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Unique Value Proposition - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Value Chain Continuity of Strategic Direction Unique Value Proposition Unique Value Proposition A value proposition defines the kind of value a company will create for its customers. Finding a unique value proposition usually involves a... View Details
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Valuation Theory and Practice

Timothy A. Luehrman's primary research interest is in the application of valuation methods to companies, businesses, and individual assets. Some of his work involves applications of tools originally developed for valuing derivative securities to the valuation of other... View Details
  • October 2018 (Revised October 2018)
  • Teaching Note

La-Z-Boy (A)

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Julia Kelley
Kurt Darrow, CEO of La-Z-Boy furniture, must decide whether to continue an overhaul of the company's strategy in the face of a collapse in demand during the great recession. Having pared back La-Z-Boy's portfolio of brands and manufacturing network, he intends to... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Manufacturing; Organizational Transformations; Reorganization; Furniture Industry; Corporate Strategy; Home Fashion; Turnaround; Portfolio Rationalization; Globalization Of Supply Chain; Brand Repositioning; Business Growth and Maturation; Brands and Branding; Competitive Strategy; Vertical Integration; Transformation; Retail Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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  • January 1995 (Revised March 1997)
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A Bankruptcy Problem from the Talmud

Describes a problem of bankruptcy, following the treatment in the 2,000-year-old Babylonian Talmud. A person dies, leaving a number of debts that total more than the size of the estate. The question is: How should the estate be divided among the creditors? The case... View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Economics
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    Facts and Figuring

    2014 INGRoup Outstanding Conference Paper

    When it comes to solving problems, the connectedness enabled by transparent, open collaboration is a double-edged sword. Problem-solving involves both the search for information (facts, or puzzle pieces... View Details
    • 15 Aug 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy

    helped others,” Whillans says. “We tend to see the greatest mood benefits when people are more actively engaged.” The takeaway for business leaders that create charitable giving programs? People might be more willing to give if they are View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • October 2021 (Revised November 2021)
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    Bodega Aurrera: eCommerce at the Base of the Pyramid

    By: Michael Chu, Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, Carla Larangeira and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
    Bodega Aurrera, serving the base of the pyramid and Walmart’s main Mexican format, is considering launching a full eCommerce channel as Covid-19 has erupted in the country. In 2019, Bodega Aurrera accounted for 45% of revenues and 2,748 of Walmex’s 3,416 stores. Having... View Details
    Keywords: Bottom Of The Pyramid; Digitalization; Omnichannel; Walmart; Business Model; Internet and the Web; Marketing Channels; Technology Adoption; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Latin America; Mexico
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    • 09 Apr 2024
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    Why Work Rituals Bring Teams Together and Create More Meaning

    with as many uses as possible for a six-sided die. Before the task, each group performed a ritual involving patting their shoulders and stomping their feet. Some groups performed the tasks facing one another, creating a collective ritual,... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • December 1990 (Revised November 1992)
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    Anheuser-Busch and Campbell Taggart

    In 1984, the SEC accused Paul Thayer and eight others of insider trading. Some of Thayer's inside information came from his position on the board of Anheuser-Busch, where he had learned about Busch's 1982 merger with Campbell Taggart before the merger was publicly... View Details
    Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Capital Markets; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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    • December 2024 (Revised January 2025)
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    Balancing Returns and Responsibilities at Raya Partners

    By: Arthur Segel, Ephraim Mernick, Derek C. M. van Bever and Olivia Barba
    Raya Partners, a private equity firm, faces a crucial decision regarding Asa Specialty Coatings Company (ASCC). The dilemma involves shifting ASCC's manufacturing operations to Mexico, a move that would boost profitability and reduce emissions but result in significant... View Details
    Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Communication Strategy; Private Equity; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Values and Beliefs; Financial Services Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Mexico; Vermont
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    • February 18, 2014
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    Keep Your Kids out of the Entitlement Trap

    By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
    This article discusses the concern among wealthy family business owners that their children may become entitled and fail to contribute to society. The fear is grounded in reality, as studies show that a significant portion of inherited wealth is squandered. The article... View Details
    Keywords: Family Ownership; Wealth; Family and Family Relationships; Personal Development and Career
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    • January 10, 2022
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    The Secret Ingredient of Thriving Companies? Human Magic

    By: Hubert Joly
    The traditional corporate approach to motivating people has been a combination of carrots and sticks: a system of financial incentives designed to mobilize everyone around a plan designed by a few smart people at the top. Multiple studies have confirmed that, for any... View Details
    Keywords: Meaning; Purpose; Organizational Culture; Employees; Motivation and Incentives; Performance
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    • April 2021
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    Today's Surgeon Compensation Models Fall Short: Aligning Incentives to Create More Equitable and Value-based Compensation Models

    By: Susanna Gallani, Mary Witkowski, Lauren Haskins, Haley Jeffcoat, Vinita Mujumdar and Frank Opelka
    Modern medicine is undergoing a transformation that involves innovative surgical approaches, increased medical treatment options, clinical care pathways that require collaboration beyond hospital walls, and health data captured by electronic health records and other... View Details
    Keywords: Physician Compensation; Surgeons; Health Care and Treatment; Business Model; Compensation and Benefits
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    • June 2000
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    On the Regulatory Application of Efficiency Measures

    The last decade has witnessed a change to more powerful incentive schemes and the adoption by a large number of regulators of some form of price cap regimes. The efficiency frontiers literature tackles the problem of measuring the X factor in a price cap regime... View Details
    Keywords: Performance Productivity; Mathematical Methods; Performance Efficiency
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    • June 2000
    • Supplement

    SCORE! Educational Centers

    Contains three segments. In the first segment, Alan Tripp, founder of SCORE!, discusses his experience creating and growing SCORE!. Designed to be used with the (A), (B), and (C) cases. In the second segment, Tripp and Rob Waldron, current president of SCORE! (now a... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Entrepreneurship; Service Industry; Education Industry
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    • December 1994
    • Case

    Intel's Pentium: When the Chips Are Down (A)

    By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
    Intel, the largest-selling manufacturer of microprocessor computer chips, finds itself in a brand-threatening situation when a flaw is revealed in its top-of-the-line Pentium chip. The story is front-page news for weeks. The company invested tens of millions of dollars... View Details
    Keywords: Advertising; Engineering; Crisis Management; Brands and Branding; Production; Failure; Semiconductor Industry
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    • October 1986 (Revised November 1989)
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    Becton Dickinson & Co.: VACUTAINER Systems Division

    By: Frank V. Cespedes
    Concerns negotiations between managers of Becton Dickinson's (BD) VACUTAINER division (which manufactures and sells blood collection products) and managers of a large hospital buying group. Recent changes in the health care industry are the background for the... View Details
    Keywords: Distribution; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Process; Price; Sales; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; United States
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      Ray A. Goldberg

      A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

      ... View Details

      Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; fast food; food; food processing; forest products; grocery; high technology; information; restaurant; retailing; soft drink; textiles; tobacco; transportation; wholesale; wine
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      Value-Based Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

      and then costs are based on the people involved in providing care for specific events.... See All Publications Cases & Teaching Notes Martini Klinik Prostate Cancer Care 2019 June 2019 HBS Case Collection Since its establishment in 2005,... View Details
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      Building a Legacy

      required. Chief executives and family members involved in the company and looking to expand business strengths and strategies are encouraged to explore our program, Families in Business. Learning and Living at HBS When you participate in... View Details