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• Supplement | HBS Case Collection | November 2019

  Kids & Company: Entering the U.S.

  Boris Groysberg, Sarah Mehta and Matthew Preble

  This video supplement pairs with “Kids & Company: Entering the U.S.” (case no. 418011). It contains eight individual clips that range in length from 5 to 12 minutes. Instructors can use the videos, either in whole or in part, as an additional teaching element.
  The case is set in April 2017. It finds Victoria Sopik and Jennifer Nashmi, CEO and CFO (respectively) of Kids & Company—a Canadian childcare provider that they had co-founded in the early 2000s and developed into a nearly 100-unit enterprise—discussing how the company should proceed with its planned U.S. expansion. Kids & Company already has five U.S. childcare centers in and around Chicago, Illinois, and one under construction in Boston, Massachusetts, but before going any further, the two leaders plan to discuss what they have learned so far from their U.S. experience and how that should inform their strategic growth decisions moving forward.

  Keywords: Early Childhood Education; Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Leadership; Marketing; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Product Design; Product Development; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Selection and Staffing; Customer Focus and Relationships; Entrepreneurship; Service Industry; Canada; United States;

  Citation:

  Groysberg, Boris, Sarah Mehta, and Matthew Preble. "Kids & Company: Entering the U.S." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 420-704, November 2019.  View Details

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• Article | Harvard Business Review | October 14, 2019

  The CEO's Guide to Retirement

  Bill George

  Some CEOs remain in the role too long, hurting investors, employees, and their own legacy. The author sees a frequent reason for that: CEOs don’t know how to identify the optimal time to retire, and they procrastinate because they can’t imagine what they will do after they leave the job. In this article he presents questions that chief executives can ask themselves to determine the right time for an exit; a step-by-step process for stepping down; and an overview of the options a former CEO may find fulfilling.

  Keywords: CEO; executive retirement; Retirement; Decision Making; Planning;

  Citation:

  George, Bill. "The CEO's Guide to Retirement." Harvard Business Review 97, no. 6 (November–December 2019): 64–68.  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | September 2019 (Revised November 2019)

  Pinduoduo

  Feng Zhu, Krishna G. Palepu, Bonnie Yining Cao and Dawn H. Lau

  Founded in 2015 by serial entrepreneur, Colin Huang, Pinduoduo Inc. (PDD) had become China’s fastest-growing e-commerce platform in history. PDD pioneered a new approach to online shopping that allowed shoppers to share products, invite friends to form shopping teams, and purchase together at discounted prices. The company’s rapid development helped it debut on the Nasdaq in July 2018, only three years after its inception. The fast growth was partly boosted by PDD’s heavy investment in marketing and branding, such as through coupons and promotions. How should the company make its competitive advantages more sustainable? Could its business model be replicated outside China?

  Keywords: Disruption; Growth and Development Strategy; Transformation; Business or Company Management; Emerging Markets; Technology Platform; Online Technology; Technology Industry; Retail Industry; China;

  Citation:

  Zhu, Feng, Krishna G. Palepu, Bonnie Yining Cao, and Dawn H. Lau. "Pinduoduo." Harvard Business School Case 620-040, September 2019. (Revised November 2019.)  View Details

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