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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
173, 2007) Go big or go home. Instead of competing against the “heavies” in a “land grab,” Ario should position itself as a target for acquisition or as a partner. The heavies and the IPO market value innovative tech and business models... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 28 Jun 2011
- News
Bold Ascent
of tent in use on some of the planet’s most dangerous peaks. Priced from $1,100 to $8,750 (for a seven-meter geodesic dome that can serve as a combination dining hall, meeting place, and satellite communication center), the company’s... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
A. G. Lafley, MBA 1977
P&G recently reported the strongest earnings in its long history, and its stock price has doubled since 2000. Key ingredients in the company's resurgence include innovation, micromarketing, and an emphasis on nurturing talent. Notes... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Case Study: Up in the Air
in central and eastern Europe, each employing five to 500 software engineers, are often locked out of larger enterprise deals. What’s more, their target clients and projects are relatively small, which means valuable resources are left on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
1,000 retail outlets, including Target and Toys “R” Us. Revenue has grown rapidly with just one flavor, but after multiple discussions with venture capital groups, it became clear that investors were looking for companies that had reached... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
delivery business in a number of countries, including the UK, France, Italy, Brazil, and Canada. It went public in 2014, became a FTSE-100 company in 2017, and is currently worth $5 billion. That’s the price of an incorrect answer to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Crisis and Creativity
fundamental decisions for any business: where to play, how to deliver, and how to win. Where to Play. Entrepreneurs must target downturn needs such as superior value relative to existing players or provide good substitutes for the... View Details
Keywords: Bhaskar Chakravorti
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
years” in a Financial Times poll of 4,000 executives. He recently spoke about the public policy and business challenges ahead. U.S. consumers complain loudly that prescription drugs cost too much. What’s your response? We have a phenomenon where drug View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
to law enforcement? How much disclosure is legally required, and how much is appropriate ethically? How will disclosure affect the company’s stock price and prospects for attracting future business? For any executive, it’s a nightmare... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
one was surprised. On the retail side, the large discount chains — WalMart and Target in particular — had steadily taken market share from specialty toy stores, in some cases using toys as a loss leader to pull in traffic. The ripple... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Ticktock
introducing other new products like the Scooba a robot mop that are targeted to solve more difficult household chores.” Clocky’s sales have begun to flatten by 2010, when the follow-up case, “Nanda Home,” takes place. Revenues in 2009... View Details
- 15 May 2020
- News
New Menu
cell-based technology. "If these alternatives are as tasty as their animal-based counterparts, and if they're priced right, then our reliance on animal protein will decrease and the need for factory farming"—a significant contributor to... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
She·sesh·un (noun) Ly·ing flat (verb) Post·cook·ie (adj.) Bi·o·rev·o·loo·shun (noun) Dig·i·tul no·mad (noun) Di·ver·si·ty wa·shing (verb) Meem Stock (noun) When the price of supposedly “dull” stocks like BlackBerry and GameStop hit the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
New Releases
in the financial management field. Over the last fifteen years, they have developed and described key concepts, such as activity-based costing (ABC), activity-based management, operational systems for learning and improvement, and target... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Case Study: The Credit Bureau
Mobley cart them away. The concept resonates with Mobley’s target customers, who for now are in the NYC area (where the company is based), although its service areas will change to keep pace with shifting demands, Ramírez says. “The... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
Wruck cites one case she followed in which the initial match looked great. The target and bidder had operations in the same industry, creating a potential for synergies. But integration of the target into... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy
interests, and then reserve their spot. Hosts set the price of their meals, and Bookalokal earns a commission on each meal. Soon after launching the site, however, Bookalokal's market expanded. It turns out that local diners—especially... View Details
- 03 May 2013
- News
Looking Through Glass, Historically
Westmoreland had a low break-even point. It needed margin then—not volume; and so, prices were increased. Although this was an unsound business decision, the records show my grandfather had kept his prices... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Tipping Point
Kenyan coffee farm. The price of coffee beans on the global market is under $1 a pound, while the actual cost to produce that pound is between $1.62 and $2. The coffee farms are profitable only when they rely on free labor, typically from... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
state-of-the-art graphics, to target the right audience, and to measure responses instantly. But many experts contend that Internet advertising is still in its infancy. There is a widely held belief that in the future we will compare... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young