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  • November 1988 (Revised November 1996)
  • Case

Roy Rogers Restaurants

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Roy Rogers Restaurants is a subsidiary of Marriott Corp. which sells franchises to own and operate standardized fast food restaurants. Many franchise owners operate more than one restaurant. One of these, presently operating 16 restaurants and committed to develop 30... View Details
Keywords: Franchise Ownership; Business Model; Cost Management; Quality; Transformation; Food and Beverage Industry
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Bruns, William J., Jr. "Roy Rogers Restaurants." Harvard Business School Case 189-100, November 1988. (Revised November 1996.)
  • January 2008 (Revised August 2011)
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ProntoWash: Washing the World's Cars to a Tango Beat

ProntoWash management considers whether franchising and the Balanced Scorecard could be combined to help customer-facing employees provide consistent service across the world and capture relevant management information. In 2007, ProntoWash, an international car-wash... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Growth and Development Strategy; Balanced Scorecard; Management Systems; Franchise Ownership; Performance Consistency; Argentina
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Martinez Jerez, F. Asis, and Katherine M. Miller. "ProntoWash: Washing the World's Cars to a Tango Beat." Harvard Business School Case 108-037, January 2008. (Revised August 2011.)
  • 12 Feb 2021
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How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

He recalls this moment in his new book, Around the Corner to Around the World: A Dozen Lessons I Learned Running Dunkin’ Donuts. “Up until that point,” he writes, “the only thing I had managed were a couple of donut shops—replacing View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
  • October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
  • Case

McDonald's Board of Directors (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
In October 2019, the McDonald’s Corporation board of directors, chaired by Enrique Hernandez, Jr., gathered to learn the results of their outside counsel’s investigation into the conduct of the CEO. On the surface, the iconic fast-food chain was thriving as growing... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Board Chair; Board Decisions; Business Ethics; Corporate Boards; Fast Food; Franchising; Legal Aspects Of Business; Legal Battle; Legal Settlement; Misconduct; Regulation; Reorganization; Restaurant Industry; Sexual Harassment; Shareholders; Stakeholder Management; Strategy And Execution; Turnaround; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Culture; Executive Compensation; Leadership; Management; Ethics; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; Illinois; United States
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Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "McDonald's Board of Directors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 324-044, October 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
  • May 2008 (Revised June 2008)
  • Case

Kenny Kahn at Muzak (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
Founded in 1934, Muzak pioneered the industry of background music. Equipped with propriety technology and a vast music library, over the ensuing decades the Muzak franchise organization expanded geographically. Despite a history of innovation, by the late 1990s Muzak... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Design; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Franchise Ownership; Music Industry
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Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Kenny Kahn at Muzak (A)." Harvard Business School Case 408-057, May 2008. (Revised June 2008.)
  • August 1992 (Revised February 1998)
  • Supplement

Star Distributors, Inc. (B)

By: David A. Thomas
Presents the dilemma of Don Waters, vice president of Franchise Operations at Belmont Beverages. Waters must must decide what to do about the conflict between two partners in one of Belmont's franchises. View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Conflict Management; Franchise Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Distribution Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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Thomas, David A. "Star Distributors, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 493-016, August 1992. (Revised February 1998.)
  • September 1987 (Revised May 1993)
  • Case

Pizza Hut, Inc.

Pizza Hut, Inc. is a franchisor of eat-in pizza restaurants. It has decided to enter the home delivery market and is in the process of implementing that strategy. The case traces the development of the home delivery concept at Pizza Hut and the interaction between the... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Franchise Ownership; Product Launch; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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Kaufmann, Patrick J. "Pizza Hut, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 588-011, September 1987. (Revised May 1993.)
  • 09 Jul 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Starbucks’ Lessons for Premium Brands

prices. Third, opening new stores and launching a blizzard of new products create only superficial growth. Such strategies take top management's eye off of improving same store sales year-on-year. This is the heavy lifting of retailing, where a local store View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail
  • 2008
  • Working Paper

Performance and Control across Multiple Markets

By: Tatiana Sandino, Dennis Campbell and Shelby Yu
Chain organizations typically operate units across different types of markets, with significantly diverging customer bases. Such market-type dispersion potentially influences performance through two channels: it makes performance a noisier indicator of store manager... View Details
Keywords: Governance Controls; Organizational Design; Markets; Franchise Ownership; Performance; Retail Industry
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Sandino, Tatiana, Dennis Campbell, and Shelby Yu. "Performance and Control across Multiple Markets." American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Paper, January 2008.
  • January 2008 (Revised February 2011)
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Rubbish Boys

By: Noam Wasserman and Rachel Galper
It looked like founder-CEO Brian Scudamore might not be able to pursue franchising as a growth option for his junk-removal business after all. Over the years, he had overcome many hurdles, including buying out his "too-fiery" co-founder, firing all of his employees so... View Details
Keywords: Service Operations; Problems and Challenges; Brands and Branding; Business Model; Partners and Partnerships; Business Growth and Maturation; Franchise Ownership; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry; Canada; North America
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Wasserman, Noam, and Rachel Galper. "Rubbish Boys." Harvard Business School Case 808-101, January 2008. (Revised February 2011.)
  • 01 Dec 2019
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Action Plan: Tapping into a Legacy

As the new managing director of Hall & Woodhouse, one of England’s leading regional breweries, Matt Kearsey (AMP 193, 2017) knows that the best-tasting beer requires more than premium hops and pure spring water. “We give the process the... View Details
Keywords: Leah Flickinger; manufacturing; craft beer; leadership; management; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • March 1983 (Revised November 1988)
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Michael Bregman

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Richard O. von Werssowetz
Michael Bregman has successfully opened pilot installations of two different restaurant concepts. He now must develop a strategy for growth, including decisions about fast or slow growth, use of company-owned versus franchised units, and how to use the different... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Framework; Growth and Development Strategy; Franchise Ownership; Expansion
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Stevenson, Howard H., and Richard O. von Werssowetz. "Michael Bregman." Harvard Business School Case 383-107, March 1983. (Revised November 1988.)
  • August 1992 (Revised September 2002)
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Star Distributors, Inc. (A)

By: David A. Thomas
Depicts the conflict and organizational problems that emerged in a franchise operation owned by Paul Logan, an African American, and John Heyman, a white American. Provides the opportunity to examine the ways in which race influences managerial behavior and... View Details
Keywords: Conflict Management; Performance Effectiveness; Franchise Ownership; Race; Management Style; Conflict and Resolution; Business and Stakeholder Relations
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Thomas, David A. "Star Distributors, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 493-015, August 1992. (Revised September 2002.)
  • 10 Sep 2013
  • News

Ferguson’s Formula

  • June 1989 (Revised May 1993)
  • Case

Fairfield Inn (A)

By: James L. Heskett
The Fairfield Inn, an economy hotel venture by the Marriott Corp., has developed a novel method for selecting and measuring the performance of its hotel personnel that fits the company's strategy. Because it faces the need to grow rapidly, questions have arisen as to... View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Innovation and Invention; Growth and Development Strategy; Franchise Ownership; Performance Evaluation; Corporate Strategy; Accommodations Industry
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Heskett, James L. "Fairfield Inn (A)." Harvard Business School Case 689-092, June 1989. (Revised May 1993.)
  • September 1996 (Revised June 1997)
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QVC, Inc.

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport
Illustrates the "Service Profit Chain" in action. QVC, whose initials stand for Quality, Value,, and Convenience, demonstrates clearly how a strong customer focus can lead to establishing a strong franchise in the retail sector and a highly profitable business whose... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Service Delivery; Retail Industry; United States
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Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Dickson Louie. "QVC, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 897-050, September 1996. (Revised June 1997.)
  • October 2013
  • Article

Ferguson's Formula

By: Anita Elberse and Sir Alex Ferguson
When Alex Ferguson took over as manager of the English football team Manchester United, the club was in dire straits: It hadn't won a league title in nearly 20 years and faced a very real threat of being relegated to a lower division. In 26 seasons under Ferguson,... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Business or Company Management; Management Style; Success; Sports; Sports Industry; England
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Elberse, Anita, and Sir Alex Ferguson. "Ferguson's Formula." Harvard Business Review 91, no. 10 (October 2013): 116–125.
  • December 2017 (Revised June 2018)
  • Case

TelePizza (Abridged)

By: Lynda M. Applegate
Describes TelePizza, Spain's leading chain of pizza restaurants and delivery services. TelePizza has experienced rapid growth to 500 stores since its creation in 1987. The company went public on the Spanish stock market in late 1996. Franchising has played an important... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Franchise Ownership; Expansion; Global Range
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Applegate, Lynda M. "TelePizza (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 818-054, December 2017. (Revised June 2018.)
  • December 1998
  • Case

NHL 1998: "The Coolest Game in Nagano"

By: Stephen A. Greyser and Kirk A. Goldman
Explores the National Hockey League's participation in the 1998 Winter Olympics, for which a "winter break" was taken from the regular schedule. The benefits and risks associated with the NHL's Olympic participation are one specific focus. In addition, the case address... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Opportunities; Competitive Strategy; Expansion
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Greyser, Stephen A., and Kirk A. Goldman. NHL 1998: "The Coolest Game in Nagano". Harvard Business School Case 599-024, December 1998.
  • February 1987 (Revised January 1989)
  • Case

SmithKline Consumer Products: The Contac Relaunch

In March 1986, a tamperer contaminated CONTAC Cold Capsules, SmithKline Consumer Product's most popular product. To relaunch CONTAC after withdrawing it from the market, the management team had to present a plan of action to the corporation board. They knew CONTAC's 25... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Crisis Management; Product Launch; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Kosnik, Thomas J. "SmithKline Consumer Products: The Contac Relaunch." Harvard Business School Case 588-046, February 1987. (Revised January 1989.)
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