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- August 2001 (Revised March 2016)
- Case
Doral Costa
By: William J. Poorvu, John H. Vogel Jr., Arthur I. Segel and Amy Silverstein
Doral Costa is a proposed 277,803 square foot Class A office park development in Miami, FL. Trammell Crow Co. would like to develop this office park in joint venture with a partner. Samantha Spar, the acquisitions partner at Titan Associates, a large real estate...
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Joint Ventures;
Acquisition;
Investment;
Partners and Partnerships;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Fair Value Accounting;
Construction;
Property;
Real Estate Industry;
Consulting Industry;
Miami
Poorvu, William J., John H. Vogel Jr., Arthur I. Segel, and Amy Silverstein. "Doral Costa." Harvard Business School Case 802-023, August 2001. (Revised March 2016.)
- December 2014 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
John D. Rockefeller: The Richest Man in the World
By: Tom Nicholas and Vasiliki Fouka
By the late nineteenth century scale and managerial hierarchies had extended to several major industrial sectors of the U.S. economy. Although the precise mechanisms often varied, this process mainly involved horizontal integration, some form of legal or administrative...
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Keywords:
Horizontal Integration;
Wealth;
Business History;
Vertical Integration;
Consolidation;
Personal Development and Career;
Energy Industry;
United States
Nicholas, Tom, and Vasiliki Fouka. "John D. Rockefeller: The Richest Man in the World." Harvard Business School Case 815-088, December 2014. (Revised March 2018.)
- February 2014 (Revised August 2015)
- Case
The Estate Tax Debate
By: Matthew Weinzierl, Katrina Flanagan and Valerie Galinskaya
Per dollar of revenue, no tax policy generates more sound and fury than the taxation of estates. To supporters, the tax is a break on the concentration of wealth and power and an easy way to fund redistribution. To opponents, the tax is an unjust punishment of the...
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Keywords:
Atkinson-Stiglitz;
Optimal Capital Taxation;
Bequest Motives;
Taxation;
Family and Family Relationships;
Property
Weinzierl, Matthew, Katrina Flanagan, and Valerie Galinskaya. "The Estate Tax Debate." Harvard Business School Case 714-032, February 2014. (Revised August 2015.)
- 16 Jul 2012
- News
Before You Start Talking, Think
- 08 Sep 2020
- News
Maintaining Organizational Soul While Onboarding In A Remote World
Nori Gerardo Lietz
Nori Gerardo Lietz is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance and Entrepreneurial Management Units. She presently teaches Real Estate Private Equity and Starting a Private Investment Firm.
Nori Gerardo Lietz is the founder of Areté... View Details
- Aug 02 2018
- Testimonial
Opening Your Mind to Diverse Perspectives
- February 2005
- Case
L. Londell McMillan (A)
On the plane back to New York City, L. Londell McMillan focused on the music on his headphones, the latest offering from his friend and long-time client, Prince Rogers Nelson--the artist known as "Prince." McMillan and Prince had spent several days contemplating a...
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Bagley, Constance E., and Drew Dixon-Williams. "L. Londell McMillan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 805-084, February 2005.
- 2003
- Chapter
Designing Sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/USA Experience
By: Michael W. Toffel, Natalie Hill and Kellie McElhaney
This case study describes how an industrial design company developed a Sustainability Management System (SMS) standard, designed and implemented an SMS throughout its business, and then became the first company in the world to achieve third-party SMS certification. The...
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Keywords:
Design;
Governance Compliance;
Management Practices and Processes;
Standards;
Environmental Sustainability;
United States
Toffel, Michael W., Natalie Hill, and Kellie McElhaney. "Designing Sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/USA Experience." In From Principles to Practice, 57–83. Case Studies Series. Global Compact Office, 2003.
- November 2016 (Revised April 2018)
- Case
reMarkable: e-Writing the Future
By: Elie Ofek and Curtis Hsu
Magnus Wanberg is the creator of reMarkable, a breakthrough e-writer device set apart from similar products on the market by having solved the frustrating “slow ink” problem typically experienced on pen-based electronic devices, thus providing a “pen and paper” like...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Marketing;
Innovation Management;
Go To Market Strategy;
Marketing Plan;
Target Market;
Digital Devices;
Consumer Electronics;
Forecasting;
Information Technology;
Marketing Strategy;
Innovation and Management;
Marketing Channels;
Entrepreneurship;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Product Marketing;
Product Development;
Electronics Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Curtis Hsu. "reMarkable: e-Writing the Future." Harvard Business School Case 517-018, November 2016. (Revised April 2018.)
- December 1986 (Revised November 1989)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (A)
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
In late summer 1986, the management of the Manufacturing Productivity Division (MPD) of Hewlett-Packard (HP) was in the process of making major market selection and product policy decisions. MPD is a small division which develops and markets manufacturing productivity...
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Marketing;
Product Marketing;
Market Entry and Exit;
Production;
Research and Development;
Manufacturing Industry
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 587-101, December 1986. (Revised November 1989.)
- March 2010 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
TeamLease: Putting India to Work (Il) Legally
By: Tarun Khanna and Anjali Raina
This case focuses on the growth dilemmas facing Manish Sabharwal, co-founder, TeamLease Services Pvt. Ltd. TeamLease is a human resource outsourcing and temp staffing company located in India, which has grown rapidly from 2002 to 2009. Set in the context of the highly...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Employment;
Human Capital;
Lawfulness;
Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Demand and Consumers;
Power and Influence;
Employment Industry;
India
Khanna, Tarun, and Anjali Raina. "TeamLease: Putting India to Work (Il) Legally." Harvard Business School Case 710-402, March 2010. (Revised September 2010.)
- August 2012
- Case
Polar Sports, Inc.
By: W. Carl Kester and Wei Wang
Polar Sports, Inc. is a fashion skiwear manufacturing company in Littleton, Colorado. The company has a unique design for skiwear using a special synthetic material that improves insulation and durability. The ski apparel industry is highly competitive and the best way...
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Keywords:
Production;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Colorado
Kester, W. Carl, and Wei Wang. "Polar Sports, Inc." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-513, August 2012.
- October 2001 (Revised November 2002)
- Supplement
Mark Pitts
Describes Peoplestreet, an Internet business being developed at Cambridge Incubator. Peoplestreet is attempting to hire a VP of business development and has identified a candidate, Mark Pitts. Includes an overview of the position, three different interviews with the...
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Keywords:
Job Interviews
Cyr, Linda A. "Mark Pitts." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 802-801, October 2001. (Revised November 2002.)
- August 2019
- Case
Twiggle: E-Commerce with Semantic Search
By: Shane Greenstein and Danielle Golan
Four years after being founded, in 2014, by former Google executives Amir Konigsberg (CEO) and Adi Avidor (CTO), Twiggle had developed a search enhancement that plugged into an online merchant’s existing framework. The company utilized advanced structuring and...
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Keywords:
Search Technology;
Customer Acquisition;
Internet and the Web;
Technological Innovation;
Commercialization;
Growth and Development Strategy;
E-commerce;
Technology Industry;
Israel
Greenstein, Shane, and Danielle Golan. "Twiggle: E-commerce with Semantic Search." Harvard Business School Case 620-025, August 2019.
- Profile
Mira Mehta
my goal of supporting economic development in West Africa through the for-profit sector, and participating in the New Venture Competition gave me the confidence I needed to launch my own company directly...
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- June 2006 (Revised September 2006)
- Case
Tech Data Corporation
Tech Data is a global supplier of logistics management services and one of the world's largest distributors of information technology equipment. Operational execution is key for the company, which has gross margins in the 5% range. At the end of 2005, the company had...
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Upton, David M., and Bradley R. Staats. "Tech Data Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 606-060, June 2006. (Revised September 2006.)
James I. Cash
Professor Cash received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Texas Christian University; a Master of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University's Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Management Information... View Details
- 26 Apr 2023
- In Practice
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
gradually and then suddenly.” Companies will move slowly to deploy generative AI technology like that embodied in OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Harnessing the immense pool of data underlying it will require the View Details
- June 2003 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
Highlands' Garden Village
By: Arthur I Segel, Eve Bould and Hank Midgley
It was March 2003 and Chuck Perry was awaiting the arrival of his New York-based business partner, Jonathan Rose. He and Rose had begun Highlands' Garden Village, their latest mixed-use, mixed-income development project. In 1996, they had optioned the unused Elitch...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Urban Development;
Housing;
Society;
Construction Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Colorado
Segel, Arthur I., Eve Bould, and Hank Midgley. "Highlands' Garden Village." Harvard Business School Case 803-193, June 2003. (Revised June 2006.)