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Why Smart People Won't Change
Many people with a high need for achievement find the process of individual change very difficult. Some professionals resign themselves to organizational, personal, and life situations that are miserable or where they feel caught. Professor Thomas DeLong discusses...
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- October 2010 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Charter Communications Bankruptcy
By: Paul A. Gompers and Emily Weisburst
Charter Communications' bankruptcy presents an opportunity for some of its creditors to convert their debt holdings into equity. A mutual fund manager must determine how to maximize his debt investment in Charter given the restructuring and decide whether to...
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- March 1996
- Case
African Communications Group
Describes the opportunities that confront the African Communications Group, an entrepreneurial organization that plans to introduce a wireless pay-phone system in Tanzania. Provides a foundation for the analysis of value creation and of value capture. The possibility...
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Keywords:
Value Creation;
Competition;
Entrepreneurship;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Wireless Technology;
Telecommunications Industry;
Tanzania
McGahan, Anita M., and Dale Coxe. "African Communications Group." Harvard Business School Case 796-128, March 1996.
- December 1998 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Trilogy (A)
Trilogy is a rapidly growing company that is taking a highly unusual approach to capturing an enterprise software market (the "selling chain") that is also the target of much larger competitors. The case offers students an opportunity to assess the company's methods,...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Competition;
Growth Management;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Software;
Web Services Industry
Austin, Robert D. "Trilogy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 699-034, December 1998. (Revised February 2003.)
- December 1987
- Case
John Hancock Financial Services: Sports Sponsorship
Senior corporate communications executives of a major financial services firm are reviewing the company's sports sponsorship program and are considering expanding it. Hancock already is the corporate sponsor of the Boston Marathon and has the opportunity to sponsor the...
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Greyser, Stephen A. "John Hancock Financial Services: Sports Sponsorship." Harvard Business School Case 588-051, December 1987.
- 29 Dec 2021
- News
How to Keep Learning At Every Stage of Your Life
- 25 Oct 2021
- News
Reigniting Your Purpose in the Wake of the Pandemic
Finding the Positives in Your Failures
Failure, on its face, doesn't appear to be something all that positive. Yet, we experience failures and setbacks quite regularly at work, and the question of how to make these negative events an opportunity to boost resilience is an important one....
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- May 2022
- Supplement
Maestro Pizza (B): The Competition Awakens
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Fares Khrais
Maestro pizza opened its first store in 2013 after its founder, Khalid Al Omran, recognized an opportunity in Saudi Arabia to offer high quality pizza at affordable prices. The business grew rapidly and under the radar at first, but soon enough caught the attention of...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Competition;
Market Entry and Exit;
Emerging Markets;
Business Startups;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Product Positioning;
Disruption;
Disruptive Innovation;
Advertising;
Advertising Campaigns;
Social Media;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Crisis Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Product Development;
Production;
Service Delivery;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Financial Statements;
Cost Management;
Analysis;
Quality;
Performance Consistency;
Customer Satisfaction;
Profit;
Family Ownership;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Saudi Arabia;
Middle East
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Fares Khrais. "Maestro Pizza (B): The Competition Awakens." Harvard Business School Supplement 722-400, May 2022.
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Programs & Events - Alumni
School and IESE Business School, this program strengthens your board and improves governance. May29 29 MAY–01 JUN 2024 Executive Education HBS Campus The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports Develop effective strategies and compelling offerings that take full...
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- December 1982 (Revised July 1985)
- Case
Kennedy and the Balance of Payments
By: David B. Yoffie
In 1960, the United States was facing a balance of payments problem. Gold reserves were being drained, American products were losing competitiveness, and the dollar was under attack. This case analyzes the roots of this problem, provides an opportunity to discuss in...
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Keywords:
Problems and Challenges;
Accounting;
Macroeconomics;
Money;
Currency;
Trade;
United States
Yoffie, David B. "Kennedy and the Balance of Payments." Harvard Business School Case 383-073, December 1982. (Revised July 1985.)
- March 2016
- Case
Preparing a Concession Bid at TAV Airports Holding
By: C. Fritz Foley and Çiğdem Çelik
In 2013, TAV Airports Holding prepared a bid for the concession to build and operate the third Istanbul airport. This process involved input from various parts of the firm with operating and financial expertise. Burcu Geriş, the CFO of TAV Airports Holding, and her...
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Keywords:
Project Finance;
Infrastructure Development;
Equity Cash Flows;
Capital Budgeting;
Valuation;
Financial Management;
Financing and Loans;
Turkey
Foley, C. Fritz, and Çiğdem Çelik. "Preparing a Concession Bid at TAV Airports Holding." Harvard Business School Case 216-054, March 2016.
- November 2006 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
HCA, Inc. (A)
Focuses on the buyout of HCA by three private equity firms: Bain Capital, KKR, and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. It provides an opportunity to discuss a variety of issues related to leveraged buyouts including the process, the role of private equity, the...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Conflict and Resolution;
Valuation
Ruback, Richard S. "HCA, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 207-076, November 2006. (Revised December 2011.)
- October 1981 (Revised June 1985)
- Case
Walton Instruments Manufacturing--1980
Provides an opportunity for students to examine the impact of different manufacturing control methods on the manufacturing infrastructure. Information flow, inventory control, quality control and process flows interact and different trade-offs are examined. Introduces...
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Jaikumar, Ramchandran. "Walton Instruments Manufacturing--1980." Harvard Business School Case 682-027, October 1981. (Revised June 1985.)
- 25 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Partners with OneTen Initiative
- 04 Feb 2020
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Savannah Maziya
Savannah Maziya, the founder of South Africa-based Bunengi Holdings, a project development, management and investment company that operates across... View Details