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School of Rock: Tuning into Structured Empowerment (A)

By: Tatiana Sandino, Jeffrey Rayport, Samuel Grad and Stacy Straaberg

In summer 2021, School of Rock was a youth-oriented music education company with 291 franchise- and company-owned schools globally. Before CEO Rob Price’s hire in 2017, School of Rock’s nonconformist rock ‘n’ roll culture led to variability in teaching styles,... View Details

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29 Nov 2006
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Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?

status. For instance, a current case I'm developing examines whether franchising might be a good "almost King, almost Rich" option for both the potential franchisor and the potential first franchisee, one in which they give away... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services

09 Sep 2024
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McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

Will Hurwitz. McDonald’s emerges from a slump With 40,000 mostly franchised restaurants across the world, McDonald’s serves some 63 million customers daily and employs more than 2 million workers. The brothers who founded the chain in... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

24 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 24

Despite these changes, the stock market continues to undervalue Axis Bank compared with its chief rivals. In light of this, Axis Bank needs to figure out what more it needs to do to ensure that the market values the franchise correctly.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 28

Vision: Clearly Different? Ohio-based optical retailer Pearle Vision, part of the vertically integrated Italian eyewear group Luxottica, sold glasses and offered in-store eye exams. Once the largest U.S. optical retailer, Pearle Vision, with 266 corporate stores and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Jun 2006
Research & Ideas

The Promise of Channel Stewardship

trade off the risks of alienating a loyal franchised retail channel against the benefits of accessing new customers? The problem is exacerbated when the new channel is a low-cost alternative such as the Internet. Such issues are perennial... View Details

Keywords: by V. Kasturi Rangan & Marie Bell; Consumer Products

05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

decided to triple what it charged Chewy to fulfill each order. What should Chewy do? Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/818105-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 318-055 Omar Simmons: Franchising and Private... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

17 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 17

infrastructure and ready talent, and an underdeveloped consumer market. Some innovators, however, have succeeded by building franchises to serve poorer consumer segments; tapping the vast opportunity represented by nonconsumption;... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

has Apple had such a difficult job growing beyond the Mac? A: Apple is a computer company, and Jobs has always understood that his core franchise was very closely connected to the core computer franchise. Consumer electronics products,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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