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- November 2000
- Teaching Note
Novell: World's Largest Network Software Company TN
By: Richard L. Nolan
Teaching Note for (9-300-038).
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Information Technology Industry
- August 2000 (Revised September 2002)
- Exercise
Working with Your Shadow Partner in Analyzing IT Strategic Partnering
By: Richard L. Nolan
A team-based exercise allowing students to conduct a strategy analysis of the leading companies in the IT business. Involves searching on the web for both public information sources and company information sources. The teams work together to analyze the information and...
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Nolan, Richard L. "Working with Your Shadow Partner in Analyzing IT Strategic Partnering." Harvard Business School Exercise 301-003, August 2000. (Revised September 2002.)
- November 1999
- Teaching Note
drugstore.com TN
By: Richard L. Nolan
Teaching Note for (9-300-036).
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- June 2024
- Supplement
Zeswitz Music (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: In July of 2013, Randy Shayler (HBS, 2012) acquired Zeswitz Music, a musical instrument rental company based in Reading,... View Details
Abstract: In July of 2013, Randy Shayler (HBS, 2012) acquired Zeswitz Music, a musical instrument rental company based in Reading,... View Details
Keywords:
Acquisition;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Business Strategy;
Revenue;
Marketing;
Music Industry;
Retail Industry
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Zeswitz Music (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-748, June 2024.
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
experiments offer evidence that debates about the relative costs and benefits of self-deception are informed by adopting a temporal view that assesses the cumulative impact of self-deception over time. Download the paper:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
ALAC International
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
ALAC International (ALAC) was awarded the U.S. distributorship of di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) which provided ALAC an opportunity to increase its sales and profits. But the opportunity required a significant additional investment in working capital. The DINP, shipped...
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- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
workday events can make or break employees' inner work lives. But it's forward momentum in meaningful work—progress that creates the best inner work lives. Through rigorous analysis of nearly 12,000 diary entries provided by 238 employees...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
ridiculed Babson's forecasting methods, which were informed by his belief, based on his reading of Isaac Newton, that economic "actions and reactions" (or depressions and expansions) would always be equal. But Babson was able to...
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Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
Working PapersContracting in the Self-reporting Economy (revised) Authors:Romana L. Autrey and Richard Sansing Abstract This paper examines the effect of accounting on the use of intellectual property. We analyze the licensing of...
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Martha Lagace
- August 1972
- Case
Airwick Industries, Inc.
By: Richard L. Nolan
Nolan, Richard L. "Airwick Industries, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 173-022, August 1972.
- September 2015 (Revised February 2016)
- Supplement
Novell (B): Board of Directors Aftermath of Hedge Fund Attack
By: Richard L. Nolan
No corporation and its board of directors is immune to a disruptive shareholder activist attack. The Novell (A) and (B) cases take students through a shareholder activist attack and its aftermath—a saga that spanned 5 years. The cases outline the activist playbook in...
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Nolan, Richard L. "Novell (B): Board of Directors Aftermath of Hedge Fund Attack." Harvard Business School Supplement 916-405, September 2015. (Revised February 2016.)
- August 1995
- Teaching Note
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: IT Organization and Architecture Challenges TN
By: Richard L. Nolan
Teaching Note for (9-196-017).
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- July 1995 (Revised December 1996)
- Background Note
Process of Creative Destruction, The: Business Transformation
By: Richard L. Nolan
Nolan, Richard L. "Process of Creative Destruction, The: Business Transformation." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-018, July 1995. (Revised December 1996.)
- May 1994 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Laura Ashley (B): Defining a Strategy
By: Richard L. Nolan
A turnaround CEO engineers a business transformation and formulates short-term and long-term strategy after assessing the business situation.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Management Teams;
Business Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Nolan, Richard L. "Laura Ashley (B): Defining a Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 194-143, May 1994. (Revised May 1995.)
- June 2001
- Teaching Note
Cisco Systems Architecture: ERP and Web-enabled IT TN
By: Richard L. Nolan
Teaching Note for (9-301-099).
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Keywords:
Information Technology Industry
- January 2001
- Teaching Note
IBM Corporation Turnaround TN
By: Richard L. Nolan
Teaching Note for (9-600-098).
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- September 2024
- Supplement
Red Hen Baking Company (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 "Red Hen...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Financial Strategy;
Financial Management;
Buildings and Facilities;
Finance;
Food;
Risk Management;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Vermont
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Red Hen Baking Company (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-710, September 2024.
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
Mela, a three-month-long Hindu festival. We estimate that the festival was attended by 61 million people, making it the largest gathering in the history of humanity. While we find strong overall evidence for both types of homophily for...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
by managers facing intertemporal decisions. We assess the association between different types of performance measures and the time horizon of business unit managers who have profit responsibility. Our results, based on a sample of 105...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
programs requires more than providing accessible, affordable care; it requires understanding what makes both end users and providers tick. By understanding the cognitive processes underlying our choices and applying the tools of...
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Anna Secino