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  • 21 Oct 2011
  • News

Business School Students Agog over Gaga

  • May 2002
  • Supplement

Jafco America Ventures: Reflections by Barry Schiffman, President

Presents Barry Schiffman, president and CIO of JAFCO America Ventures, as he reflects on the nature of the venture capital business, critical success factors, and some of the strategic decisions JAFCO faced. View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship
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  • 9 AM – 9:01 AM EDT, 16 Oct 2019
  • HBS Online

HBS Online Financial Accounting

Learn how managers, Wall Street analysts, and entrepreneurs use an understanding of accounting to unlock critical insights from financial statements and drive strategic decision making. Program Dates: October 16, 2019 - December 11, 2019 View Details
  • 9 AM – 10 AM EST, 09 Jan 2019
  • HBS Online

HBS Online Financial Accounting

Learn how managers, Wall Street analysts, and entrepreneurs use an understanding of accounting to unlock critical insights from financial statements and drive strategic decision making. Program Dates: January 9, 2019 - March 6, 2019 View Details
  • 9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 09 Oct 2018

HBX Financial Accounting

Learn how managers, Wall Street analysts, and entrepreneurs use an understanding of accounting to unlock critical insights from financial statements and drive strategic decision making. Program Dates: October 9, 2018 - December 6, 2018 View Details
  • April 1976 (Revised January 1989)
  • Case

Yellowtail Marine, Inc.

Designed for use as an in-basket exercise in a general management course. Focuses on the first few hours work of the new president of Yellowtail Marine, Robyn Gilchrist, and the decisions she has to make. The decisions mix strategic and operations issues and make the... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Operations; Business Strategy
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    Flipkart: Transitioning to a Marketplace Model

    Founded in 2007 as an online book retailer, Flipkart rapidly became the largest e-commerce player in India, valued at almost $15 billion.  However, it faced intense competition from other e-commerce players like Amazon and Snapdeal. Over the years Flipkart was slowly... View Details
    • January 2025
    • Teaching Note

    AGENTS.inc: Pathways to Growth at an AI Startup

    By: Frank Nagle and Susan Pinckney
    Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 724-444. In 2024, AI agent startup company AGENTS.inc faced multiple strategic decisions that could shape the company’s ability to grow into the future AI agent market leader. View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; AI and Machine Learning; Growth and Development Strategy; Open Source Distribution; Entrepreneurial Finance; Competition; Computer Industry; Technology Industry; Europe; Germany
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    • 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 07 Aug 2019
    • HBS Online

    HBS Online Financial Accounting

    Learn how managers, Wall Street analysts, and entrepreneurs use an understanding of accounting to unlock critical insights from financial statements and drive strategic decision making. Program Dates: August 7, 2019 - October 2, 2019 View Details
    • 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 20 Mar 2019
    • HBS Online

    HBS Online Financial Accounting

    Learn how managers, Wall Street analysts, and entrepreneurs use an understanding of accounting to unlock critical insights from financial statements and drive strategic decision making. Program Dates: March 20, 2019 - May 15, 2019 View Details
    • June 2011 (Revised May 2012)
    • Case

    Nestlé SA: Nutrition, Health and Wellness Strategy

    By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan Johnson
    In 1997 Nestlé committed to a strategic vision of becoming the leading nutrition, health and wellness (NHW) company in the world. Over the next 13 years, the NHW strategy guided strategic decisions and choices at Nestlé including merger and acquisition choices,... View Details
    Keywords: Nutrition; Health; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Goals and Objectives; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
    • Supplement

    Food for Thought: Exiting Russia? (B)

    By: Clayton S. Rose, Hugo Etchegoyhen and Lena Duchene
    The (B) case examines the actions of Bonduelle and Danone as they responded to ongoing pressure to reevaluate their presence in Russia. While the (A) case explored the ethical and strategic dilemmas both companies faced after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the (B) case... View Details
    Keywords: Public Opinion; Ethics; War; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; France; Russia
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    • August 2000 (Revised December 2001)
    • Background Note

    Emerging Networked Business Models: Lessons from the Field

    By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
    Provides an overview of the networked models that are revolutionizing market industries and the organizations that compete and do business within them. Teaching Purpose: To introduce students and executives to emerging networked models and to provide a foundation for... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Decision Making; Networks; Strategy
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    • Research Summary

    Strategy and Location

    An increasing number of companies finds that their individual success is more and more not only a function of their own decisions but also of the local business environment they operate in. In a globalized world economy, these geographically bound factors are among the... View Details
    • March 1993 (Revised June 1993)
    • Supplement

    McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. (B)

    Describes McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.'s investment decision and strategic plans in 1990, following the situation in the (A) case. Outlines the competitive situation in other types of mobile communications in the United States and the United Kingdom in 1991. View Details
    Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Communication Technology; Competition; Mobile Technology; Telecommunications Industry; United Kingdom; United States
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    • 09 May 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer

    Buried in the middle layers of many organizations resides a strata of highly skilled experts, from HR managers to risk evaluators, whose collective wisdom and experience could prove invaluable in informing strategic View Details
    Keywords: by Kim Girard; Banking
    • 05 Dec 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Lessons in Decision-Making: Confident People Aren't Always Correct (Except When They Are)

    what happens when people make decisions based on their confidence about how strongly to volunteer their own opinion in group decisions. Organizations thrive or fail based on the strategic View Details
    Keywords: by Kara Baskin
    • December 2006 (Revised March 2008)
    • Case

    Prosper Marketplace, Inc.

    By: William A. Sahlman and Elizabeth Kind
    Describes a set of financial and strategic decisions confronting the founding management team of a new online financial services company. Prosper Marketplace is an internet-based market for individuals to borrow money from other individuals who wish to invest in such... View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Financial Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Management Teams; Financial Services Industry
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    • 07 Sep 2016
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Decision-Making by Precedent and the Founding of American Honda (1948–1974)

    Keywords: by Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and John Heilbron; Auto
    • 10 Sep 2024
    • Blog Post

    Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)

    the wider consumer goods industry. I was attracted to product management by the broad range of creative and strategic activities. I felt that product design and pricing were important determinants of success. It was a function that... View Details
    Keywords: All Industries