Publications

01 Sep 2010
News

Fair Trade

markets differed, but the belief in local autonomy and decentralized decision-making became a core value within the company .Meanwhile, the largest American consumer products company remained cautious about international markets. During... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health and Personal Care Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores

05 Jan 2011
Op-Ed

Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress

In light of the latest developments of the on-again, off-again, on-again government funding of human embryonic stem-cell research, it is time to consider the devastating implications of this chaotic funding environment. And to do that,... View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical

30 Nov 2017
News

Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

isolated. Ascending to ubiquity from the car-obsessed America of the late 1950s, McDonald’s became a common language and a cultural export—an affordable and dependable escape.... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

September 1991 (Revised August 1996)
Case

Procter & Gamble Co., The: Lenor Refill Package

By: John A. Quelch

The assistant brand manager for Lenor, Procter & Gamble Germany's fabric softener brand, was preparing a presentation on the national launch of an environmentally friendly refill package. View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Environmental Sustainability; Product Launch; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; Germany; United States

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s ongoing struggle to win customers back months after a contaminated food crisis highlights the challenges companies face with keeping food safe. Chipotle has seen its shares tumble and recently reported its... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

July 2020
Case

The Shuanghui-Smithfield Acquisition (A)

By: Dante Roscini and Stacy Tan

Keywords: China; United States

November 2011
Teaching Note

Altoona State Investment Board: December 2008 (TN)

By: Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon

Keywords: Investment; Altoona

June 17, 2008
Editorial

The Death of U.S. Strategy in Iraq

By: R. Dujarric and A. Zelleke

Keywords: Strategy; United States; Iraq

September 1989 (Revised May 1993)
Case

Boston Sobriety Development, Inc.

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Boston

February 1985
Background Note

Note on the Boston Area Teaching Hospitals

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Boston

01 Sep 2012
News

On a Sound Track

that is relevant in Shanghai, Panama, South Africa, Europe, or wherever. The United States is one big market. Contrast that with Europe, where we have a central office, but where there are lots of different markets that require different... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio accessories; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores

03 Apr 2019
News

Finding Common Ground

photo by Chad Kirkland Randy Shumway (MBA 2000) and his family were regular supporters of clothing and blanket drives for shelters in their Salt Lake City community. But, like many well-intentioned people... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

November 2015 (Revised October 2016)
Case

athenahealth's More Disruption Please Program

By: Robert F. Higgins and Erin Trimble

Keywords: Health Care Entrepreneurship; Health Care; Healthcare; Healthcare Industry; Healthcare Innovation; Healthcare IT; Disruptive Innovation; Disruptive Change; Health Industry; Boston

September 2001
Supplement

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (B)

By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Cambridge

June 1991 (Revised August 2001)
Teaching Note

The Textile Corporation Building TN

By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman

Teaching Note for (9-387-189). View Details

Keywords: Real Estate Industry; Boston

September 1985 (Revised October 1988)
Case

NIKE in China

By: James E. Austin and Francis Aguilar

Nike is reviewing its strategy for producing shoes in China for the U.S. market. Compares the experience in China with that in other countries. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Production; Manufacturing Industry; China; United States

May 2003 (Revised May 2004)
Case

Submarino.com (B)

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Luiz Felipe Monteiro

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Design; Globalized Firms and Management; Management Skills; Growth Management; Retail Industry; Web Services Industry; Brazil; Argentina; Mexico; Spain; Portugal