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  • 28 Jul 2009
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they cannot spend on marketing the way their competitors do. The case invites students to explore an unusual business model in both concept and execution. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/609106-PDF-ENG Pfizer:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Channel Integration, Sales Dispersion, and Inventory Management

By: Santiago Gallino, Antonio Moreno and Ioannis Stamatopoulos
We study the effects of the introduction of cross-channel functionalities on the overall sales dispersion of retailers and the implications of these effects for inventory management. To do that, we analyze data from a leading U.S. retailer who introduced a... View Details
Keywords: Retail Operations; Online Retail; Channel Integration; Sales Dispersion; Long Tail; Empirical Operations; Inventory Management; Omnichannel Retail; Marketing Channels; Integration; Sales; Logistics; Operations; Management; Retail Industry
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Gallino, Santiago, Antonio Moreno, and Ioannis Stamatopoulos. "Channel Integration, Sales Dispersion, and Inventory Management." Management Science 63, no. 9 (September 2017): 2813–2831.
  • December 2016 (Revised March 2017)
  • Case

Beingmate

By: David E. Bell, Juan Ma and Natalie Kindred
Founded in 2002, Hangzhou, China–based Beingmate was a major producer of infant formula and related products in the high-demand Chinese market. After an infamous 2008 food safety episode in China, in which toxic infant formula sickened thousands of babies and led to... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Food and Beverage Industry; China
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Bell, David E., Juan Ma, and Natalie Kindred. "Beingmate." Harvard Business School Case 517-050, December 2016. (Revised March 2017.)
  • 2009
  • Chapter

Government as Risk Manager

By: Tom Baker and David Moss
We explain the four basic ways to manage risk: prevention, risk shifting, risk spreading, and loss control. We set out five principles of effective government risk management gleaned from extensive historical study: (1) link responsibility and control, (2) manage moral... View Details
Keywords: Government and Politics; Risk Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety
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Baker, Tom, and David Moss. "Government as Risk Manager." Chap. 4 in New Perspectives on Regulation, edited by David Moss and John Cisternino, 87–109. Cambridge, MA: Tobin Project, 2009.
  • 16 Sep 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?

matching system for New England, correcting public school choice programs in New York and Boston, and tackling markets for new medical residents, economists, and lawyers. That same year, Christine L. Exley and Elena Battles launched a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail
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The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940

By: Ai Hisano
This article examines how, starting in the 1870s, food manufacturers in the United States began to use standardized color, achieved by synthetic dyes, as part of their marketing strategies. The emergence of the synthetic dye industry paralleled the growth of mass... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Food; Health; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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Hisano, Ai. "The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940." Special Issue on Food and Agriculture. Business History Review 90, no. 3 (October 2016): 483–504.
  • 01 Oct 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect

Keywords: by Amir E. Khandani, Andrew W. Lo & Robert C. Merton; Construction; Real Estate
  • 19 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19

increased by 0.75 percentage points, increasing sales dispersion. Calibrating conventional inventory-ordering models, we show that to respond optimally to the observed increase in dispersion, the retailer would need to increase its cycle and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • November 2017
  • Case

The 'Wonder Drug' That Killed Babies

By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Tom Nicholas and Matthew Preble
In the early 1960s, a popular drug taken by patients worldwide for a range of maladies was found to cause severe birth defects and other health problems in babies born to mothers who had taken it during a certain stage of fetal development. As many as 10,000 children... View Details
Keywords: Regulation; Business and Government Relations; Business and Community Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Product Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business History; Health; Government Legislation; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Pharmaceutical Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States; United Kingdom; Australia; Germany; Europe
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Krieger, Joshua Lev, Tom Nicholas, and Matthew Preble. "The 'Wonder Drug' That Killed Babies." Harvard Business School Case 818-044, November 2017.
  • 2007
  • Article

Pharmacovigilance and the Missing Denominator: The Changing Context of Pharmaceutical Risk Mitigation

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
In the wake of Vioxx, Avandia, and other recent prominent cases of drugs found to cause side effects after marketing, the safety of pharmaceuticals has come to the forefront of American public policy. Press attention, congressional investigations, and legislative... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Policy; Risk Management; Government Legislation; Risk and Uncertainty; Goals and Objectives; Customers; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry; United States
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Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Pharmacovigilance and the Missing Denominator: The Changing Context of Pharmaceutical Risk Mitigation." Pharmacy in History 49, no. 2 (2007): 61–75.
  • 28 Aug 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?

disadvantage. Third, increasing wages or selecting suppliers with better environmental practices might bring a financial benefit in the long term; however, short-term pressures on the firm might make business leaders averse to making such investments. The View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Manufacturing; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Mining
  • May 1990 (Revised October 1991)
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Black & Decker Corp.: Spacemaker Plus Coffeemaker (B)

Describes the highly successful recall of the Black & Decker Spacemaker Plus Coffeemaker. Objectives include: 1) factors in product recall effectiveness and success, 2) the use of direct marketing in product recall, 3) the role of public relations in product recall,... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Consumer Products Industry
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Smith, N. Craig. "Black & Decker Corp.: Spacemaker Plus Coffeemaker (B)." Harvard Business School Case 590-100, May 1990. (Revised October 1991.)
  • 15 May 2024
  • Research & Ideas

A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better

for marketers is to make such interventions short, memorable, and motivational—as when Metro Trains in Melbourne, Victoria, successfully launched a viral ad campaign on railway safety called “Dumb ways to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation; Auto
  • 07 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

meaningful and economically sustainable," he says. Lassiter's Market-based Proposal His proposed market-based solution? "I think each energy source—oil, natural gas, wind, nuclear, solar, etc.—should have a market price based not only on... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities
  • February 2020
  • Supplement

Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (B)

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Gamze Yücaoğlu and Youssef Abdel Aal
The case opens in 2017 as Tim Murray, CEO of Aluminum Bahrain (Alba), the largest single-site aluminum smelter in the world outside China and a major contributor to the Bahraini economy, was contemplating the recovery options as the company was facing the most severe... View Details
Keywords: Aluminum Industry; General Management; Cultural Change; Change Management; Crisis Management; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Safety; Leadership; Emerging Markets; Bahrain; Middle East
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Fuller, Joseph B., Gamze Yücaoğlu, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-057, February 2020.
  • February 2020 (Revised March 2020)
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Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (A)

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Gamze Yücaoğlu and Youssef Abdel Aal
The case opens in 2017 as Tim Murray, CEO of Aluminum Bahrain (Alba), the largest single-site aluminum smelter in the world outside China and a major contributor to the Bahraini economy, was contemplating the recovery options as the company was facing the most severe... View Details
Keywords: Aluminum; General Management; Cultural Change; Change Management; Crisis Management; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Safety; Leadership; Emerging Markets; Bahrain; Middle East
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Fuller, Joseph B., Gamze Yücaoğlu, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-056, February 2020. (Revised March 2020.)
  • 30 Apr 2024
  • Book

When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

at Wells Fargo (2016), bribery at Odebrecht (2016), sexual harassment at Uber (2017), misuse of personal data at Facebook (2018), airliner safety at Boeing (2019), fraudulent financial reporting at Wirecard (2020), opioid View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 19 Dec 2023
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The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023

life that includes rest, relationships, and a rewarding career. Is AI Coming for Your Job?In a post-AI world, where an algorithm can draft marketing copy—or even pop songs and movie scripts—anything seems possible. Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • March 2014
  • Supplement

China Vanke (A-3)

By: Lynn S. Paine, John Macomber and Keith Chi-ho Wong
China Vanke's president is considering whether and how the company might make further inroads into the commercial real estate sector, while continuing to lead in the residential sector. He is also considering whether to branch into overseas residential markets such as... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; China; Sustainable Development; Green Building; Asset Management; Urban Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Safety; Assets; Real Estate Industry; China
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Paine, Lynn S., John Macomber, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "China Vanke (A-3)." Harvard Business School Supplement 314-106, March 2014.
  • 05 Sep 2023
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Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs

who developed a pair of footless body-shaping stockings and tried to market them to women. When she was met with rejection, she fell back on the approach to failure her father instilled nightly around her childhood dinner table. He... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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