Kmart - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 1998
News

Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue

Designs, Inc., talked about leaving corporate America to start their own businesses, while Marjorie Alfus took on the topic of entrepreneurship within a corporate environment. Alfus, a former Kmart executive, recently partnered with C200... View Details

09 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 9

the (C) case details the results of an employee survey that was conducted on two manufacturing lines. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609080 Kmart and ESL Investments (B): The Sears Merger... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

What Your Competition is Telling You

writes Yoffie, "you move to weaken your opponent's position by using his momentum to your advantage." Wal-Mart successfully used this strategy against the then- much larger Kmart in the 1980s, Yoffie writes. "They posted... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

23 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 23, 2008

b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609027 Kmart and ESL Investments (A) Harvard Business School Case 209-044 A major bankrupt retailer is poised to emerge from Chapter 11. Two activist hedge funds ("vulture investors") will own... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

continuing with "business as usual." Is this enough? What might Kmart do to stop him? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707439 Shinsei Bank: Developing an Integrated Firm Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2002
News

Redefining Success: Women & Work.

featuring women protagonists -with initial support from retired Kmart executive Marjorie Alfus and the Committee of 200 (a national organization of women business executives), the School has developed over three hundred cases that feature... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Publications