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      • 6 Jul 2021
      • Interview

      Best Buy's Hubert Joly on Walking the Talk of Stakeholder Capitalism

      By: Hubert Joly and Alison Beard
      Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO of Best Buy, says that now is the time for companies to get serious about operating to benefit not just shareholders but also employees, customers and broader society. In the face of environmental crisis, racial turmoil, and rising... View Details
      Keywords: Stakeholder Capitalism; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Mission and Purpose; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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      "Best Buy's Hubert Joly on Walking the Talk of Stakeholder Capitalism." Episode 808, HBR IdeaCast (podcast), Harvard Business Review Group, July 6, 2021. (Interview with Alison Beard.)
      • 2021
      • Book

      The Heart of Business—Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism

      By: Hubert Joly and Caroline Lambert
      A remarkable turnaround by a leader with a remarkable philosophy: Find your noble purpose. Put people at the center. Unleash human magic.
      "It was fall in Minnesota. It was getting cold and we were supposed to die." This is how Hubert Joly describes the early,... View Details
      Keywords: Capitalism; Leadership; Mission and Purpose; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Leading Change
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      Joly, Hubert, and Caroline Lambert. The Heart of Business—Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2021.
      • June 2020 (Revised October 2020)
      • Case

      Muddy Waters vs. eHealth: The Debate of a 'Lifetime'

      By: Jonas Heese and Cristo Liautaud
      In May 2020, an analyst was assessing eHealth’s performance. eHealth was an online / tele-sales broker of health insurance products. The stock had recently hit all-time highs, closing at a peak of $146 on March 4, 2020. But now, May 4, 2020, eHealth traded at $103. The... View Details
      Keywords: Revenue Recognition; Health; Insurance; Online Technology; Insurance Industry
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      Heese, Jonas, and Cristo Liautaud. "Muddy Waters vs. eHealth: The Debate of a 'Lifetime'." Harvard Business School Case 120-114, June 2020. (Revised October 2020.)
      • Article

      Can Big-Box Retailers Provide Local Health Care?

      By: Robert S. Huckman
      National retailers, most notably Walmart and Best Buy, are making big bets on their ability to fill this need for local health care. At first glance, these moves are a bit surprising given that these companies have not traditionally been focused on health care... View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Service Delivery; Local Range; Retail Industry; Health Industry
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      Huckman, Robert S. "Can Big-Box Retailers Provide Local Health Care?" Harvard Business Review (website) (October 25, 2019).
      • 2017
      • Book

      HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company

      By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
      Find, acquire, and run your own business. Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: you can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurs; Small Companies; Small Business Finance; Negotiation; Due Diligence; Sourcing; Search Funds; Search; Deal Sourcing; Deal Structuring; Funnel; Debt Financing; Small And Medium Enterprises; Small Business; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation Deal; Ownership; Equity; Borrowing and Debt
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      Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company. Harvard Business Review Press, 2017.
      • December 2016
      • Article

      Health Care Needs Real Competition

      By: Leemore S. Dafny and Thomas H. Lee
      The U.S. health care system is inefficient, unreliable, and crushingly expensive. There is no shortage of proposed solutions, but central to the best of them is the idea that health care needs more competition. In other sectors, competition improves quality and... View Details
      Keywords: Competition; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
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      Dafny, Leemore S., and Thomas H. Lee. "Health Care Needs Real Competition." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 12 (December 2016): 76–87.
      • 2015
      • Book

      What Great Service Leaders Know and Do: Creating Breakthroughs in Service Firms

      By: James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser and Leonard A. Schlesinger
      Based on decades of collective field experiences, the authors present anecdotal evidence in support of eight things that great service leaders know and do. Great service leaders know that (1) leading a breakthrough service is different, and they take steps to ensure... View Details
      Keywords: Management; Leadership; Service Operations; Service Delivery
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      Heskett, James L., W. Earl Sasser, and Leonard A. Schlesinger. What Great Service Leaders Know and Do: Creating Breakthroughs in Service Firms. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2015.
      • Blog Post

      Health Care Transparency: The Fox Is Guarding the Chicken Coop in Washington Again

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger

      Now that more people can shop directly for their own health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, they have been transformed from potential patients to consumers, and like any other consumers of goods or services, they want to know if what they're buying is any... View Details

      Keywords: Transparency; Health Care; Health Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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      Herzlinger, Regina E. "Health Care Transparency: The Fox Is Guarding the Chicken Coop in Washington Again." Huffington Post, The Blog (March 24, 2014). http://www.huffingtonpost.com/regina-e-herzlinger/health-care-transparency_b_5022531.html.
      • 2013
      • Book

      The Art of Negotiation: How to Improvise Agreement in a Chaotic World

      By: Michael Wheeler
      A member of the world-renowned Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School introduces the powerful next-generation approach to negotiation. For many years, two approaches to negotiation have prevailed: the "win-win" method exemplified in Getting to Yes by Roger... View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation
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      Wheeler, Michael. The Art of Negotiation: How to Improvise Agreement in a Chaotic World. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013.
      • 2013
      • Tool

      Harvard Business Review's Go to Market Tools: Pricing for Profit

      By: Thomas Steenburgh and Jill Avery
      What price is right? Figuring out the best price for your product or service can be nerve-wracking. Your new product launch or marketing campaign's success—perhaps even your career advancement—may hinge on the price you choose. So how do you select a price that's... View Details
      Keywords: Quantitative Analysis; Tools; Pricing; Profitability Analysis; Pricing Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Marketing
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      Steenburgh, Thomas, and Jill Avery. Harvard Business Review's Go to Market Tools: Pricing for Profit. Tool. Harvard Business Review Press, 2013. Electronic.
      • June 2012
      • Class Lecture

      Why You're Not Buying Venezuelan Chocolate: The Provenance Paradox

      By: Rohit Deshpandé
      A product's country of origin establishes its authenticity. This is the provenance paradox. Consumers associate certain geographies with the best products: French wine, Italian sports cars, Swiss watches. Competing products from other countries - especially developing... View Details
      Keywords: Global Business; Branding; Strategic Planning; Strategic Positioning; Emergent Countries; Consumer Perception; Developing Markets; Brands and Branding; Geographic Location; Globalized Markets and Industries; Perception; Emerging Markets; Product Positioning; Global Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Venezuela
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      Deshpandé, Rohit. "Why You're Not Buying Venezuelan Chocolate: The Provenance Paradox ." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 512-703, June 2012.
      • June 2010 (Revised December 2013)
      • Supplement

      Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)

      By: John D. Macomber, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong
      Second phase of auction for a prime retail development parcel in Chengdu, China. Competition forces the firm to revisit all of its land purchase criteria. Hang Lung Properties is known for rigorous due diligence, for discipline in buying property, and for good... View Details
      Keywords: Geographic Location; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Chengdu
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      Macomber, John D., Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Keith Chi-Ho Wong. "Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-092, June 2010. (Revised December 2013.)
      • December 2009
      • Article

      Negotiation? Auction? A Deal Maker's Guide

      By: Guhan Subramanian
      What's the best way to buy or sell an asset? Should you hold an auction and accept the most attractive offer? Or should you identify the most likely prospects and negotiate with them privately? Auctions became increasingly popular after the internet opened wide the... View Details
      Keywords: Assets; Auctions; Market Transactions; Negotiation; Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions
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      Subramanian, Guhan. "Negotiation? Auction? A Deal Maker's Guide." Harvard Business Review 87, no. 12 (December 2009).
      • June 2009
      • Teaching Note

      Best Buy Co., Inc.: Customer-Centricity (TN)

      By: Rajiv Lal
      Teaching Note for [506055]. View Details
      Keywords: Electronics Industry; United States; Canada; Mongolia
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      Lal, Rajiv. "Best Buy Co., Inc.: Customer-Centricity (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 509-074, June 2009.
      • April 2009 (Revised May 2010)
      • Case

      Urbi and the City Licensee Managers

      By: John D. Macomber and Regina Garcia-Cuellar
      A leading low income housing builder in Mexico decides which prospective new local partner best extends its advantages in managing twin production lines of homes and clients. URBI has built substantial competitive advantage in the technology and culture that matches... View Details
      Keywords: Mortgages; Government and Politics; Housing; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Market Entry and Exit; Production; Supply Chain; Organizational Culture; Franchise Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Real Estate Industry; China; India; Mexico; United States
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      Macomber, John D., and Regina Garcia-Cuellar. "Urbi and the City Licensee Managers." Harvard Business School Case 209-144, April 2009. (Revised May 2010.)
      • April 2006 (Revised October 2006)
      • Case

      Best Buy Co., Inc.: Customer-Centricity

      By: Rajiv Lal, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Irina Tarsis
      With FY2005 sales of $27.3 billion, Richfield, Minn.-based Best Buy Co., Inc. was the leading retailer of consumer electronics, home-office products, and related services in North America. Its operations included the distinct store formats Best Buy, Future Shop in... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Service Operations; Business Earnings; Financial Crisis; Failure; Business Model; Leadership; Segmentation; Value Creation; Electronics Industry; United States; Canada; Mongolia
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      Lal, Rajiv, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Irina Tarsis. "Best Buy Co., Inc.: Customer-Centricity." Harvard Business School Case 506-055, April 2006. (Revised October 2006.)
      • November 2005
      • Supplement

      Best Buy (B): The Journey Accelerates

      By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
      Keywords: Electronics Industry
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      Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Best Buy (B): The Journey Accelerates." Harvard Business School Supplement 606-049, November 2005.
      • March 2005
      • Supplement

      Best Buy Co., Inc. (A): An Innovator's Journey

      By: Dorothy A. Leonard
      Keywords: Retail Industry
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      Leonard, Dorothy A. "Best Buy Co., Inc. (A): An Innovator's Journey." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 605-703, March 2005.
      • September 2003 (Revised November 2005)
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      Best Buy Co., Inc. (A): An Innovator's Journey

      By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
      The CEO of Best Buy, a hugely successful retailing company, has hired consulting firm Strategos to imbue the company with an improved innovative capability. The six-month program of experimental learning yields new business ideas and also trains Best Buy employees as... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Management Teams; Creativity; Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Employees; Learning; Training; Programs; Retail Industry; United States
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      Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Best Buy Co., Inc. (A): An Innovator's Journey." Harvard Business School Case 604-043, September 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
      • December 2001 (Revised April 2003)
      • Case

      Financing PPL Corporation's Growth Strategy

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
      PPL Corp., an electric utility in Pennsylvania, needs to finance $1 billion of peaking plants as part of its new growth strategy. In February 2001, Steve May, director of finance for PPL's Global Division, is responsible for recommending a finance plan. After... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Management; Financial Instruments; Project Finance; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Leasing
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and Carrie Ferman. "Financing PPL Corporation's Growth Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 202-045, December 2001. (Revised April 2003.)
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