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- October 1993 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (A)
By: H. Kent Bowen
Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (CSSC) is a small, privately owned metal working company with a reputation for providing quality products to its customers. CSSC's business is primarily the production of springs and stamped parts used in a variety of mechanical...
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Bowen, H. Kent. "Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-009, October 1993. (Revised March 2001.)
- October 2004 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Wells REIT II
By: Arthur I Segel and Dwight Angelini
Dr. Richard Planter, a dentist, asks his financial adviser, Michael Saris, to review an offering memorandum for a new, private real estate investment trust. After reviewing the documents, Saris needs to develop an analytical framework and provide concrete advice...
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Keywords:
Finance;
Investment;
Framework;
Private Ownership;
Mathematical Methods;
Real Estate Industry
Segel, Arthur I., and Dwight Angelini. "Wells REIT II." Harvard Business School Case 205-019, October 2004. (Revised May 2006.)
- 2014
- Working Paper
Principals and Their Car Dealers: What Do Targets Tell About Their Relation?
By: Jan Bouwens, Eddy Cardinaels and Jingwen Zhang
In this study we describe target setting and target achievements for a car dealership. Car dealers are eligible for a discount on the purchase price conditional on their achieving the sales targets set by the franchisor. We show that car dealers (franchisees) who...
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Keywords:
Goals and Objectives;
Motivation and Incentives;
Franchise Ownership;
Auto Industry;
Retail Industry
Bouwens, Jan, Eddy Cardinaels, and Jingwen Zhang. "Principals and Their Car Dealers: What Do Targets Tell About Their Relation?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-107, April 2014.
- August 2012
- Teaching Note
Messer Griesheim (A) (Abridged) and (B) (TN)
By: Josh Lerner and Eva Lutz
Teaching Note for 813-018 and 809-057
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- 02 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Investor Protection: The Czech Experience
ownership stake but with control of the political environment. The legal documents surrounding the case provide a unique perspective on the methods of tunneling and provide lessons on how to prevent, or at least mitigate, the risks of...
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- 04 Apr 2008
- What Do You Think?
Who Owns Intellectual Property?
"stewardship ... a more realistic term today (with regard to IP) ... (in contrast to) Ownership ... a term from the days of the 'industrial revolution'"? Do you agree that in his words, "... in the multiverse, the more we...
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by Jim Heskett
- March 2014
- Case
Transforming Tommy Hilfiger (A)
By: Raffaella Sadun, Hanoch Feit, Vaibhav Gujral and Gerard Zouein
At the end of 2005, Tommy Hilfiger is taken private by Apax Partners after years of disappointing performance and strategic impasse. Students are asked to evaluate alternative strategic options for the company, and to propose a concrete turnaround plan for the first...
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Keywords:
Turnaround;
Private Equity;
Private Ownership;
Diversification;
Acquisition;
Retail Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
United States;
Europe
Sadun, Raffaella, Hanoch Feit, Vaibhav Gujral, and Gerard Zouein. "Transforming Tommy Hilfiger (A)." Harvard Business School Case 714-451, March 2014.
- December 1997 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
ArthroCare
A young company in the medical devices area, ArthroCare, has been public for six months, and its stock--after initially performing very well--is now dropping. At the same time, the company is confronted with several tactical decisions that could impact near-term...
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Roberts, Michael J. "ArthroCare." Harvard Business School Case 898-056, December 1997. (Revised December 1998.)
- April–May 2005
- Article
History, Social Divisions and Public Goods in Rural India
By: Abhijit Banerjee, Lakshmi Iyer and Rohini Somanathan
Banerjee, Abhijit, Lakshmi Iyer, and Rohini Somanathan. "History, Social Divisions and Public Goods in Rural India." Journal of the European Economic Association 3, nos. 2-3 (April–May 2005): 639–647.
- June 2011
- Teaching Note
Knight the King: The Founding of Nike (TN)
By: Noam Wasserman
Teaching Note for 810077.
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- September 1987 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Pizza Hut, Inc.
Pizza Hut, Inc. is a franchisor of eat-in pizza restaurants. It has decided to enter the home delivery market and is in the process of implementing that strategy. The case traces the development of the home delivery concept at Pizza Hut and the interaction between the...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Expansion;
Franchise Ownership;
Product Launch;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Kaufmann, Patrick J. "Pizza Hut, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 588-011, September 1987. (Revised May 1993.)
- 01 Feb 2015
- News
Jonathan Kraft is Prepared for Next Step
- 19 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Codeacademy’s Delicate Work of Adding Monetization Without Crushing Mission
A good way to build a large base of users is to offer something valuable for free. That's been the strategy so far behind Codeacademy. In just a few short years since its inception in 2011, the company has grown into one of the world's largest online learning...
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- November 2013
- Teaching Plan
Hotel Ivory
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Lisa Strope
Cheick Sanankoua is an MBA student who believes that he has found the perfect investment property, a small, independently-owned hotel, on the Ivory Coast. However, he has had trouble raising money for the investment beyond friends and family. Through contacts in the...
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Retsinas, Nicolas P., and Lisa Strope. "Hotel Ivory." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 214-002, November 2013.
- August 2013
- Supplement
Lyric Dinner Theater (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
Keywords:
Turnarounds;
Operations;
Boards Of Directors;
Family-owned Business;
Hiring;
Entrepreneurship;
Family and Family Relationships;
Family Business;
Family Ownership;
Entertainment;
Negotiation;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Saint Louis
Sharpe, Jim. "Lyric Dinner Theater (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-729, August 2013.
- March 2014
- Supplement
Transforming Tommy Hilfiger (B)
By: Raffaella Sadun, Hanoch Feit, Vaibhav Gujral and Gerard Zouein
Keywords:
Turnaround;
Private Equity;
Private Ownership;
Diversification;
Acquisition;
Retail Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
United States;
Europe
Sadun, Raffaella, Hanoch Feit, Vaibhav Gujral, and Gerard Zouein. "Transforming Tommy Hilfiger (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 714-452, March 2014.
- July 2012 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Friend Bank: The Time for Hope (Abridged)
By: Clayton Rose and Aldo Sesia
In 2010, Friend Bank was entering the fifth year of Hope Harris Johnson's ambitious 20-year growth plan to transform her family's one-branch community bank into an institution with a substantial presence in southeastern Alabama. Harris Johnson was pleased, so far, with...
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Keywords:
Banking;
Family Business;
Strategy And Execution;
Banks and Banking;
Family Ownership;
Financial Institutions;
Strategy;
Banking Industry;
United States;
Alabama
Rose, Clayton, and Aldo Sesia. "Friend Bank: The Time for Hope (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 313-010, July 2012. (Revised August 2012.)
- November 2010 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
La Fageda
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Joan Enric Ricart and Jordan Mitchell
La Fageda is a manufacturer of high-quality, naturally-made yogurts in northern Catalonia, Spain. La Fageda is substantially different from its main competitors such as multinational Danone in that it is a 270-person workers' cooperative with 60 percent of its...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Business Model;
Production;
Cooperative Ownership;
Quality;
Competition;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Spain
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Joan Enric Ricart, and Jordan Mitchell. "La Fageda." Harvard Business School Case 711-452, November 2010. (Revised June 2011.)
- September 1997
- Case
Tri Valley Growers: A New Age Co-op
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Mollie H. Carter
Tri Valley Growers is a dominant co-operative in its industry and, yet, still suffers from poor returns. The board of directors worked with the new CEO to change the product, market, and financing focus of the co-op to assure a long and profitable future for its...
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Goldberg, Ray A., and Mollie H. Carter. "Tri Valley Growers: A New Age Co-op." Harvard Business School Case 598-003, September 1997.