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- September 2000 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
Amazon.com: 1994-2000
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Enables a thorough analysis of Amazon.com and the company's value proposition, in terms of its business concept, digital business capabilities, and community and shareholder value. Examines the company's complex set of business models and web of business relationships,...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Asset Pricing;
Capital;
Financial Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Web Services Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Meredith Collura. "Amazon.com: 1994-2000." Harvard Business School Case 801-194, September 2000. (Revised November 2002.)
- August 2000 (Revised February 2001)
- Case
Plum Creek Timber (A)
By: Max H. Bazerman, Hannah Bowles, Dov Brachfeld and Jack Troast
Plum Creek Timber Co., the nation's sixth largest private timberland owner and forest products company, must decide whether to enter negotiations with the U.S. government to establish a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) on its Pacific Northwest properties for a...
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Keywords:
Conflict of Interests;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Participants;
Environmental Sustainability;
Business and Government Relations;
Forest Products Industry;
United States
Bazerman, Max H., Hannah Bowles, Dov Brachfeld, and Jack Troast. "Plum Creek Timber (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-131, August 2000. (Revised February 2001.)
- August 2000 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Borders Group, Inc.
By: Zeynep Ton and Ananth Raman
Describes Borders Group, a well-known retail chain, in late 1999 and its traditional strengths and rapid growth in the 1990s. By 1990, however, the company had fallen behind Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble in leveraging the Internet for book retailing, although it...
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Keywords:
Supply Chain Management;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Distribution Channels;
Service Operations;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Economic Growth;
Industry Growth;
Growth and Development;
Internet;
Business Model;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Supply and Industry;
Retail Industry;
Publishing Industry
Ton, Zeynep, and Ananth Raman. "Borders Group, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 601-037, August 2000. (Revised February 2003.)
- July 2000 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Gateway: Moving Beyond the Box
By: Frances X. Frei, Youngme E. Moon and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar
Gateway has opened retail stores to differentiate itself from its competitors (e.g., Dell). Describes how the company has created an excellent service experience, but has struggled financially as a result.
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Keywords:
Transition;
Change Management;
Valuation;
Service Operations;
Service Delivery;
Distribution Channels;
Computer Industry;
Electronics Industry;
United States
Frei, Frances X., Youngme E. Moon, and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar. "Gateway: Moving Beyond the Box." Harvard Business School Case 601-038, July 2000. (Revised May 2002.)
- June 2000 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
Amazon.com: Exploiting the Value of Digital Business Infrastructure
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Enables a thorough analysis of Amazon.com and the company's value proposition, in terms of its business concept, digital business capabilities, and community and shareholder value. Examines the company's complex set of business models and web of business relationships,...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Asset Pricing;
Capital;
Financial Management;
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Relationships;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Web Services Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Meredith Collura. "Amazon.com: Exploiting the Value of Digital Business Infrastructure." Harvard Business School Case 800-330, June 2000. (Revised September 2000.)
- June 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
ORIX KK
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Andrew Eggers
Describes the challenges facing a Japanese financial services company as it attempts to maintain its ability to attract and retain talented employees. The CEO's ideas of corporate governance and evidence from the competitive labor environment suggest the need for more...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Compensation and Benefits;
Motivation and Incentives;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Geographic Location;
Financial Services Industry;
Japan
Salter, Malcolm S., and Andrew Eggers. "ORIX KK." Harvard Business School Case 800-272, June 2000. (Revised July 2000.)
- June 2000 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Nissan Motor Company
By: Thomas R. Piper and Jeremy Cott
Senior executives of Nissan and Renault are considering a major investment in Nissan by Renault. An important consideration is whether a major restructuring of Nissan's operations will be possible, given the value placed on lifetime employment and the impact on...
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Piper, Thomas R., and Jeremy Cott. "Nissan Motor Company." Harvard Business School Case 200-067, June 2000. (Revised January 2003.)
- February 2000 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
Boston.com
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jon K Rust
How aggressively should an incumbent move when developing an online business that threatens its core product? With Internet competitors taking direct aim at the traditional print newspaper business model, the Boston Globe fought back with its own web initiative,...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Decision Making;
Change Management;
Internet and the Web;
Customer Relationship Management;
Competitive Strategy;
Publishing Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Jon K Rust. "Boston.com." Harvard Business School Case 800-165, February 2000. (Revised August 2000.)
- February 2000 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (A)
ES Technologies started in 1976 as a storefront in Tempe, Arizona selling personal computer kits to hobbyists. Twenty years later, revenues exceeded $3.5 billion, and the business had evolved from a computer store to a master reseller and full-line integrator of...
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Keywords:
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Entrepreneurship;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Industry Structures;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Technology;
Information Technology Industry;
Arizona
Applegate, Lynda M. "QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-295, February 2000. (Revised November 2002.)
- February 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Alphatec Electronics Pcl
By: Stuart C. Gilson, C. Fritz Foley and Perry Fagan
The newly appointed CEO of an important high-technology company in Thailand must lead the company through a complicated debt restructuring. Due to the collapse of the Thai currency, the company's debt burden, like that of most Thai companies, has skyrocketed because it...
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Keywords:
Currency Exchange Rate;
Valuation;
Management Teams;
Restructuring;
Laws and Statutes;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Borrowing and Debt;
Technology Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Thailand;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C., C. Fritz Foley, and Perry Fagan. "Alphatec Electronics Pcl." Harvard Business School Case 200-004, February 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- January 2000 (Revised November 2000)
- Exercise
WineMaster.com (A-1): Confidential Instructions for WineMaster
A two-person negotiation exercise involving the potential sale of a small e-commerce company to a large company. The parties need to negotiate four issues: the number of shares in the deal, the vesting period for the shares, whether the seller will get a seat on the...
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Subramanian, Guhan. "WineMaster.com (A-1): Confidential Instructions for WineMaster." Harvard Business School Exercise 800-249, January 2000. (Revised November 2000.)
- January 2000 (Revised November 2000)
- Exercise
WineMaster.com (A-2): Confidential Instructions for HomeBase
A two-person negotiation exercise involving the potential sale of a small e-commerce company to a large company. The parties need to negotiate four issues: the number of shares in the deal, the vesting period for the shares, whether the seller will get a seat on the...
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Subramanian, Guhan. "WineMaster.com (A-2): Confidential Instructions for HomeBase." Harvard Business School Exercise 800-250, January 2000. (Revised November 2000.)
- December 1999
- Case
Brierley Investments Limited
By: Paul M. Healy
Brierley's is an investment company that has performed poorly in the New Zealand market. Management has prepared a report of the intrinsic value of the company's investments.
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Corporate Disclosure;
Financial Strategy;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Performance Evaluation;
Investment;
Business Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
New Zealand
Healy, Paul M. "Brierley Investments Limited." Harvard Business School Case 100-014, December 1999.
- October 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (A)
It is 1995 and Steinway & Sons has just been purchased by two young entrepreneurs. For 140 years, Steinway has held the reputation for making the finest quality grand pianos in the world. The past 25 years have proven to be a challenge, however. First, the company has...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Decisions;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalization;
Crisis Management;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Quality;
Competitive Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan;
New York (state, US)
Gourville, John T., and Joseph B. Lassiter III. "Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (A)." Harvard Business School Case 500-028, October 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- October 1999
- Case
Royal Dutch/Shell in Transition (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine
After the Brent Spar episode and the 1995 events in Nigeria, Shell undertakes an intensive review of its values and business principles. At the same time, it conducts the largest multi-stakeholder consultation in its history in an effort to better understand society's...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Social Issues;
Public Opinion;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Transformation;
Environmental Accounting;
Energy Industry
Paine, Lynn S. "Royal Dutch/Shell in Transition (A)." Harvard Business School Case 300-039, October 1999.
- June 1999 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Zucamor S.A.: Global Competition in Argentina
Describes the evolution of Zucamor and its business strategy, particularly after the opening of the Argentine economy in 1992 and 1993. Traces the action that led to its association with U.S. paper giant Union Camp. Poses some of the critical challenges faced by the...
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Keywords:
Business Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Value;
Problems and Challenges;
Business or Company Management;
Goods and Commodities;
Alliances;
Pulp and Paper Industry;
Argentina;
United States
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Zucamor S.A.: Global Competition in Argentina." Harvard Business School Case 599-096, June 1999. (Revised April 2003.)
- May 1999 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
AES Global Values
By: Lynn S. Paine
Members of the development team for the AES Corp.'s power plant project in India must decide what plant technology to specify in their application for techno-economic clearance from the government of India's Central Electric Authority. Their choice is between more...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Energy Generation;
Technology Adoption;
Energy Industry;
India;
United States
Paine, Lynn S. "AES Global Values." Harvard Business School Case 399-136, May 1999. (Revised November 2000.)
- April 1999 (Revised September 2001)
- Case
Penelope's Personal Pocket Phones
By: Paul A. Gompers
Provides students with an opportunity to use simple real options analysis to value a startup. Penelope Phillips is deciding whether to start a company to make wireless phones. Students get experience using traditional discounted cash flow valuation and a real options...
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Capital Budgeting;
Corporate Finance;
Manufacturing Industry;
Electronics Industry
Gompers, Paul A. "Penelope's Personal Pocket Phones." Harvard Business School Case 299-004, April 1999. (Revised September 2001.)
- April 1999 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Tarnished Rings? Olympic Games Sponsorship Issues
By: John A. Clendenin and Stephen A. Greyser
Focuses on the impacts for Olympic sponsor companies of the bribery allegations related to the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee's successful bid for the 2002 Winter Games. The spread of the scandal to the International Olympic Committee board members and the recent...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Crisis Management;
Marketing Channels;
Consumer Behavior;
Value Creation;
Sports Industry
Clendenin, John A., and Stephen A. Greyser. "Tarnished Rings? Olympic Games Sponsorship Issues." Harvard Business School Case 599-107, April 1999. (Revised August 2004.)
- April 1999 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Gerald Weiss
By: Brian J. Hall and Carleen Madigan
Gerald Weiss left Wall Street for the promise of a CFO position at a well-established corporation. He was given a 10-year options package with a guaranteed floor of $12 million and unlimited upside. To ensure the entire package would be worth at least $12 million after...
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Resignation and Termination;
Executive Compensation;
Organizational Culture;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Stock Options;
Conflict and Resolution;
New York (city, NY)
Hall, Brian J., and Carleen Madigan. "Gerald Weiss." Harvard Business School Case 899-258, April 1999. (Revised March 2002.)