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- October 2016 (Revised February 2017)
- Teaching Note
Alvogen
By: Daniel Isenberg, William R. Kerr and Alexis Brownell
Alvogen is an Icelandic pharmaceutical company that makes and sells generic drugs. Founder and CEO Robert Wessman is deciding whether to take on private equity investors willing to buy out all shareholders, merge with a large and publicly-traded US pharmaceutical...
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- October 2016 (Revised January 2018)
- Supplement
BlackRock (B): Acquire MLIM?
This (B) case is a supplement to HBS case no. 717-404 “BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?”
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Gulati, Ranjay, Jan W. Rivkin, Stuart C. Gilson, and Aldo Sesia. "BlackRock (B): Acquire MLIM?" Harvard Business School Supplement 717-405, October 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
- October 2016 (Revised January 2018)
- Supplement
BlackRock (C): Integrating BGI
By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin and Aldo Sesia
This (C) case is a supplement to HBS case no. 717-404 “BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?”
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Gulati, Ranjay, Jan W. Rivkin, and Aldo Sesia. "BlackRock (C): Integrating BGI." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-406, October 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
- October 2016 (Revised March 2022)
- Background Note
Cost Variance Analysis
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Susanna Gallani
This note was written to provide students with fundamental concepts and methods for the analysis of cost variances. It focuses on the decomposition of cost variances into price, quantity, and mix variance components, an approach that allows students to identify the...
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Keywords:
Cost Accounting
Kaplan, Robert S., and Susanna Gallani. "Cost Variance Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 117-006, October 2016. (Revised March 2022.)
- October 11, 2016
- Article
Innovation Network
By: Daron Acemoglu, Ufuk Akcigit and William R. Kerr
Technological progress builds upon itself, with the expansion of invention in one domain propelling future work in linked fields. Our analysis uses 1.8 million U.S. patents and their citation properties to map the innovation network and its strength. Past innovation...
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Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, and William R. Kerr. "Innovation Network." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113, no. 41 (October 11, 2016).
- 2016
- Working Paper
Pivoting Isn't Enough: Principled Pragmatism and Strategic Reorientation in New Ventures
By: Rory McDonald and Cheng Gao
New technology ventures often experience deviations from their original plans that oblige them to reorient in pursuit of better fit between their evolving products and target customers. Yet research is largely silent on how entrepreneurs explain and justify their...
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Keywords:
Strategic Reorientation;
Technology Entrepreneurship;
Innovation;
Product Development Processes;
Organizational Adaptation;
Qualitative Methods (General);
Information Technology;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Communication;
Entrepreneurship;
Alignment;
Innovation and Invention;
Product Development
- October 2016
- Case
Turkasset: Bringing Customer-Centricity to Debt Collection
By: Dennis Campbell and Gamze Yucaoglu
In December 2014, in preparation for the year-end board presentation, Hilmi Guvenal (PMD 1993), shareholder and CEO of Turkasset, and Ilker Yoney, COO, sat down to discuss Turkasset’s five- and ten-year strategic plans. Since taking leadership of the company in 2009,...
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Keywords:
Customer Satisfaction;
Customer Experience;
Customer Service;
Customer-centric;
Emerging Market;
Customer Focus;
Employee Empowerment;
Employee Engagement;
Employee Training;
Staffing;
Operations Management;
Quality Management;
Service Management;
Service Quality;
Continuous Improvement;
Turkasset;
Collections Agency;
NPL;
Call Center;
Financial Services;
Borrowing and Debt;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Organizational Culture;
Operations;
Management;
Service Operations;
Quality;
Competitive Advantage;
Cost vs Benefits;
Financial Services Industry;
Turkey
- October 2016
- Teaching Note
Longchamp
By: Jill Avery
Teaching Note for HBS No. 316-086.
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- October 10, 2016
- Article
Why Lincoln Hid His Strongest Feelings from the Public
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "Why Lincoln Hid His Strongest Feelings from the Public." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 10, 2016).
- October 2016
- Case
The Management Buyout of Dell, Inc.
Subramanian, Guhan. "The Management Buyout of Dell, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 917-003, October 2016.
- October 2016
- Teaching Note
China Lodging Group (A) and (B)
By: Tatiana Sandino and Nancy Hua Dai
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 116-004 and 116-005.
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- Article
The Origins of Corporate Crimes
By: Eugene F. Soltes
Soltes, Eugene F. "The Origins of Corporate Crimes." Wall Street Journal (October 7, 2016).
- October 2016
- Case
La-Z-Boy (A)
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Natalie Kindred
Kurt Darrow, CEO of La-Z-Boy furniture, must decide whether to continue an overhaul of the company's strategy in the face of a collapse in demand during the great recession. Having pared back La-Z-Boy's portfolio of brands and manufacturing network, he intends to...
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Keywords:
Retail;
Manufacturing;
Organizational Transformations;
Reorganization;
Furniture Industry;
Corporate Strategy;
Home Fashion;
Turnaround;
Portfolio Rationalization;
Globalization Of Supply Chain;
Brand Repositioning;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Brands and Branding;
Competitive Strategy;
Vertical Integration;
Retail Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States
Fuller, Joseph B., and Natalie Kindred. "La-Z-Boy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 317-034, October 2016.
- October 2016 (Revised February 2019)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 5: Building a Profit Plan
By: Robert Simons
This module reading describes how to build a profit plan to reflect the strategy of a business in economic terms. After introducing the profit wheel, cash wheel, and ROE wheel, the module illustrates how to use a profit plan to assess the viability of different...
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Keywords:
Management Control Systems;
Implementing Strategy;
Execution;
Profit Planning;
Cash Flow Analysis;
Asset Utilization;
Return On Equity;
Business Planning;
Testing Strategy;
Analyzing Strategic Alternative;
Strategy;
Asset Management;
Cash Flow;
Investment Return;
Management Systems;
Profit
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 5: Building a Profit Plan." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-105, October 2016. (Revised February 2019.)
- October 2016
- Teaching Note
Saudi Aramco and Corporate Venture Capital
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Sarah McAra
- October 2016 (Revised February 2019)
- Teaching Note
Turnaround at Norsk Gjenvinning (A) and (B)
By: George Serafeim
- October 2016
- Teaching Note
Asia Optical: The Myanmar Decision
By: Dante Roscini and Matthew G. Preble
Teaching Note for HBS No. 714-026.
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- October 2016 (Revised April 2018)
- Case
DataXu: Selling Ad Tech
By: Frank V. Cespedes, John Deighton, Lisa Cox and Olivia Hull
DataXu served marketers by buying digital advertising for brands using its demand-side platform. It sought a way to build a more predictable revenue stream in the very transactional media marketplace, and hoped that two new marketing analytics products would give it a...
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Keywords:
Sales Management;
Pricing;
Programmatic Ad Buying;
"Marketing Analytics";
Advertising Technology;
Sales;
Digital Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Advertising Campaigns;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Media;
Technology Industry;
Advertising Industry;
Boston;
Massachusetts
Cespedes, Frank V., John Deighton, Lisa Cox, and Olivia Hull. "DataXu: Selling Ad Tech." Harvard Business School Case 817-012, October 2016. (Revised April 2018.)
- October 2016
- Teaching Note
FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Teaching Note for HBS No. 216-042.
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- October 2016 (Revised July 2017)
- Case
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra: Cultural Entrepreneurship
By: Rohit Deshpande and Annelena Lobb
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (LA Phil), under the leadership of Deborah Borda, had enjoyed great successes in the 2000s and 2010s, even as other U.S. orchestras faltered. The architecturally acclaimed Walt Disney Concert Hall had opened its doors. The...
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Keywords:
Product Positioning;
Arts;
Music Entertainment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Cultural Entrepreneurship;
Music Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Los Angeles
Deshpande, Rohit, and Annelena Lobb. "The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra: Cultural Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Case 517-006, October 2016. (Revised July 2017.)