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- August 2001 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
SonoSite: A View Inside
By: Clayton Christensen and Jeremy Dann
After its spin-off from one of the world's largest ultrasound makers, Sonosite attempts to popularize a new kind of handheld ultrasound units. Sonosite needs to decide if it should focus on new markets that will value the portability and ease of use of its products, or... View Details
Christensen, Clayton, and Jeremy Dann. "SonoSite: A View Inside." Harvard Business School Case 602-056, August 2001. (Revised January 2015.)
Charles A. Heimbold, Jr.
Heimbold focused on Bristol-Myers Squibb’s growth and created a scientific-based, world-leading pharmaceutical company with very strong consumer franchises. Sixty-two percent of its sales come from pharmaceuticals (where it holds... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- Profile
Pam Wildeman
career thus far? The diversity of experiences I’ve had. I never would have anticipated that working in Marketing would also give me such rich experiences in Finance, Manufacturing, Research & Development, Operations, Sales, and (my favorite) View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media
- 02 Dec 2017
- News
A Leveraged Investment
expanded his business almost tenfold since attending the program. Hesham was so enthusiastic about OPM that he convinced his wife, Adlina, that she should attend. Adlina was at a key juncture with her business—a consumer electronics... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Leadership in Practice
challenges.” After 14 years at DLJ, Dawson moved to Wellspring in 2001 and was named CEO in 2014. He has led or cosponsored many of the firm’s most successful investments in distribution, consumer and business services, and industrial... View Details
- 25 Sep 2009
- News
Are You Being Served?
finding plenty of ways that companies frustrate their customers. These days, health care, airlines, and telecommunications, to name a few, are sectors that can drive consumers up the wall. Are you, valued customer, treated well, or at... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Strike Up the Broad(band)
telephone-television-Internet system." Given the success of the Internet, which the authors liken to "a kind of broadband on training wheels," they predict that as broadband technology evolves during the coming years, its power to revolutionize View Details
- Profile
Rocio Parra
Why was getting a business education important to you? As a consultant, I had the opportunity to work in a variety of industries from pharmaceuticals and medical devices to government and consumer packaged goods. Through these... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Sarah Leary
enterprise and consumer practice. In addition, Sarah is a member of the Board of Directors at Spindrift Beverage Co., Inc. and an advisor and mentor to several startups and founders. Sarah is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard's... View Details
Keywords: Business Products and Services (B2B)
- 25 Nov 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making
- October 1975 (Revised August 1986)
- Case
Limited Editions, Inc.
Describes a new venture: production of figurines in limited quantities as works of art and investments. Company guarantees to repurchase at original price. View Details
Frolin, Dennis P. "Limited Editions, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 176-083, October 1975. (Revised August 1986.)
- June 2001
- Book Review
Review of Tupperware: The Promise of Plastic in 1950s America, by Alison J. Clarke
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "Review of Tupperware: The Promise of Plastic in 1950s America, by Alison J. Clarke." Journal of American History 88, no. 1 (June 2001): 273.
- January 1978 (Revised February 1983)
- Supplement
Polaroid-Kodak (B6)
Supplements the (B1) case. View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Polaroid-Kodak (B6)." Harvard Business School Supplement 378-178, January 1978. (Revised February 1983.)
- January 1978 (Revised October 1985)
- Supplement
Polaroid-Kodak, Addendum
Supplements the case. View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Polaroid-Kodak, Addendum." Harvard Business School Supplement 378-165, January 1978. (Revised October 1985.)
- March 1989 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
Avon Products
Avon Products announced both a change in its business focus and a reduction of its dividend in June 1988. To offset the likely stock price effect of the dividend reduction, Avon announced at the same time an unusual exchange offer, under which it would take up to 25%... View Details
Tiemann, Jonathan. "Avon Products." Harvard Business School Case 289-049, March 1989. (Revised August 1994.)
- March 1988
- Case
Richardson-Vicks--1985 (B)
Considers takeover defenses erected by Richardson-Vicks. The objective is to determine whether these defenses can by breached by a determined suitor, like Unilever. View Details
Rock, Kevin F. "Richardson-Vicks--1985 (B)." Harvard Business School Case 288-049, March 1988.
- January 2023 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Learning Resources: Driven by Purpose
By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah Mehta and Heather Poco
In January 2023, CEO Rick Woldenberg must make several strategic decisions for his family-owned toy company Learning Resources. View Details
Keywords: Change; Change Management; Ownership; Family Ownership; Leadership; Decisions; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Chicago; Illinois
Groysberg, Boris, Sarah Mehta, and Heather Poco. "Learning Resources: Driven by Purpose." Harvard Business School Case 423-053, January 2023. (Revised May 2023.)
- July 2022
- Supplement
General Mills: Responding to the Killing of George Floyd (B)
By: Debora L. Spar and Alicia Dadlani
Jeff Harmening, CEO of General Mills, one of the world's largest manufacturers of breakfast cereals and packaged foods, was deeply disturbed and instantly aware that he and General Mills would need to respond. George Floyd, an African-American man who had been accused... View Details
Keywords: Race; Decisions; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Consumer Products Industry; Minneapolis; Minnesota; United States
Spar, Debora L., and Alicia Dadlani. "General Mills: Responding to the Killing of George Floyd (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 323-020, July 2022.