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- December 2022
- Supplement
Driving Decarbonization at BMW - Video Supplement
Videos of Thomas Becker, Vice President of Sustainability and Mobility at BMW Group, in support of the case "Driving Decarbonization at BMW" (HBS No. 123-008)
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Keywords:
Decarbonization;
Auto Manufacturing;
Carbon Accounting;
Accounting;
Environmental Accounting;
Energy;
Environmental Management;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Pollution;
Product;
Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Production;
Product Design;
Transportation;
Transportation Industry;
Europe;
United States;
China
- December 2022
- Supplement
Freelancer, Ltd. Case Supplement
By: Christopher Stanton, Karim R. Lakhani, Jin Hyun Paik and Nina Cohodes
Over the course of the 2010s, the rapid advancement of mobile technologies and the rise of online freelancing platforms seemed to portend a radical transformation of labor markets into on-demand, flexible talent pools. Even though several Fortune 500 companies,...
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- November 2022
- Case
HTC and Virtual Reality (B)
By: Andy Wu and Matt Higgins
In 2022, Cher Wang, CEO and Chairwoman of HTC, was focused on the company's pivot to virtual reality and the metaverse. Growing competition in consumer virtual reality from Meta, Sony, and Chinese headset manufacturers had altered the competitive landscape since 2017....
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Keywords:
VR;
Virtual Reality;
Strategy;
Metaverse;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competition;
Technology Industry;
Taiwan;
China;
United States
- November 2022
- Case
Chêne Bleu: Caught in the Trade Tariff Crossfire
By: Dante Roscini, Elena Corsi and Daniela Beyersdorfer
A French wine estate faced a 25% tariff on its U.S. exports following a multi-decade-long EU-U.S. trade dispute in the aerospace industry.
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- November 2022
- Supplement
JUUL and the Vaping Revolution: A 2022 Update
By: Michael W. Toffel and Sarah Mehta
This slide deck provides a brief update (2019-2022) on the rise and fall of JUUL Labs, the maker of the popular JUUL e-cigarette.
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Keywords:
Electronic Cigarettes;
E-Cigarettes;
Vaping;
Nicotine Replacement;
JUUL;
Juuling;
Government Regulation;
Advertising;
Advertising Campaigns;
Digital Marketing;
Customers;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Strategy;
Marketing;
Ethics;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Social Issues;
Technology Industry;
California
- November 2022
- Supplement
JUUL and the Vaping Revolution: A 2022 Update
By: Michael W. Toffel and Sarah Mehta
This case provides a brief update (2019-2022) on the rise and fall of JUUL Labs, the maker of the popular JUUL e-cigarette.
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Keywords:
Electronic Cigarettes;
E-Cigarettes;
Vaping;
Nicotine Replacement;
JUUL;
Juuling;
Government Regulation;
Advertising;
Advertising Campaigns;
Digital Marketing;
Customers;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Strategy;
Marketing;
Ethics;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Social Issues;
Technology Industry;
California
- November 16, 2022
- Article
America Is Pursuing Happiness in All the Wrong Places
By: Arthur C. Brooks
The U.S. is undergoing a crisis of our personal and shared sense of meaning as polarization rises and institutions erode. The solution is as simple as it is difficult: Love one another.
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- November 2022
- Background Note
The Future of E-Commerce: Lessons from the Livestream Wars in China
By: Ayelet Israeli, Jeremy Yang and Billy Chan
This note explores the emerging multi-billion dollars commerce trend of livestream commerce. Livestream commerce is the sale of goods or services directly to consumers via live shows on digital platforms (such as social media or e-commerce platforms). It is a form of...
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Keywords:
Retail;
Retailing;
E-commerce;
E-Commerce Strategy;
Ecommerce;
Channels Of Distribution;
Marketing Communication;
Marketing;
Marketing Channels;
Marketing Strategy;
Advertising;
Brands and Branding;
Media;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Advertising Industry;
China;
United States;
United Kingdom
- November 2022
- Case
GE: A New Way Forward?
By: David J. Collis and Haisley Wert
One of the most iconic American companies, General Electric (GE) was founded in 1892 in New York state. Named among the original dozen companies on the Dow Jones index in 1896, it was the list’s most tenacious holdout, maintaining its “blue chip” stock status for over...
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- November 2022
- Case
Hugging Face: Serving AI on a Platform
By: Shane Greenstein, Daniel Yue, Kerry Herman and Sarah Gulick
It is fall 2022, and open-source AI model company Hugging Face is considering its three areas of priorities: platform development, supporting the open-source community, and pursuing cutting-edge scientific research. As it expands services for enterprise clients, which...
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- November 2022 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
Martine Rothblatt and United Therapeutics: A Series of Implausible Dreams
By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau
In 1990, satellite expert and Sirius XM founder Martine Rothblatt was determined to save the life of her seven-year-old daughter, Jenesis, who was diagnosed with a terminal illness called Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). At the time, there was little medication...
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- November 1, 2022
- Article
To Prepare for Future Surges, U.S. Hospitals Must Start Planning—& Sharing Resources—Now!
Keywords:
COVID-19;
Crisis Management;
Health Pandemics;
Disruption;
Planning;
Health Industry;
United States
- Fall 2022
- Article
Are the West’s Sanctions on Russia Working?
By: Rawi Abdelal and Alexandra Vacroux
Russia invaded Ukraine, first in 2014 and then again in February 2022. The United States and Europe—the West—imposed waves of sanctions on Russian individuals, firms, and the country itself. Six months into the West’s efforts to isolate Russia, it is reasonable to ask...
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Keywords:
Russia;
Sanctions;
War;
International Relations;
Trade;
Russia;
Ukraine;
Europe;
United States
- October 2022
- Case
Century Bank: Closing Time?
By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Bill Kwon
Barry Sloane, second-generation Chairman, President, and CEO of his family’s bank, Century Bank, weighed whether to sell to Eastern Bank. As a small regional bank, Century faced a number of challenging trends, such as digitization and market share decline in the coming...
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Keywords:
Family Office;
Business Exit;
Banking;
Family;
Massachusetts;
Boston;
United States;
Acquisition;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Family Business;
Family and Family Relationships;
Interpersonal Communication;
Decision Making;
Finance;
Banks and Banking;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Emotions;
Banking Industry;
Boston;
Massachusetts;
United States
- October 2022
- Case
Pricing at Echosec Systems
By: Elie Ofek, Marco Bertini, Annelena Lobb and Alexis Lefort
This case follows the evolution of pricing strategy at Echosec Systems, a Canadian open source intelligence firm. The case provides information on pricing as the company grows and diversifies its product offerings.
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- October 2022
- Case
Ginkgo Bioworks vs. Scorpion Capital: The Debate Over Related-Party Revenues
Ginkgo Bioworks, a synthetic biology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, faced divergent views on its revenue possibilities and accounting practices. After a report emerged accusing it of fraudulent accounting and lack of innovation, its share price plunged. But...
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- October 25, 2022
- Article
Why Sharing Economic Growth with the Community Is Good Business
By: José A. Tiburcio, Lino Miguel Dias and Robert S. Kaplan
Subsistence dairy ranchers in Central America struggle to stay afloat during the dry season when grass is scarce. Global life sciences company Bayer has launched a program to enable them to produce their own corn silage feed. The results of this program are helping to...
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- October 2022
- Case
Lyra Health: Transforming Mental Health
By: Rembrand Koning and Nicole Keller
In January 2022, Lyra Health was deciding between several different alternatives to grow the business. Founded in 2015, Lyra Health, was a digital mental health platform that combined technology with human therapists and coaches to deliver high quality mental health...
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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...
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- October 2022 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
SMART: AI and Machine Learning for Wildlife Conservation
By: Brian Trelstad and Bonnie Yining Cao
Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART), a set of software and analytical tools designed for the purpose of wildlife conservation, had demonstrated significant improvements in patrol coverage, with some observed reductions in poaching and contributing to wildlife...
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