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- 2004
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Regulation and Reaction: The Other Side of Free Banking in Antebellum New York
By: David A. Moss and Sarah Brennan
Free banking, which first appeared in the United States in the late 1830s, comprised two essential features: general incorporation for banks and rigorous security requirements for note issue. Because the general incorporation feature is what allowed free entry, it has...
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- January 2004 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Rwandan Tea Industry, The: Looking into the Future
By: Debora L. Spar
In 2003, the Rwandan government was focused on transforming the nation's tea industry into a world-class competitor. To accomplish this objective and stave off the downward prices that plagued the international tea market, the government believed that the industry...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Strategy;
Privatization;
Government and Politics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Rwanda
Spar, Debora L., and Cate Reavis. "Rwandan Tea Industry, The: Looking into the Future." Harvard Business School Case 704-007, January 2004. (Revised November 2004.)
- December 2003 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Grove Street Advisors
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon and Frank Angella
Grove Street Advisors, a manager of customized private equity investment products, has been very successful in its first five years. To grow, the group must decide whether to target smaller organizations, revive its coinvestment efforts, or enter the highly competitive...
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Keywords:
Business Organization;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Strategy
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, and Frank Angella. "Grove Street Advisors." Harvard Business School Case 804-050, December 2003. (Revised May 2004.)
- December 2003
- Case
Fox Bids for the NFL-1993
By: Bharat N. Anand and Catherine M. Conneely
The Fox television network, launched in 1987 by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. was in a precarious position in 1993. Although it had met its business plan targets, its ratings in the recently concluded November "sweeps" were indifferent, several of its newly launched...
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Reporting;
Bids and Bidding;
Revenue;
Television Entertainment;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Anand, Bharat N., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fox Bids for the NFL-1993." Harvard Business School Case 704-443, December 2003.
- September 2003 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Eyeblaster: Enabling the Next Generation of Online Advertising
By: Elie Ofek
Eyeblaster management has to decide on the best course of action to sustain its momentum from enabling online rich media advertising. Pressure from competitors is forcing the company to re-evaluate its previous marketing strategy that focused primarily on getting...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Marketing Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Performance Evaluation;
Digital Marketing;
Growth and Development Strategy
Ofek, Elie. "Eyeblaster: Enabling the Next Generation of Online Advertising." Harvard Business School Case 504-005, September 2003. (Revised May 2006.)
- January 2003 (Revised September 2007)
- Background Note
A Note on Racing to Acquire Customers
Examines factors that motivate a firm's race to acquire customers in newly emerging markets and explores conditions under which racing strategies are likely to yield attractive returns. Provides a definition of racing behavior, introduces the notion of an optimal level...
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Keywords:
Customers;
Price Bubble;
Network Effects;
Emerging Markets;
Market Entry and Exit;
Behavior;
Competition
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "A Note on Racing to Acquire Customers." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-103, January 2003. (Revised September 2007.)
- November 2002 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
NYSE vs. NASDAQ: International Competition
By: Estelle S. Cantillon and Tarun Khanna
Compares and contrasts the international strategies of the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ as they looked overseas for new sources of growth in the late 1990s.
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Cantillon, Estelle S., and Tarun Khanna. "NYSE vs. NASDAQ: International Competition." Harvard Business School Case 703-435, November 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
- September 2002 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
MedCath Corporation (A)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Pete Stavros
MedCath is a horizontally integrated chain of heart hospitals that partners with local cardiologists. It claims that its focus leads to better and cheaper results than those of an everything-for-everybody general hospital. Community hospitals generally vehemently...
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Keywords:
Medical Specialties;
Market Entry and Exit;
Service Delivery;
Conflict and Resolution;
Horizontal Integration;
Health Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Pete Stavros. "MedCath Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 303-041, September 2002. (Revised January 2013.)
- June 2002 (Revised July 2002)
- Case
NTT DoCoMo: Marketing i-mode
By: Youngme E. Moon
i-mode is a wireless Internet service offered in Japan by NTT DoCoMo. In just three years, the service has won over 30 million subscribers and achieved a 60% share of Japan's mobile Internet market, making it the most successful mobile data service in the world. It is...
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Keywords:
Price;
Marketing;
Marketing Channels;
Market Entry and Exit;
Market Participation;
Success;
Competition;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Adoption;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Telecommunications Industry;
Japan
Moon, Youngme E. "NTT DoCoMo: Marketing i-mode." Harvard Business School Case 502-031, June 2002. (Revised July 2002.)
- February 2002 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Casuarinas Educational Corporation
By: Michael J. Roberts, Howard H. Stevenson and Matthew C. Leib
Casuarinas has developed a very successful elementary, now secondary, school based on excellence in teaching, service, and multilingual education. Peru lacks similar high-quality post-secondary institutions. This case focuses on the potential entry of Casuarinas into...
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Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction;
Higher Education;
Entrepreneurship;
Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Planning;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Education Industry;
Peru
Roberts, Michael J., Howard H. Stevenson, and Matthew C. Leib. "Casuarinas Educational Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 802-083, February 2002. (Revised March 2003.)
- February 2002 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
H-E-B Own Brands
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
H-E-B is a $9 billion grocery chain located in Southwest Texas. This case focuses on H-E-B's private label strategy, a product category that accounts for 19% of H-E-B's sales and one that earns gross margins 50% higher than national brands. A leader in its markets,...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development;
Market Entry and Exit;
Supply Chain Management;
Private Ownership;
Sales;
Strategy;
Competitive Strategy
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "H-E-B Own Brands." Harvard Business School Case 502-053, February 2002. (Revised December 2003.)
- February 2002 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Volvo Trucks (A): Penetrating the U.S. Market
By: Michael E. Porter and Orjan Solvell
Volvo Trucks has worked on a global strategy for several decades. Beginning in the mid-1970s, the company decided to enter the largest market for trucks: the United States. Over time, the company has struggled to get a significant share of the U.S. market and at the...
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Strategy;
Five Forces Framework;
Truck Transportation;
Global Strategy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Manufacturing Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States;
Europe
Porter, Michael E., and Orjan Solvell. "Volvo Trucks (A): Penetrating the U.S. Market." Harvard Business School Case 702-418, February 2002. (Revised February 2006.)
- February 2002 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Volvo Trucks (B): Acquisition of RVI
By: Michael E. Porter and Orjan Solvell
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Strategy;
Five Forces Framework;
Truck Transportation;
Global Strategy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Manufacturing Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States;
Europe
Porter, Michael E., and Orjan Solvell. "Volvo Trucks (B): Acquisition of RVI." Harvard Business School Case 702-419, February 2002. (Revised March 2004.)
- February 2002 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Volvo Trucks (C): Closing Volvo Global Trucks
By: Michael E. Porter and Orjan Solvell
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Strategy;
Five Forces Framework;
Truck Transportation;
Global Strategy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Manufacturing Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States;
Europe
Porter, Michael E., and Orjan Solvell. "Volvo Trucks (C): Closing Volvo Global Trucks." Harvard Business School Case 702-444, February 2002. (Revised May 2006.)
- December 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Synthes
Synthes is the recognized leader in the U.S. orthopedic implant market, with a 50% market share in the metallic plates, rods, and screws used to fix severe bone fractures. Synthes' marketplace strength lies in the strength of its sales force and in the quality and...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Invention;
Risk Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Market Entry and Exit;
Product Development;
Problems and Challenges;
Competition;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Gourville, John T. "Synthes." Harvard Business School Case 502-008, December 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- October 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Calgene, Inc.
By: Ray A. Goldberg and John T. Gourville
In 1993, Calgene is on the verge of introducing the world's first genetically engineered plant product--a tomato will taste better and stay fresh longer. At the same time, it is using biotechnology to produce improved plant products for the cottonseed and the...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Marketing Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Product Launch;
Innovation Strategy;
Social Issues;
Production;
Problems and Challenges;
Biotechnology Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and John T. Gourville. "Calgene, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 502-041, October 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- September 2001 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Virgin Group, The: Filling in the Value Gap
By: Frances X. Frei, Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar and Corey B. Hajim
Chronicles the successes and failures of the Virgin Group. By examining these examples, students discover attributes of Virgin's overall service concept, which, at its core, competes on quality rather than on price. Students are challenged to consider how Virgin might...
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Keywords:
Quality;
Competition;
Price;
Business Conglomerates;
Service Operations;
Service Delivery;
Market Entry and Exit
Frei, Frances X., Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar, and Corey B. Hajim. "Virgin Group, The: Filling in the Value Gap." Harvard Business School Case 602-057, September 2001. (Revised October 2002.)
- May 2001
- Case
Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate (Abridged)
By: David A. Moss
Examines the extended conflict between free traders and protectionists in 19th century Britain. It culminates with Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel's decision at the end of 1845 about whether to repeal the Corn Laws, a series of acts that had protected British...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Change Management;
Trade;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Government Legislation;
Market Entry and Exit;
Conflict of Interests;
Competitive Advantage;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Great Britain
Moss, David A. "Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 701-140, May 2001.
- April 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Color Kinetics Incorporated (A)
By: Das Narayandas and Mary N. Caravella
Two-year-old start-up Color Kinetics has developed unique colored lighting technology using digitally controlled LEDs, and has developed that technology into a successful line of products for its first targeted market of "retailtainment." Now in November 1999, the...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Growth and Development;
Management Teams;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Market Entry and Exit;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Electronics Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Mary N. Caravella. "Color Kinetics Incorporated (A)." Harvard Business School Case 501-077, April 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
- February 2001
- Case
Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate
By: David A. Moss, Kevin P. Brennan, Matthew B. Gorin and Marian Lee
Examines the extended conflict between free traders and protectionists in nineteenth-century Britain. It culminates with Prime Minister Robert Peel's decision at the end of 1845 about whether to repeal the Corn Laws, a series of acts that had protected British...
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Keywords:
Conflict of Interests;
Trade;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Government Legislation;
Change Management;
Competitive Advantage;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Market Entry and Exit;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Great Britain
Moss, David A., Kevin P. Brennan, Matthew B. Gorin, and Marian Lee. "Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate." Harvard Business School Case 701-080, February 2001.