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Testing Savings Product Innovations Using an Experimental Methodology
By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan and Wesley Yin
Ashraf, Nava, Dean Karlan, and Wesley Yin. "Testing Savings Product Innovations Using an Experimental Methodology." ERD Technical Note, November 2003.
- June 2010
- Case
FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Afarin Bellisario
Demand for folding and stackable chairs and tables at FoldRite Furniture Co. is unexpectedly strong. The company spent the previous two years improving manufacturing quality and efficiency, dropping poor-performing product lines, developing new products that are... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Production Capacity; Production Scheduling; Risk Management; Growth Management; Production; Logistics; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Europe
Wheelwright, Steven C., and Afarin Bellisario. "FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-555, June 2010.
- Article
Demand and Supply Dynamics for Sequentially Released Products in International Markets: The Case of Motion Pictures
By: Anita Elberse and Jehoshua Eliashberg
Keywords: Supply and Industry; Product; Markets; Film Entertainment; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Jehoshua Eliashberg. "Demand and Supply Dynamics for Sequentially Released Products in International Markets: The Case of Motion Pictures." Marketing Science 22, no. 3 (Summer 2003): 329–354.
- 26 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity
Weatherhead III Professor of Business Administration and faculty cochair of the HBS Healthcare Initiative, set out with Adler-Milstein to discover what happens to productivity when doctors delegated their... View Details
- 26 Oct 2012
- News
4 ways to be more productive at work
- Web
Industrial Production & Materials - Business & Environment
Confronting Climate Change Industrial Production & Materials Refrigerant gases, cement, and plastic are materials ripe for innovation Industrial activity that produces many of the materials used in commerce,... View Details
- 11 Feb 2019
- News
Research: When Gender Diversity Makes Firms More Productive
- November 2014 (Revised March 2016)
- Background Note
Mental Health and the American Workplace
By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Mental illness has been described as an epidemic affecting nearly a quarter of all Americans in their lifetimes, often during their most productive working years. Managers who can design organizations that maximize mental health can minimize these risks and boost... View Details
Keywords: Public Health; Productivity; Competitiveness; Stress Management; Depression; Absenteeism; Presenteeism; Work Culture; Business or Company Management; Work-Life Balance; Performance Productivity; Organizational Culture; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
Quelch, John A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Mental Health and the American Workplace." Harvard Business School Background Note 515-062, November 2014. (Revised March 2016.)
- 02 Dec 2013
- News
How Open Floor Plans Are Killing Employee Productivity
- March 1986 (Revised March 1991)
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (F): Quality Scheduling
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (F): Quality Scheduling." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-139, March 1986. (Revised March 1991.)
- August 1994 (Revised May 1999)
- Teaching Note
Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation: Product Line Cost System TN
By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
- March 1991
- Article
Engines of Progress: Designing and Running Entrepreneurial Vehicles in Established Companies: Raytheon's New Product Center, 1969-89
By: R. M. Kanter, J. North, L. Richardson, C. Ingols and J. Zolner
Keywords: Business Ventures; Business or Company Management; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing Industry
Kanter, R. M., J. North, L. Richardson, C. Ingols, and J. Zolner. "Engines of Progress: Designing and Running Entrepreneurial Vehicles in Established Companies: Raytheon's New Product Center, 1969-89." Journal of Business Venturing 6 (March 1991): 145–163.
- 24 Mar 2022
- News
Product Innovation: What Business Leaders Need to Know
- March 1987 (Revised May 1987)
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (R): Darnall's Thoughts
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (R): Darnall's Thoughts." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-151, March 1987. (Revised May 1987.)
- 1994
- Article
Prototyping: A Tool for Rapid Learning in Product Development
By: M. Iansiti and P. Barkan
- Article
Agile Product Development: Managing Development Flexibility in Uncertain Environments
By: S. Thomke and D. Reinersten
Thomke, S., and D. Reinersten. "Agile Product Development: Managing Development Flexibility in Uncertain Environments." California Management Review 41, no. 1 (Fall 1998): 8–30. (Translated into German and reprinted in Harvard Business Manager (May 1999). Also reprinted in Engineering Management Review 28, no. 1 (2000), special issue on Strategy and New Product Design.)
- 10 May 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Consumer Inertia and Market Power
Keywords: by Alexander MacKay and Marc Remer
- September 2017 (Revised September 2023)
- Case
Chase Sapphire: Creating a Millennial Cult Brand
By: Shelle Santana, Jill Avery and Christine Snively
The launch of the Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card was enthusiastically received by millennial consumers, a cohort that had previously eluded JPMorgan Chase and its competitors. With the one-year anniversary of the launch approaching, managers are focused on... View Details
Keywords: Brand ＆ Product Management; Product Strategy; New Product Development; Credit Card; Customer Acquisition; CRM; Millennials; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Credit Cards; Product Development; Product Launch; Customer Relationship Management; Consumer Behavior; Demographics; Financial Services Industry; Service Industry; Banking Industry; United States; North America
Santana, Shelle, Jill Avery, and Christine Snively. "Chase Sapphire: Creating a Millennial Cult Brand." Harvard Business School Case 518-024, September 2017. (Revised September 2023.)