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- September 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Maxwell Shoe Company, Inc.
This case examines analysts' claim that Maxwell's stock was undervalued.
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Palepu, Krishna G. "Maxwell Shoe Company, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 100-038, September 1999. (Revised November 1999.)
- 30 Apr 2024
- Book
When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners
do with management. In the article, I used the case examples of Sears Auto Centers and Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation to challenge the view that individual character is fixed and unchanging, and to show how organisational factors—such as...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- September 2016
- Supplement
Financial Services at Falabella (B)
By: C. Fritz Foley and Agustin M. Hurtado
Supplements the (A) case and provides an update describing choices Falabella made.
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Keywords:
Consumer Credit;
Financial Management;
Corporate Strategy;
Credit;
Financial Institutions;
Financial Services Industry
Foley, C. Fritz, and Agustin M. Hurtado. "Financial Services at Falabella (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 217-017, September 2016.
- September 1997 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Jason Auerbach
Marvel Entertainment Group is the leading comic book publisher in the United States, with superheros like Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, and Captain America. It is also one of the leading manufacturers of sports and entertainment trading cards under the...
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Restructuring;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Borrowing and Debt;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Governance Controls;
Courts and Trials;
Planning;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., and Jason Auerbach. "Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group." Harvard Business School Case 298-059, September 1997. (Revised August 2007.)
- November 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Starbucks: Reaffirming Commitment to the Third Place Ideal
By: Francesca Gino, Katherine B. Coffman and Jeff Huizinga
On April 12, 2018, two African American entrepreneurs had scheduled a business meeting at a Starbucks in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. They sat without ordering, waiting for a local businessman to show up for the meeting. The store manager called 911...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Values and Beliefs;
Prejudice and Bias;
Crisis Management;
Employees;
Training
Gino, Francesca, Katherine B. Coffman, and Jeff Huizinga. "Starbucks: Reaffirming Commitment to the Third Place Ideal." Harvard Business School Case 920-016, November 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
- Web
Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research
Business, Government & the International Economy Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students September 2024 Case Burn the Gondolas? Venice, the Ghetto, and the Seasons of Capitalism By: Sophus A....
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- September 2017
- Article
Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting and Retaining Employees
By: Anais Thibault-Landry, Allan Schweyer and Ashley V. Whillans
Given the struggle that many organizations face hiring and retaining talent in today's tight labor market, it is critical to understand how to effectively reward employees. To address this question, we review relevant evidence that explains the importance of workplace...
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Rewards;
Total Reward Strategies;
Incentives;
Recognition;
Motivation;
Psychological Needs;
Employees;
Retention;
Motivation and Incentives;
Working Conditions
Thibault-Landry, Anais, Allan Schweyer, and Ashley V. Whillans. "Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting and Retaining Employees." Compensation & Benefits Review 49, no. 4 (September 2017): 230–246.
- Profile
Jillian Dorans
case method throws you straight into the deep end. This is the best possible preparation for my internship and my career 20 years from now. As business leaders, we won't always have the luxuries of ample preparation time or taking the...
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- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-041_1af09bde-47f9-4364-bad6-aaac464be909.pdf Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 715-008 The United Kingdom and the Means to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- February 2003 (Revised April 2003)
- Background Note
Note on Staffing in Professional Service Firms
By: Ashish Nanda
This case discusses the problem of balancing demand and supply of professionals within a professional services firm (PSF). It emphasizes how human resources management policies impact supply conditions and how market opportunities determine demand conditions. The case...
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Keywords:
Demand and Consumers;
Balance and Stability;
Supply and Industry;
Employees;
Service Industry
Nanda, Ashish. "Note on Staffing in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 903-110, February 2003. (Revised April 2003.)
- June 1984 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Commissioner v. Duberstein
By: Henry B. Reiling
In two cases consolidated for decision, the Court articulates the tests to be used when deciding whether an item is income or a gift and therefore, not income. Both cases are colorful. The first involves the unsolicited receipt of a Cadillac. The second involves...
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Reiling, Henry B. "Commissioner v. Duberstein." Harvard Business School Case 284-074, June 1984. (Revised July 2005.)
- Program
Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation—Virtual
growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method. Admissions Criteria and Process We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling,...
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- 05 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
The Reflective Leader
Professor Tom DeLong or Professor Scott Snook, there is always more than enough laughter to ensure we still had fun back on campus. Like my full-time MBA experience, the cases discussed during the course focused on the tough personal...
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- November 2018
- Teaching Note
Cepuros Foods Malaysia: Finding the Secret Sauce for Growth, Teaching Note (Brief Case)
By: John A. Quelch and Katherine B. Hartman
Brief Case Teaching Note for HBS No. 919-513.
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- December 2002
- Supplement
Basic Statistics from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, 2002
By: David A. Moss and Sarah A. Brennan
Spreadsheet for use with case (9-703-030). Download Only.
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- October 2021 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
PittaRosso: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Pricing and Promotion
By: Ayelet Israeli
PittaRosso, a traditional Italian shoe retailer, is implementing an AI system to provide pricing and promotion recommendations. The system allows them to implement changes that would affect both the top of funnel and bottom of funnel activities for the company: once...
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Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence;
Pricing;
Pricing Algorithm;
Pricing Decisions;
Pricing Strategy;
Pricing Structure;
Promotion;
Promotions;
Online Marketing;
Data-driven Decision-making;
Data-driven Management;
Retail;
Retail Analytics;
AI;
Price;
Advertising Campaigns;
Analytics and Data Science;
Analysis;
Digital Marketing;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Marketing Strategy;
Marketing;
Transformation;
Decision Making;
AI and Machine Learning;
Retail Industry;
Italy
Israeli, Ayelet. "PittaRosso: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Pricing and Promotion." Harvard Business School Case 522-046, October 2021. (Revised June 2022.)
- November 2006 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Strategy in the Twenty First Century Pharmaceutical Industry: Merck & Co. and Pfizer Inc.
By: David J. Collis and Troy Smith
The global pharmaceutical industry has gone through substantial changes in the last few decades and pharmaceutical firms face major challenges including headline-grabbing litigation, imminent patent expirations, new technologies, rising drug development costs, generic...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Development;
Research and Development;
Corporate Strategy;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States
Collis, David J., and Troy Smith. "Strategy in the Twenty First Century Pharmaceutical Industry: Merck & Co. and Pfizer Inc." Harvard Business School Case 707-509, November 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
- May 2020
- Case
Big Boom Beverages: Fight or Flight?
By: Stephen A. Greyser and William Ellet
Four college friends market a beverage that combines ingredients like those in a drink they consumed in college bars. It includes a caffeinated energy drink, malt liquor, and a soft drink flavoring. They launch the business, Big Boom Beverages (BBB), with their own...
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Keywords:
Alcoholic Beverages;
Energy Drinks;
Regulation;
Entrepreneurship;
Ethics;
Marketing Communications;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Reputation;
Communication Strategy;
Decision Making
Greyser, Stephen A., and William Ellet. "Big Boom Beverages: Fight or Flight?" Harvard Business School Brief Case 920-557, May 2020.
- March 2022
- Module Note
Navigating Nascent Industries and Product Categories
By: Rory McDonald
This Note introduces a module of cases used at Harvard Business School to teach fundamental concepts about navigating nascent industries and product categories. It elaborates a set of ‘innovation tensions’ that managers must address in these domains. In connecting the...
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McDonald, Rory. "Navigating Nascent Industries and Product Categories." Harvard Business School Module Note 622-097, March 2022.
- December 2018
- Supplement
iyzico: Fundraising in Emerging Markets (B)
By: Marco Di Maggio and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in July 2016 as Barbaros Ozbugutu, co-founder and CEO of the Istanbul-based payment technology start-up iyzico, contemplates the pros and cons of the different term sheets the company has received for its Series C round. The case then informs the reader...
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Keywords:
Iyzico;
Fundraising;
Business Startups;
Venture Capital;
Emerging Markets;
Negotiation Offer;
Decision Choices and Conditions
Di Maggio, Marco, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "iyzico: Fundraising in Emerging Markets (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 219-065, December 2018.