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- June 2009 (Revised April 2017)
- Case
Christian Dior: A New Look for Haute Couture
By: Geoffrey Jones and Veronique Pouillard
The case describes the foundation of Christian Dior, the leading Parisian fashion house, in 1946 and its subsequent globalization strategy. After explaining the historical origins of France's preeminence in upscale fashion, the case explores the challenges to this... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Luxury; Fashion Industry; France; New York (city, NY)
Jones, Geoffrey, and Veronique Pouillard. "Christian Dior: A New Look for Haute Couture." Harvard Business School Case 809-159, June 2009. (Revised April 2017.)
- 5:30 PM – 9 PM HKT, 12 Jan 2015
- Campaign
A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in Hong Kong
Monday, January 12, 2015 Schedule of Events 5:00 PM Registration Opens 5:30 - 6:15 PM HBS Today Experience HBS with an HBS Faculty member and a student perspective. 7:00 - 8:00 PM A Vision for the 21st Century Experience View Details
- 05 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: iPads, Kindles, and the Close of a Chapter in Book Publishing
interface, is poised to take another bite out of the hearts (and profits) of companies from Doubleday to Putnam. "Traditional trade book publishers are scared," says Harvard Business School professor Peter Olson. "The View Details
- 18 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
"There's No Substitute For Finding The Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015
substitute for finding the right role: what you want, what you're good at, what meets customer needs. I found it. In nine months I have gone from launching one market to managing four," James says. "Getaround is a fantastic,... View Details
- 05 May 2015
- News
Alumni in London Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
with each other as the School hosted “A Vision for the 21st Century” as part of the world tour of The Harvard... View Details
- 29 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
"There's No Substitute for Finding the Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015
substitute for finding the right role: what you want, what you're good at, what meets customer needs. I found it. In nine months I have gone from launching one market to managing four," James says. "Getaround is a fantastic,... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- News
How To Be a Digital Platform Leader
- 2011
- Teaching Note
Beyondsoft Co., Ltd. (A) (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Hong Zhang
In the past two decades, along with China's rapidly growing economy and its integration into the world economic system, the Chinese software outsourcing industry has also risen from zero to being fairly significant in the world IT market. It is currently growing much... View Details
Keywords: Business Models; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Computer Software; Emerging Markets; Outsourcing; Strategy; China; Applications and Software; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Hong Zhang. "Beyondsoft Co., Ltd. (A) (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2011.
- 31 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
With Predictive Analytics, Companies Can Tap the Ultimate Opportunity: Customers’ Routines
haven’t made a service part of their routines, the authors find. These findings come as companies such as Procter & Gamble, Adidas, and McDonald’s are trying to collect more consumer data to hone their marketing messages. With... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
harassment, especially in the workplace, to our attention. High-profile accusations of gender bias and sexual harassment in Silicon Valley, in the worlds of entertainment,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
Harhoff, director of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich. The book includes 25 original contributions providing an extensive view of user and open innovation by scholars from... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Energy and Cleantech: Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office
opportunity to represent HBS in markets around the world by building new relationships and connecting students with employment opportunities. More recently, the Energy and... View Details
- 2014
- Book
Empire of Cotton: A Global History
By: Sven Beckert
The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism.
Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding the origins... View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Globalized Markets and Industries; Society; Manufacturing Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Beckert, Sven. Empire of Cotton: A Global History. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
- 06 Sep 2017
- News
Financial Wisdom
- April 2018 (Revised October 2023)
- Case
Coco Chanel: From Fashion Icon to Nazi Agent
By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean
This case describes the career of the iconic French fashion designer Coco Chanel who created a transformational business during the first half of the 20th century. Beginning in her early adulthood, Chanel leveraged relationships with acquaintances, friends, and... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Biography; Entrepreneurship; Relationships; Brands and Branding; Ethics; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Jones, Geoffrey, and Emily Grandjean. "Coco Chanel: From Fashion Icon to Nazi Agent." Harvard Business School Case 318-139, April 2018. (Revised October 2023.)
- February 2000 (Revised December 2000)
- Case
Coca-Cola's New Vending Machine (A): Pricing To Capture Value, or Not?
By: Charles King III and Das Narayandas
Chairman and CEO M. Douglas Ivester stumbles when he tells a Brazilian newsmagazine about a new Coke vending machine that can automatically raise prices in hot weather. Reaction around the world is swift and negative. View Details
Keywords: Price; Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Development; Global Range; Public Opinion; Value Creation
King, Charles, III, and Das Narayandas. "Coca-Cola's New Vending Machine (A): Pricing To Capture Value, or Not?" Harvard Business School Case 500-068, February 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
- 17 Sep 2015
- News
Seattle and Cleveland Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
the School hosted “A Vision for the 21st Century” as part of the world tour of The Harvard Business School... View Details
- 09 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming the Challenges of Selling Brand New Technology (Hey, Need a 3-D Printer?)
SeventyFour Few phrases in business are more seductive than the one attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson in the 19th century: “Build a better mousetrap and the View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde
laundering and illegal flight capital." These are among the most opaque problems the world faces," Baker says. "In this era of globalization, they constitute View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- News