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- May 1998
- Teaching Note
C-Car TN
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
Teaching Note for (9-598-064). View Details
- October 1997 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
C-Car
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
C-Car was the first automobile retailer in the United States to go public. Subsequently the owner, Mr. Gilliland, must decide how to invest the capital raised from the public ownership. This case describes in detail C-Car's highly profitable strategy of managing its... View Details
- September 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Background Note
Automobile Retailing in the U.S.
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
In the mid-1990s, the U.S. automobile retailing industry is on the brink of profound change. This case traces the drivers of change, the history of the industry, and potential distribution systems of the future. View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Automobile Retailing in the U.S." Harvard Business School Background Note 598-014, September 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- October 1995 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
Dell Computer Corporation
By: Das Narayandas and V. Kasturi Rangan
Traces the evolution of the personal computer industry over the last 20 years and uses this as a backdrop to look at how Dell Computer Corp. grew from a small start-up to a multi-billion-dollar company in a decade. Dell is now faced with a set of decisions on the... View Details
Narayandas, Das, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Dell Computer Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 596-058, October 1995. (Revised September 1996.)
- July 1993 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Millipore Corporate Strategy
By: Nitin Nohria and V. Kasturi Rangan
Millipore, a $750 million (sales) company with three divisions, had been growing at a rate of 20% in the 1970s, but this growth rate had slowed considerably in the 1980s. CEO John Gilmartin was looking for ways to reenergize the organization and redirect its strategy... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Corporate Strategy; Restructuring; Growth and Development Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Business Processes; Organizational Structure
Nohria, Nitin, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Millipore Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 594-009, July 1993. (Revised March 1995.)
- 1999
- Working Paper
Social Enterprise Series No.7 - Marketing's Role in Addressing the Poor as Customers
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Patricia Walker
- Article
Coming Out of Recession: The Role of Business in Alleviating Poverty
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Djordjija B. Petkoski
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Djordjija B. Petkoski. "Coming Out of Recession: The Role of Business in Alleviating Poverty." Development Outreach 11, no. 3 (December 2009).
- September 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Supplement
Sunbeam Television (B)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and E. Scott Lathrop
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Electronics Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and E. Scott Lathrop. "Sunbeam Television (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 596-057, September 1995. (Revised October 1996.)
- September 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Sunbeam Television (A)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and E. Scott Lathrop
Sunbeam Television, owner of a television station in Miami (a Fox affiliate), buys Channel 7 (a CBS affiliate) in Boston. They bring to the Boston station the concepts and ideas of their Miami news product--that is, a crisp, content-based design rather than one... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Change; Decisions; Design; Television Entertainment; Product; Motivation and Incentives; Value; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Boston
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and E. Scott Lathrop. "Sunbeam Television (A)." Harvard Business School Case 596-056, September 1995. (Revised October 1996.)
- June 1994 (Revised September 1994)
- Background Note
Beating the Commodity Magnet
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and George T. Bowman
All markets follow a cycle of growth and maturity, then commoditization and decline. This note argues that while commoditization of an industry may seem inevitable, the better managed firms find a way to make money in the commodity cycle. These firms know how and when... View Details
Keywords: Goods and Commodities; Financial Markets; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and George T. Bowman. "Beating the Commodity Magnet." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-122, June 1994. (Revised September 1994.)
- November 1992 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
Advertising Council Get Out the Vote Campaign: Strategy and Creative Execution
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jayne D. Kramer
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jayne D. Kramer. "Advertising Council Get Out the Vote Campaign: Strategy and Creative Execution." Harvard Business School Case 593-061, November 1992. (Revised June 1994.)
- June 1989 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Ingersoll-Rand (A): Managing Multiple Channels--1985
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and E. Raymond Corey
James Clabough, marketing vice president at Ingersoll-Rand, has to decide on the distribution policy for a new product. The decision has marketing as well as organizational ramifications. View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and E. Raymond Corey. "Ingersoll-Rand (A): Managing Multiple Channels--1985." Harvard Business School Case 589-121, June 1989. (Revised January 1992.)
- August 1986 (Revised May 1989)
- Case
Ingersoll-Rand: Channel Selection and Management
By: E. Raymond Corey and V. Kasturi Rangan
Corey, E. Raymond, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Ingersoll-Rand: Channel Selection and Management." Harvard Business School Case 587-045, August 1986. (Revised May 1989.)
- November 2013 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Massachusetts Pay-for-Success Contracts: Reducing Juvenile and Young Adult Recidivism
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Lisa A. Chase
The case describes the nature of juvenile recidivism in Massachusetts and explores the potential structure of a privately funded, publicly guaranteed pay-for-success contract. View Details
Keywords: Social Impact Bonds; Pay-for-success; Social Innovation; Juvenile (Prison) Recidivism; Homelessness; Bonds; Social Issues; Public Administration Industry; Massachusetts
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Lisa A. Chase. "Massachusetts Pay-for-Success Contracts: Reducing Juvenile and Young Adult Recidivism." Harvard Business School Case 514-061, November 2013. (Revised March 2015.)
- August 2008
- Teaching Note
Go Red for Women: Raising Heart Health Awareness (TN)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Madelene Bell
Teaching Note for [507026]. View Details
- December 2003
- Article
Profit Globally, Give Globally
By: John A. Quelch and V. Kasturi Rangan
Quelch, John A., and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Profit Globally, Give Globally." Harvard Business Review 81, no. 12 (December 2003): 16–17. (Reprint #F0312B.)
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Social Enterprse Forum Discusses Strategy
nonprofit and for-profit partnerships, strategic alliances between nonprofits and corporations, a welfare-to-work partnership, and new strategies for affordable housing. "Nonprofits and NGOs face a host of complex problems that are unique to their organizations," said... View Details
- Editorial
New Directions for Practice: Nonprofit Strategy Formulation, Organization and Measurement
By: Elaine Backman, Allen Grossman and V. Kasturi Rangan
Backman, Elaine, Allen Grossman, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "New Directions for Practice: Nonprofit Strategy Formulation, Organization and Measurement." Nonprofit Management & Leadership 11, no. 3 (Spring 2001). (Editorial.)
- March 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- Teaching Note
PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Bobbi Thomason
Teaching Note for [409108]. View Details
- July 1998 (Revised February 1999)
- Case
Westport: Spearheading Malaysia's Economic Challenge (A)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Ambar Agustono Bin Machfoedy
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Ambar Agustono Bin Machfoedy. "Westport: Spearheading Malaysia's Economic Challenge (A)." Harvard Business School Case 599-018, July 1998. (Revised February 1999.)