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- October 2001
- Supplement
R&R
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Amy Blitz
Outlines alternative mechanisms for getting into business. Shows the means by which an experienced entrepreneur can gain control over the necessary resources to lower the fixed costs of business entry. Provides a mechanism for discussing the role of experience,... View Details
- September 2001 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
DIENA
By: Robert Simons and Indra Reinbergs
Requires students to draw a new organization structure diagram for a rapidly evolving business. A/S DIENA is a newspaper publisher founded during Latvia's 1990/91 struggle for independence from the USSR with a clear social mission to support democracy. With the help of... View Details
- July 2001 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., The
By: Andre F. Perold and Austin K Scee
NASDAQ's mission "to facilitate capital formation" is threatened by the emergence of Electronic Communication Networks, which are not as heavily regulated by the SEC. This case reviews the development of NASDAQ and its evolution from a loose network of broker-dealers... View Details
- June 2001
- Teaching Note
Retail Operations TN
By: Ananth Raman
Describes the teaching objectives and content of the Retail Operations Module in the Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains elective course at HBS. First describes the motivation for developing a module on retail operations in a supply chain course and then addresses... View Details
- May 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Teaching Note
Jumpstart TN
Teaching Note for (9-301-037). View Details
- May 2001 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Jumpstart
Many in the nonprofit sector doubt whether organizational performance can be measured. Jumpstart, a 10-year-old nonprofit, developed performance measurement and management systems from its inception. The organization has experienced explosive growth and attributes a... View Details
- 2001
- Working Paper
Cognitions and Behavior in Asymmetric Social Dilemmas: A Comparison of Two Cultures and Behavior
By: Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni, Tetsushi Okmura, Jeanne M. Brett, Don A. Moore, Ann E. Tenbrunsel and Max Bazerman
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Katharine Graham TN
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Lisa M. Gunther and Dina R. Pradel
Teaching Note for (9-801-276). View Details
- March 2001 (Revised December 2007)
- Case
Katharine Graham
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Lisa M. Gunther and Dina R. Pradel
Details the career of Katharine Graham of the Washington Post Co., a pioneer in her field and one of the first high-profile women to lead a major public company. Her story is a unique example of how power and expertise are built over time, and differs from those of... View Details
- March 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Sustainable Development & Socially Responsible Investing: ABB in 2000
Several investment firms and mutual funds position themselves as providers or facilitators of opportunities for socially responsible investment. This case addresses the impact of these firms on publicly traded companies. Focuses on managers at ABB, a large... View Details
- March 2001
- Case
FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
Describes some strategic and financial issues confronting the founder and executive director of a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving awareness of and interest in science and technology among elementary and high school students. The organization sponsors... View Details
- March 2001 (Revised July 2007)
- Background Note
Power and Influence: Achieving Your Objectives in Organizations
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Elizabeth Long Lingo
Power is the potential to mobilize energy. This rather neutral definition does not address the issues of how to exercise power or to what ends. The answers to these questions determine the ultimate value of an individual's power. This note is written to help readers... View Details
- March 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Virgin.com
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
Describes the evolution of Virgin's dot-com organization and the decision it faced in mid-2000--whether to consolidate several separate dot-com ventures into one larger venture or, instead, to allow each to run independently. Also contains a history of Virgin's... View Details
- January 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
By: James E. Austin and Kim Slack
Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) is a $74 million nonprofit social enterprise that combats poverty by helping community development organizations build affordable housing and create economic development opportunities through public-private partnerships. Poses a... View Details
- November 2000
- Case
WARDA: Leading a Rice Revolution in West Africa
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
The West Africa Rice Development Association, along with various national and international partners, was developing and transferring new rice technologies to farmers throughout West and Central Africa. While production in West Africa was growing faster than any other... View Details
- October 2000 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
Bridgespan Group, The
By: Allen S. Grossman and John D. Kalafatas
Bain & Co., a consulting firm with a client list that ranges from entrepreneurial start-ups to global corporations, wanted to increase its involvement with nonprofit organizations. Rather than continuing to integrate the work into the existing organization, Bain... View Details
- September 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Old Mutual
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Kirsty O'Neil-Massaro
Designed to explore the demutualization and listing overseas of one of Africa's largest financial institutions, Old Mutual, and the effects that these actions have on South Africa's domestic capital markets. Explores the particular difficulties that arise as a result... View Details
Keywords: Financial Institutions; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Global Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Capital Markets; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Education; Financial Strategy; Business or Company Management; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; South Africa
- September 2000 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Freeport Studio
By: Rajiv Lal and James Weber
Describes the start-up and first-year difficulties of Freeport Studio, a unit of L.L. Bean, founded in 1998 to sell women's clothing by catalog. First-year sales were far below plan, and projected profits did not materialize. Fran Philip must identify the problems and... View Details
- July 2000 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Agricultural Biotechnology and its Regulation
In the United States, genetically modified corn and soybeans are now widely grown and consumed. In Europe, however, they have been dubbed "Frankenstein foods," shunned by packaged food manufacturers, and subjected to a host of governmental restrictions. This case... View Details
- 2000
- Other Unpublished Work
Career Concerns and Staged Investment: Evidence from the Venture Capital Industry
By: Malcolm Baker
I develop a model in which career concerns lead to inefficient reinvestment decisions. Managers have incentives to inflate interim returns by continuing bad projects and delaying write-offs. In the venture capital industry, the syndication of follow-on investments can... View Details