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      • June 2007 (Revised April 2009)
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      Intel 2006: Rising to the Graphics Challenge

      By: Willy C. Shih and Elie Ofek
      Examines the evolution of the PC hardware industry over the span of two and a half decades. The open architecture design of the IBM Personal Computer followed by the rapid appearance of clones drove a high level of standardization and modularity in the industry, and... View Details
      Keywords: History; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decision Choices and Conditions; Information Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Industry
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      Shih, Willy C., and Elie Ofek. "Intel 2006: Rising to the Graphics Challenge." Harvard Business School Case 607-136, June 2007. (Revised April 2009.)
      • June 2007 (Revised March 2008)
      • Case

      Zoots - Financing Growth (A)

      By: Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman and Todd Krasnow
      Traces the genesis and founding of Zoots, the largest chain of dry cleaning establishments in the U.S. Founded by some of the founders of the very successful Staples chain, the company raises a very large amount of capital without fully proving its business model, and... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Investment Return; Growth and Development Strategy; Valuation; United States
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      Roberts, Michael J., William A. Sahlman, and Todd Krasnow. "Zoots - Financing Growth (A)." Harvard Business School Case 807-139, June 2007. (Revised March 2008.)
      • May 2007 (Revised November 2019)
      • Case

      Dollar General (A)

      By: Willy Shih, Stephen P. Kaufman and Rebecca McKillican
      Dollar General Corporation (DG) operates one of the leading chains of extreme value retailers in the United States. 2006 revenues reached $9.2 billion, making DG the 6th largest mass retailer in the country. With revenues growing at 9% annually over the five-year... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Family Business; Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Retail Industry; United States
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      Shih, Willy, Stephen P. Kaufman, and Rebecca McKillican. "Dollar General (A)." Harvard Business School Case 607-140, May 2007. (Revised November 2019.)
      • April 2007
      • Teaching Note

      McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain (TN)

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Jessica Droste Yagan
      Teaching Note to (907-414). View Details
      Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
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      Goldberg, Ray A., and Jessica Droste Yagan. "McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 907-416, April 2007.
      • March 2007
      • Teaching Note

      Monsanto: Realizing Biotech Value in Brazil (TN)

      By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
      Keywords: Value; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Brazil
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      Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "Monsanto: Realizing Biotech Value in Brazil (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 507-059, March 2007.
      • March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
      • Case

      McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Jessica Droste Yagan
      McDonald's seeks to learn from a successful response to Greenpeace's Amazon deforestation campaign in order to make its supply chain more socially and environmentally responsible. View Details
      Keywords: Food; Supply Chain Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Management Systems; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Goldberg, Ray A., and Jessica Droste Yagan. "McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain." Harvard Business School Case 907-414, March 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
      • February 2007 (Revised May 2007)
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      Li & Fung 2006

      By: F. Warren McFarlan, William C. Kirby and Tracy Manty
      Describes the opportunities and strategy facing one of the most innovative global supply-chain companies, and the strategy it has chosen to deal with the expanding demand for its services. Li & Fung links thousands of factories in India, China, and elsewhere to nearly... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Supply Chain Management; Distribution Channels; Global Range; Strategy; Information Technology; Service Industry; Distribution Industry; China; India; United States; Europe
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, William C. Kirby, and Tracy Manty. "Li & Fung 2006." Harvard Business School Case 307-077, February 2007. (Revised May 2007.)
      • February 2007 (Revised February 2009)
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      A Differentiation Strategy at ASDA

      By: David E. Bell and Nitin Sanghavi
      The Wal-Mart CEO has challenged his company to do more to help mankind. The British subsidiary, ASDA, is reviewing its activities in the environment/social arena. View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Trends; Values and Beliefs; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Bell, David E., and Nitin Sanghavi. "A Differentiation Strategy at ASDA." Harvard Business School Case 507-047, February 2007. (Revised February 2009.)
      • January 2007
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      Acquisitions and Firm Growth: Creating Unilever's Ice Cream and Tea Business

      By: G. Jones and Peter Miskell
      This article provides a longitudinal case study of the use of acquisitions by the Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever to build the world's largest ice cream and tea businesses. The study supports recent resource-based theory which argues that complementary rather than... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Value; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Business and Shareholder Relations; Interests; Business Ventures; Employees; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Jones, G., and Peter Miskell. "Acquisitions and Firm Growth: Creating Unilever's Ice Cream and Tea Business." Business History 49, no. 1 (January 2007).
      • 2006
      • Working Paper

      The Value of a 'Free' Customer

      By: Sunil Gupta, Carl F. Mela and Jose M. Vidal-Sanz

      Central to a firm's growth and marketing policy is the revenus and profit potential of its customer assets. As a result, there has been a recent proliferation of work regarding customer lifetime value. However, extant research in this area is silent regarding how to... View Details

      Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Auctions; Network Effects; Business Strategy
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      Gupta, Sunil, Carl F. Mela, and Jose M. Vidal-Sanz. "The Value of a 'Free' Customer." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-035, December 2006.
      • 28 Nov 2006
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      Value-Based Competition in Health Care: Issues for Singapore

      By: Michael E. Porter
      This presentation draws Michael E. Porter and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg: Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results, Harvard Business School Press, May 2006. Earlier publications about health care include the Harvard Business Review... View Details
      Keywords: Integration; Competition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Singapore
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      Porter, Michael E. "Value-Based Competition in Health Care: Issues for Singapore." Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, November 28, 2006.
      • October 2006 (Revised May 2007)
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      Academia Barilla

      By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
      Barilla, the world's largest pasta company, has introduced a new high-quality, high-priced product line that features a range of authentic Italian food products sourced from artisan producers. Management believes the line will appeal to consumers seeking healthier... View Details
      Keywords: Supply Chain; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Brands and Branding; Decision Choices and Conditions; Family Ownership; Nutrition; Product Development; Investment; Food and Beverage Industry; Italy
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      Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "Academia Barilla." Harvard Business School Case 507-001, October 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
      • May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
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      IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A)

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett, Vincent Marie Dessain and Anders Sjoman
      Traces the history of IKEA's response to a TV report that its Indian carpet suppliers were using child labor. Describes IKEA's growth, including the importance of a sourcing strategy based on its close relationships with suppliers in developing countries. Details the... View Details
      Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Moral Sensibility; Policy; Employment; Contracts; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Natural Environment; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A)." Harvard Business School Case 906-414, May 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
      • April 2006
      • Case

      Big Bazaar

      By: Ananth Raman and Laura Winig
      Describes a high-growth Indian retailer, Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd., and two of the company's formats--Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar. Challenges students to debate the company's concept, its strategic decision on how quickly it would like to grow, and some key... View Details
      Keywords: Business Units; Transformation; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Supply Chain Management; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry; India
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      Raman, Ananth, and Laura Winig. "Big Bazaar." Harvard Business School Case 606-099, April 2006.
      • April 2006
      • Teaching Note

      Nestle and Alcon - The Value of a Listing (TN)

      By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs
      Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
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      Desai, Mihir A., and Kathleen Luchs. "Nestle and Alcon - The Value of a Listing (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 206-135, April 2006.
      • March 2006 (Revised September 2006)
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      Slots, Tables, and All That Jazz: Managing Customer Profitability at the MGM Grand Hotel

      By: Dennis Campbell, Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, Marc Epstein and Joshua Bellin
      The MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas had detailed information on loyal gaming customers, but could its information systems also be tailored to nongaming customers? As the nongaming business sectors became increasingly profitable both at the MGM Grand and in Las Vegas... View Details
      Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Customer Relationship Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Accommodations Industry; Nevada
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      Campbell, Dennis, Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, Marc Epstein, and Joshua Bellin. "Slots, Tables, and All That Jazz: Managing Customer Profitability at the MGM Grand Hotel." Harvard Business School Case 106-029, March 2006. (Revised September 2006.)
      • February 2006
      • Teaching Note

      Nestle's Milk District Model: Economic Development for a Value-Added Food Chain and Improved Nutrition (TN)

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kerry Herman
      Keywords: Nutrition; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Goldberg, Ray A., and Kerry Herman. "Nestle's Milk District Model: Economic Development for a Value-Added Food Chain and Improved Nutrition (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 906-413, February 2006.
      • December 2005 (Revised April 2007)
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      Flagstar Companies, Inc. (Abridged)

      By: Stuart C. Gilson
      A large restaurant chain undergoes a leveraged buyout and subsequent recapitalization. Financial and operating problems at the company force it to consider various restructuring options, including a prepackaged Chapter 11 exchange offer to its public bondholders. Two... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Capital; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Debt Securities; Competition; Valuation; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Gilson, Stuart C. "Flagstar Companies, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 206-076, December 2005. (Revised April 2007.)
      • December 2005 (Revised July 2006)
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      Bunge: Poised for Growth

      By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
      As CEO of the world's largest oilseed processor, Alberto Weisser of Bunge must not only decide how quickly to expand in fast-growing markets of Eastern Europe and Asia, but also how best to leverage the firm's global footprint and leadership position. The firm is... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Trade; Global Strategy; Leadership; Growth Management; Management Style; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain; Integration; Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Asia; Europe
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      Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "Bunge: Poised for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 506-036, December 2005. (Revised July 2006.)
      • December 2005 (Revised February 2006)
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      Migros

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Vincent Marie Dessain and Anders Sjoman
      In October 2005, Urs Riedener, head of marketing at Swiss retailer Migros, is contemplating the company's competitive position. Primarily a retailer for foods and near-foods products, the cooperative Migros, with close to 600 retail outlets in Switzerland (but only... View Details
      Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Corporate Governance; Corporate Strategy; Cooperative Ownership; Supply Chain Management; Product Marketing; Environmental Sustainability; Social Enterprise; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Retail Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Switzerland
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      Reinhardt, Forest L., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Migros." Harvard Business School Case 706-028, December 2005. (Revised February 2006.)
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