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- July 2001 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., The
By: Andre F. Perold and Austin K Scee
NASDAQ's mission "to facilitate capital formation" is threatened by the emergence of Electronic Communication Networks, which are not as heavily regulated by the SEC. This case reviews the development of NASDAQ and its evolution from a loose network of broker-dealers...
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Keywords:
Capital Markets;
Stocks;
Financial Markets;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Innovation Strategy;
Performance Efficiency;
Perspective
Perold, Andre F., and Austin K Scee. "Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., The." Harvard Business School Case 202-008, July 2001. (Revised March 2002.)
- June 2001
- Book Review
Review of Tupperware: The Promise of Plastic in 1950s America, by Alison J. Clarke
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "Review of Tupperware: The Promise of Plastic in 1950s America, by Alison J. Clarke." Journal of American History 88, no. 1 (June 2001): 273.
- May 2001
- Teaching Note
Campbell Soup Company: A Leader in Continuous Replenishment Innovations TN
By: Ananth Raman
Teaching Note for (9-195-124).
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Social Dimension of Consumer Distinctiveness: The Influence of Social Status on Group Identity and Advertising Persuasion
By: Sonya Grier and Rohit Deshpandé
Grier, Sonya, and Rohit Deshpandé. "Social Dimension of Consumer Distinctiveness: The Influence of Social Status on Group Identity and Advertising Persuasion." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 38, no. 2 (May 2001): 216–224.
- March 2001 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Wilkerson Company
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The president of Wilkerson, faced with declining profits, is struggling to understand why the company is encountering severe price competition on one product line while able to raise prices without competitive response on another product line. The controller proposes...
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Keywords:
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Competition;
Profit;
Product;
Consumer Products Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Wilkerson Company." Harvard Business School Case 101-092, March 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
- March 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Ginzel et al v. Kolcraft Enterprises et al (A)
Examines the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of an infant who died after a portable crib collapsed. The manufacturer, Kolcraft, licensed the Playskool brand name from the co-defendant, Hasbro Industries. Raises difficult questions about what the two...
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Keywords:
Safety;
Product;
Negotiation;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Legal Liability;
Brands and Branding;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States
Wheeler, Michael A. "Ginzel et al v. Kolcraft Enterprises et al (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-059, March 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- February 2001
- Teaching Note
RJR Nabisco Board, The: Guardians of the Gate? (A) and (B) TN
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Teaching Note for ((9-491-120) and (9-491-121).
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Keywords:
Consumer Products Industry
- February 2001
- Case
PlanetFeedback: The Voice of One ... The Power of Many (A)
By: James L. Heskett
The management of PlanetFeedback in proposes a merger with Intelliseek. Their goal is to create a comprehensive C2B and B2B business focused on the generation and analysis for business clients of consumer feedback data via the Internet, Planet Feedback's board of...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Decisions;
Information Management;
Analytics and Data Science;
Business Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Information Technology Industry
Heskett, James L. "PlanetFeedback: The Voice of One ... The Power of Many (A)." Harvard Business School Case 901-051, February 2001.
- February 2001 (Revised October 2002)
- Teaching Note
Michael Dell: Winning on the Demand Side of the Information Revolution TN
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Teaching Note for (801-363).
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- February 2001 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Howard Schultz and Starbucks Coffee Company
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Investigates the entrepreneur's strategic initiatives to develop a mass market for specialty coffee in the 1980s and 1990s. These initiatives included the development of premium products, rapid expansion of company-owned stores--each with attractive retail environments...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Groups and Teams;
Brands and Branding;
Growth Management;
Employee Relationship Management;
Consumer Behavior;
Organizational Design;
Leadership Style;
Customer Relationship Management;
Competitive Advantage;
Vertical Integration;
Food and Beverage Industry
Koehn, Nancy F. "Howard Schultz and Starbucks Coffee Company." Harvard Business School Case 801-361, February 2001. (Revised September 2005.)
- February 2001 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Michael Dell: Winning on the Demand Side of the Information Revolution
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "Michael Dell: Winning on the Demand Side of the Information Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 801-363, February 2001. (Revised January 2004.)
- February 2001 (Revised October 2002)
- Background Note
Entrepreneurial History: A Conceptual Overview
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Analyzes HBS cases on five entrepreneurs and the companies they built: Josiah Wedgwood, Henry Heinz, Marshall Field, Howard Schultz of Starbucks, and Michael Dell. These five cases and their accompanying teaching notes comprise a course module on entrepreneurial...
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Keywords:
Transition;
Demand and Consumers;
Competition;
Business History;
Entrepreneurship;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Business Strategy;
Society
Koehn, Nancy F. "Entrepreneurial History: A Conceptual Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-368, February 2001. (Revised October 2002.)
- February 2001 (Revised November 2009)
- Case
Amazon.com (C)
At the end of 1998, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos ponders the next moves for his company. Having secured the leadership position as the leading online book seller in the United States, Amazon.com has now moved into the product categories of CDs and videos by...
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Keywords:
Expansion;
Internet and the Web;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Books;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Germany;
United Kingdom;
United States
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Dickson Louie. "Amazon.com (C)." Harvard Business School Case 901-021, February 2001. (Revised November 2009.)
- February 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Henry Heinz: Making Markets for Processed Foods
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Outlines many of the supply-side innovations, such as improved transportation, communication, and technological developments, that greatly expanded the productive capacity of the United States in the late 19th century. Explores a range of demand-side shifts, including...
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Keywords:
Demand and Consumers;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Supply and Industry;
Innovation and Invention;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Koehn, Nancy F. "Henry Heinz: Making Markets for Processed Foods." Harvard Business School Case 801-289, February 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
- February 2001
- Article
Transaction Decoupling: How Price Bundling Affects the Decision to Consume
By: Dilip Soman and J. T. Gourville
Soman, Dilip, and J. T. Gourville. "Transaction Decoupling: How Price Bundling Affects the Decision to Consume." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 38, no. 1 (February 2001): 30–44.
- Article
Consumer Price Sensitivity and Price Thresholds
By: Sangman Han, Sunil Gupta and Donald R. Lehmann
Han, Sangman, Sunil Gupta, and Donald R. Lehmann. "Consumer Price Sensitivity and Price Thresholds." Journal of Retailing 77, no. 4 (Winter 2001): 435–456. (Honorable Mention, Davidson Award for Best Paper, Journal of Retailing, 2003.)
- winter 2001
- Article
Interpreting Consumer Perceptions of Advertising: An Application of the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique
By: Robin A. Coulter, Gerald Zaltman and Keith S. Coulter
Coulter, Robin A., Gerald Zaltman, and Keith S. Coulter. "Interpreting Consumer Perceptions of Advertising: An Application of the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique." Journal of Advertising (winter 2001).
- December 2000
- Background Note
Online Portals
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Sanjay Pothen
Describes the online portal business model. Analyzes the model, focusing on the tactics used to acquire new users, turn new users into repeat visitors, and monetize user traffic. Explains portals' revenue and cost drivers and their implications for pursuing aggressive...
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Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Sanjay Pothen. "Online Portals." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-305, December 2000.
- December 2000
- Background Note
Online Retailers
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alastair Brown
Describes online retailers, companies that use the Internet to sell physical goods. Defines online retailers and describes different ways to categorize them. Explores their economic model and value proposition for consumers in comparison with offline retailers. Next,...
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Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alastair Brown. "Online Retailers." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-306, December 2000.