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- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
a way for managers to balance the analytical side of their work with the human side and find a sound way forward when analysis falls short. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50601 forthcoming Patent Assertion Entities and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Kimball Thomas
cousins noticed a brisk market for discounted pool tables made in China. “We flew to China and talked to manufacturers,” says Kimball. “Right then and there, we committed to the minimum order: fifty tables. It wasn’t scary then, but... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Supplying Demand
whopping $5.2 billion. In creating Staples, Stemberg drew on the knowledge of modern distribution techniques he had acquired during his twelve years in the grocery business. As a vice president with the Jewel Companies' Star Market chain... View Details
Keywords: Paul Michelman
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Career to Smile About
Foods, joined Colgate in 1988 as head of its Far East and Canada operations. "How do you take an idea or product that may work in Latin America and introduce it into Asia or Africa, instantaneously? All multinationals are working on this problem because speed is of the... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Providing an Environment for Ideas to Grow
brand shouldn’t be about erecting barriers to keep consumers out; indeed, growth requires the welcoming of new faces,” concludes HBS marketing professor Anat Keinan in a July 2014 Harvard Business Review article, “How ‘Brand Tourists’ Can... View Details
- April 2022
- Teaching Note
Tempur Sealy International (A, B & C)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 718-422, 718-423, and 718-424. The cases explore the long-term relationship between Tempur Sealy (TPX, a mattress manufacturer) and Mattress Firm (MFRM, a bedding retailer and TPX's largest customer). For almost 20 years, the firms... View Details
Keywords: Porter's 5 Forces; Bargaining Power; Buyer Power; Customer Power; Supplier Power; Negotiations; Value Capture; Private Equity; Consumer Durables; Consumer Discretionary; Mattresses; B-2-B; Industry Dynamics; Leadership; Compensation; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Value Creation; Competition; Cooperation; Distribution; Negotiation; Industry Structures; Customers; Relationships; Distribution Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; South Africa
- September 2017 (Revised April 2022)
- Supplement
Tempur Sealy International (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty
This case explores the long-term relationship between Tempur Sealy (TPX, a mattress manufacturer) and Mattress Firm (MFRM, a bedding retailer and TPX's largest customer). For almost 20 years, the firms enjoyed a mutually beneficial and commercially prosperous... View Details
Keywords: Porter's 5 Forces; Bargaining Power; Buyer Power; Customer Power; Supplier Power; Negotiations; Value Capture; Private Equity; Consumer Durables; Consumer Discretionary; Mattresses; B-2-B; Industry Dynamics; Leadership; Compensation; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Value Creation; Competition; Cooperation; Distribution; Negotiation; Industry Structures; Customers; Relationships; Distribution Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; South Africa
- Profile
John Oxtoby
small-business owners to Fortune 500 CEOs to make sure their ideas and voices were heard." Turning best policy ideas into reality Although John had “an amazing experience in government,” he wanted to “complement my public-sector work with a deeper understanding of... View Details
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Eric Sonnier
sweet spot, exposing Eric to the rigors of marketing and finance. After graduating from the University of Texas, he went into consulting with Deloitte. “I saw consulting,” Eric explains, “as an option for keeping my options open.” Three... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
of companies, the authors show how a few pioneering organizations are turning attention management into a potent competitive advantage. Place to Space: Migrating to e-Business Models, by Peter Weill and Michael R. Vitale, is the first... View Details
- 14 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team
that already have a large stable of high-performing individuals might have built a competitive advantage. We continue to extend our research into other labor markets in order to understand conditions that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?
incompetent entrepreneur that wants to steal from the better firm and distort the market is accountable only to his bank account and ethics. So we need someone capable enough to make sure markets remain free... View Details
- 01 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 1, 2006
of "organized" retailers such as Pantaloon. Pantaloon's management faced some exciting opportunities as well as some potential competition both from global retailers planning to enter the Indian View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2001
- What Do You Think?
Dot.Com Shakeout: Chess or Roulette?
indeed survive—as always. In his words, "Out of every disaster, you can create an opportunity. The shake-up is realignment in the offing, the Internet still provides a window of opportunity. The only problem is that to remain View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Avoiding a Succession Crisis
Citigroup appear to be. One survey of human resource directors of large corporations indicated that 60 percent lacked CEO succession planning. This situation is hardly optimal — not when global competition and technical change, in the... View Details
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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024
while ensuring HBP’s continuing commitment to DEI. McConvillewas part of the team that launched HBP in 1992, and she has been instrumental in shaping the organization’s transformation and growth over time. She served as Chief Marketing... View Details
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
Michael W. Toffel Publication:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract Governments and other organizations often outsource activities to achieve cost savings from market competition. Yet such benefits are often accompanied by poor... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- October 2014 (Revised June 2015)
- Case
Quiet Logistics (A)
By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This two-part case focuses on how to identify and manage strategic uncertainties in an innovative, entrepreneurial start-up company. In the (A) case, students learn about Quiet Logistics, an e-commerce fulfillment company working with high-end apparel retailers such as... View Details
Keywords: Strategy Execution; Strategic Uncertainty; Disruptive Change; Managing Growth; Robotics; Disruptive Technology; Managing Start-ups; Management Control Systems; Performance Measurement; Business Growth and Maturation; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; E-commerce; Distribution Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Quiet Logistics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 115-001, October 2014. (Revised June 2015.)
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
Capitol Hill. The Case for More Regulation Looking at the historical record, Moss makes a strong case that targeted government regulation of financial markets has worked in the past to lower risk and instill consumer confidence. “From the... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
Out-Innovate, calls it the “frontier market model.” Founded in places with limited resources and nascent entrepreneurial ecosystems, these startups have to be scrappier and leaner. And these limitations, Alex says, make businesses more... View Details