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- March 2012
- Article
Enriching the Ecosystem
To remain a leader in innovation, the United States needs the support of foundational institutions that help seed, grow, and renew enterprises. Historically, these institutions-such as universities, venture creators, labor markets, and job-training programs-have tended...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Invention;
Organizations;
Research and Development;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Growth and Development Strategy;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Enriching the Ecosystem." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012).
- March 2012
- Article
Macroeconomic Policy and U.S. Competitiveness
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Matthew Weinzierl
The United States is on a glide path to fiscal disaster, with experts projecting that the federal government will take in far less money than it spends-indefinitely. Our current fiscal policy is eroding competitiveness in several ways, and business conditions in the...
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Keywords:
Macroeconomics;
Government and Politics;
Financial Crisis;
Policy;
Competition;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Matthew Weinzierl. "Macroeconomic Policy and U.S. Competitiveness." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012).
- 2012
- Case
ChemChina
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li, Lei Li and Hong Zhang
ChemChina is China's largest basic chemical manufacturing firm. It was included in Fortune Global 500 in 2011 and 2012, ranked No. 475 and 402. Its sales revenue in 2011 was 179 billion yuan, and profit was 600 million yuan. The year-end total assets were 254.2 billion...
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, Lei Li, and Hong Zhang. "ChemChina." Tsinghua University Case, 2012.
- 2012
- Teaching Note
ChemChina (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li, Lei Li and Hong Zhang
ChemChina is China's largest basic chemical manufacturing firm. It was included in Fortune Global 500 in 2011 and 2012, ranked No. 475 and 402. Its sales revenue in 2011 was 179 billion yuan, and profit was 600 million yuan. The year-end total assets were 254.2 billion...
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, Lei Li, and Hong Zhang. "ChemChina (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2012.
- December 2011 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
Branding Yoga
By: Rohit Deshpande, Kerry Herman and Annelena Lobb
Yoga, an ancient discipline, has become popular worldwide. The marketing of yoga and dispute over its origins have led to debate as to whether yoga should be branded at all. Some yoga instructors have gone so far as to copyright their varieties of yoga; others in the...
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Deshpande, Rohit, Kerry Herman, and Annelena Lobb. "Branding Yoga." Harvard Business School Case 512-025, December 2011. (Revised February 2013.)
- November 2011
- Article
KFC's Radical Approach to China
By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
Global companies face a crucial question when they enter emerging markets: how far should they go to localize their offerings? Typically they try to sell core products or services pretty much as they've been sold in Europe or the United States, with headquarters...
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Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "KFC's Radical Approach to China." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 11 (November 2011).
- October 2011
- Case
Levendary Cafe: The China Challenge
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Arar Han
Just weeks into her new job, Mia Foster, a first time CEO with no international management experience, is faced with a major challenge at Levendary Cafe, a $10 billion US-based fast food chain. Strategically, many of her corporate staff have become concerned that the...
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Keywords:
Globalization;
International Management;
Foreign Subsidiaries;
General Managers;
Strategy;
Management Style;
Strategic Planning;
Business Subsidiaries;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Adaptation;
Entrepreneurship;
Relationships;
Standards;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
China;
United States
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Arar Han. "Levendary Cafe: The China Challenge." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-357, October 2011.
- 2011
- Book
Capitalism at Risk: Rethinking the Role of Business
The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But capitalism's future is far from assured. The global financial meltdown of 2008 nearly triggered another Great Depression, economies in Europe are still teetering, and powerful...
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Keywords:
Business And Society;
Economic Systems;
Economic Growth;
Leading Change;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Business Strategy
Bower, Joseph L., Herman B. Leonard, and Lynn S. Paine. Capitalism at Risk: Rethinking the Role of Business. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2011. (Published in Chinese as "Qi ye zai jing ji zhong de jue se," Beijing: China Machine Press, 2012. Published in Japanese as ハーバードが教える 10年後に生き残る会社、消える会社, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., 2013.)
- June 2011
- Case
Fighting a Dangerous Financial Fire: The Federal Response to the Crisis of 2007-2009
By: David Moss and Cole Bolton
By the summer of 2009, many observers concluded that a catastrophic financial collapse- which seemed all but imminent the previous fall and winter - had been averted. Although the recession had still yet to be declared over and the economy's footing remained far from...
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Keywords:
Business Cycles;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Financial Crisis;
Financial Institutions;
Financial Markets;
Financial Strategy;
Policy;
Knowledge Acquisition
Moss, David, and Cole Bolton. "Fighting a Dangerous Financial Fire: The Federal Response to the Crisis of 2007-2009." Harvard Business School Case 711-104, June 2011.
- March 2011 (Revised November 2011)
- Case
Harmonic Hearing Co.
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Craig H. Stephenson
Harmonic is a small, privately held manufacturer of hearing aids. Harriet Burns and Marc Davis, two employees at Harmonic, have an opportunity to purchase the company from the founder. As well-informed insiders who understand the industry, Burns and Davis believe the...
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Keywords:
Debts;
Quantitative Analysis;
Financing;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Development Stage Enterprises;
Small & Medium-sized Enterprises;
Small Business;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Cash Flow;
Mathematical Methods;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Borrowing and Debt;
Equity;
Manufacturing Industry
Stevenson, Howard H., and Craig H. Stephenson. "Harmonic Hearing Co." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-271, March 2011. (Revised November 2011.)
- March 2011 (Revised February 2014)
- Case
Cree, Inc.: Which Bright Future?
By: David J. Collis, Mary Furey and Matthew Shaffer
After its founding in the late 1980s, Cree Inc. quickly grew into a major player in the emerging LED market. By 2007, technological improvements in LEDs had made them suitable for TV, computer, and mobile "backlighting"; and concerns over global warning led to calls to...
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Keywords:
Cree;
LEDs;
Lighting Market;
Clean Tech;
Energy Policy;
Semiconductors;
North Carolina;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Innovation and Management;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Electronics Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States;
North Carolina;
Raleigh
Collis, David J., Mary Furey, and Matthew Shaffer. "Cree, Inc.: Which Bright Future?" Harvard Business School Case 711-457, March 2011. (Revised February 2014.)
- February 2011 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
Utilis: Designing, Producing, and Selling Rapid Deployment Shelters for a Troubled World
By: Herman B. Leonard, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Simon Harrow
How can a company that supplies disaster response and humanitarian agencies best handle the intrinsically unpredictable and highly volatile demand for its products? Utilis is a French supplier of rapid-deploy high-end tent solutions for civilian and military uses (such...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Demand and Consumers;
Strategic Planning;
Natural Disasters;
Competitive Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
France
Leonard, Herman B., Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Simon Harrow. "Utilis: Designing, Producing, and Selling Rapid Deployment Shelters for a Troubled World." Harvard Business School Case 311-096, February 2011. (Revised May 2011.)
- February 2011 (Revised December 2012)
- Case
Porsche: The Cayenne Launch
By: John Deighton, Jill Avery and Jeffrey Fear
Can an online discussion forum supply insight into the evolution of brand meaning? In 2003 Porsche launched a sport utility vehicle, dividing Porsche purists from newcomers to the brand. Vocal members of online and offline Porsche communities ridiculed the Cayenne SUV...
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Keywords:
Knowledge Sharing;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Risk Management;
Brands and Branding;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Auto Industry
Deighton, John, Jill Avery, and Jeffrey Fear. "Porsche: The Cayenne Launch." Harvard Business School Case 511-068, February 2011. (Revised December 2012.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- January 2011
- Article
Building a Better America—One Wealth Quintile at a Time
By: Michael I. Norton and Dan Ariely
Disagreements about the optimal level of wealth inequality underlie policy debates ranging from taxation to welfare. We attempt to insert the desires of "regular" Americans into these debates, by asking a nationally representative online panel to estimate the current...
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Keywords:
Taxation;
Policy;
Perspective;
Wealth;
Equality and Inequality;
Income;
Demography;
Debates;
Welfare;
Diversity;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
United States
Norton, Michael I., and Dan Ariely. "Building a Better America—One Wealth Quintile at a Time." Perspectives on Psychological Science 6, no. 1 (January 2011): 9–12.
- January 2011
- Article
Developing Negotiation Case Studies
While a great deal of excellent advice exists for producing case studies on managerially relevant topics in general, negotiation cases have distinctive aspects that merit explicit treatment. This article offers three types of tailored advice for producing cases on...
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Sebenius, James K. "Developing Negotiation Case Studies." Negotiation Journal 27, no. 1 (January 2011).
- December 2010 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Asian Agri and the Future of Palm Oil
By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
For Asian Agri and other Indonesian palm oil producers, the future promised rising demand from fast-growing Asian populations, but also intensifying criticism from environmental groups. With the highest yield and lowest production cost of any edible oil, palm oil...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Social Marketing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business Strategy;
Supply Chain Management;
Natural Environment;
Marketing Strategy;
Environmental Sustainability;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Indonesia;
Malaysia
Bell, David E., and Natalie Kindred. "Asian Agri and the Future of Palm Oil." Harvard Business School Case 511-015, December 2010. (Revised March 2013.)
- December 2010 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
Yum! China
By: David E. Bell and Mary Shelman
Since the first KFC opened in China in 1987, Yum--under Sam Su's leadership--had built the largest restaurant company by far in mainland China. Averaging one new restaurant opening a day for the past five years, in 2010 Yum ran over 3,600 restaurants in 650 cities and...
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Keywords:
Business Processes;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Beijing Shi
Bell, David E., and Mary Shelman. "Yum! China." Harvard Business School Case 511-040, December 2010. (Revised February 2012.)
- 2010
- Chapter
Cost Structure Patterns in the Asset Management Industry
By: Dennis Campbell and Frances X. Frei
This chapter examines patterns in the cost structure of asset management firms and establishes two important trends in cost behavior. First, when revenues are growing, "indirect" costs related to sales, distribution, marketing, personnel, technology, and occupancy are...
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- 2010
- Book
Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down
By: John P. Kotter and Lorne A. Whitehead
You've got a good idea. You know it could make a crucial difference for you, your organization, your community. You present it to the group but get confounding questions, inane comments, and verbal bullets in return. Before you know what's happened, your idea is dead,...
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Keywords:
Communication Intention and Meaning;
Cost vs Benefits;
Problems and Challenges;
Interests;
Value
Kotter, John P., and Lorne A. Whitehead. Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down. Harvard Business Review Press, 2010.
- October 2010
- Article
The Emerging Capital Market for Nonprofits
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Allen S. Grossman
Many of our largest and most successful companies today did not exist 50 years ago. During this same time interval, companies that ranked among top in the 1960s have disappeared, been merged out of existence, or become much smaller presences in the U.S. industrial...
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Keywords:
Capital Markets;
Investment Funds;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Corporate Accountability;
Management Practices and Processes;
Infrastructure;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance Effectiveness;
Nonprofit Organizations
Kaplan, Robert S., and Allen S. Grossman. "The Emerging Capital Market for Nonprofits." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 10 (October 2010).