race as a factor in allocating space in Seattle's oversubscribed schools. Summarizes the posture and content of the litigation, including... View Details
Keywords: Management; Leadership; Income; Social Entrepreneurship; Race; Lawsuits and Litigation; Education; Education Industry; Seattle
Leschly, Stig. "Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C2): Race, Class, and School Choice." Harvard Business School Case 803-040, September 2002.
- September 2001
- Teaching Note
IBM Ireland: Reinventing Education Crosses the Atlantic TN
Teaching Note for (9-300-034). View Details
- August 1999 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (B)." Harvard Business School Case 400-037, August 1999. (Revised March 2000.)
- August 1999 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (C)
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (C)." Harvard Business School Case 400-038, August 1999. (Revised March 2000.)
- April 1999 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
Interep National Radio Sales, Inc.
By: Benson P. Shapiro, Stephen X. Doyle and Wade Myers
Interep must mobilize sales information technology, organizational structures, and sales management processes to protect and enhance its strong position as a radio advertising sales firm. Opportunities and risks are high in this complex, rapidly changing sales agency... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Sales; Strategy; Information Technology; Advertising; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities; Fluctuation; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Advertising Industry; New York (state, US)
Shapiro, Benson P., Stephen X. Doyle, and Wade Myers. "Interep National Radio Sales, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 999-011, April 1999. (Revised September 2000.)
- September 1998 (Revised January 1999)
- Supplement
XcelleNet, Inc. (B)
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kelley Porter. "XcelleNet, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 799-028, September 1998. (Revised January 1999.)
- August 1994 (Revised November 1994)
- Teaching Note
American Connector Company (A) TN
By: Gary P. Pisano
Teaching Note for (9-693-035). View Details
- August 1994 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
ITT Automotive: Global Manufacturing Strategy (1994)
By: Gary P. Pisano and Sharon L. Rossi
ITT Automotive is in the process of developing a new-generation antilock brake system (ABS), designated the MK-20. The case focuses on the level of automation to be used in the production of this new system, and whether all plants should use the same process... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Innovation Strategy; Production; Product Development; Globalized Firms and Management; Performance Productivity; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Belgium; Germany; United States
Pisano, Gary P., and Sharon L. Rossi. "ITT Automotive: Global Manufacturing Strategy (1994)." Harvard Business School Case 695-002, August 1994. (Revised May 2001.)
- February 1998 (Revised February 1999)
- Case
Amway Japan Limited
In April 1997, the president of Amway Japan (AJL, Tokyo, Japan), pondered how to reverse the first performance decline the company has experienced since entering the Japanese direct selling market in 1979. Established as the tenth overseas subsidiary of Amway Corp. of... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Motivation and Incentives; Business Subsidiaries; Distribution Channels; Customer Satisfaction; Consumer Products Industry; Michigan; Tokyo
Arnold, David J., John A. Quelch, Yoshinori Fujikawa, and Patrick Reinmoller. "Amway Japan Limited." Harvard Business School Case 598-029, February 1998. (Revised February 1999.)
- March 2003
- Article
Technological Development and Medical Productivity: The Diffusion of Angioplasty in New York State
By: David M. Cutler and Robert S. Huckman
A puzzling feature of many medical innovations is that they simultaneously appear to reduce unit costs and increase total costs. We consider this phenomenon by examining the diffusion of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)—a treatment for coronary... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Cost; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Performance Improvement; Product; New York (state, US)
Cutler, David M., and Robert S. Huckman. "Technological Development and Medical Productivity: The Diffusion of Angioplasty in New York State." Journal of Health Economics 22, no. 2 (March 2003): 187–217.
- April 1995
- Case
Montague Corporation (A)
By: Norman A. Berg and James Weber
The Montague Corp. is a small company started in 1987 and owned by David Montague, age 31, and his father. The company designs, manufactures in Taiwan, and sells through distributors worldwide a high-quality "bicycle that folds." The company offices are located in... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Financial Strategy; Financial Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Globalized Firms and Management; Family Business; Bicycle Industry; Taiwan; Cambridge
Berg, Norman A., and James Weber. "Montague Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 395-037, April 1995.
- January 1993 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
FCB and Publicis (B): Managing Client and Country Diversity
Discusses FCB and Publicis, partners in a global advertising agency alliance, working together with their clients to provide excellent service. May be used with FCB and Publicis (A): Forming the Alliance and (C): The German-Led Network. View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Alliances; Cooperation; Globalized Firms and Management; Partners and Partnerships; Marketing Strategy; Advertising; Diversity; Advertising Industry; France; Germany; United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "FCB and Publicis (B): Managing Client and Country Diversity." Harvard Business School Case 393-100, January 1993. (Revised November 1993.)
- November 1988 (Revised May 1998)
- Teaching Note
Searching for Trade Remedies: The U.S. Machine Tool Industry--1983 & United States Trade Law, Teaching Note
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for (9-388-071) and (9-387-137). View Details
- April 1985 (Revised September 1993)
- Background Note
Hattori-Seiko and the World Watch Industry in 1980
By: Michael E. Porter and Edward J. Hoff
Focuses on the industry's development and evolution in three principal watch producing countries: Switzerland, the United States, and Japan. Based in part on two earlier cases by F.T. Knickerbocker and H.E.R. Uyterhoeven. View Details
Porter, Michael E., and Edward J. Hoff. "Hattori-Seiko and the World Watch Industry in 1980." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-300, April 1985. (Revised September 1993.)
- February 2015
- Case
Founder Field Day
By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Ramana Nanda and Nathaniel Burbank
Branded as the "Millennial firm for Millennials," Mike Rothenberg founded Rothenberg Ventures (RV) in 2012 while earning his MBA at the Harvard Business School (HBS). Over the following 24 months, Rothenberg raised $20 million and built a venture capital firm that made... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Startups; Seed-investing; Micro-VC; Venture Capital; Business Startups; San Francisco; New York (city, NY)
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew, Ramana Nanda, and Nathaniel Burbank. "Founder Field Day." Harvard Business School Case 815-101, February 2015.
- August 2018 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
Oscar Health Insurance: What Lies Ahead for a Unicorn Insurance Entrant?
By: Leemore Dafny and Victoria Marone
Keywords: Oscar Insurance; Fintech; US Health Care; Affordable Care Act (ACA); Health Insurance Marketplaces; Insurer Competition; Provider Consolidation; Market Entry; Health Care and Treatment; Entrepreneurship; Market Entry and Exit; Negotiation; Growth Management; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; New York (state, US); New Jersey
Dafny, Leemore, and Victoria Marone. "Oscar Health Insurance: What Lies Ahead for a Unicorn Insurance Entrant?" Harvard Business School Case 319-025, August 2018. (Revised August 2019.)
- March 2014 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Prodigy Network: Democratizing Real Estate Design and Financing
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Katja Hutter and Greta Friar
This case follows Rodrigo Nino, founder and CEO of commercial real estate development company Prodigy Network, as he develops an equity-based crowdfunding model for small investors to access commercial real estate in Colombia, then tries out the model in the U.S. U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Real Estate; Crowdfunding; Crowdsourcing; Digital Innovation; Commercial Real Estate; Online Platforms; Disruption; Transformation; Design; Assets; Equity; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Real Estate Industry; Latin America; New York (state, US); United States
Lakhani, Karim R., Katja Hutter, and Greta Friar. "Prodigy Network: Democratizing Real Estate Design and Financing." Harvard Business School Case 614-064, March 2014. (Revised January 2015.)
- February 2011
- Exercise
Pitch Your Project!
By: Thomas Steenburgh
No matter what you do later in your career, you are going to have to learn how to pitch ideas. Perhaps you will want to convince a venture capitalist to invest in your new business idea. Perhaps you will want to convince your company to develop an innovative product.... View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Change; Venture Capital; Governing and Advisory Boards; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Marketing; Product Development; Interests; Complexity; Chicago; New York (state, US)
Steenburgh, Thomas. "Pitch Your Project!" Harvard Business School Exercise 511-116, February 2011.