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- February 1980 (Revised April 1981)
- Case
Poland Spring Bottling Corp.
Poland Spring is a small domestic bottler of mineral water trying to compete in a rapidly expanding market against Perrier, the dominant brand, and 20 other foreign and domestic waters. Company management must decide how to position and promote its product with limited... View Details
Keywords: Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Competition; Globalized Markets and Industries; Distribution Industry; Distribution Industry; United States
Shapiro, Benson P. "Poland Spring Bottling Corp." Harvard Business School Case 580-108, February 1980. (Revised April 1981.)
- May 2013
- Supplement
Studio Moderna—A Venture in Eastern Europe
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Spreadsheet Supplement for Studio Moderna—A Venture in Eastern Europe (HBS Case #808110). Includes Exhibit 3a, Exhibit 3b, Exhibit 5, and Exhibit 6. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Marketing; Entrepreneurial Organizations; International Entrepreneurship; International Expansion; Consumer Marketing; Consumer Goods; Innovation; Leadership; Organizational Structure; Advertising; Internet; Marketing; General Management; Growth; Organizational Development; Television; Entrepreneurship; Geographic Location; Globalization; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Digital Marketing; Business Strategy; Marketing Channels; Media; Distribution Industry; Distribution Industry; Distribution Industry; Slovenia; Slovakia; Croatia; Macedonia; Bulgaria; Serbia and Montenegro; Poland; Hungary; Bosnia and Hercegovina; Czech Republic; Lithuania; Albania; Romania; Central Asia
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
centralization." Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-059.pdf Open Innovation and Organizational Boundaries: The Impact of Task Decomposition and Knowledge Distribution on the Locus... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: Power Plays
Grana (MBA 2009) and Paul Gibbs (MBA 2011); Founded 2011 Its HelioScope software simplifies design and sales for solar systems—an energy source whose US installations doubled between 2015 and 2016. The software produced by the San Francisco–based startup, winner View Details
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
treatment with a simulation of paying U.S. federal taxes. Allowing taxpayers to signal their preferences on the distribution of government spending results in a 15% reduction... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
Publications 2006 Emotion Review The Power of the Cognition/Emotion Distinction for Morality By: Bazerman, Max H., Francesca Gino, Lisa L. Shu, and Chia-Jung Tsay Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
Publications Managed Globalization: Doctrine, Practice, and Promise Authors: Rawi Abdelal and Sophie Meunier Publication: Journal of European Public Policy 17, no. 3 (April 2010): 349-366 Abstract Two alternate visions for shaping and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
decide whether now is the time to sell his firm's investment in Tri-Northern Distribution. Brazos, a middle-market leveraged buyout group, created the company two years earlier through the acquisition of two electronic security View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations
At the HBS Executive Education program Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations (BCAO), executives charged with leading and building operations and manufacturing strategies enhance their understanding of operations performance... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- May 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Sa Sa Cosmetics
By: David E. Bell and Iris T. Li
Sa Sa Cosmetics has had spectacular success as a low-price retailer of branded cosmetics. But recently, growth has slackened. What are the causes? This case describes recent strategic initiatives and provides market research data to aid the students in diagnosis. View Details
Keywords: Crisis Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Distribution; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Fashion Industry
Bell, David E., and Iris T. Li. "Sa Sa Cosmetics." Harvard Business School Case 502-085, May 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- 28 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 28, 2007
rapid appearance of clones drove a high level of standardization and modularity in the industry, and value was distributed along the value chain depending on levels View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
sharper increases in labor productivity. The ethnic transfer mechanism is especially strong in high-tech industries and among Chinese economies. The findings suggest channels for transferring codified and tacit knowledge partly shape the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Mobile robots revolutionize order fulfillment
orders. Kiva’s distribution center automation technology simplifies operations and reduces costs while increasing flexibility. When orders are received, hundreds of autonomous mobile robots are directed by a... View Details
- 01 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 1, 2008
alternative collaborative modes should be driven by a number of factors including characteristics of the technology, the capabilities of the firm, and the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- October 2005 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Red Flag Software Co.
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Tarun Khanna, David Lane and Elizabeth Raabe
In 2005, just five years after its formal launch, Beijing-based Red Flag Software was the world's second-largest distributor of the Linux operating system and was expecting its first annual profit. On a unit basis, Red Flag led the world in desktops (PCs) shipped with... View Details
Keywords: Digital Platforms; Competitive Advantage; Applications and Software; Business Startups; Globalized Markets and Industries; Distribution Industry; Distribution Industry; Beijing; United States
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Tarun Khanna, David Lane, and Elizabeth Raabe. "Red Flag Software Co." Harvard Business School Case 706-428, October 2005. (Revised February 2007.)
- 28 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home
The devastating Japanese earthquakes sent aftershocks of another kind to the economy: the potential disruption of the flow of goods from Japanese suppliers to US high-tech... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Jackie Adams
Adams Photo Courtesy Business Wire For more than twenty years, Jacqueline J. Adams reported on important people, issues, and events as a correspondent for CBS News. A Boston native, Adams began her career in her hometown in 1972 as a reporter for View Details
- 30 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 30, 2007
others. The Principles of Distributed Innovation Authors:Karim R. Lakhani and Jill A. Panetta Periodical:Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization 2, no. 3 (summer 2007) Abstract View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
HBS Center Focuses on Europe
European market with the introduction of the Euro.— Vincent Dessain With the support of the ERC, the geographic distribution of European cases is... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
J. Willard Marriott, Jr.
Marriott, Jr. is responsible for the rapid growth and diversification of Marriott International. Today, with more than 1,600 owned or franchised hotel properties worldwide, Marriott International is the second-largest lodging company in... View Details
Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging