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      • February 2021 (Revised September 2022)
      • Case

      Marie Curie: Changing the World

      By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
      This case describes the rise of Marie Curie from a poor family in Poland to the pinnacle of scientific fame. The case describes how Curie, as a young woman interested in science, found a way to earn a doctorate at the Sorbonne and perform pathbreaking research on...  View Details
      Keywords: Legacy; Impact; Science; Research; Personal Characteristics; Mission and Purpose; Success; Work-Life Balance; Higher Education; Personal Development and Career
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      Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "Marie Curie: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-059, February 2021. (Revised September 2022.)
      • October 2020 (Revised November 2020)
      • Case

      The Akamai Technical Academy

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and James Barnett
      By January 2020, Akamai Technologies had completed eight Akamai Technical Academy training programs in the U.S., Costa Rica, and Poland. Academy programs trained individuals without a traditional STEM degree for technically oriented jobs at Akamai. With aims to improve...  View Details
      Keywords: Competency and Skills; Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Demographics; Education; Ethics; Jobs and Positions; Technology Industry; United States; Costa Rica; Poland
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and James Barnett. "The Akamai Technical Academy." Harvard Business School Case 821-021, October 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
      • January 2019
      • Teaching Note

      Innova Capital: The Transition

      By: Josh Lerner, Nori Gerardo Lietz and Terrence Shu
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 813-064.  View Details
      Keywords: Private Equity; Succession Planning; Finance; Eastern Europe; Poland
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      Lerner, Josh, Nori Gerardo Lietz, and Terrence Shu. "Innova Capital: The Transition." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 819-085, January 2019.
      • October 2018 (Revised October 2019)
      • Case

      Poland at a Crossroads

      By: Laura Alfaro, Christian Ketels, Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason, Sarah Jeong and Marcin Piatkowski
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      Alfaro, Laura, Christian Ketels, Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason, Sarah Jeong, and Marcin Piatkowski. "Poland at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 319-065, October 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
      • January 2018
      • Case

      Pravost Consulting Services

      By: Andrew Wasynczuk and Tiffany Y. Chang
      Pravost Consulting Services considers a division manager's response to the stringent demands of his boss who lambasts him for the division's weak performance. Six months earlier Jakub Kowalski, CEO of Pravost, promoted Viktor Novak to head up the faltering Pravost...  View Details
      Keywords: Consulting; Consulting Services; Employee Retention; Eastern Europe; Performance; Attrition; Culture; Krakow; Retention; Performance Improvement; Organizational Culture; Consulting Industry; Information Technology Industry; Poland; Europe
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      Wasynczuk, Andrew, and Tiffany Y. Chang. "Pravost Consulting Services." Harvard Business School Case 918-033, January 2018.
      • April 2017 (Revised December 2020)
      • Case

      Helena Rubinstein: Making Up the Modern Woman

      By: Geoffrey Jones and Kathy Choi
      This case examines the entrepreneurial career of Helena Rubinstein before 1938. Rubinstein is widely considered the single most important female entrepreneur in the United States in the 20th century. She was born in Poland but immigrated to Australia where she started...  View Details
      Keywords: Female Entrepreneur; Brands and Branding; Luxury; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
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      Jones, Geoffrey, and Kathy Choi. "Helena Rubinstein: Making Up the Modern Woman." Harvard Business School Case 317-116, April 2017. (Revised December 2020.)
      • February 2012 (Revised August 2014)
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      Poles Apart on PZU (A)

      By: Francesca Gino, Vincent Dessain, Karol Misztal and Michael Khayyat
      In October 2008, Andrzej Klesyk, CEO of Poland's largest insurer PZU, reflected on possible ways of resolving a decade-long cross-border shareholder conflict at his company. Owned 55% by the Polish State Treasury and 33% by the Dutch insurer Eureko as of October 2008,...  View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation; Trust; Conflict and Resolution; Business and Shareholder Relations; Poland
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      Gino, Francesca, Vincent Dessain, Karol Misztal, and Michael Khayyat. "Poles Apart on PZU (A)." Harvard Business School Case 912-013, February 2012. (Revised August 2014.)
      • February 2012 (Revised August 2014)
      • Supplement

      Poles Apart on PZU (B)

      By: Francesca Gino, Vincent Dessain, Karol Misztal and Michael Khayyat
      In September 2008, the Polish State Treasury and the Dutch insurer Eureko were wondering if they were ready for reaching an amicable solution on PZU. If so, for how much and under what conditions should they settle so that they, as well as PZU, are satisfied? If not,...  View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation Process; Agreements and Arrangements; Insurance; Insurance Industry; Poland
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      Gino, Francesca, Vincent Dessain, Karol Misztal, and Michael Khayyat. "Poles Apart on PZU (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 912-014, February 2012. (Revised August 2014.)
      • February 2012 (Revised August 2014)
      • Supplement

      Poles Apart on PZU (C)

      By: Francesca Gino, Vincent Dessain, Karol Misztal and Michael Khayyat
      After a decade-long dispute with the Polish State Treasury, in October 2009 the Dutch insurer Eureko agreed to exit PZU in exchange for compensation. Who was the biggest beneficiary of the settlement: Eureko, the Treasury, or PZU itself?  View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation Process; Insurance; Negotiation Deal; Insurance Industry; Poland
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      Gino, Francesca, Vincent Dessain, Karol Misztal, and Michael Khayyat. "Poles Apart on PZU (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 912-015, February 2012. (Revised August 2014.)
      • April 2010
      • Background Note

      Central Europe after the Crash: Between Europe and the Euro

      By: Diego A. Comin, Dante Roscini and Elisa Farri
      This note briefly reviews the financial crisis in central Europe in late 2008, and summarizes how four central European countries—Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia—have coped with the economic downturn.  View Details
      Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Financial Crisis; Financial Strategy; Czech Republic; Hungary; Poland; Slovakia
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      Comin, Diego A., Dante Roscini, and Elisa Farri. "Central Europe after the Crash: Between Europe and the Euro." Harvard Business School Background Note 710-047, April 2010.
      • September 2005 (Revised October 2005)
      • Case

      Agora SA

      By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu, Vincent Dessain and Monika Stachowiak
      Tells the story of Agora, the largest media company in Poland, describing its corporate strategy of diversification since its founding in 1989 by entrepreneurial journalists closely linked to the anti-communist movement Solidarity. Describes in detail Gazeta Wyborcza,...  View Details
      Keywords: Diversification; Competition; Media; Corporate Strategy; Emerging Markets; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Germany; Poland
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      Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, Vincent Dessain, and Monika Stachowiak. "Agora SA." Harvard Business School Case 706-425, September 2005. (Revised October 2005.)
      • December 2001 (Revised April 2003)
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      Poland's A2 Motorway

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
      Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. (AWSA) is a consortium of 18 firms that won a concession to build and operate Poland's first private toll road. In June 2000, AWSA's chief financial officer, Wojciech Gebicki, is preparing for a meeting with the projects' lead bankers to...  View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Cost vs Benefits; Project Finance; Projects; Construction Industry; Transportation Industry; Poland
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and Michael Kane. "Poland's A2 Motorway." Harvard Business School Case 202-030, December 2001. (Revised April 2003.)
      • December 2001 (Revised March 2002)
      • Teaching Note

      Poland's A2 Motorway TN

      By: Benjamin C. Esty
      Teaching Note for (9-202-030).  View Details
      Keywords: Transportation Industry; Poland
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      Esty, Benjamin C. "Poland's A2 Motorway TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-031, December 2001. (Revised March 2002.)
      • October 1999 (Revised June 2000)
      • Supplement

      Shock Therapy in Eastern Europe: Supplement

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Rebecca Evans
      Supplements Shock Therapy in Eastern Europe: The Polish and Czechoslovakia Economic Reforms. Designed as an in-class handout.  View Details
      Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Macroeconomics; Slovakia; Czech Republic; Poland
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      Vietor, Richard H.K., and Rebecca Evans. "Shock Therapy in Eastern Europe: Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 700-054, October 1999. (Revised June 2000.)
      • December 1997
      • Case

      Intercontinental Breweries (Abridged)

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      A senior executive of a U.S. multinational is attempting to develop a set of financial, operating, and ownership arrangements that will be acceptable to the management and employees of a major Polish company and to the Ministry of Privatization. The arrangements must...  View Details
      Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Multinational Firms and Management; Joint Ventures; Food and Beverage Industry; Poland; United States
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Intercontinental Breweries (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 298-090, December 1997.
      • October 1996
      • Case

      Poland--1989, Supplement

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Eilene Zimmerman
      Provides an update. Designed as an in-class handout.  View Details
      Keywords: Poland
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      Vietor, Richard H.K., and Eilene Zimmerman. "Poland--1989, Supplement." Harvard Business School Case 797-057, October 1996.
      • July 1993 (Revised June 2000)
      • Case

      Harlequin Romances-Poland (A)

      By: John A. Quelch
      Harlequin Enterprises, the world's leading publisher of series romances, has been particularly successful in Poland. The case explores some of the challenges/opportunities of doing business in Eastern Europe and the marketing mix elements necessary for success.  View Details
      Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Brands and Branding; Publishing Industry; Poland
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      Quelch, John A., and Nathalie Laidler. "Harlequin Romances-Poland (A)." Harvard Business School Case 594-017, July 1993. (Revised June 2000.)
      • March 1993 (Revised July 1994)
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      Gerber Products Company: Investing in the New Poland

      By: Debora L. Spar
      Examines Gerber Products Co.'s evaluation of Alima S.A., one of Poland's largest food processing plants, as a potential overseas investment in 1991. Factors that influenced Gerber's decision are discussed in detail: property rights, taxation issues, and Poland's...  View Details
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Food and Beverage Industry; Poland
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      Spar, Debora L. "Gerber Products Company: Investing in the New Poland." Harvard Business School Case 793-069, March 1993. (Revised July 1994.)
      • March 1993 (Revised January 1998)
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      Gallo Rice

      By: John A. Quelch
      Describes a company marketing branded rice products to three different countries--Italy, Argentina, and Poland. Explores the differences and similarities between the countries in terms of consumers, competition, products, and margins.  View Details
      Keywords: Food; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; Italy; Poland; Argentina
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      Quelch, John A., and Nathalie Laidler. "Gallo Rice." Harvard Business School Case 593-018, March 1993. (Revised January 1998.)
      • April 1992 (Revised September 1993)
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      Poland--1989

      By: Debora L. Spar
      Describes the political and economic situation in Poland in 1989, following the country's first democratic elections and the subsequent establishment of a Solidarity-led government. After examining the legacies left by 40 years of Communist rule, the case lays out the...  View Details
      Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Economic Systems; Government and Politics; Poland
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      Spar, Debora L. "Poland--1989." Harvard Business School Case 792-091, April 1992. (Revised September 1993.)
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