Publications

June 2001 (Revised September 2004)
Teaching Note

E-Commerce at Williams-Sonoma (TN)

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Brooke Bartletta

Teaching Note for (9-300-086). View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; California

June 2001 (Revised August 2003)
Case

Home Depot, Inc. in the New Millennium

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Jeremy Cott

After nearly two decades of spectacular performance, Home Depot reported a disappointing performance in the year 2000. The company began expanding its business scope as a result of saturating its growth in the core business. This case explores whether the disappointing... View Details

Keywords: Growth Management; Expansion; Valuation; Performance; Business Strategy; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry

June 2001 (Revised July 2001)
Case

Amazon.com in the Year 2000

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Jeremy Cott

An analyst's critique of Amazon's prospectus from the perspective of its bond holders. View Details

Keywords: Bonds; Accounting Audits; Financial Reporting; Governing and Advisory Boards; Internet and the Web; Forecasting and Prediction; Retail Industry

May 2001 (Revised January 2010)
Case

Submarino.com (A)

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Meredith Collura and Luiz Felipe Monteiro

Enables a thorough analysis of Submarino.com, a B2C e-commerce company with a presence in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Spain, and Portugal. Examines the company's global operations as well as its organizational design and operating and management capabilities. Considers... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Globalized Firms and Management; Operations; Organizational Design; Strategy; Internet; Retail Industry; Portugal; Spain; Mexico; Argentina; Brazil

April 2001 (Revised November 2009)
Teaching Note

(TN) Amazon.com (A), (B), (C), and (D)

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Dickson Louie and William A. Sahlman

Teaching Note for (9-897-128), (9-898-084), (9-901-021), and (9-901-022). For book only. View Details

Keywords: Retail Industry; Retail Industry

April 2001
Teaching Note

Barnesandnoble.com (A), (B), and (C) TN

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Goutam Challagalla and William A. Sahlman

Teaching Note for (9-898-082), (9-901-023), and (9-901-024). For book only. View Details

Keywords: Retail Industry; Retail Industry

April 2001
Teaching Note

Egghead.com TN

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman

Teaching Note for (9-898-283). For book only - not listed on case. View Details

Keywords: Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry

April 2001
Teaching Note

Frontgate Catalog TN

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Leo Griffin, Yannis Dosios and William A. Sahlman

Teaching Note for (9-898-080). For book only - not listed on case. View Details

Keywords: Retail Industry

April 2001
Teaching Note

QVC, Inc. TN

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman

Teaching Note for (9-897-050). For book only - not listed on case. View Details

Keywords: Retail Industry

2001
Other Unpublished Work

Linking Operations and Finance in Retailing

By: A. Raman, Vishal Gaur and Marshall Fisher

Keywords: Operations; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry

March 2001 (Revised November 2002)
Supplement

Amazon.com Update: January 2001- July 2002

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Updates the Amazon.com series (9-800-330), (9-800-441), and (9-801-194). View Details

Keywords: Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry

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February 2001 (Revised March 2003)
Case

ICICI (A)

By: Bharat N. Anand, Nitin Nohria and John Pegg

ICICI was the first Indian company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This case is set in 1998, when the company had to decide whether to enter the retail credit segment of the Indian financial market. Although the retail credit sector presents attractive... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Strategic Planning; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Growth Management; Markets; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; India