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- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
were making decisions that made them more acceptable to customers given the particular social, cultural, and economic contexts within which they were embedded. Ownership Structure and the Cost of Corporate Borrowing Authors: Chen Lin, Yue... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
Working PapersCompeting Ad Auctions: Multi-homing and Participation Costs Authors:Itai Ashlagi, Benjamin Edelman, and Hoan Soo Lee Abstract We model competing auctions for online advertising, with attention to the participation View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- September 2012 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
SMARTBITES (A)
By: Michael Roberts, Jeronimo Silva and Amar Bhide
The case describes a Turkish brother-sister team who are evaluating the option of acquiring and operating a franchise of a US bakery/cafe in Turkey. They are comparing this option to that of simply starting a similar business. View Details
Keywords: Franchising; Start-up; Franchise Ownership; Family Ownership; Business Startups; Cost vs Benefits; Multinational Firms and Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Turkey; United States
Roberts, Michael, Jeronimo Silva, and Amar Bhide. "SMARTBITES (A)." Harvard Business School Case 813-074, September 2012. (Revised January 2013.)
- 21 Feb 2018
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
good return on their product, more than enough to offset the increased cost of additional labor, says Wiviott. “You do the conversions for a couple of years,” he says, “and then after that you have a very stable cash flow from these... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
In Brief
counter basic assumptions. Several HBS professors consider the cost to organizations when dissent does not or cannot surface, and suggest ways to make sure it does. To the Rescue. In India, there’s no such thing as calling 911 in an... View Details
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
expensive. How can health care organizations change this? One key is to prioritize quality improvement over cost cutting. By harnessing IT to help design better clinical practices, it’s possible to achieve better patient outcomes and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation
working paper, doctoral student Nathan Craig and professor Ananth Raman introduce a dynamic approach for optimizing the profitability of store liquidation that increases net recovery on cost by 2 to 7 percent of assets on hand, an... View Details
- March 2010 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
The Huffington Post
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Toby E. Stuart and David Kiron
In Feb. 2010, management of the Huffington Post, a fast-growing but not-yet-profitable Internet newspaper that aggregates blog posts from unpaid contributors and excerpts of stories originally published by other news sites, faces a number of decisions about its growth... View Details
Keywords: Networks; Business Model; Cost vs Benefits; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Publishing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., Toby E. Stuart, and David Kiron. "The Huffington Post." Harvard Business School Case 810-086, March 2010. (Revised October 2010.)
- February 1996 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Viacom, Inc.: Carpe Diem
By: Joseph L. Bower and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Viacom has reached a powerful position in the global entertainment industry through skillful and very bold acquisitions. Now its further expansion is challenged by the moves of Rupert Murdock's News Corp. Different businesses within Viacom have contradictory positions... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Entertainment; Global Strategy; Management; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Thomas R. Eisenmann. "Viacom, Inc.: Carpe Diem." Harvard Business School Case 396-250, February 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
- Web
The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
existing models of cancer care delivery and reimbursement. Its programs are based around the principles of value-based health care delivery, which focuses on the outcomes and costs of care. The Institute has been at the forefront... View Details
Randall L. Tobias
streamlined its overall operations. He managed costs and divested of non-core businesses, spinning off medical devices to form Guidant Corporation. Through his efforts, Lilly’s market capitalization grew from $14 billion to $70 billion. View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 01 Aug 2019
- What Do You Think?
Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?
months to research and write. It requires hours of preparation for both student and instructor. Rarely can a complex case be discussed in less than the 80 to 120 minutes typically allowed for such activity. A case today can easily cost... View Details
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
the training and splits the wages with the government. For one worker for a year, the cost would be $25,000 to the government, $5,000 plus on-the-job training costs to the employer, after which the employer... View Details
- 11 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center
Harker, "it sometimes proves difficult to justify additional investment into an entity that is typically thought of as a cost center." An organization that cares about its customers also cares about its employees, and... View Details
John S. Reed
of the first to proliferate ATMs) and through shrewd cost management, Reed posted stellar financial returns which set the stage for the firm's eventual merger with The Travelers Group. View Details
Keywords: Finance
Robert H. Johnson
Under Johnson, Ingersoll-Rand enjoyed growth in products as well as profitability. In his early years, the focus of the industrial products firm was to cut costs and invest in product improvement and development. As these investments paid... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 21 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store
particularly bad. The marginal cost is almost 75 percent, so every time you give a dollar to someone in the form of a turkey, or a ham, it's costing you 75 cents. In contrast, if you look at offers from the... View Details
Donald H. Rumsfeld
After Daniel Searle had all but run his family’s company into the ground, Rumsfeld took over and began cutting costs across the board. After selling off the majority of Searle’s non-pharmaceutical business with the exception of the Pearle... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Steven A. Burd
Burd implemented an extensive cost-cutting plan, which included deep cuts in capital expenditure, enabling the company to lower the shelf prices in its stores and to boost revenue. Once costs were under control, Burd began expanding the... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits
in-between area remain grey, organizations have no way to measure whether programs are working, or even know if they are on the right track. Confusion Over What Things Cost Bradach was surprised to find that many organizations have a weak... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls