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Credit: malerapaso For as much as American politicians and their constituents complain about taxes, the truth is that tax reform packages to address...
After decades of decline, despair, and neglect, the last ten years have brought some preliminary signs of revitalization to a number of inner-city...
- March 2021
- Article
A Diplomatic Counterrevolution: Indonesian Diplomacy and the Invasion of East Timor
By: Mattias Fibiger
This article reinterprets the Indonesian invasion of East Timor as a "diplomatic counterrevolution." Using the central archival records of the Suharto regime for the first time in English-language scholarship, it argues that Indonesian diplomats pursued diplomacy in...
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Fibiger, Mattias. "A Diplomatic Counterrevolution: Indonesian Diplomacy and the Invasion of East Timor." Modern Asian Studies 55, no. 2 (March 2021): 587–628.
- February 2021
- Case
Threadless: The Renewal of an Online Community
By: Shane Greenstein, Karim Lakhani and Christian Godwin
Threadless, an online apparel company and artist community which Jake Nickell founded in 2000, continued to maintain its status as a top company in the online apparel industry during its second decade. From 2010 to 2020, Threadless continued to operated its...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Decision Making;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation And Invention;
Leading Change;
Management;
Marketing;
product Launch;
Operations;
Supply Chain;
Distribution;
Networks;
Sales;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Technology;
Software;
Technology Platform;
Apparel And Accessories Industry;
Technology Industry;
North America
- February 2021
- Case
Barbarians at the Gate or Turnaround Gurus? Private Equity and the Rise of the LBO
By: Tom Nicholas and John Masko
During the 1980s, leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and the private equity (PE) firms responsible for carrying them out revolutionized both investment and management in the U.S. Between 1980 and 1989, buyout activity in the U.S. surged from $1 billion per year to $60 billion....
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Mergers And Acquisitions;
Business Conglomerates;
Restructuring;
Borrowing And Debt;
Private Equity;
Bonds;
Investment Return;
Institutional Investing;
Profit Sharing;
Business History;
Management Style;
Private Ownership;
Performance Effectiveness;
Value Creation;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
- February 2021
- Case
Brainlab: Imaging A MedTech Future
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Gregory P. Licholai and Federica Gabrieli
Can Brainlab, a privately held firm, compete with giants like Medtronic and Amazon in delivering the Digital Operating Room of the future? The CEO is pondering solutions for secure exchange of medical information, pricing a new robotic imaging device, and reorganizing...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Surgery;
Robotics;
Business Growth And Maturation;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Health;
Health Care;
Health Care And Treatment;
Innovation And Invention;
Innovation And Management;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation And Strategy;
Private Healthcare;
Software;
Hardware;
Information Technology;
Technology Platform;
Europe;
Germany;
Acquisition;
Business Growth And Maturation;
Growth And Development;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Health Care And Treatment;
Health;
Innovation And Invention;
Innovation And Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Software;
Hardware;
Information Technology;
Health Industry;
Europe;
Germany;
Munich
- February 2021
- Case
New England Baptist Hospital: Getting Paid for Value
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Mary Witkowski, Toby E. Emanuel and Syed S. Shehab
- February 2021
- Case
Doist: Building the Future of Asynchronous Work
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Francesca Gino and Jeffrey Huizinga
- February 2021
- Case
The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations
By: Mihir Desai, Ruth Page, Suzanne Antoniou and Leanne Fan
How should historic social injustices be addressed? Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants, including Representative Regina Goodwin of Tulsa, believe they should be addressed through reparations and have consequently continued to push the government...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices And Conditions;
Costs And Consequences;
Decisions;
Judgment And Decision-making;
Race;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values And Beliefs;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Policy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms;
Government Legislation;
Government And Politics;
Government Administration;
Lawsuit;
Leading Change;
Mission And Purpose;
Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact;
Conflict Resolution;
Conflict Management;
Motivation And Incentives;
Perspective Taking;
Prejudice;
Bias;
Civil Society Or Community;
Social Issues;
Decision Making;
Cost Vs Benefits;
Judgments;
Race;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms;
Policy;
Government And Politics;
Government Legislation;
History;
Lawsuits And Litigation;
Legal Liability;
Oklahoma;
Tulsa;
United States
Desai, Mihir, Ruth Page, Suzanne Antoniou, and Leanne Fan. "The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 221-707, February 2021.
- February 2021
- Case
Emma Dench: Leadership and Ancient Rome
By: Francesca Gino and Frances X. Frei
The link to this multimedia case should be provided to students in advance as preparation for classroom case discussion.
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Gino, Francesca, and Frances X. Frei. "Emma Dench: Leadership and Ancient Rome." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 921-702, February 2021.
- February 2021
- Case
Shareholder Activists and Corporate Strategy
By: David J. Collis and Caeden Brynie
This library case examines the rise of shareholder activism in recent years, particularly in the public eye, and analyzes its effects on corporate strategy, growth, and shareholder value. It looks at three contemporary targets of shareholder activism in particular—Bed...
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- January 2021
- Case
Leading Culture Change at SEB
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Elena Corsi
SEB Chief Risk Officer department had gone through a culture change program of four months based on boosting three skills: psychological safety, empathic listening and strategic frame. The program had allowed the CRO teams to make progress on strategic challenges and...
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- February 2021
- Case
Spotify's Audio-First Strategy: Leading the Podcasting Market
By: Hong Luo and Carol Lin
- February 2021 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
World of Dreams Entertainment Group: Building a Resilient Business
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Sarah Endline and Michael Norris
In 2021, Ron DeShay, former American Idol producer, is launching his new business venture: World of Dreams Entertainment Group. World of Dreams rethought the existing TV production model, giving audiences more power to directly influence the creation of shows through a...
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Keywords:
Television Entertainment;
Media;
Social Issues;
Sports;
Entertainment And Recreation Industry;
United States;
California;
Los Angeles
Applegate, Lynda M., Sarah Endline, and Michael Norris. "World of Dreams Entertainment Group: Building a Resilient Business." Harvard Business School Case 821-039, February 2021. (Revised February 2021.)
- February 2021
- Case
AptDeco: Circular Economy Furniture Marketplace
By: Ayelet Israeli and Jamie Merkrebs
AptDeco, a used furniture marketplace was growing rapidly in the tri-state area. The Co-Founders were confident that the business model, financial position, and unit economics positioned AptDeco for scaling in the massive $120 billion furniture market, despite its...
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Keywords:
E-commerce;
E-commerce Strategy;
Mobile;
Digital Marketing;
Word-of-mouth;
Word-of-mouth Marketing;
Word Of Mouth;
Internet Marketing;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Growth Strategy;
Platform;
Platforms;
Two Sided Markets;
Two-sided Market;
Two-sided Marketplace;
Two-sided Markets;
Two-sided Platforms;
Two-sided Network;
Black Entrepreneurs;
Black Leadership;
African Americans;
Circular;
Peer-to-peer Markets;
Furniture Industry;
Furniture;
Growth Hacking;
Monetization Strategy;
Growth Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Market Platforms;
Marketing Channels;
Online Advertising;
Consumer Behavior;
Acquisition;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Customer Focus And Relationships;
Retail Industry;
Consumer products Industry;
Technology Industry;
Web Services Industry;
United States;
North America;
New York (city, Ny);
New York (state, Us)
- February 2021
- Case
Lidya: Bringing Nigerian FinTech Innovation to Global Small and Medium Enterprises
By: Lauren Cohen and Spencer C.N. Hagist
Lidya CEO Tunde Kehinde must size up options for the expansion of his novel lending practices that drastically reduce the credit cycle in his developing Nigeria, and determine if expansion into Eastern Europe will prove successful or disasterous.
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- February 2021
- Case
China Rapid Finance: The Collapse of China’s P2P Lending Industry
By: William C. Kirby, Bonnie Yining Cao and John P. McHugh
- February 2021
- Case
Yellow Digital Retailers, Ltd.: Providing Solar Electricity to Transform Rural Africa
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Frank V. Cespedes and Michael Norris
In 2020, Mike Heyink and Maya Stewart, co-founders of the Pay-as-you-Go Solar company Yellow were considering how to grow their startup. They had achieved some success in their first market, Malawi, and had recently entered Uganda, where business was slower. What did...
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- February 2021
- Case
Rolex SA
By: Doug J. Chung
Rolex SA was one of the most successful watchmakers in the world. In recent years, the global demand for Rolex watches, especially the stainless-steel sports models, had dramatically increased, resulting in a supply shortage worldwide. The shortage in supply further...
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- February 2021
- Case
Muhammad Ali: Changing The World
By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case describes the rise of Cassius Clay, who later called himself Muhammad Ali, from the poor streets of Louisville, Kentucky to international fame. The case describes how Ali won a gold medal in the Olympics, three heavyweight boxing titles, and became a role...
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- February 2021
- Case
A Cultural Transformation at Southeastern Grocers
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Jonah S. Goldberg and Joseph A. Paul
When Anthony Hucker, the CEO of Southeastern Grocers (SEG), took over in that role in July 2017, the company was in dire financial and operational condition and was headed towards bankruptcy. SEG, the fifth largest grocery chain in the U.S. in early 2021, operated...
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Keywords:
Business Transformation;
Organizational Culture;
Strategy Execution;
Retail;
Performance;
Organizational Culture;
Retail Industry;
United States;
Florida
Srinivasan, Suraj, Jonah S. Goldberg, and Joseph A. Paul. "A Cultural Transformation at Southeastern Grocers." Harvard Business School Case 121-049, February 2021.
- February 2021
- Technical Note
Probability Distributions
By: Michael Parzen and Paul J. Hamilton
This technical note introduces students to the concept of random variables, and from there the normal and binomial distributions. After a brief introduction to random variables, the note describes the standard properties of the normal distribution: a single peak, and a...
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Credit: malerapaso For as much as American politicians and their constituents complain about taxes, the truth is that tax reform packages to address...
After decades of decline, despair, and neglect, the last ten years have brought some preliminary signs of revitalization to a number of inner-city...