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- 02 Nov 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is Antitrust Just a Quaint Notion in the Digital Age?
merger of Office Depot and Staples, ending a marriage that would have reduced the number of big box office supply specialty chains to two, the other being Office Max. In seeking to stop the merger, the...
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Keywords:
by James Heskett;
Retail;
Technology;
Telecommunications;
Communications;
Consumer Products;
Service
- Teaching Interest
Immersive Field Course: China and Taiwan
By: Willy C. Shih
I designed this course to enable students to examine cross-strait issues between the Peoples Republic of China and the Republic of China—(Taiwan) at a critical juncture. Many products produced for the global marketplace—televisions, computers and computer components,...
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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Climate Change Optimist
Verizon’s move to shift its energy use to 50 percent renewables by 2025, and supply chain programs to increase carbon sequestration through soil health initiatives with companies like Danone and Cargill:...
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Julia Hanna; photo by Seth Lowe
- March 2007
- Supplement
IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge
Bartlett, Christopher A. "IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 907-801, March 2007.
- March 2012 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Leadership at Echoing Green (A)
By: Julie Battilana, Thomas DeLong and James Weber
Keywords:
Leadership
Battilana, Julie, Thomas DeLong, and James Weber. "Leadership at Echoing Green (A)." Harvard Business School Case 412-090, March 2012. (Revised January 2015.)
- 2016
- Working Paper
Signaling without Certification: The Critical Role of Civil Society Scrutiny
By: Susan A. Kayser, John W. Maxwell and Michael W. Toffel
In response to stakeholders' growing concerns, companies are joining voluntary environmental programs to signal their superior environmental management capabilities. In contrast to the literature's focus on certification programs that require a third-party audit, we...
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Keywords:
United Nations;
Labor Standards;
Supplier Relationship;
Procurement;
Sustainability;
Sustainability Management;
Quality And Safety;
Risk;
Globalization;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Governance;
Working Conditions;
Supply Chain Management;
Supply Chain;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Quality;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Safety;
Reputation
Kayser, Susan A., John W. Maxwell, and Michael W. Toffel. "Signaling without Certification: The Critical Role of Civil Society Scrutiny." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-009, August 2014. (Revised July 2016.)
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
peterhowell Summing Up: Is the Current US Economic Expansion Primarily in the Hands of the Fed? New applications of technology and the expansion of the service economy may contribute to prolonged economic expansion. But they represent just two of many other influences....
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- December 2011
- Teaching Note
Bergerac Systems: The Challenge of Backward Integration (Brief Case)
By: David A. Garvin and Sunru Yong
Teaching Note for Product # 4381
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- September 2015
- Teaching Note
Sustainability at IKEA Group
Can IKEA Group double its global sales within a decade by expending in emerging markets while implementing on its ambitious sustainability strategy that included focusing on raw material sourcing and suppliers’ production processes? The case focuses on IKEA Group’s...
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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Ideas: Faculty Research Online
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior? Surprise! Managers are not always rational decision-makers. In this interview, Assistant Professor Noel Watson and Rogelio Oliva discuss how human behavior affects View Details
- Fast Answer
Sustainability in CPG and Retail
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- July 2023
- Supplement
Sian Flowers: Fresher by Sea? – PowerPoint Supplement
By: Willy C. Shih and Michael W. Toffel
- May 2016 (Revised August 2016)
- Teaching Plan
Sustainability at Siemens
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Emer Moloney
- June 2012
- Teaching Note
Harvest: Organic Waste Recycling with Energy Recovery (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Deishin Lee
This case describes the waste management industry and a clean technology solution for landfill diversion and renewable energy production. The (A) case focuses on the operational characteristics of organic waste recycling with energy recovery, and the characteristics of...
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- March 1993 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
IBM After-Sales Service
IBM has established a service delivery system to provide service and maintenance parts for its installed base of computers. The case outlines the competitive pressures IBM faces from alternative providers of maintenance services (e.g. other OEMs, third-party...
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Keywords:
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Logistics;
Operations;
Distribution;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Competitive Strategy;
Computer Industry
Hammond, Janice H. "IBM After-Sales Service." Harvard Business School Case 693-001, March 1993. (Revised April 1995.)
- December 2011
- Case
Roger Caracappa: Package Deals for the Estée Lauder Companies
Roger Caracappa must negotiate a cost-saving, innovative proposal from a potential French supplier that could displace the otherwise satisfactory, long-time incumbent supplier. Shortly after being promoted to executive vice president of the Estée Lauder Companies with...
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Keywords:
Operations;
Supply Chain Management;
Change;
Innovation and Invention;
Cost vs Benefits;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Sebenius, James K. "Roger Caracappa: Package Deals for the Estée Lauder Companies." Harvard Business School Case 912-003, December 2011.
- December 2005 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
Los Grobo
Los Grobo, a grain farming company based in Argentina, must decide whether to expand internationally to neighboring Paraguay and Uruguay. Los Grobo has built an IT-facilitated network with hundreds of participants who work together to produce corn and soybeans. Los...
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Keywords:
Expansion;
Information Technology;
Supply Chain Management;
Global Range;
Globalization;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Paraguay;
Argentina;
Uruguay
McAfee, Andrew P., and Alexandra de Royere. "Los Grobo." Harvard Business School Case 606-014, December 2005. (Revised January 2007.)
- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
state food banks. The combination of a sharp rise in food insecurity and the pandemic’s disruption of the food supply chain meant that there was a period of time where we struggled to bring in enough food to...
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- October 2017 (Revised April 2018)
- Case
Improving Worker Safety in the Era of Machine Learning (A)
By: Michael W. Toffel, Dan Levy, Jose Ramon Morales Arilla and Matthew S. Johnson
Managers make predictions all the time: How fast will my markets grow? How much inventory do I need? How intensively should I monitor my suppliers? Which potential customers will be most responsive to a particular marketing campaign? Which job candidates should I...
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Keywords:
Machine Learning;
Policy Implementation;
Empirical Research;
Inspection;
Occupational Safety;
Occupational Health;
Regulation;
Analysis;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Policy;
Operations;
Supply Chain Management;
Safety;
Manufacturing Industry;
Construction Industry;
United States
Toffel, Michael W., Dan Levy, Jose Ramon Morales Arilla, and Matthew S. Johnson. "Improving Worker Safety in the Era of Machine Learning (A)." Harvard Business School Case 618-019, October 2017. (Revised April 2018.)