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- December 2005 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Leerink Swann & Co.: Creating Competitive Advantage
By: Boris Groysberg and Andrew N. McLean
In the spring of 2005, CEO Jeff Leerink has called a meeting of the executive committee to formulate Leerink Swann's growth strategy over the next five years so that it accomplishes three goals: expand into a new business, reinforce the firm's legacy businesses, and...
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Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
Human Resources;
Leadership Style;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Culture;
Alignment;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Expansion
Groysberg, Boris, and Andrew N. McLean. "Leerink Swann & Co.: Creating Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Case 406-060, December 2005. (Revised March 2007.)
- April 2005 (Revised April 2005)
- Background Note
An Overview of Project Finance - 2004 Update
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
Introduces the field of project finance and provides a statistical overview of the project-financed investments over the last five years. Defines project finance and contrasts it with other well-known financing structures. Describes the evolution of project finance,...
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Esty, Benjamin C., and Aldo Sesia. "An Overview of Project Finance - 2004 Update." Harvard Business School Background Note 205-065, April 2005. (Revised April 2005.)
- March 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough
By: Laura Alfaro, Debora L. Spar, Faheen Allibhoy and Vinati Dev
In the years since independence, tiny, landlocked Botswana has gone from being one of the world's poorest nations to becoming a stable, prosperous state, blessed with the highest sustained growth rate in the world. This case highlights the role that foreign direct...
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Keywords:
Foreign Direct Investment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Economic Growth;
Natural Environment;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Botswana
Alfaro, Laura, Debora L. Spar, Faheen Allibhoy, and Vinati Dev. "Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough." Harvard Business School Case 703-027, March 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- February 2003 (Revised October 2004)
- Background Note
Antamini Simulation Model
By: Peter Tufano
Antamini is a simulation of the value of an investment project whose outcome is uncertain. This case describes the situation facing a natural resource firm as it contemplates bidding on a copper mine in Peru. The bidder faces uncertainties about the ore deposit size...
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Tufano, Peter. "Antamini Simulation Model." Harvard Business School Background Note 203-083, February 2003. (Revised October 2004.)
- December 2002
- Case
National Economic Accounting: Past, Present, and Future
By: David A. Moss and Sarah A. Brennan
Presents the fundamentals of GDP accounting (including definitions, etc.), examines the history of national accounting, and surveys the international debate over "Green GDP." The first section explains the basic rules and definitions of national economic accounting and...
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Keywords:
History;
Natural Environment;
Quality;
Accounting;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Environmental Sustainability;
Economy;
United States
Moss, David A., and Sarah A. Brennan. "National Economic Accounting: Past, Present, and Future." Harvard Business School Case 703-026, December 2002.
- 2002
- Book
Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
By: Rakesh Khurana
Corporate CEOs are headline news. Stock prices rise and fall at word of their hiring and firing. Business media debate their merits and defects as if individual leaders determined the health of the economy. Yet we know surprisingly little about how CEOs are selected...
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Keywords:
Managerial Roles;
Selection and Staffing;
Personal Characteristics;
Experience and Expertise;
Investment Activism;
Corporate Strategy
Khurana, Rakesh. Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002.
- April 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Supplement
An Overview of Project Finance-2002 Update
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Irina L. Christov
This case introduces to the field of project finance and provides a statistical overview of the project-financed investments over the last five years. It consists of four sections. The first section defines project finance and contrasts it with other well-known...
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Esty, Benjamin C., and Irina L. Christov. "An Overview of Project Finance-2002 Update." Harvard Business School Supplement 202-105, April 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- August 1999 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Brita Products Company, The
By: John A. Deighton
Clorox's Brita skillfully exploits a tide of water safety concerns, growing a home water (filtration) business from inception to a 15% U.S. household penetration in ten years. The dilemma in the case arises as the period of increasing returns seems to be drawing to a...
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Keywords:
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Acquisition;
Retention;
Safety;
Natural Environment;
Emerging Markets;
Investment Return;
Equity;
Demand and Consumers;
United States
Deighton, John A. "Brita Products Company, The." Harvard Business School Case 500-024, August 1999. (Revised January 2002.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- April 1999
- Article
Diversification Strategies of British Trading Companies: Harrisons & Crosfield c1900-c1980
By: G. Jones and Judith Wale
This article examines the diversification strategies and organisational competencies of Harrisons & Crosfield, a British-based multinational, between 1900 and 1980. There is an accumulating body of case study evidence on the historical evolution of British...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Diversification;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Competency and Skills;
Great Britain
Jones, G., and Judith Wale. "Diversification Strategies of British Trading Companies: Harrisons & Crosfield c1900-c1980." Business History 41, no. 2 (April 1999): 69–101.
- February 1996 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Toshiba: Ome Works
By: H. Kent Bowen, Janice H. Hammond, Sylvie Ryckebusch and Hiroshi Uchikoga
In 1995, Toshiba was the market leader in portable computer sales worldwide. This case describes the assembly of portable notebook computers in Toshiba's Ome factory in Ome, Japan, providing insights into some of the reasons for Toshiba's success. In addition to...
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Employees;
Job Design and Levels;
Production;
Hardware;
Japan
Bowen, H. Kent, Janice H. Hammond, Sylvie Ryckebusch, and Hiroshi Uchikoga. "Toshiba: Ome Works." Harvard Business School Case 696-059, February 1996. (Revised February 2008.)
- fall 1995
- Article
Stakeholder Negotiations over Third World Natural Resource Projects
By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Riley
Sebenius, James K., and Hannah Riley. "Stakeholder Negotiations over Third World Natural Resource Projects." Cultural Survival Quarterly 19, no. 3 (fall 1995): 39–43.
- February 1994 (Revised August 1994)
- Background Note
Note on Contingent Environmental Liabilities
Addresses contingent environmental liabilities that are the result of unforeseen environmental risks where the dollar amount of such liabilities is unknown and depends on future events. In contrast, fines for violating environmental laws are liabilities, but are not...
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Keywords:
Legal Liability;
Risk Management;
Natural Environment;
Laws and Statutes;
Pollutants;
Governance Compliance;
United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Forest L. Reinhardt. "Note on Contingent Environmental Liabilities." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-098, February 1994. (Revised August 1994.)
- July 1993 (Revised September 1995)
- Supplement
Block 16: Ecuadorian Government's Perspective
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Susan E.A. Hall
Supplements Block 16: Conoco's Green Oil Strategy (A). Provides the government perspective on Conoco's Ecuadorian strategy. Designed to be distributed to students who will be playing the role of Ecuadorian government officials.
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Keywords:
Policy;
Business or Company Management;
Resource Allocation;
Marketing Strategy;
Natural Environment;
Environmental Sustainability;
Perspective;
Corporate Strategy
Salter, Malcolm S., and Susan E.A. Hall. "Block 16: Ecuadorian Government's Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 394-002, July 1993. (Revised September 1995.)
- July 1993 (Revised September 1995)
- Supplement
Block 16: Environmental Groups' Perspectives
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Susan E.A. Hall
Supplements Block 16: Conoco's Green Oil Strategy (A). Provides the environmental groups' perspective on Conoco's Ecuadorian strategy. Designed to be distributed to students who will be playing the role of Ecuadorian environmentalists.
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Keywords:
Resource Allocation;
Marketing Strategy;
Natural Environment;
Environmental Sustainability;
Perspective;
Corporate Strategy
Salter, Malcolm S., and Susan E.A. Hall. "Block 16: Environmental Groups' Perspectives." Harvard Business School Supplement 394-004, July 1993. (Revised September 1995.)
- November 1992 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
American Mobile Satellite Corporation
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Laura Goode
American Mobile Satellite Corp. (AMSC) has a license to provide wireless mobile communications via satellite throughout the United States and 200 miles of coastal waters. The first satellite launch is scheduled for 1994 and, in the interim, AMSC is providing limited...
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Keywords:
Wireless Technology;
Decisions;
Distribution Channels;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Development;
Sales;
Emerging Markets;
Resource Allocation;
Performance Capacity;
Communications Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Cespedes, Frank V., and Laura Goode. "American Mobile Satellite Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 593-038, November 1992. (Revised May 1993.)
- July 1990
- Case
Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (B)
By: Kim B. Clark and Brent D. Barnett
Ceramics Process Systems (CPS) is an advanced ceramics company facing problems with lead time in product/process development, and late delivery of prototype parts to its customers. Engineering is confronted with difficult technical problems and multiple objectives...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Business Processes;
Management Practices and Processes;
Supply Chain Management;
Machinery and Machining;
Goals and Objectives;
Resource Allocation;
Customer Satisfaction;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Manufacturing Industry
Clark, Kim B., and Brent D. Barnett. "Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 691-006, July 1990.
- September 1985 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Peter Wendell
Contains a description of a decision confronting an employee of IBM in late 1981. Should he leave IBM to become head of a new venture capital fund which will specialize in technology investments? The case is designed to expose students to the nature of the opportunity...
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Keywords:
Personal Development and Career;
Jobs and Positions;
Opportunities;
Valuation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Resignation and Termination;
Venture Capital;
Financial Services Industry;
Computer Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Peter Wendell." Harvard Business School Case 286-008, September 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
- 1982
- Chapter
Deep Ocean Mineral Resources
- Teaching Interest
Cities, Structures, and Climate Shocks
By: John D. Macomber
This course is about building sustainable and resilient cities, future proofing real estate and infrastructure assets, and examining how businesses and investors find opportunities in climate adaptation.
The world faces substantial challenges in the face of... View Details
- Research Summary
Overview
By: John D. Macomber
Mr. Macomber's research looks at finance and delivery of infrastructure and buildings that address issues in urbanization, economic development, and the growth of cities in the face of extensive challenges from migration, resource scarcity, and increasing peril from...
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