Publications

August 2007
Case

Lightspeed Venture Partners -- International Expansion

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld

Looks at various international expansion models for a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. Lightspeed Venture Partners believed that India had tremendous potential for venture capital returns--the question was how best to tap into that potential while also... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Expansion; Investment Return; Global Strategy; Emerging Markets; Investment; International Finance; Organizational Structure; India; Israel

November 2024
Case

Fyffes International SA

By: David E. Bell, Damien McLoughlin and Tonia Labruyère

Helge Sparsoe, CEO of Fyffes since 2020, had taken the tropical produce importer and distributor back to a path of stable level of profitability since he joined in 2020. He was now thinking about next steps for the business, which mainly traded in bananas. He was... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Change Management; Environmental Sustainability; Brands and Branding; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain; Competition; Price; Value Creation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland; United Kingdom; Republic of Ireland; Colombia; Guatemala; Costa Rica; Ecuador

September 1987 (Revised November 1991)
Case

International Pharmaceuticals Inc.

By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick

Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry

April 1984
Case

Diamond International Corp.

September 2019 (Revised May 2021)
Case

pymetrics: International Expansion

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In August 2018, pymetrics, a solution offering neuroscience-based recruiting tests, closed a $40 million funding round that valued the business at $160 million. Over 60 companies around the globe were using pymetrics tests in their recruiting process, including... View Details

December 2004 (Revised July 2006)
Case

Celtel International B.V.

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon

Mo Ibrahim, chairman of Celtel International, the largest provider of cellular services in sub-Saharan Africa, must decide on his company's future. After an amazing six years that took it from minority positions in three countries to nearly $1 billion in revenues and... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Initial Public Offering; Business Growth and Maturation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Africa

April 1980 (Revised July 1986)
Case

Intercon International (A)

By: Robert H. Hayes

March 1973 (Revised September 1980)
Case

Chalet Susse International

By: W. Earl Sasser

Keywords: Accommodations Industry

November 1987
Case

Air Express International

January 1990 (Revised June 1995)
Case

Colliers International Property Consultants

By: Nitin Nohria

Describes the origins, organizational structure, management practices, and use of information technology (IT) in Colliers, a real estate network. Colliers provides local firms with a way to maintain local autonomy while gaining national and international coverage.... View Details

Keywords: Property; Organizational Structure; Information Technology; Management Practices and Processes; Partners and Partnerships; Business Model; Mission and Purpose; Business Growth and Maturation; Conflict and Resolution; Quality; Real Estate Industry

January 1982 (Revised June 1983)
Supplement

International Drilling Corp. (C)

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

March 1973 (Revised January 1978)
Case

Systek International (A) (Revised)

By: Robert B. Stobaugh

July 1996 (Revised April 1997)
Teaching Note

Service Corporation International TN

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Craig F Schreiber

Teaching Note for (9-296-080). View Details

Keywords: Service Industry

April 1990
Case

International Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Abridged)

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry

June 1973
Background Note

International Oil, Background Note

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Energy Industry