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- September 2015 (Revised August 2016)
- Case
Srivathsan Canchi at eBay Inc.
By: Leslie Perlow, Eunice Eun and Wenjie Ma
Perlow, Leslie, Eunice Eun, and Wenjie Ma. "Srivathsan Canchi at eBay Inc." Harvard Business School Case 416-006, September 2015. (Revised August 2016.)
- March 2015
- Case
Caroline Regis at Excel Systems
By: Anthony Mayo and Michael J. Roberts DBA
Mayo, Anthony, and Michael J. Roberts DBA. "Caroline Regis at Excel Systems." Harvard Business School Brief Case 915-515, March 2015.
- August 2014 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Optimization and Expansion at OpenTable
By: Benjamin Edelman and Karen Webster
OpenTable considers adjustments to increase its benefits to merchants, including a novel payments service that lets customers skip the multi-step process of using a credit card. View Details
Keywords: Payments; Pricing; Mobile; Rollout; Incrementality; Innovation Strategy; Credit Cards; Accommodations Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States
Edelman, Benjamin, and Karen Webster. "Optimization and Expansion at OpenTable." Harvard Business School Case 915-003, August 2014. (Revised March 2015.) (request courtesy copy.)
- March 2013
- Supplement
FX Risk Hedging at EADS
By: W. Carl Kester
- November 2011 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
High Noon at Vail Mountain
By: Joshua Coval, Albert Sheen and Luis Viceira
- June 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (A)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Steven Vickers
Vanguard Group management, led by CEO John Brennan, was considering whether to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in early 2000. ETFs, first created in the early 1990s, combined aspects of traditional mutual funds and closed-end funds. The US ETF industry had reached... View Details
Keywords: Investment Funds; Managerial Roles; Growth and Development Strategy; Experience and Expertise; Market Entry and Exit; Network Effects; Profit; Business and Shareholder Relations; Product Launch; Asset Management; Distribution Channels; Ownership; Financial Services Industry; United States
Pozen, Robert C., and Steven Vickers. "Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (A)." Harvard Business School Case 311-134, June 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
- December 2010 (Revised November 2014)
- Case
Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
After investing $9 million of venture capital, Cake Financial had failed to reach critical mass. In early 2010 Cake's assets were sold and the company was dissolved. Founded in 2006, the San Francisco-based Internet company allowed users to monitor their investments... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Internet; Financial Services Industry; Web Services Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial." Harvard Business School Case 811-041, December 2010. (Revised November 2014.)
- February 26, 2010
- Article
Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears
Tedlow, Richard S. "Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears." Bloomberg Businessweek Online (February 26, 2010).
- April 2009
- Case
Performance Management at Intermountain Healthcare
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Alexander Romney
Intermountain Healthcare is a 21-hospital integrated delivery system serving Utah and southern Idaho that is nationally recognized for its highly structured approach to managing the quality of clinical care. This case describes Intermountain's system for improving... View Details
Keywords: Financial Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Standards; Service Delivery; Outcome or Result; Motivation and Incentives; Health Industry; Idaho; Utah
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Alexander Romney. "Performance Management at Intermountain Healthcare." Harvard Business School Case 609-103, April 2009.
- January 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Supplement
Distribution at American Airlines (B)
By: Benjamin Edelman
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Edelman, Benjamin. "Distribution at American Airlines (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 909-036, January 2009. (Revised June 2009.)
- January 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
Distribution at American Airlines (A)
By: Benjamin Edelman
American Airlines sought to reduce the fees it pays to global distribution services (GDSs)—such as SABRE—to reach travel agents. But GDSs held significant tactical advantages. For example, GDSs had signed long-term exclusive contracts with the corporate customers who... View Details
Keywords: Price; Globalized Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Distribution; Service Operations; Competition; Air Transportation Industry; Travel Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Distribution at American Airlines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 909-035, January 2009. (Revised June 2009.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- November 2007 (Revised July 2008)
- Teaching Note
Marie Trellu-Kane at Unis-Cite (TN)
By: Michel Anteby and Julie Battilana
- September 2007 (Revised May 2009)
- Supplement
Leading Change at Simmons (D)
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Tiziana E. Casciaro and Kate Roloff
Keywords: Change
Edmondson, Amy C., Tiziana E. Casciaro, and Kate Roloff. "Leading Change at Simmons (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-063, September 2007. (Revised May 2009.)
- July 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Leasing Computers at Persistent Learning
Newly public Persistent Learning is acquiring vital computer assets. They need to determine how the lease or purchase decision will impact their financial statements, and how the market will react given previously forecast earnings and competitor's accounting. View Details
Shanthikumar, Devin M. "Leasing Computers at Persistent Learning." Harvard Business School Case 108-014, July 2007. (Revised November 2007.)
- February 2007 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
A Differentiation Strategy at ASDA
By: David E. Bell and Nitin Sanghavi
The Wal-Mart CEO has challenged his company to do more to help mankind. The British subsidiary, ASDA, is reviewing its activities in the environment/social arena. View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Trends; Values and Beliefs; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry
Bell, David E., and Nitin Sanghavi. "A Differentiation Strategy at ASDA." Harvard Business School Case 507-047, February 2007. (Revised February 2009.)
- October 2006 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Clinical Change at Intermountain Healthcare
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Erika Ferlins
Provides a detailed description of the way in which several improvements and innovations in clinical care were arrived at. Describes individual insights, how these were evaluated and validated, and how they were translated into improved medical practices. The changes... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Business Processes; Performance Improvement; Practice; Health Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Erika Ferlins. "Clinical Change at Intermountain Healthcare." Harvard Business School Case 607-023, October 2006. (Revised January 2008.)
- June 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Supplement
Barry Riceman at NetD (B)
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
Fleming, Lee, and Matt Marx. "Barry Riceman at NetD (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 606-151, June 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
- November 2005 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
RFID at the METRO Group
Introduces radio frequency identification (RFID) as the next generation of automatic identification technologies that is expected to improve the performance of retail supply chains through reduced shrink, increased product availability, and improved labor productivity.... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Supply Chain Management; Performance Improvement; Performance Productivity; Technology Adoption
Ton, Zeynep, Vincent Dessain, and Monika Stachowiak. "RFID at the METRO Group." Harvard Business School Case 606-053, November 2005. (Revised April 2009.)
- July 2005 (Revised April 2007)
- Teaching Note
Brazil at the Wheel (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-804-080). View Details
Keywords: Brazil
- April 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Change at Whirlpool Corporation (A)
By: Jan W. Rivkin, Dorothy A. Leonard and Gary Hamel
In 1998, the CEO of Whirlpool Corp. decides to change the company's strategy significantly to escape an increasingly unattractive "stalemate" in the appliance industry. The change he proposes involves a fundamental shift in the company's focus--from manufacturing to... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Competitive Advantage; Strategic Planning; Production; Brands and Branding; Management Teams; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Rivkin, Jan W., Dorothy A. Leonard, and Gary Hamel. "Change at Whirlpool Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 705-462, April 2005. (Revised March 2006.)