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- April 2011
- Teaching Note
Common Agricultural Policy and the Future of French Farming (TN)
By: J. Gunnar Trumbull and Diane Choi
Teaching Note for 707027.
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- July 2010
- Supplement
Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (B)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
The (B) case describes how Credit Suisse management allocated the cost of the 25% U.K. banker's tax among shareholders, U.K. managing directors, and the other employees globally.
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Cost;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Taxation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Switzerland;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-006, July 2010.
- July 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
On October 20, 2009, Brady Dougan, the CEO of Credit Suisse Group, announced a new compensation plan for the bank. The announcement had followed quickly on the heels of the G-20 meeting the prior month where, in the wake of the financial crisis, the major governments...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Taxation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Organizational Culture;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Switzerland;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)." Harvard Business School Case 311-005, July 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- February 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Latvia: Economic Strategy after EU Accession
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
Describes the economic development of Latvia, a small eastern European country on the shores of the Baltic Sea, from regaining independence in 1991 to European Union (EU) accession in 2004 and is set on May 1st, 2004, the day Latvia became an EU member. Latvia had...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Growth;
Policy;
Business and Government Relations;
European Union;
Latvia
Porter, Michael E., and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Latvia: Economic Strategy after EU Accession." Harvard Business School Case 707-515, February 2007. (Revised November 2007.)
- November 2018 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Federica Gabrieli
In February 2018, the Remuneration Committee together with the full Board of Directors of the Scotland-based engineering company The Weir Group had to decide whether to seek a shareholder vote at the upcoming Annual General Meeting in April on a proposal to reform the...
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Keywords:
General Management;
Board Of Directors;
Executive Committees;
Human Resource Management;
Compensation;
Pay For Performance;
Incentives;
Bonuses;
Incentive Programs;
Employee Stock Ownership Plans;
Performance Measurement;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Human Resources;
Management;
Executive Compensation;
Change;
Performance Evaluation;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Europe;
United Kingdom;
Scotland
Paine, Lynn S., and Federica Gabrieli. "The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (A)." Harvard Business School Case 319-046, November 2018. (Revised July 2023.)
- May 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Gap, Inc., 2012
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
Between 2000 and 2012, Gap, Inc. (Gap) ceded its world leadership position in specialty fashion retailing to Inditex of Spain and H&M of Sweden. These two companies, each less than a quarter of Gap's size in 2000, were now setting the pace in the global mass fashion...
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Keywords:
Strategic Change;
Fashion;
Multinational;
Brands;
Competition;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Performance Improvement;
Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Change Management;
Retail Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Sweden;
Spain;
United States
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Gap, Inc., 2012." Harvard Business School Case 713-511, May 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- March 2001 (Revised March 2006)
- Teaching Note
Dogfight Over Europe: Ryanair (A), (B), and (C) TN
By: Jan W. Rivkin
Teaching Note for (9-700-115), (9-700-116), and (9-700-117).
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- 20 Sep 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s
- 19 Oct 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Supply Learning on Customer Demand: Model and Estimation Methodology
- 10 Jun 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets
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by Zacharias Sautner & Belén Villalonga
- 24 Oct 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation
Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions to be answered: Can innovation and creativity be managed? Where do creative ideas come from? Can I take advantage of...
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- 2017
- Article
Refugees Misdirected: How Information, Misinformation and Rumors Shape Refugees’ Access to Fundamental Rights
By: Melissa Carlson, Laura Jakli and Katerina Linos
The global refugee regime represents one of the few generous commitments governments offer to outsiders. Indeed, few persons fleeing armed conflict actually claim international protection upon first arriving in Europe, even though the benefits of legal protection are...
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Carlson, Melissa, Laura Jakli, and Katerina Linos. "Refugees Misdirected: How Information, Misinformation and Rumors Shape Refugees’ Access to Fundamental Rights." Virginia Journal of International Law 57, no. 3 (2017): 539–574.
- 1994
- Book
The Transition in Eastern Europe. v.1: Country Studies
By: O. Blanchard, K. Froot and J. Sachs
Blanchard, O., K. Froot, and J. Sachs, eds. The Transition in Eastern Europe. v.1: Country Studies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.
- May 2021 (Revised August 2021)
- Supplement
Zara: An Integrated Store and Online Model (A) and (B)
By: Antonio Moreno and Anibha Singh
- June 2020 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
AFC Ajax
By: Anita Elberse
In July 2019, AFC Ajax’s chief executive officer Edwin van der Sar finalized one of the biggest transfers in soccer—that of Matthijs de Ligt, only 19 years old but already one of the sports world’s brightest stars—from AFC Ajax to Italian powerhouse Juventus FC for a...
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Keywords:
Soccer;
Talent and Talent Management;
Sports;
Globalization;
Competitive Advantage;
Strategy;
Sports Industry;
Europe
Elberse, Anita. "AFC Ajax." Harvard Business School Case 520-131, June 2020. (Revised April 2022.)
- December 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Facebook Faces the Regulators
By: Debora L. Spar
In the fall of 2019, Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg are facing increased scrutiny on multiple fronts. Regulators from around the globe are threatening the company with punitive measures. Users are organizing against it. But there is little consensus around what,...
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Keywords:
Facebook;
Regulation;
Media;
Internet and the Web;
Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Social Media;
Europe
Spar, Debora L. "Facebook Faces the Regulators." Harvard Business School Case 720-019, December 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
- May 2017
- Supplement
Betfair (B), (C), and (D) Case Slides
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and John Heilbron
Contains slides related to the Betfair B, C, and D cases.
Abstracts:
B) Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model.
C) Prompted by a takeover bid from... View Details
Abstracts:
B) Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model.
C) Prompted by a takeover bid from... View Details
- October 2016 (Revised October 2020)
- Case
Essent: From a State-Owned Utility to a Commercial Company
By: Ananth Raman and Elena Corsi
Patrick Lammers, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for the Dutch energy company Essent NV, once a state-owned company, was pleased with the progress Essent’s consumer (“B2C”) business had made: Earnings Before Income Tax (EBIT) for B2C had gone from a loss of €18 million...
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Keywords:
Lean Management;
Operation Management;
Service Management;
Commercialization;
Operations;
Management;
Energy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Service Operations;
Performance;
Energy Industry;
Europe
Raman, Ananth, and Elena Corsi. "Essent: From a State-Owned Utility to a Commercial Company." Harvard Business School Case 617-026, October 2016. (Revised October 2020.)
- May 2017
- Supplement
Betfair (D)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, John Heilbron and Neil Campbell
Betfair reconsiders its approach to international gambling markets amid regulatory uncertainty.
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Keywords:
Betfair;
Exchange;
Betting;
Leisure Industry;
Laws and Statutes;
Business Model;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Europe
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, John Heilbron, and Neil Campbell. "Betfair (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-519, May 2017.
- May 2017
- Supplement
Betfair (B)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, John Heilbron and Neil Campbell
Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model.
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Keywords:
Betfair;
Exchange;
Business Model;
Betting;
Leisure Industry;
Market Design;
Digital Platforms;
Diversification;
Financial Services Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Europe
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, John Heilbron, and Neil Campbell. "Betfair (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-517, May 2017.