Publications

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 422-014. View Details

February 2025
Teaching Note

Brown and Coconut

By: Yuan Zou

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 122-011. View Details

February 2025
Case

Doing Business in Casablanca, Morocco

By: Karen G. Mills, Ahmed Dahawy and Choetsow Tenzin

This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Morocco. The case explores the various historical, cultural, and social factors that impact the business environment. It also highlights Morocco’s unique economy where cash remains a dominant... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Business History; Business and Government Relations; Technological Innovation; Cash; Culture; Distribution Industry; Financial Services Industry; Morocco

February 2025
Teaching Note

Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel

By: Elie Ofek and Sarah Mehta

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 525-006 and 525-020. View Details

Keywords: Brand Management; Marketing Strategy; Entertainment Marketing; Intellectual Property; Consumer Preferences; Toy Industry; Culture And Marketing; Societal Marketing; Brand Purpose; Diversity And Inclusion; Turnaround Strategies

February 2025
Teaching Note

Dynamic Pricing at Wendy's: Where’s the Beef?

By: Elie Ofek

Teaching Note for HBS Case 525-010. View Details

February 2025
Supplement

Moleskine: Daniela Riccardi Turns the Page

Newly appointed CEO Daniela Riccardi needed to develop and present an action plan to the board of the company that owned Moleskine. Riccardi was hired because Moleskine had recently overextended its reach and needed more focus and discipline. Having previously served... View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Distribution Channels; Planning; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Product Marketing; Retail Industry; Italy

February 2025
Teaching Note

India Stack: Digital Public Infrastructure for All

By: Tarun Khanna

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 724-371. View Details

Keywords: Digital Transformation; Technology Adoption; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Asia; South Asia; India

February 2025
Teaching Note

The Reinvention of Kodak

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 419-012 and 421-704. View Details

Keywords: Asset Management; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy

February 2025
Teaching Note

Wendell Weeks at Corning Inc.

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 419-003 and 421-078. View Details

February 2025
Case

Managing EPS at Stanley Black & Decker?

By: Jonas Heese, Joseph Pacelli, Yuan Zou and James Barnett

The case explores Stanley Black and Decker’s (SBD) 2022 financial restatement announcement, which related to how SBD accounted for certain equity issuances in 2019. These transactions had a minimal effect on earnings but significantly reduced shares outstanding, and... View Details

Keywords: Earnings Per Share (EPS); Financial Reporting; Ethics; Financial Statements; Equity; Measurement and Metrics; Stock Shares; Business and Shareholder Relations; Accounting Industry; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry

February 2025
Teaching Note

Pricing an IPO at Allbirds, Inc.

By: Joseph Pacelli and Yuan Zou

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 124-100. View Details

February 2025
Teaching Note

Akooda: Charging Toward Operational Intelligence

By: Christopher Stanton and Shira Aronson

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 823-018. View Details

February 2025
Teaching Note

Negotiating a Legacy at Sustainable Harvest

By: Jillian J. Jordan, Julian Zlatev and Anoushka Kiyawat

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 925-010 and 925-011. View Details

February 2025
Teaching Note

Balancing Act: Nvidia's Strategy in the US-China Semiconductor Standoff

By: Jeremy Friedman

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 725009. View Details

February 2025
Supplement

Boston Ballet Video Supplement

Video Supplement for HBS Case No. 420-005 View Details

February 2025
Teaching Note

Google Quantum AI

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 725-362. View Details

February 2025
Supplement

eBee: Affordable Mobility for Africa

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Gamze Yucaoglu and Jordan Mitchell

The case opens in March 2023, as Sten van der Ham and Jaap Maljers, CEO and co-founder of eBee, an electric bike (e-bike) company in Africa, are contemplating the different avenues for growth and path to profitability for the young and ambitious company. In 2023, the... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Value Creation; Competition; Logistics; Profit; Resource Allocation; Expansion; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Bicycle Industry; Africa; Kenya

February 2025
Case

Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A)

By: Emily Truelove, Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption of the automotive industry: the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the rise of software-defined vehicles (SDVs).... View Details

February 2025
Case

Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A) (Abridged)

By: Emily Truelove, Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption of the automotive industry: the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the rise of software-defined vehicles (SDVs).... View Details

February 2025
Case

Ingersoll Rand: Broadening Employee Ownership

By: Ethan Rouen and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago

Set in 2024, this case examines how Ingersoll Rand—a global leader in air, liquid, and gas handling technologies—approached broadening employee ownership. The company granted restricted stock units (RSUs) to all employees on their one-year anniversary, reinforcing a... View Details

Keywords: Stock Shares; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Retention; Employee Ownership; Mergers and Acquisitions; Organizational Culture; Expansion; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America