Consolidator - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 1998
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

groups in discussions focusing on how new competitive dynamics are playing out in retailing, health care, and several rapidly consolidating industries. Alumni who lead small, entrepreneurial companies will have a chance to discuss... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Managing the Map

Whitehead's genome research center. Renowned as a thoughtful, charismatic speaker on biotech issues, Lander memorably described the Human Genome Project as biology's version of the discovery and consolidation of the periodic table: "Not... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

15 Dec 2024
News

The Golden Thread

consolidating that structure. Congress outlawed mandatory retirement ages in 1986 (with exceptions for safety-related roles like air-traffic controller). Australia and Canada have similar laws. So in those countries, at least, retirement... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustration by Nigel Buchanan; retirement; careers; psychology

January 2020 (Revised July 2020)
Supplement

MoviePass: The 'Get Big Fast' Strategy

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher

In August 2017, MoviePass dramatically lowered its subscription price from $50 per month to just $10 for up to one movie per day. The idea was to rapidly scale the business to the point where they could generate incremental revenue streams form related businesses... View Details

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April 2002 (Revised June 2003)
Case

News Corporation

By: Bharat N. Anand and Kate Attea

In 2001, News Corp. is the smallest of the major media and entertainment conglomerates, but it has the broadest global presence. In an effort to establish a major distribution presence in the United States, News Corp. had looked to acquire DirecTV, the largest U.S.... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Business Conglomerates; Globalization; Distribution; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership; Competition; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Journalism and News Industry; United States; Australia

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02 Apr 2014
What Do You Think?

Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?

one possible future scenario: "A key part of capitalism is consolidation. Current business trends are pushing consolidation to extremes The long-term result is a world of winners and losers, where the few survivors of the massive... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

May 1998
Background Note

Note on the Retailing Industry

By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon

Presents a survey discussion of retailing and current issues. Examines the impact of changing consumer attitudes on the industry and outlines the industry's response: consolidation, adoption of technology, use of brands and private labels, and changing relationships... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Debates; Customers; Surveys; Partners and Partnerships; Attitudes; Adoption; Consolidation; Retail Industry

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September 1998
Case

Vanguard Group, Inc. (1998), The

By: Andre F. Perold

Since the beginning of 1997, Vanguard's assets under management have increased more than 60% from $240 billion to almost $400 billion, making it second in market share only to Fidelity. Vanguard views this success as another vindication of its low-cost strategy of... View Details

Keywords: Asset Management; Cost Management; Investment Funds; Product; Service Operations; Performance Expectations; Competition; Consolidation; Expansion; Internet; Financial Services Industry

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February 1998 (Revised August 2006)
Case

House of Tata, 1995: The Next Generation (A)

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Danielle Melito Wu

The Tata Group began the 1990s as a confederation of loosely coupled firms. This case considers the rise to prominence of the new CEO of Tata Group, Ratan Tata, and his attempts to strengthen the inter-relationships among the group companies at a time when critics... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Business Conglomerates; Organizations; Corporate Strategy; Consolidation; Business Strategy; Alignment; Consumer Products Industry; Service Industry

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07 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 7

bankruptcy. While initial ownership concentration is important for coordination of a prearranged bankruptcy filing, it is consolidation of ownership during bankruptcy-and specifically consolidation of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 3, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207077 Framedia Harvard Business School Case 207-057 Examines an acquisition in the highly competitive new media advertising industry in China in late 2005. The transaction leads to eventual View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Dec 2016
Op-Ed

The Small Business Administration is a Model for How to Drive Economic Growth

have consolidated small business in one place (his proposal would have put parts of the small business activities from the Departments of Agriculture, Treasury, and Commerce under a newly aligned SBA department), but the principles of... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills

01 Sep 2020
News

Saving Grace

PensionBee in 2014 to address this lack of continuity and introduce transparency to an industry that’s known to be convoluted and confusing. The company is able to track down a customer’s pension plans and consolidate them into one, which... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Dec 2015
News

Case Study: Bionic Banking

choices—align yourself with a big consolidator of wealth management firms or decide to go after the 17,000-plus independent RIA firms. If you go with the independent firms, you will need to have a robust sales and support capability; most... View Details

Profile

Vivian Scalfi

challenges Vivian liked what she found at Diageo and decided to pursue an MBA to help her consolidation in the industry and her transition into leadership: "I wanted more management skills – how to lead, how to inspire people,"... View Details

Keywords: CPG

February 2003 (Revised April 2004)
Case

Pharmaceutical Industry, The: Challenges in the New Century

By: Stephen P. Bradley and James Weber

Provides a broad overview of the numerous internal and external forces that were driving change in the global pharmaceutical industry in 2003. These forces--including downward price pressures, political and social pressures, increased development costs, new... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Change; Cost; Price; Globalization; Government and Politics; Brands and Branding; Industry Growth; Society; Competition; Consolidation; Technology; Pharmaceutical Industry

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03 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Marketing Your Way Through a Recession

where growth prospects are strong, companies are in a battle for market share and, in some cases, survival. Knowing your cost structure can ensure that any cuts or consolidation initiatives will save the most money with minimum customer... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Richard Lou

prepping food." But his story deviates from the usual when Richard moved, as he puts it, "front of house." True, in the beginning that meant waiting on tables and interacting with guests. Within a few years, however, it became something much more... View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution

consolidation as capital becomes even scarcer. Yet, he notes, thirteen new ventures have emerged during the same time period. “These e-philanthropy enterprises have irreversibly altered the landscape,” he says. “Ultimately, they have the... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

March 1996 (Revised July 1996)
Case

Service Corporation International

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Craig F Schreiber

The CFO of a high-growth company in the low-growth and fragmented funeral services industry must decide how to optimize capital structure and earnings growth while maximizing the company's market value. View Details