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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Good Odds
because items come out too thick, too thin, or otherwise not perfect. “So we put our own private label on them and now we sell broken pretzel bits.” The same goes for other imperfect goods, including eggs and cuts of meat that aren’t uniformly sized. Instead of the... View Details
- October 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Appalachian Mountain Club: Transforming Governance
By: Walter J. Salmon and Jaan Elias
Starting in 1988, the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) began a controversial transformation in management and governance. For its first 112 years, the AMC's structure had resembled that of a country club--volunteer leaders directed the club's operations and its small,... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Transformation; Corporate Governance; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Labor and Management Relations; Nonprofit Organizations; Education Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Jaan Elias. "Appalachian Mountain Club: Transforming Governance." Harvard Business School Case 598-066, October 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- October 1992 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Gap, Inc., The: Building a Brand
By: Walter J. Salmon and David Wylie
Explores the circumstances under which a specialty store chain can profitably engage in large-scale non-price advertising. View Details
Salmon, Walter J., and David Wylie. "Gap, Inc., The: Building a Brand." Harvard Business School Case 593-043, October 1992. (Revised July 2001.)
- June 1996 (Revised April 1999)
- Teaching Note
Calyx & Corolla TN
By: Walter J. Salmon and Judith Maas
Teaching Note for (9-592-035). View Details
- January 1995 (Revised March 1995)
- Teaching Note
Lowe's TN
By: Walter J. Salmon and David Wylie
Teaching Note for (9-590-013). View Details
- January 1995 (Revised March 1995)
- Teaching Note
Georgetown Leather Design TN
By: Walter J. Salmon and David Wylie
Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry
- October 1992 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Randall's Department Stores
By: Walter J. Salmon and Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer
Discusses a well-known traditional department store that confronts a very difficult issue of whether to change its pricing policy from a high-low to an everyday pricing approach. Demands that the student formulate a plan of execution for changing the pricing, if... View Details
Salmon, Walter J., and Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer. "Randall's Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 593-032, October 1992. (Revised October 1994.)
- 1996
- Book
Strategic Retail Management
By: D. E. Bell and W. J. Salmon
Bell, D. E., and W. J. Salmon. Strategic Retail Management. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing, 1996.
- June 1987 (Revised January 1988)
- Background Note
Emergence of the Electronic In-Home Shopping Industry
By: Mark S. Albion and Walter J. Salmon
Albion, Mark S., and Walter J. Salmon. "Emergence of the Electronic In-Home Shopping Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 587-018, June 1987. (Revised January 1988.)
- January 1980 (Revised July 1985)
- Case
Anderson Clayton Foods (A)
By: Walter J. Salmon and Steven R. Palesy
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Steven R. Palesy. "Anderson Clayton Foods (A)." Harvard Business School Case 580-004, January 1980. (Revised July 1985.)
- December 1978 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Pepsi-Cola (A)
By: Walter J. Salmon and Steven R. Palesy
Combining aspects of a functionally organized marketing management system, with a franchised channel of distribution network. Focuses on extending an innovative promotional program to a market where competitive conditions differ. View Details
Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Management; Marketing; Marketing Reference Programs; Network Effects; Distribution; Organizational Design; Franchise Ownership; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Steven R. Palesy. "Pepsi-Cola (A)." Harvard Business School Case 579-108, December 1978. (Revised January 1986.)
- January 1979 (Revised November 1982)
- Case
General Foods: Powdered Soft Drinks (B)
By: Walter J. Salmon and Steven R. Palesy
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Steven R. Palesy. "General Foods: Powdered Soft Drinks (B)." Harvard Business School Case 579-105, January 1979. (Revised November 1982.)
- December 1978 (Revised November 1982)
- Case
General Foods: Powdered Soft Drinks (A)
By: Walter J. Salmon and Steven R. Palesy
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Steven R. Palesy. "General Foods: Powdered Soft Drinks (A)." Harvard Business School Case 579-104, December 1978. (Revised November 1982.)
- July 1985 (Revised January 1989)
- Case
Stafford Catalog Showrooms
By: Patrick J. Kaufmann and Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Kaufmann, Patrick J., and Walter J. Salmon. "Stafford Catalog Showrooms." Harvard Business School Case 586-017, July 1985. (Revised January 1989.)
- December 1978 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Clairol Skin Machine (C)
By: Walter J. Salmon and Steven R. Palesy
Keywords: Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Steven R. Palesy. "Clairol Skin Machine (C)." Harvard Business School Case 579-112, December 1978. (Revised December 1985.)
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
one of which made it into The New Yorker. Make the Hard Call Jim Leslie (MBA 1969) Listen to Jim Leslie describe his moment: IN HIS MARKETING COURSE, Professor Walt Salmon tended to call on people to begin case discussions who did not... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977
company's marine products department, watching over the export of salmon and crab. Makihara's credentials were far from traditional by Japanese standards. Although his late father had been a Mitsubishi manager and his wife was the... View Details
- June 2002 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Studio, The
By: Walter J. Salmon and Wendy Carter
The founders and proprietors of a successful 23-year old women's apparel store are facing a critical issue. Can they grow by adding a second store that will not compete with their existing operation? If so, where should it be located, what managerial changes are... View Details
Keywords: Expansion; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Growth and Maturation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Wendy Carter. "Studio, The." Harvard Business School Case 802-211, June 2002. (Revised April 2004.)