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About Michael Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
management and competitiveness . The author of 19 books and over 130 articles, he is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School and the director of the school’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, which was View Details
- December 2018 (Revised July 2023)
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Instituto Dara: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Illness at Scale
By: Julie Battilana, Marissa Kimsey, Priscilla Zogbi and Johanna Mair
Dr. Vera Cordeiro founded the NGO Instituto Dara in 1991 to help poor families break the cycle of poverty and illness in Brazil. She and her team of employees and volunteers developed a holistic methodology to address the multidimensional sources of poverty based on...
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Keywords:
Social Innovation;
NGO;
Scaling;
Health;
Social Enterprise;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Health Care and Treatment;
Poverty;
Health Industry;
South America;
Brazil
Battilana, Julie, Marissa Kimsey, Priscilla Zogbi, and Johanna Mair. "Instituto Dara: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Illness at Scale." Harvard Business School Case 419-048, December 2018. (Revised July 2023.)
- March 2014 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
salaUno: Eliminating Needless Blindness in Mexico
By: Richard Hamermesh, Regina Garcia Cueller and Valeria Moy
In May 2013 the co-founders and co-CEOs of salaUno, Javier Okhuysen and Carlos Orellana, were encouraged by the results of their fledgling start-up. salaUno was founded as a for-profit enterprise in order to have the capital needed for rapid growth and to fulfill its...
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Keywords:
Medical Services;
Developing Countries;
Developing Markets;
Health Care Industry;
Health Services;
Healthcare Ventures;
Healthcare Startups;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health;
Business Startups;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Health Industry;
Mexico;
Mexico City
Hamermesh, Richard, Regina Garcia Cueller, and Valeria Moy. "salaUno: Eliminating Needless Blindness in Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 814-041, March 2014. (Revised September 2017.)
- February 2010
- Case
Corporate Strategy at Berkshire Partners
By: Julie M. Wulf and Scott Waggoner
The managing directors of Berkshire Partners, a mid-sized private equity firm, address strategic and organizational challenges in response to turbulent market conditions, rapid firm growth, and the transition of leadership from its founding partners to the next...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Management Teams;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Boston
Wulf, Julie M., and Scott Waggoner. "Corporate Strategy at Berkshire Partners." Harvard Business School Case 710-414, February 2010.
- May 2003
- Case
Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A) (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse
Sun Hydraulics, 32-year-old global hydraulics engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida; confronts tough choices due to the economic downturn in 2001. The company leadership debates how to maintain profitability and reduce labor costs...
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Keywords:
Organizational Culture;
Mission and Purpose;
Financial Crisis;
Crisis Management;
Manufacturing Industry;
Florida
Hill, Linda A., and Jennifer Suesse. "Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 403-139, May 2003.
- May 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Dell--New Horizons
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
Founded in 1984, Dell Corp. has achieved phenomenal growth, and by 2000 had topped $25 billion in sales and over $2 billion in net income. In the 4th quarter of 2000, however, the PC industry's average 30-year growth rate crashed to a negative 10%. Dell must make...
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Keywords:
History;
Decisions;
Product Positioning;
Marketing Strategy;
Framework;
Globalization;
Brands and Branding;
Computer Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Dell--New Horizons." Harvard Business School Case 502-022, May 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- August 2000
- Case
Alison Brown of Compass Records
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Amy Blitz
Highly acclaimed recording artist, banjo player, and jazz/blue grass composer Alison Brown has used her artistic experience and MBA-based business savvy to found a successful independent record company with bassist/husband Garry West. Representing a stellar roster of...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Industry Structures;
Service Delivery;
Business Strategy;
Expansion;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Music Industry
Amabile, Teresa M., and Amy Blitz. "Alison Brown of Compass Records." Harvard Business School Case 801-089, August 2000.
- March 1991 (Revised April 1995)
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IBP and the U.S. Meat Industry
By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue
IBP, the largest U.S. beef and pork processor, is facing deteriorating earnings and undertakes a fundamental strategic review in 1990. Having grown from its founding in 1961 to its current position as a low cost, innovative producer of boxed beef, and more recently...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Product;
Competition;
Business Earnings;
Geography;
Vertical Integration;
Corporate Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Collis, David J., and Nancy Donohue. "IBP and the U.S. Meat Industry." Harvard Business School Case 391-006, March 1991. (Revised April 1995.)
- 26 May 2011
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