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- 25 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control
their fan groups stand to gain valuable insights and build loyalty at a much lower cost, according to Harvard Business School’s Frank Nagle, an assistant professor of strategy, and Sonali K. Shah, associate professor of strategy and... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 09 Dec 2015
- Research Event
When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms
In the online marketplace, oodles of retailers and developers rely on “platforms” such as Amazon.com, the Apple App Store, Facebook, and Twitter to get their products and services into the hands of users. Retailers, for example, sell... View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
its own performance was critically dependent on the ability of its key suppliers to manufacture goods quickly, responsively, and at low cost. Kenyon developed a sourcing leadership theme on its strategy map... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 20 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Love My Job: Ching Ching Chen On Her Passion For the Music Industry
Universal Music Group in their Corporate Development & Strategy team. Though I have always been passionate about music, I had no industry experience prior to my internship, so the opportunity to sit at... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- August 2016 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
Showpad
Showpad is a growing startup whose founders are considering changes to spur growth. The options include changes to the product line, to pricing, and to sales management practices. View Details
Cespedes, Frank V. "Showpad." Harvard Business School Case 817-006, August 2016. (Revised June 2017.)
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rescuing Products with Stealth Positioning
companies that use stealth positioning adopt a covert approach. They conceal the true nature of their products by affiliating them with a different category. This is a powerful strategy for marketers when a category is in some way... View Details
Keywords: by Youngme Moon
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Your Balance With Customers
knowledgeable relationship with them, measured by the number of hours their relationship manager spent with them. The bank attempted to lock the customer into a sole-source relationship by creating an integrated management system. Another company used a similar lock-in... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 10 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 10
MaterialsOral Rehydration Therapy Nava Ashraf and Claire QureshiHarvard Business School Case 911-035 This case highlights the puzzlingly high rate of diarrhea-related child mortality in developing countries... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- May 2021 (Revised August 2021)
- Supplement
Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations
By: Antonio Moreno and Anibha Singh
As Migros, one of Turkey’s largest grocery chains, forays into online groceries, the company faces operational challenges related to inventory management, fulfillment and last mile delivery and strategics questions related to growing in an ecosystem with rapidly... View Details
- February 2010 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
Zotter Living by Chocolate
By: Mukti Khaire, Stefan Aichinger, Monika Maria Elisabeth Hoffmann and Maximilian Georg Manfred Schnoedl
This case is about a boutique chocolate manufacturer's decision to grow. Zotter, an Austrian company that was a pioneer in the organic and Fairtrade chocolate movement, uses the traditional confit technique to make premium hand-scooped chocolates in unusual and... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Growth and Development Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Austria
Khaire, Mukti, Stefan Aichinger, Monika Maria Elisabeth Hoffmann, and Maximilian Georg Manfred Schnoedl. "Zotter Living by Chocolate." Harvard Business School Case 810-091, February 2010. (Revised June 2011.)
Gil Addo
firms and in 2021 was acquired by Oak Street Health for $190 million. Prior to founding RubiconMD, Gil was a Consultant at Putnam Associates, a pharma strategy consultancy, where he designed payer and market access View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Inside MTV’s Global Fame
building a global business strategy to establish markets in countries such as Russia and China, which American business interests had largely ignored. Starting out, he crafted a pan-European approach,... View Details
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
European countries where vacations are mandated, most employees take their prescribed amounts of time off. In America, where vacation time is not mandated, roughly half of workers last year had vacation time left over and failed to take... View Details
- December 2024
- Case
Tencent Games
By: Rebecca Karp, Billy Chan and Nancy Hua Dai
For years, Tencent Games, a division of China’s largest internet company, had taken the lion’s share of revenue in the global gaming market with blockbuster titles such as “League of Legends” and “PUBG: Battlegrounds.” These games defined the game genres that they... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Organizational Culture; Business Strategy; Investment; Competitive Strategy; Video Game Industry; Europe; China
Karp, Rebecca, Billy Chan, and Nancy Hua Dai. "Tencent Games." Harvard Business School Case 725-411, December 2024.
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
knighthood, recognizing his contributions to the venture capital industry.) Out of that study came a series of policy recommendations aimed at creating a sustainable system for investments in deprived areas, including creation of community View Details
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
part from massive outsourcing on the part of companies in developed markets. They were moving production to China in droves because labor was cheap, so the economy grew very, very fast. In the process of becoming the “factory of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
bridge and an express railway link to the central business district, represent a $20.1-billion investment. Two-thirds of the funds are coming from government, Lam noted, while the remainder is being sourced from the private sector. Philip L. Yeo (MBA '76), chairman of... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS
technology for creating podcasts, videos, and webinars. During the pandemic, podcasts are being recorded remotely. Popular Episodes Walmart’s Strategy to Beat Amazon; and Millennial Socialism Three professors discuss how Walmart is trying... View Details