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  • 14 Jan 2014
  • First Look

First Look: January 14

physical assets (such as health records); combining data within and across industries (to, say, coordinate supply chains); trading data (as mobile providers do with information on users' whereabouts); and codifying best-in-class... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Jul 2022
  • HBS Case

How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)

and in retail chains with lots and lots of stores, they use what are called co-packers, third-party factories, that will make ice cream to your specifications. That was always an option for Ample Hills.” Hiring a co-packer would have... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • Web

Asia Pacific - Global

participants also discussed actionable ways the broader HBS community should contribute value and navigate challenges amid the current turbulent global landscape. The evening was marked by engaging personal anecdotes and deep insights drawn from diverse View Details
  • October 2020 (Revised March 2021)
  • Supplement

Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations During COVID-19 (C)

By: Antonio Moreno and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in August 2020 as Ozgur Tort and Mustafa Bartin, CEO and chief large-format and online retail officer of Migros Ticaret A.S. (Migros), Turkey’s oldest and one of its largest supermarket chains, are navigating Migros through COVID-19 and the unprecedented... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Value Creation; Globalization; Competition; Expansion; Logistics; Profit; Resource Allocation; Diversification; Corporate Strategy; Crisis Management; Health Pandemics; Strategic Planning; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey
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  • May 1996 (Revised August 2001)
  • Case

Timberland and Community Involvement

By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias
The Timberland Co., a manufacturer and retailer of footwear, outdoor apparel, and accessories, committed itself to instituting and communicating a core set of values to its employees, stockholders, and consumers. The system of beliefs emphasized community service.... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Business and Community Relations; Social Enterprise; Corporate Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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  • March 2023
  • Case

Best Buy: Renew Blue (A)

By: Sunil Gupta, Dave Habeeb and Amram Migdal
Preabstract: The A Video Case should be assigned to students in advance of class. The B case is intended to be used in class by educators and the C case can be assigned to students during or after class. The product is designed as a low-prep case for students, with... View Details
Keywords: Job Offer; Management Succession; Personal Development and Career; Business or Company Management; Leadership; Selection and Staffing; Retail Industry
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    David E. Bell

    David E. Bell is a Baker Foundation Professor at HBS. He has taught marketing many times in the MBA program including as course head.

    During his career at HBS, David has taught a variety of other courses to both MBAs and executives, including risk... View Details

    Keywords: e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry
    • 23 Oct 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?

    retailer of these products) to do? It's not clear whether any single producer or distributor can do much to take advantage of the long-tail phenomenon. "This is obviously the key question, and one that many in the entertainment View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Entertainment & Recreation

      Krishna G. Palepu

      KRISHNA G. PALEPU is the Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration, and has served previously as Senior Advisor to the President of Harvard University, and Senior Associate Dean at the... View Details

      Keywords: accounting industry; accounting industry; accounting industry; accounting industry; accounting industry; accounting industry
      • 16 Jun 2008
      • Research & Ideas

      Seven Tips for Managing Price Increases

      engineer products and packaging to hit key retail price points. This may mean downsizing package sizes, something the candy industry always does in response to inflation. 4. Use Promotions. If you've always... View Details
      Keywords: by John Quelch
      • 26 Feb 2008
      • First Look

      First Look: February 26, 2008

      Direct Channels Authors:Jill Avery, Thomas J. Steenburgh, John A. Deighton, and Mary Caravella Abstract We assess the effects of opening physical retail stores on direct-to-consumer channel sales. Our data come from a leading U.S. View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 15 May 2007
      • First Look

      First Look: May 15, 2007

      the industry and dominated it for nearly 20 years, the well-respected company faces a bevy of new entrants from the banking, mortgage finance, and insurance sectors. In particular, management must decide how to respond to an aggressive... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • November–December 2022
      • Article

      Your Company Needs a Space Strategy. Now.

      By: Matthew Weinzierl, Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, Tarun Khanna, Alan MacCormack and Brendan Rosseau
      Space is becoming a potential source of value for businesses across a range of sectors, including agriculture, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, and tourism. To understand what the opportunities are for your company, the authors advise you to consider the four ways in... View Details
      Keywords: Space Strategy; Emerging Markets; Natural Resources; Analytics and Data Science; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Adaptation; Competition; Aerospace Industry
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      • January 2012 (Revised September 2015)
      • Case

      Tough Decisions at Marks and Spencer

      By: George Serafeim
      In 2007, under the leadership of CEO Stuart Rose, the iconic British retailer Marks and Spencer, with great fanfare, announced its "Plan A" initiative. Based on the five essential pillars of climate change, waste, sustainable materials, fair partnership, and health,... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry
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      • Web

      Employment Data Trends

      Employment Data Trends Employment Data Trends Trends Career Data Internship Data Trends by Industry 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Consulting 24% 23% 26% 25% 18% Consumer Products 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% Entertainment / Media 2% 3% 3% 1% 3% Health Care... View Details
      • 2016
      • Book

      Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business

      By: John A. Quelch
      The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under increased scrutiny in the last decade, with an increased expectation that private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare.

      Consumers, Corporations, and Public... View Details
      Keywords: Consumer; Corporate Culture; Public Health; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Health; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Supply Chain Management; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Asia; Oceania; North and Central America; Middle East; Latin America; Europe
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      • Web

      Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

      result, there are meaningful externalities in the mutual fund industry due to cash management. A fund family may coordinate the liquidity management efforts of its funds in order to minimize volatility spillovers from fire sales. Related... View Details
      • 01 Nov 2017
      • What Do You Think?

      What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?

      “be skeptical. In this case it was cross-selling retail products.” Outliers in competitive industries raise a red flag, he wrote. A number of causes for the alleged fraudulent behavior at Wells Fargo were... View Details
      Keywords: by James Heskett; Banking
      • November 2013
      • Case

      Martin Blair

      By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
      Martin Blair is a first-time entrepreneur who draws on his experience in the food service industry to develop two different restaurant concepts almost simultaneously. In relating his experiences, he reveals several important concerns of the thoughtful entrepreneur,... View Details
      Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Franchise Ownership; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; Retail Industry
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        Robert C. Merton

        Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

        Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

        Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry