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January 2005 (Revised August 2005)
Case

Apple Computer, 2005

By: David B. Yoffie and Barbara Mack

Apple has reaped the benefits of its innovative music player, the iPod. However, its PC and server business continue to hold small market share relative to the worldwide computer market over the past few years. Will the iPod lure new users to the Mac? Will Apple be... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Brands and Branding; Computer Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

14 Jul 2015
News

Debt Should be a Guide to Policy Making

23 Oct 2014
News

Why We Need to Outsmart Our Smart Devices

07 Jan 2019
News

Top Ten Technology Books Of 2018

01 Jul 2019
Video

MBA Class of 2020 Student Voices

02 Jun 2025
Video

HBS Alumni Career Video | Nicole Ledoux (MBA 2008)

06 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Latinx Women in the Spotlight: Amy Hernandez Turcios (MBA 2020)

identity as a first-gen low-income student and professional. My EC (second) year I did one of the scariest things of my life: I shared with the whole HBS community my life story – pure, raw, and emotional (linked here). This experience... View Details

13 May 2013
Blog Post

Leveraging the HBS platform to enter social enterprise

Hello there! My name is Ali Huberlie, and I’m extremely excited to begin my first year at Harvard Business School! I’m also looking forward to blogging here, and sharing all the various aspects of my HBS journey here with you. I’ll begin... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

September 2021
Case

Ensuring Your Family’s Future: The Alagil Family Office

By: Lauren Cohen, Esel Çekin and Fares Khrais

Muhammad Alagil was a second-generation leader in the well-known Alagil Family Group of businesses in Saudi Arabia and co-founder and chairman of its family office, Jarir Company for Commercial Investments (Jarir Investments). The case opens in 2021 with Alagil... View Details

Keywords: Family Office; Second-generation; Third-generation; Investments; Philanthropy; Family Business; Investment; Finance; Financial Markets; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Saudi Arabia; Middle East

March 1996
Case

Telmex PRIDES

By: Kenneth A. Froot and Mark Seasholes

The case examines an issue by a Mexican development bank of PRIDES written on Telmex stock. PRIDES are a dividend-enhanced security which are exchangeable into shares of the underlying stock. The focus is on pricing these instruments, which involve large... View Details

Keywords: Financial Derivatives; Securities; International Finance; Banks and Banking; Financial Instruments; Valuation; Mexico

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September 2002 (Revised April 2004)
Background Note

A Note on Depositary Receipts

Provides an introduction to depositary receipts. Recently, these instruments have been used with increasing frequency by firms seeking to list their shares on stock exchanges in other countries, especially in the United States. Describes different types of depositary... View Details

Keywords: International Finance; Financial Instruments; Financial Markets