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Investment and marketing strategies of American multinationals in Argentina (1890c-1939)
Andrea Lluch is undertaking a major research project on American business expansion in Argentina up to the beginning of World War II. The first part of the project focuses on the American companies investment strategies. The second part analyses of the evolution of... View Details
- October 2011
- Case
Levendary Cafe: The China Challenge
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Arar Han
Just weeks into her new job, Mia Foster, a first time CEO with no international management experience, is faced with a major challenge at Levendary Cafe, a $10 billion US-based fast food chain. Strategically, many of her corporate staff have become concerned that the... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; International Management; Foreign Subsidiaries; General Managers; Strategy; Management Style; Strategic Planning; Business Subsidiaries; Multinational Firms and Management; Adaptation; Entrepreneurship; Relationships; Standards; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China; United States
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Arar Han. "Levendary Cafe: The China Challenge." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-357, October 2011.
- May–June 2020
- Article
The Agenda for the Next Generation of Health Care Information Technology
By: Thomas W. Feeley, Zachary Landman and Michael E. Porter
As the diffusion of value-based health care efforts accelerates globally, the need for interoperable information technology systems that support value-based care is essential. Such systems are needed to facilitate dramatic improvements in patient outcomes and... View Details
Keywords: Value-based Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Integration; Performance Improvement; Performance Efficiency
Feeley, Thomas W., Zachary Landman, and Michael E. Porter. "The Agenda for the Next Generation of Health Care Information Technology." NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 1, no. 3 (May–June 2020).
- June 2015
- Supplement
Generating Higher Value at IBM (A): EPS Forecasting Model
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Scott Mayfield
This case analyzes IBM's financial performance and its capital allocation decisions over a 10-year period from 2004-2013, during which IBM returned more than $140B to shareholders through a combination of dividends and share repurchases. During this time, CEO Sam... View Details
- November 1999 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
Debate Over Unbundling General Motors: The Delphi Divestiture and Other Possible Transactions, The
Ever since General Motors (GM) announced in February 1997 its intention to divest Delphi Automotive Systems--its upstream parts manufacturing operations--Wall Street had called for further unbundling, and various stakeholders competed for their claim of value... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Supply Chain; Vertical Integration; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Governance; Auto Industry; United States
Salter, Malcolm S. "Debate Over Unbundling General Motors: The Delphi Divestiture and Other Possible Transactions, The." Harvard Business School Case 800-196, November 1999. (Revised June 2002.)
- 17 Jul 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence
and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration at Harvard Business School and an expert in technology strategy. So when Yoffie began a three-year effort to update an HBS elective course on strategy development in... View Details
- July 1982
- Supplement
General Electric: Strategic Planning, Corporate Goals, and the Job of the Chief Executive, Video
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Francis Aguilar
Introduces Reginald Jones, former CEO of General Electric. Presents a question and answer session with Jones and Advanced Management Program participants. View Details
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Francis Aguilar. "General Electric: Strategic Planning, Corporate Goals, and the Job of the Chief Executive, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 883-504, July 1982.
- August 1984
- Case
Competitive Positioning in the Dishwasher Industry (D): General Electric (GE)
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Competitive Positioning in the Dishwasher Industry (D): General Electric (GE)." Harvard Business School Case 385-048, August 1984.
- January 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Hello Heart: The Next Generation of Chronic Disease Management Apps
By: Ariel D. Stern and Danielle Golan
Hello Heart, a hypertension management app debated whether to go deep and cover other heart conditions, or to expand its solution to other chronic conditions. View Details
Keywords: Health; Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Analysis; Business Startups; Transition; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Decision Making; Demographics; Design; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Launch; Product Design; Product Development; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Customization and Personalization; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Strategy; Applications and Software; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Israel; United States
Stern, Ariel D., and Danielle Golan. "Hello Heart: The Next Generation of Chronic Disease Management Apps." Harvard Business School Case 622-061, January 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- 2003
- Chapter
Supply-Chain Coordination: How Companies Leverage Information Flows to Generate Value
By: Susan Kulp, Elie Ofek and Jonathan Whitaker
Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Cooperation; Information Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Knowledge Management; Value Creation
Kulp, Susan, Elie Ofek, and Jonathan Whitaker. "Supply-Chain Coordination: How Companies Leverage Information Flows to Generate Value." In The Practice of Supply Chain Management: Where Theory and Application Converge. Vol. 62, edited by Terry P. Harrison, Hau L. Lee, and John J. Neale. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.
- April 2020 (Revised June 2025)
- Teaching Note
HubSpot and Motion AI: Chatbot-Enabled CRM and HubSpot and Motion AI (B): Generative AI Opportunities
By: Jill Avery and Thomas Steenburgh
Teaching Note for HBS No. 518-067 and HBS No. 524-088.
There are two cases in this series. The first entitled “HubSpot and Motion AI: Chatbot-Enabled CRM,” drives the main discussion. The second entitled “HubSpot and Motion AI (B): Generative AI Opportunities... View Details
- June 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Kvadrat: Leading for Innovation
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
In 2013, Anders Byriel, CEO of the family-owned Danish textiles company, Kvadrat, considered the firm's strategic plan. In 2000, Byriel and Mette Bendix, Kvadrat's Product Director, had taken over management of the company from their fathers, who had founded Kvadrat... View Details
Keywords: General Management; Organizational Behavior; Strategy; Performance Management; Leadership; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Human Resources; Denmark; Europe; Asia
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Kvadrat: Leading for Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 413-120, June 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy
Harvard Business School professor Pankaj Ghemawat has long argued that the best international strategy also includes recognition of differences in local markets. In the December 2005 issue of Harvard Business Review, Ghemawat highlights... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- March 2001 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Chase's Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
In late 1999, the Walt Disney Co. and the Hong Kong government agreed to develop Hong Kong Disneyland, a HK$28 (U.S.$3.6) billion theme park and resort complex planned to open in late 2005. As part of the total financing package, the sponsors decided to raise HK$3.3... View Details
Keywords: Working Capital; Project Finance; Relationships; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Tourism Industry; Hong Kong
Esty, Benjamin C., and Michael Kane. "Chase's Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 201-072, March 2001. (Revised April 2003.)
- 01 Feb 2023
- What Do You Think?
Will Hybrid Work Strategies Pull Down Long-Term Performance?
workforce, a benefit to organizations that have jobs that fit the strategy. Remote work strategies appear to be so popular with new generations of potential employees that Tsedal Neeley, the Naylor Fitzhugh... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- June 2020
- Article
In Generous Offers I Trust: The Effect of First-offer Value on Economically Vulnerable Behaviors
By: M. Jeong, J. Minson and F. Gino
Negotiation scholarship espouses the importance of opening a bargaining situation with an aggressive offer, given the power of first offers to shape concessionary behavior and outcomes. In our research, we identify a surprising consequence to this common prescription.... View Details
Keywords: Attribution; Interpersonal Interaction; Judgment; Social Interaction; Inference; Open Data; Open Materials; Preregistered; Negotiation Offer; Strategy; Behavior; Interpersonal Communication; Trust; Outcome or Result
Jeong, M., J. Minson, and F. Gino. "In Generous Offers I Trust: The Effect of First-offer Value on Economically Vulnerable Behaviors." Psychological Science 31, no. 6 (June 2020): 644–653.
- winter 2000
- Article
Closing the Strategic Generation Gap: A Conversation with Christopher Bartlett
By: C. A. Bartlett
Bartlett, C. A. "Closing the Strategic Generation Gap: A Conversation with Christopher Bartlett." Leader to Leader 15 (winter 2000): 27–32.
- August 1996 (Revised August 1997)
- Case
TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Meredith Hellicar's mission as general manager of corporate development is to make TNT Ltd. one of the biggest and most diverse transport and logistic companies in the world, with approximately $5 billion in turnover in 1993, a leading provider of logistics services in... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Managerial Roles; Distribution; Logistics; Mission and Purpose; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Diversification; Transportation Industry; Asia; China; Indonesia; Thailand
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 397-017, August 1996. (Revised August 1997.)
- November 1995 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
National Power and the Privatization of the British Power Generation Industry
By: Willis M. Emmons III and Ed Simnett
The British government privatized the nation's electric utility sector in 1991 through a complex process involving the restructuring of the industry as well as the creation of a new regulatory oversight body. National Power plc, the largest of the privatized power... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Trade; Energy Generation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Markets; Monopoly; Privatization; Opportunities; Diversification; Expansion; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry
Emmons, Willis M., III, and Ed Simnett. "National Power and the Privatization of the British Power Generation Industry." Harvard Business School Case 796-066, November 1995. (Revised November 1999.)
- July 1993 (Revised September 1995)
- Supplement
Block 16: Conoco's "Green" Oil Strategy (B)
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Susan E.A. Hall
Presents a continuation of the (A) case. New legal and social issues arise. View Details
Salter, Malcolm S., and Susan E.A. Hall. Block 16: Conoco's "Green" Oil Strategy (B). Harvard Business School Supplement 394-005, July 1993. (Revised September 1995.)