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  • December 2018 (Revised June 2021)
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Bulb 2017: Launch

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
On August 21, 2015, Amit Gudka and Hayden Wood, co-founders of Bulb Ltd. (Bulb) launched a new business to supply energy to the United Kingdom’s 27 million residential homes with a promise of 100% renewable electricity at affordable prices. By the end of March 2017,... View Details
Keywords: Green Energy; Start-up; Launch; Customer Acquisition; Customer Churn; Customer Engagement; Electricity; Resources; Growth Strategy; B-Corp; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Journey; Entrepreneurial Financing; Renewable Energy; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Working Capital; Product Launch; Customers; Growth Management; Business Plan; Decision Making; United Kingdom
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Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Bulb 2017: Launch." Harvard Business School Supplement 719-441, December 2018. (Revised June 2021.)
  • 05 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

process culminated in competitive and consumer differentiation that ushered in innovation reinvestment and a period of substantive and sustained demand View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

predictions. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54314 January–February 2019 Harvard Business Review Cracking Frontier Markets By: Christensen, Clayton M., Efosa Ojomo, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

    Winning in Emerging Markets: A Roadmap for Strategy and Execution

    Most books thus far on emerging markets are either investing-oriented (Mobius, Pereiro), or country - or market-specific (Farrell, Lindahl), or descriptive (Friedman, van Agtmael). No book has definitively targeted the corporate strategists who need a practical... View Details

    • 18 Aug 2022
    • Op-Ed

    Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent

    business leaders need to step up their game to attract and retain the top talent they need to remain competitive, productive, and cohesive to get through this tumultuous... View Details
    Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
    • 29 Jan 2019
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    New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

    trust and liquidity when launching new marketplaces as well as challenges encountered as marketplaces mature (e.g., congestion and disintermediation). Purchase this... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 2019
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    The Great Divergence and the Great Convergence

    By: Geoffrey Jones
    This chapter provides a new lens to the extensive debate among economists and economic historians concerning why the West grew rich and the rest of the world lagged behind as modern industrialization took hold in the 19th century. The literature has focused heavily on... View Details
    Keywords: Globalization; Growth and Development; History; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; Oceania
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    Jones, Geoffrey. "The Great Divergence and the Great Convergence." Chap. 37 in The Routledge Companion to the Makers of Global Business, edited by Teresa da Silva Lopes, Christina Lubinski, and Heidi J.S. Tworek, 578–592. New York: Routledge, 2019.
    • January 2016
    • Case

    Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets

    By: Anat Keinan and Sandrine Crener
    Founded in 1999 in the Boston area, Sentient Jet had become a leading private aviation company in the United States. Its success was built on the introduction of a groundbreaking membership program that offered business travelers the flexibility and convenience of... View Details
    Keywords: Private Jets; Private Aviation; Luxury; Luxury Service; Uber; Branding; Growth Strategy; Client Acquisition; Innovative Business Model; Disruptive Innovation; Collaborative Consumption; Disruption; Disruptive Business Model; Travel; Reputation Management; Sharing Economy; Word Of Mouth; Customer Engagement; Aircraft; Membership Programs; Loyalty Program; Brand Positioning; Brand Building; Brand Differentiation; Customer Service; Exceeding Consumer Expectations; 2-way Business Model; Marketing Partnerships; Netjet; Air Transportation; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Air Transportation Industry
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    Keinan, Anat, and Sandrine Crener. "Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets." Harvard Business School Case 516-066, January 2016.
    • March 2014
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    Babcock International Plc

    By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
    In 2013, Babcock International Plc (Babcock) was the largest engineering services provider in the UK with sales of over £3 billion. Under the leadership of CEO Peter Rogers, Babcock had grown revenues and profits nearly tenfold over the previous decade as it benefited... View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Change; Strategy And Leadership; Diversification; United Kingdom; Military; Nuclear Power; Nuclear; Engineering And Construction; Conglomerates; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Global Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; United Kingdom
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    Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Babcock International Plc." Harvard Business School Case 714-496, March 2014.
    • 02 Oct 2018
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    New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

    forthcoming Annual Review of Economics History, Micro Data and Endogenous Growth By: Akcigit, Ufuk, and Tom Nicholas Abstract—Economic growth is... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • August 1998 (Revised June 2000)
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    FairMarket, Inc.: Where Buyers and Sellers Connect

    By: Lynda M. Applegate, Jack Wieland and Chad M. M Raube
    On February 20, 1997, FairMarket, an Internet-based business-to-business auction site, was launched. CEO, founder Scott Randall, drew on his experience building Internet businesses at NECX Direct, Yahoo, and Internet Shopping Network to build his business. This case,... View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; Debates; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development; Growth Management; Management Style; Product Launch; Multi-Sided Platforms; Problems and Challenges; Information Technology; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
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    Applegate, Lynda M., Jack Wieland, and Chad M. M Raube. "FairMarket, Inc.: Where Buyers and Sellers Connect." Harvard Business School Case 399-006, August 1998. (Revised June 2000.)
    • March 1999
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    Merck & Co., Inc.: Corporate Strategy, Organization and Culture (A)

    By: Michael Beer and Perry Fagan
    In the early 1990s, Merck faced a series of challenges because of significant changes in its competitive and regulatory environment (e.g., growth in power of pharmaceutical buyers like managed care organizations led to price pressures and President Clinton's review of... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Management Practices and Processes; Competitive Strategy; Management Teams; Health Care and Treatment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Situation or Environment; Alignment; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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    Beer, Michael, and Perry Fagan. "Merck & Co., Inc.: Corporate Strategy, Organization and Culture (A)." Harvard Business School Case 499-054, March 1999.
    • January 2016 (Revised March 2016)
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    Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016

    By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
    CEO David Kenny led the transformation of the Weather Company from a television business to a Big Data technology company from 2012 until 2016, when IBM acquired its digital assets. This case discusses major decisions taken by Kenny starting in 2014 as he sought to... View Details
    Keywords: Weather Company; IBM; Digital; Technology; David Kenny; Television; Weather Channel; Legacy Business; Mainstream; Newstream; Reorganization; Acquisitions; Transformation; Information Technology; Television Entertainment; Acquisition; Consolidation; Change; Leadership
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    Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016." Harvard Business School Case 316-143, January 2016. (Revised March 2016.)
    • April 2011
    • Article

    Private Equity and Long-Run Investment: The Case of Innovation

    By: Josh Lerner, Morten Sorensen and Per Stromberg
    A long-standing controversy is whether LBOs relieve managers from short-term pressures of dispersed shareholders, or whether LBO funds themselves are driven by short-term profit motives and sacrifice long-term growth to boost short-term performance. We investigate 495... View Details
    Keywords: Patents; Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Investment; Innovation and Invention
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    Lerner, Josh, Morten Sorensen, and Per Stromberg. "Private Equity and Long-Run Investment: The Case of Innovation." Journal of Finance 66, no. 2 (April 2011): 445–477.
    • March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
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    “The Wheels on the Bus” Go Electric: Highland Electric Fleets and Partners

    By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jacob A. Small
    Founder Duncan McIntyre developed an innovative service-based business to electrify transportation fleets for school districts and scale through public-private partnerships while contributing to climate change solutions. The case covers the rationale for electric... View Details
    Keywords: Climate Change; Leadership; Growth Management; Supply Chain; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Innovation Leadership; Transportation Industry; United States; Canada
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    Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Jacob A. Small. "'The Wheels on the Bus' Go Electric: Highland Electric Fleets and Partners." Harvard Business School Case 324-107, March 2024. (Revised April 2024.)
    • 03 Oct 2016
    • News

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    Keywords: entrepreneurship; immigration; economic growth; jobs creation; government policy
    • April 2024
    • Teaching Note

    'The Wheels on the Bus' Go Electric: Highland Electric Fleets and Partners

    By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
    Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 324-107. Founder Duncan McIntyre developed an innovative service-based business to electrify transportation fleets for school districts and scale through public-private partnerships while contributing to climate change solutions. The case... View Details
    Keywords: Climate Change; Leadership; Growth Management; Supply Chain; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Innovation Leadership; Transportation Industry; United States; Canada
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    Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jacob A. Small. "'The Wheels on the Bus' Go Electric: Highland Electric Fleets and Partners." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 324-129, April 2024.
    • December 2005 (Revised October 2013)
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    Fred Khosravi and AccessClosure (A)

    By: Richard Hamermesh and Liz Kind
    Fred Khosravi is a serial medical device entrepreneur. In his latest venture, he must decide whether to sell now or continue to develop his current product and whether to market it, sell the company, or IPO. View Details
    Keywords: Negotiation; Medical Devices; Venture Capital; Life Sciences; Health Care Industry; Healthcare Technology; Healthcare Ventures; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
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    Hamermesh, Richard, and Liz Kind. "Fred Khosravi and AccessClosure (A)." Harvard Business School Case 806-044, December 2005. (Revised October 2013.)
    • 16 Nov 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    Turning One Thousand Customers into One Million

    First 1,000 Customers, we explored how these two-sided platforms got their start and attracted a significant number of early adopters based on a Harvard Business School case that professor Teixeira wrote... View Details
    Keywords: by Thales S. Teixeira and Michael Blanding; Retail; Transportation; Accommodations
    • June 2011
    • Case

    Shelley Capital and the Hedge Fund Secondary Market

    By: Luis Viceira, Elena Corsi and Ruth Dittrich
    An advisory company has to decide how to sell their client's hedge fund holdings in the secondary market, and thinks about their future. Shelley Capital was a a European advisory company operating in the hedge fund secondary market, a market that boosted in 2008 with... View Details
    Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Investment Funds; Marketing Strategy; Financial Crisis; Sales; Leadership Development; Financial Markets; Crisis Management; Business Processes; Risk and Uncertainty; Globalized Economies and Regions; Financial Services Industry; Service Industry; Europe
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    Viceira, Luis, Elena Corsi, and Ruth Dittrich. "Shelley Capital and the Hedge Fund Secondary Market." Harvard Business School Case 211-112, June 2011.
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