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- September 2010 (Revised February 2013)
- Background Note
The Cage-Free Egg Movement
By: Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice
Describes the social movement confronting conventional egg production techniques (battery cages) based on animal welfare concerns, and some merits and drawbacks of cage-free alternatives. Highlights animal rights activist campaigns, political and regulatory responses,...
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Keywords:
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Rights;
Supply Chain Management;
Natural Environment;
Social Issues;
Competitive Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Toffel, Michael W., and Stephanie van Sice. "The Cage-Free Egg Movement." Harvard Business School Background Note 611-021, September 2010. (Revised February 2013.)
- December 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Alltech...naturally
By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
Entrepreneur Pearse Lyons had built Alltech into the fastest growing company in the global animal health industry through innovative technology, creative marketing, and strong branding. Sel-Plex, a proprietary Alltech product, had shown important health benefits for...
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Leadership Development;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Expansion;
Technological Innovation;
Intellectual Property;
Sales;
Value Creation;
Business Model;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Health Industry
Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "Alltech...naturally." Harvard Business School Case 508-033, December 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- October 2001
- Case
TIGR and ILRI: Solving Problems with Genomics
By: Ray A. Goldberg and James M Beagle
Discusses nonprofit institutional leadership applying advances in genetic science to solve health and animal problems in industrial countries and the developing world.
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- August 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Disney's "The Lion King" (C): Repeat Performance?
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
Three of Disney's animated films that followed "The Lion King"—"Pocahontas," "Toy Story," and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"—were significantly less successful at the box office and in retail sales. Meanwhile, Disney was focusing on developing live-action blockbusters.
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Keywords:
Organizational Structure;
Animation Entertainment;
Success;
Failure;
Film Entertainment;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. Disney's "The Lion King" (C): Repeat Performance? Harvard Business School Case 899-043, August 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- March 2008 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
FREEJ
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Firas Alkhatib
Mohammed Harib placed his phone on the desk in front of him. As he sat back in his chair and looked out the window, he began to take stock of how his life had taken such a dramatic path over the last few years. Life was good for the founder and CEO of Lammtara...
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- May 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Biopure Corp.
It is early 1998 and Biopure Corp., a small biopharmaceutical firm with no sales revenues in its ten-year history, has just received government approval to release Oxyglobin, a revolutionary new "blood substitute" designed to replace the need for donated animal blood...
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Keywords:
Segmentation;
Marketing Strategy;
Engineering;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Sales;
Transformation;
Markets;
Debates;
Product Launch;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Gourville, John T. "Biopure Corp." Harvard Business School Case 598-150, May 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- 04 Feb 2012
- News
When Life Is a Bunch of Carrots
- January 2001
- Case
Abgenix and the XenoMouse
By: Robert J. Dolan
Abgenix has a unique method for generating antibodies useful in treating a number of diseases, including cancer. In early 2000, the company's cancer has performed very well in animal testing and is moving to early stage human testing. Abgenix must decide whether to...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Marketing Strategy;
Health Testing and Trials;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Science-Based Business;
Biotechnology Industry
Dolan, Robert J. "Abgenix and the XenoMouse." Harvard Business School Case 501-061, January 2001.
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2513490 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 615-023 Teaming at Disney Animation Jonathan Geibel, Director of Systems at Walt Disney Animation Studios, walked...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- March 2014
- Case
Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science
By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Considers the marketing and strategic challenges faced by natural beauty brands using the case of Australian-based Jurlique, which was acquired by Pola of Japan in 2011. The case opens two years later in July 2013 when Sam McKay, the chief executive officer, on a visit...
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Keywords:
Australia;
China;
Environmental Strategies;
Green Business;
Marketing;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalization;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
China;
Australia;
United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and Andrew Spadafora. "Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science." Harvard Business School Case 314-087, March 2014.
- 22 Dec 2010
- News
Dead or Alive? The Eyes Hold the Answer
- April 2006
- Case
Finance Leadership in Novartis Consumer Health Businesses
By: Boris Groysberg and Ingrid Vargas
Describes and contrasts the roles and challenges of three high-performing finance heads at Novartis Consumer Health businesses in Australia, Japan, and Venezuela. All three faced tremendous pressures in terms of managing time and limited resources, but the particular...
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Keywords:
Finance;
Financial Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Leadership Style;
Health Industry;
Japan;
Australia;
Venezuela
Groysberg, Boris, and Ingrid Vargas. "Finance Leadership in Novartis Consumer Health Businesses." Harvard Business School Case 406-102, April 2006.
- November 2016
- Case
Pete & Gerry's
By: Jose Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Keywords:
"Pete & Gerry's;
" Eggs;
Egg Industry;
Avian Flu;
Cage Free;
Free Range;
Agribusiness;
Agriculture;
Industry Structure;
Industry Evolution;
Price Volatility;
Small Business;
Strategy Formulation;
Branding;
Marketing;
Premium Brand;
Growth;
Consumer;
Consumer Behavior;
Animal Welfare;
Retail;
Grocery;
Food Labeling;
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Advertising Campaigns;
Business Model;
Change;
Change Management;
Disruption;
Transition;
Trends;
Volatility;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Entrepreneurship;
Food;
Ethics;
Health;
Problems and Challenges;
Operations;
Sales;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Quality;
Public Opinion;
Value;
Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States
Alvarez, Jose, and Natalie Kindred. "Pete & Gerry's." Harvard Business School Case 517-048, November 2016.
- 03 Feb 2016
- News
Ethical investing - putting your money where your mouth is
- 2009
- Working Paper
Capitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan
By: Robert Dujarric and Andrei Hagiu
Japan's industrial landscape is characterized by hierarchical forms of industry organization, which are increasingly inadequate in modern sectors, where innovation relies on platforms and horizontal ecosystems of firms producing complementary products. Using three... View Details
Keywords:
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Government Legislation;
Innovation and Invention;
Industry Structures;
Horizontal Integration;
Vertical Integration;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan
Dujarric, Robert, and Andrei Hagiu. "Capitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-114, April 2009. (Revised October 2009.)
- 12 Sep 2014
- News
Collective Genius
- September 1998
- Case
McDonald's: International Expansion Strategy
By: Gary W. Loveman and Sabina M. Ciminero
James Cantalupo, CEO of McDonald's International, and top management have a few months to decide how the McDonald's brand should be transferred into India. Faced with the challenges presented by the Indian market--80% of Indians are Hindus and cherish cows as sacred...
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- 21 Jun 2018
- News
Six Books Worth Reading This Summer
- 09 Jun 2017
- News