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- 07 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century
working to expand a fledgling business operating in a new, as yet largely undefined, market. Heinz and Noble believed that they had no time to lose. To make the most of the opportunity they saw before them, they would have to use their... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn
- Fall 2021
- Article
When to Go and How to Go? Founder and Leader Transitions in Private Equity Firms
By: Josh Lerner and Diana Noble
Leadership transition in private equity firms is an understudied field, despite the important, albeit controversial, role such firms play in developed economies. We analyzed 260 firms in an empirical study, supplemented by qualitative interviews with a small sample of... View Details
Lerner, Josh, and Diana Noble. "When to Go and How to Go? Founder and Leader Transitions in Private Equity Firms." Journal of Alternative Investments 24, no. 2 (Fall 2021): 9–30.
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
inventions and IP (by selling it to IV) and then using its scale and aggregate IP portfolio to extract revenues from potential licensees (usually technology companies). Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710423-PDF-ENG View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores
As big box bookstores Barnes & Noble and Borders spread across the landscape in the 1990s, retail observers sounded the death knell for small, independent booksellers. But they had no idea of the onslaught that was coming. Amazon.com... View Details
- 03 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018
investments from overlapping funds, left the Berkshire team in a difficult situation. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218028-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 118-034 Fair Value Accounting Controversy at Noble Group... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?
be a better person. Max disagreed, suggesting instead that loyalty has a dark side, since it causes people to make bad decisions.” In Hildreth’s view, a strong sense of loyalty within individuals makes them more ethical, by sparking more View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
employees is "a competitive world, in which you come to work every day just a little bit scared." Making The Pie Bigger If you're an independent operator and an industry giant like Wal-Mart or Barnes & Noble enters your... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- December 2012 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
Plastiq
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Gaurav Jain, Liroy Haddad, Luke Langford and Matt Noble
The young CEO of a venture-backed startup needs to figure out his go to market strategy and the right profile for his first key sales hires. Should he develop partnerships with channels that would provide leverage or build out a direct sales force? And should the sales... View Details
Keywords: Payments; Sales; Channels; Credit Cards; Digital Platforms; Selection and Staffing; Cost vs Benefits; Salesforce Management; Marketing Channels; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Management Systems
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Gaurav Jain, Liroy Haddad, Luke Langford, and Matt Noble. "Plastiq." Harvard Business School Case 813-125, December 2012. (Revised October 2022.)
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
and Noble in books, Best Buy in electronics—offer similar rewards. Boots, the UK-based pharmacy and beauty supply retailer, offers a substantial reward of 4 percent, but that rate is more exception than rule. This type of reward is... View Details
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
companies with widely recognized brands. Eisenmann cites Barnes & Noble as a clear example of the latter. "It took Barnes & Noble 18 months to wake up to the threat posed by Amazon.com," he... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘The Strategist’
matter how hard you and your people work, no matter how wonderful your culture, no matter how good your products, or how noble your motives, if you don't get strategy right, everything else you do is at risk. My goal in this book is to... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery
- 12 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs
Consider two organizations with the same noble purpose: to solve the problem of poor eyesight in developing countries. The first, the Centre for Vision in the Developing World, follows a traditional nonprofit model, soliciting donations... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
Swiss man who met a tragic end—but died with noble intentions. "In a letter to Romero he wrote that he just wanted to be remembered for having contributed something to this place," Lurtz says. "It was a lovely sentiment. He ended up being... View Details
- 01 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil
building a better car. When Amazon.com bested Barnes & Noble on the Internet, among B&N's responses was to sue Amazon, alleging fraudulent advertising. Then the laggard company enters phase three: Cosmetic change. Executives... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
point to some form of business engagement in their districts. But on closer examination, much of that engagement can be characterized as "checkbook philanthropy" in the form of donated money, goods, and scholarships. "These are View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
matching system for New England, correcting public school choice programs in New York and Boston, and tackling markets for new medical residents, economists, and lawyers. That same year, Christine L. Exley and Elena Battles launched a startup called Wagaroo in another... View Details
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
to be part of something great, to be inspired by what is great and noble in business. We can do more to tap into this desire. Palepu: We could keep going for several more hours, but unfortunately, we're out of time. I'd just like to... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
publisher), Barnes & Noble (the largest bricks-&-mortar retailer), Apple and Sony (as manufacturers of competing devices), Google (as a major provider of free e-content), and Adobe (as a competitor in creating an e-book standard).... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
at risk? Alvarez: In the worst shape are the stores that said: I can fix that. Maybe it's not fixable—maybe 80 percent of your products are now going to be sold online or in a digital format, like books. Barnes & Noble and Staples are... View Details
- 17 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
responsible activities is not what companies do best and, according to critics, is thus a poor allocation of corporate resources. The third criticism has to do with due process and democratic institutions. Even laudable and noble actions... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls