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- September 2000
- Background Note
Professional Services Module Five: Serving Clients Effectively
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Scot H. Landry
It is imperative for the internal systems and processes to be connected to the external processes of client management, competitive adaptation, and service delivery.
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Keywords:
Competency and Skills;
Customer Relationship Management;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Service Delivery;
Performance Effectiveness;
Adaptation;
Competitive Strategy
DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Five: Serving Clients Effectively." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-011, September 2000.
- September 2000
- Teaching Note
MarketSoft TN
Teaching Note for (9-800-069).
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- September 2000
- Case
Intellectual Property Exchange (A), The
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Gavin Clarkson
As the marketplace for intellectual assets explodes, the mechanisms for liquidity and exchange have not kept pace. Bryan Benoit, partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), believes that he has a solution. Working initially with a shoestring development budget, he has...
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Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Intellectual Property;
Knowledge Management;
Brands and Branding;
Problems and Challenges;
Networks;
Internet
Applegate, Lynda M., and Gavin Clarkson. "Intellectual Property Exchange (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 801-176, September 2000.
- August 2000
- Case
Belmont Industries, Inc. (C)
By: Joseph L. Bower
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement.
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Keywords:
Wages;
Managerial Roles;
Management Practices and Processes;
Performance;
Goals and Objectives;
Labor and Management Relations
Bower, Joseph L. "Belmont Industries, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 301-018, August 2000.
- August 2000
- Case
Belmont Industries, Inc. (D)
By: Joseph L. Bower
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement.
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Keywords:
Wages;
Managerial Roles;
Management Practices and Processes;
Performance;
Goals and Objectives;
Labor and Management Relations
Bower, Joseph L. "Belmont Industries, Inc. (D)." Harvard Business School Case 301-019, August 2000.
- August 2000 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Edmunds.com (A)
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Christina Akers
Edmund's began in 1966 as a publisher of new and used vehicle guides and grew into one of the leading third-party automotive web sites of today. This case explores how Edmunds.com gained a competitive edge using strategic partnerships and alliances, as well as careful...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Success;
Product Positioning;
Partners and Partnerships;
Competitive Advantage;
Auto Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Christina Akers. "Edmunds.com (A)." Harvard Business School Case 701-025, August 2000. (Revised November 2001.)
- August 2000
- Case
Beansprout Networks
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Rasheea Williams
Beansprout Networks is a 3-year-old Internet company designed to foster effective communication between parents and the pediatricians and child-care providers who care for their children. With a significant headstart in the marketplace, it has attracted considerable...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Human Resources;
Employees;
Employee Relationship Management;
Recruitment;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Strategy;
Health Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Amabile, Teresa M., and Rasheea Williams. "Beansprout Networks." Harvard Business School Case 801-079, August 2000.
- August 2000 (Revised February 2001)
- Case
Plum Creek Timber (A)
By: Max H. Bazerman, Hannah Bowles, Dov Brachfeld and Jack Troast
Plum Creek Timber Co., the nation's sixth largest private timberland owner and forest products company, must decide whether to enter negotiations with the U.S. government to establish a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) on its Pacific Northwest properties for a...
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Keywords:
Conflict of Interests;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Participants;
Environmental Sustainability;
Business and Government Relations;
Forest Products Industry;
United States
Bazerman, Max H., Hannah Bowles, Dov Brachfeld, and Jack Troast. "Plum Creek Timber (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-131, August 2000. (Revised February 2001.)
- August 2000
- Article
Building Store Loyalty Through Store Brands
By: Marcel Corstjens and R. Lal
Corstjens, Marcel, and R. Lal. "Building Store Loyalty Through Store Brands." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 37, no. 3 (August 2000): 281–291.
- July 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Petstore.com
Petstore.com is one of four contenders for leadership in the highly competitive online pet supply business. Petstore.com faces decisions regarding potential merger partners and how to brand its service within the website managed by its ultimate merger partner,...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Internet and the Web;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Partners and Partnerships;
Internet and the Web;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Retail Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Petstore.com." Harvard Business School Case 801-044, July 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
- July 2000
- Case
Dawn Riley at America True (C)
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Dawn Riley and America True are based in Auckland, New Zealand, where racing will begin in six weeks. The senior management team will be meeting in August 1999 to decide whether or not to make changes to Tag, the practice boat that they are using as a testing platform....
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Keywords:
Management Style;
Leadership;
Behavior;
Groups and Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Sports;
Gender;
Management Teams;
New Zealand
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Dawn Riley at America True (C)." Harvard Business School Case 401-008, July 2000.
- July 2000
- Case
Dawn Riley at America True (C1)
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
This version of the (C) case can be taught independently of the (A) and (B) cases. Dawn Riley, CEO/Captain of America True, the first coed syndicate to race for the America's Cup, is based in Auckland, New Zealand, where racing will begin in six weeks. Riley has built...
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Keywords:
Management Style;
Leadership;
Groups and Teams;
Decision Making;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Gender;
Management Teams;
Sports;
Business Startups;
New Zealand;
North and Central America
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Dawn Riley at America True (C1)." Harvard Business School Case 401-011, July 2000.
- July 2000
- Case
Dawn Riley at America True (D)
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Supplements the (C) and (C1) cases.
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Keywords:
Management Style;
Leadership;
Groups and Teams;
Decision Making;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Gender;
Management Teams;
Sports;
Business Startups;
New Zealand;
North and Central America
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Dawn Riley at America True (D)." Harvard Business School Case 401-009, July 2000.
- July 2000
- Case
Dawn Riley at America True (E)
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Supplements the (C) and (C1) cases.
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Keywords:
Management Style;
Leadership;
Groups and Teams;
Decision Making;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Gender;
Management Teams;
Sports;
Business Startups;
New Zealand;
North and Central America
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Dawn Riley at America True (E)." Harvard Business School Case 401-010, July 2000.
- July 2000 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
BMG Entertainment
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Gerrit Meier
As dramatic changes in technology and customer tastes roil the music industry, the top executives of BMG Entertainment, one of the world's largest record companies, must decide how to organize for digital distribution of music. This case includes a brief history of the...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Competitive Strategy;
Distribution Channels;
Organizational Structure;
Technological Innovation;
Industry Structures;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Information Technology;
Music Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Rivkin, Jan W., and Gerrit Meier. "BMG Entertainment." Harvard Business School Case 701-003, July 2000. (Revised September 2005.)
- June 2000 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
Amazon.com: Exploiting the Value of Digital Business Infrastructure
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Enables a thorough analysis of Amazon.com and the company's value proposition, in terms of its business concept, digital business capabilities, and community and shareholder value. Examines the company's complex set of business models and web of business relationships,...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Asset Pricing;
Capital;
Financial Management;
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Relationships;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Web Services Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Meredith Collura. "Amazon.com: Exploiting the Value of Digital Business Infrastructure." Harvard Business School Case 800-330, June 2000. (Revised September 2000.)
- April 2000 (Revised September 2001)
- Case
Peppers and Rogers Group, The
By: John A. Deighton
Can two successful authors build a scalable consulting practice based on their unique view of customer relationship management (CRM)? Should they emphasize strategy or execution? The case describes how Peppers and Rogers grew from two people earning speaker fees to a...
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Growth and Development;
Information Publishing;
Going Public;
Strategy;
Competition;
Internet;
Consulting Industry
Deighton, John A. "Peppers and Rogers Group, The." Harvard Business School Case 500-096, April 2000. (Revised September 2001.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- April 2000
- Background Note
Aligning Incentives for Supply Chain Efficiency
By: V.G. Narayanan and Ananth Raman
Introduces students to the basics of principal-agency theory as it applies to supply chains. Operational problems in supply chains can often be traced to incentive issues. Students and managers lack frameworks to analyze incentive problems in supply chains. This note...
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Keywords:
Supply Chain Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Framework;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Agency Theory
Narayanan, V.G., and Ananth Raman. "Aligning Incentives for Supply Chain Efficiency." Harvard Business School Background Note 600-110, April 2000.
- March 2000 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Hewlett Packard--Computer Systems Organization: Selling to Enterprise Customers
By: Das Narayandas and Robert C. Dudley
In late 1996, Manuel Diaz, head of Worldwide Sales for Hewlett-Packard's (HP) Computer Systems Organization (CSO), is reviewing the results of an audit of HP's enterprise customer management approach with the objective of identifying market and organizational...
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Keywords:
Accounting Audits;
Transformation;
Customer Relationship Management;
Cost vs Benefits;
Marketing Strategy;
Sales;
Computer Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Robert C. Dudley. "Hewlett Packard--Computer Systems Organization: Selling to Enterprise Customers." Harvard Business School Case 500-064, March 2000. (Revised February 2005.)
- March 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Jill Greenthal at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (A): The TCI/AT&T Deal
By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Sarah S. Khetani
Jill Greenthal, managing director at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, is leading her team of investment bankers to negotiate on behalf of Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI) on a potential landmark deal with AT&T. Representing TCI in the negotiations is the culmination of...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Negotiation Process;
Service Delivery;
Groups and Teams;
Entrepreneurship;
Negotiation Deal;
Gender;
Banking Industry;
Service Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Sarah S. Khetani. "Jill Greenthal at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (A): The TCI/AT&T Deal." Harvard Business School Case 800-213, March 2000. (Revised May 2001.)