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- August 2018 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Rev. Georgiette Morgan-Thomas & The American Hat Factory
By: Steven Rogers and Ariel Rogers
On a sunny Monday morning, Rev. Morgan-Thomas walked into her newly acquired hat factory thinking, “What have I gotten myself into? Things are worse than I imagined. Can I ever turn this company around given all of the known and unknown problems? Can I make it...
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Keywords:
Millinery;
Factory;
B-to-B;
B-to-C;
Women's Hats;
Crowns;
Brims;
Hat Maker;
Custom;
Wholesale;
Arts;
Buildings and Facilities;
Business Ventures;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Crisis;
Business History;
Fashion Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Pennsylvania
Rogers, Steven, and Ariel Rogers. "Rev. Georgiette Morgan-Thomas & The American Hat Factory." Harvard Business School Case 319-009, August 2018. (Revised May 2019.)
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
villages, and rural landlessness. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50542 Harvard Business School Case 316-085 Paez Paez, an Argentine start-up fashion brand, sold traditional alpargatas, a sleepy shoe...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
against this decision. Should Adobe reverse its decision? More generally, what new skills and capabilities does it need to develop as it reinvents itself? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/reinventing-adobe/an/514066-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
needed and more seats on the board will be demanded. The board will need to monetize the membership in whatever fashion ensures a profitable return of capital for the venture fund's investors. So my advice, if they believe Ello is still...
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- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54794 Harvard Business School Case 518-047 Armarium: Luxury Fashion Brands for Rent Armarium, a two-sided online platform that offered consumers the opportunity to rent the most coveted,...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Deconstructing the Price Tag
sentiment, the researchers conducted six lab experiments in which participants answered questions about a simulated website of a fashion retailer selling T-shirts. The research also included a field study of sales figures at a real online...
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- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
particular industry—both software engineers and fashion models are considered "specialized"—but 60 percent of the visas go to workers who specialize in science, engineering, and high-tech occupations. Top recipients of H-1B visas include...
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- 27 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Customer Loyalty Programs That Work
customer $20 in "Nordstrom Notes" that can be applied to future purchases. Depending on how much they spend annually, Fashion Rewards members also have access to perks such as concierge service and free alterations. A well-run...
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- 05 Apr 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction?
in an asymmetrical fashion (for example, through stock options), it is in their financial best interest to do M&A to add volatility to their business." Is M&A part of the natural Darwinian process of business, or is it rigged...
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by James Heskett
- 27 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction
innovations that can transform adversity and environmental waste into prosperity for climate-impacted communities in Nigeria. Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro is the Founder and CEO of MitiMeth, a company that uses water hyacinth, an invasive aquatic weed, to craft View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models
led to a pervasive problem: Virtually all e-commerce companies are losing money. So when we started working on a case with Zalora—a Southeast Asian fashion e-commerce company led by Paulo Campos (MBA 2010)—we thought about deliberately...
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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Getting Personal
consistent brand message. In the United States, BMW is a relatively new brand, some thirty or forty years old in terms of its American presence. Yuppies who bought BMWs in the 1980s now have kids, but kids are never going to buy the car their parents own. So BMW,...
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- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
the Balanced Scorecard. Supplier objectives and measures are typically incorporated within the "Achieve Operational Excellence" theme in the Internal Process perspective. (See Figure 2-2.) For example, a major fashion retailer,...
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by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- February 2023 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Doing Business in Nairobi, Kenya
By: Archie L. Jones, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Kuria Kamau
This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Nairobi, Kenya. It highlights Kenya's economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2024 in the context of its history, culture, and politics. The case gives an overview of some of the main...
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Keywords:
Business History;
Business and Government Relations;
Technological Innovation;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Economic Growth;
Financial Crisis;
Fashion Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Kenya;
Nairobi;
Africa
Jones, Archie L., Leonard A. Schlesinger, Pippa Tubman Armerding, and Kuria Kamau. "Doing Business in Nairobi, Kenya." Harvard Business School Case 323-086, February 2023. (Revised February 2024.)
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/716426-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 716-446 IC Group A/S IC Group owned several of Scandinavia's leading premium fashion brands. How should it respond to the decline of its...
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Sean Silverthorne
- March 2013
- Article
The Unintended Consequences of Ownership Transfer Planning
By: Josh Baron and Marion McCollom Hampton
The article discusses the challenges of passing down family businesses across generations, highlighting complexities in executive succession and estate planning. It emphasizes how emotional factors, complicated family dynamics, and unintended consequences influence...
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Keywords:
Estate Planning;
Family Business;
Family and Family Relationships;
Management Succession;
Family Ownership;
Fashion Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Fashion Industry
Baron, Josh, and Marion McCollom Hampton. "The Unintended Consequences of Ownership Transfer Planning." Trust & Estates 152, no. 3 (March 2013): 52–56.
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
created the distinctive Studebaker Hawk automobile. “Years later, I realized what an amazing place I had grown up in,” says Ross, who acknowledges her father’s influence on her own choice of careers — fashion product design. Over the past...
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- 19 Feb 2008
- News
The Scoop Behind the Silver Screen
Clayton was one of last year’s best films.” Mohit Bathija (HBS ’09) said he’s visited his cousin (a fashion designer) on the set of a Bollywood movie and hopes to do something in the entertainment and media space after graduation. “I try...
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- 06 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing
The recent collapse of the eight-story Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh was a red alert for every company that has embraced the "virtual organization" model and the outsourcing that goes with it. The lure of the model is obvious. Virtual corporations...
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- June 2010
- Teaching Note
Radiant Cosmetics: What's in a Pout? (TN)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Mary Ellen Webster Hammond
Teaching Note for 310003.
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