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- September 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
Hot Wheels at Mattel: Reinventing the Wheel
By: Elie Ofek, Andres Terech and Nicole Tempest Keller
In 2017, Chris Down, Global Brand General Manager for Hot Wheels, and his team from the Advanced Play Group within Mattel, Inc., were considering which innovation path to pursue in order to "future proof" the Hot Wheels franchise going forward. Hot Wheels was the...
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Keywords:
Toys;
Industry Evolution;
Innovation Strategy;
Product Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Decision Making;
Digital Transformation
Ofek, Elie, Andres Terech, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Hot Wheels at Mattel: Reinventing the Wheel." Harvard Business School Case 521-015, September 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- 07 Nov 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Less Becoming More?
Summing Up Less is increasingly more, at least in the minds of customers, according to nearly every respondent to this month's column. However, some cite product complexity as the cause of rising real and psychological consumer...
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- January 2018
- Case
Under Armour
By: Rory McDonald, Clayton M. Christensen, Daniel West and Jonathan E. Palmer
After 20 years of growth unprecedented in the sports apparel industry, Under Armour finds itself with a new record to beat: making the leap from $5 to $10 billion in sales—a feat only accomplished to date by competitors Nike and Adidas. At the heart of this challenge...
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Keywords:
Under Armour;
Nike;
Adidas;
"Jobs To Be Done;
Purpose Brands;
Entrepreneurship;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Innovation Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Growth Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Sports Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Health Industry;
Technology Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States;
Maryland;
Baltimore
McDonald, Rory, Clayton M. Christensen, Daniel West, and Jonathan E. Palmer. "Under Armour." Harvard Business School Case 618-020, January 2018.
- Web
Required Curriculum - MBA
effective leaders by addressing the human side of enterprise. The first modules examine teams, individuals, and networks in the context of: The determinants of group culture. Managing the performance of individual subordinates....
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- January 2023 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Veeva Systems and the Transformation to a Public Benefit Corporation
By: Ranjay Gulati and Allison M. Ciechanover
Peter Gassner, the co-founder and CEO of Veeva Systems, steered the company through rapid scaling from its launch in 2007 to 2022. Year after year, the company had exceeded expectations, with its market capitalization reaching $50 billion at its peak. By 2022, the...
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- September 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Electronic Arts: The Blockbuster Strategy
Describes the process that the firm employs to allocate resources to new product development projects. Examines whether the firm can sustain its competitive advantage given its existing game design process.
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Keywords:
Resource Allocation;
Competitive Advantage;
Decision Making;
Product Development;
Video Game Industry
Roberto, Michael, and Gina Carioggia. "Electronic Arts: The Blockbuster Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 304-013, September 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
- April 2005
- Case
Handleman Company
By: Janice H. Hammond and Kevin Dolan
Describes the organization and operations of the Handleman Co., an intermediary in the music industry that buys recorded music and resells it to mass retailers such as Wal-Mart. The company provides distribution, inventory management, retail merchandising, and category...
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Keywords:
Business Organization;
Music Entertainment;
Cost Management;
Growth and Development;
Business or Company Management;
Distribution Channels;
Problems and Challenges;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Online Technology;
Value Creation;
Music Industry
Hammond, Janice H., and Kevin Dolan. "Handleman Company." Harvard Business School Case 605-024, April 2005.
- May 2023 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain
By: Shirley Lu and Robert S. Kaplan
The case describes Harvard University’s consideration to decarbonize its supply chain by replacing cement with a low-carbon substitute called Pozzotive®. Developed and produced by Urban Mining Industries, Pozzotive® is a ground-glass material made with post-consumer...
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Keywords:
Carbon Emissions;
Blockchain;
Supply Chain;
Green Technology;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability
Lu, Shirley, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain." Harvard Business School Case 123-076, May 2023. (Revised June 2023.)
- July 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Athletic Brewing Company: Crafting the U.S. Non-Alcoholic Beer Category
By: Ayelet Israeli and Anne V. Wilson
Athletic Brewing Company (“Athletic,” for short) was founded by Bill Shufelt and John Walker in 2017. In creating Athletic, Shufelt and Walker opened the first U.S. brewery and taproom fully devoted to the production of non-alcoholic (NA) craft beer. By 2021, Athletic...
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Keywords:
Advertising;
Brands and Branding;
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Product Positioning;
Product Launch;
Product Design;
Product;
Competition;
Marketing;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth Management;
Cultural Entrepreneurship;
Culture;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Israeli, Ayelet, and Anne V. Wilson. "Athletic Brewing Company: Crafting the U.S. Non-Alcoholic Beer Category." Harvard Business School Case 523-021, July 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- July 1990
- Case
Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (B)
By: Kim B. Clark and Brent D. Barnett
Ceramics Process Systems (CPS) is an advanced ceramics company facing problems with lead time in product/process development, and late delivery of prototype parts to its customers. Engineering is confronted with difficult technical problems and multiple objectives...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Business Processes;
Management Practices and Processes;
Supply Chain Management;
Machinery and Machining;
Goals and Objectives;
Resource Allocation;
Customer Satisfaction;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Manufacturing Industry
Clark, Kim B., and Brent D. Barnett. "Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 691-006, July 1990.
- Research Summary
Delegation of Authority in Oligopoly
This paper studies the consequences of product-market competition on firms' decisions to delegate more or fewer decision-making responsibilities to managers. By simultaneously addressing the choice of both competitive actions and organizational design, the paper... View Details
- August 2023
- Case
BYD, China, and Global Electric Vehicle Rivalry
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Max Hancock
In 2023, BYD, a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker, surpassed Tesla to become the world's best-selling EV brand. BYD began selling mobile phone batteries in 1995, acquired a license to sell vehicles in 2002, and spent two decades building its EV brand, growing its...
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- September 2024
- Supplement
Revenue Solutions, LLC (B)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Pre-abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
Abstract: This (B) case supplement is designed for use by faculty only to support classroom instruction in conjunction with "Revenue...
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Keywords:
Financial Strategy;
Financial Management;
Marketing;
Joint Ventures;
Brands and Branding;
Partners and Partnerships;
Small Business;
Ownership;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
California
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Revenue Solutions, LLC (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-708, September 2024.
- Article
Turning Waste into By-Product
By: Deishin Lee
This paper studies how a firm can create and capture value by converting a waste stream into a useful and saleable by-product (i.e., implementing by-product synergy [BPS]). We show that BPS creates an operational synergy between two products that are jointly produced....
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Keywords:
Value Creation;
Innovation and Invention;
Cost Management;
Opportunities;
Market Participation;
Framework;
Profit;
Competition;
Wastes and Waste Processing;
Product;
Business Processes
Lee, Deishin. "Turning Waste into By-Product." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 13, no. 1 (Winter 2011).
- October 2004 (Revised July 2011)
- Case
AT&T 2000-2004
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kerry Herman
Provides an update on CEO Michael Armstrong's "Project Grand Slam" strategy to build the value of AT&T by offering a complete, integrated telecommunications solution to both corporate and residential customers, including wireless and wire line telephone, Internet,...
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Keywords:
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Customers;
Business or Company Management;
Failure;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Networks;
Corporate Strategy;
Internet;
Wireless Technology;
Value Creation;
Telecommunications Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kerry Herman. "AT&T 2000-2004." Harvard Business School Case 705-425, October 2004. (Revised July 2011.)
- September 2017 (Revised July 2018)
- Case
CyberArk: Protecting the Keys to the IT Kingdom
By: Raffaella Sadun, David Yoffie and Margot Eiran
CyberArk was the recognized leader in the Privileged Account Management (PAM) space, a cybersecurity subsegment it had essentially created to secure organizations’ IT systems and sensitive data. Over 17 years, the Israeli company had grown to a market capitalization of...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Culture;
Competitive Advantage;
Information Technology;
Cybersecurity;
Information Technology Industry;
Israel;
United States
Sadun, Raffaella, David Yoffie, and Margot Eiran. "CyberArk: Protecting the Keys to the IT Kingdom." Harvard Business School Case 718-418, September 2017. (Revised July 2018.)
- January 2007
- Case
AMD: A Customer-Centric Approach to Innovation
By: Elie Ofek and Lauren Barley
AMD's launch of the Opteron microprocessor in 2003 has allowed the company to make inroads into the lucrative server segment. A long-time follower to Intel, AMD management felt it was in a position to lead the microprocessor industry in new directions. However, in 2006...
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Keywords:
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Price;
Leadership;
Brands and Branding;
Product Launch;
Product Development;
Competitive Strategy;
Customization and Personalization;
Semiconductor Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Lauren Barley. "AMD: A Customer-Centric Approach to Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 507-037, January 2007.
- February 2014 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Red Star Furniture Group Co. Ltd.
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Pedro Nueno
Founded in 1986, Red Star had become the leading department store in China for furniture and home equipment products (bathroom, lamps, textiles complements, etc.). The business model of Red Star was to provide adequate space for vendors (that rented the space) in good...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets;
Growth Strategy And Execution;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Retail Industry;
China
Palepu, Krishna G., and Pedro Nueno. "Red Star Furniture Group Co. Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 114-053, February 2014. (Revised March 2014.)
- 25 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control
identifying recurring problems. User communities can also lower costs by providing limited product support—especially for products and services that have been phased out—or informal support for hiring and...
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by Danielle Kost
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Wrapping Your Alliances In a World Wide Web
widespread; in a survey of fifty global manufacturing companies, 62 percent reported that they used primarily manual methods to share production schedules with their partners, with one respondent stating, "Our biggest coordination...
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by Andrew McAfee