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- 2009
- Article
Marketing and Innovations Management: An Integrated Perspective
By: Elie Ofek and Olivier Toubia
Ofek, Elie, and Olivier Toubia. "Marketing and Innovations Management: An Integrated Perspective." Foundations and Trends® in Marketing 4, no. 2 (2009): 77–128.
- June 2007
- Supplement
Shinsei Bank: Developing an Integrated Firm (B)
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Terence Heymann
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Business Ventures; Integration; Growth and Development; Banking Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., and Terence Heymann. "Shinsei Bank: Developing an Integrated Firm (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 407-103, June 2007.
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and the Internet
approach to competition becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Without a distinctive strategic direction, speed and flexibility lead nowhere. Either no unique competitive advantages are created, or improvements are generic and cannot be sustained. Having a View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter
- September–October 1994
- Article
How to Integrate Work and Deepen Expertise
Keywords: Integration
Leonard-Barton, D., H. K. Bowen, K. B. Clark, C. Holloway, and S. C. Wheelwright. "How to Integrate Work and Deepen Expertise." #94502. Harvard Business Review 72, no. 5 (September–October 1994): 121–130.
- December 2014 (Revised August 2015)
- Case
Muñoz Group: Sustaining Global Vertical Integration Through Innovation
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Annelena Lobb
Muñoz Group, which supplied supermarket chains and food distribution chains around the world with fruit, flowers, juice and ice cream, was at a strategic crossroads in 2014. CEO Alvaro Muñoz had to choose the best way to achieve profit goals and provide his company... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Supply Chain; Retail; Agribusiness Industry; Globalized Firms and Management; Supply Chain Management; Competitive Advantage; Vertical Integration; Profit; Innovation and Invention; Retail Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; North and Central America
Alvarez, Jose B., and Annelena Lobb. "Muñoz Group: Sustaining Global Vertical Integration Through Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 515-011, December 2014. (Revised August 2015.)
- March 1997 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Gillette Singapore: Managing Global Business Integration on the Ground (A)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Thomas Dretler
The general manager of Gillette Singapore faces issues of managing change during the company's global integration with Parker Pen. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Integration; Retail Industry; Singapore
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Thomas Dretler. "Gillette Singapore: Managing Global Business Integration on the Ground (A)." Harvard Business School Case 897-102, March 1997. (Revised April 2011.)
- March 2000
- Case
iXL, Inc. (C): Acquiring and Integrating Tessera
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Michelle Heskett
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Michelle Heskett. "iXL, Inc. (C): Acquiring and Integrating Tessera." Harvard Business School Case 300-116, March 2000.
- 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.)
- March – April 2011
- Article
Integrated Reporting: A Source of Competitive Advantage
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
or multiple keystones, the heart of technology strategy for a niche player is to continually innovate by integrating technology available from the ecosystem to sharpen the niche offering that it is crafting.... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- January 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Background Note
Note on Corporate Strategy
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
Introduces students to the study of corporate strategy. Focuses on questions of scope and ownership. Examines both horizontal and vertical integration. Underscores the point that economies of scope, or the existence of relationship-specific investments, are... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Contracts; Ownership; Corporate Strategy; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan. "Note on Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-449, January 2005. (Revised February 2006.)
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: The Strategy of Differences
77 percent of its profits from outside North America. But Goizueta's strategy soon ran into trouble, due in large part to the Asian currency crisis. By the end of 1999, when Douglas Daft took the reins, earnings had slumped, and Coke's... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- November 2011
- Article
The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
This report examines the concept of integrated reporting and its current state of adoption around the globe. It also discusses the benefits to both companies and society and recommends ways boards can help their organizations accelerate the implementation of integrated... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Social Issues; Global Range; Adoption
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting." Director Notes (The Conference Board) (November 2011).
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Creating the Office of Strategy Management
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- August 1990
- Case
Giovanni Buton: International Marketing Strategy
Describes the situation confronting Giovanni Buton, an Italian distiller and beverage distributor, in 1989. The market for distilled spirits was declining and the spirits industry was consolidating via mergers and acquisitions on a worldwide basis. "Global brands" such... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Italy; European Union
Buzzell, Robert D. "Giovanni Buton: International Marketing Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 591-023, August 1990.
- Research Summary
Mastering Strategy Execution
By: Robert Simons
Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details
- Web
Strategy & IT - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate View Details
- November 2016 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
Lenovo to Buy IBM PC: Integration Challenges
By: David G. Fubini and Christine Snively
In December 2004, Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo announced its purchase of IBM’s PC division. At the time, few industry observers were optimistic about the merger of these entities with seemingly opposite company cultures. How should the two entities plan to... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Strategy; Organizational Culture; Computer Industry; Technology Industry; United States; China
Fubini, David G., and Christine Snively. "Lenovo to Buy IBM PC: Integration Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 417-042, November 2016. (Revised July 2019.)
- 2011
- Conference Presentation
Differentiation, Coordination, and Integration under Knowledge Interdependence
By: Marlo Raveendran (formerly Goetting), Ranjay Gulati and Luciana Silvestri
Raveendran (formerly Goetting), Marlo, Ranjay Gulati, and Luciana Silvestri. "Differentiation, Coordination, and Integration under Knowledge Interdependence." Paper presented at the Strategic Management Society Annual International Conference, Miami, FL, 2011.