The Strategy and Value of a New Venture: The Case of Portlandia Ale a supplement to “Uncertainty: The New Rules for Strategy” Journal of Business Strategy May/June 1999 Glaze Creek Partners Page 1 May‚ 1999 Note: This example is taken from Chapter 10 of Real Options: Managing Strategic Investment in an Uncertain World (HBS Press‚ 1999) by Martha Amram and Nalin Kulatilaka Glaze Creek Partners Page 2 May‚ 1999 A Step-by-Step Example PORTLANDIA ALE: ❒ Two brewmasters and a dream ❒ Their business
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For exclusive use University of New South Wales‚ 2015 www.hbr.org BEST OF HBR 1998 Too often‚ companies try to impose Western models of commerce on developing countries. They’d do better— and learn more—if they tailored their operations to the unique conditions of emerging markets. The End of Corporate Imperialism by C.K. Prahalad and Kenneth Lieberthal • Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting
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Days in Inventory are managed strategically. Even though Dell did not have a tight control on quality‚ they were able to easily remove defective motherboards from their supply chain. This was due to lower days in inventory metric. According to the HBR article‚ “.Inventory can actually be a pretty massive risk‚ because if the cost of materials goes down 50% a year and you have two or three months of inventory versus 11 days‚ you’ve got a big cost disadvantage. And you’re vulnerable to product transitions
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HBR Case Review: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? David J. Collins & Michael G. Rukstad Issue: * Executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope and advantage of their business in a simple (35 word) statement. Supported By: * Leaders assume that strategic planning process will be communicated succinctly and ensures success. Proposed Solution: * Leaders must draft a simple‚ clear‚ succinct strategy statement that everyone can internalize and use as a guiding light
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The movie The Count of Monte Cristo took place in France in the nineteenth century around 1814 on the islands of Elba‚ Chateau d’If and Monte Cristo. This was during the time after the fall of Napoleon’s empire. The Count of Monte Cristo tells a story of betrayal‚ ultimate revenge‚ and undying love. Edmond Dantes‚ a sailor who was falsely accused of treason by his best friend was sentenced to prison where he plots his revenge against those who betrayed him. Armond Mondego the friend who out of jealousy
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Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail 10 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Reprint R0701J BEST OF HBR Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail The Idea in Brief The Idea in Practice Most major change initiatives—whether intended to boost quality‚ improve culture‚ or reverse a corporate death spiral—generate only lukewarm results
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rP os t www.hbr.org H B R CAS E ST U D Y Four commentators offer expert advice. COMMENTARY Stick to the Core—or Go for More? op yo Should Advaark stick to its core competence? AND by Thomas J. Waite Do No tC • Reprint R0202A This document is authorized for educator review use only by Mehwish Zafar Ahmed‚ at Iqra University until September 2015. Copying or posting is an infringement of copyright. Permissions@hbsp.harvard.edu or 617.783.7860 H B R CAS E ST U D Y rP os t Advaark achieved
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Chemistry : Important Questions For CBSE Class XII ( Haloalkanes and Haloarenes) (Q.1) Choose the incorrect statement about the benzyl chloride: ( 1 mark ) (a) It is less reactive than alkyl halides. (b) It can be oxidized to benzaldehyde by boiling with copper nitrate solution. (c) It is a lachrymatory liquid and answers beilstein’s test. (d) It gives a white precipitate with alcoholic silver nitrate (Q.2) Dry ether The reaction RX + 2Na + RX _______________? R-R + 2NaXis called. ( 1 mark
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www.hbr.org H B R CAS E ST U D Y Should Paragon Tool further its growth ambitions by trying to acquire MonitoRobotics? AND COMMENTARY Growing for Broke by Paul Hemp • Four commentators offer expert advice. Reprint R0209A Paragon Tool is pouring money into growth initiatives. How long can it afford to wait for profits to bounce back? H B R CAS E ST U D Y Growing for Broke COPYRIGHT © 2002 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Kendle International Inc Candace Kendle‚ the chairman and CEO of Kendle International Inc and her husband Christopher C. Bergen‚ the president and CFO privately hold Kendle‚ a Contract Research Organisation which was incorporated in Cincinnati‚ Ohio in 1981. The Company provides integrated clinical research and drug developmental services on a contract basis to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. The Company’s services comprise Phase II‚ III and IV of clinical trials. The CRO industry
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