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- December 2018
- Case
Sonic Introduces a Blended Burger
By: Lena G. Goldberg, Michael S. Kaufman and Max Saffer
Goldberg, Lena G., Michael S. Kaufman, and Max Saffer. "Sonic Introduces a Blended Burger." Harvard Business School Case 319-073, December 2018.
- January 19, 2014
- Article
Blend Offence and Defence
By: Ranjay Gulati
Gulati, Ranjay. "Blend Offence and Defence." Business Today (January 19, 2014). (As told to Vivek Kaul, originally titled "Is Cost Cutting By Companies of Any Help During Recession?")
- 17 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage
In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their...
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by Joseph B. Fuller
- January 2016 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
Ivy Academy: Blended Learning in Downingtown Area School District
By: John J-H Kim and Daniel Goldberg
In 2015, Downingtown Area School District (DASD), a suburban school district near Philadelphia, entered its second year implementing Ivy Academy, a blended learning program, in its two traditional high schools. Superintendent Larry Mussoline, having for several years...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Information Technology;
Curriculum and Courses;
Learning;
Philadelphia
Kim, John J-H, and Daniel Goldberg. "Ivy Academy: Blended Learning in Downingtown Area School District." Harvard Business School Case 316-144, January 2016. (Revised November 2018.)
- September 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Technical Note
Impact Investment, Catalytic Capital and Blended Finance
Khanna, Tarun, Ramana Nanda, Benjamin N. Roth, and Brian Trelstad. "Impact Investment, Catalytic Capital and Blended Finance." Harvard Business School Technical Note 321-078, September 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- October–December 2005
- Article
Medicine's Service Challenge: Blending Custom and Standard Care
By: Richard Bohmer
Bohmer, Richard. "Medicine's Service Challenge: Blending Custom and Standard Care." Health Care Management Review 30, no. 4 (October–December 2005): 322–330.
- July 2017
- Teaching Note
Ivy Academy: Blended Learning in Downingtown Area School District
By: John J-H Kim
Teaching Note for HBS No. 316-144.
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Education
- Article
Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage
By: Joseph B. Fuller
Fuller, Joseph B. "Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (November 17, 2020).
- March 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Connections Education: Shifting the Paradigm?
By: John J-H Kim and Aldo Sesia
The online virtual learning (K-12) industry in 2017 remains an industry moving fast with many different players and stakeholders. While online virtual learning is beginning to make its way into school districts, it is far from being mainstream and a long way from full...
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K-12;
Online Learning;
Virtual Learning;
Blended Learning;
Education;
Learning;
Strategy;
Online Technology;
Education Industry;
United States
Kim, John J-H, and Aldo Sesia. "Connections Education: Shifting the Paradigm?" Harvard Business School Case 317-051, March 2017. (Revised March 2018.)
- March 2018
- Case
Summit Public Schools (A)
By: John J-H Kim and Aldo Sesia
Summit Public Schools was a very successful charter management organization with schools in California and Washington State. The students came from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds, many from economically disadvantaged households. While nearly all of its students...
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K-12;
Online Learning;
Virtual Learning;
Blended Learning;
Secondary Education;
Middle School Education;
Early Childhood Education;
Learning;
Business Model;
Performance Improvement;
Technology
Kim, John J-H, and Aldo Sesia. "Summit Public Schools (A)." Harvard Business School Case 318-067, March 2018.
- December 2018 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Darling Ingredients International
By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
Led by CEO Randall Stuewe, Texas-based Darling Ingredients International was a rendering firm with $3.7 billion in 2017 revenues. Since 2003, Darling had transformed from U.S. focused into a global player in the processing of biological waste from meat and foodservice...
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Darling;
Ingredients;
Stuewe;
Rendering;
Animal Byproducts;
Used Cooking Oil;
UCO;
Diamond Green Diesel;
DGD;
Valero;
Renewable Diesel;
Biofuel;
Recycling;
Carbon;
LCFS;
Blend;
Blender;
Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Renewable Energy;
Food;
Agribusiness;
Expansion;
Diversification;
Growth Management;
Technological Innovation;
Policy;
Government Legislation;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Energy Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Louisiana;
California;
Texas
Bell, David E., and Natalie Kindred. "Darling Ingredients International." Harvard Business School Case 519-048, December 2018. (Revised May 2019.)
- March 2001 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, The
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Stacy McManus
In just seven days, the Ritz-Carlton transforms newly hired employees into "Ladies and Gentlemen Serving Ladies and Gentlemen." The case details a new hotel launch, focusing on the unique blend of leadership, quality processes, and values of self-respect and dignity,...
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Customer Satisfaction;
Innovation and Invention;
Leadership;
Brands and Branding;
Product Launch;
Service Operations;
Performance Improvement;
Problems and Challenges;
Quality;
Status and Position;
Culture;
Value Creation;
Accommodations Industry;
Service Industry
Sucher, Sandra J., and Stacy McManus. "Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, The." Harvard Business School Case 601-163, March 2001. (Revised September 2005.)
- April 1995 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Kraft General Foods: The Merger (B)
By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson
Discusses the recent decision to blend the previously separate Kraft and General Foods units into one operating company with a focus on the creation of a single massive sales force.
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Salesforce Management;
Corporate Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Collis, David J., and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. "Kraft General Foods: The Merger (B)." Harvard Business School Case 795-153, April 1995. (Revised May 1995.)
- May 2000
- Case
CMGI: Organizational and Market Innovation
By: Josh Lerner
CMGI is considering acquiring yesmail, an e-mail marketing firm. In assessing the potential acquisition, it must assess the fit with its own organization, which consists of a unique blend of venture capital investments and publicly traded subsidiaries.
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Innovation and Invention;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Organizational Structure;
Venture Capital;
Business Subsidiaries
Lerner, Josh. "CMGI: Organizational and Market Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 200-064, May 2000.
- 06 Nov 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?
Summing Up Is Business Agility a Product of Top-Down or Bottom-Up Resource Allocation? Respondents to this month's column provided possible explanations for greater reliance on top-down resource allocation processes (RAPs) while reminding us that a View Details
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by James Heskett
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
because in seeking to understand the differences in those forecasts, managers can explore the assumptions implicit in their forecasting techniques. Take Old Navy, a division of the Gap. The company blends bottom-up and top-down...
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- October 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
3PLex.com
By: Myra M. Hart and Judith Marie Dror
A start-up team is faced with the challenge of building a senior management team with relevant industry experience. The marriage of e-commerce and the transportation logistics industry creates unusual problems in blending "old economy" employees and employee practices...
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Management Teams;
Executive Compensation;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Organizational Culture;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Technology Adoption;
Transportation Industry
Hart, Myra M., and Judith Marie Dror. "3PLex.com." Harvard Business School Case 801-152, October 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
- October 1981 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
Quabbin Cablevision Company
By: Henry B. Reiling
Several entrepreneurs are considering the purchase of an existing cable TV business with the financial assistance of several investors. They must decide whether to establish the company as a partnership or a corporation, and how to capitalize the company for an optimal...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Organization;
Television Entertainment;
Entrepreneurship;
Capital Structure;
Taxation;
Telecommunications Industry;
Massachusetts
Reiling, Henry B. "Quabbin Cablevision Company." Harvard Business School Case 282-003, October 1981. (Revised August 2010.)
- March 2013
- Article
Do You Really Want to Be an eBay?
By: Andrei Hagiu and Julian Wright
Most companies that serve as intermediaries between buyers and sellers face a fundamental strategy decision: Should they be resellers (like supermarkets), acquiring and then reselling products or services? Should they operate as multisided platforms (like eBay),...
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Hagiu, Andrei, and Julian Wright. "Do You Really Want to Be an eBay?" Harvard Business Review 91, no. 3 (March 2013): 102–108.
- Teaching Interest
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
Market-leading organizations habitually innovate, adjust quickly to new business conditions, and seize emerging opportunities before competitors do. They perform efficiently today while continuing to explore new sources of value for tomorrow. Such companies don't just...
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