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- June 2014
- Teaching Note
Steve Carpenter at Cake Financial
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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- December 2010
- Case
Digital Divide
By: Sunil Gupta
In November 2010, Charles Henry, chief marketing officer of a major consumer packaged goods company, was trying to convince his senior managers to enhance the digital presence of the company's brands by significantly increasing their online marketing budget. However,...
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Digital Marketing;
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Strategy;
Information Technology
Gupta, Sunil. "Digital Divide." Harvard Business School Case 511-092, December 2010.
John A. Quelch
John A. Quelch is the Leonard M. Miller University Professor and Vice Provost at the University of Miami and Dean of Miami Business School. He is also the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard Business School. Until 2017, he... View Details
- May 2017 (Revised May 2019)
- Supplement
Intuit: QuickBooks (B)
By: David Yoffie and Nicole Tempest Keller
This short case updates the earlier Intuit case on transitioning from a product company into a platform company. In addition to providing information on the recent successes and challenges of the business, it also explores a new challenge of building a platform with a...
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Yoffie, David, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Intuit: QuickBooks (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-513, May 2017. (Revised May 2019.)
- February 2010 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
Dollarama Inc.
By: Andre F. Perold
Dollarama is the leading operator of dollar stores in Canada. The firm performed extraordinarily well after a leveraged buyout in 2004 and recently executed a highly successful IPO. The company sources its goods primarily from Asia. It has strong brand recognition and...
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Keywords:
Price;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Supply Chain;
Competitive Advantage;
Valuation;
Consumer Products Industry;
Retail Industry;
Canada
Perold, Andre F. "Dollarama Inc." Harvard Business School Case 210-041, February 2010. (Revised June 2022.)
- July 2022
- Case
Yinglan Tan: Scaling a Venture Capital Firm in Southeast Asia
By: Josh Lerner and Richard Zhu
Yinglan Tan considered the future of his young Singapore-based venture capital firm. On the one hand, the intuition that was behind the initial creation of Insignia in 2017 had been proven correct. The venture capital market in Southeast Asia had grown rapidly, driven...
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Keywords:
E-commerce;
Scalability;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Venture Capital;
International Finance;
Growth and Development;
Expansion
Lerner, Josh, and Richard Zhu. "Yinglan Tan: Scaling a Venture Capital Firm in Southeast Asia." Harvard Business School Case 823-025, July 2022.
- December 2020 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Arcos Dorados: A QSR Recovery Plan
By: Forest Reinhardt, José B. Alvarez, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal
Arcos Dorados—McDonald’s largest independent franchisee, covering Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)—faced a pandemic that was disrupting the entire consumer foodservice business in 2020. With the exclusive right to own, operate, and sub-franchise McDonald’s...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Income;
Macroeconomics;
Environmental Management;
Environmental Sustainability;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Food;
Health Pandemics;
Crisis Management;
Logistics;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Strategic Planning;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Retail Industry;
Latin America;
Aruba;
Guadeloupe;
Martinique;
Mexico;
Panama;
Costa Rica;
Argentina;
Brazil;
Chile;
Colombia;
Ecuador;
French Guiana;
Peru;
Uruguay;
Venezuela;
Puerto Rico;
Trinidad and Tobago
Reinhardt, Forest, José B. Alvarez, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago, and Mariana Cal. "Arcos Dorados: A QSR Recovery Plan." Harvard Business School Case 721-023, December 2020. (Revised April 2021.)
- 12 Jun 2014
- News
Sales Strategy: Stay Cool, Cute and Exclusive
- 08 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019
Standardized metrics of cath lab efficiency are proposed, which can be used in public reports on this topic moving forward. Attention is paid to understanding balance sheets to track the financial health of the cath lab. Specific cost-saving measures are described, and...
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Dina Gerdeman
- September 2010 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Liza Davis and the Bargain Hunting Customer
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez and Lisa Brem
Liza Davis, an upscale women's fashion retailer, is reeling from worldwide recession and lower demand. Should the company target the fast-growing bargain hunter segment or hold the line on price discounts to preserve their brand image? Customer profitability...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Price;
Product Positioning;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Business Cycles;
Financial Crisis;
Profit;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Fashion Industry;
Retail Industry
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, and Lisa Brem. "Liza Davis and the Bargain Hunting Customer." Harvard Business School Case 111-040, September 2010. (Revised August 2013.)
- November 2015 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Huaxia: Building a U.S.-Style Dairy in China
By: Tarun Khanna, Nancy Hua Dai and Juan Ma
In 2015, Charles Shao, chairman of Huaxia, considered the alternatives to ensure sustainable growth of Huaxia and rebuild the overall health of China's dairy industry. He came to China in 2004 and set up Huaxia dairy farm with the goal to build a world-class dairy farm...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Strategy;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Emerging Markets;
Agribusiness;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
China
Khanna, Tarun, Nancy Hua Dai, and Juan Ma. "Huaxia: Building a U.S.-Style Dairy in China." Harvard Business School Case 716-414, November 2015. (Revised November 2016.)
- March 2021 (Revised July 2021)
- Case
Resident
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Thomas O. Jones
Launched in 2016, Resident was a leading player in the direct-to-consumer bed-in-a-box mattress market, where it was one of at least 175 venture-backed companies competing in the space. By late 2020, it had realized over $500 million in revenue, profitability in the...
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Keywords:
Digital Marketing;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Operations;
Entrepreneurship;
Competitive Strategy;
Initial Public Offering;
Decisions;
Marketing Strategy;
Cash Flow;
Demand and Consumers
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Thomas O. Jones. "Resident." Harvard Business School Case 821-090, March 2021. (Revised July 2021.)
- Web
Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online
to assess potential investment opportunities and maximize the value of investment portfolios Gain the skills and strategies to choose the right alternatives manager or become that future manager yourself Who...
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Trevor Fetter
Trevor Fetter is a Senior Lecturer on the faculty of Harvard Business School. He teaches two MBA required courses: Leadership and Corporate Accountability, and Financial Reporting and Control and a Short Intensive Program for MBA students called The Life and Role of... View Details
- 20 Mar 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Sell Side School Ties
- December 2022 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Iberdrola: Leading the Energy Revolution
By: Juan Alcácer and Emer Moloney
At the end of 2019, Ignacio Galán, the Chairman and CEO of the world's third largest utility, Iberdrola, reflected on his almost 20 years at the company. He managed a portfolio of three very different businesses, each with their own specific opportunities and...
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Keywords:
Energy;
Energy Generation;
Energy Sources;
Non-Renewable Energy;
Renewable Energy;
Engineering;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Market Timing;
Industry Growth;
Mission and Purpose;
Strategy;
Energy Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Utilities Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Auto Industry;
Spain;
United Kingdom;
United States;
Brazil;
Mexico
Alcácer, Juan, and Emer Moloney. "Iberdrola: Leading the Energy Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 723-398, December 2022. (Revised May 2023.)
- October 2004 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
Making China Beautiful: Shiseido and the China Market
By: Geoffrey G. Jones, Akiko Kanno and Masako Egawa
Describes the multinational growth of Shiseido, the world's fourth-largest cosmetics company, with a focus on its strategy in China since 1981. Explores the challenges facing firms in the globalization of a culturally specific industry such as cosmetics. The Japanese...
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Keywords:
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Resource Allocation;
Competition;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
China;
Japan
Jones, Geoffrey G., Akiko Kanno, and Masako Egawa. "Making China Beautiful: Shiseido and the China Market." Harvard Business School Case 805-003, October 2004. (Revised July 2013.)
- July 2016 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Tolaram: Innovating in Africa
By: Derek van Bever and Efosa Ojomo
Tolaram is a Singaporean company that began operations selling textiles in Nigeria in the 1970s. Executives and brothers, Haresh and Sajesh Aswani, however, saw an opportunity to create an instant noodle market in the country. In 1988, they began importing Indomie...
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Keywords:
Fast Moving Consumer Goods;
Business Model;
Disruptive Innovation;
Vertical Integration;
Emerging Markets;
Consumer Products Industry;
Nigeria;
Africa
van Bever, Derek, and Efosa Ojomo. "Tolaram: Innovating in Africa." Harvard Business School Case 317-013, July 2016. (Revised October 2018.)
- March 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Hayman Capital Management
By: Robin Greenwood, Julie Messina and Jared Dourdeville
In late December 2011, Hayman Capital founder and portfolio manager Kyle Bass was reviewing Japanese government budget projections for 2012. The projections appeared contrary to Hayman Capital's views on Japan, where the fund had built a bearish position. Japan had the...
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Keywords:
Investment Management;
Speculative Bubbles;
Japan;
Government Policy;
Financial Management;
Price Bubble;
Credit;
Financial Strategy;
Behavioral Finance;
Government and Politics;
Macroeconomics;
Financial Services Industry;
Japan
Greenwood, Robin, Julie Messina, and Jared Dourdeville. "Hayman Capital Management." Harvard Business School Case 212-091, March 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
- March 2015 (Revised December 2016)
- Case
American Well: The DTC Decision
By: Elie Ofek and Natalie Kindred
In late 2013, telehealth company American Well, which developed a digital platform that allowed patients to conduct online medical consultations with physicians, is considering pursuing a direct-to-consumer (DTC) strategy. Founded in 2006, American Well had, to date,...
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Keywords:
Health Care;
Telehealth;
Telemedicine;
American Well;
Schoenberg;
Boston;
Israel;
Technology;
Online Care;
Direct-to-consumer;
DTC;
Health Insurance;
Affordable Care Act;
Health Care Reform;
Accountable Care Organizations;
Technology Change;
Innovation & Entrepreneurship;
Digital Marketing;
Strategy;
Competition;
Information Technology;
Marketing;
Technological Innovation;
Technology Adoption;
Entrepreneurship;
Marketing Strategy;
Health Industry;
Technology Industry;
Boston;
Massachusetts;
United States;
Israel
Ofek, Elie, and Natalie Kindred. "American Well: The DTC Decision." Harvard Business School Case 515-032, March 2015. (Revised December 2016.)