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      • October 2022
      • Case

      Spaceport America, Public Sector Risk-taking, and Political Accountability (A)

      By: Matthew Weinzierl, Dava Newman, Rebecca Browder and Angela Acocella
      Sitting quietly in the heart of the New Mexico desert in the summer of 2014, Spaceport America (SA) housed little of the activity its supporters anticipated when opening its hangar doors in 2011. Despite $1 million in annual rent from Virgin Galactic, British...  View Details
      Keywords: Funding Sources; Risk and Uncertainty; Public Sector; Business and Government Relations; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Aerospace Industry; New Mexico
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      Weinzierl, Matthew, Dava Newman, Rebecca Browder, and Angela Acocella. "Spaceport America, Public Sector Risk-taking, and Political Accountability (A)." Harvard Business School Case 723-011, October 2022.
      • October 2022
      • Case

      Cost Plus Drugs

      By: Alexander MacKay and James Barnett
      In September 2022, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company CEO Alex Oshmyansky considered the future of the company. Cost Plus Drugs was a retailer for more than 340 generic oral medications, selling their drugs at significantly lower prices than typical pharmacies....  View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Health; Markets; Social Enterprise; Society; Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Business Divisions; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; Texas
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      MacKay, Alexander, and James Barnett. "Cost Plus Drugs." Harvard Business School Case 723-362, October 2022.
      • March 2021
      • Supplement

      Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (C)

      By: Jorge Tamayo, Erik Snowberg and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
      Toyota Argentina (TASA) and the union representing automotive industry workers in the country had been working together since 2011 to address the challenges faced by Toyota’s manufacturing plant in Zárate (Argentina). In 2019, after achieving all the goals set forward...  View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Alignment; Cooperation; Negotiation; Agreements and Arrangements; Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Goals and Objectives; Auto Industry; Latin America; South America; Argentina
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      Tamayo, Jorge, Erik Snowberg, and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago. "Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-413, March 2021.
      • January 2021
      • Case

      Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (A)

      By: Jorge Tamayo, Erik Snowberg and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
      In 2011, Daniel Herrero, CEO of Toyota Argentina (TASA) since 2010, was about to meet with the Secretary-General of the union representing automotive industry workers in the country. The company produced vehicles in Argentina since 1997 at their plant at Zárate, and,...  View Details
      Keywords: Manufacturing Performance; Bargaining; Production; Performance; Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Fairness; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Auto Industry; Argentina
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      Tamayo, Jorge, Erik Snowberg, and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago. "Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (A)." Harvard Business School Case 721-394, January 2021.
      • January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
      • Supplement

      Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (B)

      By: Jorge Tamayo, Erik Snowberg and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
      Toyota Argentina (TASA) and the union representing automotive industry workers in the country had been working together since 2011 to address the challenges faced by Toyota’s manufacturing plant in Zárate (Argentina). The strategy for moving forward was built on an...  View Details
      Keywords: Manufacturing Performance; Production; Performance Improvement; Strategy; Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Agreements and Arrangements; Strategic Planning; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Auto Industry; Argentina
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      Tamayo, Jorge, Erik Snowberg, and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago. "Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-412, January 2021. (Revised March 2021.)
      • December 2019
      • Teaching Note

      Hony Capital and Jushi Group

      By: Josh Lerner, Shai Bernstein and Ann Leamon
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 820-040.  View Details
      Keywords: Real Estate; Investing; Manufacturing; Private Equity; Asset Management; Investment; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Finance; China; United States
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      Lerner, Josh, Shai Bernstein, and Ann Leamon. "Hony Capital and Jushi Group." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 820-073, December 2019.
      • January 2014 (Revised February 2014)
      • Teaching Note

      Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety In Bangladesh (A) and (B)

      By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
      On April 24, 2013 the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Over 1,100 people were killed in the worst industrial accident since the Union Carbide plant gas leak in Bhopal, India. Most of the victims worked for garment factories,...  View Details
      Keywords: Safety; Multinational Firms and Management; Labor Unions; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Working Conditions; Corporate Accountability; Crisis Management; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh
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      Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety In Bangladesh (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 514-062, January 2014. (Revised February 2014.)
      • September 2013 (Revised June 2014)
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      Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety In Bangladesh (A)

      By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
      On April 24, 2013 the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Over 1,100 people were killed in the worst industrial accident since the Union Carbide plant gas leak in Bhopal, India. Most of the victims worked for garment factories,...  View Details
      Keywords: Marketing; Public Health; Safety; Workplace; Human Rights; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh
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      Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety In Bangladesh (A)." Harvard Business School Case 514-034, September 2013. (Revised June 2014.)
      • May 2013
      • Article

      Hybrid Innovation in Meiji Japan

      By: Tom Nicholas
      Japan's hybrid innovation system during the Meiji era of technological modernization provides a useful laboratory for examining the effectiveness of complementary mechanisms to patents. Patents were introduced in 1885, and by 1911, 1.2 million mostly non-pecuniary...  View Details
      Keywords: Prizes; Technological Innovation; System; Patents; Knowledge; Value; Cost vs Benefits; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Performance Effectiveness; Japan
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      Nicholas, Tom. "Hybrid Innovation in Meiji Japan." International Economic Review 54, no. 2 (May 2013): 575–600.
      • April 2012 (Revised June 2012)
      • Case

      HP Labs in Singapore

      By: Willy Shih, Pankaj Agarwal and Christine Chi
      When HP established a branch of its corporate research lab in Singapore, the government played a key role through its Economic Development Board (EDB). Chris Whitney, the lab's director, sought to generate revenue from the lab's innovations, making it financially...  View Details
      Keywords: Research and Development; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Development Economics; Government and Politics; Motivation and Incentives; Innovation and Invention; Revenue; Technology Industry; Singapore
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      Shih, Willy, Pankaj Agarwal, and Christine Chi. "HP Labs in Singapore." Harvard Business School Case 612-080, April 2012. (Revised June 2012.)
      • 2012
      • Working Paper

      Is India's Manufacturing Sector Moving Away from Cities?

      By: Ejaz Ghani, Arti Grover Goswami and William R. Kerr
      This paper investigates the urbanization of the Indian manufacturing sector by combining enterprise data from formal and informal sectors. We find that plants in the formal sector are moving away from urban and into rural locations, while the informal sector is moving...  View Details
      Keywords: Urban Development; Policy; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Geographic Location; Education; Infrastructure; Manufacturing Industry; India
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      Ghani, Ejaz, Arti Grover Goswami, and William R. Kerr. "Is India's Manufacturing Sector Moving Away from Cities?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-090, April 2012.
      • January 2011 (Revised March 2011)
      • Case

      Predictive Biosciences

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and David Kiron
      A small cancer diagnostics start-up is deciding whether to acquire a laboratory to make and sell its bladder cancer test or build its own manufacturing and sales team.  View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Health Testing and Trials; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Biotechnology Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and David Kiron. "Predictive Biosciences." Harvard Business School Case 811-015, January 2011. (Revised March 2011.)
      • September 2010
      • Case

      Merck: Investing in Science-Based Business (Abridged)

      By: Ananth Raman and Inga Katharina Maurer
      Ray Gilmartin faces a dilemma. His company's credibility has been damaged by the recent withdrawal of Vioxx, a multi-billion dollar drug. Moreover, the withdrawal of Vioxx would imply that Merck would fail to meet analysts' earnings expectations for 2005 unless...  View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost Management; Production; Research and Development
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      Raman, Ananth, and Inga Katharina Maurer. "Merck: Investing in Science-Based Business (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 611-027, September 2010.
      • May 2010
      • Teaching Note

      Re-THINK-ing THINK: The Electric Car Company (TN)

      By: Joseph B. Lassiter III
      Teaching Note for [810105].  View Details
      Keywords: Production; Product Launch; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Environmental Sustainability; Brands and Branding; Distribution; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Auto Industry; Indiana; Norway
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      Lassiter, Joseph B., III. "Re-THINK-ing THINK: The Electric Car Company (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 810-133, May 2010.
      • February 2010
      • Teaching Note

      Sealed Air China (TN)

      By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby and F. Warren McFarlan
      Teaching Note for [308051].  View Details
      Keywords: Globalization; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Experience and Expertise; Market Entry and Exit; Production; Performance Efficiency; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Service Industry; China; Shanghai
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      Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, and F. Warren McFarlan. "Sealed Air China (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 310-088, February 2010.
      • Article

      Recent Advances in the Empirics of Organizational Economics

      By: Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
      We present a survey of recent contributions in empirical organizational economics, focusing on management practices and decentralization. Productivity dispersion between firms and countries has motivated the improved measurement of firm organization across industries...  View Details
      Keywords: Economics; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity; Geographic Location; Motivation and Incentives; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Competition; Human Capital; Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Multinational Firms and Management; India; Brazil; United States
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      Bloom, Nicholas, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Recent Advances in the Empirics of Organizational Economics." Annual Review of Economics 2 (2010): 105–137.
      • September 2009
      • Case

      Peter Schultz at The Scripps Research Institute

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Alison Berkley Wagonfeld and Courtney Purrington
      Peter Schultz, Professor of Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute, managed an extremely productive lab. This case examines how Schultz recruited, motivated and inspired the students and scientists that worked with him.  View Details
      Keywords: Higher Education; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Research and Development; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Management Style; Motivation and Incentives; Leadership Style
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Alison Berkley Wagonfeld, and Courtney Purrington. "Peter Schultz at The Scripps Research Institute." Harvard Business School Case 910-408, September 2009.
      • August 2009
      • Supplement

      The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (CW)

      By: Willy C. Shih
      When L.C. Tu receives an emergency order, he is confronted with a range of production scheduling choices, each of which has unique costs and trade-offs. The case was designed to help students understand job-shop style production and the impact of disruptions and...  View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Disruption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Cost; Cost Management; Business or Company Management; Time Management; Network Effects; Production; Hardware; Manufacturing Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Taiwan
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      Shih, Willy C. "The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 610-702, August 2009.
      • 2009
      • Chapter

      Plant-Size Distribution and Cross-Country Income Differences

      By: Laura Alfaro, Andrew Charlton and Fabio Kanczuk
      We investigate, using plant-level data for 79 developed and developing countries, whether differences in the allocation of resources across heterogeneous plants are a significant determinant of cross-country differences in income per worker. For this purpose, we use a...  View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Developing Countries and Economies; Wages; Resource Allocation; Mathematical Methods
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      Alfaro, Laura, Andrew Charlton, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Plant-Size Distribution and Cross-Country Income Differences." In NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2008, edited by Jeffrey A. Frankel and Christopher Pissarides. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2009.
      • January 2009
      • Article

      Spatial Diversity in Invention: Evidence from the Early R&D Labs

      By: Tom Nicholas
      This article uses historical data on inventor and firm R&D lab locations to examine the technological and geographic structure of corporate knowledge capital accumulation during a formative period in the organization of US innovation. Despite the localization of...  View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Geographic Location; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Knowledge Acquisition; Research and Development; United States
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      Nicholas, Tom. "Spatial Diversity in Invention: Evidence from the Early R&D Labs." Journal of Economic Geography 9, no. 1 (January 2009).
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