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- June 1987 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
International Business Machines Corp.: Supplies Distribution
Corey, E. Raymond. "International Business Machines Corp.: Supplies Distribution." Harvard Business School Case 587-182, June 1987. (Revised August 1989.)
- September 1976 (Revised February 1987)
- Background Note
Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 377-041, September 1976. (Revised February 1987.)
- 1974
- Article
The Distribution of Fiscal Burdens and Benefits
By: Dutch Leonard, Richard A. Musgrave and Karl E. Case
Leonard, Dutch, Richard A. Musgrave, and Karl E. Case. "The Distribution of Fiscal Burdens and Benefits." Public Finance Quarterly 2 (1974).
- January 1987
- Background Note
Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry (Condensed)
Porter, Michael E. "Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-122, January 1987.
- Winter 2022
- Article
Distributing a Billion Vaccines: COVAX Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities
By: Eric Budish, Hannah Kettler, Scott Duke Kominers, Erik Osland, Canice Prendergast and Andrew A. Torkelson
By January 2022, the COVAX international vaccine collaboration had allocated over a billion vaccines to over 140 countries. We describe and review the allocation process chosen, which reflected both an objective of equitably distributing vaccines across the world and... View Details
Keywords: Vaccines; Pandemics; Health Care and Treatment; Health Pandemics; Distribution; Supply Chain; Equality and Inequality
Budish, Eric, Hannah Kettler, Scott Duke Kominers, Erik Osland, Canice Prendergast, and Andrew A. Torkelson. "Distributing a Billion Vaccines: COVAX Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities." Oxford Review of Economic Policy 38, no. 4 (Winter 2022): 941–974.
- June 2002 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Online Music Distribution in a Post-Napster World
By: Youngme E. Moon
Provides a description of the rise and decline of Napster, the free Internet music-swapping service. Also describes second-generation peer-to-peer services (e.g., Gnutella) as well as paid subscription services (e.g., MusicNet, pressplay). View Details
Keywords: Distribution; Internet and the Web; Price; Marketing Channels; Service Operations; Music Industry
Moon, Youngme E. "Online Music Distribution in a Post-Napster World." Harvard Business School Case 502-093, June 2002. (Revised September 2005.)
- 1986
- Working Paper
Price Competition with a Distribution of Switch Costs and Reservation Prices
By: Jerry R. Green and Suzanne Scotchmer
When there is a distribution of switch costs and of reservation prices for a good, and marginal cost of producing the good is zero, equilibrium in pure price strategies may (and sometimes must) exhibit price dispersion. Equilibrium may or may not exist, and there may... View Details
Green, Jerry R., and Suzanne Scotchmer. "Price Competition with a Distribution of Switch Costs and Reservation Prices." Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper, No. 1260, September 1986.
- July 1993
- Case
Future of Distributed Systems at Aetna, The
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Chris L Marshall
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Chris L Marshall. "Future of Distributed Systems at Aetna, The." Harvard Business School Case 194-018, July 1993.
- Research Summary
Complement Distribution on Platforms: Browser Wars from an Industry Perspective
Empirical analysis of diffusion of new technolgoies, such as the browser, accounting for quality and distribution channels. Joint work with Tim Bresnahan. Exploits discrepancies in survey data to examine the role of information and awareness in consumer choice for... View Details
- Web
B2B Sales and Distribution - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog B2B Sales and Distribution Course Number 1985 Senior Lecturer Lou Shipley Spring; Q3; 1.5 credits Faculty Name(s) Lou Shipley, Senior Lecturer https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=936677 Dianne Ledingham... View Details
- November 1993 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
Food Distribution in Russia: The Harris Group and the LUX Store
By: David E. Bell, Walter J. Salmon and Dinny Starr
Discusses the challenges facing businesses entering the Russian business environment, especially focusing on food retailing and distribution in that country. Highlights one small, entrepreneurial company, The Harris Group, which, with the help of both Russian partners... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Distribution; Partners and Partnerships; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Russia
Bell, David E., Walter J. Salmon, and Dinny Starr. "Food Distribution in Russia: The Harris Group and the LUX Store." Harvard Business School Case 594-059, November 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
- March 1983 (Revised July 1984)
- Case
International Business Machines: Store Systems Distribution Strategy
Cady, John F. "International Business Machines: Store Systems Distribution Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 583-035, March 1983. (Revised July 1984.)
- Article
Marketing and Distribution Strategies for International Organizations
By: John C. Pattison and John A. Quelch
- March–April 2017
- Article
Innovation Outcomes in a Distributed Organization: Intrafirm Mobility and Access to Resources
Prior research has established a relation between intra-firm mobility and innovation outcomes at distributed organizations. The literature has also uniformly agreed on the mechanism underlying this relationship: the sharing of tacit knowledge and recombination of ideas... View Details
Choudhury, Prithwiraj. "Innovation Outcomes in a Distributed Organization: Intrafirm Mobility and Access to Resources." Organization Science 28, no. 2 (March–April 2017): 339–354.
- January 1992 (Revised March 1995)
- Teaching Note
Dunkin' Donuts (E): 1988 Distribution Strategies, Teaching Note
By: Walter J. Salmon
Teaching Note for (9-589-017). View Details
- July 1974 (Revised November 1976)
- Case
Xerox Corp. Distribution System (A): Consolidation of Regional Inventory
Wyckoff, Daryl D., and William L. Berry. "Xerox Corp. Distribution System (A): Consolidation of Regional Inventory." Harvard Business School Case 675-003, July 1974. (Revised November 1976.)
- October 1978 (Revised December 1978)
- Background Note
Legal Issues in Distribution Strategy (II): Dealings with Distributors
Cady, John F. "Legal Issues in Distribution Strategy (II): Dealings with Distributors." Harvard Business School Background Note 579-078, October 1978. (Revised December 1978.)
- March 1979
- Supplement
Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry, Addendum
Porter, Michael E. "Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry, Addendum." Harvard Business School Supplement 379-148, March 1979.