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- February 1992 (Revised May 1995)
- Supplement
CUC International, Inc. (B)
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Paul M. Healy
Describes CUC's initial response to investors' concerns about the firm's accounting. Students are asked to evaluate this response.
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Palepu, Krishna G., and Paul M. Healy. "CUC International, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 192-100, February 1992. (Revised May 1995.)
Dennis Campbell
Dennis W. Campbell is currently the Dwight P. Robinson Jr. Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. His research and teaching activities focus broadly on how management control systems can be designed to balance short-term strategy execution... View Details
- February 2018
- Case
Montes Calcados: A Step Ahead
By: James L. Heskett and James T. Kindley
Montes Calçados (MC) is a well-known "fast-fashion" Brazilian manufacturer of casual, but fashionable, shoes for women aged 18–35 in major cities worldwide. To boost its declining revenues, MC must evaluate two growth options: whether to expand distribution online (at...
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Distribution Channels;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Global Range;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Retail Industry
Heskett, James L., and James T. Kindley. "Montes Calcados: A Step Ahead." Harvard Business School Brief Case 918-513, February 2018.
Boris Groysberg
Boris Groysberg is a professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior unit at the Harvard Business School. Currently, he teaches courses on talent management and leadership in the school's MBA and Executive Education programs. He has won numerous...
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- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why IT Does Matter
Harvard Business Review editor-at-large, Nicholas G. Carr, ignited a firestorm in the opinion piece "Why IT Doesn't Matter" published in the May 2003 issue of HBR. Carr's argument wasn't exactly that IT doesn't matter, but...
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by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
ALAC International
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
ALAC International (ALAC) was awarded the U.S. distributorship of di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) which provided ALAC an opportunity to increase its sales and profits. But the opportunity required a significant additional investment in working capital. The DINP, shipped...
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- Video
Reuel J. Khoza
Reuel J. Khoza, Chairman of South Africa's Dzana Investments and Discovery Bank, explains how Ubuntu – an African collectivist philosophy – has informed his values and approach to business management.
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- 20 Sep 2020
- News
Buyout groups blasted at SEC meeting for ‘misleading numbers’
- 05 Mar 2015
- News
Marketing to millennials
- Video
Reuel J. Khoza
Reuel J. Khoza, Chairman of Dzana Investments and Discovery Bank, shares why his consultancy firm chose to focus on corporate culture, challenging South African business norms of the time.
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- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom
numbers in mind, several of the planet's top city planning and environmental business experts gathered at Harvard Business School earlier this month to discuss how to support the inevitable population...
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by Carmen Nobel
- July 2004 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
Man Group plc
By: Andre F. Perold and Herve Duteil
In 2004, Man Group was the world's largest packager and distributor of investment vehicles tied to hedge funds. The firm had an equity market capitalization of $10 billion and funds under management of $38 billion. Man's offerings spanned a wide range of risk/reward...
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Keywords:
Capital Markets;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Investment Funds;
Global Strategy;
Distribution;
Product Development;
Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F., and Herve Duteil. "Man Group plc." Harvard Business School Case 205-007, July 2004. (Revised July 2004.)
- March 2015 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
JPMorgan Chase: Tapping an Overlooked Talent Pool
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
By the spring of 2014, the pilot had come to an end for JPMorgan Chase's ReEntry Program, a program designed for women coming back to the workforce after a period of time away. Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO of Asset Management, and her team had to evaluate whether or not...
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Keywords:
Women;
Training;
Leadership;
Motherhood;
Talent and Talent Management;
Experience and Expertise;
Diversity;
Gender;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Human Capital;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Programs;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly. "JPMorgan Chase: Tapping an Overlooked Talent Pool." Harvard Business School Case 415-066, March 2015. (Revised May 2018.)
- April 1981 (Revised January 1987)
- Case
Atlantic Aviation Corp.: Westwind Division
Raises issues on monitoring and controlling flight demonstration costs for the Westwind business jet. Atlantic's marketing vice president is concerned about rising demonstration costs, but doesn't wish to deny solid prospects an evaluation ride. He asks the general...
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Bonoma, Thomas V. "Atlantic Aviation Corp.: Westwind Division." Harvard Business School Case 581-142, April 1981. (Revised January 1987.)
- 08 Apr 2013
- Video
Booya Fitness, Inc. - Episode 2- Shifting Behavior
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
The Looming Threat That Could Decimate Wall Street's Fund Managers
- 2012
- Case
Kingdee in 2011: Stranding or Dormancy?
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Jin Zhang and Xiaohui Li
This case is the follow-up of Kingdee A(6-311-351). In 2011, Kingdee made strategic investments and business expansions, suffering net profit decline despite operating revenue growth and also changes to top managers.
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Strategy
McFarlan, F. Warren, Jin Zhang, and Xiaohui Li. "Kingdee in 2011: Stranding or Dormancy?" Tsinghua University Case, 2012.
- 09 Apr 2015
- News
Major economies trail Norway in social progress index - researchers
- December 2010 (Revised November 2014)
- Case
Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
After investing $9 million of venture capital, Cake Financial had failed to reach critical mass. In early 2010 Cake's assets were sold and the company was dissolved. Founded in 2006, the San Francisco-based Internet company allowed users to monitor their investments...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Business or Company Management;
Business Model;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Internet;
Financial Services Industry;
Web Services Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial." Harvard Business School Case 811-041, December 2010. (Revised November 2014.)
William R. Kerr
William Kerr is the D’Arbeloff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Bill is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research, co-director of Harvard’s Managing the Future of Work initiative, and faculty chair of the... View Details