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- January 2024
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Evaluating Innovations in the Organization of Primary Care: What Type of Innovation Is It and How Well Does It Align with the Six Factors?
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and James Wallace
How can we evaluate if innovative health care ventures can do good—benefit society—and do well—become financially viable? This question is the topic of the first module in the Innovating in Health Care course book.
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Gerald Zaltman
*Joined Harvard Faculty: 1991
Prior Faculty Appointments: Northwestern University, 1968-75;
University of Pittsburgh, 1975-91
Prior Faculty Appointments: Northwestern University, 1968-75;
University of Pittsburgh, 1975-91
*Doctoral Degree in Sociology Received from: The John Hopkins University;
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- 08 Apr 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It
Helena Rubinstein Used Tall Tales to Turn Cosmetics into a Luxury Brand Using guile, brilliant branding, and more than a few falsehoods, Helena Rubinstein lifted cosmetics from an accessory item for prostitutes to a great luxury product. A Luxury View Details
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Birth of the American Salesman
salespeople. About 41 percent of today's sales workers sell in retail stores. The demographics of America's sales workers have changed. Nearly half of the total sales workers recorded in the 2000 census were women. The same View Details
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- October 2011
- Case
Levendary Cafe: The China Challenge
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Arar Han
Just weeks into her new job, Mia Foster, a first time CEO with no international management experience, is faced with a major challenge at Levendary Cafe, a $10 billion US-based fast food chain. Strategically, many of her corporate staff have become concerned that the... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; International Management; Foreign Subsidiaries; General Managers; Strategy; Management Style; Strategic Planning; Business Subsidiaries; Multinational Firms and Management; Adaptation; Entrepreneurship; Relationships; Standards; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; China; United States
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Arar Han. "Levendary Cafe: The China Challenge." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-357, October 2011.
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Meet LASO: The HBS Latino Student Organization - MBA
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From Harvard to Miss New Jersey: A Journey of Perseverance and Self-Belief - MBA
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- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
4+2 = Sustained Business Success
business performance. What does matter, it turns out, is having a strong grasp of the business basics. Without exception, companies that outperformed their industry peers excelled at what we call the four primary management... View Details
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College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA - MBA
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- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
Retailers should be ecstatic. Last year was dismal amid the pandemic, with plunging revenue and record bankruptcies. But this year things have turned around. For instance, retail sales in April through June... View Details
- October 1992 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
L.L. Bean, Inc.: Item Forecasting and Inventory Management
L.L. Bean must make stocking decisions on thousands of items sold through its catalogs. In many cases, orders must be placed with vendors twelve or more weeks before a catalog lands on a customer's doorstep, and commitments cannot be changed thereafter. As a result,... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Risk Management; Cost Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Demand and Consumers; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Retail Industry; United States
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "L.L. Bean, Inc.: Item Forecasting and Inventory Management." Harvard Business School Case 893-003, October 1992. (Revised September 1993.)
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A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship - MBA
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- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
Industry Location and International Regulatory Variation Author:Arthur A. Daemmrich Publication:Chap. 16 in Ways of Regulating: Therapeutic Agents between Plants, Shops, and Consulting Rooms. Vol. 363, 271-290. Berlin, Germany: Max Planck... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion - MBA
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- 11 Jul 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Deconstructing 'Customer Experience'
Legendary Harvard Business School marketing professor Theodore Levitt warned his students and industry executives against “marketing myopia”—that is, adopting an insular marketing approach where the business puts its own needs ahead of... View Details
- August 2013 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
Coffee Wars in India: Café Coffee Day Takes On the Global Brands
By: David B. Yoffie and Tanya Bijlani
Café Coffee Day (CCD) is contemplating how to respond to the entry of Starbucks into the Indian coffee chain market. The case study describes the emergence of CCD as the leading coffee chain in India, with over 1,400 cafes in India. In early 2013, Starbucks, the... View Details
Yoffie, David B., and Tanya Bijlani. "Coffee Wars in India: Café Coffee Day Takes On the Global Brands." Harvard Business School Case 714-409, August 2013. (Revised July 2014.)
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How HBS Financial Aid Can Help You Meet the Cost of Your MBA - MBA
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- 27 Nov 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Secrets for Creating a Long-Lasting Brand
maker Ferrari opens up about how it has bucked industry trends to achieve a world class brand. How Wayfair Built a Furniture Brand from ScratchWhat was once a collection of 240 home furnishing sites is now a single, successful brand,... View Details
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Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Discovering the Business of Storytelling - MBA
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Decarbonization and Sustainable Production: Immersive Field Course in Denmark and the Netherlands - MBA
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