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- February 2024
- Teaching Note
UGG Steps into the Metaverse
By: Shunyuan Zhang and Sunil Gupta
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 523-013. View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
have described as characteristic of the modern neo-liberal regime. 2013 pub Fashioning an Industry: Socio-cognitive Processes in the Construction of Worth of a New Industry By: Khaire, Mukti Abstract—This... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
Glaeser, William R. Kerr, and Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto Publication:Journal of Urban Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Employment growth is strongly predicted by smaller average establishment size, both across cities and across industries... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- September 2020 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
JOANN: Joannalytics Inventory Allocation Tool
By: Kris Ferreira and Srikanth Jagabathula
Michael Joyce, Vice President of Inventory Management at JOANN, championed an effort to develop and implement an inventory allocation analytics tool that used advanced analytics to predict in-season demand of seasonal items for each of JOANN’s nearly 900 stores and... View Details
Keywords: Analytics; Machine Learning; Optimization; Inventory Management; Mathematical Methods; Decision Making; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Resource Allocation; Distribution; Technology Adoption; Applications and Software; Change Management; Fashion Industry; Fashion Industry; Fashion Industry; United States; Ohio
Ferreira, Kris, and Srikanth Jagabathula. "JOANN: Joannalytics Inventory Allocation Tool." Harvard Business School Case 621-055, September 2020. (Revised March 2022.)
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
important predictor of product performance, product variety, process flexibility and industry evolution. We explore this relationship in the software industry by use of a technique called Design Structure... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
every business and nonprofit segment. Conventional approaches to strategy development and problem solving no longer work―there is no stable industry or market equilibrium structure that we will return to “when change abates.” Most company... View Details
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
How can the equity swap help alleviate the common mismatch between pension assets and liabilities that companies often carry? A: If the pension fund holds equities, then these assets have a "risk mismatch" with the corresponding pension liabilities whose... View Details
- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
technical and management team members. Now running desperately low on cash, Perlman had to contend with many potential deal partners, including VCs, angels, and industrial partners (as potential sources of cash); consumer electronics... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- October 2024 (Revised December 2024)
- Case
Kering Eyewear
By: Rohit Deshpandé, Dante Roscini and Elena Corsi
In June 2024, Roberto Vedovotto, CEO of Kering Eyewear, prepared to discuss the future of the recently acquired brands LINDBERG, a Danish optical eyewear brand, and Maui Jim, an American sunglasses brand. Vedovotto founded Kering Eyewear in 2014, convincing... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Luxury; Fashion Industry; Fashion Industry; Fashion Industry; Italy; Europe; China
Deshpandé, Rohit, Dante Roscini, and Elena Corsi. "Kering Eyewear." Harvard Business School Case 525-027, October 2024. (Revised December 2024.)
- August 2018 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Rev. Georgiette Morgan-Thomas & The American Hat Factory
By: Steven Rogers and Ariel Rogers
On a sunny Monday morning, Rev. Morgan-Thomas walked into her newly acquired hat factory thinking, “What have I gotten myself into? Things are worse than I imagined. Can I ever turn this company around given all of the known and unknown problems? Can I make it... View Details
Keywords: Millinery; Factory; B-to-B; B-to-C; Women's Hats; Crowns; Brims; Hat Maker; Custom; Wholesale; Arts; Buildings and Facilities; Business Ventures; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Crisis; Business History; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Pennsylvania
Rogers, Steven, and Ariel Rogers. "Rev. Georgiette Morgan-Thomas & The American Hat Factory." Harvard Business School Case 319-009, August 2018. (Revised May 2019.)
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2025
story someone is weaving, strengthen it, and provide your own view in an effective fashion that people will listen to and remember?” Silver lining: “When I was fired from Merrill Lynch, my first reaction was disbelief. I’d run a division... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
These Are the Good Old Days
Presented with thirteen job offers in 1978, Ann S. Moore accepted the one in the industry she knew she wanted to be in — magazine publishing. It also happened to be the one offering the lowest salary. “People were astounded with the... View Details
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
Grupo Beta San Miguel In November 2013, Dr. Jose Pinto, head of Grupo Beta San Miguel (BSM), Mexico's largest private sugar producer, is weighing the future prospects of the Mexican sugar industry as he considers whether BSM should bid on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- March 2025
- Teaching Note
Kering Eyewear
By: Rohit Deshpandé and Nicole Zelazko
This teaching note provides comprehensive documentation of how to use the Kering Eyewear case (HBS No. 525-027). View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Subsidiaries; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Distribution; Product; Luxury; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
- 31 Oct 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
this new stream of research, which focuses on two related but distinct themes. The earliest theme to be explored, in a literature dating from the 1990s, is the story of how and why some conventional industries sought to become less... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
(MBA 1989) (St. Martin's Griffin) The story of a French woman perfumer who escapes from Europe at the beginning of World War II and seeks (and finds) success in Los Angeles as a perfumer and fashion designer to the Hollywood elite. Lenses... View Details
- 09 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 9
performers? Though an affirmative answer may seem straightforward on the surface, this answer becomes more complicated when group members benefit from collaborating on interdependent tasks. Examining Wall Street sell-side equities research analysts who work in an View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
management consultant at Monitor, which sharpened my perspective on business and industry strategy. I learned a huge amount at HBS in discussions of leadership, entrepreneurial marketing, finance, and ethics. I also spent some time at... View Details
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
accessible corporate archives in most countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It also permits a level of nuance that is hard to obtain even if written archives are accessible. Oral histories provide insights into why events did not occur as well as why companies... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Jun 2025
- News
The Vinyl Revival
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Caren Kelleher (MBA 2010) was at HBS, she started managing bands, mainly as a way to stay involved in an industry... View Details