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- 1999
- Book
Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America
By: D. A. Thomas and John J. Gabarro
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Management Practices and Processes; Diversity; United States
Thomas, D. A., and John J. Gabarro. Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
- June 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Back to the Roots
By: Elizabeth A. Keenan and Leslie K. John
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.
Back to the Roots (BTTR) is a start-up with a social mission to “undo food”—to reconnect people to where their food comes from. In late 2017, Back to the Roots cofounders... View Details
Back to the Roots (BTTR) is a start-up with a social mission to “undo food”—to reconnect people to where their food comes from. In late 2017, Back to the Roots cofounders... View Details
Keywords: Organic Food; Startup; Crowdfunding; Sustainability; Transparency; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Product Development; Product Marketing; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making; Food; Food and Beverage Industry
Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Leslie K. John. "Back to the Roots." Harvard Business School Case 518-073, June 2018. (Revised October 2019.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
- December 1999 (Revised February 2001)
- Case
CVS: The Web Strategy
By: John A. Deighton and Anjali C. Shah
How should America's second-largest pharmacy chain respond to the challenge from online drugstores? What threat does the web pose to bricks and mortar distribution of prescription drugs and the other items that make up 50% of a drugstore's sales? This case describes... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Marketing Channels; Distribution Channels; Service Operations; Corporate Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; Web Services Industry
Deighton, John A., and Anjali C. Shah. "CVS: The Web Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 500-008, December 1999. (Revised February 2001.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- September 2011
- Case
The Wen Group
By: John A. Davis and Matthew G. Pillar
Three brothers that own and lead a second-generation family business in Hong Kong, encounter problems of nepotism and governance, and endure considerable conflict. The case asks how to resolve these family and business issues. View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Performance Effectiveness; Crisis Management; Business or Company Management; Conflict Management; Corporate Governance; Leadership Development; Hong Kong
Davis, John A., and Matthew G. Pillar. "The Wen Group." Harvard Business School Case 812-034, September 2011.
- August 2009
- Case
Bank of America Sports Sponsorship
By: Stephen A. Greyser and John L. Teopaco
A major sports sponsor must decide on new, renewal, or withdrawal from significant relations with teams/leagues/events, using a distinctive approach to assessment. View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Partners and Partnerships; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Evaluation; Financing and Loans; Marketing Strategy; Sports Industry
Greyser, Stephen A., and John L. Teopaco. "Bank of America Sports Sponsorship." Harvard Business School Case 910-406, August 2009.
- September 2000
- Case
Atherton Clothing Company (B)
By: John A. Davis and Andrew Z. Tubman
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Davis, John A., and Andrew Z. Tubman. "Atherton Clothing Company (B)." Harvard Business School Case 801-150, September 2000.
- June 1999
- Supplement
Adesemi Communications International: African Communications Group
By: John A. Deighton and Anita M. McGahan
Presents a May 1999 interview with CEO Monique Maddy and CFO Lome Lague that updates the case and describes plans for the future. View Details
Deighton, John A., and Anita M. McGahan. "Adesemi Communications International: African Communications Group." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 799-504, June 1999.
- March 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
USA TODAY Online
By: John A. Deighton and Anthony St. George
How should USA TODAY use its brand franchise to build a publishing business on the World Wide Web? Advertising Age described the first steps as "a case study in how not to do it," but by the end of 1997 USA TODAY Online is the most visited news site on the Web. Now the... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Design; Profit; Revenue; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Internet and the Web; Information Industry
Deighton, John A., and Anthony St. George. "USA TODAY Online." Harvard Business School Case 598-133, March 1998. (Revised November 1999.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- August 1995 (Revised January 1997)
- Exercise
Consumer Behavior Exercise (B)
By: John A. Deighton and Susan M. Fournier
Students are instructed to interview a recent purchaser of a high-involvement/utilitarian product or service in depth about his/her buying decision. The exercise provides students with first-hand understanding of important concepts in consumer choice domain (e.g.,... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior
Deighton, John A., and Susan M. Fournier. "Consumer Behavior Exercise (B)." Harvard Business School Exercise 596-040, August 1995. (Revised January 1997.)
- 1995
- Chapter
Securities Transaction Taxes: What about International Experiences Migrating Markets?
By: John Y. Campbell and Kenneth A. Froot
Keywords: Corporation Taxation; Interest Deductibility; Cost of Capital; Taxation; Financing and Loans; Interest Rates; Corporate Finance
Campbell, John Y., and Kenneth A. Froot. "Securities Transaction Taxes: What about International Experiences Migrating Markets?" Chap. 4 in Securities Transaction Taxes: False Hopes and Unintended Consequences, edited by Suzanne Hammond, 110–142. Chicago: Irwin Professional Publishing, 1995. (Reprinted in Inversión y Finanzas, 1996.)
- 13 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 13, 2007
Working PapersAdding Bricks to Clicks: The Effects of Store Openings on Sales through Direct Channels Authors:Jill Avery, Mary Caravella, John Deighton, and Thomas Steenburgh Abstract We assess the effect of opening physical retail... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- December 1996 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Note on Marketing and the Internet
By: John A. Deighton, Alison Berkley and John Barabino
The World Wide Web is new, a comprehensive marketing environment. It is a medium for direct marketing, for retailing and distribution, for the delivery of service and product elements, for marketing research, and even for posting and testing prices. This note explores... View Details
Deighton, John A., Alison Berkley, and John Barabino. "Note on Marketing and the Internet." Harvard Business School Background Note 597-037, December 1996. (Revised July 2002.)
- May 2016
- Article
What to Do for a Struggling Colleague?
By: John A. Quelch, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Amy Gallo
Quelch, John A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Amy Gallo. "What to Do for a Struggling Colleague?" Harvard Business Review 94, no. 5 (May 2016): 109–111.
- September 2012
- Case
Getting Back to Your Roots: Rose Carpenter's Story
By: John A. Davis, Janet Kraus and Lisa Strope
Rose Carpenter is a successful entrepreneur who is considering the personal implications of leaving the business she created to pursue her own interests. View Details
Keywords: Career Planning; Entrepreneurs; Life Planning; Work-Life Balance; Entrepreneurship; Decisions
Davis, John A., Janet Kraus, and Lisa Strope. "Getting Back to Your Roots: Rose Carpenter's Story." Harvard Business School Case 813-077, September 2012.
- October 2010
- Supplement
Toyota Recalls (B): Mr. Toyoda Goes to Washington
By: John A. Quelch, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Ryan Johnson
Case describes the testimony to the U.S. Congress of the Toyota CEO and the head of its U.S. motor sales. View Details
Quelch, John A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Ryan Johnson. "Toyota Recalls (B): Mr. Toyoda Goes to Washington." Harvard Business School Supplement 511-041, October 2010.
- September 2004 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
The Passion of the Christ (A)
By: John A. Quelch, Anita Elberse and Anna Harrington
Bob Berney, president of Newmarket Films, must decide on a distribution and marketing strategy for Mel Gibson's controversial new movie, The Passion of the Christ. Fueled by Gibson's star power as well as an extensive prescreening campaign among Christian leaders and... View Details
Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Film Entertainment; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Distribution Channels; Religion; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Quelch, John A., Anita Elberse, and Anna Harrington. "The Passion of the Christ (A)." Harvard Business School Case 505-025, September 2004. (Revised February 2010.)
- November 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (B)
By: John A. Davis, Louis B. Barnes and Peter K. Botticelli
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Private Equity; Family Business; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry
Davis, John A., Louis B. Barnes, and Peter K. Botticelli. "Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (B)." Harvard Business School Case 899-111, November 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- September 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (A)
By: John A. Davis, Louis B. Barnes and Peter K. Botticelli
After establishing a small but profitable skiwear business, an entrepreneur decides to sell a minority stake in the firm to outside investors. His goal is to acquire the capital needed to grow the business, even though this will entail a substantial transformation of... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Private Equity; Family Business; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry
Davis, John A., Louis B. Barnes, and Peter K. Botticelli. "Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-084, September 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- June 2005
- Supplement
Hancock Land Company and Hancock Lumber Company (VHS Video)
By: John A. Davis, Dwight B. Crane and Jay W. Lorsch
Davis, John A., Dwight B. Crane, and Jay W. Lorsch. "Hancock Land Company and Hancock Lumber Company (VHS Video)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 805-703, June 2005.
- January 2005 (Revised June 2005)
- Supplement
Hancock Land Company and Hancock Lumber Company (C)
By: John A. Davis, Dwight B. Crane and Kelly M. Mulderry
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Davis, John A., Dwight B. Crane, and Kelly M. Mulderry. "Hancock Land Company and Hancock Lumber Company (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 805-097, January 2005. (Revised June 2005.)