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  • July 1991 (Revised December 1993)
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Grupo Industrial Alfa, S.A.--1982

The rapid depreciation of the peso in 1982 precipitated a crisis at Grupo Alfa, Mexico's largest private company. The company's peso cash flow was insufficient to service its large dollar-denominated debt. Students are asked to formulate a plan for restructuring Alfa's... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Restructuring; Negotiation Participants; Business Strategy; Financial Crisis; Mexico
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Fenster, Steven R. "Grupo Industrial Alfa, S.A.--1982." Harvard Business School Case 292-008, July 1991. (Revised December 1993.)
  • February 1996
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Indianopolis: Implementing Competition in City Services

By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Roger Atherton
Mayor Stephen Goldsmith of Indianapolis introduces competition to provide city services and implementation of new bidding procedures and work practices in the Department of Transportation. Exhibits show how work methods changed and work control procedures control work... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Business Strategy; Welfare; Transportation; Change; Cost Management; Service Industry
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Bruns, William J., Jr., and Roger Atherton. "Indianopolis: Implementing Competition in City Services." Harvard Business School Case 196-099, February 1996.
  • September 1996 (Revised March 2002)
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Bishay Industries

By: David F. Hawkins and Norman Bartczak
A bankrupt company has a turnaround plan. Students are asked to predict whether it will be successful. View Details
Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Business Plan; Goals and Objectives; Strategic Planning; Business Strategy; Cash Flow; Mathematical Methods; Financial Services Industry
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Hawkins, David F., and Norman Bartczak. "Bishay Industries." Harvard Business School Case 197-024, September 1996. (Revised March 2002.)
  • 2002
  • Report

Integrate to Innovate: The Determinants of Success in Developing and Deploying New Services in the Communications Industry

By: Michael Raynor and C. M. Christensen
Keywords: Integration; Innovation and Management; Service Operations; Success; Communications Industry
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Raynor, Michael, and C. M. Christensen. "Integrate to Innovate: The Determinants of Success in Developing and Deploying New Services in the Communications Industry." Report Series, Deloitte Research, May 2002.
  • March 2001 (Revised September 2005)
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Madison Avenue: Digital Media Services (C)

By July 2000, Madison Avenue had experienced extraordinary growth in sales, employees, clients, and service offerings. From late 1999 to July 2000, the company had taken several initiatives to redesign its internal processes so that the firm could continue to grow,... View Details
Keywords: Service Operations; Digital Marketing; Product Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Advertising Industry
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Spear, Steven J., and Anne Karshis. "Madison Avenue: Digital Media Services (C)." Harvard Business School Case 601-077, March 2001. (Revised September 2005.)
  • 06 Apr 2021
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Disrupting the Waste Industry with Technology

Keywords: Re: Shai Benjamin Bernstein
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Baker Library Services - Alumni

Finding industry overviews and company profiles Gathering articles on trends on a specific industry, topic or subject Identifying biographical information to support networking Remote Services HBS alumni... View Details
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Enfranchisement of Service Workers

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James Heskett
Enfranchisement is achieved through an integration of empowerment with methods of pay for performance. Evidence from Ito Yokado Group in Japan and Nordstrom in the US demonstrates the positive effects of enfranchisement. Successful efforts to enfranchise employees: 1.... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Franchise Ownership; Employees; Compensation and Benefits; Service Industry; Japan; United States
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Schlesinger, Leonard A., and James Heskett. "Enfranchisement of Service Workers." California Management Review 33, no. 4 (Summer 1991).
  • January 2012 (Revised March 2013)
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Ctrip: Scientifically Managing Travel Services

By: David A. Garvin and Nancy Hua Dai
Ctrip is a $437 million Chinese on-line travel services company with a scientific, data driven approach to management. The case explores Ctrip's founding and early growth, its expansion into multiple market segments including hotel reservations, air ticketing, leisure... View Details
Keywords: Scientific Management; Data-driven Management; Management; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Market Entry and Exit; Mathematical Methods; Business Processes; Information Management; Travel Industry; China
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Garvin, David A., and Nancy Hua Dai. "Ctrip: Scientifically Managing Travel Services." Harvard Business School Case 312-092, January 2012. (Revised March 2013.)
  • February 1997
  • Teaching Note

Bishay Industries TN

By: David F. Hawkins and Norman Bartczak
Teaching Note for (9-197-024). View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
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Hawkins, David F., and Norman Bartczak. "Bishay Industries TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 197-061, February 1997.
  • 2015
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Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mike Critelli and Dossia Service Corporation

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Patricia Bissett Higgins
In 2010, Mark Critelli was a well-seasoned corporate executive who had recently transitioned from being the CEO of a Fortune 500 company to that of a startup called Dossia. As an AL Fellow, he knew that despite believing in Dossia’s mission to empower individuals with... View Details
Keywords: Health And Wellness; Health Care; Health Care Education; Health Care Entrepreneurship; Health Care Industry; Health Care Investment; Health Care Outcomes; Health Care Quality; Health Care Reform; Health Care Services; Health Costs; Preventive Care; Insurance Companies; Insurance Industry; Employee Compensation; Empoylee Wellness Programs; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Patient Satisfaction; Data; Data Analytics; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurial Organizations; Entrepreneurial Ventures; Start-up; Leadership Skills; Disruptive Change; Health; Insurance; Employees; Leadership; Disruptive Innovation; Health Care and Treatment; Employment; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Information Technology; Analytics and Data Science; Health Industry; United States
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Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Patricia Bissett Higgins. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mike Critelli and Dossia Service Corporation." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-053, 2015. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
  • February 1988 (Revised August 2000)
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Note on the U.S. Freight Transportation Industry

By: Janice H. Hammond and John E. P. Morrison
Describes the major modes of domestic freight transportation (motor carrier, rail, air, water, and pipelines). Examines the characteristics of the transportation service that each mode provides and discusses changes in the industry that have resulted from recent... View Details
Keywords: Change; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Structures; Logistics; Service Operations; Transportation; United States
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Hammond, Janice H., and John E. P. Morrison. "Note on the U.S. Freight Transportation Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 688-080, February 1988. (Revised August 2000.)
  • June 2001 (Revised September 2005)
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Madison Avenue: Digital Media Services (B)

In late 1999, Madison Avenue was experiencing phenomenal growth in sales, clients, employees, and services provided. The stress and strain on the firm's employees was considerable and threatened to jeopardize the high-quality, active-ad management for which the firm... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth Management; Service Operations; Digital Marketing; Business Processes; Advertising Industry
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Spear, Steven J., and Anne Karshis. "Madison Avenue: Digital Media Services (B)." Harvard Business School Case 601-021, June 2001. (Revised September 2005.)
  • February 2004 (Revised March 2004)
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Profitability Drivers in Professional Service Firms

By: Ashish Nanda
This case presents a simple model of the drivers of profitability in a professional service partnership and conducts an empirical exploration of the determinants of profitability among AmLaw 100 firms over the period 1994 to 1999. View Details
Keywords: Profitability; Model; Profit; Partners and Partnerships; Law; Service Industry
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Nanda, Ashish. "Profitability Drivers in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-064, February 2004. (Revised March 2004.)
  • July 2007 (Revised October 2007)
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PayPal Merchant Services (TN)

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry
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Eisenmann, Thomas R. "PayPal Merchant Services (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 808-031, July 2007. (Revised October 2007.)
  • October 1977 (Revised September 1983)
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Colonial Food Services Co.

By: Michael Beer and James G. Clawson
The first case in a four-part case series which outlines the events leading up to a performance appraisal interview. Describes the background of the company. View Details
Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Food and Beverage Industry
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Beer, Michael, and James G. Clawson. "Colonial Food Services Co." Harvard Business School Case 478-005, October 1977. (Revised September 1983.)
  • 01 Sep 2005
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Service Leadership Fellows Named

Eight members of the Class of 2005 left Soldiers Field last spring with one-year fellowships coordinated by the HBS Service Leadership Fellows Program. The program encourages graduating students to gain experience in nonprofit and... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training
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Green Industrial Strategy

By: Gunnar Trumbull
How do firms and governments work together to support and accelerate corporate decarbonization? As firms increasingly integrate climate responses into their corporate strategies, governments must design policies that support and defend those efforts. Successfully... View Details
Keywords: Climate; Decarbonization; Sustainability; Climate Change; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United States; European Union; China; India; Brazil
  • 1998
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Seeing through the Customer's Eyes with Computer Imaging

By: G. Zaltman and L. J. Schuck
Keywords: Information Technology; Perception; Customers; Computer Industry
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Zaltman, G., and L. J. Schuck. "Seeing through the Customer's Eyes with Computer Imaging." In Sense and Respond: Capturing Value in the Network Era, edited by Stephen P. Bradley and Richard L. Nolan. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1998.
  • December 2005 (Revised October 2006)
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Pharmacy Service Improvement at CVS (A)

CVS's retail pharmacy operations are functioning poorly and dissatisfying customers. Many customers are defecting as a result. A pharmacy service improvement team has documented the current prescription fulfillment process, its exception rates, and the problems... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Performance Improvement; Business Processes; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; United States
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McAfee, Andrew P. "Pharmacy Service Improvement at CVS (A)." Harvard Business School Case 606-015, December 2005. (Revised October 2006.)
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