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- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
witnessed relentless growth and one year later, its revenue was on track to exceed the forecast by 300 percent. BlackBuck had operations in 200 locations across India and a team of over 1,000 people. The company had raised two rounds of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
estimates. The goal of the framework is to focus the analysts' work on critical uncertainties and model a limited number of scenarios relevant to key investment debates. By outlining a bear, base, and a bull case, the analysts can present the risk surrounding the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
populations. eBaker, the research portal for HBS Alumni, provides access to the ABI database where you can find EIU country reports that include historical, current and forecast data for related economic and demographic data at the...
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Health, Social Assistance
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
probability of a crash; (3) attributes of the price run-up, including volatility, turnover, issuance, and the price path of the run-up, can all help forecast an eventual crash and future returns; and (4) some of these characteristics can...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
prepared a grave for NBC as the 2012 London Olympics approached. Indeed, critics created #NBCFail to characterize their expectations. Yet, as the Games wound down, it was NBC that was smiling. Their forecast had paid off. They found that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
that issuance is partly an attempt to arbitrage mispriced characteristics. Our approach helps forecast returns to portfolios based on book-to-market, size, price, distress, payout policy, profitability, and industry. Our results provide a...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
now has 140 employees and forecasted revenues of $125 million in 2009. Behind those figures, however, is the story of a company that has survived more than one brush with the void by reinventing itself through continuous, deep-seated...
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- October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (A)
By: Jonas Heese and Susan Pinckney
The case describes Ball’s multi decade history of using Economic Value Added to drive decision making and workforce compensation. In 2016, the company acquired Rexam PLC and became the world’s leading metal beverage container company. Consumer demand for varied...
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Budgets and Budgeting;
Cost Accounting;
Financial Reporting;
Financial Statements;
Buildings and Facilities;
Green Building;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Customer Satisfaction;
Decisions;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Machinery and Machining;
Asset Pricing;
Corporate Finance;
Capital;
Cost;
Financial Management;
Goods and Commodities;
Compensation and Benefits;
Executive Compensation;
Employee Relationship Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Resource Allocation;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Arizona;
California;
Texas
Heese, Jonas, and Susan Pinckney. "Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (A)." Harvard Business School Case 124-002, October 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
crash; (3) attributes of the price run-up, including volatility, turnover, issuance, and the price path of the run-up, can all help forecast an eventual crash and future returns; and (4) some of these characteristics can help investors...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
for the launch by an unknown start-up, considering the wisdom of taking a B2C rather than B2B approach with a novel technology, and using analogous products to forecast demand and sales for a new technology. Purchase this case:...
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Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
maintenance, 7. forecasts resource demands, allowing companies to budget for resource capacity on the basis of predicted order quantities and complexity, and 8. can be used in any industry or company with complexity in customers,...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
up a whole new world for marketers. In 1997, the first year that marketers began to think of the Web as an advertising medium, U.S. Internet advertisers spent $940 million; a year later, that number had almost doubled, and some put it as high as $4 billion in 1999....
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Susan Young
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
Following competitors allows you to position yourself against them. Observing analyst valuations and forecasts raises red flags internally when the market has different views on your company's performance and strategies; this allows you...
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- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
pioneers. The role of teacher and storyteller is one that Keen slips into naturally, without lecturing or dominating. It seems natural to him. In May, at a birthday party marking the Tri-Faith garden's third year, the forecast was...
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- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
with less efficient governments. The findings suggest that country-level factors have an economically significant impact on the rate of corporate profitability mean reversion. The study has implications for forecasting profitability and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 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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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.
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Source Code
(MBA 1979) and Bob Frankston presented their VisiCalc invention—the first-ever electronic spreadsheet—and was blown away. Having spent countless hours retabulating forecasts with a calculator, one equation at a time, she immediately saw...
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- February 2022 (Revised September 2022)
- Case
Lilium: Preparing for Takeoff
By: Navid Mojir, Vincent Dessain, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emer Moloney
Lilium is a German company focused on developing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) that can be used to offer air taxi services. The company went public in September 2021 through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal, raising more than...
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SPACs;
Business Model;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Green Technology;
Capital Markets;
Venture Capital;
Initial Public Offering;
Rural Scope;
Urban Scope;
City;
Disruptive Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Demand and Consumers;
Market Timing;
Industry Growth;
Infrastructure;
Logistics;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Production;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Strategic Planning;
Partners and Partnerships;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Urban Development;
Sustainable Cities;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Air Transportation;
Aerospace Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Travel Industry;
Germany;
Munich;
Brazil;
United States;
Florida
Mojir, Navid, Vincent Dessain, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej, and Emer Moloney. "Lilium: Preparing for Takeoff." Harvard Business School Case 522-084, February 2022. (Revised September 2022.)
- October 2019
- Case
GRIT Fitness
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Olivia Hull
In December 2018, GRIT Fitness was a growing chain of boutique fitness studios offering a variety of workout classes, including weightlifting, high intensity interval training, and cardio dance. With 400 members and three Dallas studios, CEO Brittani Rettig believed...
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Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Mission and Purpose;
Corporate Strategy;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Business Plan;
Trends;
Experience and Expertise;
Talent and Talent Management;
Training;
Health;
Selection and Staffing;
Leadership Style;
Leadership Development;
Management Style;
Management Teams;
Brands and Branding;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Motivation and Incentives;
Sports;
Competition;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Value Creation;
Health Industry;
Sports Industry;
Texas
Applegate, Lynda M., and Olivia Hull. "GRIT Fitness." Harvard Business School Case 820-016, October 2019.
- May 2022
- Supplement
Maestro Pizza (C): Taking the Fight Outside
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;
Middle East;
Saudi Arabia
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Fares Khrais. "Maestro Pizza (C): Taking the Fight Outside." Harvard Business School Supplement 722-401, May 2022.