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- February 1983
- Case
Managing Product Safety: The Case of the Procter & Gamble Rely Tampon
Presents an accounting of Procter & Gamble's handling of a product safety controversy (1980) surrounding its Rely tampon. May be used as part of a series, Managing Product Safety, that provides an opportunity to compare and contrast the social response strategies... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Crisis Management; Product; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Goodpaster, Kenneth E., and Dekkers L. Davidson. "Managing Product Safety: The Case of the Procter & Gamble Rely Tampon." Harvard Business School Case 383-131, February 1983.
- August 1994 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Olympus Optical Company, Ltd. (A): Cost Management for Short Life Cycle Products
Explores Olympus Optical's strategic response to major losses in its camera business. Key to Olympus's recovery were its extensive product planning process, a quality improvement program, and an aggressive cost-reduction program. In particular, the case details... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Product Design; Business Strategy; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry
Cooper, Robin. "Olympus Optical Company, Ltd. (A): Cost Management for Short Life Cycle Products." Harvard Business School Case 195-072, August 1994. (Revised May 1997.)
- June 1977 (Revised August 1984)
- Background Note
Mass Production and the Beginnings of Scientific Management
Chandler, Alfred D., Jr. "Mass Production and the Beginnings of Scientific Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 377-223, June 1977. (Revised August 1984.)
- October 2016
- Technical Note
Product Development Fundamentals
By: Marco Iansiti, Michael Toffel, Kerry Herman and Julia Kelley
This note introduces key managerial issues in new product development. It describes the product development funnel and alternative approaches to structuring product development teams including functional, lightweight, heavyweight, and autonomous/dedicated teams, which... View Details
Iansiti, Marco, Michael Toffel, Kerry Herman, and Julia Kelley. "Product Development Fundamentals." Harvard Business School Technical Note 617-024, October 2016.
- 12 Nov 2021
How HBS Enhanced My Career as a Product Manager
Please join us for a virtual panel discussion highlighting recent alumni who were Product Managers pre-HBS or transitioned to the PM role post HBS. Hear how their pre-MBA experiences prepared them for the... View Details
- 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.)
- 2016
- Working Paper
Workplace Design: The Good, the Bad, and the Productive
By: Michael Housman and Dylan Minor
We study the effects of performance spillover in the workplace-both positive and negative-on several dimensions, and find that it is pervasive and decreasing in the physical distance between workers. We also find that workers have different strengths, and that while... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Human Resource Management; Peer Effects; Productivity; Spillovers; Toxic Worker; Strategy; Working Conditions; Performance Productivity; Human Resources
Housman, Michael, and Dylan Minor. "Workplace Design: The Good, the Bad, and the Productive." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-147, June 2016.
- December 2011 (Revised March 2013)
- Background Note
The Business Development Manager
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Sarah Dillard, Katharine Nevins and Puja Ramani
Describes the role of business development (BD) managers in technology companies, detailing: 1) BD managers' key responsibilities at each step in the process of creating a partnership agreement; 2) how the nature of the BD function evolves as a technology startup... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Partnerships; High Technology Products; Information Technology; Business or Company Management; Partners and Partnerships; Management Skills; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Thomas R. Eisenmann, Sarah Dillard, Katharine Nevins, and Puja Ramani. "The Business Development Manager." Harvard Business School Background Note 812-107, December 2011. (Revised March 2013.)
- January 2011
- Case
Clean Edge Razor: Splitting Hairs in Product Positioning
By: John A. Quelch and Heather Beckham
After three years of development, Paramount Health and Beauty Company is preparing to launch a new technologically advanced vibrating razor called Clean Edge. The innovative new design of Clean Edge provides superior performance by stimulating the hair follicles to... View Details
Keywords: Project Management; Interdepartmental Relations; Organizational Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Conflict Management; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Relationships; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Quelch, John A., and Heather Beckham. "Clean Edge Razor: Splitting Hairs in Product Positioning." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-249, January 2011.
- June 1993 (Revised June 1994)
- Supplement
IBM: A Product for Managing Local Area Networks (B)
Dhebar, Anirudh S. "IBM: A Product for Managing Local Area Networks (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 593-123, June 1993. (Revised June 1994.)
- 12 Nov 2021
- Video
How HBS Enhanced My Career as a Product Manager
- February 1996
- Supplement
Active Coatings, Inc. (B): Challenges in Managing Product Development
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Teisberg, Elizabeth O., and James Leonard. "Active Coatings, Inc. (B): Challenges in Managing Product Development." Harvard Business School Supplement 796-062, February 1996.
- 2013
- Working Paper
How Does Risk Management Influence Production Decisions? Evidence from a Field Experiment
By: Shawn Cole, Xavier Gine and James Vickery
Weather is a key source of income risk, particularly in emerging market economies. This paper uses a randomized controlled trial involving a sample of Indian farmers to study how an innovative rainfall insurance product affects production decisions. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Production; Weather; Insurance; Emerging Markets; Agribusiness; Insurance Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; India
Cole, Shawn, Xavier Gine, and James Vickery. "How Does Risk Management Influence Production Decisions? Evidence from a Field Experiment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-080, March 2013. (Revised September 2014.)
- May 2013
- Teaching Note
Launching Krispy Natural: Cracking the Product Management Code (Brief Case)
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Heather Beckham
This case study concerns a review and interpretation of test market results for a new packaged good product. The purpose of the case is to provide students with practice and guidelines in the analysis of quantitative test market data while illustrating the roles of... View Details
- Teaching Interest
Immersive Field Course: Decarbonization and Sustainable Production
By: Willy C. Shih
A course looking at pioneering efforts in sustainable production methods and technologies supporting the energy transition. View Details
- February 1996
- Case
Active Coatings, Inc. (A): Challenges in Managing Product Development
Two entrepreneurs face a tough decision when confronted with disappointing test results from the medical application they have chosen to commercialize their innovative process technology. They must decide whether to redesign the technology's current lead-application or... View Details
Teisberg, Elizabeth O., and James Leonard. "Active Coatings, Inc. (A): Challenges in Managing Product Development." Harvard Business School Case 796-061, February 1996.
- 01 Feb 2022
- News