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- September 2018 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
Careem: Base Camp or Mountain Peak? Designing an OS for Scaling
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Gamze Yucaoglu and Alpana Thapar
This case focuses on designing a fast growing organization. It is part of a two-case set that is taught together to cover the scaling journey.
Careem, a Dubai-based ride-hailing service aimed to ‘simplify and improve the lives of people, and build an awesome... View Details
Careem, a Dubai-based ride-hailing service aimed to ‘simplify and improve the lives of people, and build an awesome... View Details
Keywords:
Scale;
Values;
Rights;
Operating Systems;
Business Startup;
Transportation;
Organizational Design;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology;
Organizational Culture;
Values and Beliefs;
Decision Making;
Managerial Roles;
Dubai;
United Arab Emirates;
Middle East
Ghosh, Shikhar, Gamze Yucaoglu, and Alpana Thapar. "Careem: Base Camp or Mountain Peak? Designing an OS for Scaling." Harvard Business School Case 819-049, September 2018. (Revised November 2018.)
- 29 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Being a Mom and a Founder at HBS
reinventing the breast-milk storage process for women and providing products that will make the lives of busy moms much simpler. I recently read...
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- October 1996
- Case
Jim Bender and Alert, Inc. (A)
Jim Bender has just been hired as CEO of Alert, Inc. Alert, founded in 1986 by a charismatic technologist, has accumulated an impressive portfolio of patents and leading edge technology projects in a variety of fields. The company has never, however, shown a profit and...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Management Skills;
Business Startups;
Technology Industry
Bhide, Amar, and Robert W. Lightfoot. "Jim Bender and Alert, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 897-009, October 1996.
- 18 Nov 2020
- News
US election: What it means for climate change and ESG
- October 2023
- Case
India: Will the Giant Emerge?
By: Christian Ketels and Radhika Kak
The case describes India's economic development trajectory, with a specific focus on the last few years under the Modi administration. It provides insights into the current economic profile and competitiveness of the country. The case enables students to identify the...
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Keywords:
Competitiveness;
Public Policy;
Economic Growth;
Growth and Development;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Opportunities;
Government Administration;
India
Ketels, Christian, and Radhika Kak. "India: Will the Giant Emerge?" Harvard Business School Case 724-402, October 2023.
- 2005
- Article
Thai Firms' Adaptations Following the Asian Economic Crisis: Market Orientation, Innovativeness and Organizational Culture Five Years After
By: Rohit Deshpandé and John U. Farley
- March 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Siebel Systems: The Role of the CFO
By: Malcolm P. Baker and Lauren Barley
Mike Lawrie, the newly appointed CEO of Siebel Systems, considers a combination of growth and spending cuts to turn around the struggling software company. Focuses on the role of the chief financial officer, Ken Goldman, in corporate governance and compliance under...
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Keywords:
Financial Management;
Leading Change;
Entrepreneurship;
Job Design and Levels;
Corporate Governance;
Financial Strategy;
Management Teams;
Corporate Finance;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Information Technology Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and Lauren Barley. "Siebel Systems: The Role of the CFO." Harvard Business School Case 205-068, March 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- September 1993 (Revised December 1993)
- Background Note
Note on Pricing and Public Policy
Surveys a number of essential issues related to pricing and public policy in market economies. Begins with a brief review of the price-determination process in competitive markets, then examines a range of topics involving pricing and public policy in monopoly and...
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Keywords:
Price;
Business Strategy;
Policy;
Valuation;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Competition;
Economic Systems;
Monopoly;
Duopoly and Oligopoly;
Cost
Emmons, Willis M., III. "Note on Pricing and Public Policy." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-027, September 1993. (Revised December 1993.)
- May 2012
- Article
Global, Local, and Contagious Investor Sentiment
By: Malcolm Baker, Jeffrey Wurgler and Yu Yuan
We construct investor sentiment indices for six major stock markets and decompose them into one global and six local indices. In a validation test, we find that relative sentiment is correlated with the relative prices of dual-listed companies. Global sentiment is a...
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Keywords:
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Globalization;
Stocks;
Markets;
Capital;
Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm, Jeffrey Wurgler, and Yu Yuan. "Global, Local, and Contagious Investor Sentiment." Journal of Financial Economics 104, no. 2 (May 2012): 272–287.
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Bridging the “Middle Skills” Gap
- 02 Aug 2016
- News
Why Corporate America Is Leaving the Suburbs for the City
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Bridging the ESG Data Gap
environmental, social, and governance [ESG] performance for long-term value creation.” Murday developed and launched the company in 2020, collaborating with faculty,...
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Keywords:
Deborah Blagg
- 08 Jan 2021
- Video
The HBS Case Method Defined
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Gray Air and Green Bonds in China
- 2009
- Report
Clusters, Cluster Policy, and Swedish Competitiveness
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Proximity enables firms to take advantage of knowledge spill-overs and exploit supplierdemand linkages with other entities engaged in related activities. Cluster strength thus seems to be one of the important determinants of prosperity differences across geographies....
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Keywords:
Policy;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Industry Clusters;
Business and Government Relations;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Sweden
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Clusters, Cluster Policy, and Swedish Competitiveness." Expert Report to Sweden's Globalisation Council, Globalisation Council (Sweden), Stockholm, Sweden, 2009.
- 30 May 2018
- News
The corporate sustainability Twitterati 2018
- 03 Mar 2022
- News
Can Workers Climb the Career Ladder From Outside the Office?
- January 2001 (Revised May 2001)
- Background Note
State, The
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
Surveys approaches to understanding the state; highlights the relationships between the state, order, and property; and offers an analytical framework for how states vary from place to place and over time.
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Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Governance Compliance;
Framework;
Economic Sectors;
Policy;
Private Ownership;
Public Ownership;
Entrepreneurship;
Development Economics;
Equality and Inequality
Abdelal, Rawi E. "State, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 701-077, January 2001. (Revised May 2001.)