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- April 1996 (Revised April 2004)
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Virtual Vineyards
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Alvin J. Silk, Lisa Klein Pearo and Thomas A. Gerace
Virtual Vineyards markets wine from small California vineyards directly to consumers through its site on the World Wide Web. It also facilitates fulfillment of customer orders. The case focuses on the ways in which Virtual Vineyards provides value to end consumers... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Technological Innovation; Management; Service Operations; Internet and the Web
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Alvin J. Silk, Lisa Klein Pearo, and Thomas A. Gerace. "Virtual Vineyards." Harvard Business School Case 396-264, April 1996. (Revised April 2004.)
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real
Kresge Hall last December, is where students present their final projects - the culmination of a semester spent learning to design and develop products and services and get them to market. "Hopefully it is here that any shortcomings in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Exchange: Venture Forth
introduction of Amazon Web Services in early 2006. This was the defining moment when the cost of starting consumer internet businesses really plummeted. That fact was very useful in rationalizing other things we saw happening: VC... View Details
Keywords: April White
- March 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Sealed Air Taiwan (A) (Abridged)
By: Lynn S. Paine
The general manager for U.S.-based Sealed Air Corp.'s Taiwan subsidiary must decide how to improve productivity and achieve profitability. In addition to considering a new approach to compensation, he is wondering how to bridge the gap between Sealed Air's corporate... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Relationships; Service Operations; Motivation and Incentives; Management Skills; Compensation and Benefits; Taiwan; United States
Paine, Lynn S. "Sealed Air Taiwan (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 305-094, March 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Sharon Patrick
economies of scale and leveraging models,” observes Patrick, who served as president and COO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia for six years before she was appointed CEO in June. “If you can harness these economics, you can create very... View Details
- Web
HBS - Financials | Statement of Activity & Cash Flows
73 64 71 Supplies & Equipment 10 10 12 Professional Services 53 46 59 Fellowships 57 53 57 University Assessments 27 21 26 Debt Service 2 2 3 Depreciation 45 46 45 Other Expenses 124 73 102 Total Expenses... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Corey, Lombard Remembered
teaching at HBS in 1948 while working toward a Ph.D. (1950) in economics from Harvard. A recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from HBS in 1993, Corey retired from the faculty in 1990. George Lombard, the Louis E. Kirstein... View Details
- 11 Feb 2019
- News
Hello Alfred Co-Founders: Knowing When to be Persistent
Keywords: Personal Services
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
between domestic employment conditions and the growth of foreign operations by American firms have led to calls for increased taxation on foreign operations—the so-called "end to tax breaks for companies that ship our jobs... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Faculty Books
Way by a Billion-Dollar Fundraiser by Howard Stevenson with Shirley Spence (Timberline LLC) Philanthropy is a powerful force in society, but the challenges are great, particularly during an economic downturn that has dampened contributions even as the demand for View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Protagonist Goes Prime Time
reflect together on what we can learn from those shared experiences.” In some ways the multimedia case-writing process mirrors the traditional case-writing process. Buell (MBA 2007, DBA 2012), a professor in the Technology and Operations... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 Aug 2010
- News
Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers
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Kavya Kopparapu | MBA
cost-effective methods to diagnose diabetic retinopathy and glioblastoma, and resource allocation for healthcare workers in infectious disease settings and have been awarded a patent for my work. However, I've firmly believed the role of research is to set the... View Details
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
he was, and wondered why I had asked. Well, I told him of some rules of thumb I have been working on to isolate entrepreneurial opportunities in a recession, and this question was meant as a test for one of the rules. I knew of several new car dealerships that were... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Jun 2014
- News
An International Perspective
School “opened my eyes to a whole new spectrum of opportunities” in the field of financing and building entrepreneurial energy services companies. His most recent focus as managing director at Houston-based SCF Partners is the development... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
One Degree of Difference
having Spanish speakers on the staff and leadership team. “It means we’re developing a bilingual service from the beginning.” Beyond being the right thing to do, it’s critical to Ovia’s competitive advantage, he acknowledges: “If we’re... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
HBS Business Plan Contest Keeps Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive
track, defined as any organization whose core activities address social issues. Each winning team received $10,000 in cash as well as $10,000 in in-kind accounting and legal services to get its venture up and running. For the fourth year,... View Details
- 18 Mar 2008
- News
Election ’08, HBS Style
council with representatives pulled from the many student clubs and regular “office” hours in the Spangler Grille. Jyoti Agarwal, running with Fred Smith, talked about working across university constituencies to effect change, from coordinating with Career View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
company, Ventro, which provides services for online exchanges. While the gold rush days of the late 1990s may be over, there is still a tremendous amount of enthusiasm for entrepreneurship among HBS students, faculty, and alumni. “The... View Details
- 08 Aug 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Parmigiano-Reggiano, Jane Austen, and Other Things You Didn't Know About Finance
but their passive investment nature offers few checks on those companies’ executives. Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds As investors increasingly demand investment opportunities that match their social beliefs, financial View Details