Filter Results:
(26,162)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(26,162)
- People (41)
- News (2,382)
- Research (20,922)
- Events (52)
- Multimedia (141)
- Faculty Publications (19,473)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(26,162)
- People (41)
- News (2,382)
- Research (20,922)
- Events (52)
- Multimedia (141)
- Faculty Publications (19,473)
- January 2014
- Article
Fashioning an Industry: Socio-cognitive Processes in the Construction of Worth of a New Industry
By: Mukti Khaire
This study of the high-end fashion industry in India examines the process of construction of the worth of a new industry. Analyses of data from multiple sources revealed that framing by early entrepreneurs and the socio-cognitive processes that resulted from the... View Details
Khaire, Mukti. "Fashioning an Industry: Socio-cognitive Processes in the Construction of Worth of a New Industry." Organization Studies 35, no. 1 (January 2014): 41–74.
- August 1988 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Colt Industries
Colt Industries is a conglomerate that is considering undertaking a leveraged recapitalization. The deal would involve a large one-time dividend to stockholders, which would be financed by over $1 billion in new debt. Unlike in an leveraged buyout, however, public... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Equity; Economic Growth; Ownership Stake; Stocks; Borrowing and Debt; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Financial Strategy
Stein, Jeremy C. "Colt Industries." Harvard Business School Case 289-012, August 1988. (Revised July 1996.)
- November 2002 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
The Newsprint Industry
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Nabil I. Al-Najjar and James Pyke
Describes the 1990s consolidation on the newsprint industry. Questions whether consolidation will ever deliver on its promise. Whereas some industry observers maintain that the effects of consolidation are already visible, others argue that further consolidation is... View Details
Keywords: Five Forces Framework; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Monopoly; Mathematical Methods; Competition; Consolidation; Pulp and Paper Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Nabil I. Al-Najjar, and James Pyke. "The Newsprint Industry." Harvard Business School Case 703-404, November 2002. (Revised March 2010.)
- October 1976
- Background Note
Industry Structural Change
Presents a framework for understanding and predicting industry structural change. Examines 1) the important underlying forces causing structural change, 2) the key relationships among industry elements in the process of change, and 3) some implications of change for... View Details
Keywords: Framework; Industry Structures; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Corporate Strategy
Porter, Michael E. "Industry Structural Change." Harvard Business School Background Note 377-051, October 1976.
- September 2001 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Stevenson Industries (A)
By: John A. Davis and Kacie LaChapelle
Simon Carlson, chairman of the board of his family's fourth-generation industrial company, must decide how to deal with his conflict with the company's nonfamily CEO. Hired by the board just 15 months earlier to pursue growth more aggressively, CEO Paul Steel has upset... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Management Succession; Management Style; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Rank and Position; Organizational Culture; Decision Making; Manufacturing Industry
Davis, John A., and Kacie LaChapelle. "Stevenson Industries (A)." Harvard Business School Case 802-086, September 2001. (Revised June 2005.)
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
- July 2014 (Revised November 2014)
- Background Note
The Structure and Functioning of the Fashion Industry
By: Mukti Khaire and Hannah Catzen
Fashion is the quintessential social-consumption good; all consumers comply with or react to fashion. Although very few consumers actually control trends, virtually every consumer is affected by fashion and contributes to it by adopting or rejecting popular styles. A... View Details
- Fast Answer
Industry overviews
Where can I find an overview or analysis of an industry? 1. Industry Reports: IBISWorld: covers a wide range of industries in the US, China, the UK and Australia. Technavio: Reports on... View Details
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry
By: Santiago Mingo and Tarun Khanna
What is the impact of a state-led industrial policy program on entrepreneurial activity, industry evolution, and firm competitiveness? How and when is industrial policy an effective tool to spur the development of an emerging industry? To address these questions, we... View Details
- May 1999 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Marshall Industries
Confounding predictions that the Internet would "disintermediate" commerce, making "middle man" companies all but obsolete, Marshall Industries, a leading electronics distributor, used the Internet and digital technologies to reinvent itself. Marshall continued to sell... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Supply Chain; Emerging Markets; Customer Focus and Relationships; Distribution Industry; Distribution Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Cathy Olofson. "Marshall Industries." Harvard Business School Case 899-239, May 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
- July 1988 (Revised July 1989)
- Case
Hygiene Industries
By: David E. Bell
Keywords: Health Industry
Bell, David E. "Hygiene Industries." Harvard Business School Case 189-035, July 1988. (Revised July 1989.)
- January 1990 (Revised February 1994)
- Case
Photolithography Industry
Brandenburger, Adam M., and Vijay Krishna. "Photolithography Industry." Harvard Business School Case 190-107, January 1990. (Revised February 1994.)
- March 1989
- Background Note
Industrial Distribution Systems
A comprehensive description of industrial distribution systems. Written from the perspective of industrial products manufacturers, concerned about building and managing channels systems for taking products from point of manufacture to point of use. Covers: 1) channels... View Details
Corey, E. Raymond. "Industrial Distribution Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 589-101, March 1989.
- March 1989 (Revised October 1996)
- Background Note
Industrial Marketing Strategy--An Overview
Provides an integrated discussion of the basic elements of industrial marketing strategy and develops a strategic marketing planning model. May be used as either an introductory or a summary reading for an industrial marketing course or course segment. View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy
Corey, E. R. "Industrial Marketing Strategy--An Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 589-102, March 1989. (Revised October 1996.)
- December 1979 (Revised April 1982)
- Case
UV Industries
Glauber, Robert R., and David W. Mullins Jr. "UV Industries." Harvard Business School Case 280-072, December 1979. (Revised April 1982.)
- July 1996 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Hobson Industries
Barnes, Louis B., and Kacie LaChapelle. "Hobson Industries." Harvard Business School Case 497-008, July 1996. (Revised March 2000.)
- Article
Pricing and Production Flexibility: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Automotive Industry
By: Antonio Moreno and Christian Terwiesch
We use a detailed data set from the U.S. auto industry spanning from 2002 to 2009 and a variety of econometric methods to characterize the relationship between the availability of production mix flexibility and firms’ use of responsive pricing. We find that production... View Details
Keywords: Empirical Operations Management; Flexibility; Pricing; Automotive Industry; Production; Price; Management; Analysis; Auto Industry; United States
Moreno, Antonio, and Christian Terwiesch. "Pricing and Production Flexibility: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Automotive Industry." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 17, no. 4 (Fall 2015): 428–444.
- August 2015 (Revised July 2017)
- Technical Note
Hotel Industry
By: Arthur I. Segel, Daniel Woodbury and Michael Horowitz
This note teaches the critical elements to understand the fundamentals of hotel investing, ownership, and management. It outlines the basics of hotel segmentation, operations, ownership, management, and valuation. The changing impact of technology is also addressed. View Details
Segel, Arthur I., Daniel Woodbury, and Michael Horowitz. "Hotel Industry." Harvard Business School Technical Note 216-012, August 2015. (Revised July 2017.)
- November 1987 (Revised January 1988)
- Case
Farmland Industries
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Farmland Industries." Harvard Business School Case 588-045, November 1987. (Revised January 1988.)
- 2008
- Dictionary Entry
Computer Industry
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Computer Industry." In The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. 2nd ed. Edited by Steven Derlauf and Lawrence Blume. Hampshire, U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.