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- July 2000 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
Dawn Riley at America True (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Dawn Riley is the CEO/Captain of America True, the first coed syndicate to race for the America's Cup. Over three years, based on her vision for America True, she built the syndicate from scratch, bringing on investors and sponsors, designing and building a boat, and...
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Keywords:
Management Style;
Leadership;
Problems and Challenges;
Sports;
Gender;
Business Startups;
North and Central America;
New Zealand;
San Francisco
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Dawn Riley at America True (A)." Harvard Business School Case 401-006, July 2000. (Revised June 2002.)
- 2016
- Book
Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business
By: John A. Quelch
The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under increased scrutiny in the last decade, with an increased expectation that private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare.
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Keywords:
Consumer;
Corporate Culture;
Public Health;
Consumer Behavior;
Marketing Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Health;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Supply Chain Management;
Advertising Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
Communications Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Health Industry;
Information Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Retail Industry;
Technology Industry;
Tourism Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Travel Industry;
Asia;
Oceania;
North and Central America;
Middle East;
Latin America;
Europe
Quelch, John A. Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.
- May 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Yum! Brands
By: Jordan Siegel and Christopher Poliquin
Yum!, the owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, asks what might be the lessons from its success in China for currently contemplated expansion into India and Africa. Also, the company contemplates whether Taco Bell can succeed abroad as part of a new expansion push....
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Keywords:
International Business;
International Marketing;
Global Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Europe;
Australia;
Africa;
Asia
Siegel, Jordan, and Christopher Poliquin. "Yum! Brands." Harvard Business School Case 712-422, May 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
- October 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Rio Tinto vs. the Securities and Exchange Commission
By: Aiyesha Dey, Krishna G. Palepu and Sarah Gulick
Keywords:
Coal Mining;
SEC Enforcement;
FCPA;
Mining;
Fraud;
Acquisition;
Financial Reporting;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Non-Renewable Energy;
Ethics;
Financial Management;
Investment;
Corporate Governance;
Laws and Statutes;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Risk Management;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Energy Industry;
Mining Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Mozambique;
United States;
Australia;
England
Dey, Aiyesha, Krishna G. Palepu, and Sarah Gulick. "Rio Tinto vs. the Securities and Exchange Commission." Harvard Business School Case 119-046, October 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- January 2013
- Supplement
Austal, Ltd. (B)
By: Willy Shih, Margaret Pierson and Dawn H. Lau
Austal, Ltd. was an Australian builder of high-speed passenger ferries. It had translated that expertise into a foothold in the defense market on the US Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program with an Alabama assembly facility. In January 2009 it had just completed the...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Global Strategy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Ship Transportation;
Transportation Industry;
Australia;
United States;
Alabama;
Philippines
Shih, Willy, Margaret Pierson, and Dawn H. Lau. "Austal, Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 613-026, January 2013.
- Teaching Interest
Overview
I currently teach the history of global entrepreneurship over the last 200 years. The 28-session course called Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism has become one of the most popular second year electives in the MBA program at the Harvard Business School. The cases,...
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Keywords:
Business History;
Government And Business;
International Business;
Globalization;
History;
Government and Politics;
Entrepreneurship;
Ethics;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Banking Industry;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Consulting Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Energy Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Journalism and News Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Shipping Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Europe;
Latin America;
Middle East;
North and Central America;
Oceania
- June 2021
- Teaching Note
Michael Phelps: 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay'
By: Boris Groysberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Michael Norris
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 421-044. In 2020, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals in various swimming events, was now retired. As he looked back on his 20+ year athletic career, he considered what had gone into making him the...
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- March 2004 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
Innocents Abroad: Currencies and International Stock Returns
By: Mihir A. Desai, Kathleen Luchs, Elizabeth A. Meyer and Mark Veblen
What do international stocks contribute to the portfolio of a U.S. investor? How do currencies interact with stock price movements in determining the benefits of international diversification? This case helps students compare the risks and returns of foreign stock...
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Keywords:
Diversification;
International CAPM;
CAPM;
Home Bias;
Currency Risk;
Exchange Rate Risk;
International Stock Market Returns;
United States;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Stocks;
Financial Markets;
International Finance;
Investment Return;
Currency;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Emerging Markets;
Investment Portfolio;
Financial Services Industry;
United States;
Australia;
Canada;
China;
Germany;
India;
Japan;
United Kingdom
Desai, Mihir A., Kathleen Luchs, Elizabeth A. Meyer, and Mark Veblen. "Innocents Abroad: Currencies and International Stock Returns." Harvard Business School Case 204-141, March 2004. (Revised October 2013.)
- October 2023 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Fantuan
By: Feng Zhu and David Lane
In 2023, CEO Randy Wu was considering the optimal growth strategy for Fantuan, a restaurant food delivery platform that had expanded from its 2014 founding in Vancouver, Canada to serve the Chinese demand for Asian cuisine in urban markets across Australia, Canada, the...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Diasporas;
Entrepreneurship;
Digital Platforms;
Growth Management;
Business Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Service Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Canada;
United Kingdom;
Australia
Zhu, Feng, and David Lane. "Fantuan." Harvard Business School Case 624-023, October 2023. (Revised March 2024.)
- January 1997 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
Lynton V. Harris & Madison "Scare" Garden (B)
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Guhan Subramanian
Supplements the (A) case.
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Wheeler, Michael A., and Guhan Subramanian. Lynton V. Harris & Madison "Scare" Garden (B). Harvard Business School Case 897-144, January 1997. (Revised September 2000.)
- July 2020
- Technical Note
Digital Natives Growing Without a Sales Force
By: Das Narayandas, Michael Norris and Amram Migdal
This brief case describes the rise of so-called digital natives (also called born-in-digital) in the 2000s and 2010s that successfully grew without a sales force. The case highlights the emergence of business-to-business Internet and cloud-based companies and their...
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Keywords:
Government Administration;
Crisis Management;
Health;
Health Pandemics;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Social Issues;
Information Technology;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Applications and Software;
Technology Adoption;
Information Technology Industry;
Australia;
North and Central America;
United States;
Illinois;
Chicago;
California;
San Francisco
Narayandas, Das, Michael Norris, and Amram Migdal. "Digital Natives Growing Without a Sales Force." Harvard Business School Technical Note 521-019, July 2020.
- Article
Liquidity in Retirement Savings Systems: An International Comparison
By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, Joshua Hurwitz, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
We compare the liquidity that six developed countries have built into their employer-based defined contribution (DC) retirement schemes. In Germany, Singapore, and the UK, withdrawals are essentially banned no matter what kind of transitory income shock the household...
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Keywords:
Saving;
Financial Liquidity;
Retirement;
Canada;
Germany;
Australia;
United Kingdom;
United States;
Singapore
Beshears, John, James J. Choi, Joshua Hurwitz, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "Liquidity in Retirement Savings Systems: An International Comparison." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 105, no. 5 (May 2015): 420–425.
- August 2013 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
MedImmune Ventures
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and David Lane
Ron Laufer is the new Senior Managing Director of MedImmune Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of AstraZeneca, a leading pharmaceuticals firm. Laufer has to decide whether to pursue a high-potential, but very risky, early-stage investment. The decision Laufer...
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Keywords:
MedImmune;
MedImmune Ventures;
AstraZeneca;
NeuProtect;
Corporate Venturing;
Biotechnology;
Venture Investing;
Venture Capital;
Health Care and Treatment;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
United States;
Australia;
Europe;
London
Hamermesh, Richard G., and David Lane. "MedImmune Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 814-023, August 2013. (Revised October 2013.)
- August 2005 (Revised April 2014)
- Teaching Note
Innocents Abroad: Currencies and International Stock Returns
By: Mihir A. Desai, Kathleen Luchs, Elizabeth A. Meyer and Mark Veblen
What do international stocks contribute to the portfolio of a U.S. investor? How do currencies interact with stock price movements in determining the benefits of international diversification? This case helps students compare the risks and returns of foreign stock...
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Keywords:
Diversification;
International CAPM;
CAPM;
Home Bias;
Currency Risk;
Exchange Rate Risk;
International Stock Market Returns;
Financial Services Industry;
United States;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Stocks;
Financial Markets;
International Finance;
Investment Return;
Currency;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Emerging Markets;
Investment Portfolio;
United States;
Australia;
Canada;
China;
Germany;
India;
Japan;
United Kingdom