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      • December 2001 (Revised April 2002)
      • Case

      Synthes

      By: John T. Gourville
      Synthes is the recognized leader in the U.S. orthopedic implant market, with a 50% market share in the metallic plates, rods, and screws used to fix severe bone fractures. Synthes' marketplace strength lies in the strength of its sales force and in the quality and... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Risk Management; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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      Gourville, John T. "Synthes." Harvard Business School Case 502-008, December 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
      • November 2001 (Revised October 2017)
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      Store24 (B): Service Quality and Employee Skills

      By: Frances X. Frei and Dennis Campbell
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Employees; Service Delivery; Retail Industry
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      Frei, Frances X., and Dennis Campbell. "Store24 (B): Service Quality and Employee Skills." Harvard Business School Supplement 602-097, November 2001. (Revised October 2017.)
      • November 2001 (Revised September 2007)
      • Case

      Children's Hospital and Clinics (A)

      By: Amy C. Edmondson, Michael Roberto and Anita L. Tucker
      Describes the major phases of an initiative designed to transform the organization and enhance patient safety. Raises interesting questions about how to encourage candid discussion about failures while continuing to hold people accountable for their performance. View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Leading Change; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Improvement; Safety; Health Industry
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      Edmondson, Amy C., Michael Roberto, and Anita L. Tucker. "Children's Hospital and Clinics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 302-050, November 2001. (Revised September 2007.)
      • November 2001 (Revised March 2002)
      • Case

      Digital Angel

      By: Youngme E. Moon and Kerry Herman
      Digital Angel is considering the appropriate marketing plan for the launch of its new locator device. The device, a watch and pager worn in combination, provides GPS location information and monitors heart rate and body temperature via body sensors. Parents of young... View Details
      Keywords: Information; Safety; Rights; Market Entry and Exit; Ethics; Product Launch; Brands and Branding; Product Development
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      Moon, Youngme E., and Kerry Herman. "Digital Angel." Harvard Business School Case 502-021, November 2001. (Revised March 2002.)
      • September 2001 (Revised October 2002)
      • Case

      Virgin Group, The: Filling in the Value Gap

      By: Frances X. Frei, Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar and Corey B. Hajim
      Chronicles the successes and failures of the Virgin Group. By examining these examples, students discover attributes of Virgin's overall service concept, which, at its core, competes on quality rather than on price. Students are challenged to consider how Virgin might... View Details
      Keywords: Quality; Competition; Price; Business Conglomerates; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Market Entry and Exit
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      Frei, Frances X., Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar, and Corey B. Hajim. "Virgin Group, The: Filling in the Value Gap." Harvard Business School Case 602-057, September 2001. (Revised October 2002.)
      • August 2001 (Revised August 2012)
      • Case

      BestDoctors, Inc.

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Seth Bokser
      Upon learning the news of a critical illness, patients and their families are shocked, saddened, fearful, and angry all at once. And just as soon as they catch their collective breath, they all ask the same question—a question that has the potential to infuse hope into... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Knowledge Sharing; Demand and Consumers; Health Industry
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      Herzlinger, Regina E., and Seth Bokser. "BestDoctors, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 302-018, August 2001. (Revised August 2012.)
      • June 2001 (Revised October 2002)
      • Case

      Accounting for the Intel Pentium Chip Flaw

      By: Gregory S. Miller, V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
      Investigates the 1994 Intel Pentium plan. View Details
      Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Quality; Measurement and Metrics; Cost; Computer Industry
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      Miller, Gregory S., V.G. Narayanan, and Lisa Brem. "Accounting for the Intel Pentium Chip Flaw." Harvard Business School Case 101-072, June 2001. (Revised October 2002.)
      • March 2001 (Revised September 2005)
      • Case

      Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, The

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Stacy McManus
      In just seven days, the Ritz-Carlton transforms newly hired employees into "Ladies and Gentlemen Serving Ladies and Gentlemen." The case details a new hotel launch, focusing on the unique blend of leadership, quality processes, and values of self-respect and dignity,... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Service Operations; Performance Improvement; Problems and Challenges; Quality; Status and Position; Culture; Value Creation; Accommodations Industry; Service Industry
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Stacy McManus. "Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, The." Harvard Business School Case 601-163, March 2001. (Revised September 2005.)
      • March 2001 (Revised April 2002)
      • Case

      Ginzel et al v. Kolcraft Enterprises et al (A)

      By: Michael A. Wheeler
      Examines the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of an infant who died after a portable crib collapsed. The manufacturer, Kolcraft, licensed the Playskool brand name from the co-defendant, Hasbro Industries. Raises difficult questions about what the two... View Details
      Keywords: Safety; Product; Negotiation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Lawsuits and Litigation; Legal Liability; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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      Wheeler, Michael A. "Ginzel et al v. Kolcraft Enterprises et al (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-059, March 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
      • February 2001 (Revised September 2005)
      • Case

      Howard Schultz and Starbucks Coffee Company

      By: Nancy F. Koehn
      Investigates the entrepreneur's strategic initiatives to develop a mass market for specialty coffee in the 1980s and 1990s. These initiatives included the development of premium products, rapid expansion of company-owned stores--each with attractive retail environments... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Groups and Teams; Brands and Branding; Growth Management; Employee Relationship Management; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Design; Leadership Style; Customer Relationship Management; Competitive Advantage; Vertical Integration; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Koehn, Nancy F. "Howard Schultz and Starbucks Coffee Company." Harvard Business School Case 801-361, February 2001. (Revised September 2005.)
      • February 2001 (Revised February 2002)
      • Case

      Estee Lauder and the Market for Prestige Cosmetics

      By: Nancy F. Koehn
      Opens with a brief history of the U.S. cosmetics market and its rapid development in the 1920s. Also recounts Lauder's initial involvement in the sector, making skin care products and selling them in Manhattan beauty parlors during the Great Depression. Pays particular... View Details
      Keywords: Fluctuation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Market Entry and Exit; Entrepreneurship; Luxury; Business Strategy; Society; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States
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      Koehn, Nancy F. "Estee Lauder and the Market for Prestige Cosmetics." Harvard Business School Case 801-362, February 2001. (Revised February 2002.)
      • January 2001
      • Case

      Achieving Customer Satisfaction at Pizza Hut (B)

      By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Food; Customer Satisfaction; Quality; Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Narayanan, V.G., and Lisa Brem. "Achieving Customer Satisfaction at Pizza Hut (B)." Harvard Business School Case 101-042, January 2001.
      • December 2000 (Revised February 2007)
      • Case

      Achieving Customer Satisfaction at Pizza Hut (A)

      By: V.G. Narayanan and Preeti Choudhary
      Describes how Pizza Hut measures and monitors customer satisfaction, customer complaints, and the quality of its retail locations. View Details
      Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Systems; Risk Management; Franchise Ownership; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges; Quality; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Narayanan, V.G., and Preeti Choudhary. "Achieving Customer Satisfaction at Pizza Hut (A)." Harvard Business School Case 101-006, December 2000. (Revised February 2007.)
      • 2000
      • Chapter

      Anticipating Greener Supply Chain Demands: One Singapore Company's Journey to ISO 14001

      By: Michael W. Toffel
      One major benefit of Jebsen & Jessen Packaging Pte Ltd (JJPS’s) implementation of ISO 14001 is that it acquired a third-party 'seal of approval' that will be used in its marketing efforts to meet the growing environmental concern of its customers within the electronics... View Details
      Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards; Environmental Sustainability; Singapore
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      Toffel, Michael W. "Anticipating Greener Supply Chain Demands: One Singapore Company's Journey to ISO 14001." Chap. 16 in ISO 14001 Case Studies and Practical Experiences, edited by Ruth Hillary, 182–199. Sheffield, U.K.: Greenleaf Publishing, 2000.
      • December 2000
      • Case

      Friona Industries, L.P.

      By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
      As the food industry becomes more sophisticated, and as genomics and other factors provide for quality control from the producers to the consumers in the food chain, the beef industry has been one of the last commodity systems to organize the vertical systems to... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Customer Value and Value Chain; Food; Management Systems; Supply and Industry; Performance Consistency; Quality; Partners and Partnerships; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Friona Industries, L.P." Harvard Business School Case 901-009, December 2000.
      • 2000
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      Does Corporate Quality Matter?

      By: R. M. McLauglin, R. S. Ruback and H. Tehranian
      Keywords: Quality; Reputation
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      McLauglin, R. M., R. S. Ruback, and H. Tehranian. "Does Corporate Quality Matter?" NBER Working Paper Series, November 2000.
      • August 2000 (Revised September 2005)
      • Case

      Omnitel Pronto Italia

      By: Rajiv Lal, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Suma Raju
      Describes the situation faced by Omnitel soon after launching its mobile telecommunication services in Italy in December 1995. Competing against the Italian monopoly, TIM, Omnitel had positioned its services to be better on the quality dimension. However, sales were... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Market Entry and Exit; Product Development; Sales; Competition; Segmentation; Value Creation; Telecommunications Industry; Italy
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      Lal, Rajiv, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Suma Raju. "Omnitel Pronto Italia." Harvard Business School Case 501-002, August 2000. (Revised September 2005.)
      • July 2000 (Revised April 2001)
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      Agricultural Biotechnology and its Regulation

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt
      In the United States, genetically modified corn and soybeans are now widely grown and consumed. In Europe, however, they have been dubbed "Frankenstein foods," shunned by packaged food manufacturers, and subjected to a host of governmental restrictions. This case... View Details
      Keywords: Agribusiness; Genetics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Strategy; Trade; Law; Goods and Commodities; Safety; Environmental Sustainability; Government and Politics; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe; United States
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      Reinhardt, Forest L. "Agricultural Biotechnology and its Regulation." Harvard Business School Case 701-004, July 2000. (Revised April 2001.)
      • 2000
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      Career Concerns and Staged Investment: Evidence from the Venture Capital Industry

      By: Malcolm Baker
      I develop a model in which career concerns lead to inefficient reinvestment decisions. Managers have incentives to inflate interim returns by continuing bad projects and delaying write-offs. In the venture capital industry, the syndication of follow-on investments can... View Details
      Keywords: Performance Efficiency; Valuation; Venture Capital; Investment; Decisions; Motivation and Incentives; Quality
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      Baker, Malcolm. "Career Concerns and Staged Investment: Evidence from the Venture Capital Industry." 2000. (First draft in 2000.)
      • December 1999
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      Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams

      By: A. Edmondson
      Keywords: Learning; Behavior; Groups and Teams; Health
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      Edmondson, A. "Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams." Administrative Science Quarterly 44, no. 4 (December 1999): 350–383. (Outstanding Publication in Organizational Behavior, 2000 by the Academy of Management.)
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