Garment Manufacturing - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

for the course, including one on the Montague Corporation, a company based in Massachusetts that manufactures high-quality folding bicycles. The case illustrates the difficulties faced by a new company introducing innovation within an... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

28 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing

standards. Who is to blame? The owners of the factory, or the retailers that demand price levels that cannot be met if reasonable safety standards for factory workers are in place? Let's step back and consider this account of an interaction between View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman; Retail

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Selling Luxury to Everyone

now," she said. "The consumer really wants highly designed garments at an affordable price." Tyler Morse, president of Bliss, an upscale spa and beauty company purchased by Starwood Resorts and Hotels in 2004, said that... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Consumer Products

27 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018

BlackRock (D): Organizing for the Future Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717407-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 616-019 Ozark Feed and Ag Corporation: The ERP Decision This case describes a medium-sized... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 May 2016
Research & Ideas

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

garment factory owners engaged in cutthroat price competition to secure orders from Western manufacturer and retailer brands. These brands conveniently sourced their requirements at arm’s length through... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

27 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 27

distribution strategy for Glass, a wearable computer that projected information on a display viewable with an upward glance. Options, which were not mutually exclusive, included 1) continuing to sell Glass directly through online channels, 2) creating an open platform... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 28, 2008

that customers were willing to pay significant premiums for organic cotton garments although the organic cotton provided no demonstrable private incremental benefits to the customer. Turbulent Firms, Turbulent Wages? Authors:Diego A.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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