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- September 1991 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
Dore-Dore
By: Janice H. Hammond and Audris Wong
Dore-Dore, a French manufacturer of socks and children's knitwear, has just converted a portion of its knitwear operations to a flexible modular system to allow faster response and greater flexibility. The case provides an opportunity to assess the changes in knitwear... View Details
Keywords: Order Taking and Fulfillment; Logistics; Production; Performance Productivity; Apparel and Accessories Industry; France
Hammond, Janice H., and Audris Wong. "Dore-Dore." Harvard Business School Case 692-028, September 1991. (Revised September 2010.)
- March 1982 (Revised June 1982)
- Background Note
Germany's World Class Industrial Competitors
By: Robert H. Hayes
Hayes, Robert H. "Germany's World Class Industrial Competitors." Harvard Business School Background Note 682-081, March 1982. (Revised June 1982.)
- November 1993 (Revised February 1996)
- Supplement
Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (B)
By: Linda A. Hill
Describes the final decision by CEO Rudi Gassner and the subsequent actions taken by the members of the executive committee. View Details
Hill, Linda A. "Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-056, November 1993. (Revised February 1996.)
- fall 2002
- Article
Policy Activism in a Globalized Economy: France's 35-hour Work Week
By: Gunnar Trumbull
Trumbull, Gunnar. "Policy Activism in a Globalized Economy: France's 35-hour Work Week." French Politics, Culture and Society 20, no. 3 (fall 2002).
- May 1985 (Revised May 1986)
- Case
Hollandsche Beton Groep N.V. (A)
By: John J. Gabarro
Keywords: Netherlands
Gabarro, John J. "Hollandsche Beton Groep N.V. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 485-181, May 1985. (Revised May 1986.)
- January 1981 (Revised February 1982)
- Case
Badger (Belgium) N.V. (C)
By: John J. Gabarro
Keywords: Belgium
Gabarro, John J. "Badger (Belgium) N.V. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 481-129, January 1981. (Revised February 1982.)
- April 1997
- Case
Restructuring in Transformers
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Restructuring in Transformers." Harvard Business School Case 397-100, April 1997.
- April 1997
- Case
Message from Cannes, The
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Keywords: France
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Message from Cannes, The." Harvard Business School Case 397-097, April 1997.
- May 1995
- Teaching Note
ABB Deutschland (A), (B), and (C) TN
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Teaching Note for (9-393-130), (9-393-131), and (9-393-132). View Details
- March 1992 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Adam Opel AG (B)
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Should General Motors make a strategic manufacturing investment in East Germany after becoming number one in this market through an aggressive marketing strategy? The proposal, dependent on government assistance and based on a number of uncertain economic assumptions,... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Investment; Government and Politics; Leadership; Marketing Strategy; Production; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Germany
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Adam Opel AG (B)." Harvard Business School Case 392-101, March 1992. (Revised March 1998.)
- March 1992 (Revised April 2000)
- Case
Adam Opel AG (A)
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Focuses on the strategic issue of how to approach the East German market after the Berlin wall came down in late 1989. Within an unusually rich economic-political and organizational-personal context, the chairman of GM's German subsidiary has to respond to Volkswagen's... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Government and Politics; Organizations; Business and Government Relations; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Germany
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Adam Opel AG (A)." Harvard Business School Case 392-100, March 1992. (Revised April 2000.)
- January 1992
- Teaching Note
Philips Group: 1987, The TN
By: Francis Aguilar
Teaching Note for (9-388-050). View Details
Keywords: Netherlands
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: French Companies and the French Government
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Keywords: Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; Chemical Industry; France
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: French Companies and the French Government." Harvard Business School Case 385-209, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- Profile
Evelyne White
Bookalokal is a social dining platform that launched in Brussels in 2012. The initial concept: Connect travelers with locals through home-cooked, gourmet meals in people's homes. Prospective diners search through Bookalokal's online database of hosts, choose a favorite... View Details
- October 2022
- Case
Single.Earth
By: Rembrand Koning and Emer Moloney
Estonian greentech company Single.Earth is launching a nature-backed token that is linked to and funds the protection of a specific plot fo land. The first landowners had been onboarded to the company's Digital Twin, a virtual representation of the planet's natural... View Details
Keywords: Alternative Assets; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Natural Resources; Pollution; Analytics and Data Science; Marketing; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Markets; Market Timing; Strategy; Green Technology Industry; Estonia
- November 2019
- Case
Hapag-Lloyd AG:Complying with IMO 2020
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emer Moloney
A new environmental regulation known as IMO 2020 was creating what one industry analyst called “the biggest shakeup for the oil and shipping industries in decades.” According to the new regulation, all ocean-going ships would have to limit their sulfur emissions by... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Ship Transportation; Strategic Planning; Game Theory; Pollutants; Supply Chain; Corporate Accountability; Capital Budgeting; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governance Compliance; Shipping Industry; Transportation Industry; Germany
Esty, Benjamin C., Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej, and Emer Moloney. "Hapag-Lloyd AG: Complying with IMO 2020." Harvard Business School Case 220-003, November 2019.
- 2017
- Working Paper
Business and Green Knowledge Production in Sweden 1960s–1980s
By: Ann-Kristin Bergquist and Kristina Söderholm
This working paper contributes to the burgeoning historical literature that has transformed our understanding about the relationship between big business and the environmental regulation. Previously, it was believed that corporate managers resisted the extra costs... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Research and Development; History; Sweden
Bergquist, Ann-Kristin, and Kristina Söderholm. "Business and Green Knowledge Production in Sweden 1960s–1980s." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-050, December 2017.
- February 2023
- Case
Germany, Europe, and Green Industrial Revolution
By: Gunnar Trumbull and Jonathan Schlefer
In 2023, Germany was racing to master yet another industrial revolution: this time in green technology. Could it transform its manufacturing and industry in time to sustain internationally competitiveness, especially with the United States and China; reach carbon... View Details
- July 2009
- Teaching Note
TH!NK: The Norwegian Electric Car Company (TN)
Teaching Note for [808070]. View Details
- February 2010 (Revised November 2013)
- Case
Living PlanIT
By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson, Susan Thyne and Tiona Zuzul
Living PlanIT is a start-up company that has developed a new, innovative business model for sustainable urbanization. This model reflects the software and technology backgrounds of its founders, Steve Lewis and Malcolm Hutchinson, and is in vivid contrast to other... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Development Economics; Entrepreneurship; City; Technological Innovation; Environmental Sustainability; Urban Development; Construction Industry; Green Technology Industry; Real Estate Industry; Portugal
Eccles, Robert G., Amy C. Edmondson, Susan Thyne, and Tiona Zuzul. "Living PlanIT." Harvard Business School Case 410-081, February 2010. (Revised November 2013.)