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- June 2003
- Case
In-N-Out Burger
By: Youngme E. Moon, Lucy Cummings, Sonali Sampat, Sam Thakarar and Kerry Herman
In-N-Out Burger is a fast-food chain with 171 company-owned locations in three states--California, Nevada, and Arizona. It has an extremely hardcore customer base and the company appears to be in good financial health. The primary issue in this case concerns expansion:... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Profit; Leadership Development; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Distribution; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; Arizona; California; Nevada
Moon, Youngme E., Lucy Cummings, Sonali Sampat, Sam Thakarar, and Kerry Herman. "In-N-Out Burger." Harvard Business School Case 503-096, June 2003.
- February 2011 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
PepsiCo Peru Foods: More than Small Potatoes
The regional head of supply chain for PepsiCo South America Foods and his team had worked for 10 years to realize their dream of creating an agricultural research center in Peru that could provide more productive and healthier varieties of potatoes for the Frito-Lay... View Details
Keywords: Food; Supply Chain; Planning; Growth and Development Strategy; Leading Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Peru
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Rakesh Khurana, Rajiv Lal, and Matthew Bird. "PepsiCo Peru Foods: More than Small Potatoes." Harvard Business School Case 311-083, February 2011. (Revised April 2012.)
- September 2016
- Case
Ekal Vidyalaya: Education for Rural India
By: David Drake, Namrata Bhattacharya, Pooja Godbole and Amrita Saigal
By examining Ekal Vidyalaya (Ekal), a nonprofit network of schools in India, this case focuses on the classic challenge faced by organizations that grow through replication (e.g., McDonald's, Starbucks, Walmart, Whole Foods): How can they continue to drive growth when... View Details
Drake, David, Namrata Bhattacharya, Pooja Godbole, and Amrita Saigal. "Ekal Vidyalaya: Education for Rural India." Harvard Business School Case 617-021, September 2016.
- 08 Oct 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Clusters of Entrepreneurship
- 2002
- Other Unpublished Work
Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Pittsburgh
This regional report examines the composition and performance of the Pittsburgh regional economy, how industry clusters developed and innovation arose, how clusters affected the region's economic future, and how the region can establish a strategy and action program to... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Pittsburgh." Council on Competitiveness, Washington, DC, April 2002. (Report.)
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Atlanta-Columbus
This regional report examines the composition and performance of the Atlanta regional economy, how industry clusters developed and innovation arose, how clusters affected the region's economic future, and how the region can establish a strategy and action program to... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Atlanta-Columbus." Council on Competitiveness, Washington, DC, December 2001. (Report.)
- September 2014 (Revised March 2016)
- Case
Mayo Clinic: The 2020 Initiative
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Robert S. Huckman and Jenny Lesser
Describes the challenges facing Dr. John Noseworthy, President and CEO, in implementing a long-term strategy for the growth of the Mayo Clinic—a leading academic medical center with a reputation for excellence in tertiary and quaternary health care. The case highlights... View Details
Keywords: Health; Health Care Industry; Health Care Policy; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
Herzlinger, Regina E., Robert S. Huckman, and Jenny Lesser. "Mayo Clinic: The 2020 Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 615-027, September 2014. (Revised March 2016.)
- March 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Sealed Air Corporation: Globalization and Corporate Culture (A) (Abridged)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Karen Wruck
Sealed Air Corp.'s CEO and COO are considering what approach they should take to building a seamless corporate culture worldwide. Anticipating continuing growth and expansion, especially outside the United States, they are concerned with preserving and promoting the... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Leadership; United States; Europe; Asia
Paine, Lynn S., and Karen Wruck. "Sealed Air Corporation: Globalization and Corporate Culture (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 305-095, March 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- June 2024
- Case
Growing Foodology into Latin America's Largest Platform for Virtual Restaurants
By: Jorge Tamayo, Rembrand Koning and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
This case delves into the expansion strategy of Foodology, a cloud kitchen startup based in Bogotá that operated across four Latin American countries (Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru). Co-founders Daniela Izquierdo and Juan Guillermo Azuero (both HBS, 2019) grappled... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Food; Digital Platforms; Product Launch; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Business Model; Business Startups; Profit; Marketing Strategy; Expansion; Diversification; Food and Beverage Industry; Latin America; South America; Colombia; Brazil; Mexico; Peru
Tamayo, Jorge, Rembrand Koning, and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago. "Growing Foodology into Latin America's Largest Platform for Virtual Restaurants." Harvard Business School Case 724-393, June 2024.
- July 2010
- Other Article
Clusters and Entrepreneurship
By: Mercedes Delgado, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern
This article examines the role of regional clusters in regional entrepreneurship. We focus on the distinct influences of convergence and agglomeration on growth in the number of start-up firms as well as in employment in these new firms in a given region-industry.... View Details
Keywords: Economics
Delgado, Mercedes, Michael E. Porter, and Scott Stern. "Clusters and Entrepreneurship." Journal of Economic Geography 10, no. 4 (July 2010): 495–518. (U.S. Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper, No. CES-WP-10-31.)
- 2022
- Chapter
Buying Time? The Vietnam War and Southeast Asia
By: Mattias Fibiger
This article examines the “buying time thesis”—the idea that the American war in Vietnam bought time for the rest of Southeast Asia to build up political, economic, military, and diplomatic defenses against communism. It finds that there is some truth to claims that... View Details
Keywords: Vietnam War; Impact; Legacy; Geopolitics; War; History; Government and Politics; Southeast Asia
Fibiger, Mattias. "Buying Time? The Vietnam War and Southeast Asia." In The Vietnam War in the Pacific World, edited by Brian Cuddy and Fredrik Logevall, 231–256. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2022.
- February 2011 (Revised August 2011)
- Case
Brazil: Leading the BRICs?
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich and Aldo Musacchio
Brazil's new president, Dilma Rousseff, had announced plans to sustain GDP growth above 5% annually and continue the country's leadership role among emerging economies. Between 2003 and 2010, Brazil benefited from strong economic growth and stable policies under the... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Intellectual Property; Infrastructure; Economic Growth; Trade; International Relations; Economic Systems; Globalization; Corporate Strategy; Brazil; Russia; India; China; United States
Daemmrich, Arthur A., and Aldo Musacchio. "Brazil: Leading the BRICs?" Harvard Business School Case 711-024, February 2011. (Revised August 2011.)
- 2021
- Working Paper
Digital Labor Market Inequality and the Decline of IT Exceptionalism
By: Ruiqing Cao and Shane Greenstein
Several decades of expansion in digital communications, web commerce, and online distribution have altered regional IT labor market returns in the United States. IT occupations experienced similar wage growth as STEM occupations involving IT-related work activities,... View Details
Cao, Ruiqing, and Shane Greenstein. "Digital Labor Market Inequality and the Decline of IT Exceptionalism." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-019, August 2020. (Revised January 2021. NBER Working Paper Series, No. 21-015, August 2020)
- November 1996 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
United Way of Southeastern New England (UWSENE)
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Ellen L. Kaplan / RA
A regional United Way organization, a nonprofit already active in total quality management, implements a Balanced Scorecard to link its strategic planning objectives with day-to-day operations, and is able to translate its vision and strategy into objectives and... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Nonprofit Organizations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Strategy; United States
Kaplan, Robert S., and Ellen L. Kaplan / RA. "United Way of Southeastern New England (UWSENE)." Harvard Business School Case 197-036, November 1996. (Revised April 1999.)
- July 2011 (Revised August 2011)
- Supplement
Renewing GE: The Africa Project (B)
By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary
This case continues the story of the evolution of GE's business initiatives Africa. Between November 2010 and March 2011 several significant structural changes and leadership appointments were announced at GE, which reflected the company's commitment to global growth... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Multinational Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Consumer Products Industry; Hong Kong; Africa; Republic of Ireland
Thomas, David A., and Stephanie J. Creary. "Renewing GE: The Africa Project (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 412-028, July 2011. (Revised August 2011.)
- October 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
Cottle-Taylor: Expanding the Oral Care Group in India
By: John A. Quelch and Alisa Zalosh
Brinda Patel, director of oral care products for the India division of a consumer home-care product company, develops a data-driven marketing plan for toothbrushes. She believes her plan can support a 20% increase in unit sales based on rising demand for modern... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting; Budgeting; International Marketing; Product Planning ＆ Policy; Sales Promotions; Marketing Plans; Products; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Emerging Markets; Forecasting and Prediction; Advertising; Product Launch; Budgets and Budgeting; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry; India
Quelch, John A., and Alisa Zalosh. "Cottle-Taylor: Expanding the Oral Care Group in India." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-350, October 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
- June 2016
- Teaching Note
The Cheese and the Oligarchs: The Politics, the Media, and Israel's Dream of a Start-Up Nation
By: Rafael Di Tella and Christine Snively
Israel enjoyed the highest concentration of technology start-ups in the world per capita. Despite regional instability, the country maintained strong economic growth and was considered a high-tech powerhouse. But not all Israelis benefited. Between the 1980s and 2010s,... View Details
- 2002
- Other Unpublished Work
Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Research Triangle
This regional report examines the composition and performance of the Research Triangle regional economy, how industry clusters developed and innovation arose, how clusters affected the region's economic future, and how the region can establish a strategy and action... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Research Triangle." Council on Competitiveness, Washington, DC, January 2002. (Report.)
- January 1998 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Sealed Air Corporation: Globalization and Corporate Culture (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Karen Wruck
Sealed Air Corp.'s CEO and COO are considering what approach they should take to building a seamless corporate culture worldwide. Anticipating continuing growth and expansion, especially outside the United States, they are concerned with preserving and promoting the... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Leadership; United States; Europe; Asia
Paine, Lynn S., and Karen Wruck. "Sealed Air Corporation: Globalization and Corporate Culture (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-097, January 1998. (Revised April 1998.)
- September 2020
- Teaching Note
Miami's Tech Future (A): Twenty-first Century Changes and Challenges
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
In the decade starting in 2000, a new mayor focused on infrastructure and leadership from a foundation investing in arts and culture helped the Miami region transform and attract younger people to a newly vibrant central city and arts district. In 2011, the Knight... View Details