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- February 2022 (Revised September 2022)
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InstaDeep: AI Innovation Born in Africa (A)
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Esel Çekin
Karim Beguir and Zohra Slim were the co-founders of InstaDeep, a deep tech startup focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. Instadeep was one of the few companies globally that were partnering with DeepMind, an AI subsidiary of Google [Alphabet Inc.]....
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Keywords:
AI;
Artificial Intelligence;
Entrepreneurship;
Operations;
Business Subsidiaries;
Brands and Branding;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth and Development Strategy;
AI and Machine Learning;
Technology Industry;
Africa
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Esel Çekin. "InstaDeep: AI Innovation Born in Africa (A)." Harvard Business School Case 822-104, February 2022. (Revised September 2022.)
- August 2008
- Supplement
Philipp Justus at eBay Germany (C)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
This case traces the development of eBay Germany, eBay Inc., and the career of eBay Germany's first country manager, Philipp Justus. The case covers from 2000 through the fall of 2007. This case details how eBay Germany, once a small start-up, became one of eBay's most...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Leadership;
Auctions;
Organizational Structure;
Personal Development and Career;
Internet;
Germany
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Philipp Justus at eBay Germany (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 409-029, August 2008.
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By: Kyle R. Myers
Professor Myers studies the economics of what determines the rate and direction of innovation. He has examined the reallocation of scientists through the use of targeted research grants at the National Institutes of Health, and is working to further understand how...
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Keywords:
Technology Networks;
Commercialization;
Science-Based Business;
Research and Development;
Knowledge Management;
Patents;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Entrepreneurship;
Health;
Innovation and Invention;
Science;
Technology;
Knowledge;
Intellectual Property;
Economics;
Microeconomics;
Biotechnology Industry;
Health Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Technology Industry
- 09 Feb 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Sustainable Cities: Oxymoron or the Shape of the Future?
- June 2017 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
Goodbye IMF Conditions, Hello Chinese Capital: Zambia's Copper Industry and Africa's Break with Its Colonial Past
By: Rafael Di Tella, Vincent Pons, Sarah Mehta and David Lane
Over the past several decades, rapid growth in Chinese investment and trade has created for Africa a new development partner. China represents an alternative to U.S. and European nations whose past imperialism, resource avarice, and economic dictates—through the...
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Keywords:
Copper;
Imperialism;
IMF;
World Bank;
ODA;
Debt Relief;
Growth and Development;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Labor and Management Relations;
History;
Development Economics;
China;
Zambia;
Africa
Di Tella, Rafael, Vincent Pons, Sarah Mehta, and David Lane. "Goodbye IMF Conditions, Hello Chinese Capital: Zambia's Copper Industry and Africa's Break with Its Colonial Past." Harvard Business School Case 717-034, June 2017. (Revised August 2018.)
- 08 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 8, 2006
source of inferences about and precursors to perceived justice. The study offers implications for the management of queues as well as other artifacts. Cases & Course MaterialsChoicePoint (A) Harvard Business School Case 306-001 The...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
supervisor, peers, and customers. You're constantly fighting fires. You're mired in office politics. You end each day exhausted and discouraged, wondering what, if anything, you've accomplished. You're not alone. As Linda Hill and Kent Lineback reveal in Being the...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Leadership Fellows
key strategic importance to the organization with the potential to help build organizational capacity. Leadership – An experience that involves management and leadership development activities distinct from a full-time position and...
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- September 2003 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Eyeblaster: Enabling the Next Generation of Online Advertising
By: Elie Ofek
Eyeblaster management has to decide on the best course of action to sustain its momentum from enabling online rich media advertising. Pressure from competitors is forcing the company to re-evaluate its previous marketing strategy that focused primarily on getting...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Marketing Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Performance Evaluation;
Digital Marketing;
Growth and Development Strategy
Ofek, Elie. "Eyeblaster: Enabling the Next Generation of Online Advertising." Harvard Business School Case 504-005, September 2003. (Revised May 2006.)
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
forthcoming Harvard Business Review Press Managing in the Gray: Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work By: Badaracco, Joseph L. Abstract—Part of a manager's job is making tough calls, and the hardest...
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Sean Silverthorne
- November 2001 (Revised October 2004)
- Case
IBM Network Technology (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman and Robert C Wood
An unconventional manager within IBM leads the creation of a business unit with multibillion-dollar potential, winning over customers and nudging the organization to make the changes needed to achieve dramatic growth. This case provides an example of how organizational...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Leadership;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Change Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Business Plan;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Success;
Technology Industry
Tushman, Michael L., and Robert C Wood. "IBM Network Technology (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-012, November 2001. (Revised October 2004.)
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became NationsBank (now known as Bank of America). From 1986 to 1997, he served as president of his alma mater, the University of North Carolina, making significant contributions to the growth and development of public education...
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- June 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Back to the Roots
By: Elizabeth A. Keenan and Leslie K. John
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.
Back to the Roots (BTTR) is a start-up with a social mission to “undo food”—to reconnect people to where their food comes from. In late 2017, Back to the Roots cofounders... View Details
Back to the Roots (BTTR) is a start-up with a social mission to “undo food”—to reconnect people to where their food comes from. In late 2017, Back to the Roots cofounders... View Details
Keywords:
Organic Food;
Startup;
Crowdfunding;
Sustainability;
Transparency;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Decision Making;
Food;
Food and Beverage Industry
Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Leslie K. John. "Back to the Roots." Harvard Business School Case 518-073, June 2018. (Revised October 2019.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
- August 2013
- Case
Harold Mills at ZeroChaos (A)
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Maurice L. Kuykendoll II
After leading a management buy-out, Harold Mills transformed ZeroChaos into a global staffing enterprise. Poised to raise additional capital to fund the company's next phase of growth, he was also confronting the liquidity demands of his early-stage investors and...
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Goldberg, Lena G., and Maurice L. Kuykendoll II. "Harold Mills at ZeroChaos (A)." Harvard Business School Case 314-043, August 2013.
- 18 Apr 2007
- HBS Case
How Magazine Luiza Courts the Poor
the United States. We've been unable to crack that code of 'courting the poor' in any systematic way, so I wanted to investigate further." Frei, a member of the HBS Technology and Operations Management Unit, uses the case in the...
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- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980
The 1950s onwards saw the beginning of the reconstruction of a new global economy. Between 1950 and 1973 the annual real GDP growth of developed market economies averaged around 5 percent. This growth was...
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by Geoffrey Jones
- December 2006 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Rafael M. Di Tella and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman
Shortly after Infosys was founded in 1981, its managers faced a major turning point when they made a decision to operate without giving in to the petty corruption rife in the Indian economy. Within just a few years, that decision had truly defined the company. Over the...
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Keywords:
History;
Management Style;
Moral Sensibility;
Policy;
Business and Government Relations;
Decisions;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Situation or Environment;
Crime and Corruption;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Computer Industry;
India
Abdelal, Rawi E., Rafael M. Di Tella, and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman. "Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment." Harvard Business School Case 707-030, December 2006. (Revised January 2007.)
- September 2013 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Antoine Leboyer and GSX
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Antoine Leboyer (HBS '92) acquired the Swiss-based software company GSX in February 2008. He managed through the recession of 2008–2009, dealt with a tumultuous separation from the founder/owner, rebuilt the management team, and upgraded the company's software...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Small Business;
Finance;
Private Equity;
Growth and Development Strategy;
France;
Switzerland
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Antoine Leboyer and GSX." Harvard Business School Case 214-038, September 2013. (Revised November 2023.)
- April 2024
- Case
Unleashing Human Magic at Best Buy
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Sunil Gupta and Amram Migdal
The case examines the transformation of Best Buy under CEO Hubert Joly's leadership from 2012. Facing significant business challenges, including competition from online and physical retailers, Joly implemented the "Renew Blue" turnaround strategy, which focused on...
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Keywords:
Change;
Change Management;
Transformation;
Transition;
Communication Intention and Meaning;
Communication Strategy;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customers;
Health;
Digital Transformation;
Digital Strategy;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Labor;
Leadership;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Style;
Business or Company Management;
Crisis Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Outcome or Result;
Failure;
Success;
Personal Development and Career;
Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Adaptation;
Competition;
Retail Industry;
Minneapolis;
Minnesota;
United States