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- October 2014
- Case
Mothercare, 2014
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In early 2014, Mothercare was the UK's leading retailer of mother-and-baby products. In fiscal 2013, it generated £341 million in revenues from its 255 UK stores and £128 million online, and was more than three times the size of its next biggest competitor, Mama and... View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
financial depth on the diffusion of capital-intensive technologies in the late stages of diffusion or in late adopters. Our results are consistent with a view that local financial markets play a critical role in facilitating the process of experimentation that is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 27
following the origin firm to initiate coverage of the destination firms. Consistent with structural constraints on the sell-side analyst profession, we find that analyst-manager "co-migration," is much stronger when both firms... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52122 January 2017 Strategic Finance Managing Healthcare Costs and Value By: Kaplan, Robert S., Michael E. Porter, and Mark L. Frigo Abstract—Rising health care costs are a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 15
PublicationsThe Two Facets of Collaboration: Cooperation and Coordination in Strategic Alliances Authors:Ranjay Gulati, Franz Wohlgezogen, and Pavel Zhelyazkov Publication:The Academy of Management Annals (forthcoming) Abstract This... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
reduced the temptation governments face to intervene in the operation of large strategic enterprises. In the Leviathan as a minority shareholder mode, governments have small equity ownership in corporations and in general do not intervene... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping
Transporting "containerized cargo" seemed to be a natural, cost-effective extension of his business. McLean initially envisioned his trucking fleet as an integral part of an extended transportation network. Instead of truckers... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 1, 2016
group. A post-electoral survey reveals that immigrants initially had less political information, which could explain the heterogeneous impact. Although the effect fades quickly over subsequent elections, our findings suggest that voter... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
defined as the extent to which an actor's network contacts are connected to one another, affects the initiation and adoption of change in organizations. Using longitudinal survey data supplemented with eight in-depth case studies, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
1990s to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem that could harness its business-minded immigrant population. Strategic investment had given rise to creative events and spaces, like the international Art Basel fair in Miami, new performing... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
family companies is shown in Table 1. Table 1 Structures and Plans to Govern a Family Business System STRUCTURE PLAN CEO TOPMANAGEMENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FAMILY COUNCIL &FAMILY ASSEMBLY 1. Strategic Plan View Details
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
employee morale, followed by business relations and reputation, and then regulatory relations. I find that who initiated the bribery act, how it was detected, and how the firm responded after detection are all associated with the impact... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
declined after World War II. What happened? A: In defense terms, the United States finally had to recognize something that naval strategists had long realized: The Panama Canal had no strategic value. Military analysts recognized as early... View Details
- 13 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding
Snapple forged its initial popularity with underdog narratives and "got its juice back" by reintroducing stories about its quirky founders and its underdog spokesperson, Wendy. Nantucket Nectars' label portrays the story of the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
behavior that have not been considered in previous research. First, customers who monitor product prices after purchase may initiate opportunistic returns because of price drops. Second, customers who anticipate a future return may View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2022
- Book
Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed
Meanwhile, starting in 2013, Analog Devices CEO Vince Roche encouraged innovators from the top down and transformed the semiconductor giant into a designer of integrated, strategic systems—including a platform that accelerated the global... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
short term, but produces complementary effects in both the catalog and the online channels in the long term; the complementary effects, which are magnified in the online channel, more than overcome the initial losses in the catalog... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?
task.— Michael Jensen "If I know someone in the organization's lower levels can make a tough call that won't affect other parts of the company, then it's their call," says Nick Pudar, director of planning and strategic View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- January 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
School of Rock: Tuning into Structured Empowerment (A)
By: Tatiana Sandino, Jeffrey Rayport, Samuel Grad and Stacy Straaberg
In summer 2021, School of Rock was a youth-oriented music education company with 291 franchise- and company-owned schools globally. Before CEO Rob Price’s hire in 2017, School of Rock’s nonconformist rock ‘n’ roll culture led to variability in teaching styles,... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Change Management; Transformation; Communication Strategy; Decisions; Curriculum and Courses; Teaching; Employee Relationship Management; Knowledge Sharing; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style; Marketing Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Franchise Ownership; Performance Expectations; Performance Improvement; Strategic Planning; Attitudes; Conflict Management; Corporate Strategy; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Education Industry; Music Industry; Massachusetts; United States
Sandino, Tatiana, Jeffrey Rayport, Samuel Grad, and Stacy Straaberg. "School of Rock: Tuning into Structured Empowerment (A)." Harvard Business School Case 124-043, January 2024. (Revised June 2024.)
- 26 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Office of Strategy Management
terms. (b) Sixty percent of typical organizations do not link their strategic priorities to their budget, virtually ensuring that key strategic initiatives do not get funded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace