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- October 1993 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (A)
By: H. Kent Bowen
Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (CSSC) is a small, privately owned metal working company with a reputation for providing quality products to its customers. CSSC's business is primarily the production of springs and stamped parts used in a variety of mechanical...
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Bowen, H. Kent. "Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-009, October 1993. (Revised March 2001.)
- 26 Dec 2018
- News
If Your Company Is Going Through a Public Scandal, Should You Leave?
- January 2016
- Case
Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets
By: Anat Keinan and Sandrine Crener
Founded in 1999 in the Boston area, Sentient Jet had become a leading private aviation company in the United States. Its success was built on the introduction of a groundbreaking membership program that offered business travelers the flexibility and convenience of...
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Keywords:
Private Jets;
Private Aviation;
Luxury;
Luxury Service;
Uber;
Branding;
Growth Strategy;
Client Acquisition;
Innovative Business Model;
Disruptive Innovation;
Collaborative Consumption;
Disruption;
Disruptive Business Model;
Travel;
Reputation Management;
Sharing Economy;
Word Of Mouth;
Customer Engagement;
Aircraft;
Membership Programs;
Loyalty Program;
Brand Positioning;
Brand Building;
Brand Differentiation;
Customer Service;
Exceeding Consumer Expectations;
2-way Business Model;
Marketing Partnerships;
Netjet;
Air Transportation;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry
Keinan, Anat, and Sandrine Crener. "Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets." Harvard Business School Case 516-066, January 2016.
- 05 Oct 2017
- News
Why Great Leaders Are Forged in Crisis
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
can harness volunteer leadership for transformative change; and how professionals can sustain core values in the midst of daily routine. The diverse array of writers with international reputations in their fields makes it the only book of...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Oct 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Reviews, Reputation, and Revenue: The Case of Yelp.com
- 23 May 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Board Games: Timing of Independent Directors’ Dissent in China
Keywords:
by Juan Ma & Tarun Khanna
- February 2007 (Revised June 2007)
- Background Note
Brazilian Real Estate Market
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Luke Ingles
From the late 1990s to 2004, Brazil had a reputation as a burgeoning market for foreign investment across many asset classes. Classified as one of the top emerging markets by Goldman Sachs' BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) Reports, the country has exhibited...
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- 2022
- Chapter
Measuring Compliance Risk and the Emergence of Analytics
By: Eugene F. Soltes
Corporate compliance manages a diverse set of regulatory and reputational concerns ranging from fraud to privacy to discrimination. However, effectively managing such risks has often been hampered by a lack of adequate information about when, where, and why misconduct...
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Keywords:
Compliance;
Risk;
Analytics;
Governance Compliance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Risk Management;
Analytics and Data Science
Soltes, Eugene F. "Measuring Compliance Risk and the Emergence of Analytics." Chap. 8 in Measuring Compliance: Assessing Corporate Crime and Misconduct Prevention, edited by Melissa Rorie and Benjamin van Rooij, 137–152. Cambridge University Press, 2022.
- June 2019
- Case
Fangda Partners: A Step Ahead
By: Ashish Nanda and Lisa Rohrer
Elite Chinese law firm Fangda Partners has steered Alibaba and other Chinese and international clients through the complex legal, corporate, and regulatory challenges associated with executing international transactions. “Fangda has traveled a long distance in a short...
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Keywords:
Law Firm;
Law Firms;
Growth;
Legal Industry;
Regulation;
Professional Services;
Law;
Leadership;
Growth and Development;
Strategy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Legal Services Industry;
China
Nanda, Ashish, and Lisa Rohrer. "Fangda Partners: A Step Ahead." Harvard Business School Case 719-406, June 2019.
- December 2015 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Unigrains
By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
Unigrains is a French agribusiness-focused private equity firm that has provided specialized financing to France's agribusiness sector for decades and, as a result, cultivated a strong reputation and relationships in that space. Now that the broader investment...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Private Equity;
Competitive Advantage;
Agribusiness;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
France
Bell, David E., and Natalie Kindred. "Unigrains." Harvard Business School Case 516-051, December 2015. (Revised February 2017.)
- June 2011 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Reckitt Benckiser: Fast and Focused Innovation
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan Johnson
Since its 1999 merger Reckitt Benckiser (RB), a global consumer goods company, led by its CEO Bart Becht, RB developed a reputation for rapid product innovation and industry leading profit margins. RB's stated strategy was to focus on its Powerbrands and high growth...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Global Strategy;
Innovation Leadership;
Leadership Style;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Product Development;
Performance Improvement;
Commercialization;
Consumer Products Industry
Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ryan Johnson. "Reckitt Benckiser: Fast and Focused Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 311-116, June 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
- 17 May 2016
- News
How to Know If Joining a Startup Is Right for You
- 2013
- Working Paper
Cross-Border Reverse Mergers: Causes and Consequences
By: Jordan Siegel and Yanbo Wang
We study non-U.S. companies that have used reverse mergers as a means to adopt U.S. corporate law (and sometimes U.S. securities law as well). Early adopters of cross-border reverse mergers and those firms that hired a Big Four auditor exhibited superior corporate...
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Siegel, Jordan, and Yanbo Wang. "Cross-Border Reverse Mergers: Causes and Consequences." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-089, April 2012. (Revised December 2012, March 2013, September 2013.)
Eugene F. Soltes
Eugene Soltes is a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School where his work focuses on corporate integrity and risk management. His research utilizes data analytics to identify organizational cultures and compliance systems that can effectively... View Details
- June 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
De Beers at the Millennium
At the time of the millennium, diamond demand was threatened by an increasing awareness among jewelry customers that diamond production and trading in some countries was being linked to growing inequities and human rights violations. This, in turn, had an impact on De...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Value Creation;
Strategic Planning;
Social Issues;
Luxury;
Consumer Products Industry;
Mining Industry;
Africa
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Sonia D. Marciano. "De Beers at the Millennium." Harvard Business School Case 706-518, June 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
- April 2005 (Revised August 2008)
- Case
Crisis at Japan Communications, Inc.
In 2001, Seiji Frank Sanda is facing his worst crisis since founding Japan Communications Inc. (JCI) in 1996. His planned IPO was stopped, leaving JCI with a large organization and strong revenues, but losses and a dwindling balance sheet. He is seriously considering...
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Isenberg, Daniel J. "Crisis at Japan Communications, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 805-119, April 2005. (Revised August 2008.)
- 02 Dec 2008
- News
In Defense Of American Cars
- 2016
- Article
Peer-to-Peer Markets
By: Liran Einav, Chiara Farronato and Jonathan Levin
Peer-to-peer markets such as eBay, Uber, and Airbnb allow small suppliers to compete with traditional providers of goods or services. We view the primary function of these markets as making it easy for buyers to find sellers and engage in convenient, trustworthy...
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Keywords:
Peer-to-peer;
Online Platforms;
Matching;
Innovation;
Digital Platforms;
Marketplace Matching;
Market Design;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Adoption;
Network Effects;
Market Entry and Exit
Einav, Liran, Chiara Farronato, and Jonathan Levin. "Peer-to-Peer Markets." Annual Review of Economics 8 (2016): 615–635.
- January 2015 (Revised July 2015)
- Case
Jimmy Choo
By: Anat Keinan and Sandrine Crener
Jimmy Choo is a British luxury accessories brand, specializing in shoes, handbags, accessories, and fragrances. Founded in 1996 in London by couture shoe designer Jimmy Choo and Vogue accessories editor Tamara Mellon OBE, the brand enjoyed immediate success and rapidly...
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Keywords:
Luxury Brand;
Fashion;
Designer Brand;
Shoe;
Fashion Accessories;
Retail;
Entrepreneurship;
Branding;
Brand Positioning;
New Market Development;
Entry Into China;
Luxury Chinese Market;
Global Brands;
Growth Strategy;
Jimmy Choo;
Christian Louboutin;
China;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Luxury;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Brands and Branding;
Fashion Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
China;
Great Britain
Keinan, Anat, and Sandrine Crener. "Jimmy Choo." Harvard Business School Case 515-073, January 2015. (Revised July 2015.)