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- 2022
- Working Paper
Exclusive Dealing and Entry by Competing Two-Sided Platforms
By: Cristian Chica, Kenneth Chuk and Jorge Tamayo
We study competition between horizontally differentiated platforms offering exclusive and non-exclusive contracts to one side of the market (content providers). The introduction of non-exclusive contracts in addition to exclusive contracts softens the competition for... View Details
Keywords: Two-Sided Markets; Platform Price Competition; Network Externalities; Exclusive Contracts; Multi-homing; Digital Platforms; Price; Competition; Contracts
Chica, Cristian, Kenneth Chuk, and Jorge Tamayo. "Exclusive Dealing and Entry by Competing Two-Sided Platforms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-092, March 2021. (Revised February 2022. R&R International Journal of Industrial Organization.)
- August 1994
- Case
Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd.
Describes the introduction of two profit planning and control systems at Kirin as part of its shift from a production-oriented to a consumer-oriented strategy. Specifically, documents Kirin's use of profit centers to increase efficiency and its use of pseudo profit... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Organizational Structure; Management Systems; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Japan
Cooper, Robin. "Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 195-058, August 1994.
- 18 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers
bouncing and charging the account another $70 in overdraft fees. Failing to pay those multiplying fees can lead the bank to close accounts—a stain on a consumer’s record that... View Details
- September–October 2021
- Article
Frontiers: Can an AI Algorithm Mitigate Racial Economic Inequality? An Analysis in the Context of Airbnb
By: Shunyuan Zhang, Nitin Mehta, Param Singh and Kannan Srinivasan
We study the effect of Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm on the racial disparity in the daily revenue earned by Airbnb hosts. Our empirical strategy exploits Airbnb’s introduction of the algorithm and its voluntary adoption by hosts as a quasi-natural experiment. Among... View Details
Keywords: Smart Pricing; Pricing Algorithm; Machine Bias; Discrimination; Racial Disparity; Social Inequality; Airbnb Revenue; Revenue; Race; Equality and Inequality; Prejudice and Bias; Price; Mathematical Methods; Accommodations Industry
Zhang, Shunyuan, Nitin Mehta, Param Singh, and Kannan Srinivasan. "Frontiers: Can an AI Algorithm Mitigate Racial Economic Inequality? An Analysis in the Context of Airbnb." Marketing Science 40, no. 5 (September–October 2021): 813–820.
- February 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Warnaco Group, Inc. (A)
By: David F. Hawkins
Warnaco's history of nonrecurring charges is traced from 1990 through 2000 along with the stock market and security analysts' response to these charges. Teaching Purpose: To expose students to the accounting for a variety of new recurring accounting items. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Financial Reporting; Restructuring; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry
Hawkins, David F. "Warnaco Group, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 101-068, February 2001. (Revised April 2001.)
- March 2002 (Revised April 2002)
- Background Note
A Note on Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation (B)
A brief introduction to the calculations inherent in pre-money and post-money valuations at multiple stages of financing. Relies on one example to illustrate that valuations can be calculated in a variety of ways, depending on the information provided. A rewritten... View Details
Cyr, Linda A. "A Note on Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation (B)." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-180, March 2002. (Revised April 2002.)
- 31 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Stock Price Synchronicity and Material Sustainability Information
- January 1990 (Revised March 1994)
- Case
Royal Ahold NV
By: Richard F. Meyer
Contains a general description of a large international retailer. Focus is on the major financial risks facing the company: exchange rate risk and commodity price risk. This case is an introduction to financial risk management. It poses some of the major problem areas. View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Futures and Commodity Futures; Trade; Distribution; Financial Services Industry
Meyer, Richard F. "Royal Ahold NV." Harvard Business School Case 190-113, January 1990. (Revised March 1994.)
- January 1995 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
Portfolio Planning at Ciba-Geigy and the Newport Investment Proposal
By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson
Covers the history of portfolio planning at CIBA-GEIGY, a leading Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical company, beginning with the introduction of the process in the mid-1980s. The discussion extends to the application of portfolio planning techniques to a specific... View Details
Keywords: Investment Portfolio; Corporate Strategy; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Chemicals; Chemical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland
Collis, David J., and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. "Portfolio Planning at Ciba-Geigy and the Newport Investment Proposal." Harvard Business School Case 795-040, January 1995. (Revised November 2021.)
- September 2007 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Silic (A): Choosing Cost or Fair Value on Adoption of IFRS
By: David F. Hawkins, Vincent Marie Dessain and Andrew Barron
A French real estate firm must choose to report its primary asset (investment property) using either cost or fair-value accounting methods upon adoption of international accounting standards (IAS) in 2005. View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Fair Value Accounting; Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Investment; Standards; Real Estate Industry; France
Hawkins, David F., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Andrew Barron. "Silic (A): Choosing Cost or Fair Value on Adoption of IFRS." Harvard Business School Case 108-030, September 2007. (Revised January 2008.)
- March 2015
- Teaching Note
McKinsey & Co.—Protecting its Reputation (A) and (B)
By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague
McKinsey & Co—Protecting its Reputation (A&B) is a field case written from the perspective of the Firm's Managing Director Dominic Barton. The two cases describe the actions McKinsey & Co took to protect the firm's reputation after the Rajat Gupta matter.
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Keywords: Consulting Firms; Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Leadership And Change Management; Leadership And Managing People; Leading A Global Business; Corporate Culture; Professional Service Firms; Professional Service Firm; Leadership; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Consulting Industry; United States
- May 2002 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Marketing Antidepressants: Prozac and Paxil
By: Youngme E. Moon and Kerry Herman
Describes the marketing of Prozac and Paxil, two of the best-selling mental health drugs in history. Set in 2001, several months before the expiration of Prozac's patent, Eli Lilly (Prozac's manufacturer) and GlaxoSmithKline (Paxil's manufacturer) must decide how to... View Details
Keywords: Patents; Product Positioning; Competition; Ethics; Value; Health Care and Treatment; Brands and Branding; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Moon, Youngme E., and Kerry Herman. "Marketing Antidepressants: Prozac and Paxil." Harvard Business School Case 502-055, May 2002. (Revised October 2005.)
- 01 Nov 2021
- Video
Dean Srikant Datar Introduces the Case Method Centennial
- March 2011 (Revised September 2014)
- Case
Bridging the GAAPs
By: Gwen Yu
Inconsistencies in accounting treatment across countries are a major obstacle for global equity investment. Adoption of a single accounting standard (IFRS) has been received with much excitement, where apples to apples comparison across countries will become easier.... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Private Equity; Investment; Globalized Markets and Industries; Information Management; Standards; Valuation
Yu, Gwen. "Bridging the GAAPs." Harvard Business School Case 111-114, March 2011. (Revised September 2014.) (Included in Harvard Business School's Premier Case Collection.)
- June 1993 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Duckworth Industries, Inc.--Incentive Compensation Programs
A private company is considering an introduction of a long-run incentive compensation system in which payoffs to managers are determined by the economic value added for shareholders by their individual business units. The proposed new system is compared to a number of... View Details
Keywords: Executive Compensation; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations; Motivation and Incentives; Value Creation
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Duckworth Industries, Inc.--Incentive Compensation Programs." Harvard Business School Case 293-091, June 1993. (Revised November 2007.)
- January 1995
- Case
Keller Fund's Option Investment Strategies, The
By: W. Carl Kester
A closed-end mutual fund's decision to study option trading provides an opportunity to study the profit profile and pricing of multiple option investment strategies (e.g., buy a call, buy a put, write a call, buy stock-write call, etc.). This case is designed to... View Details
Kester, W. Carl. "Keller Fund's Option Investment Strategies, The." Harvard Business School Case 295-096, January 1995.
- April 1981 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
General Electric: Strategic Position--1981
By: Francis Aguilar and Richard G. Hamermesh
Describes the introduction and evolution of General Electric's strategic planning system from the 1960s to Jack Welch's tenure. Allows discussion of the interplay of problems and circumstances to the evolution of the strategic planning system, and how Welch might use... View Details
Aguilar, Francis, and Richard G. Hamermesh. "General Electric: Strategic Position--1981." Harvard Business School Case 381-174, April 1981. (Revised March 1993.)
- September 1974
- Case
Max-Able Medical Clinic (A)
The issue concerns introduction of a new technology in health care delivery. The case requires the student to analyze the process for delivering health care via a new technology, the multiphasic testing facility. Analysis of patient flow, capacity, choice of tests, and... View Details
Keywords: Service Delivery; Technology Adoption; Health Care and Treatment; Service Industry; Health Industry
Abernathy, William. "Max-Able Medical Clinic (A)." Harvard Business School Case 675-040, September 1974.
- 2017
- Working Paper
Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey
Using survey data from a sample of senior investment professionals from mainstream (i.e., not SRI funds) investment organizations, we provide insights into why and how investors use reported environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. The primary reason... View Details
Keywords: Investment Management; Sustainability; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Investment Fund; Investment Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Activist Shareholder; Engagement; Environment; Climate Change; Customers; Customer Satisfaction; Employee Engagement; Global Warming; Investment; Decision Making; Environmental Sustainability; Performance Expectations
Serafeim, Georgios. "Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-079, February 2017.