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- September 2017 (Revised June 2021)
- Supplement
Tempur Sealy International (C)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Lauren G. Pickle
Analyzes the commercial relationship between Tempur Sealy and Mattress Firm following the events discussed in the (B) case. View Details
Keywords: Porter's 5 Forces; Bargaining Power; Buyer Power; Customer Power; Supplier Power; Negotiations; Value Capture; Consumer Durables; Consumer Discretionary; Mattresses; B-2-B; Industry Dynamics; Compensation; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Value Creation; Competition; Cooperation; Private Equity; Distribution; Negotiation; Industry Structures; Leadership; Customers; Relationships; Distribution Industry; Distribution Industry; United States; South Africa
Esty, Benjamin C., and Lauren G. Pickle. "Tempur Sealy International (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 718-424, September 2017. (Revised June 2021.)
- September 2017 (Revised June 2021)
- Supplement
Tempur Sealy International (B)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Lauren G. Pickle
Analyzes the commercial relationship between Tempur Sealy and Mattress Firm following the events discussed in the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Porter's 5 Forces; Bargaining Power; Buyer Power; Customer Power; Supplier Power; Negotiations; Value Capture; Consumer Durables; Consumer Discretionary; Mattresses; B-2-B; Industry Dynamics; Compensation; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Value Creation; Competition; Cooperation; Private Equity; Distribution; Negotiation; Industry Structures; Customers; Relationships; Leadership; Distribution Industry; Distribution Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., and Lauren G. Pickle. "Tempur Sealy International (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 718-423, September 2017. (Revised June 2021.)
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry
for properties in Lagos’s well-to-do neighborhoods, but even there the power grid is so unreliable that tenants need to supply their own generators. Local suppliers were limited, so Dozie and his brother had furniture made to order and... View Details
- August 2021 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
Intenseye: Powering Workplace Health and Safety with AI (A)
By: Michael W. Toffel and Youssef Abdel Aal
Intenseye was a Turkey-based technology startup that deployed machine learning algorithms to workplace camera feeds in order to identify unsafe worker actions and unsafe working conditions, in order to help improve worker safety. The case describes how Intenseye’s... View Details
Keywords: Privacy; Product Development; Operations; Technological Innovation; Value Creation; Production; Distribution; Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Turkey; Middle East; United States
Toffel, Michael W., and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Intenseye: Powering Workplace Health and Safety with AI (A)." Harvard Business School Case 622-037, August 2021. (Revised November 2024.)
- 15 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing
ourselves). Happy Money provides valuable information not only for pleasure-seeking consumers, but also for companies looking to increase the happiness of both employees and customers. The following excerpt describes how the power of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton
- 27 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship in the Music Industry
From the time I arrived at HBS, I knew that my path to finding a summer internship wouldn’t be very traditional. Although I’ve managed to find others that share my career interests, working in the music industry remains an uncommon path... View Details
- February 2010 (Revised June 2012)
- Case
"Plugging In" the Consumer: The Adoption of Electrically Powered Vehicles in the U.S.
By: Elie Ofek and Polly Ribatt
How will U.S. consumers respond to the proliferation of alternative-fuel vehicles, such as cars powered partially or completely by electricity, in the coming decade? After a century in which fossil fuel-powered vehicles dominated the market, it appeared consumers would... View Details
Keywords: Energy Sources; Policy; Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Business and Government Relations; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Adoption; Auto Industry; United States
Ofek, Elie, and Polly Ribatt. "Plugging In" the Consumer: The Adoption of Electrically Powered Vehicles in the U.S. Harvard Business School Case 510-076, February 2010. (Revised June 2012.)
- September 1991 (Revised December 1991)
- Case
G. Heileman Brewing Co. (A): Power Failure At PowerMaster
In June 1991, Heileman announced plans to introduce a high-alcohol malt liquor under the name PowerMaster (PM). Although the company claimed PM would be positioned as an upscale product and marketed on the basis of its superior taste, minority advocates and alcohol... View Details
Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Ethics; Lawfulness; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Market Entry and Exit; Food and Beverage Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. "G. Heileman Brewing Co. (A): Power Failure At PowerMaster." Harvard Business School Case 592-017, September 1991. (Revised December 1991.)
- 2007
- Working Paper
How to Capture Value from Innovation: Shaping Intellectual Property and Industry Architecture
By: Gary P. Pisano and David J. Teece
In making strategic decisions about how to capture value from innovation, managers often look at two critical domains—the intellectual property environment and the architecture of the industry—as beyond their control. Yet, the intellectual property environment and the... View Details
- 25 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Not Waiting for Progress: Diversity and Inclusion in the Film Industry
in the midst of a successful career in financial services with the Capital Group Companies, attended the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, with some HBS friends. A believer since childhood in the power of storytelling on the big... View Details
- December 1994 (Revised February 1995)
- Case
Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team
Follows the entry and early experiences of engineer Anne Livingston, an African American woman, as she joins Power Max Systems in 1991 as software engineering manager for the new product development group. Power Max is facing stiff competition and wants to be first to... View Details
Keywords: Race; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture; Gender; Information Technology Industry
Gentile, Mary C., and Pamela J. Maus. "Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team." Harvard Business School Case 395-067, December 1994. (Revised February 1995.)
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
Colbún and the Future of Chile's Power (TN)
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Shon R. Hiatt
- August 2015 (Revised March 2017)
- Supplement
Planters Nuts (B): The Power of the Peanut
By: Robert J. Dolan and Donald K. Ngwe
This case picks up from the events in Planters Nuts and describes how the new management team for Planters turned the brand around in 2013 by implementing a new brand positioning accompanied by a multimillion dollar marketing campaign. View Details
Dolan, Robert J., and Donald K. Ngwe. "Planters Nuts (B): The Power of the Peanut." Harvard Business School Supplement 516-012, August 2015. (Revised March 2017.)
- Fast Answer
Stock Pitching: company, industry and market research
href="http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/capitaliq.html">Capital IQ Data on public and private companies, investment firms, capital transactions, and people. Provides sophisticated retrieval and personalization tools to create numerous... View Details
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions
caps. "These measures were not put in place because of the concentrated lobbying power of France's consumer lending sector," Trumbull says. Instead, French politicians worked closely with industry and family... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 20 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Love My Job: Ching Ching Chen On Her Passion For the Music Industry
is the power of music in shaping both people and culture. I am so excited to be working in an industry where the product we create has the ability to uplift and comfort as a universal healer, and unite as a... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- Article
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Electric Utilities, and the Power of Competition
By: Willis Emmons
Emmons, Willis. "Franklin D. Roosevelt, Electric Utilities, and the Power of Competition." Journal of Economic History 53, no. 4 (December 1993): 880–907.
- 01 Aug 2014
- News
A closer look at the industry of beauty
homogenization persists, the purchasing power of emerging economies, aging populations, and increasingly multiethnic US consumers has now led to a new sensitivity to diversity. Further, Jones has found that today's generation of View Details
- Web
Historic Industry & Trade Literature | Baker Library
School. The Baker Old Class collection is a valuable tool for historical research, particularly for tracing the development and growth of American business and industry from the late 19th century to the... View Details
World Reimagined: The Power of Connection with Dr. Vivek Murthy and Tsedal Neeley
In this episode, host Gautam Mukunda is joined by President Biden's nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and award-winning author, Tsedal Neeley to discuss how humans will thrive in... View Details