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- November 2019 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Shiseido Acquires Drunk Elephant
By: Jill Avery
On October 7, 2019, the Shiseido Group announced that it would acquire clean skincare brand Drunk Elephant for $845 million, a valuation of 8.5 times sales. Did Shiseido pay too much or too little for this brand asset? How much was the Drunk Elephant brand worth and...
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Keywords:
Personal Care;
Startup;
Brand Equity;
Brand Valuation;
Brand Value;
Brand Storytelling;
Brand Management;
Brands and Branding;
Valuation;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
United States;
Japan
Avery, Jill. "Shiseido Acquires Drunk Elephant." Harvard Business School Case 520-052, November 2019. (Revised June 2020.)
- November 2000 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Airbus A3XX: Developing the World's Largest Commercial Jet (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
In July 2000, Airbus Industries' supervisory board is on the verge of approving a $13 billion investment for the development of a new super jumbo jet known as the A3XX that would seat from 550 to 1,000 passengers. Having secured approximately 20 orders for the new jet,...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Investment;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Capital Budgeting;
Valuation;
Government and Politics;
Demand and Consumers;
Product Development;
Product Positioning;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., and Michael Kane. "Airbus A3XX: Developing the World's Largest Commercial Jet (A)." Harvard Business School Case 201-028, November 2000. (Revised April 2004.)
- September 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Forecasting Climate Risks: Aviva’s Climate Calculus
By: Mark Egan and Peter Tufano
In late 2021, Ben Carr, Director of Analytics and Capital Modeling at Aviva Plc (Aviva)—a leading insurer with core operations in the UK, Ireland and Canada,—was preparing for an upcoming presentation before the company's board which included its CEO, Amanda Blanc,...
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Keywords:
Climate Risk;
Climate Finance;
Forecasting;
Insurance;
Risk Measurement;
Climate Change;
Risk Management;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Insurance Industry;
United States
Egan, Mark, and Peter Tufano. "Forecasting Climate Risks: Aviva’s Climate Calculus." Harvard Business School Case 224-025, September 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 30 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?
inspired entrepreneur into a large R&D staff over a sustained period is next to impossible," Wayne Hosking suggested that these ideas need "to incorporate some analysis of the venture capital...
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by Jim Heskett
- March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Angel City Football Club: Scoring a New Model
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Jennifer Fonstad and Nicole Tempest Keller
In January 2024, Kara Nortman, Julie Uhrman, and Natalie Portman, the founders of Angel City Football Club (ACFC) were developing the club’s first three-year strategic plan. Founded in 2020, ACFC had a star-studded investor group, including Portman and celebrities such...
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Keywords:
Sports;
Entertainment;
Entrepreneurship;
Brands and Branding;
Innovation and Invention;
Venture Capital;
Sports Industry;
Sports Industry;
United States;
California;
Los Angeles
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Jennifer Fonstad, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Angel City Football Club: Scoring a New Model." Harvard Business School Case 824-192, March 2024. (Revised April 2024.)
- June 2021 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
Asian Corporate Governance Association: Stemming a 'Race to the Bottom' by Stock Exchanges?
By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Billy Chan
This case describes the movement towards dual-class listings on Asian stock exchanges and the efforts of the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA), a not-for-profit shareholder advocacy group, to discourage this trend. As a not-for-profit organization with no...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Stocks;
Financial Markets;
Financial Services Industry;
Hong Kong;
China;
Asia
Wang, Charles C.Y., and Billy Chan. "Asian Corporate Governance Association: Stemming a 'Race to the Bottom' by Stock Exchanges?" Harvard Business School Case 121-073, June 2021. (Revised November 2021.)
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
competitors in geographically fragmented industries; to extend into new products or markets; as a substitute for R&D; and to exploit eroding industry boundaries by inventing an industry. Despite the massive number of books and...
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by Joseph L. Bower
- 29 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Reyna Pacheco Rios (MBA 2025)
boards and in C-suites of corporate America are occupied by Latinos despite this community representing 19% of the US population. 2. Less than 5% of venture capital is directed toward Latino entrepreneurs....
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- Web
Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
current and future teachers, calls for values-motivated screening or divestment always posed an inherently complex challenge. Having spearheaded the development of Principles for a Responsible Civilian Firearm Industry released on...
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- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared...
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Margie Kelley
- July 2022 (Revised February 2024)
- Teaching Note
The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth
By: Ayelet Israeli
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-055. When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially struggled to gain legitimacy and convince retailers to carry their unique...
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Keywords:
Female;
Female Ceo;
Female Entrepreneur;
Female Protagonist;
Health & Wellness;
Healthcare;
Price Policies;
Minimum Advertised Price;
Differentiation;
Positioning;
Growth;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Price;
Disruption;
Distribution;
Distribution Channels;
Competitive Strategy;
Competition;
Growth Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Advertising;
Business Startups;
Internet and the Web;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Social Issues;
Social Enterprise;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Canada;
United States;
United Kingdom
- March 2019 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth
By: Ayelet Israeli
When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially struggled to gain legitimacy and convince retailers to carry their unique product. Fifteen years later, the...
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Keywords:
Female;
Female Ceo;
Female Entrepreneur;
Female Protagonist;
Health & Wellness;
Healthcare;
Price Policies;
Minimum Advertised Price;
Differentiation;
Positioning;
Growth;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Price;
Disruption;
Distribution;
Distribution Channels;
Competitive Strategy;
Competition;
Growth Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Advertising;
Business Startups;
Internet and the Web;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Social Issues;
Social Enterprise;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Canada;
United States;
United Kingdom
Israeli, Ayelet. "The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth." Harvard Business School Case 519-055, March 2019. (Revised April 2021.)
- 06 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 6, 2016
originating catalyst for the Industrial Revolution and modern capitalism casts new light on American credit markets, practices of offshore investment, and understandings of human capital. Rather than seeing...
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Sean Silverthorne
Payal Agrawal Divakaran
Payal is a Partner at .406 Ventures, where she co-leads the digital health investing practice. .406 Ventures is a Boston-based venture capital firm with over $1.3B under...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
other policies to change relative prices can provide a countervailing force by subsidizing exports. But they increase the costs of imports, hurting both domestic consumption and export-oriented industries with high import content. More...
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by Christian Ketels
- August 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Northvolt: Making the World's Greenest Battery
By: Jurgen R. Weiss and Emilie Billaud
In 2021, the demand for lithium-ion batteries increased rapidly, particularly for electric vehicles. Anxious not to be reliant on Asian players, Europe was keen on developing its own home-grown capacity to control the value chain, maintain employment in Europe, and get...
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Keywords:
Electric Vehicles;
Lithium-ion Batteries;
Business Ventures;
Energy;
Green Technology;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Transportation;
Supply Chain;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Goals and Objectives;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Battery Industry;
Energy Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Europe;
Sweden;
Germany;
Poland
Weiss, Jurgen R., and Emilie Billaud. "Northvolt: Making the World's Greenest Battery." Harvard Business School Case 722-004, August 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
- Web
Case Protagonists at HBS - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+...
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- January 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
ZappRx
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Olivia Hull
In October 2015, ZappRx founder Zoe Barry is deciding between two business models for her health technology start-up. Her product, a software application that aims to expedite the prescription fulfillment process for patients with rare diseases, has attracted interest...
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- September 2010
- Case
New Heritage Doll Company
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Heide Abelli
A manufacturer and retailer of specialty doll products must decide which of two projects to fund. The decision requires the student to compute cash flows for the 2 projects, discount values to the present and compare and contrast different project performance measures.
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Keywords:
Forecasting;
Resource Management;
Resource Allocation;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Capital Budgeting;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Luehrman, Timothy A., and Heide Abelli. "New Heritage Doll Company." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-212, September 2010.
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
assume [citizen astronauts] will have to sign something that says, ‘You can't sue me.’” Will investors be patient? Another obstacle that human space travel must avoid: Venture capital money suddenly drying...
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