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Creating ‘Smart’ Policy to Promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Entrepreneurship is a key to unlocking innovation and fostering regional and national economic productivity. Extensive studies demonstrate that small and young firms contribute to innovation and employment growth. But which of the many types of small firms are... View Details
  • February 1999
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Lifeline Systems, Inc. (B)

By: H. Kent Bowen and Marilyn Matis
In 1997, Lifeline Systems continues to grow its service business to $32 million, 56% of the company's total revenues. More local hospital Lifeline programs turn over their monitoring service to Lifeline Central, expanding the company's subscriber base by 30%. The... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Expansion; Cost Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Change; Customer Relationship Management; Service Operations; Age; Investment; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Cambridge; Boston
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Bowen, H. Kent, and Marilyn Matis. "Lifeline Systems, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 699-038, February 1999.
  • October 1994 (Revised January 1995)
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Rhone-Poulenc (A) and (B) Condensed

Rhone-Poulenc, France's largest chemical firm, has achieved a major position in the United States as the result of an ambitious series of acquisitions. As it expanded in the United States from 1986 to 1990, Rhone-Poulenc management sought to take a "hands-off" approach... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Chemical Industry; France; United States
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Rosenzweig, Philip M. "Rhone-Poulenc (A) and (B) Condensed." Harvard Business School Case 395-042, October 1994. (Revised January 1995.)
  • September 1993
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Rhone-Poulenc (B)

Rhone-Poulenc, France's largest chemical firm, has achieved a major position in the United States as the result of an ambitious series of acquisitions. As it expanded in the United States from 1986 to 1990, Rhone-Poulenc management sought to take a "hands-off" approach... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Chemical Industry; France; United States
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Rosenzweig, Philip M. "Rhone-Poulenc (B)." Harvard Business School Case 394-041, September 1993.
  • 03 Oct 2019
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    Regulatory Uncertainty and Corporate Responses to Environmental Protection in China

    This article analyzes the closing gap between regulation and enforcement of environmental protection in China and explores its implications for doing business there. It identifies three major dimensions that characterize change in regulatory systems: priorities and... View Details
    • March 2020
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    Aereo

    By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jacey Taft
    Aereo aimed to disrupt television program distribution by providing consumers access to local broadcast TV programming using offsite antennas, cloud-based DVRs, and an Internet connection. With Aereo, consumers could “cut the cord” and avoid the high cost of a cable TV... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Failure; Lawsuits and Litigation; Internet and the Web; Media; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
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    Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Jacey Taft. "Aereo." Harvard Business School Case 820-043, March 2020.
    • February 2015 (Revised May 2017)
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    Delhaize Group: Developing Leaders

    By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
    Delhaize Group, the Belgian-based global food retailer, was focused on competing in the food retailing industry by developing leading positions in key markets via localized retailing strategies. Delhaize was committed to offering its customers superior value while... View Details
    Keywords: Strategy; Organizational Alignment; Talent Management; Leadership Development; Globalized Firms and Management; Human Capital; Talent and Talent Management; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Belgium
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    Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Delhaize Group: Developing Leaders." Harvard Business School Case 415-019, February 2015. (Revised May 2017.)
    • Summer 2014
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    Delegation in Multi-Establishment Firms: Evidence from I.T. Purchasing

    By: Kristina Steffenson McElheran
    Recent contributions to a growing theory literature have focused on the tradeoff between adaptation and coordination in determining delegation within firms. Empirical evidence, however, is limited. Using establishment-level data on decision rights over information... View Details
    Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Adaptation; Cooperation
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    McElheran, Kristina Steffenson. "Delegation in Multi-Establishment Firms: Evidence from I.T. Purchasing." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 23, no. 2 (Summer 2014): 225–258. (Lead Article.)
    • January 2013 (Revised May 2013)
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    Kunshan, Incorporated: The Making of China's Richest Town

    By: William C. Kirby, Nora Bynum, Tracy Yuen Manty and Erica M. Zendell
    In 1980, the city of Kunshan was mere countryside, registering neither on the Chinese government's nor the international business community's radar. By 2010, Kunshan had become the richest city per capita in China and a global technology powerhouse, home to companies... View Details
    Keywords: Foreign Investment; Entrepreneurship; Competition; Emerging Markets; FDI; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Innovation Leadership; Technology Industry; China; Taiwan Strait
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    Kirby, William C., Nora Bynum, Tracy Yuen Manty, and Erica M. Zendell. "Kunshan, Incorporated: The Making of China's Richest Town." Harvard Business School Case 313-103, January 2013. (Revised May 2013.)
    • July 2013
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    Ethnic Innovation and U.S. Multinational Firm Activity

    By: C. Fritz Foley and William R. Kerr
    This paper studies the impact that immigrant innovators have on the global activities of U.S. firms by analyzing detailed data on patent applications and on the operations of the foreign affiliates of U.S. multinational firms. The results indicate that increases in the... View Details
    Keywords: Technology Transfer; Innovation; Ethnic Networks; Patents; Diasporas; Ethnicity; Multinational Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Research and Development; Foreign Direct Investment; Innovation and Invention; United States
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    Foley, C. Fritz, and William R. Kerr. "Ethnic Innovation and U.S. Multinational Firm Activity." Management Science 59, no. 7 (July 2013): 1529–1544.
    • 26 Apr 2024
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    Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory

    potential to impede his ability to attract the best players in college football, many of whom are Black. And since many top recruits hail from the South, Sanders recognized that they might not feel at home in Colorado. To make the campus more welcoming, he brought in a... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports
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    Curriculum - Case Method Project

    describes how elections worked in the late 19th century, when “political machines” wielded enormous influence over voting at the local level and when casting a vote on election day was a very public affair. It addresses the many efforts... View Details
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    Leading Global Businesses

    Adapt strategies and operations to the rapidly changing global business context Integrate global and local strengths while improving collaboration across cultures Create competitive advantage by integrating the best of your organization's... View Details
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    Clubs - Alumni

    Clubs Global network, local connections. 105. That’s how many alumni clubs, identity and industry associations and Harvard Club affiliates in 51 countries are already networking and serving their communities. Global Network 96 Regional... View Details
    • 06 Mar 2012
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    Big BRICs, Weak Foundations: The Beginning of Public Elementary Education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China

    Keywords: by Latika Chaudhary, Aldo Musacchio, Steven Nafziger & Se Yan; Education
    • January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
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    Jumia's Path to Profitability

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Gamze Yucaoglu
    The case opens in September 2019 as Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara, co-founders and co-CEOs of Jumia, the leading Pan-African e-commerce platform, are contemplating the company’s path to profitability in the aftermath of a fragile investor sentiment, as the company... View Details
    Keywords: Retail; Business Models; Business Model; Business Startups; Emerging Markets; For-Profit Firms; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Value Creation; Globalization; Entrepreneurship; Competition; Expansion; Logistics; Profit; Resource Allocation; Diversification; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; Africa
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    Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Pippa Tubman Armerding, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Jumia's Path to Profitability." Harvard Business School Case 721-355, January 2021. (Revised March 2021.)
    • September 2018 (Revised November 2018)
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    Careem: Base Camp or Mountain Peak? Designing an OS for Scaling

    By: Shikhar Ghosh, Gamze Yucaoglu and Alpana Thapar
    This case focuses on designing a fast growing organization. It is part of a two-case set that is taught together to cover the scaling journey.
    Careem, a Dubai-based ride-hailing service aimed to ‘simplify and improve the lives of people, and build an awesome... View Details
    Keywords: Scale; Values; Rights; Operating Systems; Business Startup; Transportation; Organizational Design; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Organizational Culture; Values and Beliefs; Decision Making; Managerial Roles; Dubai; United Arab Emirates; Middle East
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    Ghosh, Shikhar, Gamze Yucaoglu, and Alpana Thapar. "Careem: Base Camp or Mountain Peak? Designing an OS for Scaling." Harvard Business School Case 819-049, September 2018. (Revised November 2018.)
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    Managing the Future of Work

    Colleges, Employers, & America's Chronic Skills Gap By: Joseph B. Fuller & Manjari Raman DEC 2022 To close America’s chronic middle skills gap, U.S. employers have to partner much more actively than in the past with local community... View Details
    • 13 Dec 2022
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    Metaverse Seoul: How One City Used Citizen Input to Pilot a Government-Run Metaverse

    Keywords: Re: Mitchell B. Weiss; Technology; Entertainment & Recreation
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