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09 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

budget constraints, EDs must better understand bottlenecks and their effect on process flow to improve process efficiency. The primary objective of this study was to identify bottlenecks in obtaining a head... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 1992
Case

Kodak Business Imaging Systems Division

By: Marie-Therese M. Flaherty and Steven C. Wheelwright

Describes Kodak's decision regarding a manufacturing site for some of its products. Compares several types of products (with different cost structures) and several worldwide locations (with different characteristics). Provides a framework (model) for comparing and... View Details

Keywords: Framework; Production; Product; Global Range; Supply Chain Management; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Electronics Industry

January 2018
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Ørsted Goes Global

By: Joseph L. Bower and Elena Corsi

The European leader in offshore wind, the Danish Ørsted is building a global position and entering markets where offshore wind is nascent. The case examines the transformations in strategy leading to Ørsted’s success and the challenges of adopting that strategy in... View Details

Keywords: Off-shore Wind; Managing Global Expansion; Business Strategy; Renewable Energy; Expansion; Global Range; Market Entry and Exit

11 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 11

Overlapping firm interactions yield agglomeration clusters that are much larger than the underlying agglomerative forces themselves. Empirically, we demonstrate that our model's assumptions are present in the structure of technology and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 3

values while remaining unwavering in ethics, integrity, and—to use the twenty-first century word—the highest standards of corporate citizenship. All of this could be done with strategic use View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

This exercise reveals that international capital flows are mainly shaped by government decisions and sovereign-to-sovereign transactions. Specifically, we show (i) international capital flows net View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

September 1995
Case

Ares-Serono

By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Jean-Pierre Jeannet and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Ares Serono, a medium-size Swiss pharmaceutical company, is the global leader in the field of fertility drugs. The company has successfully transformed into one of the very few biotech firms in Europe. The case treats a set of major strategic and organizational... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Globalized Firms and Management; Asset Management; Balance and Stability; Expansion; Digital Platforms; Leadership Development; Health Care and Treatment; Transformation; Family Business; Problems and Challenges; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Switzerland; Europe

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22 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 22

McBride. "Digital assets" were the currency, in the form of ad, television, movie, and videogame song placement, ringtones, mixes, and community-created content. But new artist-label contracts were needed if digital assets were... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Fran Davis

Fran has a Ph.D. in Psychology and has worked at Harvard for over 25 years. Over these three decades she has provided career coaching for MBA students, HBS Alumni, and in Executive Education programs and has taught psychology courses (including Positive Psychology aka... View Details

12 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

concept. Should they expand the current KCONs to include more days, shows, and events; launch KCONs in new geographies such as Southeast Asia or Australia; or some combination of these growth strategies? How... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

January 2011 (Revised January 2015)
Case

Matrix Capital Management (A)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane

Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Asset Management; Cash Flow; Stock Shares; Financial Markets; Investment Funds; Measurement and Metrics; Mathematical Methods; Strategy; Valuation; Financial Services Industry

14 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 14, 2009

fluctuations as the ebb and flow of speculation (A), business (B), and banking (C). The service was directed by C.J. Bullock, who promoted Harvard's forecasting service around the world by forming... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Being a Student Mom at HBS - MBA

Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion Women View Details

24 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 24

and magnitude of their capital flows in and out of the funds. We use dollar-weighted returns (a form of IRR) to assess the properties View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Why Plume? To Make a Difference in the World - MBA

Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion Women View Details

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Building a Village: Learning and Living at HBS - MBA

Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion Women View Details

March 2021 (Revised May 2021)
Case

ALDDN: Advancing Local Dairy Development in Nigeria

By: Meg Rithmire and Debora L. Spar

In 2020, Ndidi Nwuneli, founder and CEO of Sahel Consulting in Nigeria, faced a thorny set of problems. Her firm partnered with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in a large project to develop the local dairy industry as a way to facilitate equitable growth and... View Details

Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Food; Rural Scope; Growth and Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business and Government Relations; Equality and Inequality; Food and Beverage Industry; Consulting Industry; Nigeria

21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009

borrowers to restructure their debts. Performing mortgages could then potentially be resold in the secondary market. The case provides cash flow projections in various economic scenarios that are revealing View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

October 2016
Case

Yili Group: Building a Global Dairy Company

By: William C. Kirby and Nancy Hua Dai

From its humble beginnings as a local Chinese dairy company, the Inner Mongolia Yili Group has become one of the largest dairy companies in the world. To achieve this, Yili has aggressively expanded its footprint overseas including building the world’s largest... View Details