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The Legacy Company’s Guide to Innovation
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Ensure that Your Joint Ventures Meet Your ESG Goals
Joint ventures Digital ArticleFew companies report the impact of operations they don’t fully control — but scrutiny on these investments is growing. -
Preparing for Your Company’s First Meeting with a Startup Collaborator
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleThree priorities to help lay the groundwork for success. -
How Midsize Companies Can Compete in AI
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleJoint AI ventures can help them keep up with giants and startups alike. -
Research: Joint Ventures that Keep Evolving Perform Better
Joint ventures Digital ArticleMarket leaders maximize returns by actively shaping — and reshaping — their partnership portfolios. -
The Rules of Co-opetition
Collaboration and teams Magazine ArticleRivals are working together more than ever before. Here’s how to think through the risks and rewards. -
Joint Ventures and Partnerships in a Downturn
Competitive strategy Magazine ArticleHow to think about your existing collaborations—and the new ones you should seek out -
How to Win with Machine Learning
Strategy Magazine ArticleAnd how to catch up if you’re lagging behind -
Research: Only 10% of Joint Venture Board Members Are Women
Boards Digital ArticleJVs are subject to far less public exposure — and fewer quotas and disclosure requirements — than other businesses. -
To Be More Data Driven, Look for the Right Business Partner
Growth strategy Digital ArticleIt’s smart to pool resources. -
How to Monetize a Business Ecosystem
Business models Digital ArticleThree elements to focus on. -
The Upside of Losing Innovative Employees to Competitors
R&D ResearchA study of pharmaceutical firms finds that it leads to valuable collaborations. -
The Executive Director of a UN Agency on Running It Like a Business
International business Magazine ArticleCost control and risk management have been crucial. -
United Way’s CEO on Shifting a Century-Old Business Model
Technology and analytics Magazine ArticleTechnology has enabled the charity to make strong connections with individual donors. -
There’s Only One Way to Break into China’s Crowded Retail Market
Global strategy Digital ArticleYou’ll have to partner with Alibaba or Tencent. -
How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together
Public-private partnerships Digital ArticleA framework for collaborating more effectively. -
The Right Kind of Conflict Leads to Better Products
Managing conflicts Digital ArticleEven alliances with outside partners benefit from a little friction. -
Managing Multiparty Innovation
Innovation Magazine ArticleHow big companies are joining forces to seize opportunities at their intersections -
Why Your Partnership Contract Is Too Important to Be Left to the Lawyers
Economics Digital ArticleManaging in the face of incomplete contracts. -
What We Can Learn from Merger Deals That Never Happened
Mergers and acquisitions Digital ArticleLessons from a trio of recent high-profile busts.
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MDH Partners: Evolving a Family Legacy
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case is about succession planning for MDH Partners, an Atlanta-based industrial real estate investment firm founded in 2005. When Jeffrey Small,... -
Vineyard Wind Starts Spinning (B): Breakdown
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Mercado Bitcoin: M&A, IPO, or Series B?
Management Case Study11.95View Details In April 2021, Brazilian cryptocurrency platform Mercado Bitcoin, had to decide how to scale: go public, M&A with a bank, or take a VC big check. In a... -
Knowledge Transfer: Toyota, NUMMI, and GM
Management Case Study11.95View Details New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) was a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors. It was an opportunity for GM to learn about the Toyota... -
Altai Ventures: To Be Corporate or Not To Be?
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Strategic Alliances: An Option to Enable Corporate Growth
Management Case Study8.95View Details In this technical note, we present what we consider to be the most important issues in creating an SA. To avoid any terminological confusion, we will... -
Vineyard Wind Starts Spinning (A): Overcoming Onshore Challenges to Offshore Wind
Management Case Study11.95View Details To activate the first wind turbines in the ocean off Martha's Vineyard eventually supplying clean energy to 400,000 households, Vineyard Wind's leaders... -
Uno Minda Ltd.: Expanding the Reach in Auto Components for Electric Vehicles
Management Case Study11.95View Details Uno Minda Ltd. (Uno Minda) was a leading manufacturer of automobile components for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of vehicles running on an internal... -
Just Kitchen: International Expansion to the Philippines
Management Case Study11.95View Details In May 2022, the founder and chief executive officer of Just Kitchen Holdings Corporation (Just Kitchen), a Canada-based and publicly listed operator... -
BikeCo and EngInc: Endless Possibilities (Handout A)
Management Case Study8.95View Details This experiential exercise is designed to teach students how joint ventures can entail inherent tensions that resemble a real-world prisoner's dilemma.... -
Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL): In search of new growth avenues to gas it up
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the growth strategy of Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) from its inception as a joint venture (JV) firm between GAIL (a state-owned enterprise... -
Engaging with Startups 2.0: Involving Competitors - A Telefónica Perspective
Management Case Study11.95View Details Telefónica, a large multinational telecommunication company, spends billions of dollars on internal R&D and engages with startups to accelerate its digital... -
David Beckham (A)
Management Case Study11.95View Details In January 2022, superstar-athlete-turned-entrepreneur David Beckham is deciding on a proposal that has the potential to significantly change the trajectory... -
World Innovation Lab - WiL: Transforming Japanese Corporations
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case features a protagonist (Gen Isayama - GSB 2003) who established and runs a VC firm/incubator called World Innovation Lab (WiL) that is based... -
Membertou First Nation: Possible Acquisition of Clearwater Seafoods
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2021, a coalition of seven First Nations communities was exploring a potential partnership with Premium Brand Holdings Corporation (Premium Brands).... -
Carling Property Development: Reflections of an Entrepreneur
Management Case Study11.95View Details In February 2020, Peter Maxwell received his share from the sale of the Australian property development company he had co-founded in 2002: US$115 million.... -
Genzyme/Geltex Pharmaceuticals Joint Venture
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In March 1997, an executive vice president of Genzyme Corporation must develop the terms by which the $518 billion (revenue) firm will form a joint venture... -
Winds of Change at Hero Honda
Management Case Study11.95View Details Pawan Munjal, the CEO of Hero Honda, started a media briefing in December 2010 with the statement: "This is the most important announcement I have made... -
A Note on International Joint Venture Advisory Roles
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Most managers in an international business are likely to be involved with international joint ventures (IJVs) during their career. IJVs have a greater...
