Publications

July 2006 (Revised February 2007)
Teaching Note

The Market and the Mountain Kingdom: Change in Lesotho's Textile Industry (TN)

By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Regina M. Abrami, Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio

Teaching Note to 706043. View Details

Keywords: Markets; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Lesotho

September 2002 (Revised June 2003)
Case

Cartier v. Metro

Metro, a German wholesaler, sued Cartier, a French luxury retailer, to require Cartier to honor Cartier's guarantee on its watches that Metro sold, even though Metro is not part of Cartier's selective distribution network. Is such a network incompatible with the... View Details

Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Distribution Channels; Apparel and Accessories Industry; France; Germany; European Union

April 2002
Supplement

Gucci Group N.V. (C)

By: David B. Yoffie and Mary Kwak

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

January 2000 (Revised May 2001)
Case

kate spade

Kate Spade's founders try to finance and grow their luxury handbag and accessories business. As the case ends, the founding team must decide among four potential strategic partners offering to purchase different shares of Kate Spade at various valuations. Includes... View Details

Keywords: Growth Management; Partners and Partnerships; Business Growth and Maturation; Brands and Branding; Apparel and Accessories Industry

December 1991
Supplement

Whistler Corp. (B)

By: Gary P. Pisano and David T. Kotchen

Describes the decision the company chose and how it worked out. Designed as an in-class follow-up to Whistler Corp. (A). View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Massachusetts

September 1991 (Revised September 2010)
Case

Dore-Dore

By: Janice H. Hammond and Audris Wong

Dore-Dore, a French manufacturer of socks and children's knitwear, has just converted a portion of its knitwear operations to a flexible modular system to allow faster response and greater flexibility. The case provides an opportunity to assess the changes in knitwear... View Details

Keywords: Order Taking and Fulfillment; Logistics; Production; Performance Productivity; Apparel and Accessories Industry; France

September 1985 (Revised March 1989)
Teaching Note

Benetton (A), Teaching Note

By: James L. Heskett

Teaching Note for (9-685-014). View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Europe

March 1984 (Revised April 1991)
Teaching Note

Petite Playthings, Inc.--1984 (A) and (B), Teaching Note

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Teaching Note for (9-584-080) and (9-584-081). View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

1996
Other Unpublished Work

Policy Issues on Promoting Backward Linkages from the Garment Industry in Sri Lanka

By: C. Fritz Foley and Saman Kelegama

Keywords: Government and Politics; Networks; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sri Lanka

October 1980 (Revised July 1985)
Case

Stride Rite Corp. (C)

By: Walter J. Salmon

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

October 1980 (Revised July 1985)
Case

Stride Rite Corp. (B)

By: Walter J. Salmon

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

September 1971 (Revised March 1985)
Case

Levi Strauss & Co.

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

May 1981
Supplement

Stride Rite: Demand Forecasting Process (B)

By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Apparel and Accessories Industry

October 1984 (Revised June 1985)
Teaching Note

NIKE (F1), Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-385-040). View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

October 1984 (Revised June 1985)
Teaching Note

NIKE (E), Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-385-033). View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry