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- 07 Oct 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Lifting the Veil: The Benefits of Cost Transparency
- February 2025 (Revised February 2025)
- Case
Managing Complexity at mymuesli
By: Thomas Graeber and Stacy Straaberg
In April 2009, direct-to-consumer e-commerce muesli brand mymuesli faced a flood of customer questions. The breakfast cereal startup enabled users to order personalized muesli on its website by choosing from 75 organic ingredients for a total of 566 quadrillion... View Details
- October 2022
- Supplement
The SAH Group: The Time is Right, Instructor Spreadsheet
By: Juan Alcacer and Alpana Thapar
In January 2021, Jalila Mezni, CEO of the SAH Group, was preparing to present the company’s future growth plans to its board of directors. The Tunisian company was a leading producer and distributor of personal care and packaged hygiene products. In 2019, it expanded... View Details
- August 2007 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Fiyta - The Case of a Chinese Watch Company
By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Luc R. Wathieu, Gao Wang, Fei Li and Tracy Manty
Fiyta had long been on of China's foremost watch brands. However, as China's economy began to improve and the livelihood of many Chinese rose with it, their tastes began to change. Exposed to more luxurious foreign brands, many Chinese strived to purchase a Swiss or... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry; China
Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Luc R. Wathieu, Gao Wang, Fei Li, and Tracy Manty. "Fiyta - The Case of a Chinese Watch Company." Harvard Business School Case 308-025, August 2007. (Revised March 2008.)
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Organizational Behavior Professor Shunyuan Zhang Marketing Student Research Reputation Burning: Analyzing the Impact of Brand Sponsorship on Social Influencers By: Mengjie Cheng and Shunyuan Zhang 01 JUL 2025 | Management Science... View Details
- April 1995 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Pillsbury: Customer Driven Reengineering
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Pillsbury is transforming itself from an integrated producer of flour and bakery products to a value-added supplier of premium branded products. After initial successes applying activity-based costing to manufacturing operations, two senior executives decide to... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Production; Cost Management; Activity Based Costing and Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Food and Beverage Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Pillsbury: Customer Driven Reengineering." Harvard Business School Case 195-144, April 1995. (Revised April 1995.)
- 18 Dec 2015
- News
Trucks stop, but Putin rolls on
- 02 May 2022
- News
Business Ethics: What Everyone Needs to Know
- 04 Jan 2016
- News
What Podcasts Do Professors Listen To?
- June 2012
- Article
Leadership Is a Conversation
By: Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind
Globalization and new technologies have sharply reduced the efficacy of command-and-control management and its accompanying forms of corporate communication. In the course of a recent research project, the authors concluded that by talking with employees, rather than... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Management Style; Interpersonal Communication; Leadership; Cooperation; Partners and Partnerships
Groysberg, Boris, and Michael Slind. "Leadership Is a Conversation." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 6 (June 2012).
- February 2007 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Li Ning - Anything is Possible
A leading sporting goods company in China competes aggressively against global brands Nike and Adidas, with marketing strategies adapted to geographic segments. In the main cities, where competition takes place at a very conceptual level, Li Ning has chosen to adopt a... View Details
Keywords: Product Positioning; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Global Strategy; City; Consumer Products Industry; Sports Industry; China
Wathieu, Luc R., Gao Wang, and Medha Samant. "Li Ning - Anything is Possible." Harvard Business School Case 507-024, February 2007. (Revised March 2007.)
- 14 Feb 2013
- News
Heinz CEO Who Turned Food Maker Around Hints He Might Stay
- 27 Dec 2009
- News
China manifesto
- 04 Jun 2019
- News
Israel Turns 70: Does It Need a Rebrand?
- February 2001 (Revised December 2002)
- Case
Marshall Field and the Rise of the Department Store
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Analyzes Marshall Field's efforts to develop a market for mass retailing in late 19th-century Chicago. Examines Chicago's expansion in the 1860s and, within this context, how Field struck out on his own to, build a wholesale and retail business. Concentrates on the... View Details
Keywords: Fluctuation; Industry Growth; Corporate Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Brands and Branding; Society; Distribution Industry; Retail Industry; Chicago
Koehn, Nancy F. "Marshall Field and the Rise of the Department Store." Harvard Business School Case 801-349, February 2001. (Revised December 2002.)
- July 2005 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Icebreaker: The US Entry Decision
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Dan Heath
Jeremy Moon, CEO of Icebreaker, merino wool, outdoor apparel manufacturer, believed the company could be a big hit in the United States, despite the presence of entrenched rivals. But Icebreaker clearly needed a new distribution approach. One option was to position... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Distribution Channels; Product Launch; Product Development; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; New Zealand; United States
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Dan Heath. "Icebreaker: The US Entry Decision." Harvard Business School Case 806-006, July 2005. (Revised July 2006.)
- 30 Jun 2011
- News