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- January 1985
- Case
Business Research Corp. (A)
Contains a description of a decision confronting an entrepreneur: which of two investment proposals should he accept to fund the creation and marketing of a database that comprises the full text of research reports produced by Wall Street investment banking firms? The...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Cost vs Benefits;
Valuation;
Investment Banking;
Negotiation Participants;
Negotiation Deal;
Financing and Loans;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Service Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Business Research Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-089, January 1985.
- February 2002 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Brazos Partners: the CoMark LBO
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
The partners of a new midmarket buyout fund are working on a buyout of a closely held modular building company. Although originally structured as a stock deal, they have realized that an asset deal would be preferable from their point of view and are trying to...
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Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "Brazos Partners: the CoMark LBO." Harvard Business School Case 202-090, February 2002. (Revised February 2004.)
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (A)--November 1992
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Deals with Northwest's financial crisis between the fall of 1992 and the following spring. Northwest's leaders face the problem of how to meet an impending $600 million payment on the 1989 LBO loan when the airline had run out of cash. Concludes by outlining options...
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Keywords:
Air Transportation;
Restructuring;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Crisis Management;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Financial Strategy;
Financial Crisis;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (A)--November 1992." Harvard Business School Case 897-030, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- January 1995 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Avalon Information Services, Inc.
By: Lynn S. Paine and Wilda White
The Privacy Review Committee of Avalon Information Services must decide how to deal with concerns voiced by its retail supermarket customers about the privacy of consumer data collected through Avalon's point-of-sale data collection program. One customer is proposing...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Safety;
Demand and Consumers;
Rights;
Analytics and Data Science;
Information Technology;
Ethics;
Information Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Wilda White. "Avalon Information Services, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 395-036, January 1995. (Revised November 1996.)
- 15 Nov 2018
- News
Learn business strategy from Bill Gates, Steve Jobs & Andy Grove
- October 2002 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Starbucks and Conservation International
By: James E. Austin and Cate Reavis
Starbucks, the world's leading specialty coffee company, developed a strategic alliance with Conservation International, a major international environmental nonprofit organization. The purpose of the alliance was to promote coffee-growing practices of small farms that...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Markets;
Demand and Consumers;
Production;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Cooperative Ownership;
Performance Efficiency;
Alliances;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Mexico
Austin, James E., and Cate Reavis. "Starbucks and Conservation International." Harvard Business School Case 303-055, October 2002. (Revised May 2004.)
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
Are Daily Deals Good for Merchants? Gupta, Sunil, Ray Weaver, Timothy Keiningham, and Luke WilliamsHarvard Business School Case 513-059 In the relatively short time since Groupon was founded, the response to "daily...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- March 24, 2014
- Article
Like a Boss: How Corporate Negotiators Would Handle Nuclear Talks With Iran
While the Obama team deserves high marks for launching the interim talks, its approach doesn't sell the upside of a comprehensive deal persuasively enough to transform more Iranian skeptics into active supporters—a necessary condition for success if there is an...
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Keywords:
Negotiations;
Nuclear;
Conflict Resolution;
Winning Coalition;
Blocking Coalition;
Strategy;
France;
Germany;
Iran;
China;
Great Britain;
United States;
Russia;
Negotiation;
International Relations;
Conflict and Resolution;
Public Administration Industry;
France;
Germany;
Iran;
China;
Great Britain;
United States;
Russia
Sebenius, James K. "Like a Boss: How Corporate Negotiators Would Handle Nuclear Talks With Iran." ForeignPolicy.com (March 24, 2014).
- June 2011 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
Gene Patents (A)
By: Richard Hamermesh, David Kiron and Phillip Andrews
In March 2010, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Sweet overturned 30 years of legal precedent and ruled that unaltered human genes could not be patented. This case reviews patent law and how it relates to our increasing knowledge of the Human Genome. The case issues...
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Keywords:
Courts and Trials;
Patents;
Genetics;
Judgments;
Science-Based Business;
Biotechnology Industry;
United States
Hamermesh, Richard, David Kiron, and Phillip Andrews. "Gene Patents (A)." Harvard Business School Case 811-089, June 2011. (Revised October 2013.)
- September 2001
- Background Note
Assessing Your Organization's Crisis Response Plans
Organizations inevitably face crises, but few are well prepared to deal with them. This note summarizes the findings of research and experience about what it takes to respond effectively in crisis situations. Provides principles to guide crisis response planning,...
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Watkins, Michael D. "Assessing Your Organization's Crisis Response Plans." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-064, September 2001.
- October 1984
- Case
NIKE (D): Leisure Shoes
Focusing on middle manager Harry Leidboldt, this case presents a clear-cut strategic issue--should Nike move into the leisure shoe business? The teaching objective is to first view the decision as a business problem--can Nike succeed in this business? and secondly, to...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Expansion;
Marketing Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Teams;
Product Development;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Sports Industry
Christensen, C. Roland. "NIKE (D): Leisure Shoes." Harvard Business School Case 385-031, October 1984.
- 30 Dec 2010
- News
2010 Carnegie Mellon-William W. Cooper Doctoral Dissertation Award
- 09 Jun 2011
- News
Will Groupon Survive Until 2016?
- 07 Jul 2020
- News
‘It’s a matter of fairness’: squeezing more tax from multinationals
- 31 Jan 2012
- News
Dating and business: Not all that different
- Research Summary
Cultural Entrepreneurship and the Business of the Arts
By: Rohit Deshpande
A more recent research program focuses on creating and managing ventures connected with the arts and culture. This research extends the concept of Customer-Centricity into the context of Audience Engagement. This primarily case-based work explores how successful...
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- September 2009 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Novasys Medical
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Lauren Barley
Novasys has developed a new medical device and procedure for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence that is cheaper and can be performed in doctors' offices. In spite of FDA approval, the American Medical Association has been unwilling to approve the...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Disorders;
Product Development;
Business and Government Relations;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Lauren Barley. "Novasys Medical." Harvard Business School Case 810-027, September 2009. (Revised August 2012.)
- December 1986 (Revised December 1987)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (B)
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Asks where in the Hewlett-Packard (HP) network of groups and sectors the Manufacturing Productivity Division should be placed. Provides a great deal of background regarding marketing, sales, and engineering at HP. It is thus possible to expand and broaden the...
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Marketing;
Production;
Networks;
Sales;
Expansion;
Manufacturing Industry
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 587-102, December 1986. (Revised December 1987.)
The Four Things a Service Business Must Get Right
All successful firms must design a compelling offering and manage the workforce to deliver it at an attractive price. But service firms must do even more: deal with the frustrating fact that their customers can wreak havoc on service quality and... View Details
- June 2011 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Coca-Cola in 2011: In Search of a New Model
By: David B. Yoffie and Renee Kim
Muhtar Kent, CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, faced a critical decision in 2011 after closing a $12 billion deal to buy its troubled North America bottling operations from its biggest bottler, Coca-Cola Enterprises. The decision was prompted by several changes in the U.S....
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Keywords:
Beverage Industry;
Strategic Positioning;
Mergers And Acquisitions;
Competition;
Business Model;
Vertical Integration;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Franchise Ownership;
Investment;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Yoffie, David B., and Renee Kim. "Coca-Cola in 2011: In Search of a New Model." Harvard Business School Case 711-504, June 2011. (Revised August 2012.)