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Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)

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Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog

these systems and functions through various stages of growth. You will also learn about how executives adjust management systems to different forms of growth—organic, inorganic (through M&A), franchising or licensing, and so on. Our... View Details

15 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 15

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311061-PDF-ENG Go Mobile: The Phirbol Franchise Rajiv Lal and Natalie KindredHarvard Business School Case 510-020 To grow Phirbol, a telecom retail franchise chain... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 May 2008
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First Look: May 20, 2008

the (A) case. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808144 Rubbish Boys Harvard Business School Case 808-101 It looked like founder-CEO Brian Scudamore might not be able to pursue View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Roniesha Copeland

It’s not hard to see where Roniesha Copeland’s interest in business has come from. Her father owned a plumbing company. Her late mother was a district manager for a large Burger King franchise group based in the Detroit area. When that... View Details

01 Mar 2016
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The Western Front

tech industry. “I’m not saying that Silicon Valley owns the franchise on smart folks and innovative folks,” says Hendrickson. “But you’ve just got to start somewhere.” So how does the buttoned-up Pentagon introduce itself to the Bay... View Details

Keywords: Jason Feifer

01 Jun 2025
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Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel

Creating Brand Value, Ofek and his co-authors look at the company’s evolution from toy manufacturer to IP franchise manager and the reinvigoration of the famous and famously fraught brand. It wasn’t just the considerable hype around the... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; Illustrations by Miguel Porlan; Educational Services

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Africa - Global Activities 2020

generosity shown to them is evident through one key aspect of their work. Yeboah and Kyei started the company’s leadership development program, where they train students from top colleges in the region to succeed in operational leadership positions in the local View Details

31 Mar 2022
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A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions

community. “Every night, 365 nights a year, he’s out there,” says Neel Ghose (MBA 2019), cofounder of the Robin Hood Army. “For him, it’s his own baby. It’s a platform for goodness.” This platform for goodness—which operates like a View Details

02 Oct 2016
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Peek Weekend: The Family Business Cohort

event. Elements of the weekend were tailored to the interests and knowledge gaps of those from family businesses. Cases focused on relevant topics like small scale franchising and analyzing family business success stories. Staying in the... View Details

01 Mar 2007
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The Winning Season

1948. After selling the Browns in 1951 (the franchise eventually became the Baltimore Orioles), Bill DeWitt worked for the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers before the Cincinnati Reds hired him as general manager in 1961. His success... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

March 2003 (Revised March 2004)
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Noodles & Company

Aaron Kennedy has successfully grown Noodles & Co. from a single global noodle shop to a chain of 58 restaurants spanning six states in seven years. In the face of increasing competition, Kennedy has plans to roll out 240 new stores in the next four years. He must... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Organizational Culture; Franchise Ownership; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

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Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture - Course Catalog

which some have called “The Perfect Thing,” as well as the trajectory of the Pokemon Company, which has been able to sustain the popularity of the franchise for several decades. Our discussion into Carvana’s pioneering of the entirely... View Details

16 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant

their teams did not seem to be a relevant factor, nor did team history (whether or not the franchise had won a Super Bowl in the past before hiring the respective coach). “The very best coaches stay consistent and win over long periods of... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

01 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 1, 2008

of Boca Junior's business model and how it differs from that of the richer soccer clubs in Western Europe. Also enables an assessment of successful talent and brand management strategies in the context of a sports franchise with a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy

threaten their company's franchise or strategy. Is the firm hiring lots of new people who may not be well trained? Is the culture so internally competitive that employees may be tempted to do the wrong thing? Are information systems in... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert Simons

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Adam Kanner

entertainment industry and its rapid growth is validation of the company’s role in re-shaping the industry.” Kanner’s stint in the NBA taught him how important it was to find answers to that double-edged problem. Unlike the few marquee NBA View Details

01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

Kola Masha's innovative franchise model. It's a revolution that can't come soon enough for Nigeria. The country was once the breadbasket of West Africa until Royal Dutch Shell discovered vast oil reserves in 1958, and the agriculture... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

05 Aug 2015
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Mobilizing the Public to Fight Bribery

lets people report on the nature, number, pattern, types, location, frequency, and values of bribes and then uses that data to lobby the government. He initially wanted to franchise the site for use in the Philippines, but during a summer... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government