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John A. Young
Marking the exit of H-P founders Bill Hewlett and David Packard, Young’s rise to CEO came at a time when H-P was enjoying a resurgence of growth. Under Young’s leadership, H-P continued the success of the HP-3000 computer, which was...
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Computers & Electronics
- 21 Aug 2008
- News
Stylin’ at Gallatin
here. Gallatin was designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1927 as a collection of what were essentially linked townhouses on a U-shaped plan. The building was no doubt charming but a bit of a warren: Some students had to leave their doors unlocked because...
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- June 2007
- Teaching Note
SAP: Industry Transformation (TN)
By: Andrei Hagiu and Pai-Ling Yin
Teaching note to 707435.
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- May 1999 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
Westfield America
By: William J. Poorvu, Richard S. Tedlow and Daniel J. Rudd
The company is attempting to duplicate its Australian formula for successful mall ownership in the U.S. market. It must deal with rapidly evolving financial markets while recognizing and capitalizing on emerging trends in retailing.
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Adaptation;
Financial Markets;
Property;
Trends;
Retail Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Australia;
United States
Poorvu, William J., Richard S. Tedlow, and Daniel J. Rudd. "Westfield America." Harvard Business School Case 899-260, May 1999. (Revised August 1999.)
- April 1971 (Revised February 1984)
- Case
Gould, Inc.: Graphics Division
Describes the decision of a battery manufacturer to diversify into the computer field through acquisition and the development of a new product. Among the issues to be discussed are the company product fit, phases in new product introduction, product positioning, and...
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Keywords:
Diversification;
Market Entry and Exit;
Acquisition;
Product Development;
Computer Industry;
Battery Industry
Sorenson, Ralph Z., and Ulrich E. Wiechmann. "Gould, Inc.: Graphics Division." Harvard Business School Case 571-071, April 1971. (Revised February 1984.)
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
focused on the white goods affiliate Arçelik. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815078-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 815-102 Brentwood Associates: Exiting Zoës Kitchen The case discusses the trade-offs...
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Carmen Nobel
- 03 Apr 2012
- News
Just Compensation
rather than inspirational leadership.” Of one CEO’s recent exit package ($26.4 million in stock, plus $100 million in cash), Ferracone, noting that the individual’s compensation history was already excessive, told USA Today (November 11,...
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- June 21, 2019
- Article
When Tech Companies Compete on Their Own Platforms
By: Feng Zhu
One common complaint from third parties about platform businesses is that they see what succeeds on their platforms and then enter the most profitable areas themselves, often decimating third parties in the process. Studies have identified several motivations for...
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Keywords:
Platform-based Markets;
Platform-owner Entry;
Digital Platforms;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competition
Zhu, Feng. "When Tech Companies Compete on Their Own Platforms." Harvard Business Review (website) (June 21, 2019).
- 2018
- Working Paper
The Welfare Effects of Peer Entry in the Accommodation Market: The Case of Airbnb
By: Chiara Farronato and Andrey Fradkin
We study the effects of enabling peer supply through Airbnb in the accommodation industry. We present a model of competition between flexible and dedicated sellers - peer hosts and hotels - who provide differentiated products. We estimate this model using data from...
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Peer To Peer;
Digital Platforms;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competition;
Accommodations Industry
Farronato, Chiara, and Andrey Fradkin. "The Welfare Effects of Peer Entry in the Accommodation Market: The Case of Airbnb." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 24361, February 2018.
- July 1990 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
John M. Case Company
The owner of a small, privately held company decides to sell out, and a group of the company's top managers structures a leveraged buyout. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Hayes, Samuel L., III. "John M. Case Company." Harvard Business School Case 291-008, July 1990. (Revised March 2000.)
- May 2019 (Revised March 2022)
- Module Note
Nascent Platform Strategy: Overcoming the Chicken-or-Egg Problem
By: Andy Wu, David R. Clough and Sasha Kaletsky
This note provides a framework for addressing the classic chicken-or-egg dilemma facing entrepreneurs launching nascent multi-sided platforms. There are several conditions that lead to a difficult chicken-or-egg problem: strong network effects, high multi-homing costs,...
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Keywords:
Multi-Sided Platforms;
Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Market Entry and Exit;
Problems and Challenges;
Competitive Advantage
Wu, Andy, David R. Clough, and Sasha Kaletsky. "Nascent Platform Strategy: Overcoming the Chicken-or-Egg Problem." Harvard Business School Module Note 719-507, May 2019. (Revised March 2022.)
- September 1993 (Revised June 1994)
- Supplement
Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (B)
Discusses the printer Hewlett-Packard has developed.
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Product Development;
Research;
Marketing;
Market Entry and Exit;
Computer Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Singapore
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 694-036, September 1993. (Revised June 1994.)
- January 1995 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
TV Guide (B)
TV Guide, the nation's most profitable and largest magazine, attempts entry into the world of electronic publishing. The crux of TV Guide's strategy is to transform the magazine's content into a centralized database that can be accessed by new businesses, like...
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Service Delivery;
Information Technology;
Marketing;
Information Publishing;
Service Industry;
Publishing Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Steven M. Salzinger. "TV Guide (B)." Harvard Business School Case 395-032, January 1995. (Revised September 1997.)
- Article
Friends or Foes? Examining Platform Owners' Entry into Complementors' Spaces
By: Feng Zhu
As platform owners continue to expand their ecosystems, many of them have started to provide consumers with their own complementary applications. These moves position the platform owners as direct competitors to their complementors. This paper surveys empirical studies...
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Zhu, Feng. "Friends or Foes? Examining Platform Owners' Entry into Complementors' Spaces." Special Issue on Platforms. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 28, no. 1 (Spring 2019): 23–28.
- 02 Jan 2020
- News
Empowering Rural Communities
raise money to pay the exit fee and became the cooperative’s new green-energy utility, all while promising about $100 million in energy-cost savings over the next 10 years. Guzman Energy is also helping the community build its own...
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- 02 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Once a Castle, Home is Now a Debtors’ Prison
very own debtors' prisons. Their task is Sisyphean: they work, pay the monthly debt to the lender, yet see a perpetual gap between payments and value. The payments can seem like an extortion episode from The Sopranos. Exit strategies are...
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- August 2018 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
Oscar Health Insurance: What Lies Ahead for a Unicorn Insurance Entrant?
By: Leemore Dafny and Victoria Marone
Keywords:
Oscar Insurance;
Fintech;
US Health Care;
Affordable Care Act (ACA);
Health Insurance Marketplaces;
Insurer Competition;
Provider Consolidation;
Market Entry;
Health Care and Treatment;
Entrepreneurship;
Market Entry and Exit;
Negotiation;
Growth Management;
Health Industry;
Insurance Industry;
New York (state, US);
New Jersey
Dafny, Leemore, and Victoria Marone. "Oscar Health Insurance: What Lies Ahead for a Unicorn Insurance Entrant?" Harvard Business School Case 319-025, August 2018. (Revised August 2019.)
- August 2012 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
Public Health Insurance Exchanges: The Massachusetts Experience
By: Regina Herzlinger and Jordan Bazinsky
The CEO of Tufts Health Plan, James Roosevelt, is wondering whether to offer insurance products on the Massachusetts Connector, the first U.S. exchange. He wonders if he should enter these uncharted waters at all. And, if yes, with a broad network or a narrow network...
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- June 1992 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Coopers & Lybrand in Hungary (A)
Multinational professional services firm Coopers & Lybrand has decided to enter the Hungarian market and weighs its strategic options in light of the environment in which it will operate and its resources.
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Service Industry;
Hungary
Loveman, Gary W., and Roger H. Hallowell. "Coopers & Lybrand in Hungary (A)." Harvard Business School Case 692-112, June 1992. (Revised January 1994.)