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- April 1987
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy, Video 3: Customer and Technical Services
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy, Video 3: Customer and Technical Services." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-541, April 1987.
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
Local Motors: Designed by the Crowd, Built by the Customer (TN)
By: Michael Norton
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
unbundling that allows customers to pick and choose the content they consume (be it articles, music tracks, or airline tickets), Teixeira identifies the fueling factor in this case as "decoupling"—separating out activities that View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- August 2009 (Revised October 2009)
- Teaching Note
The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih and Chen-Fu Chien
Teaching Note for [610003]. View Details
- 4 Apr 1998
- Conference Presentation
Responding to Changing Customer Needs: The Design of a Flexible Development Process
By: Alan MacCormack
- 2007
- Chapter
Fighting AIDS, Fighting Poverty: Customer Centric Marketing in the Generic Antiretroviral Business
By: Rohit Deshpandé and Zoe Chance
Keywords: Health Disorders; Poverty; Product Marketing; Customers; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry
Deshpandé, Rohit, and Zoe Chance. "Fighting AIDS, Fighting Poverty: Customer Centric Marketing in the Generic Antiretroviral Business." In Business Solutions for the Global Poor: Creating Social and Economic Value, edited by V. Kasturi Rangan, John A. Quelch, Gustavo Herrero, and Brooke Barton. John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
- May 2006
- Article
Detection Defection: Measuring and Understanding the Predictive Accuracy of Customer Churn Models
By: Scott Neslin, Sunil Gupta, Wagner Kamakura, Junxiang Lu and Charlotte Mason
Neslin, Scott, Sunil Gupta, Wagner Kamakura, Junxiang Lu, and Charlotte Mason. "Detection Defection: Measuring and Understanding the Predictive Accuracy of Customer Churn Models." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 43, no. 2 (May 2006): 204–211.
- March 2021 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Seeding and Selling Asana
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Susie Ma and Amram Migdal
In December 2019, Oliver Jay, Asana’s Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), was reconsidering his go-to-market (GTM) strategy. Asana was cloud-based work management software that enabled users to break up projects into discrete tasks that could be assigned, scheduled, and... View Details
Keywords: SaaS; Customer Journey; Business Model; Business Organization; Change Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Technology Industry; United States
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Susie Ma, and Amram Migdal. "Seeding and Selling Asana." Harvard Business School Case 821-054, March 2021. (Revised August 2022.)
- February 1995
- Article
Chi no Souzou ni yoru Customer Retention (Customer Retention through Knowledge Creation)
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Chi no Souzou ni yoru Customer Retention (Customer Retention through Knowledge Creation)." Hitotsubashi bijinesu rebyū [Hitotsubashi Business Review] (February 1995).
- April 2011
- Module Note
The Boundaries of Customer Information Systems: Limiting Management Awareness of Strategic Opportunities
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis. "The Boundaries of Customer Information Systems: Limiting Management Awareness of Strategic Opportunities." Harvard Business School Module Note 111-102, April 2011.
- Article
Beyond the Carrot and the Stick: New Alternatives for Influencing Customer Behavior
By: Frances X. Frei
Frei, Frances X. "Beyond the Carrot and the Stick: New Alternatives for Influencing Customer Behavior." Harvard Management Update 8, no. 3 (March 2003).
- Article
Corporate Culture, Customer Orientation, and Innovativeness in Japanese Firms: A Quadrad Analysis
By: Rohit Deshpandé, J. U. Farley and F E Webster Jr
Deshpandé, Rohit, J. U. Farley, and F E Webster Jr. "Corporate Culture, Customer Orientation, and Innovativeness in Japanese Firms: A Quadrad Analysis." Journal of Marketing 57, no. 1 (January 1993): 23–37.
- 2021
- Working Paper
If Customer Relationships Matter, Why Do Businesses Play Tricks with Their Prices?
By: Julia von Schuckmann, Marco Bertini and Ann Kronrod
- 2005
- Book
Best Face Forward: Why Companies Must Improve Their Service Interfaces With Customers
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Bernard J. Jaworski
Keywords: Technology; Digital; Services; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Service Delivery; Marketing
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Bernard J. Jaworski. Best Face Forward: Why Companies Must Improve Their Service Interfaces With Customers. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2005.
- fall 1996
- Article
Internal Service Quality, Customer and Job Satisfaction: Linkages and Implications for Managers
By: Roger Hallowell, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Jeffrey Zornitsky
- June 2002
- Article
Do Better Customers Utilize Electronic Distribution Channels? The Case of PC Banking
By: L Hitt and F. Frei
Keywords: Online Technology
Hitt, L., and F. Frei. "Do Better Customers Utilize Electronic Distribution Channels? The Case of PC Banking." Management Science 48, no. 6 (June 2002): 732–748.
- July 20, 2016
- Article
To Increase Sales, Get Customers to Commit a Little at a Time
By: Frank V. Cespedes and David Hoffeld
This article discusses what behavioral research does and does not tell us about factors that aid the "closing" of a sales call. View Details
Cespedes, Frank V., and David Hoffeld. "To Increase Sales, Get Customers to Commit a Little at a Time." Harvard Business Review (website) (July 20, 2016).
- September 2021 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Spire, the CubeSat Revolution, and the Government as a Space Data Customer
By: Matthew Weinzierl, Mehak Sarang and Brendan L. Rosseau
This case outlines the rise of Spire Global, a young space company using CubeSats to provide weather data and weather prediction services. In addition to tracing the evolution of a space startup from novel idea to publicly-traded company, the case also examines the... View Details
Keywords: Space; Government Contracting; Remote Sensing; Satellites; Business Startups; Public Sector; Cost vs Benefits; Competition; Weather; Forecasting and Prediction
Weinzierl, Matthew, Mehak Sarang, and Brendan L. Rosseau. "Spire, the CubeSat Revolution, and the Government as a Space Data Customer." Harvard Business School Case 722-013, September 2021. (Revised December 2021.)
- 2002
- Working Paper
Do Better Customers Utilize Electronic Distribution Channels? The Case of PC Banking
By: Lorin M. Hitt and Frances X. Frei
- September 1993
- Article
Maximizing the Utility of Customer Product Testing: Beta Test Design and Management
By: R. J. Dolan