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      • July 2004 (Revised January 2007)
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      H&R Block and "Everyday Financial Services"

      By: Peter Tufano and Daniel Schneider
      H&R Block, the U.S. market leader in tax preparation services, must decide whether to offer financial services to its low-income clients. H&R Block is facing increased competition from branded and nonbranded tax preparers, and the number of returns prepared by the... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Management; Income; Taxation; Product Development; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Tufano, Peter, and Daniel Schneider. H&R Block and "Everyday Financial Services". Harvard Business School Case 205-013, July 2004. (Revised January 2007.)
      • July 2004 (Revised July 2004)
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      Man Group plc

      By: Andre F. Perold and Herve Duteil
      In 2004, Man Group was the world's largest packager and distributor of investment vehicles tied to hedge funds. The firm had an equity market capitalization of $10 billion and funds under management of $38 billion. Man's offerings spanned a wide range of risk/reward... View Details
      Keywords: Capital Markets; Investment; Investment Return; Investment Funds; Global Strategy; Distribution; Product Development; Financial Services Industry
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      Perold, Andre F., and Herve Duteil. "Man Group plc." Harvard Business School Case 205-007, July 2004. (Revised July 2004.)
      • 2004
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      Introduction to e-Commerce

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Bernard J. Jaworski
      Keywords: Technology; Digital; Services; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Service Delivery; Marketing
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Bernard J. Jaworski. Introduction to e-Commerce. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill/Irwin marketspaceU, 2004.
      • May 2004 (Revised March 2005)
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      Music Downloads

      By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
      Examines the competition between competing music formats. In the '90s, the MP3 format challenged the traditional means of music distribution by allowing for storage of near CD-quality recordings at 1/10th of their previous size. The threat to traditional distribution... View Details
      Keywords: Disruption; Music Entertainment; Legal Liability; Distribution; Competition; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Information Infrastructure; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Music Industry
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      Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "Music Downloads." Harvard Business School Case 704-503, May 2004. (Revised March 2005.)
      • April 2004 (Revised July 2007)
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      OfficeTiger

      By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Johanna Regine Naunton Blaxall
      OfficeTiger was founded in late 1999 with an innovative approach to global outsourcing. The company's employees, located primarily in India, provided services for corporations, investment banks, and professional services firms throughout the United States, Europe, and... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Globalized Markets and Industries; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Operations; India
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      Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Johanna Regine Naunton Blaxall. "OfficeTiger." Harvard Business School Case 804-109, April 2004. (Revised July 2007.)
      • March 2004
      • Case

      L.L. Bean: A Search for Growth

      By: Rajiv Lal, Walter J. Salmon and James Weber
      In mid-2003, CEO Chris McCormick felt L.L. Bean was in a good position to begin to grow again. For nearly 90 years, the company sold clothing and gear for outdoor enthusiasts through its catalogs and a single retail store in Freeport, Maine. In the three decades prior... View Details
      Keywords: Business History; Restructuring; Growth and Development Strategy; Cost Management; Sales; Performance Improvement; Diversification; Distribution Channels; Resignation and Termination; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry
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      Lal, Rajiv, Walter J. Salmon, and James Weber. "L.L. Bean: A Search for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 504-080, March 2004.
      • March 2004 (Revised September 2005)
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      RealNetworks Rhapsody

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Steven Carpenter
      Examines RealNetwork's (Real's) strategy for the rapidly emerging online music market. In contrast to rivals who sell individual copies of songs, Real offers online music on a subscription basis. For a $10 monthly fee, subscribers to Real's Rhapsody service have... View Details
      Keywords: Internet and the Web; Competitive Advantage; Distribution Channels; Music Entertainment; Ownership; Service Industry; Service Industry; Service Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Steven Carpenter. "RealNetworks Rhapsody." Harvard Business School Case 804-142, March 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
      • February 2004
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      Sampa Video, Inc. (TN)

      By: Richard S. Ruback and Peter Tufano
      Teaching Note to (9-201-094). View Details
      Keywords: Service Operations; Service Delivery; Projects; Valuation; Financing and Loans; Strategy; Cost of Capital; Service Industry
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      Ruback, Richard S., and Peter Tufano. "Sampa Video, Inc. (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 204-125, February 2004.
      • January 2004 (Revised January 2005)
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      Delta Air Lines (A): The Low-Cost Carrier Threat

      By: Jan W. Rivkin and Laurent Therivel
      The top management of Delta Air Lines must decide how to respond to the threat posed by low-cost carriers such as Southwest and JetBlue. Among the options considered is the launch of a low-cost subsidiary by Delta itself. Prior efforts to launch a low-cost subsidiary,... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Cost; Decision Choices and Conditions; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Air Transportation Industry
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      Rivkin, Jan W., and Laurent Therivel. "Delta Air Lines (A): The Low-Cost Carrier Threat." Harvard Business School Case 704-403, January 2004. (Revised January 2005.)
      • December 2003 (Revised October 2006)
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      Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES

      By: Mihir A. Desai and Douglas Kurt Schillinger
      With electricity generating businesses around the world, AES Corp. is seeking a methodology for calculating the cost of capital for its various businesses and potential projects. In the past, AES used the same cost of capital for all of its capital budgeting, but the... View Details
      Keywords: International Finance; Risk Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Emerging Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Capital Budgeting; Energy Industry; South America
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      Desai, Mihir A., and Douglas Kurt Schillinger. "Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES." Harvard Business School Case 204-109, December 2003. (Revised October 2006.)
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      Why Hospitals Don't Learn from Failures: Organizational and Psychological Dynamics That Inhibit System Change

      By: A. Tucker and A. Edmondson
      The importance of hospitals learning from their failures hardly needs to be stated. Not only are matters of life and death at stake on a daily basis, but also an increasing number of U.S. hospitals are operating in the red. This article reports on in-depth qualitative... View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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      Tucker, A., and A. Edmondson. "Why Hospitals Don't Learn from Failures: Organizational and Psychological Dynamics That Inhibit System Change." California Management Review 45, no. 2 (Winter 2003). (Winner of Accenture Award For the article published in the California Management Review that has made the most important contribution to improving the practice of management​.)
      • November 2003 (Revised April 2010)
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      Flextronics International, Ltd.

      By: Robert S. Huckman and Gary P. Pisano
      Describes Flextronics' evolution from providing outsourced manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the electronics industry to developing entire unbranded products for purchase by OEMs. In 2001, Flextronics began a development program that... View Details
      Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Production; Service Operations; Performance Effectiveness; Electronics Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Huckman, Robert S., and Gary P. Pisano. "Flextronics International, Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 604-063, November 2003. (Revised April 2010.)
      • September 2003
      • Case

      Valuing a Cross-Border LBO: Bidding on the Yell Group

      By: Mihir A. Desai, Paolo Notarnicola and Mark Veblen
      A team of private equity investors must value the leveraged buyout of a Yellow Pages business that operated in both the United States and the United Kingdom. In the process, they must wrestle with issues of how to conduct cross-border valuations and how to value a... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Cash Flow; Private Equity; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Valuation
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      Desai, Mihir A., Paolo Notarnicola, and Mark Veblen. "Valuing a Cross-Border LBO: Bidding on the Yell Group." Harvard Business School Case 204-033, September 2003.
      • September 2003 (Revised January 2005)
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      Emergence, Valhalla, and Orchid: Divergent Models for Venture Capital Funds

      By: William A. Sahlman and Matthew Willis
      Compares and contrasts three different venture capital funds from the perspective of a potential investor. The first fund has a technology-enabled services preference, the second a Mid-Atlantic region preference, and the third a seed round preference. Students are... View Details
      Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Entrepreneurship; Service Operations; Information Technology; Venture Capital
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      Sahlman, William A., and Matthew Willis. "Emergence, Valhalla, and Orchid: Divergent Models for Venture Capital Funds." Harvard Business School Case 804-056, September 2003. (Revised January 2005.)
      • August 2003
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      Mercury Computer Systems: The Evolution from Integrated Technology to Open Standard

      By: Rebecca Henderson and Nancy Confrey
      For 20 years, Mercury Computer Systems has thrived, providing products and services that support ultrafast processing of real time data. Now Jay Bertelli, the CEO, faces a critical question: How can the firm compete once the standards on which its products are based... View Details
      Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Open Source Distribution; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Information Technology; Information Technology Industry
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      Henderson, Rebecca, and Nancy Confrey. "Mercury Computer Systems: The Evolution from Integrated Technology to Open Standard." Harvard Business School Case 704-424, August 2003.
      • July 2003 (Revised October 2018)
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      Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service

      By: Youngme Moon and John Quelch
      Starbucks, the dominant specialty-coffee brand in North America, must respond to recent market research indicating that the company is not meeting customer expectations in terms of service. To increase customer satisfaction, the company is debating a plan that would... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Profit; Recruitment; Marketing Strategy; Service Operations; Performance Improvement; Planning; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Moon, Youngme, and John Quelch. "Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service." Harvard Business School Case 504-016, July 2003. (Revised October 2018.)
      • July 2003 (Revised December 2003)
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      Mitchells/Richards

      By: Amy C. Edmondson and Corey B. Hajim
      Describes a small, luxury retail chain's operational sophistication achieved through the use of technology and high-touch customer service. A family-run business, Mitchells has built its success with a customer service strategy know internally as "hugging." The term is... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Expansion; Family Business; Attitudes; Organizational Culture; Luxury; Customer Focus and Relationships; Retail Industry
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      Edmondson, Amy C., and Corey B. Hajim. "Mitchells/Richards." Harvard Business School Case 604-010, July 2003. (Revised December 2003.)
      • May 2003
      • Module Note

      Building Capabilities for Experimentation, Learning, and Prototyping

      By: Stefan H. Thomke
      Describes the conceptual foundations and pedagogy for a module on managing experimentation, learning, and prototyping in the development of products and services. Can also be used as part of a more general course on Managing Technology and Innovation. Shows how... View Details
      Keywords: Service Delivery; Product Development; Learning; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Management
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      Thomke, Stefan H. "Building Capabilities for Experimentation, Learning, and Prototyping." Harvard Business School Module Note 603-089, May 2003.
      • May 2003
      • Module Note

      Managing Product Development

      By: Stefan H. Thomke
      Introduces students to the managerial aspects critical to conceiving, designing, and developing innovative products and services. Considers the full range of activities required: learning about customer needs, understanding and managing experimentation and problem... View Details
      Keywords: Product Design; Product Development; Service Operations; Business or Company Management; Projects; Management Practices and Processes; Experience and Expertise; Customers; Research; Management Skills; Integration
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      Thomke, Stefan H. "Managing Product Development." Harvard Business School Module Note 603-088, May 2003.
      • May 2003
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      Product Development Process Design and Improvement

      By: Stefan H. Thomke
      Describes the conceptual foundations and pedagogy for a module on the design and improvement of processes for the development of products and services. Can also be used as part of a more general course on Managing Technology and Innovation. Central to Managing Product... View Details
      Keywords: Product Development; Design; Performance Improvement; Innovation and Management; Information Technology; Customers; Information Management; Business Processes; Learning; Transformation; Service Operations
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      Thomke, Stefan H. "Product Development Process Design and Improvement." Harvard Business School Module Note 603-090, May 2003.
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