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- 25 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
reasons, Gilson says. First, most of Realogy's operating cash flows were from franchise agreements with local real-estate agencies, and a Chapter 11 filing could have critically damaged relations with the agencies. Second, its workforce... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Straddling Two Worlds
extends beyond the business world and onto the soccer field. In 1994 he invested in the new Washington, D.C., Major League Soccer franchise — D.C. United. While the team did extremely well on the field, it suffered financially. Tierney,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Web
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
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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
- News
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
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Work of Art
Jason Price (MBA 2003) in the main gallery space at NXTHVN, the art community he cofounded in New Haven’s Dixwell neighborhood Trying to capture the scope of what’s going on at NXTHVN, the nonprofit arts and community organization Jason Price (MBA 2003) cofounded with... View Details
- 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
- Profile
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 Apr 2008
- First Look
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
- 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
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society
consider the life of a guy who was twenty years old and living in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Such a young man was facing a very different reality. Factory jobs had mostly disappeared and now he was looking at a life stocking shelves in View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
environment more seriously yet rely on it less than male stars do. They look for a firm that will allow them to keep building their successful franchises their own way." Groysberg brings us up to date on his study of the career... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
An Authentic Leader
inspires the innovative products and superior services that create lasting shareholder value. Did we expect too much from CEOs over the past decade? During that period, we saw the rise of the imperial CEO. They were treated like rock stars, or like a View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
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
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
one’s employees. That’s pretty good!” That classmate, David Karam, who operates 135 Wendy’s restaurant franchises in five states, says of Navasky, “Vic really ventured into the lion’s den at OPM — we were a pretty conservative bunch. But... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
design and development for the Girls Division of Mattel, Ross set out in 2001 to create a new hit toy for preteen girls. The project took on heightened importance as the company watched its lucrative Barbie franchise plateau in revenue.... View Details
- 29 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
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
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311049-PDF-ENG Vitalia Franchise Regina E. Herzlinger and Beatriz Munoz-SecaHarvard Business School Case 311-035 Cathy Hoffmann has rapidly grown her novel facilities for day care... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
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- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
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