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Published CSV Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
beverage company with $90 billion in revenue, $15 billion in profits, and 8,500 brands sold in 197 countries. For most of the 20th century, Nestle enjoyed steady growth and profitability. The company had been early to establish factories...
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- August 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
RCA Records: The Digital Revolution
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
In 1995, Bertelsmann-owned RCA Records was considered a "tired and old" record label. By 1999, the company represented a number of the "hottest" acts in the music industry. Nevertheless, the company's position (as well as that of the entire music industry) was under...
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Business Model;
Competition;
Corporate Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Change Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Music Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
United States
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "RCA Records: The Digital Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 800-014, August 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
- September 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Friendster (A)
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In January 2006, the president of Friendster needs to choose between two strategic options to revive the company. Friendster started the social networking industry in 2003, but has been overtaken by MySpace and Facebook. The two options are: 1) offer new features to...
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Keywords:
Value Creation;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Brands and Branding;
Service Industry
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Friendster (A)." Harvard Business School Case 707-409, September 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
- September 1983 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Dunkin' Donuts (C): Growth Strategy
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Dunkin' Donuts franchises and operates retail donut shops for take-home and in-shop consumption. Looks at three growth alternatives: 1) More shops (owned or franchised); 2) A broader product line; and 3) More advertising. Raises important issues related to franchise...
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Keywords:
Advertising;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Brands and Branding;
Logistics;
Franchise Ownership;
Relationships;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Retail Industry
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Dunkin' Donuts (C): Growth Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 584-041, September 1983. (Revised December 1985.)
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
[This is the fifth installment in a monthly series on management issues in the time of COVID-19.] We have asked approximately 600 CEOs to share with us the most pressing challenges that are keeping them awake at night in the midst of the...
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions Last Updated: 27 Aug 2024 By Unit View by Unit | View by Course Title | View by Faculty | Print View Accounting & Management Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits The Anatomy of Fraud...
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- 2007
- Article
Pharmacovigilance and the Missing Denominator: The Changing Context of Pharmaceutical Risk Mitigation
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
In the wake of Vioxx, Avandia, and other recent prominent cases of drugs found to cause side effects after marketing, the safety of pharmaceuticals has come to the forefront of American public policy. Press attention, congressional investigations, and legislative...
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Policy;
Risk Management;
Government Legislation;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Goals and Objectives;
Customers;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Pharmacovigilance and the Missing Denominator: The Changing Context of Pharmaceutical Risk Mitigation." Pharmacy in History 49, no. 2 (2007): 61–75.
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Larry Murphy
a $1.5 billion operation — as chief strategic officer. Responsible for strategy, acquisitions, business development, and the Disney brand on a global basis, Murphy helped grow the firm to a $60 billion enterprise by the time he and the...
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- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
I cherish and enjoy! My job involves bringing in new customers, retaining and growing business with current customers, leading new projects, developing new products, spearheading new technology drives, meeting investors and stakeholders, building a strong View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Marquis Jet Takes Off
ownership, or charter. The first two came with seven-figure price tags, and charter posed uncertainties about planes and pilots. From outside the private-jet business looking in, Allard — who at the time was president and COO of SFX Sports Group, a leading...
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- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
Author:Malcolm S. Salter Abstract Researchers and business leaders have long decried short-termism: the excessive focus of executives of publicly traded companies-along with fund managers and other investors-on short-term results. The...
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Carmen Nobel
- May 2016
- Case
The Inexorable Rise of Walmart? 1988—2016
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In October 2015, Walmart surprised investors by announcing that it expected flat sales growth for 2015 and growth of only 3% to 4% over the coming three years. Profits would also fall due to significant investments in people and technology. The company’s stock price...
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Keywords:
Asda;
Costco;
David Glass;
Convenience Stores;
Discount Retailing;
Dollar Stores;
Doug McMillon;
E-commerce;
Online Retail;
General Merchandise;
Grocery;
Lee Scott;
Mike Duke;
Multichannel Retailing;
Omnichannel;
Neighborhood Market;
Sam Walton;
Sam's Club;
Store Formats;
Supercenter;
Supermarket;
Warehouse Clubs;
Merchandising;
Walmart;
Wal-Mart;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Units;
Business Divisions;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Film Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Banks and Banking;
Price;
Profit;
Revenue;
Food;
Global Range;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Global Strategy;
Business History;
Compensation and Benefits;
Employees;
Human Capital;
Labor Unions;
Wages;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Succession;
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Distribution;
Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Labor and Management Relations;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Segmentation;
Information Technology;
Internet;
Mobile Technology;
Online Technology;
Web;
Web Sites;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Banking Industry;
United States;
Arkansas;
Bentonville
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "The Inexorable Rise of Walmart? 1988—2016." Harvard Business School Case 716-426, May 2016.
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
Rockman, Sven Beckert, and David Waldstreicher. University of Pennsylvania Press, forthcoming Abstract The traditional story of modern management begins in the factories of England and New England, extending only much later to the...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
Business Alternative Investments Business Analytics Business and Climate Change Business Strategy Creating Brand Value Design Thinking and Innovation Digital Marketing Strategy Disruptive Strategy Economics for View Details
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs
Before HBS, I worked in tech as a Product Marketing Manager on the YouTube Ads Marketing and Google for Startup teams. I also interned as a summer Investment Analyst at Obvious Ventures, an early-stage venture firm, where I focused on...
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- 25 Mar 2015
- HBS Case
Tate’s Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum
about serious art. Source: Tate "Most museums and cultural institutions are dabbling in digital and know they need to do something," says Avery, a former brand manager at Gillette and current board...
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- 01 Jun 2023
- News
From Big Pharma to Startup
Hunter Goble (MBA 2022) did not enroll in Harvard Business School with dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. After earning his MBA, Goble intended to return to Eli Lilly to continue to work building brands and launching products. He...
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April White
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
Emerging markets such as the BRIC countries—Brazil, Russia, India, and China—entice and intimidate. When managers are asked what is special about emerging markets, they typically point to rapid economic growth, potential competitors, and...
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by Martha Lagace
- August 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Luckin Coffee (A): Caffeine-fueled Growth?
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes the founding of Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee in 2017 and its path to surpassing Starbucks as the largest coffee chain in China (by number of stores) in 2019. Unlike Starbucks stores, which were designed to be welcoming “third places” for...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Business Earnings;
Cost;
Cost Management;
Financial Statements;
Financial Condition;
Financial Management;
Stocks;
Profit;
Revenue;
Price;
Food;
Business History;
Employment;
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Marketing Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Expansion;
Competitive Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Technology Industry;
Asia;
China
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Luckin Coffee (A): Caffeine-fueled Growth?" Harvard Business School Case 721-370, August 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/bgjs13_84709dcc-425f-4fe2-8600-0f8cbb50be16.pdf August 2013 The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management The Case Method By: Bower, Joseph L. Abstract—The case method was developed...
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Sean Silverthorne