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- February 1987 (Revised July 1987)
- Case
Sears, Roebuck and Co. and the Retail Financial Services Industry (A)
Christiansen, Evelyn T. "Sears, Roebuck and Co. and the Retail Financial Services Industry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 387-138, February 1987. (Revised July 1987.)
- 24 Nov 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Accounting for Product Impact in the Consumer Finance Industry
- February 1990 (Revised April 1991)
- Background Note
Quick Response in the Apparel Industry
It has been estimated that the U.S. apparel industry wastes over $25 billion annually due to inefficient practices, long lead times, and insufficient coordination between channel partners. In response to intense competition from off-shore producers, the industry has... View Details
Keywords: Information; Distribution Channels; Performance Efficiency; Partners and Partnerships; Adaptation; Business Strategy; System; Technology; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
Hammond, Janice H. "Quick Response in the Apparel Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 690-038, February 1990. (Revised April 1991.)
- August 1996 (Revised January 1998)
- Teaching Note
Rolls-Royce and the Rise of High-Technology Industry TN
Teaching Note for (1-796-171)--(For Book Only). View Details
- June 1990 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Desktop Printer Industry in 1990
The desktop printer industry in 1990 is characterized by significant uncertainty about new technologies and about the types of features customers may demand in the next decade. The case looks at the positions of Hewlett-Packard, Canon, Kodak, Xerox, and IBM enabling... View Details
Teisberg, Elizabeth O. "Desktop Printer Industry in 1990." Harvard Business School Case 390-173, June 1990. (Revised January 1994.)
- August 1996 (Revised January 1998)
- Teaching Note
British Capitalism and the Three Industrial Revolutions TN
Teaching Note for (1-796-182)--(For Book Only). View Details
- December 1992 (Revised October 1995)
- Background Note
Note on Public Policy and the Media Industry
Emmons, Willis M., III. "Note on Public Policy and the Media Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 793-027, December 1992. (Revised October 1995.)
- February 1992 (Revised January 1996)
- Supplement
Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (B)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the change in strategy Birds Eye adopted in the 1980s in the face of declining profitability and eroding market share. Updates the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Stock Shares; Adoption; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Vertical Integration; Food and Beverage Industry; United Kingdom
Collis, David J. "Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 792-078, February 1992. (Revised January 1996.)
- August 2002 (Revised November 2003)
- Teaching Note
Activity-Based Management at W.S. Industries (TN) (A) and (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan
Teaching Note for (9-101-062) and (9-102-063). View Details
Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management
- January 2004 (Revised August 2015)
- Case
Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (B)
By: Geoffrey Jones and Lisa Bud-Freirman
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Business History; Entrepreneurship; Multinational Firms and Management; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; United Kingdom; Mexico; Arizona
Jones, Geoffrey, and Lisa Bud-Freirman. "Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (B)." Harvard Business School Case 804-086, January 2004. (Revised August 2015.)
- 2001
- Chapter
Publicly Funded Science and the Productivity of the Pharmaceutical Industry
By: Rebecca Henderson and Ian Cockburn
U.S. taxpayers funded $14.8 billion of health related research last year, four times the amount that was spent in 1970 in real terms. In this paper we evaluate the impact of these huge expenditures on the technological performance of the pharmaceutical industry. While... View Details
Keywords: Public Sector; Science-Based Business; Research and Development; Sovereign Finance; Pharmaceutical Industry
Henderson, Rebecca, and Ian Cockburn. "Publicly Funded Science and the Productivity of the Pharmaceutical Industry." In Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 1, edited by Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern, 1–34. MIT Press, 2001.
- September 2006 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
SAP: Industry Transformation
By: Andrei Hagiu, Pai-Ling Yin, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Vincent Marie Dessain
SAP seeks growth in the small- and medium-sized enterprise market. To do so, it has created a platform strategy with SAP Netweaver. What are the advantages and challenges for an incumbent entering a new market? What are the benefits and challenges of implementing a... View Details
Hagiu, Andrei, Pai-Ling Yin, Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Vincent Marie Dessain. "SAP: Industry Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 707-435, September 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
- 12 May 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Accounting for Product Impact in the Water Utilities Industry
Keywords: by George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
- 24 Sep 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Regulation on Strategic Positioning: Self-Regulation in the RTE Cereal Industry
- September 2009
- Article
Virtue out of Necessity? Compliance, Commitment and the Improvement of Labor Conditions in Global Supply Chains
By: Akshay Mangla, Richard Locke and Matthew Amengual
Private, voluntary compliance programs, promoted by global corporations and nongovernmental organizations alike, have produced only modest and uneven improvements in working conditions and labor rights in most global supply chains. Through a detailed study of a major... View Details
Mangla, Akshay, Richard Locke, and Matthew Amengual. "Virtue out of Necessity? Compliance, Commitment and the Improvement of Labor Conditions in Global Supply Chains." Politics & Society 37, no. 3 (September 2009): 319–351.
- March 1995 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
U.S. Airline Industry in 1995, The
Describes the economic logic leading to the deregulation of the U.S. airline industry in 1978 and subsequent competitive developments. The roles of computerized reservation systems, airport hubs, route strategies, and fleet management are raised as unanticipated... View Details
McGahan, Anita M., and Julia Kou. "U.S. Airline Industry in 1995, The." Harvard Business School Case 795-113, March 1995. (Revised October 1995.)
- April 1987 (Revised August 1987)
- Case
Sears, Roebuck and Co. and the Retail Financial Services Industry (B)
Christiansen, Evelyn T. "Sears, Roebuck and Co. and the Retail Financial Services Industry (B)." Harvard Business School Case 387-182, April 1987. (Revised August 1987.)
- Fast Answer
Book publishing industry
How can I find industry and market reports & statistics on book publishing? For Industry & Market Research: IBISWorld: Market research reports on the book publishing... View Details
- August 1983 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Milford Industries (A)
By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro
The new district sales manager for a tool company must determine how to get his district "back on track." The case presents various qualitative and quantitative information on the salespeople. Teaching objectives include the specification of the tasks of a district... View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Salesforce Management; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation
Dolan, Robert J., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Milford Industries (A)." Harvard Business School Case 584-012, August 1983. (Revised May 2007.)
- October 2008
- Background Note
Note on the Global Wind Industry
By: Richard H. K. Vietor and Juliana Seminerio
This note provides background information on the global wind industry and is meant to accompany HBS cases "The Suzlon Edge" (708-051); "Cape Wind: Offshore Wind Energy in the USA" (708-022); and "Supergrid" (707-016). View Details
Vietor, Richard H. K., and Juliana Seminerio. "Note on the Global Wind Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 709-005, October 2008.