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- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
corporate center and how to incentivize subsidiary executives. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710436-PDF-ENG Corporate Strategy at Berkshire Partners Julie M. Wulf and Scott WaggonerHarvard Business School Case...
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Martha Lagace
- November 1999 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
Roly International: Consumer Licensed Products in China
In this case Roly International, the largest Disney apparel licensee in China, considers how to adapt their distribution channel strategy to the downturn in the Chinese market.
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Keywords:
Emerging Markets;
Distribution Channels;
Brands and Branding;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
China
Arnold, David J., and Shivani Chand. "Roly International: Consumer Licensed Products in China." Harvard Business School Case 500-050, November 1999. (Revised July 2000.)
- February 2005 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba): The Pot Line 5 Expansion Project
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
In September 2002, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) needed to decide how to finance its proposed $1.7 billion pot line. The company's financial adviser, Taylor De-Jongh (TDJ), had recommended Alba employ a multisourced financing strategy using as many as five sources of debt...
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Keywords:
Project Finance;
Emerging Markets;
Financing and Loans;
Investment;
Capital;
Financial Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Bahrain
Esty, Benjamin C., and Aldo Sesia. "Aluminium Bahrain (Alba): The Pot Line 5 Expansion Project." Harvard Business School Case 205-027, February 2005. (Revised July 2005.)
- 12 May 2020
- News
The New-Market Conundrum
- March 2013 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
iMatari
By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Matthew Preble
In late 2012, recent Harvard Business School graduate Hannah Lopez is given the opportunity to lead entry into a new market for Plámo, a company that created startup companies in Europe and emerging markets based upon existing successful business models. She had only...
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Keywords:
Ethical Behavior;
Ethical Judgment;
Entrepreneurship;
Imitation;
Ethics;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Europe;
Middle East
Badaracco, Joseph L., and Matthew Preble. "iMatari." Harvard Business School Case 313-083, March 2013. (Revised March 2015.)
- Web
Required Curriculum - MBA
will gain An understanding of foundational data science concepts and techniques that can inform business insights and decisions. Exposure to R statistical programming language to manipulate, analyze, and visualize data. Knowledge of how modern data science View Details
Lynda M. Applegate
Lynda M. Applegate is a Baker Foundation Professor at HBS and is Chair of the Advisory Committee for Harvard University’s Masters Degree of Liberal Arts in Finance and Management at the Harvard University Extension School. She has also played a... View Details
- February 2011 (Revised August 2011)
- Case
Brazil: Leading the BRICs?
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich and Aldo Musacchio
Brazil's new president, Dilma Rousseff, had announced plans to sustain GDP growth above 5% annually and continue the country's leadership role among emerging economies. Between 2003 and 2010, Brazil benefited from strong economic growth and stable policies under the...
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Developing Countries and Economies;
Intellectual Property;
Infrastructure;
Economic Growth;
Trade;
International Relations;
Economic Systems;
Globalization;
Corporate Strategy;
Brazil;
Russia;
India;
China;
United States
Daemmrich, Arthur A., and Aldo Musacchio. "Brazil: Leading the BRICs?" Harvard Business School Case 711-024, February 2011. (Revised August 2011.)
- June 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
TCL Multimedia
By: Tarun Khanna, Felix Oberholzer-Gee and David Lane
TCL considers the underlying logic behind the globalization of one of China's most prominent companies. TCL, and similarly prominent companies in China, are in the forefront of China's emergence as one of the world's preeminent economic powers. Allows a discussion of...
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Globalized Firms and Management;
Success;
Business Strategy;
Developing Countries and Economies;
China
Khanna, Tarun, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and David Lane. "TCL Multimedia." Harvard Business School Case 705-502, June 2005. (Revised February 2006.)
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
We asked Harvard Business School experts who study well-being to share strategies for coping with this unsettling period to prevent the coronavirus blues from taking a huge toll, both personally and professionally. “You're not going to be...
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by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 2019
- Chapter
Origins and Development of Global Business
By: Geoffrey Jones
This chapter explores how business enterprises have been powerful actors in the spread of global capitalism between 1840 and the present day. Emerging out of the industrialized Western economies, global firms created and co-created markets and ecosystems through their...
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Keywords:
Global Business;
Multinational;
Globalization;
Business History;
Strategy;
Africa;
Asia;
Europe;
Latin America;
Middle East;
North and Central America;
Oceania
Jones, Geoffrey. "Origins and Development of Global Business." Chap. 2 in The Routledge Companion to the Makers of Global Business, edited by Teresa da Silva Lopes, Christina Lubinski, and Heidi J.S. Tworek, 17–34. New York: Routledge, 2019.
- 2016
- Chapter
Unpacking the Dynamics of Successful Change: Ten Insights from the Private Sector
Book Abstract: The aim of this book is to catalyze global interest in the pursuit of transformational changes in natural resource and environmental management. It is shown that transformational policy reforms involve fundamental shifts in strategy with far-reaching...
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Change Management;
Environmental Sustainability;
Policy;
Transformation;
Australia;
New Zealand;
China;
United States;
Europe;
Southeast Asia
Henderson, Rebecca. "Unpacking the Dynamics of Successful Change: Ten Insights from the Private Sector." Chap. 3 in Transformational Change in Environmental and Natural Resource Management: Guidelines for Policy Excellence, edited by Michael D. Young and Christine Esau. Routledge, 2016.
- Web
Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni
has been an object lesson in having to continuously reassess changing conditions and adapt both strategy and operations to the emerging environment. But there is further turbulence ahead. We will look at an...
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- April 2003
- Case
HP-Cisco Alliance (A), The
In 2002, Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems strove to develop their long-standing partnership into a strategic alliance with increasing impact. Critical components of successful alliance implementation emerge from the analysis. Specifically, the case illuminates the...
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Strategy;
Interpersonal Communication;
Organizational Design;
Alliances;
Organizational Structure
Casciaro, Tiziana E., and Christina Darwall. "HP-Cisco Alliance (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 403-120, April 2003.
- March 2020
- Case
Thingtesting: Launching a Brand Discovery and Testing Digital Community
By: Ayelet Israeli and Jill Avery
Thingtesting, a brand discovery and testing digital community devoted to uncovering and exploring direct-to-consumer brands, had just received seed funding and was contemplating a second year of growth. The new year brought many challenges, as founder Jenny Gyllander...
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Keywords:
Influencer Marketing;
Monetization;
Female Ceo;
Female Entrepreneur;
Female Protagonist;
Influencers;
Influencer;
Direct-to-consumer;
Marketing;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Venture Capital;
Entrepreneurship;
Marketing Communications;
Consumer Products Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Advertising Industry;
London;
United Kingdom;
United States;
Europe;
North America
Israeli, Ayelet, and Jill Avery. "Thingtesting: Launching a Brand Discovery and Testing Digital Community." Harvard Business School Case 520-086, March 2020.
- February 2008 (Revised November 2008)
- Case
Global Talent Management at Novartis
By: Jordan Siegel
This case tackles the topic of global talent management. It can be used to analyze the performance measurement, incentive, and talent development system used at a major multinational company. This case can also be used to analyze the extent to which this system should...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Adaptation
Siegel, Jordan. "Global Talent Management at Novartis." Harvard Business School Case 708-486, February 2008. (Revised November 2008.)
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
unique opportunity to study strategy in the making when she headed to the company's Denmark headquarters last year. The case study The LEGO Group: Envisioning Risks in Asia, coauthored with HBS research associate Dominique Hamel, vividly...
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- April 1993 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Chiron Corp.
Pablo Valenzuela, vice president of R&D at Chiron Corp., faces several choices for how to allocate scarce resources across several promising projects. These choices will determine Chiron's position in several emerging biotechnology and diagnostic markets, including...
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Keywords:
Health Testing and Trials;
Research and Development;
Failure;
Business Strategy;
Joint Ventures;
Strategic Planning;
Opportunities;
Product Development;
Biotechnology Industry;
California
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Chiron Corp." Harvard Business School Case 693-052, April 1993. (Revised November 1994.)
- 02 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to...
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by Rachel Layne
- 2014
- Working Paper
The Rising Cost of Consumer Attention: Why You Should Care, and What You Can Do about It
By: Thales S. Teixeira
Attention is a necessary ingredient for effective advertising. The market for consumer attention (or "eyeballs") has become so competitive that attention can be regarded as a currency. The rising cost of this ingredient in the marketplace is causing marketers to waste...
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Teixeira, Thales S. "The Rising Cost of Consumer Attention: Why You Should Care, and What You Can Do about It." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-055, January 2014.