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    Myra M. Hart

    Myra Hart's research focus is high potential entrepreneurship.  She has taught MBA and executive programs, co-chaired the entrepreneurship unit, and led several HBS initiatives. As a founding memberView Details

    Keywords: consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products
    • October 1996 (Revised April 2004)
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    Eric Wood (B)

    By: Myra M. Hart
    Describes Eric's purchase of the much larger Shaw Co. Describes the operating and financial problems that ensue, leaving Eric considering the option of bankruptcy. Issues include the overlap of business and personal finances, as well as the mechanics and implications... View Details
    Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Operations; Entrepreneurship; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Problems and Challenges; Acquisition
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    Hart, Myra M. "Eric Wood (B)." Harvard Business School Case 897-075, October 1996. (Revised April 2004.)

      David A. Thomas

      David Thomas is H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.  His research addresses issues related to executive development, cultural diversity in organizations, leadership and organizational change.  He recently served as a... View Details

      Keywords: consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products
      • May 2014
      • Case

      Groupon, Inc.

      By: Krishna G. Palepu, Blythe J. McGarvie and James Weber
      Internet coupon site "Groupon" grew revenues rapidly and went public, but struggled to impress investors or operate profitably. Did it have a sustainable business model? Groupon sold coupons called Groupons which purchasers used to acquire goods or services at... View Details
      Keywords: Accounting; Corporate Governance; Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Organizational Culture; Strategy; Web Services Industry; United States
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      Palepu, Krishna G., Blythe J. McGarvie, and James Weber. "Groupon, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 114-038, May 2014.
      • July/September 2005
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      Le consensus de Paris: la France et les règles de la finance mondiale

      By: Rawi Abdelal
      This article is about the institutional foundations of the globalization of finance. These institutional foundations are both informal and formal. Until the 1980s the formal rules of the international financial architecture – most consequentially in the European Union... View Details
      Keywords: Policy; International Finance; Globalization; France; European Union
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      Abdelal, Rawi. "Le consensus de Paris: la France et les règles de la finance mondiale." Critique internationale, no. 28 (July/September 2005): 87–115.
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      Land in China's Political Economy

      By: Meg Rithmire

      Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform

      Published October 2015

      China since the 1980s has been the scene of unprecedented efforts at urban construction and growth, even in the absence of privatization... View Details

      • January 2015 (Revised October 2018)
      • Case

      Nasty Gals Do It Better

      By: David Collis, Diane Chang, Matthew Shaffer and Ashley Hartman
      In 2006, Sophia Amoruso started Nasty Gal, an eBay boutique selling vintage clothes. With a strong sense of style and personality, Amoruso poured herself into building the brand and developing relationships with her customers—typically the slightly edgy 18–24 year old.... View Details
      Keywords: Business Growth; Brand Management; Online Retail; Clothing; Apparel; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Management; Marketing Strategy; Strategic Planning; Social Media; E-commerce; Digital Marketing; Retail Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
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      Collis, David, Diane Chang, Matthew Shaffer, and Ashley Hartman. "Nasty Gals Do It Better." Harvard Business School Case 715-412, January 2015. (Revised October 2018.)
      • November 2017 (Revised July 2018)
      • Case

      Royal Philips: Designing Toward Profound Change

      By: Srikant M. Datar, Rajiv Lal and Caitlin N. Bowler
      This case explores Royal Philips CEO Frans van Houten's bold use of design research to inform a critical strategic decision: Should Philips leave its storied lighting business behind in favor of complete focus on health technology and consumer lifestyle products?... View Details
      Keywords: Design Research; Health Technology; Innovation; Design; Research; Decision Choices and Conditions; Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Transformation
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      Datar, Srikant M., Rajiv Lal, and Caitlin N. Bowler. "Royal Philips: Designing Toward Profound Change." Harvard Business School Case 118-017, November 2017. (Revised July 2018.)
      • 12 Jan 2004
      • What Do You Think?

      How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs?

      Summing Up The exportation of jobs "will create bigger markets and opportunities to sell goods and services from the developed economies," says reader Suman Das. "This is indeed very troubling, as the classic answer of... View Details
      Keywords: by James Heskett
      • November 1994 (Revised May 1996)
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      Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower-- Taking Charge

      By: Ashish Nanda
      In 1987, Dennis Hightower, was recruited from outside for a newly created position as head of Disney Consumer Products European operations. Hightower has to win initial acceptance of entrenched country managers, integrate the company's diverse subsidiaries closer... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Change Management; Corporate Strategy; Personal Development and Career; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Europe
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      Nanda, Ashish. "Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower-- Taking Charge." Harvard Business School Case 395-055, November 1994. (Revised May 1996.)
      • March 2000 (Revised June 2000)
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      Microsoft Office 2000: Multimedia

      By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
      Describes the history of Microsoft's Office product suite. Discusses evolution of the Office 2000 project. Set at the end of the project when Steven Sinofsky, Office vice president, must decide upon the direction for the next version of Office, as well as make changes... View Details
      Keywords: Applications and Software; Product Development; Innovation and Invention; Change; Information Technology Industry; Washington (state, US)
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      MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Microsoft Office 2000: Multimedia." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 600-023, March 2000. (Revised June 2000.)
      • January 2014
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      Newfield Energy

      By: William E. Fruhan and Wei Wang
      In September 2013, Miles Griffin, CEO and chairman of the board of Newfield Energy, prepares to present financial proposals to the board of directors for approval. Newfield (based in Houston, Texas) was a large independent energy company primarily engaged in the... View Details
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      Fruhan, William E., and Wei Wang. "Newfield Energy." Harvard Business School Brief Case 914-541, January 2014.
      • November 2004 (Revised April 2009)
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      Launching the New MINI

      By: Douglas B. Holt and John A. Quelch
      Focuses on how strategy is transformed into creative branding materials. Reports on the development of a wide variety of brand communication materials produced to support the MINI launch in the United States. MINI USA executives worked with their ad agency Crispin... View Details
      Keywords: Advertising; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Creativity; Auto Industry; United States
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      Holt, Douglas B., and John A. Quelch. "Launching the New MINI." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 505-020, November 2004. (Revised April 2009.)
      • 5 Sep 2013
      • Conference Presentation

      The Color of Taste: Selling Food in Clear Packages in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States

      By: Ai Hisano
      This paper examines the role of color in the marketing and retailing of food products by focusing on the increasingly popular presentation of food in clear packages in the early-twentieth-century United States. In the 1910s, a candy company began using cellophane to... View Details
      Keywords: Food; Product Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Hisano, Ai. "The Color of Taste: Selling Food in Clear Packages in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States." Paper presented at the CHORD Conference, Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution (CHORD), Leeds, UK, September 5, 2013.
      • June 2007 (Revised June 2008)
      • Case

      GE's Imagination Breakthroughs: The Evo Project

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett, Brian J. Hall and Nicole Bennett
      In September 2003, Jeff Immelt challenged the business leaders at GE to come up with "Imagination Breakthroughs," innovative new projects that would serve as the centerpiece of GE's organic growth initiative. Follows the company as these changes are driven through the... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Management; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., Brian J. Hall, and Nicole Bennett. "GE's Imagination Breakthroughs: The Evo Project." Harvard Business School Case 907-048, June 2007. (Revised June 2008.)
      • 2017
      • Other Article

      Designing an Agile Software Portfolio Architecture: The Impact of Coupling on Performance

      By: Alan MacCormack and Robert Lagerstrom
      The modern industrial corporation encompasses a myriad of different software applications, each of which must work in concert to deliver functionality to end-users. However, the increasingly complex and dynamic nature of competition in today’s product-markets dictates... View Details
      Keywords: Applications and Software; Design; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Effectiveness
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      MacCormack, Alan, and Robert Lagerstrom. "Designing an Agile Software Portfolio Architecture: The Impact of Coupling on Performance." Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings (2017). (doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2017.297, ISSN 2151-6561.)
      • August 2002 (Revised February 2005)
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      Gillette Company (A): Pressure for Change

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and James Weber
      After years of strong performance with market-dominating brands, Gillette's performance slips and a new CEO is selected from outside the company to lead a turnaround. This case describes the business and financial situation he inherited and asks what he should do... View Details
      Keywords: Business History; Performance Consistency; Product Positioning; Selection and Staffing; Change Management; Leading Change; Competitive Strategy; Planning; Retail Industry
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., and James Weber. "Gillette Company (A): Pressure for Change." Harvard Business School Case 303-032, August 2002. (Revised February 2005.)
      • September 2023
      • Teaching Note

      Apple’s iPhone Revolution: Pioneering the Circular Economy

      By: George Serafeim
      Teaching Note for HBS Case 123-089. The case describes the Trade-In system for iPhones that allow iPhones to be refurbished and reused or to be recycled. The case provides information for the students to analyze the financial attractiveness of the Trade-In system and... View Details
      Keywords: Iphone; Smartphone; Technology; Business Model Innovation; Carbon Emissions; Recycling; Business Model; Product Design; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Technology Industry
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      Serafeim, George. "Apple’s iPhone Revolution: Pioneering the Circular Economy." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 124-026, September 2023.
      • September 2016 (Revised January 2020)
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      Pebble: Wearables Pioneer

      By: David Yoffie and Allison Ciechanover
      In the summer of 2016, wearables “wunderkind” and Pebble founder and CEO, Eric Migicovsky, was pleased with the young startup’s success in the five years since its founding. The Silicon Valley–based company had recently shipped its two millionth smartwatch; held the... View Details
      Keywords: Competition; Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Product; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Technology Industry; United States; California
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      Yoffie, David, and Allison Ciechanover. "Pebble: Wearables Pioneer." Harvard Business School Case 717-414, September 2016. (Revised January 2020.)
      • January 2015 (Revised July 2019)
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      Rebranding Godiva: The Yıldız Strategy

      By: Rohit Deshpande and Esel Çekin
      This case concerns Yıldız Holding’s acquisition of Godiva Chocolatier from its previous owner, Campbell Soup, and its salient strategy in preserving Godiva’s “made in Belgian” brand position. Provenance Paradox, a problem faced by companies in emerging countries trying... View Details
      Keywords: Branding; Internationalization; Provenance Paradox; Acquisitions; Positioning; Innovation; Customer-centricity; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Emerging Markets; Product Positioning; Change Management; Innovation and Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Food and Beverage Industry; North America; Turkey; Japan
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      Deshpande, Rohit, and Esel Çekin. "Rebranding Godiva: The Yıldız Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 515-059, January 2015. (Revised July 2019.)
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