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- January 1995 (Revised March 1995)
- Teaching Note
Georgetown Leather Design TN
By: Walter J. Salmon and David Wylie
Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry
- September 1994
- Case
Benetton: The "United Colors" Communications Campaigns
By: James L. Heskett, Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Heskett, James L., Stephen A. Greyser, and Norman Klein. Benetton: The "United Colors" Communications Campaigns. Harvard Business School Case 595-032, September 1994.
- October 1980 (Revised July 1985)
- Case
Stride Rite Corp. (A)
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "Stride Rite Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 581-039, October 1980. (Revised July 1985.)
- April 1991
- Case
Everwear Industries
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "Everwear Industries." Harvard Business School Case 491-122, April 1991.
- April 1996 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
City Year Enterprise
City Year, a national, nonprofit, youth-service corps, decided to diversify its funding base by seeking opportunities to gain "earned income." In 1995, the initiative, dubbed "City Year Enterprise," had already launched its first project, a collaboration with the... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Partners and Partnerships; Joint Ventures; Social Entrepreneurship; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
Dees, J. Gregory, and Jaan Elias. "City Year Enterprise." Harvard Business School Case 396-196, April 1996. (Revised June 1996.)
- November 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Supplement
Levi Strauss & Co.: Global Sourcing (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jane Palley Katz
Describes the decision taken by Levi Strauss & Co.'s CEO. View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Jane Palley Katz. "Levi Strauss & Co.: Global Sourcing (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-128, November 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- December 1994 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Jensen Shoes: Jane Kravitz's Story
Jane Kravitz (Caucasian female), strategic product manager, and Lyndon Twitchell (African American male), a member of her staff at Jensen Shoes, a successful producer and marketer of casual, athletic, and children's footwear, are assigned to new positions and to each... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Race Characteristics; Attitudes; Personal Development and Career; Performance Evaluation; Gender Characteristics; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Gentile, Mary C., and Pamela J. Maus. "Jensen Shoes: Jane Kravitz's Story." Harvard Business School Case 395-120, December 1994. (Revised May 2008.)
- August 1993 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Prochnik: Privatization of a Polish Clothing Manufacturer
Prochnik was a large state-owned clothing manufacturer located in the textile-production-intensive region of Lodz, Poland. In the early months of economic reform, Prochnik was one of the first five state enterprises to be privatized through initial public offerings and... View Details
Loveman, Gary W., and David T. Kotchen. "Prochnik: Privatization of a Polish Clothing Manufacturer." Harvard Business School Case 394-038, August 1993. (Revised January 1994.)
- October 1984
- Teaching Note
NIKE (E1): The Announcement, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-385-034). View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
effort, Project Change, was honored for its work in four medium-sized U.S. cities where the San Francisco-based apparel company operates. The company has a long tradition of humanitarian outreach. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 14 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team
bankers, programmers, creatives, and general managers often leave with a team of colleagues to join a competitor. This phenomenon is called a lift out. It is observed in industries as diverse as medicine, advertising, software development, and View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
execution of tests, and other factors for suboptimal sales. When a product testing method is developed with care and refined on a regular basis, the results can substantially improve forecasts. We helped develop a testing method at one View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
Sneakers Game “Our goal is to be the kind of start-up that would terrify Nike—if Nike didn’t already own us.” Ron Faris, general manager of S23NYC, a Manhattan-based digital studio owned by sports apparel giant Nike, is on the phone with... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Feb 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Auditor Independence and Outsourcing: Aligning Incentives to Mitigate Shilling and Shirking
Whitney Stevens
Having inherited his fathers labor problems, Whitney Stevens’ early years at his family’s company were dominated by struggles with textile unions. Though the family strongly opposed the organizations, Whitney was forced to acquiesce and allow for unionization of J. P.... View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
Barry Schwartz
Schwartz is the business half of Calvin Klein Inc.’s leadership, and without his industry savvy, Klein’s popular fashion designs could not have become so successful. Schwartz’s attentive management style allowed the company to purchase its long time manufacturer... View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
Roger Milliken
Deering, Milliken and Company was founded in 1865 and had primarily been a selling house for cloth producers in the south. When Roger Milliken inherited the business in 1947, he changed the focus of the company, buying numerous mills and consolidating them into one... View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
Hattie Carnegie
Carnegie was considered one of the most influential contributors to American fashion for over five decades. Her French-inspired designs became the toast of the high fashion world during the thirties and forties. Though she initially catered to a very wealthy clientele,... View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
- 09 Mar 2023
- News
Four Alumni Clubs Mark Milestone Year
Clubs News Clubs News HBS Association of Boston Commemorates Centennial In 2023, the HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) is commemorating its Centennial Year with activities and events aimed at celebrating a century of alumni accomplishments, exploring the trends shaping... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley