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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Students Top Marketing Contest
In January, Melissa Lau, Yanlin Liu, and Deena Malkina (all HBS ’08) took home top honors in Rice University’s seventh annual Marketing Case competition, besting student teams from nine other business schools, including Kellogg, Stanford, and Sloan. With the teams... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
Zurich and secured European distribution rights for our products, set up a joint venture with a partner in Mexico to build our brand there, and purchased Astro Gaming, a California-based gaming accessories company. Our office in southern... View Details
- Profile
Juan Camargo
Camargo. "The younger audience doesn't have a notion of what an electric car should be, and they are open to new technologies." And even if the youth market isn't ready for high-end wheels, changing the perception of the Cadillac View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Disrupting India’s Dental Market
incentives for better care along the way. “If one person is looking for a cardiologist, the question is always, ‘Who is the best cardiologist?’” he says. “When it comes to a dentist, the question is, ‘Who is convenient? Who is good?’ It was a business where a View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
Cashing in on the $60 billion global luxury goods market has never been tougher — or more rewarding. Competition is keen. And consumer preferences are constantly shifting, causing the concept of luxury itself to change over time. As a result, the market’s most... View Details
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rescuing Products with Stealth Positioning
When firms adopt a reverse or breakaway positioning strategy, there is no pretense about what they're up to. Part of the appeal of their cleverly positioned product offerings comes from explicitly subverting convention through unconventional promotions, prices, and... View Details
Keywords: by Youngme Moon
- January 2012
- Supplement
Roger Caracappa: Package Deals for the Estée Lauder Companies (Video)
Sebenius, James K. "Roger Caracappa: Package Deals for the Estée Lauder Companies (Video)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 912-701, January 2012.
- Profile
Omowale Casselle
expectations of our consumers, retailers, and brand partners." "In addition to managing our product lines, I also lead our operations team, which means that I make sure that each retail partner (Walmart, Walgreens, Kroger, and... View Details
- September 1988 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
Watt Group: Consumer Product and Retailing Doctors (A)
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Watt Group: Consumer Product and Retailing Doctors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 589-051, September 1988. (Revised November 1988.)
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jan Swartz (MBA 1996)
SWARTZ: Captaining a global brand through the high seas (photo by Susan J. Young) SWARTZ: Captaining a global brand through the high seas (photo by Susan J. Young) Growing up in Houston, Jan Swartz (MBA... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Action Plan: A New ’Cue
sketch out Pork & Mindy’s—the fast-casual barbecue brand that will have 65 locations in the West and Midwest by the end of 2019, along with a growing retail line. On that white board Corsello identified three obstacles. Two were... View Details
Keywords: April White
- September 1992 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
Empresas ICA and the Mexican Road Privatization Program
By: Willis M. Emmons III and Monica Brand
Mexico's largest construction company, Empresas ICA, makes an initial public offering to international equity investors in April 1992 to help fund its participation in an ambitious new private-sector approach to highway development. Under the new program, launched by... View Details
Keywords: Construction; Transportation Networks; Infrastructure; Privatization; Private Equity; Investment; Initial Public Offering; Private Sector; Government and Politics; Policy; Construction Industry; Mexico
Emmons, Willis M., III, and Monica Brand. "Empresas ICA and the Mexican Road Privatization Program." Harvard Business School Case 793-028, September 1992. (Revised March 1993.)
- June 1995
- Supplement
Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (B)
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
Provides an update to the (A) case. View Details
Emmons, Willis M., III, Monica Brand, and Greg Keller. "Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 795-048, June 1995.
- September 2018
- Teaching Note
The Reputation of the 'World's Most Prestigious Award': The Nobel Prize
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Mats Urde
A comprehensive treatment of classroom use of the case on issues affecting the reputation of the Nobel Prize (9-919-401). These encompass a global outreach initiative, the variety of entities that speak for the Prizes, the impact of new high-value awards, and a... View Details
- August 1994 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Sony Corporation: The Walkman Line
Explores how Sony manages its Walkman line in both the domestic (Japanese) and Western markets. Describes a simple target costing system, a simple Japanese cost accounting system, and the management of product proliferation. View Details
Cooper, Robin. "Sony Corporation: The Walkman Line." Harvard Business School Case 195-076, August 1994. (Revised May 1997.)
- 14 Feb 2020
- Video
Dr. Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti
Dr. Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, Chair of the company which owns India's premier saree brand, talks about how maintaining high quality at a fixed, open price has been the foundation of the company's success.
View Details- March 2007 (Revised July 2011)
- Case
Nike Inc. - Heading Toward 2012
This is a short case (2 pages), which can be distributed and discussed in class as an update through 2006 of the Nike case series. It follows Nike, Inc.: Entering the Millennium (Case #299-084). View Details
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Nike Inc. - Heading Toward 2012." Harvard Business School Case 207-105, March 2007. (Revised July 2011.)
- 14 May 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Quantity vs. Quality and Exclusion by Two-Sided Platforms
- August 1994 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Astra Sports, Inc. (A)
By: John A. Quelch
Astra executives meet to discuss how to counteract the appearance of Korean-made counterfeit athletic shoes in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Strategy; Crime and Corruption; Manufacturing Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry; North Korea; Latin America; South Korea; Asia; Europe
Quelch, John A. "Astra Sports, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 595-007, August 1994. (Revised July 1995.)