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  • 22 Sep 2016
  • News

Innovation Under Constraint: Constructing a Turnaround at Lego

  • 19 Sep 2016
  • Video

Innovation Under Constraint: Constructing a Turnaround at Lego

    The Price Effects of Cross-Market Mergers: Theory and Evidence from the Hospital Industry

    We consider the effect of mergers between firms whose products are not viewed as direct substitutes for the same good or service but are bundled by a common intermediary. Focusing on hospital mergers across distinct geographic markets, we show that such... View Details
    • 19 Apr 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    The History of Beauty

    the consumer products giant Unilever, published some years ago. This company had a long-established business in soap and other toiletries, but spent decades after World War II striving without great success to expand its business into... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics
    • 13 Mar 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?

    sewing machine, you have to learn how to use the machine and make sure your customers are going to like the products that you’ll produce with the sewing machine. The grace period afforded people the time to make significant investments... View Details
    Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Financial Services
    • January 2007
    • Case

    AMD: A Customer-Centric Approach to Innovation

    By: Elie Ofek and Lauren Barley
    AMD's launch of the Opteron microprocessor in 2003 has allowed the company to make inroads into the lucrative server segment. A long-time follower to Intel, AMD management felt it was in a position to lead the microprocessor industry in new directions. However, in 2006... View Details
    Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Price; Leadership; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Development; Competitive Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Semiconductor Industry
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    • 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; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Italy; Europe
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    • 01 Jan 2007
    • News

    Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987

    population—including marginalized and underprivileged sectors—equal access to products and services, as well as a stake in the overall economy," he states. One example of this model is Ayala's Manila Water operation, which pipes water at... View Details
    • December 2017
    • Case

    International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

    By: Jose B. Alvarez and Sarah Mehta
    It is July 2017, and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is making progress toward two of his primary strategic objectives for the nonprofit research Institute: 1) to scale the impact... View Details
    Keywords: Scaling Technologies; Youth Unemployment; Innovation In Nonprofits; Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Cash Flow; Labor; Employment; Commercialization; Problems and Challenges; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa; Nigeria
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    • 28 Jul 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

    discrimination. For example, when it launched in 2008, would-be guests' names and profile pictures were prominent on Airbnb requests that hosts saw prior to booking. This design was in contrast to existing platforms such as eBay, where images of View Details
    Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Travel; Entertainment & Recreation; Service
    • 10 Dec 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing

    things, they can resolve it internally more quickly and in a more efficient way than if it goes to regulators. Although we don’t study this, I think it could also empower employees to feel ownership of the company because they’re helping in the overall growth and View Details
    Keywords: by April White
    • Web

    Tips for Discussion Group Leaders

    Once the program begins, each discussion group is assigned a leader who serves as the facilitator for each case study. Here are some tips for leading an insightful and productive exchange. Before you begin, make sure that all members... View Details
    • 30 May 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Should Retailers Match Their Own Prices Online and in Stores?

    self-match? The research team found self-matching can work to a company’s advantage in three ways: Retailers can raise online prices. While prices online tend to be cheaper, a retailer that self-matches can raise the online price of a View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail
    • 21 Mar 2019
    • HBS Case

    The Ferrari Way

    made Ferrari a hot commodity among high-net-worth buyers. At the same time that competitors have increased production, Ferrari has intentionally limited production to create scarcity, something Thomke calls “deprivation marketing.” The... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto
    • Research Summary

    Current Research

    Professor Chung models the effect of incentive compensation to study its impact on the sales force. Using data from a Fortune 500 company, he has developed a dynamic structural model of sales force response to a bonus-based compensation plan and examined how various... View Details

    • May 19, 2021
    • Article

    Measuring the Impact of #MeToo on Gender Equity in Hollywood

    By: Hong Luo and Laurina Zhang
    The #MeToo movement has brought issues of sexual harassment and gender inequities to the forefront around the world. But how much of a tangible impact has it had on the experiences of women in the workplace? In this piece, the authors discuss their research that... View Details
    Keywords: #MeToo Movement; Gender Equity; Creative Industries; Impact; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Film Entertainment; Social Issues
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    • April 2020
    • Teaching Note

    Oaktree: Pierre Foods Investment

    By: Victoria Ivashina, Michael Harmon and Terrence Shu
    Teaching Note for HBS No. 219-018. This case is a setting to discuss “loan to own” investment strategy that is often pursued by distressed investors. The aftermath of the 2007 financial crisis left many companies with poor liquidity and limited ability to obtain... View Details
    Keywords: Distress Investing; Investment; Debt Securities; Strategy; Restructuring
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    • September–October 2018
    • Article

    Online MAP Enforcement: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment

    By: Ayelet Israeli
    This paper investigates a manufacturer’s ability to influence compliance rates among its authorized online retailers by exploiting changes in the Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy and in dealer agreements. MAP is a pricing policy widely used by manufacturers to... View Details
    Keywords: Pricing Policies; Pricing; Channel Management; Legal Aspects Of Business; Retail; Price; Policy; Governance Compliance; Distribution Channels; Management; Retail Industry
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    • 20 Apr 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs

    the most highly valued companies in the world. But how were they able to steer their companies through the volatile ups and downs of decades of changing technologies? What did they have in common? And what can we learn from them about successful strategy? “The notion... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer
    • Web

    Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

    PayJoy: Finance for the Next Billion By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott January 2025 | Faculty Research PayJoy, an impact-driven financial technology company founded in 2015, provides smartphone financing and other financial products... View Details