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  • January 2009 (Revised October 2012)
  • Case

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation: 'Reverse BOT'

By: Willy Shih
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is executing a strategy that leverages the desires of municipalities in China to build clusters of high technology companies. By partnering with those cities to build new semiconductor fabs that SMIC would... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Clusters; Infrastructure; State Ownership; Business and Community Relations; Semiconductor Industry; China
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  • December 16, 2019
  • Article

Why Your Startup Won't Last

By: Ranjay Gulati and Vasundhara Sawhney
Why do some startups that have crossed the threshold of “product-market fit” and have a viable business model still fail? This article begins by exploring the argument that most startups need more professionalization to thrive. Founders resist putting in place... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Organizational Structure; Growth and Development Strategy
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  • 10 Jul 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

of companies that are helping create the conditions for the industry’s growth by amassing knowledge about best practices, influencing the development of regulations, exploring new uses for drones, developing a professional workforce, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 03 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 3, 2007

Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707027 eClinicalWorks: The Paths to Growth Harvard Business School Case 807-025 In January 2006, eClinicalWorks (eCW) had an acquisition opportunity that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
    • April 2010 (Revised December 2010)
    • Case

    Shanzhai! MediaTek and the "White Box" Handset Market

    By: Willy C. Shih, Chen-Fu Chien and Jyun-Cheng Wang
    The term "white box" is often used to describe products without a brand name. Such products are assembled from standardized parts, and they became a very popular category of desktop PCs. Hsinchu, Taiwan based MediaTek is a fabless semiconductor company that unleashed a... View Details
    Keywords: Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Competitive Advantage; Wireless Technology; Semiconductor Industry; Taiwan
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    • 27 Sep 2019
    • Blog Post

    Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo

    worked in tech or in a PM role - I had previously worked in strategy and design consulting, but I really wanted to explore actually applying insights to change a real, live product. Over the summer, I got to do that and much more. A few... View Details
    Keywords: Technology
    • March 2022 (Revised February 2024)
    • Case

    El Salvador: Launching Bitcoin as Legal Tender

    By: Laura Alfaro, Carla Larangeira and Ruth Costas
    In June 2021, Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, surprised the world with the announcement that the country would adopt bitcoin as legal tender, becoming the first nation to do so. Bitcoin was mostly used for trading and had one of the most volatile track records... View Details
    Keywords: Bitcoin; Cryptocurrency; Currency; Financial Strategy; Economic Growth; Governance; Macroeconomics; Assets; Latin America; El Salvador
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    • Web

    Globalization - Faculty & Research

    is the right strategy to return Keurig to growth? Keywords: Turnaround ; Mergers and Acquisitions ; Decisions ; Initial Public Offering ; Global Strategy ; Growth and... View Details
    • March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
    • Case

    Fujifilm: A Second Foundation

    Fujifilm was the second largest manufacturer of photographic film in the world when digital imaging began to substitute for its core business. In contrast to some photography incumbents, such as Polaroid, Fuji had a relatively successful transition to digital imaging.... View Details
    Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Transition; Mission and Purpose; Globalized Markets and Industries; Opportunities; Electronics Industry; Technology Industry
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    • Web

    My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back - MBA

    Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
    • 19 Sep 2006
    • First Look

    First Look: September 19, 2006

    Alcatel would be able to recover growth in the Chinese market. Initiatives were underway to increase focus on services over equipment, to increase Chinese research and development presence, and to merge with U.S. competitor Lucent.... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • December 2014 (Revised November 2023)
    • Case

    Codecademy: Monetizing a Movement?

    By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Lisa C. Mazzanti
    Codecademy, an open-platform, online community for learning computer programming, launched in 2011. By 2014, the company had raised a total of $12.5 million in funding and was, on many fronts, an overwhelming success. However, there were still no revenues. The founders... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Startup Management; Technology; Computer Programming; Coding; Online Education; Monetization; Online Communities; Marketplaces; Internet and the Web; Education; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry; Education Industry
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    • Web

    Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

    Luxury ; Urban Development ; Sustainable Cities ; Design ; Markets ; Transformation ; Cost vs Benefits ; Economic Growth ; Private Sector ; Public Sector ; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation ; Cultural Entrepreneurship ; Financial View Details
    • February 2017
    • Case

    BlaBlaCar: The Road Ahead...

    By: Karim R. Lakhani, Arun Sundararajan, Emilie Billaud and Caroline Caltagirone
    In 2017, the co-founders of BlaBlaCar—the world’s largest long-distance carpooling company—reflected on the evolution of their venture and the way forward. BlaBlaCar had reached critical mass and size; yet staying still was not going to be enough to be relevant and... View Details
    Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Transformation; Decision Making; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Network Effects; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Transportation Networks; Transportation Industry; Web Services Industry; France; Europe
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    • October 2018 (Revised January 2019)
    • Case

    Social Finance, Inc.

    By: Shawn Cole and Fanele Mashwama
    This case begins in February 2019 as Tracy Palandjian, co-founder and CEO of Social Finance Inc., prepares for a board meeting that will determine the future strategy of the social enterprise. Social Finance is a non-profit in the impact investment space founded in... View Details
    Keywords: Impact Investment; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions
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    • November 2021
    • Case

    LKQ-Stahlgruber

    By: Guhan Subramanian and Caeden Brynie
    Through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions, LKQ Corp. became the leading aftermarket auto parts distributor in the U.S. by the early 2000s. Beginning in 2012, the company began similarly consolidating the European marketplace. However, by 2017, the... View Details
    Keywords: Consolidation; Acquisition; Decision Making; Strategy; Opportunities; Europe; Germany
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    • Web

    HBS - The year in Review

    Credential in Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB), a yearlong, self-paced, asynchronous program comprising seven courses designed to help both new and experienced leaders accelerate their careers. The offering includes required courses in topics such... View Details
    • March 1991 (Revised October 1994)
    • Case

    Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi-Cola and the Soft Drink Industry

    By: Michael E. Porter
    Describes the competition between Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. Provides a summary of the history of the soft drink industry prior to World War II, and over the period 1950-1990 in greater detail. Major strategic competitive moves and countermoves are described. Also... View Details
    Keywords: Competition; Industry Growth; Business Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • 24 Apr 2023
    • HBS Case

    What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks

    investors considering this growing sector might ask: What growth opportunities does the current market offer? How and where to expand is a critical question for cannabis entrepreneurs, like Cann’s founders. Most markets become saturated... View Details
    Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage