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- February 2019 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
KangaTech
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Patrick J. Ferguson, Sarah Fleischer, Jin Hyun Paik and Steven Randazzo
On a warm January afternoon in 2019, Steve Saunders, Dave Scerri, Carl Dilena, and Nick Haslam (see Exhibit 1 for biographies), co-founders of KangaTech, wrapped up the latest round of discussions about the future direction of their sports-technology start-up. Focused...
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Keywords:
Startup;
Technology Commercialization;
Prototype;
Business Startups;
Technological Innovation;
Sports;
Health;
Commercialization;
Research and Development;
Decision Making;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Technology Industry;
Sports Industry;
Health Industry;
Australia
Lakhani, Karim R., Patrick J. Ferguson, Sarah Fleischer, Jin Hyun Paik, and Steven Randazzo. "KangaTech." Harvard Business School Case 619-049, February 2019. (Revised August 2019.)
- February 2019
- Teaching Note
Talent@Tencent
By: Tarun Khanna
Late in 2016, two senior human resources (HR) executives at Tencent Holdings (Tencent), China’s leading Internet services firm, are assessing the effectiveness of the company’s talent management practices in responding to Tencent’s sustained hypergrowth. Over the...
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- February 2019 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
ThirdLove
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Matthew G. Preble
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Matthew G. Preble. "ThirdLove." Harvard Business School Case 819-061, February 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
- February 2019
- Case
Canibal—Play It Green!
By: Frank V. Cespedes, Joseph B. Fuller, Tonia Labruyere and Elena Corsi
In 2011, Canibal launched a machine that could sort and compress aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and cups. Users could play a jackpot-style game on the machine’s digital display, while disposing of their beverage containers and earning coupons or other rewards. The...
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Keywords:
Sales Growth;
Recycling;
Start-up;
Scaling;
Market Selection;
Sales;
Marketing;
Business Startups;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Segmentation;
Product Positioning;
Technology Industry;
France
Cespedes, Frank V., Joseph B. Fuller, Tonia Labruyere, and Elena Corsi. "Canibal—Play It Green!" Harvard Business School Case 319-089, February 2019.
- February 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Theranos: Who Has Blood on Their Hands? (A)
By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Christina R. Wing, Emilie Fournier and Anna Resman
This case covers the rise and fall of Theranos, the company founded by Elizabeth Holmes in 2004 to revolutionize the blood testing industry by creating a device that could provide from a small finger prick the same results and accuracy as intravenous blood draws. As...
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Keywords:
Health Testing and Trials;
Corporate Accountability;
Organizational Culture;
Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Entrepreneurship;
Lawsuits and Litigation
Hsieh, Nien-hê, Christina R. Wing, Emilie Fournier, and Anna Resman. "Theranos: Who Has Blood on Their Hands? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 619-039, February 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
- February 2019
- Case
Lisa Thomas at LaMont Engineering
By: Boris Groysberg and Carrie A. Blair
The case details the challenges faced by Lisa Thomas of LaMont Engineering after the company is acquired by Munday Consultants, Inc. Thomas, who supported the acquisition, was asked to chair a team charged with implementing the changes necessary to make the acquisition...
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Groysberg, Boris, and Carrie A. Blair. "Lisa Thomas at LaMont Engineering." Harvard Business School Brief Case 919-507, February 2019.
- February 2019
- Teaching Note
Lisa Thomas at LaMont Engineering (Brief Case)
By: Boris Groysberg and Carrie A. Blair
Teaching Note for HBS No. 919-507.
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- February 2019
- Background Note
Mexican Farmworkers in the United States
By: Forest Reinhardt and Jonathan Schlefer
This note discusses the centuries-long history and current situation of Mexican farmworkers north of the border—documented or undocumented, resident or temporary, and increasingly indigenous. The story provides the background for discussion of dilemmas facing...
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Keywords:
Migrant Farmworkers;
Mexican Farmworkers;
Agribusiness;
Labor;
History;
Policy;
Problems and Challenges;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
United States
Reinhardt, Forest, and Jonathan Schlefer. "Mexican Farmworkers in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 719-047, February 2019.
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (A)
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
This case (A), and its related cases (B-E), establish a setting to discuss an M&A transaction and some of the key legal contracts that are associated with it. In 2010, private equity backed food manufacturer Pierre Foods is contemplating the acquisition of a key...
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Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (A)." Harvard Business School Case 919-022, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (B-1): Stock Purchase Agreement—Buyer's Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (B-1): Stock Purchase Agreement—Buyer's Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-023, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (B-2): Stock Purchase Agreement—Seller's Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (B-2): Stock Purchase Agreement—Seller's Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-024, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (C-1): Stockholders' Agreements—Majority Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (C-1): Stockholders' Agreements—Majority Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-025, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (C-2): Stockholders' Agreements—Minority Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (C-2): Stockholders' Agreements—Minority Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-026, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- February 2019 (Revised March 2021)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (D-1): Credit Agreement—Borrower Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (D-1): Credit Agreement—Borrower Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-027, February 2019. (Revised March 2021.)
- February 2019 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (D-2): Credit Agreement—Lender Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (D-2): Credit Agreement—Lender Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 919-028, February 2019. (Revised April 2024.)
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (E-1): Employment Agreement—Employer Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (E-1): Employment Agreement—Employer Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-029, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (E-2): Employment Agreement—Employee Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (E-2): Employment Agreement—Employee Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-030, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- February 2019 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Rent-a-Center/Vintage Capital
By: Guhan Subramanian and Caeden Brynie
Christopher Korst, General Counsel for Rent-A-Center (RAC), looked at the time. It was late in the evening on December 17, 2018, yet no notice of extension had come from Vintage Capital. In June, Vintage had agreed to buy RAC for $15 per share in cash, amounting to...
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Subramanian, Guhan, and Caeden Brynie. "Rent-a-Center/Vintage Capital." Harvard Business School Case 919-031, February 2019. (Revised November 2023.)
- February 2019 (Revised March 2019)
- Case
Banorte and the Capital Call Facility: Infrastructure Finance in Mexico
By: John D. Macomber, Carla Larangeira and Fernanda Miguel
As a result of Mexico´s pension industry deregulation, pension funds were able to invest in energy and infrastructure projects through a variety of financial instruments, particularly through Capital Development Certificates (CKDs), an asset class that served as a...
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Keywords:
Financial Products;
Fund Management;
Capital Call Facility;
Pension Funds;
Infrastructure;
Energy;
Finance;
Decision Making;
Investment Funds;
Financial Instruments;
North America;
Mexico
Macomber, John D., Carla Larangeira, and Fernanda Miguel. "Banorte and the Capital Call Facility: Infrastructure Finance in Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 219-049, February 2019. (Revised March 2019.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
Overcoming the Cold Start Problem of CRM Using a Probabilistic Machine Learning Approach
By: Eva Ascarza
The success of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) programs ultimately depends on the firm's ability to understand consumers' preferences and precisely capture how these preferences may differ across customers. Only by understanding customer heterogeneity, firms can...
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Keywords:
Customer Management;
Targeting;
Deep Exponential Families;
Probabilistic Machine Learning;
Cold Start Problem;
Customer Relationship Management;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Consumer Behavior;
Analytics and Data Science;
Mathematical Methods;
Retail Industry
Padilla, Nicolas, and Eva Ascarza. "Overcoming the Cold Start Problem of CRM Using a Probabilistic Machine Learning Approach." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-091, February 2019. (Revised May 2020. Accepted at the Journal of Marketing Research.)