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- November 2021 (Revised March 2022)
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AppHarvest: Rebuilding the Appalachian Economy Through Agriculture
By: Joshua Lev Krieger, William R. Kerr and Christian Godwin
In 2021, AppHarvest completed construction of a 60-acre indoor farming facility, one of the world’s largest, recorded its first sales, and went public in a multi-billion dollar IPO. Described as “a force of nature,” Jonathan Webb founded the company to bring jobs back...
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Keywords:
Agricultural;
Entrepreneur;
Business Startups;
Development Economics;
Sales;
Goals and Objectives;
Going Public;
Growth Management;
Buildings and Facilities;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
North America
Krieger, Joshua Lev, William R. Kerr, and Christian Godwin. "AppHarvest: Rebuilding the Appalachian Economy Through Agriculture." Harvard Business School Case 822-067, November 2021. (Revised March 2022.)
- October 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Chantal Cookware Corp.
By: H. Kent Bowen, Paul W. Marshall and Stephanie Dodson
Chantal Cookware is a small, private company with a 15-year record of success in the design, assembly, and sale of high-end cookware. It experiences serious setbacks when consumers' tastes shift from colorful enamel-on-steel products to commercial-style cookware....
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Keywords:
Consumer Behavior;
Strategic Planning;
Market Entry and Exit;
Product Positioning;
Trends;
Manufacturing Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, Paul W. Marshall, and Stephanie Dodson. "Chantal Cookware Corp." Harvard Business School Case 699-023, October 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
- 06 Jan 2015
- News
Are Blockbusters Destroying the Movies?
- 15 Dec 2011
- News
Rethinking work, beyond the paycheck
- 06 Jan 2012
- News
A Digital Death? Why Kodak Stopped Clicking
- November 2017
- Teaching Note
Amazon.com, 2016
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Teaching Note for HBS No. 716-402.
On January 28, 2016, Amazon announced record 2015 operating profits of $2.2 billion on $107 billion of sales, and the markets responded with cautious optimism. For years, founder and CEO Jeffrey Bezos had prioritized growth and...
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Keywords:
Strategic Analysis;
Retail;
E-commerce;
Amazon;
Amazon.com;
AmazonFresh;
Jeff Bezos;
Cloud Computing;
Marketplaces;
Streaming;
E-reader Market;
Digital Media;
Mobile App;
Online Retail;
Shipping;
Database;
Tablet;
Kindle;
Kindle Fire;
Smartphone;
Delivery;
Market Platforms;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Competition;
Internet;
Corporate Strategy;
Online Advertising;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Film Entertainment;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Music Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Profit;
Revenue;
Global Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Taxation;
Business History;
Human Resources;
Resignation and Termination;
Books;
Human Capital;
Working Conditions;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Industry Growth;
Industry Structures;
Media;
Distribution;
Distribution Channels;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Infrastructure;
Logistics;
Product Development;
Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Organizational Culture;
Public Ownership;
Work-Life Balance;
Problems and Challenges;
Labor and Management Relations;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Integration;
Horizontal Integration;
Vertical Integration;
Hardware;
Information Technology;
Mobile Technology;
Online Technology;
Technology Networks;
Technology Platform;
Web;
Web Sites;
Price;
Software;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Working Capital;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Retail Industry;
Advertising Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Music Industry;
Publishing Industry;
Shipping Industry;
Technology Industry;
Video Game Industry;
Web Services Industry;
United States;
Washington (state, US);
Seattle
- 10 Jun 2022
- News
What the Research Really Says about American Immigration
- Research Summary
The Connection Between Volatility and Leverage
Professor Siriwardane has co-developed a new econometric model that captures the link between equity volatility and financial leverage, driven by the desire to incorporate the record levels of both leverage and volatility that characterized the 2008 financial crisis... View Details
- February 2016
- Case
Health Catalyst
By: Kevin Schulman and Suresh Balu
Dan Burton, Health Catalyst CEO (HBS Baker Scholar), and Tom Burton, Health Catalyst Senior Vice President of Product Development and cofounder, closed on a $41 million investment round. Their firm was one of the hottest companies in the health information technology...
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Keywords:
Service Management;
Strategy;
Operations Management;
Information Technology;
Information Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Service Delivery;
Competitive Strategy;
Performance;
Information Technology Industry;
Health Industry
Schulman, Kevin, and Suresh Balu. "Health Catalyst." Harvard Business School Case 316-098, February 2016.
- 14 Jan 2015
- News
The Capabilities Your Organization Needs to Sustain Innovation
- 12 Jun 2012
- News
New Harvard Business School Exhibit Chronicles China Trade
- January 2017
- Teaching Note
SOHO China: Transformation in Progress
By: Charles F. Wu and Alexander W. Schultz
In 2016 against the backdrop of a challenging Chinese macroeconomic environment, SOHO China, the largest owner and developer of Class-A real estate in Beijing and Shanghai, was struggling to convince analysts of the merits of their new “build-to-hold” strategy. Founded...
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- September 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
SOHO China: Transformation in Progress
By: Charles F. Wu
In 2016, against the backdrop of a challenging Chinese macroeconomic environment, SOHO China, the largest owner and developer of Class-A real estate in Beijing and Shanghai, was struggling to convince analysts of the merits of its new “build-to-hold” strategy. Founded...
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Keywords:
China;
REIT;
Real Estate;
Shared Office;
Coworking;
Public Company;
NAV;
Macroeconomics;
Going Public;
Transition;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Real Estate Industry;
China
Wu, Charles F. "SOHO China: Transformation in Progress." Harvard Business School Case 217-023, September 2016. (Revised January 2017.)
- May 2004 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Music Downloads
By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
Examines the competition between competing music formats. In the '90s, the MP3 format challenged the traditional means of music distribution by allowing for storage of near CD-quality recordings at 1/10th of their previous size. The threat to traditional distribution...
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Keywords:
Disruption;
Music Entertainment;
Legal Liability;
Distribution;
Competition;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Adoption;
Information Infrastructure;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Music Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "Music Downloads." Harvard Business School Case 704-503, May 2004. (Revised March 2005.)
- 09 Apr 2012
- News
Harvard Women Entrepreneurs Find Resource in Women's Founders Forums
- 23 Feb 2010
- News
The US public debt hits its tipping point
- March 2019 (Revised July 2020)
- Case
MoviePass: The 'Get Big Fast' Strategy
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel W. Fisher
In August 2017, MoviePass dramatically lowered its subscription price from $50 per month to just $10 for up to one movie per day. The idea was to rapidly scale the business to the point where they could generate incremental revenue streams from related businesses...
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Keywords:
Market Entry;
Growth Strategy;
Profit Vs. Growth;
Subscription Business;
Cash Burn;
Data Analytics;
Get-big-fast;
Buyer Power;
Strategy Implementation;
Movie Industry;
Racing;
Entrepreneurship;
Market Entry and Exit;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Value Creation;
Disruption;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel W. Fisher. "MoviePass: The 'Get Big Fast' Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 719-455, March 2019. (Revised July 2020.)