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- August 2019 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Magrabi: Fulfilling the Vision for the Future
By: John Beshears, Alpana Thapar and Boris Tsimerinov
In 2018, Magrabi was the leading retailer of eyeglasses, sunglasses, and other optical products in the Middle East, and it was embarking on a major shift in strategy, transitioning from a brand focused on clinical expertise to a brand that combined technical excellence... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Transition; Luxury; Sales; Service Delivery; Strategy; Employees; Recruitment; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Middle East
Beshears, John, Alpana Thapar, and Boris Tsimerinov. "Magrabi: Fulfilling the Vision for the Future." Harvard Business School Case 920-009, August 2019. (Revised August 2020.)
- September 2017 (Revised March 2023)
- Background Note
Production Processes
By: Willy Shih and Michael W. Toffel
This note describes four broad categories of process architectures and then examines the nature of task assignment that typically would be found in a factory organized along the lines of each process type. It then delves more deeply into work flow policies, materials... View Details
Keywords: Production Management; Production Planning; Production Scheduling; Process Analysis; Process Maps; Processing Times; Process Improvement; Production; Management; Product; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Shih, Willy, and Michael W. Toffel. "Production Processes." Harvard Business School Background Note 618-023, September 2017. (Revised March 2023.)
- March 2017 (Revised February 2025)
- Case
Edwin Land: The Art and Science of Innovation
By: Tom Nicholas, Christopher T. Stanton and Matthew G. Preble
Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Polaroid first invented—and then continuously reinvented—the field of instant photography. Under the leadership of its mercurial founder Edwin Land, the company regularly released new instant cameras and films, often... View Details
Keywords: Instant Photography; Company History; Change Management; Disruption; Forecasting and Prediction; Entrepreneurship; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Intellectual Property; Patents; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Nicholas, Tom, Christopher T. Stanton, and Matthew G. Preble. "Edwin Land: The Art and Science of Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 817-107, March 2017. (Revised February 2025.)
- Article
Managerial Commitments and Technological Change in the U.S. Tire Industry
By: D. Sull, R. Tedlow and R. Rosenbloom
Keywords: Management; Information Technology; Change; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Sull, D., R. Tedlow, and R. Rosenbloom. "Managerial Commitments and Technological Change in the U.S. Tire Industry." Industrial and Corporate Change 6, no. 2 (March 1997): 461–501.
- 2002
- Case
Dell Computer Corporation
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Julie Lang
The world's largest direct-selling computer company grew from its philosophy that customers know what they want and Dell can deliver it through custom assembly of outsourced components. Through a combination of financial and non-financial measures, Dell turned itself... View Details
- October 2014
- Supplement
Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 Powerpoint Supplement
By: Mihir Desai and Elizabeth A. Meyer
This is the PowerPoint supplement to the teaching note: Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A) - (B), number 215-022. View Details
Keywords: Apple; Steve Jobs; Forecast; Forecasting; Forecasting And Prediction; Shareholder Activism; Share Repurchase; Dividends; Financial Ratios; Preferred Shares; Cash Distribution; Corporate Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Republic of Ireland
Desai, Mihir, and Elizabeth A. Meyer. "Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 Powerpoint Supplement." Harvard Business School PowerPoint Supplement 215-023, October 2014.
- October 2014
- Teaching Note
Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A) and (B)
By: Mihir A. Desai and Elizabeth Meyer
This is the teaching note to HBS case 214-085: Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A). View Details
Keywords: Apple; Steve Jobs; Forecast; Forecasting; Forecasting And Prediction; Shareholder Activism; Share Repurchase; Dividends; Financial Ratios; Preferred Shares; Cash Distribution; Corporate Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Republic of Ireland
- March 2014 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Clef Company: Turnover
The Clef case focuses on the issue of turnover in a firm's sales force. Students must analyze the factors contributing to turnover as well as the role of the field sales force in Clef's profitable business strategy. Among other things, the Clef case illustrates that... View Details
Keywords: Sales; Marketing; Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Cespedes, Frank V. "Clef Company: Turnover." Harvard Business School Case 814-100, March 2014. (Revised September 2015.)
- October 1992
- Supplement
Eastman Kodak Co.: Perspectives on Outsourcing
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Perspective; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Eastman Kodak Co.: Perspectives on Outsourcing." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 193-506, October 1992.
- August 2011 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global in 2011
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Phillip Andrews
In 2011, Haier, China's leading appliance manufacturer, had over $20 billion in worldwide sales and had just been named the leading refrigerator manufacturer worldwide. Describes Haier's rise over three decades from a defunct refrigerator factory in China's Qingdao... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Global Strategy; Expansion; Diversification; Emerging Markets; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; China
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Phillip Andrews. "Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global in 2011." Harvard Business School Case 712-408, August 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
- March 1991 (Revised February 1992)
- Teaching Note
IBM Corp: ""Make It Your Business"" (A) and (B), Teaching Note
By: Robert L. Simons
Teaching Note for (9-190-137) and (9-190-138). View Details
- June 2010
- Teaching Note
Radiant Cosmetics: What's in a Pout? (TN)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Mary Ellen Webster Hammond
Teaching Note for 310003. View Details
- April 2007 (Revised January 2010)
- Supplement
Tom Muccio: Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Sebenius, James K., and Ellen Knebel. "Tom Muccio: Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 907-014, April 2007. (Revised January 2010.)
- December 2005 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Polaroid Entering Digital Imaging
Focuses on Polaroid's attempt to respond to the changes to its competitive environment that are entailed by the rise of digital imaging. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Competition; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Gavetti, Giovanni M., Mary Tripsas, Elizabeth Johnson, and John Lafkas. "Polaroid Entering Digital Imaging." Harvard Business School Case 706-459, December 2005. (Revised May 2007.)
- October 2002 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Jinwoong: Financing an Entrepreneurial Firm in the Wake of the Korean Financial Crisis
Describes T.P. Lee, the founder and CEO of Jinwoong, a 19-year-old entrepreneurial company in Korea that has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer of camping tents. Labeled by Fortune as one of the most promising entrepreneurs in Asia in 1993, Lee faces some... View Details
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Financial Crisis; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; South Korea
Kuemmerle, Walter, James Lee, and Bokeun Jin. "Jinwoong: Financing an Entrepreneurial Firm in the Wake of the Korean Financial Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 803-059, October 2002. (Revised April 2005.)
- October 2001 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
Herman Miller (A): Innovation by Design
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Stacy McManus
Gary Van Spronsen, president of Miller SQA, has been asked to leave the thriving subsidiary he helped to reinvent to join Herman Miller's corporate initiative on innovation. Miller SQA has pioneered processes new to the Herman Miller organization, such as... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Product Design; Product Development; Supply Chain Management; Business Model; Organizations; Values and Beliefs; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Sucher, Sandra J., and Stacy McManus. "Herman Miller (A): Innovation by Design." Harvard Business School Case 602-023, October 2001. (Revised November 2002.)
- May 1975 (Revised May 1978)
- Case
Litton Microwave Cooking Products (B)
By: Paul W. Marshall
Marshall, Paul W. "Litton Microwave Cooking Products (B)." Harvard Business School Case 675-194, May 1975. (Revised May 1978.)
- September 1994
- Teaching Note
Packaged Products Company: Handy-Pak Introduction (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-593-057). View Details
- April 1993
- Teaching Note
Becton Dickinson Division: Marketing Organization TN
Teaching Note for (9-593-070). View Details
- September 1976 (Revised March 1981)
- Case
Minolta Camera Co. Ltd.
Management of one of the leading Japanese camera manufacturers is faced with the problem of unauthorized shipments from the low-price markets of Hong Kong and Japan to high-price markets of Europe and North America. Control of distribution, change of prices, model... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Distribution; Price; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Japan
Wiechmann, Ulrich E. "Minolta Camera Co. Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 577-017, September 1976. (Revised March 1981.)