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- February 2010
- Teaching Note
SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool (TN)
By: Mukti Khaire
Teaching Note for [810044].
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- February 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
BIM: Finding New Ways to Grow
By: Michael Chu and Gamze Yucaoglu
BIM, Turkey’s giant retailer with a hard-discount model for the popular segments, must decide whether to launch a brand-new format challenging the modern supermarkets. Since its founding in 1995, BIM has adhered to a business model based on a relentless focus on costs...
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Turkey;
Decision;
Emerging Markets;
Private Sector;
For-Profit Firms;
Business Model;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Value Creation;
Change Management;
Decisions;
Growth Management;
Retail Industry;
Turkey
Chu, Michael, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "BIM: Finding New Ways to Grow." Harvard Business School Case 317-097, February 2017. (Revised March 2018.)
- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom
to predict rain and droughts.) “There is a huge public need here, which is potentially a great opportunity for business" —Rebecca M. Henderson "The next big revolution is going to have to happen in food production," said Anand Shah, CEO of Piramal Water...
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by Carmen Nobel
- November 2017
- Teaching Note
Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Teaching Note for HBS No. 717-473.
In January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and...
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Keywords:
Facebook;
Fake News;
Mark Zuckerberg;
Donald Trump;
Algorithms;
Social Networking;
Social Networks;
Partisanship;
Social Media;
App Development;
Instagram;
WhatsApp;
Smartphone;
Silicon Valley;
Office Space;
Digital Strategy;
Democracy;
Entry Barriers;
Online Platforms;
Controversy;
Tencent;
Agility;
Gaming;
Gaming Industry;
Computer Games;
Mobile Gaming;
Messaging;
Monetization Strategy;
Advertising;
Digital Marketing;
Business Ventures;
Acquisition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Headquarters;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Trends;
Advertising Industry;
Communications Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Information Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Journalism and News Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Service Industry;
Technology Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Video Game Industry;
United States;
California;
Sunnyvale;
Russia
- 2012
- Working Paper
A Framework for Research on Corporate Accountability Reporting
By: Karthik Ramanna
This paper provides an accounting-based conceptual framing of the phenomenon of corporate accountability reporting. Such reporting is seen as arising from a delegator's (e.g., a citizenry) demand to hold a delegate (e.g., shareholders) to account. When effective,...
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Keywords:
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
For-Profit Firms;
Framework;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Research;
Environmental Sustainability;
Social Issues
Ramanna, Karthik. "A Framework for Research on Corporate Accountability Reporting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-021, September 2011. (Revised July 2012, October 2012.)
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
for-profit software companies. Linux is open source (all code is made available for redistribution by anyone) and harnesses the collective power of thousands of programmers-both independent and employees of major software View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
corporate directors' fiduciary duties in that state. This change limited incentives to take actions favoring equity over debt. We show that, as predicted, this increased the likelihood of equity issues, increased investment, and reduced risk taking. The changes are...
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Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
consequences. In corporations, these leaders excel in regulated industries and in firms that take a process approach to innovation. The larger lesson that the military can offer the business world is that fit matters. Different...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
may not be a pure-strategy equilibria. In the standard case where marginal costs are weakly positive, there is no pure strategy where the lower quality B firm obtains positive market share. We also consider the case where A has negative...
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Martha Lagace
- March 2017
- Case
Cantel Medical
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Cantel Medical Corporation provided infection prevention and control products and services for patients, caregivers, and other healthcare providers. In 2016, Cantel generated sales of $665 million and net profits of $60 million, double the levels of five years earlier....
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Keywords:
Cantel;
Charles Diker;
Furniture Industry;
Matrix Organization;
Acquisition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Conglomerates;
Business Units;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Chemicals;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geographic Scope;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business History;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Structure;
Problems and Challenges;
Research and Development;
Opportunities;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Information Technology;
Biotechnology Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Health Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States;
New Jersey
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Cantel Medical." Harvard Business School Case 717-482, March 2017.
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
certain general properties of the transition path from dirty to clean technology. We then estimate the model using a combination of regression analysis on the relationship between R&D and patents, and simulated method of moments using microdata on employment,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
compensation incentives for CSR. We test our predictions using novel executive compensation contract data and find that firms with more shareholder friendly corporate governance are more likely to provide compensation to executives linked...
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Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
enhance the emotional payoff of charitable initiatives. 2013 pub Learning by Supplying By: Alcácer, Juan, and Joanne Oxley Abstract—Learning processes lie at the heart of our understanding of how firms build capabilities to generate and...
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Anna Secino
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
Self-Policing in the Shadow of the Regulator Authors:Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel Abstract As part of a recent trend toward more cooperative relations between regulators and industry, novel government programs are encouraging firms...
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Martha Lagace
- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
November 2006, Kapur faced a number of issues, including how to expand without capital, how to deal with imitation, and how to balance Keggfarm's for-profit and social values. Purchase this case:...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
Open/User Innovation, and Ecosystems: A Strategic Leadership Perspective By: Altman, Elizabeth J., and Michael Tushman Abstract—Platform, open/user innovation, and ecosystem strategies embrace and enable interactions with external entities. View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
Jumia's Path to Profitability
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in September 2019 as Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara, co-founders and co-CEOs of Jumia, the leading Pan-African e-commerce platform, are contemplating the company’s path to profitability in the aftermath of a fragile investor sentiment, as the company...
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Keywords:
Retail;
Business Models;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Emerging Markets;
For-Profit Firms;
Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Information Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Value Creation;
Globalization;
Entrepreneurship;
Competition;
Expansion;
Logistics;
Profit;
Resource Allocation;
Diversification;
Corporate Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Technology Industry;
Africa
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Pippa Tubman Armerding, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Jumia's Path to Profitability." Harvard Business School Case 721-355, January 2021. (Revised March 2021.)
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
imperfections and thereby improve human welfare. Most previous research has emphasized the use of for-profit firms. Such institutions cannot effectively address many environmental problems, however, because environmental problems often...
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 2, 2007
annual meeting. We find evidence suggesting that ESO expensing shareholder proposals affected accounting and compensation choices. With respect to accounting choices, we find that: (i) targeted firms were more likely to adopt ESO...
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Martha Lagace
- September 2000
- Background Note
Professional Services Module Two: External Strategy for Sustained Competitive Advantage
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Scot H. Landry
Concerns itself with the strategic dynamics which influence organizations externally.
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Keywords:
Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Business Plan;
Service Operations;
For-Profit Firms;
Power and Influence;
Measurement and Metrics;
Business Processes;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Two: External Strategy for Sustained Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-008, September 2000.