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- June 2001
- Teaching Note
Retail Operations TN
By: Ananth Raman
Describes the teaching objectives and content of the Retail Operations Module in the Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains elective course at HBS. First describes the motivation for developing a module on retail operations in a supply chain course and then addresses... View Details
- June 2001 (Revised September 2004)
- Teaching Note
E-Commerce at Williams-Sonoma (TN)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Brooke Bartletta
Teaching Note for (9-300-086). View Details
- June 2001 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Home Depot, Inc. in the New Millennium
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Jeremy Cott
After nearly two decades of spectacular performance, Home Depot reported a disappointing performance in the year 2000. The company began expanding its business scope as a result of saturating its growth in the core business. This case explores whether the disappointing... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Expansion; Valuation; Performance; Business Strategy; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry
Palepu, Krishna G., and Jeremy Cott. "Home Depot, Inc. in the New Millennium." Harvard Business School Case 101-117, June 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
- June 2001 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Amazon.com in the Year 2000
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Jeremy Cott
An analyst's critique of Amazon's prospectus from the perspective of its bond holders. View Details
Keywords: Bonds; Accounting Audits; Financial Reporting; Governing and Advisory Boards; Internet and the Web; Forecasting and Prediction; Retail Industry
Palepu, Krishna G., and Jeremy Cott. "Amazon.com in the Year 2000." Harvard Business School Case 101-045, June 2001. (Revised July 2001.)
- May 2001 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
Submarino.com (A)
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Meredith Collura and Luiz Felipe Monteiro
Enables a thorough analysis of Submarino.com, a B2C e-commerce company with a presence in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Spain, and Portugal. Examines the company's global operations as well as its organizational design and operating and management capabilities. Considers... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Globalized Firms and Management; Operations; Organizational Design; Strategy; Internet; Retail Industry; Portugal; Spain; Mexico; Argentina; Brazil
Applegate, Lynda M., Meredith Collura, and Luiz Felipe Monteiro. "Submarino.com (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-350, May 2001. (Revised January 2010.)
- April 2001 (Revised November 2009)
- Teaching Note
(TN) Amazon.com (A), (B), (C), and (D)
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Dickson Louie and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-897-128), (9-898-084), (9-901-021), and (9-901-022). For book only. View Details
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Barnesandnoble.com (A), (B), and (C) TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Goutam Challagalla and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-898-082), (9-901-023), and (9-901-024). For book only. View Details
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Egghead.com TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-898-283). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Frontgate Catalog TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Leo Griffin, Yannis Dosios and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-898-080). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
QVC, Inc. TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-897-050). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
Linking Operations and Finance in Retailing
By: A. Raman, Vishal Gaur and Marshall Fisher
- Article
Execution: The Missing Link in Retail Operations
By: Ananth Raman, Nicole DeHoratius and Zeynep Ton
Keywords: Sales
Raman, Ananth, Nicole DeHoratius, and Zeynep Ton. "Execution: The Missing Link in Retail Operations." California Management Review 43, no. 3 (Spring 2001).
- March 2001 (Revised November 2002)
- Supplement
Amazon.com Update: January 2001- July 2002
Updates the Amazon.com series (9-800-330), (9-800-441), and (9-801-194). View Details
Applegate, Lynda M. "Amazon.com Update: January 2001- July 2002." Harvard Business School Supplement 801-392, March 2001. (Revised November 2002.)
- March 2001
- Supplement
Francisco de Narvaez at TIA: Selling the Family Business
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Francisco de Narvaez reflects on the process of selling his family's retail business. View Details
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Francisco de Narvaez at TIA: Selling the Family Business." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 401-803, March 2001.
- February 2001 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
ICICI (A)
By: Bharat N. Anand, Nitin Nohria and John Pegg
ICICI was the first Indian company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This case is set in 1998, when the company had to decide whether to enter the retail credit segment of the Indian financial market. Although the retail credit sector presents attractive... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Strategic Planning; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Growth Management; Markets; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; India
Anand, Bharat N., Nitin Nohria, and John Pegg. "ICICI (A)." Harvard Business School Case 701-064, February 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
- February 2001 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Balance, Inc. (A)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Michele Lutz
Focuses on an entrepreneur who founded a successful health-food store and seeks to expand his retail concept. Illustrates the challenges he faces as he recruits his top management team. View Details
Keywords: Distribution Channels; Executive Compensation; Agreements and Arrangements; Outcome or Result; Recruitment; Management Teams; Selection and Staffing; Food and Beverage Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Michele Lutz. "Balance, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-169, February 2001. (Revised May 2001.)
- February 2001 (Revised September 2002)
- Teaching Note
Marshall Field and the Rise of the Department Store TN
By: Nancy F. Koehn and William Grundy
Teaching Note for (9-801-349). View Details
- February 2001 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Howard Schultz and Starbucks Coffee Company
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Investigates the entrepreneur's strategic initiatives to develop a mass market for specialty coffee in the 1980s and 1990s. These initiatives included the development of premium products, rapid expansion of company-owned stores--each with attractive retail environments... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Groups and Teams; Brands and Branding; Growth Management; Employee Relationship Management; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Design; Leadership Style; Customer Relationship Management; Competitive Advantage; Vertical Integration; Food and Beverage Industry
Koehn, Nancy F. "Howard Schultz and Starbucks Coffee Company." Harvard Business School Case 801-361, February 2001. (Revised September 2005.)
- February 2001
- Teaching Note
BizRate.com
By: Youngme E. Moon
Teaching Note for (9-501-024). View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- February 2001 (Revised December 2002)
- Case
Marshall Field and the Rise of the Department Store
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Analyzes Marshall Field's efforts to develop a market for mass retailing in late 19th-century Chicago. Examines Chicago's expansion in the 1860s and, within this context, how Field struck out on his own to, build a wholesale and retail business. Concentrates on the... View Details
Keywords: Fluctuation; Industry Growth; Corporate Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Brands and Branding; Society; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; Chicago
Koehn, Nancy F. "Marshall Field and the Rise of the Department Store." Harvard Business School Case 801-349, February 2001. (Revised December 2002.)