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  • January 1999 (Revised March 2001)
  • Case

MindSpring

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport
In a business environment where Internet Service Providers (ISP) has become increasingly commodity-like, Charles Brewer, founder and CEO of MindSpring, the nation's sixth largest ISP and the recognized leader in customer satisfaction, ponders a proposed merger with... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Satisfaction; Growth and Development Strategy; Web Services Industry; United States
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Rayport, Jeffrey F., Joseph Keough, and Cathy Olofson. "MindSpring." Harvard Business School Case 899-178, January 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
  • April 2022
  • Teaching Note

CVS Health: Prescription for Transformation

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Catarina Martinez
In 2021, new CEO Karen Lynch (named the most powerful woman in business) considered the next transformation phase for CVS Health (a Fortune 5 corporate giant). The 2018 acquisition of Aetna insurance brought her to the company as part of its long evolution from a... View Details
Keywords: Health; COVID-19 Pandemic; Primary Care; Leadership; Change Management; Women Executives; Retail; Pharmacy; Pharmacy Benefit Manager; Clinical Trials; Vaccination; Acquisition; Innovation and Invention; Transformation; Retail Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry; United States
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Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Catarina Martinez. "CVS Health: Prescription for Transformation." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 322-122, April 2022.
  • January 2014
  • Case

Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor: India's Road to Prosperity?

By: John Macomber and Vidhya Muthuram
The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) was an ambitious $90 billion infrastructure project covering the 1483-km distance between Delhi and Mumbai. The project would create new industrial townships, high speed freight lines, six-lane expressways, airports, ports... View Details
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Macomber, John, and Vidhya Muthuram. "Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor: India's Road to Prosperity?" Harvard Business School Case 214-077, January 2014.
  • January 2001 (Revised May 2010)
  • Case

BP Amoco (B): Financing Development of the Caspian Oil Fields

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
British Petroleum and Amoco were the two largest members of the Azerbaijan International Oil Consortium (AIOC), an 11-firm consortium that was spending $10 billion to develop oil fields in the Caspian Sea. As of March 1999, AIOC had completed a $1.9 billion development... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Policy; Capital Budgeting; Project Finance; Emerging Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Mining Industry; Energy Industry; United Kingdom; Europe
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Esty, Benjamin C., and Michael Kane. "BP Amoco (B): Financing Development of the Caspian Oil Fields." Harvard Business School Case 201-067, January 2001. (Revised May 2010.)
  • July 2005 (Revised September 2016)
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24 Hour Fitness (A): The Rise, 1983–2004

By: John R. Wells, Elizabeth A. Raabe and Gabriel Ellsworth
In October 2004, Mark S. Mastrov, CEO of 24 Hour Fitness, reflected on how far his company had come in just over 20 years. From humble beginnings in 1983 in San Leandro, California, 24 Hour Fitness had grown to become the largest privately-owned health-club chain in... View Details
Keywords: 24 Hour Fitness; Mark Mastrov; Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Weight Loss; Exercise; Personal Training; Retention; Sales Force Compensation; Incentive Systems; Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Private Equity; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Nutrition; Business History; Employees; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Operations; Service Operations; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Technology Platform; Web; Web Sites; Capital Structure; Performance; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; United States; California; San Francisco
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Wells, John R., Elizabeth A. Raabe, and Gabriel Ellsworth. "24 Hour Fitness (A): The Rise, 1983–2004." Harvard Business School Case 706-404, July 2005. (Revised September 2016.)
  • 16 Aug 2016
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Health Care Club: Summer Spotlight

Tell us about where you’re working this summer. I am at Shire, in their Business Development group located in Lexington, MA (soon moving to Kendall Square). Shire is considered “Big Pharma” which basically means it is one of the larger biopharmaceutical companies in... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
  • March 1982 (Revised August 1988)
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Duncan Field (A)

Duncan Field, having left employment in the cable television industry, is attempting to find and buy a cable system with a financial backer. Traces Duncan's career path preparing for this move, shows development of his financial backing, follows his search, and... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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Thurston, Philip H., Richard O. von Werssowetz, and H. Irving Grousbeck. "Duncan Field (A)." Harvard Business School Case 382-137, March 1982. (Revised August 1988.)
  • June 2006 (Revised April 2007)
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Howard Schultz: Building Starbucks Community

By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
In 2006, Howard Schultz reflects on his leadership at Starbucks in light of its continued growth plans. Provides information on the leadership development of the protagonist, tracing his youth and education, his early business career, his acquisition of Starbucks, and... View Details
Keywords: Education; Biography; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Personal Development and Career
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George, William W., and Andrew N. McLean. "Howard Schultz: Building Starbucks Community." Harvard Business School Case 406-127, June 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
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Four Ways to Build a Productive Sales Culture

By: Frank V. Cespedes and Steven Maughan
This article distinguishes sales efficiency (SE) initiatives (e.g., CRM, training, and KPI dashboards) from sales optimization (SO) decisions (e.g., aligning sales tasks with business strategy, customer selection, and deployment of sales resources across... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Sales
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Cespedes, Frank V., and Steven Maughan. "Four Ways to Build a Productive Sales Culture." Top Sales Magazine (July 14, 2015), 15–17.
  • November 1991 (Revised September 1993)
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Oak Industries Inc.

By: William A. Sahlman and Burton C. Hurlock
Describes Bill Antle's proposed restructuring plans for Oak Industries, a company composed of nine divisions which seem to be experiencing operating difficulties. During the last ten years the company has been involved in a number of acquisitions and divestitures, as... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Operations; SWOT Analysis; Organizational Structure; Restructuring; Financial Management; Acquisition; Financial Markets
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Sahlman, William A., and Burton C. Hurlock. "Oak Industries Inc." Harvard Business School Case 292-086, November 1991. (Revised September 1993.)

    Case: The Allergan Board Under Fire (A)

    In 2014, the Allergan Inc. board of directors received a surprise takeover offer from Valeant Pharmaceuticals in alliance with hedge fund activist Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management. In the unprecedented arrangement between an acquirer and a hedge... View Details
    • December 1992 (Revised March 1993)
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    Mark Miller (A)

    Describes the career of Mark Miller, who went into his family's motel business as a young man, took over active management, and grew the enterprise to the point where it is a $25 million in revenue, $30 million equity value business. Focuses on a growth acquisition... View Details
    Keywords: Acquisition; Family Business; Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Revenue; Leadership Style; Goals and Objectives; Personal Development and Career
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    Roberts, Michael J. "Mark Miller (A)." Harvard Business School Case 393-082, December 1992. (Revised March 1993.)
    • October 2023 (Revised May 2024)
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    Thermo Fisher Scientific: Foray into Contract Research

    By: Satish Tadikonda, William Marks and Kevin Emancipator
    After publicly declaring that they would not enter the contract research organization (CRO) business in 2017, Thermo Fisher purchased Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD), one of the biggest players in the CRO space, in 2021. Much had changed in the intervening... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Biotechnology Industry
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    Tadikonda, Satish, William Marks, and Kevin Emancipator. "Thermo Fisher Scientific: Foray into Contract Research." Harvard Business School Case 824-073, October 2023. (Revised May 2024.)
    • February 2006 (Revised October 2006)
    • Case

    The Children's Investment Fund, 2005

    By: Randolph B. Cohen and Joshua B. Sandbulte
    TCI, The Children's Investment Fund, is a London-based hedge fund. The firm donates a significant fraction of the fees it earns to a charitable foundation. In 2005, TCI took a large stake in Deutsche Borse, the stock exchange in Frankfurt. Its battle with management... View Details
    Keywords: Value Creation; Financial Markets; Investment Activism; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Financial Services Industry; London; Germany
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    Cohen, Randolph B., and Joshua B. Sandbulte. "The Children's Investment Fund, 2005." Harvard Business School Case 206-092, February 2006. (Revised October 2006.)
    • May 2016
    • Case

    AbbVie

    By: Kevin Schulman, Laura Little, Samyukta Mullangi and Stephen Schleicher
    This case focuses on the impact of a novel regulatory pathway, the biosimilars pathway, on the strategy of a major pharmaceutical firm that finds its largest product (60% of revenue) at risk. The case reviews the rationale for the pathway, the emerging biosimilars... View Details
    Keywords: Pharmaceutical Company; M&A Valuation; AbbVie; Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry; United States
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    Schulman, Kevin, Laura Little, Samyukta Mullangi, and Stephen Schleicher. "AbbVie." Harvard Business School Case 316-095, May 2016.
    • February 2003 (Revised October 2003)
    • Case

    Cable Data Systems

    By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
    Describes the operating challenges of Cable Data Systems (CDS), a minority-owned cable installation company with a dual mission of maximizing profits and providing employment opportunities to minorities in urban markets. Following the merger of two cable installation... View Details
    Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Employment; Forecasting and Prediction; Urban Scope; Cost Management; Infrastructure; Labor Unions; Demand and Consumers; Demographics; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Boston
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    Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "Cable Data Systems." Harvard Business School Case 803-132, February 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
    • June 2024
    • Case

    Arete Research on Unity Software

    By: Joseph Pacelli and Tonia Labruyere
    Richard Kramer had founded Arete Research, an independent financial research provider, in 2000 after a successful career as a sell-side analyst at Goldman Sachs. He reflects on his team's coverage of Unity Software, a U.S.-based mobile games software company, that... View Details
    Keywords: Analysis; Initial Public Offering; Analytics and Data Science; Applications and Software; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Valuation; Value Creation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Reports; Financial Services Industry; Video Game Industry; United Kingdom; United States
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    Pacelli, Joseph, and Tonia Labruyere. "Arete Research on Unity Software." Harvard Business School Case 124-086, June 2024.
    • June 2001 (Revised September 2011)
    • Case

    PepsiCo's Bid for Quaker Oats (A)

    By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Leonid P Sudakov
    Throughout 1999, PepsiCo closely tracked several potential strategic acquisitions. In the fall of 2000, it appeared that the right moment for an equity-financed acquisition had arrived. At this time, PepsiCo management decided to initiate confidential discussions with... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Stock Shares; Negotiation; Strategy; Valuation; Food and Beverage Industry
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    Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Leonid P Sudakov. "PepsiCo's Bid for Quaker Oats (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-458, June 2001. (Revised September 2011.)
    • March 1994 (Revised April 1995)
    • Case

    EnClean: Malcolm Waddell's Story (A)

    By: David J. Collis
    Describes, in the words of its cofounder, the history of EnClean, an industrial and environmental services company, from its origins in 1984. The company grew rapidly and diversified into new businesses and new geographies both through acquisition and internally. It... View Details
    Keywords: Diversification; Expansion; Restructuring; Corporate Strategy
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    Collis, David J. "EnClean: Malcolm Waddell's Story (A)." Harvard Business School Case 794-115, March 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
    • March 2018 (Revised January 2021)
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    China Vanke: Battle for Control (A)

    By: Lynn S. Paine, Charles C.Y. Wang, Dawn H. Lau and Anthony K. Woo
    In June 2016, the board of China Vanke, one of China’s largest and best-known private residential real estate developers, must vote on a proposed acquisition that is opposed by its largest shareholders, state-owned China Resources Co. and the lesser-known property... View Details
    Keywords: China Vanke; China Resources; Hostile Takeover; Board Of Directors; Shareholding Structure; Shareholder Rights; Asset Restructuring; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Valuation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Real Estate Industry; China
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    Paine, Lynn S., Charles C.Y. Wang, Dawn H. Lau, and Anthony K. Woo. "China Vanke: Battle for Control (A)." Harvard Business School Case 318-117, March 2018. (Revised January 2021.)
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