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Knowledge Creation at Eisai Co., Ltd.
Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Nonaka, Ikujiro; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-711492-EStrategyEisai has used knowledge creation as the engine of growth for its operation in Japan and was wondering if it can be utilized on a global scale.Starting at €8.20
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Asahi Net: Bringing Innovation to Education
Takeuchi, HirotakaCase HBS-711498-EStrategyASAHI Net developed a cloud-based platform for higher education institutions to use in Japan and was wondering if that platform could be accepted in the U.S. as well.Starting at €8.20
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The Great East Japan Earthquake (D): Lawson's Response
Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Stone, Victor; Abughannam, Samer; D Incau, Sebastien; Driscoll, Jonathan; Hill, Katharine; Reynolds, JeffreyCase HBS-713441-EStrategySupplement for case 712480. CEO Niinami Takeshi (HBS '91) stared out his corner office window as the Tokyo skyscrapers swayed and the concrete trembled. He was in the midst of the largest seismic event to hit Japan in recorded history. Lawson's managers understood earthquake response. They had prior experience from the earthquakes in Kobe (1995), and Chuetsu (2007).Starting at €5.74
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The Great East Japan Earthquake (F): Google Japan's Response and Recovery Efforts
Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Tanaka, Tomoharu; Krut, Kavi; Bishop, March; Bisutti, E. Kyle; Zalisk, AdamCase HBS-716474-EStrategyStarting at €5.74
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The Great East Japan Earthquake (H): Oisix's Recovery Efforts
Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Hanai, Azusa; Hanley, Mimi; Jackson, Brittani; Kao, Joanna; Landro, BlakeCase HBS-716476-EStrategyStarting at €8.20
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The Great East Japan Earthquake (J): You Home Clinic's Recovery Efforts
Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Yonekura, Akio; Bassani, Jonathan; Harreld, Chris; Zong, Alan; Stone, VictorCase HBS-716478-EStrategyStarting at €8.20
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The Great East Japan Earthquake (K): Oh!Guts!'s Recovery Efforts
Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Kure, Bunsho; Levine, Andrew; Park, Andrew; Selhorst, Bria; Zhou, AdelynCase HBS-716479-EStrategyStarting at €8.20
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TerraPower
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; Lassiter, Joseph B.; McQuade, JamesCase HBS-813108-EEntrepreneurshipJohn Gilleland, CEO of TerraPower, returned to his office after a lengthy meeting with potential investors. It was October 2012, and TerraPower was in the process of raising a $200M Series C round to finance the ongoing development of its next-generation nuclear reactor. Though early in the fundraising process, Gilleland noted that this most recent conversation was similar to conversations with other interested cleantech growth equity investors. ...Starting at €8.20
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Carbon Engineering
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Misra, SidCase HBS-814040-EEntrepreneurshipDr. David Keith, President of Carbon Engineering, a company based in Calgary, Alberta, is commercializing a technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The company plans to market the captured CO2 to produce low carbon transportation fuels in markets such as California where regulation, derived from a state law designed to manage climate change, restricts the maximum carbon intensity of transportation fuel.Starting at €8.20
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Husk Power: Scaling the Venture
Roth, Benjamin N.; Lassiter, Joseph B.; Rigol, NataliaCase HBS-819069-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2018, Husk Power had just raised $20 million to scale operations for a second time. From 2007 through 2013, Husk built 80 biomass waste (primarily rice husk from rice mills) plants that provided electricity to 250,000 villagers and shop owners spread across 350 villages in India and Africa.
By 2015, Husk underwent a major pivot. Rather than a rural electrification vision aimed at providing power to rural households through biomass...Starting at €8.20