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- November 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
The Roca Brothers: Innovation in Gastronomy
By: Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht and Katherine Connolly Baden
Chef Joan Roca, sommelier Josep Roca and pastry chef Jordi Roca were three brothers based in Girona, Spain whose complementary skills, collective ability, and relentless drive for innovation had brought worldwide fame and awards to their restaurant, El Celler de Can...
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Keywords:
Restaurants;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Food;
Crisis Management;
Innovation and Invention;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Spain
Groysberg, Boris, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Katherine Connolly Baden. "The Roca Brothers: Innovation in Gastronomy." Harvard Business School Case 421-017, November 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
when launching a new technology venture, the strategic complexities of multi-layer distribution channels, difficulties attaining reimbursement from third-party payers (particularly Medicare), and valuation issues when significant capital...
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Sean Silverthorne
- September 2008
- Case
Harrington Collection: Sizing Up the Active-Wear Market
By: Richard S. Tedlow and Heather Beckham
In the wake of slumping sales and sagging profit margins, a leading manufacturer and retailer of high-end women's apparel, Harrington Collection, must evaluate an opportunity to expand into the high-growth active-wear market. Sara Huey, Vice President of Strategic...
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Keywords:
Breakeven Analysis;
Product Introduction;
Expansion;
Consumer Behavior;
Supply and Industry;
Product Launch;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Tedlow, Richard S., and Heather Beckham. "Harrington Collection: Sizing Up the Active-Wear Market." Harvard Business School Brief Case 083-258, September 2008.
- Web
Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online
President at Dakota Guardian Trust Assess opportunities and learn how to better determine what profitability looks like as your industry evolves. I feel like I have an unfair advantage now knowing what I've learned from this course. It...
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- August 2013 (Revised November 2015)
- Case
Prudential Financial - General Motors Pension Risk Transfer: Back to the Future?
By: Luis M. Viceira and Emily A. Chien
In November 2012, Prudential Financial and General Motors closed on a $25.1B pension risk transfer (PRT) transaction, the largest of its kind to date by an order of magnitude both in the U.S. market and globally. In exchange for an in-kind transfer of $25.1B in... View Details
Keywords:
Risk Management;
Asset Management;
Insurance;
Retirement;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Viceira, Luis M., and Emily A. Chien. "Prudential Financial - General Motors Pension Risk Transfer: Back to the Future?" Harvard Business School Case 213-126, August 2013. (Revised November 2015.)
- September 2010 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Gazelle in 2012
By: Andrei Hagiu and James Weber
Gazelle has pioneered a reCommerce intermediation model: it buys used electronics from consumers and resells them on eBay or to wholesalers. Going forward, its two main strategic challenges are 1) deciding how much to rely on partnerships with large retailers for...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Markets;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry
Hagiu, Andrei, and James Weber. "Gazelle in 2012." Harvard Business School Case 711-446, September 2010. (Revised April 2013.)
- Web
Certificates, Credentials, & Credits | HBS Online
learning, the best industry cases, and input from actual executives at industry-leading companies. In a nutshell, HBS Online allows us to meet our business needs in real time. Morten LindholstVice President Global Talent & Leadership...
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- October 2010
- Article
Unleashing the Power of Marketing
By: Beth Comstock, Ranjay Gulati and Stephen A Liguori
The article examines marketing management at General Electric Co. (GE). The transformation of the company's marketing department into an integral part of product development, product management, and strategic planning after years of relative neglect is considered....
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Strategic Planning;
Human Resources;
Marketing Strategy;
Customer Relationship Management;
Marketing;
Advertising Industry;
Advertising Industry
Comstock, Beth, Ranjay Gulati, and Stephen A Liguori. "Unleashing the Power of Marketing." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 10 (October 2010): 90–98.
- January 1993 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Medtronic, Inc.
In 1991, Bill George, CEO of Medtronic, the world's largest manufacturer of pacemakers, was evaluating his strategic options in light of the changing economic environment. In the United States, Europe, and Japan, governments were considering regulatory changes to...
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Keywords:
Diversification;
Corporate Strategy;
Health Care and Treatment;
Policy;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Goodman, John B., and Patrick Moreton. "Medtronic, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 793-058, January 1993. (Revised October 1993.)
- April 2019 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
Ariadne Labs: Building Impactful Partnerships
By: Ariel D. Stern and Sarah Mehta
In September 2018, the executive team at Ariadne Labs (Ariadne), a Boston-based organization dedicated to improving health systems through the discovery and implementation of simple tools, faced a number of strategic decisions. Chief among them, the seven-year-old...
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Keywords:
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Innovation and Invention;
Social Enterprise;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Partners and Partnerships;
Health Industry;
Boston
Stern, Ariel D., and Sarah Mehta. "Ariadne Labs: Building Impactful Partnerships." Harvard Business School Case 619-017, April 2019. (Revised June 2019.)
- March 1990
- Case
Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (Abridged)
Describes the growth of a construction management company and the operating problems it now encounters. Designed to introduce students to the value of competition in the construction industry, to show how the techniques of value analysis can be used to strategic...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Operations;
Construction;
Growth Management;
Quality;
Competition;
Problems and Challenges;
Performance Productivity;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Construction Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 690-074, March 1990.
- November 2019
- Supplement
Hapag-Lloyd AG: Complying with IMO 2020
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emer Moloney
A new environmental regulation known as IMO 2020 was creating what one industry analyst called “the biggest shakeup for the oil and shipping industries in decades.” According to the new regulation, all ocean-going ships would have to limit their sulfur emissions by...
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- August 1994
- Case
Intuit, Inc.
The merger of two computer software firms with very rapidly growing non-overlapping products makes great strategic sense, but presents difficult valuation and accounting problems. How can a firm pay $225 million to acquire another firm with negligible current earnings,...
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Applications and Software;
Accounting;
Financial Strategy;
Goodwill Accounting;
Corporate Finance;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Intuit, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 295-028, August 1994.
- October 1997
- Case
Polaroid Corporation: Digital Imaging Technology in 1997
Focuses on strategic decisions regarding investment in digital imaging technology facing Polaroid Corp., a worldwide leader in the traditional imaging marketplace, in July 1997. New Polaroid CEO Gary DiCamillo must decide how much emphasis to place on digital vs....
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Competitive Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry
Rosenbloom, Richard S., and Ellen Pruyne. "Polaroid Corporation: Digital Imaging Technology in 1997." Harvard Business School Case 798-013, October 1997.
- December 2020
- Supplement
VIA Science (B)
By: Juan Alcácer, Rembrand Koning, Annelena Lobb and Kerry Herman
Via (a) captures the early days of the data analytics startup as founders Gounden and Ravanis considered which markets offer the right opportunities for their firm and what kinds of experiments will help them narrow their choice. Supplement Via (b) reveals the...
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Keywords:
Data Analytics;
Machine Learning;
Artificial Intelligence;
Strategy;
Business Startups;
AI and Machine Learning;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States;
Japan
Alcácer, Juan, Rembrand Koning, Annelena Lobb, and Kerry Herman. "VIA Science (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-368, December 2020.
- October 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Komatsu Ltd.: Project G's Globalization
This case describes the major strategic and organizational transformation at Komatsu aimed at changing it from a Japan-based producer of construction equipment to a truly global company with the ability to leverage its groupwide portfolio of resources and capabilities...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Construction;
Asset Pricing;
Investment Portfolio;
Global Strategy;
Leadership;
Resource Allocation;
Risk Management;
Expansion;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Komatsu Ltd.: Project G's Globalization." Harvard Business School Case 398-016, October 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- Web
Strategy Explained - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Strategically Competing to be the Best vs. Competing to be Unique Strategy starts with thinking the right way about competition. Many managers compete to be “the best”—but this is a dangerous mindset that leads to a destructive, zero-sum...
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- 2012
- Teaching Note
Qingdao TGOOD Electric Corporation (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Zheng Xiaoming, Chen Hao and Hong Zhang
Founded in 2004, TGOOD is now the largest specialized developer and producer of cubicle-type transformation and distribution equipment in China, with the main products of outdoor cubicle-type power equipment supplemented by indoor switchgear cabinets, offered mainly to...
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Zheng Xiaoming, Chen Hao, and Hong Zhang. "Qingdao TGOOD Electric Corporation (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2012.
- Program
Agribusiness Seminar
You will join an accomplished group of executives in exploring business models, grappling with strategic questions, and examining industry issues from new perspectives. With a more nuanced understanding of...
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- January 2014 (Revised June 2015)
- Case
Amgen Inc.: Pursuing Innovation and Imitation? (A)
By: Ian W. Mackenzie
Set in 2009, the (A) case explores whether Amgen, a leading innovator of biotech-based drugs, should enter the emerging business of biosimilars (BS), which are essentially 'me-too' products. There appear to be sound reasons to explore this related diversification:...
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Mackenzie, Ian W. "Amgen Inc.: Pursuing Innovation and Imitation? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 714-424, January 2014. (Revised June 2015.)