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- 2023
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Christiana Figueres and the Collaborative Approach to Negotiating Climate Action
By: James K. Sebenius, Laurence A. Green, Hannah Riley-Bowles, Lara SanPietro and Mina Subramanian
This case study centers on Harvard’s Program on Negotiation 2022 Great Negotiator, Christiana Figueres, and her efforts as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to build momentum for, and ultimately pass, the 2015...
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Keywords:
Climate Change;
Negotiation;
Environmental Regulation;
International Relations;
Leadership
Sebenius, James K., Laurence A. Green, Hannah Riley-Bowles, Lara SanPietro, and Mina Subramanian. "Christiana Figueres and the Collaborative Approach to Negotiating Climate Action." Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School Case, 2023. Electronic.
- 24 Apr 2023
- HBS Case
What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks
Legalization turned cannabis into a multibillion-dollar industry seemingly overnight, but this hot new market has had more—and more unusual—growing pains than most. Many experts predict significant market expansion ahead as more states...
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
in 2019 to almost $865 million in 2020. With an offer from OYAK, Turkey's largest pension fund, to invest in United Payment, the leadership team deliberated on whether to accept the proposal or wait for further growth opportunities, considering the company's plans for...
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Leadership - Faculty & Research
amidst hiring a new executive team, Runa’s growth began to falter as attracting new clients became increasingly hard, and customer acquisition costs increased. In August 2021, Runa raised more funds amidst an unprecedented expansion in...
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- 10 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?
took place around the same time as #MeToo and, of course, any industry-level impact of #MeToo.” “Producers were also not merely hiring a ‘token’ woman writer,” Zhang stresses. The change is not because of an expansion of the size of the...
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- April 1983 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
Shouldice Hospital Limited
By: James L. Heskett
Various proposals are set forth for expanding the capacity of the hospital. In assessing them, serious consideration has to be given to the culture of the organization and the importance of preserving it in a service delivery system. In addition to issues of capacity...
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Keywords:
Expansion;
Health Care and Treatment;
Performance Capacity;
Organizational Culture;
Service Delivery;
Growth Management;
Strategic Planning;
Quality;
Social Enterprise;
Health Industry;
Canada
Heskett, James L. "Shouldice Hospital Limited." Harvard Business School Case 683-068, April 1983. (Revised June 2003.)
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International Directory of Company Histories | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
world's largest and most influential companies.Histories include company development and background; merger and acquisition history; impact of sales and marketing campaigns; effectiveness of executive leadership; expansions and...
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- August 2014
- Case
Netflix in 2011
By: Willy Shih and Stephen Kaufman
Reed Hastings founded Netflix to provide a home movie service that would do a better job satisfying customers than the traditional retail rental model. But as it encountered challenges it underwent several major strategy shifts, ultimately developing a business model...
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Keywords:
Netflix;
DVD;
DVD-by-mail;
Streaming;
Online Entertainment;
Online Video;
Disruptive Innovation;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Business Model;
Disruption;
Operations;
Service Operations;
Entertainment;
Film Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Media;
Strategy;
Business or Company Management;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Strategy;
Expansion;
Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Technology Platform;
Web;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
United States
Shih, Willy, and Stephen Kaufman. "Netflix in 2011." Harvard Business School Case 615-007, August 2014.
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Elevator Pitch: Feedback
per day; the company expects to open a fundraising round in early 2024 for further expansion of its hub-and-spoke operations model. Earlier this year, Bright Feeds was selected to join the Harvard Climate Entrepreneur’s Circle, an...
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Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content Exhibition Home Exhibition Business Education & The Case Method The General Shoe Company, 1921 Case Writing & Industry Expansion of the Case Method The Case Method Classroom Teaching & The Case Method Impact on...
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- 26 May 2022
- HBS Case
Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?
they can trust the company, say the authors. Hsieh wrote the original case and its 2021 revision and expansion with Henry McGee, senior lecturer of business administration at HBS; Christian Godwin, a researcher in the HBS case writing...
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by Avery Forman
- June 2020
- Teaching Note
Brand Storytelling at Shinola
By: Jill Avery, Giana M. Eckhardt and Michael Beverland
Detroit, Michigan, aka “The Motor City,” is known as the birthplace of most of the American classic automotive brands. It is a city filled with the rich history of the industrial age, the pride of American manufacturing, and of the soulful sounds of Motown music. It is...
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- July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Acelerex
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids...
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Keywords:
Energy;
Energy Sources;
Growth Management;
Expansion;
Global Strategy;
Cash Flow;
Energy Industry;
Web Services Industry;
Consulting Industry
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Acelerex." Harvard Business School Case 720-360, July 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980
expansion of the world economy prompted a recovery in the growth rate of world FDI. The system of international cartels was dismantled. By 1960 the world stock of FDI had reached $60 billion. By 1980 it was over $500 billion. These were...
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by Geoffrey Jones
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
before it went public. He then led Open Market's expansion into business-to-business applications. In 1999, he founded and ran PurchasingCenter.com, a "My Yahoo" portal for industrial purchasing agents who purchase $2-$10 million of...
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Events - Business History
U.S. Military Built its Arsenal of Houses A. J. Murphy, Brandeis Nov16 16 Nov 2020 Business History Seminar 'Funk Money': The End of Empires, the Expansion of Tax Havens, and Decolonization as an Economic and Financial Event Vanessa Ogle,...
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- September 2023
- Case
Kaspi.kz: Building Trust through Innovation
By: Sandra J. Sucher, Fares Khrais and Marilyn Morgan Westner
This case is written to help students explore how companies can maintain and develop trust while innovating, how to identify and respond effectively to warning signs that they may not be as trusted as they believe, and how being trusted can aid in expanding and growing...
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Sucher, Sandra J., Fares Khrais, and Marilyn Morgan Westner. "Kaspi.kz: Building Trust through Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 324-022, September 2023.
- September 2017 (Revised February 2018)
- Case
Becton Dickinson: Global Health Strategy
By: Mark R. Kramer and Sarah Mehta
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) was a medical technology firm headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, with 43,000 employees and 2016 revenues of $12.5 billion. For several years, the company had pursued developing products that created shared value, defined as...
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Keywords:
Shared Value;
Creating Shared Value;
Odon Device;
Medical Technology;
Value Creation;
Values and Beliefs;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Testing and Trials;
Emerging Markets;
Social Issues;
Competitive Strategy;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Middle East
Kramer, Mark R., and Sarah Mehta. "Becton Dickinson: Global Health Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 718-406, September 2017. (Revised February 2018.)
- 09 Mar 2016
- HBS Seminar
Katja Seim of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- 14 Feb 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Laws vs. Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890-1950
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by Aldo Musacchio