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- December 16, 2019
- Article
Why Your Startup Won't Last
By: Ranjay Gulati and Vasundhara Sawhney
Why do some startups that have crossed the threshold of “product-market fit” and have a viable business model still fail? This article begins by exploring the argument that most startups need more professionalization to thrive. Founders resist putting in place...
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Gulati, Ranjay, and Vasundhara Sawhney. "Why Your Startup Won't Last." HBR Ascend (December 16, 2019).
- August 2009
- Case
Meeting the Diversity Challenge at PepsiCo: The Steve Reinemund Era
By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie Creary
This case profiles PepsiCo's diversity journey under the leadership of former chairman and CEO Steve Reinemund who instituted diversity as one of the company's strategic imperatives. It demonstrates the ways in which Reinemund partnered with his leadership team and...
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Keywords:
Diversity;
Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Effectiveness;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Thomas, David A., and Stephanie Creary. "Meeting the Diversity Challenge at PepsiCo: The Steve Reinemund Era." Harvard Business School Case 410-024, August 2009.
- April 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Shanzhai! MediaTek and the "White Box" Handset Market
By: Willy C. Shih, Chen-Fu Chien and Jyun-Cheng Wang
The term "white box" is often used to describe products without a brand name. Such products are assembled from standardized parts, and they became a very popular category of desktop PCs. Hsinchu, Taiwan based MediaTek is a fabless semiconductor company that unleashed a...
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Keywords:
Disruptive Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Competitive Advantage;
Wireless Technology;
Semiconductor Industry;
Taiwan
Shih, Willy C., Chen-Fu Chien, and Jyun-Cheng Wang. Shanzhai! MediaTek and the "White Box" Handset Market. Harvard Business School Case 610-081, April 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- March 2008 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
MySpace
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, David T. Chen and Carin-Isabel Knoop
The case, set in late 2007, examines what MySpace—the largest online social network—should do to respond to its agile competitor, Facebook. Since its inception MySpace had experienced phenomenal growth, acquiring 20 million members in its first 20 months of operation,...
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Keywords:
Open Source Distribution;
Partners and Partnerships;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Digital Platforms;
Information Technology Industry
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, David T. Chen, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "MySpace." Harvard Business School Case 708-499, March 2008. (Revised June 2011.)
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
of companies that are helping create the conditions for the industry’s growth by amassing knowledge about best practices, influencing the development of regulations, exploring new uses for drones, developing a professional workforce, and...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent
consultant, specializing in growth strategy and operational efficiency. Gibson and Wilson both served as officers in the US Army culminating at the ranks of colonel and captain, respectively. You Might Also...
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by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- Web
Reflections on My First Semester Teaching at HBS - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
leader. Zimmer is a major medical device firm, but the Spine division has underperformed, and its core technology did not get the expanded FDA label that had been expected. The case reviews the industry, the competitive landscape, and the potential View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- March 2022 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
El Salvador: Launching Bitcoin as Legal Tender
By: Laura Alfaro, Carla Larangeira and Ruth Costas
In June 2021, Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, surprised the world with the announcement that the country would adopt bitcoin as legal tender, becoming the first nation to do so. Bitcoin was mostly used for trading and had one of the most volatile track records...
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Keywords:
Bitcoin;
Cryptocurrency;
Currency;
Financial Strategy;
Economic Growth;
Governance;
Macroeconomics;
Assets;
Latin America;
El Salvador
Alfaro, Laura, Carla Larangeira, and Ruth Costas. "El Salvador: Launching Bitcoin as Legal Tender." Harvard Business School Case 322-055, March 2022. (Revised February 2024.)
- September 2002 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Genzyme's Gaucher Initiative: Global Risk and Responsibility
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Andrew N. McLean
In Egypt, Genzyme's humanitarian commitment to treat all sufferers of the rare Gaucher disease worldwide first confronts its commercial imperative to recoup the huge investment required to bring the drug Cerezyme to market. Here Tomye Tierney must decide how to balance...
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Keywords:
Moral Sensibility;
Investment;
Emerging Markets;
Negotiation;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Government Relations;
Sales;
Commercialization;
Expansion;
Value Creation
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Andrew N. McLean. "Genzyme's Gaucher Initiative: Global Risk and Responsibility." Harvard Business School Case 303-048, September 2002. (Revised August 2003.)
- March 1991 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi-Cola and the Soft Drink Industry
Describes the competition between Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. Provides a summary of the history of the soft drink industry prior to World War II, and over the period 1950-1990 in greater detail. Major strategic competitive moves and countermoves are described. Also...
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Porter, Michael E. "Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi-Cola and the Soft Drink Industry." Harvard Business School Case 391-179, March 1991. (Revised October 1994.)
- 05 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures
strategies for tamping it down. In one online study, participants were asked to read a biography by a fictitious peer who had achieved professional success, for example by landing a prestigious, lucrative job. People who read only about...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- August 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
RCA Records: The Digital Revolution
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
In 1995, Bertelsmann-owned RCA Records was considered a "tired and old" record label. By 1999, the company represented a number of the "hottest" acts in the music industry. Nevertheless, the company's position (as well as that of the entire music industry) was under...
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Business Model;
Competition;
Corporate Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Change Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Music Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
United States
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "RCA Records: The Digital Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 800-014, August 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
- January 2006 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Capitalism and Democracy in a New World
By: Bruce R. Scott, Sarah Potvin and Alison Adams
Focuses on the formulation of the Northwestern Ordinance as the core of a development strategy for capitalism and democracy in the United States. A precursor to the Constitution, the Northwestern Ordinance was based on the New England Model to achieve a broad and...
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Keywords:
Equality and Inequality;
Economic Systems;
Income;
Laws and Statutes;
Government and Politics;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Power and Influence;
United States
Scott, Bruce R., Sarah Potvin, and Alison Adams. "Capitalism and Democracy in a New World." Harvard Business School Case 706-030, January 2006. (Revised April 2006.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
The Unbundling of Advertising Agency Services: An Economic Analysis
By: Mohammad Arzaghi, Ernst R. Berndt, James C. Davis and Alvin J. Silk
We address a longstanding puzzle surrounding the unbundling of services occurring over several decades in the U.S. advertising agency industry: What accounts for the shift from bundling to unbundling of services and the slow pace of change? Using Evans and Salinger's...
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Keywords:
Advertising;
Change;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Cost;
Price;
Analytics and Data Science;
Surveys;
Marketing Strategy;
Media;
Service Operations;
Agency Theory;
Mathematical Methods;
Advertising Industry;
United States
Arzaghi, Mohammad, Ernst R. Berndt, James C. Davis, and Alvin J. Silk. "The Unbundling of Advertising Agency Services: An Economic Analysis." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-039, September 2010.
- 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.)
- November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
- Background Note
The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004
By: John R. Wells, Gabriel Ellsworth and Benjamin Weinstock
In 2004, the $16.8 billion U.S. health club industry continued its strong record of growth. There were almost 27,000 health clubs in the United States, up from 6,700 two decades earlier, and these clubs claimed 41 million members, over 14% of the U.S. population....
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Keywords:
Health Clubs;
Fitness;
Gyms;
Chain;
Weight Loss;
Obesity;
Exercise;
Personal Training;
Bally Total Fitness;
24 Hour Fitness;
YMCA;
Gold's Gym;
Curves;
Franchise;
Franchising;
Subscription;
Promotional Sales;
Promotions;
Fixed Costs;
Body;
Accrual Accounting;
Revenue Recognition;
Buildings and Facilities;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
For-Profit Firms;
Trends;
Customers;
Demographics;
Age;
Income;
Private Equity;
Financing and Loans;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geographic Scope;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Health;
Nutrition;
Business History;
Employees;
Retention;
Human Capital;
Working Conditions;
Contracts;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Markets;
Demand and Consumers;
Supply and Industry;
Industry Growth;
Industry Structures;
Operations;
Service Operations;
Franchise Ownership;
Private Ownership;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Sales;
Salesforce Management;
Situation or Environment;
Opportunities;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Welfare;
Sports;
Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Consolidation;
Corporate Strategy;
Customization and Personalization;
Expansion;
Segmentation;
Hardware;
Health Industry;
United States
Wells, John R., Gabriel Ellsworth, and Benjamin Weinstock. "The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-445, November 2004. (Revised September 2019.)
- June 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Hennes & Mauritz, 2012
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2012, Hennes & Maurtiz (H&M) was the second-largest specialty apparel retailer in the world. Sales for fiscal 2012 were $18.1 billion and operating profits were $3.3 billion. H&M operated 2,776 stores, 93% of them outside its home base of Sweden. Over the past...
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Keywords:
Fashion;
Strategic Decision Making;
Strategy;
Supply Chain;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Fashion Industry;
Europe;
Sweden
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Hennes & Mauritz, 2012." Harvard Business School Case 713-512, June 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- May 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Telewest Communications plc
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Laure Mougeot Stroock
Created in 1992, Telewest has become the second largest broadband communication provider in the United Kingdom, offering telephone, cable television, and cable Internet services, as well as television and online content to the U.K. entertainment market. The first to...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Industry Structures;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Telecommunications Industry;
Europe;
United Kingdom
Applegate, Lynda M., and Laure Mougeot Stroock. "Telewest Communications plc." Harvard Business School Case 802-011, May 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- Web
Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
Experimentation; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Decision Making; Innovation Strategy Citation Read Now Related Shelef, Orie, Rebecca Karp, and Robert Wuebker. "Business Experiments as Persuasion." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No....
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