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- September 1991 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Citibank (A): European Strategy
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Multinational Firms and Management; International Finance; Corporate Strategy; Banking Industry; Europe
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Citibank (A): European Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 392-021, September 1991. (Revised January 1992.)
- October 1988 (Revised December 1994)
- Supplement
Major Home Appliance Industry in 1988
By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue
Updates developments in the industry. Included among these are GE's reinvestment program, GE and Whirlpool's bidding war for Roper, Sears' expansion into selling brand names, Whirlpool's expansion into the European markets, and a number of other examples of this kind... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Investment; Globalization; Brands and Branding; Bids and Bidding; Expansion; Europe
Collis, David J., and Nancy Donohue. "Major Home Appliance Industry in 1988." Harvard Business School Supplement 389-056, October 1988. (Revised December 1994.)
- August 1987
- Case
Government Intervention in the European Computer and Semiconductor Industries
Salter, Malcolm S. "Government Intervention in the European Computer and Semiconductor Industries." Harvard Business School Case 388-023, August 1987.
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: ENI
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: ENI." Harvard Business School Case 385-208, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Royal Dutch/Shell Group
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Royal Dutch/Shell Group." Harvard Business School Case 385-206, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Imperial Chemical Industries, P.L.C.
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Imperial Chemical Industries, P.L.C." Harvard Business School Case 385-203, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- Profile
Nicola Leahy-MacManus
Why was getting a business education important to you? Coming from a consulting background, I was keen to pursue an MBA in order to expand my skill set, particularly in the areas of finance and marketing. I felt it was the pinnacle of potential qualifications and a... View Details
- Portrait Project
Miriam Serban
My journey to the career I have today started with a note I left under my parents’ pillow, a note in which I promised them I would make them proud. I was seven years old when I left my parents’ house in a Romanian village to live with a friend of a family friend and... View Details
- Profile
Matthew Boys
“I had a funny, checkered route to HBS,” Matt Boys says, of his path toward an MBA; and, in some respects, it’s true. He edited the music section of the school paper at the London School of Economics and helped run a student nightclub, booking bands from the U.S. In... View Details
- 20 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Chasing a Dream: My Summer Internship at Chelsea Football Club
Johann Farhat (MBA 2025) holds a Civil Engineering degree from the American University of Beirut. After graduating, he spent three years in management consulting at Strategy& in Dubai before moving to Madrid to work at Amazon for another three years. At Harvard... View Details
- October 2013 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Ilva Steel Taranto: Providing and Polluting (A)
By: Lena G. Goldberg, Vincent Dessain, Ottavia Pesce and Karol Misztal
Nearly 27,000 people depended on Ilva Steel Taranto, the largest steel-making plant in Europe, for their livelihoods, but the plant's pollution fouled the environment and increased the incidence of tumors, respiratory illnesses, and deaths. In July 2012, faced with a... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Pollutants; Business Exit or Shutdown; Health; Decision Making; Steel Industry; Europe
Goldberg, Lena G., Vincent Dessain, Ottavia Pesce, and Karol Misztal. "Ilva Steel Taranto: Providing and Polluting (A)." Harvard Business School Case 314-045, October 2013. (Revised May 2016.)
- April 1992 (Revised February 1994)
- Case
Czechoslovakia's Privatization: The Fund Phenomenon
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Czechoslovakia's Privatization: The Fund Phenomenon." Harvard Business School Case 292-124, April 1992. (Revised February 1994.)
- February 2025
- Case
Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A)
By: Emily Truelove, Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption of the automotive industry: the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the rise of software-defined vehicles (SDVs).... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Interpersonal Communication; Forms of Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Experience and Expertise; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decision Making; Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Alternative Energy; Engineering; Global Strategy; Governance; Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Technology Adoption; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Innovation Leadership; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Management Skills; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Efficiency; Transportation; Auto Industry; Battery Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Transportation Industry; France; Europe; China
Truelove, Emily, Linda A. Hill, and Lydia Begag. "Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 425-041, February 2025.
- 2014
- Article
Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis in Italy
By: Dante Roscini
The financial crisis hit Italy harder than many other Eurozone countries. In part this was due to the fact that the crisis came upon a system that was weakened by years of sub-par economic growth. One of the several endogenous factors that explain the stagnation of the... View Details
Roscini, Dante. "Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis in Italy." Journal of Modern Italian Studies 19, no. 4 (2014): 389–395.
- March 2015 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
Immigration Policy in Germany (A)
By: Matthew Weinzierl, Katrina Flanagan and Alastair Su
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel faced economic and moral pressure to encourage greater immigration from struggling European, and especially Eurozone, countries after the economic downturn that began in 2008. In fact, it was possible that both the Euro currency union... View Details
Keywords: Citizenship; Optimal Currency Unions; Globalized Economies and Regions; Immigration; Policy; Germany; European Union
Weinzierl, Matthew, Katrina Flanagan, and Alastair Su. "Immigration Policy in Germany (A)." Harvard Business School Case 715-029, March 2015. (Revised March 2023.)
- March 2009 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Marie Dessain and Sarah Abbott
In the summer of 2006, the chairman and CEO of Eurotunnel Group is faced with the decision whether to file for bankruptcy protection, after having failed to gain creditor approval of an ambitious out-of-court restructuring plan. The company, which has been attempting... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Laws and Statutes; Risk Management; Rail Industry; France; United Kingdom
Gilson, Stuart C., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Sarah Abbott. "Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-062, March 2009. (Revised March 2010.)
- March 2007
- Teaching Note
Politics and Prudential Supervision: ABN Amro's Bid for Antonveneta (TN) (A) & (B)
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
Teaching note to 706-009, 706-039, and 706-010. View Details
- August 2005 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Politics and Prudential Supervision: ABN Amro's Bid for Antonveneta (A)
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Christopher Bruner
Involves the March 2005 takeover bid launched by ABN Amro, the Dutch bank, for Padua-based Banca Antoniana Popolare Veneta S.p.A. (Antonveneta)--a bid that many would view as a test of Italy's commitment to the creation of a single European market for financial... View Details
Keywords: History; Transformation; Business and Government Relations; Integration; Competitive Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Markets; Financial Markets; Banks and Banking; Financial Services Industry; European Union; Italy
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Christopher Bruner. "Politics and Prudential Supervision: ABN Amro's Bid for Antonveneta (A)." Harvard Business School Case 706-009, August 2005. (Revised March 2007.)
- October 2004 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Spain: Straddling the Atlantic
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Provides a broad overview of economic and political developments in Spain from the 1940s to the present day. Examines the emergence of Spain from the Franco dictatorship and its convergence into a vibrant democracy, as reflected in the surprising election results of... View Details
Di Tella, Rafael M., and Ingrid Vogel. "Spain: Straddling the Atlantic." Harvard Business School Case 705-006, October 2004. (Revised February 2007.)
- July 2003
- Teaching Note
Italy: A New Commitment to Growth (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-703-007). View Details