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  • 12 May 2020
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The New-Market Conundrum

  • 2021
  • Case

NiPay's Pricing Conundrum

By: Marco Bertini and Oded Koenigsberg
NiPay is a software provider competing in the Nigerian business-to-business payments market. Founded by Idaku Ibrahim nearly 20 years ago, NiPay sells two products to retailers and other merchants, which enable individual shoppers to transact either online or via a... View Details
Keywords: Payment Systems; B2B; Pricing; Software; Marketing Strategy; Nigeria
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Bertini, Marco, and Oded Koenigsberg. "NiPay's Pricing Conundrum." London Business School Case, 2021. Electronic.
  • January 2014
  • Article

The Investor Conundrum

By: Robert G. Eccles
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Eccles, Robert G. "The Investor Conundrum." Accountancy Futures 8 (January 2014): 20–21.
  • 15 Nov 2004
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Solving the Health Care Conundrum

The U.S. health care industry is unique in that despite the presence of significant competition, which usually drives increased value through decreased costs and improved quality, the nature of the competition in health care has been "zero sum." Behaving as... View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health
  • May–June 2020
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The New-Market Conundrum

By: Rory McDonald and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt
Brand-new markets are like the wormholes of science fiction, where the usual rules of time and space do not apply. When a market has just been born, the forces of competition there are constantly in flux, it’s unclear who your customers really are, and conventional... View Details
Keywords: New Markets; Markets; Business Model; Strategy; Framework; Innovation and Invention; Value Creation
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McDonald, Rory, and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt. "The New-Market Conundrum." Harvard Business Review 98, no. 3 (May–June 2020): 75–83.
  • 1992
  • Working Paper

The IBM-Fujitsu Conundrum

By: J. L. Badaracco Jr.
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Badaracco, J. L., Jr. "The IBM-Fujitsu Conundrum." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 92-066, January 1992.
  • 06 Apr 2015
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The Goldfish Conundrum

  • December 2018 (Revised February 2020)
  • Case

Cameron Mitchell: The Conundrum of Charisma

By: Lena G. Goldberg, Michael S. Kaufman, Greta Gerazimaite, Wilson Kyi, Robert McWatters and Tuyee Yeboah
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Goldberg, Lena G., Michael S. Kaufman, Greta Gerazimaite, Wilson Kyi, Robert McWatters, and Tuyee Yeboah. "Cameron Mitchell: The Conundrum of Charisma." Harvard Business School Case 319-079, December 2018. (Revised February 2020.)
  • February 2007 (Revised September 2007)
  • Case

Chile: The Conundrum of Inequality

By: Bruce R. Scott and Jessica Leight
Following the violent overthrow of the Allende regime, Chile embarked on economic reforms that emphasized free markets. These reforms were followed by rising inequality as well as growth. In 2005, business leaders speak out on the necessity of reducing the... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Systems; Equality and Inequality; Government and Politics; Markets; Chile
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Scott, Bruce R., and Jessica Leight. "Chile: The Conundrum of Inequality." Harvard Business School Case 907-411, February 2007. (Revised September 2007.)

    The New Market Conundrum

    Brand-new markets are like the wormholes of science fiction, where the usual rules of time and space do not apply. When a market has just been born, the forces of competition there are constantly in flux, it's unclear who your customers really are, and conventional... View Details

    • February 2008 (Revised May 2008)
    • Case

    Tad O'Malley: The Investment Conundrum

    By: Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
    Tad O'Malley has just started as an associate with Empire Investment Group. He must evaluate three investment opportunities facing the big leveraged buyout firm. All are global, but each pertains to different offices and each deal has different strengths and... View Details
    Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Decision Choices and Conditions; Private Equity; Investment; Strength and Weakness; Negotiation Deal; Personal Development and Career
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    Hardymon, Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Tad O'Malley: The Investment Conundrum." Harvard Business School Case 808-125, February 2008. (Revised May 2008.)
    • August 2008
    • Teaching Note

    Tad O'Malley: The Investment Conundrum (TN)

    By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
    Teaching Note for [808125]. View Details
    Keywords: Investment; Opportunities; Leveraged Buyouts; Personal Development and Career; Resource Allocation
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    Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Tad O'Malley: The Investment Conundrum (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 809-044, August 2008.
    • January 2014 (Revised March 2014)
    • Teaching Note

    Hardina Smythe and the Healthcare Investment Conundrum

    By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
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    Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew. "Hardina Smythe and the Healthcare Investment Conundrum." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 814-076, January 2014. (Revised March 2014.)
    • February 2011 (Revised June 2011)
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    Hardina Smythe and the Healthcare Investment Conundrum

    By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Ann Leamon and Lisa Strope
    Hardina Smythe, a recent MBA graduate, has just joined a top-tier venture capital firm in the difficult environment of late 2010. Her first assignment is to evaluate three different deals and make recommendations to the partners. Each potential investment has strengths... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Asset Management; Private Equity; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Financial Services Industry
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    Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew, Ann Leamon, and Lisa Strope. "Hardina Smythe and the Healthcare Investment Conundrum." Harvard Business School Case 811-073, February 2011. (Revised June 2011.)
    • June 2015
    • Teaching Plan

    Transport Corporation of India (A): The Cross-selling Conundrum

    By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi
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    Narayanan, V.G., and Saloni Chaturvedi. "Transport Corporation of India (A): The Cross-selling Conundrum." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 115-061, June 2015.
    • May 2013
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    Transport Corporation of India (A): The Cross-selling Conundrum

    By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi
    Transport Corporation of India was a logistics company that provided multi-modal transport solutions to its customers. Set up in 1958, TCI had grown from a 'one man, one truck, one office' set-up to a company with revenues of $400 million in half a century. TCI's... View Details
    Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Business Divisions; Performance; Sales; Transportation Industry; India
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    Narayanan, V.G., and Saloni Chaturvedi. "Transport Corporation of India (A): The Cross-selling Conundrum." Harvard Business School Case 113-003, May 2013.
    • June 1988 (Revised February 1989)
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    Amalgamated Aluminum Pigments Division: The Technical Service Conundrum

    By: Benson P. Shapiro
    Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Manufacturing Industry
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    Shapiro, Benson P. "Amalgamated Aluminum Pigments Division: The Technical Service Conundrum." Harvard Business School Case 588-078, June 1988. (Revised February 1989.)
    • 09 Apr 2015
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    Links to iPhone create conundrum for Apple’s wristy business

    • 2011
    • Article

    'Deprival Value' vs. 'Fair Value' Measurement for Contract Liabilities: How to Resolve the 'Revenue Recognition' Conundrum

    By: Joanne Horton, Richard H. Macve and George Serafeim
    Revenue recognition and measurement principles can conflict with liability recognition and measurement principles. We explore here under different market conditions when the two measurement approaches coincide and when they conflict. We show that where entities expect... View Details
    Keywords: Fair Value; Deprival Value; Contract Liabilities; Fair Value Accounting; Measurement and Metrics; Profit; Revenue Recognition; Assets; Performance Evaluation; Contracts
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    Horton, Joanne, Richard H. Macve, and George Serafeim. "'Deprival Value' vs. 'Fair Value' Measurement for Contract Liabilities: How to Resolve the 'Revenue Recognition' Conundrum." Accounting and Business Research 41, no. 5 (2011): 491–514.
    • August 2021
    • Article

    Rate-Amplifying Demand and the Excess Sensitivity of Long-Term Rates

    By: Samuel G. Hanson, David O. Lucca and Jonathan H. Wright
    Long-term nominal interest rates are surprisingly sensitive to high-frequency (daily or monthly) movements in short-term rates. Since 2000, this high-frequency sensitivity has grown even stronger in U.S. data. By contrast, the association between low-frequency changes... View Details
    Keywords: Conundrum; Investor Demand; Monetary Policy Transmission; Interest Rates
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    Hanson, Samuel G., David O. Lucca, and Jonathan H. Wright. "Rate-Amplifying Demand and the Excess Sensitivity of Long-Term Rates." Quarterly Journal of Economics 136, no. 3 (August 2021): 1719–1781.
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