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- November 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Bayer Crop Science
By: David E. Bell, Damien McLoughlin, Natalie Kindred and James Barnett
In mid-2019, a year after German conglomerate Bayer Group closed its acquisition of U.S.-based seeds giant Monsanto, the leadership of Bayer’s Crop Science division (which absorbed Monsanto) is reflecting on the opportunities ahead. Some observers have questioned...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Research and Development;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Strategy;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Consolidation;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Change Management;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
Germany
Bell, David E., Damien McLoughlin, Natalie Kindred, and James Barnett. "Bayer Crop Science." Harvard Business School Case 520-055, November 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- March 2008 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
The Home Depot, Inc.
For its first 20 years, Home Depot was known for its entrepreneurial spirit and focus on customer service. Merchandising, purchasing, and store operations were all decentralized. When the company hit $45 billion in sales, many believed that a more disciplined approach...
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Keywords:
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Profit;
Leading Change;
Six Sigma;
Service Operations;
Business Processes;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Retail Industry
Ton, Zeynep, and Catherine Ross. "The Home Depot, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 608-093, March 2008. (Revised March 2009.)
- Research Summary
Financial Regulation and the Japanese Banking Crisis of the 1990s
As part of a long-term research interest in financial regulation and the role of the Ministry of Finance, Ulrike Schaede has studied various segments of Japan's financial markets to understand better the interaction between regulators and regulatees. This includes...
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- 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.
- January 2019 (Revised February 2019)
- Supplement
The a2 Milk Company
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Daniel Fisher and Greg Saldutte
The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) became the most valuable company listed on the New Zealand stock exchange in 2018 by capitalizing on a biochemical discovery related to the protein composition of cow's milk. Because many people find the A1 protein difficult to digest, and...
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Keywords:
Judo Economics;
Market Entry;
Innovation;
Barriers To Response;
Industry Attractiveness;
Advantage Horizon;
Sustainability;
First-mover Advantage;
Scope;
Strategy Execution;
Strategic Evolution;
Biochemistry;
Genetics;
Branding;
Commodity;
Milk;
Dairy;
Infant Formula;
Farming;
Porter's Five Forces;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Strategy;
Value Creation;
Competition;
Market Entry and Exit;
Disruption;
Innovation and Invention;
Five Forces Framework;
Consumer Products Industry;
New Zealand;
Australia;
China
- November 1999
- Case
Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (C)
By: Andre F. Perold
Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (LTCM) was in the business of engaging in trading strategies to exploit market pricing discrepancies. Because the firm employed strategies designed to make money over long horizons--from six months to two years or more--it adopted a...
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Keywords:
Fluctuation;
Capital;
Financial Liquidity;
Financing and Loans;
Investment Funds;
Investment Portfolio;
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Management;
Risk Management;
Markets;
Motivation and Incentives;
Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F. "Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 200-009, November 1999.
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Politics, Tax Code Said to Stymie U.S.
- February 2008
- Case
Cincom Systems, Inc.
By: Tom Nicholas and David Chen
Tom Nies, charismatic CEO of Cincom Systems, is considering a public offering of his software enterprise, but the 1987 stock market crash checks his plans. Nies reflects that capital for expansion will keep Cincom at the frontier of technological development in a...
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Keywords:
Customer Satisfaction;
Capital;
Initial Public Offering;
Organizational Culture;
Going Public;
Corporate Strategy;
Information Technology Industry
Nicholas, Tom, and David Chen. "Cincom Systems, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 808-084, February 2008.
- 11 Aug 2011
- News
Groupon IPO dented by market, new numbers
- 17 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Why Global Brands Work
bureaucracy in which regional managers exaggerate the need for local adaptations to defend their turf; and a deteriorating market share, financial performance, and stock price. Fords worldwide should have a...
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- Research Summary
Capital Flows and Capital Goods (joint with Eliza Hammel)
By: Laura Alfaro
We examine one of the channels through which financial integration can help promote growth. In particular, we study the effects of capital account liberalization on the imports of capital goods. We pay particular attention to the effects of equity market...
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- Research Summary
Good cop, Bad Cop: Complementarities between Debt and Equity in Disciplining Management
Joint work with Alexander Gümbel, Saïd Business School and Lincoln College Oxford
In this paper we examine how the quantity of information generated about firm... View Details
- January–February 2019
- Article
Corporate Purpose and Financial Performance
By: Claudine Gartenberg, Andrea Prat and George Serafeim
We construct a measure of corporate purpose within a sample of U.S. companies based on approximately 500,000 survey responses of worker perceptions about their employers. We find that this measure of purpose is not related to financial performance. However, high...
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Keywords:
Corporate Purpose;
Purpose;
Employee Motivation;
Belief Systems;
Corporate Performance;
Human Capital;
Middle Management;
Culture;
Corporate Culture;
Meaning;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Employees;
Perception;
Values and Beliefs;
Performance Effectiveness
Gartenberg, Claudine, Andrea Prat, and George Serafeim. "Corporate Purpose and Financial Performance." Organization Science 30, no. 1 (January–February 2019): 1–18.
- September 2021 (Revised October 2021)
- Case
Tesla's Uncertain Fate as EV Race Accelerates
By: David Collis and Haisley Wert
By September 2021, Tesla had a staggering market cap of $755 billion. As the leader of the automobile industry, Tesla’s worth surpassed that of the six largest runner-ups combined, including Toyota, Volkswagen, BYD, Daimler, Great Wall Motors, and General Motors. As...
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Keywords:
Electric Vehicles;
Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Valuation;
Competitive Advantage;
Value Creation;
Auto Industry
Collis, David, and Haisley Wert. "Tesla's Uncertain Fate as EV Race Accelerates." Harvard Business School Case 722-368, September 2021. (Revised October 2021.)
- February 2008
- Supplement
Shinhan Financial Group (B)
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew J. Morgan
By 2007, there were many signs that the merger of Chohung and Shinhan banks to form the Shinhan Financial Group in 2003 had met its goals. Shinhan Financial Group's stock price had increased from $31 a share at its opening on the New York Stock Exchange in September...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Global Strategy;
Expansion;
Markets;
Strategic Planning;
South Korea
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew J. Morgan. "Shinhan Financial Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 308-095, February 2008.
Unlock the Mysteries of Your Customer Relationships
Consumers have always had relationships with brands, but sophisticated tools for analyzing customer data are finally allowing marketing organizations to personalize and manage those relationships. With this new power comes a new challenge: People now expect companies...
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- October 2018
- Case
African Bank Investments Limited (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Less than a year after joining the board of African Bank Investments Limited (ABIL), the newest director finds himself in difficult discussions with other directors about removing the struggling company’s CEO. The case is set in South Africa in mid-2014 as shares in...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Personal Finance;
Corporate Accountability;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Governance;
Crisis Management;
Insurance;
Leadership;
Management;
Risk Management;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Africa;
South Africa
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "African Bank Investments Limited (A)." Harvard Business School Case 319-052, October 2018.
- March 2012
- Article
The Incentive Bubble
By: Mihir Desai
The past three decades have seen American capitalism quietly transformed by a single, powerful idea—that financial markets are a suitable tool for measuring performance and structuring compensation. Stock instruments for managers, high-powered incentive contracts for...
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Keywords:
Economic Systems;
Financial Markets;
Executive Compensation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Corporate Governance;
Equality and Inequality;
Human Capital;
United States
Desai, Mihir. "The Incentive Bubble." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012).
- September 2016
- Article
Disproportional Control Rights and the Bonding Role of Debt
By: Aiyesha Dey, Valeri Nikolaev and Xue Wang
We examine the governance role of debt in the context of U.S.-based dual class ownership structures. We hypothesize that the use of debt alleviates the conflict between shareholder classes by balancing the power of controlling insiders. We document that dual class...
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Keywords:
Dual Class;
Private Debt;
Debt Covenants;
Bonding Mechanisms;
Ownership Type;
Capital Structure;
Borrowing and Debt
Dey, Aiyesha, Valeri Nikolaev, and Xue Wang. "Disproportional Control Rights and the Bonding Role of Debt." Management Science 62, no. 9 (September 2016): 2581–2614.
William E. Fruhan
Professor WILLIAM E. FRUHAN, JR. is George E. Bates Professor, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He received his BS degree from Yale University, and his MBA and DBA degrees from Harvard University. He has served as Senior Associate Dean and Director of... View Details
Keywords:
aircraft;
airline;
chemical;
electronics;
grocery;
medical supplies;
oil & gas;
pharmaceuticals;
retailing;
steel