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- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?
found that the underlying organizational principles run contrary to the conventional procedures of the blue-chip marketers like Procter & Gamble and The Coca-Cola Company, companies that other companies typically imitate. These...
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by Manda Salls
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
points. Pseudo-set framing changes gambling choices (Study 1), effort (Studies 2 and 3), giving behavior (Field Data and Study 4), and purchase decisions (Study 5). These effects persist in the absence of any reward, when a cost must be...
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Carmen Nobel
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
Microsoft and Procter & Gamble each discovered. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/06/the-globe-segmenting-the-base-of-the-pyramid/ar/1 The Ambidextrous CEO Authors:Michael L. Tushman, Wendy K. Smith, and Andy Binns...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, has used music and singing to help staffers think in unconventional ways. Poet David Whyte brings poetry to corporations such as Merck and Procter & Gamble to stir creativity by helping...
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by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
typical new player, for example, might spend over $100 million in advertising. "There is a big rush for market share," explains Crane. "Firms are gambling that when the dust settles, they will be one of the survivors." F. Warren McFarlan,...
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by Susan Young
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Financial Services 24/7
offerings. A typical new player, for example, might spend over $100 million in advertising. "There is a big rush for market share," explains Crane. "Firms are gambling that when the dust settles, they will be one of the survivors." F....
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Susan Young
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
consumer technology - no matter how amazing or elegant - means nothing unless it is useful, convenient, and readily accepted by customers. The fact that his wife's MBA degree didn't ease the drudgery of tracking the family's finances gave Cook, a veteran of Procter &...
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- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
doing them. It would be easier to love gambling casinos in China, which are going to grow a lot more than magazines, but I love journalists, editors, and advertisers. Journalists are wired to be in the game, striving, trying...there’s...
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- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
Gamble or American Airlines); the maker of a key component (such as microchip maker Intel); the supplier or assembler (such as Dell or Arrow Electronics); or the distributor (such as W. W. Grainger) or retailer (such as Wal-Mart). A...
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- November 2017
- Teaching Note
Reinventing Best Buy
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Teaching Note for HBS No. 716-455.
On March 1, 2017, Best Buy Company, Inc., North America’s largest retailer of consumer electronics and appliances, announced a third year of comparable-store sales increases and a 20.8% increase in domestic comparable online sales....
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Best Buy;
Hubert Joly;
Renew Blue;
Showrooming;
Webrooming;
E-commerce;
E-Commerce Strategy;
Online Retail;
Multichannel Retailing;
Omnichannel;
Marketplaces;
Turnaround;
Consumer Electronics;
Consumer Electronics Accessories;
Appliances;
Stores-within-stores;
Store Experience;
Store Size;
Store Pickup;
Store Management;
Delivery;
Delivery Models;
Amazon;
Amazon.com;
Pricing Strategy;
Business Subsidiaries;
Business Units;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
For-Profit Firms;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Satisfaction;
Entertainment;
Film Entertainment;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Music Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Theater Entertainment;
Price;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geographic Scope;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Business History;
Cost;
Selection and Staffing;
Reports;
Technological Innovation;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Human Capital;
Leading Change;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Teams;
Brands and Branding;
Product Marketing;
Consumer Behavior;
Demand and Consumers;
Media;
Distribution;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Distribution Channels;
Infrastructure;
Product;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Programs;
Groups and Teams;
Sales;
Salesforce Management;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Expansion;
Technology;
Hardware;
Information Technology;
Internet;
Mobile Technology;
Online Technology;
Search Technology;
Software;
Web;
Web Sites;
Wireless Technology;
Resource Allocation;
Computer Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Retail Industry;
Service Industry;
Technology Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Video Game Industry;
United States;
Minnesota;
Minneapolis;
Saint Paul;
St. Paul
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
companies, lift outs represent a gamble on credibility, portability of performance, and human capital. Such moves may destroy relationships—with former colleagues, clients, and vendors—and impair the employees’ effectiveness for years to...
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- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced headline double-digit earnings per share growth for the year ended June 30. A closer look at the numbers suggested a less healthy picture. Sales, volumes, and operating profits were down. Investors...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
points out, many different actors must come together to form an entrepreneurial ecosystem, from risk-taking founders to the angel investors willing to gamble on them to the service providers—e.g., real estate agents, lawyers—willing to...
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- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
to create substantial wealth for the company's shareholders would be lost. As it was, the company's founder and CEO had already gambled by investing in enough production capacity for acceptance in the niche beverage market-before a market...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
on its way to the successful creation of an entirely new business segment. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410052-PDF-ENG Gillette Company (E): Procter & Gamble Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew BirdHarvard...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
brings poetry to corporations such as Merck and Procter & Gamble to stir creativity by helping employees bridge their analytical and artistic sides. Such efforts are designed to reach employees at a deeper level. By engaging more of...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso
- Web
Art Nature Business
irreparable damage to the earth and will soon have no choice but to gamble on increasingly dubious theories. A favorite theory of engineers as a last resort to stop global warming is the blocking out of the sun. With this body of work I...
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- July 2024
- Case
Wizards of the Coast and Magic: The Rebounding
By: Boris Groysberg and Tom Quinn
This case traces the history and growth of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. From its development in 1993 by tiny studio Wizards of the Coast, to Wizards’ acquisition by toy giant Hasbro in 1999, to its evolution into a billion-dollar brand in 2023,...
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Business Growth and Maturation;
Change Management;
Transformation;
Cost vs Benefits;
Business Cycles;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Global Strategy;
Growth and Development;
Selection and Staffing;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Leadership;
Intellectual Property;
Job Design and Levels;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Leading Change;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Management Succession;
Risk Management;
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Expansion;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Product Development;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
United States;
Washington (state, US);
Seattle;
Japan
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
gambling that caused rice prices to rise. However, when the price of rice fell to record lows in the late 1720s, the samurai (whose income was tied to the value of rice) saw their economic position fall relative to the merchant class,...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
America on the Move - U.S. Competitiveness
cycles, particularly for ocean freight rates. I don't want to be an expert at gambling and hedging what it's going to cost to move containers. Regulation and deregulation. Congestion delays at ports. Ice storms and snow storms around the...
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