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  • November 2011 (Revised June 2013)
  • Case

Natura Cosméticos, S.A.

Rodolfo Guttilla, Director of Corporate Affairs for Natura Cosméticos S.A. (Natura), prepared for a meeting with key stakeholders to discuss the future of integrated reporting at Natura. A cosmetics company with a strong brand, robust growth in international and... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Decision Making; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Brazil
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Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and James Heffernan. "Natura Cosméticos, S.A." Harvard Business School Case 412-052, November 2011. (Revised June 2013.)

    William E. Fruhan

    Professor WILLIAM E. FRUHAN, JR. is George E. Bates Professor, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He received his BS degree from Yale University, and his MBA and DBA degrees from Harvard University.  He has served as Senior Associate Dean and Director of... View Details

    Keywords: aircraft; airline; chemical; electronics; grocery; medical supplies; oil & gas; pharmaceuticals; retailing; steel
    • January 1997 (Revised November 1997)
    • Case

    IBM and Siemens: Revitalizing the Rolm Division (B)

    By: Ashish Nanda, Antonio Davila and Georgia Levenson
    This supplement to the (A) case describes Siemens’ purchase of Rolm’s entire product development and manufacturing operation to form Rolm Systems and discusses the simultaneous 50/50 joint venture between IBM and Siemens to manage marketing, sales, and service for PBX... View Details
    Keywords: Manufacturing; Deal; Dealmaking; IBM; Siemens; Product Development; Joint Ventures; Restructuring; Corporate Strategy
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    Nanda, Ashish, Antonio Davila, and Georgia Levenson. "IBM and Siemens: Revitalizing the Rolm Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 397-061, January 1997. (Revised November 1997.)
    • November 1994 (Revised November 1995)
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    SweetWater

    By: H. Kent Bowen and Thomas D. Everett
    Focuses on developing a promising idea into a viable product design by considering customer needs early in the design process. Following an Alaskan fishing trip, Sandy Platter, a computer peripherals engineer, has a new idea for a portable water-filter device for use... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Independent Innovation and Invention; Product Design; Customers; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Colorado
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    Bowen, H. Kent, and Thomas D. Everett. "SweetWater." Harvard Business School Case 695-026, November 1994. (Revised November 1995.)
    • July 1994
    • Case

    Microsoft: Multimedia Publications (A)

    By: Marco Iansiti and Ellen Stein
    Microsoft Corp. has built a highly successful business around computer software (both applications and system software) using a particular organizational structure. Now that the company has chosen to enter the consumer market with a CD-ROM product, how should Microsoft... View Details
    Keywords: Product Development; Organizational Structure; Applications and Software; Design; Expansion; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Washington (state, US)
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    Iansiti, Marco, and Ellen Stein. "Microsoft: Multimedia Publications (A)." Harvard Business School Case 695-005, July 1994.
    • 2008
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    Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage

    By: Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
    In a world of stiffening competition, business strategy is more crucial than ever. Yet most organizations struggle in this area--not with formulating strategy but with executing it, or putting their strategy into action. Owing to execution failures, companies realize... View Details
    Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Operations; Performance; Strategic Planning; Business Strategy
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    Kaplan, Robert S., and David P. Norton. Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage. Harvard Business Press, 2008.
    • September 2003 (Revised January 2004)
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    Wal-Mart Stores in 2003

    By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Stephen P. Bradley and Ken Mark
    Examines Wal-Mart's development over three decades and provides financial and descriptive detail of its domestic operations. In 2003, Wal-Mart's Supercenter business has surpassed its domestic business as the largest generator of revenues. Its international operation... View Details
    Keywords: Wages; Fairness; Corporate Strategy; Operations; Labor Unions; Problems and Challenges; Gender; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Retail Industry; United States
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    Ghemawat, Pankaj, Stephen P. Bradley, and Ken Mark. "Wal-Mart Stores in 2003." Harvard Business School Case 704-430, September 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
    • March 1990 (Revised January 1997)
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    ROLM: The SIGMA Introduction

    By: V. Kasturi Rangan
    ROLM's product development manager, Bob Lundy, has to prepare a detailed plan for launching a new product, code named SIGMA. The new product, though outstanding in features, has the potential to drastically affect ROLM's fortunes because it is incompatible with its... View Details
    Keywords: Leadership; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product Development; Strategic Planning
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    Rangan, V. Kasturi. "ROLM: The SIGMA Introduction." Harvard Business School Case 590-082, March 1990. (Revised January 1997.)
    • December 2006 (Revised February 2009)
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    China Merchants Bank: Here Just For You

    By: F. Warren McFarlan, GuoQing Chen, HengYuan Zhu, Bin Yang, Michael Shih-ta Chen, G.A. Donovan, Waishun Lo and Yan Yang
    Founded in 1987, China Merchants Bank (CMB) is a pioneer in the use of technical innovation and IT as a competitive tool in the rapidly evolving Chinese banking sector. With a relatively small branch network when compared to its larger competitors, CMB uses an... View Details
    Keywords: Credit Cards; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Innovation Leadership; Competitive Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Emerging Markets; Opportunities; Banking Industry; China; Hong Kong
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    McFarlan, F. Warren, GuoQing Chen, HengYuan Zhu, Bin Yang, Michael Shih-ta Chen, G.A. Donovan, Waishun Lo, and Yan Yang. "China Merchants Bank: Here Just For You." Harvard Business School Case 307-081, December 2006. (Revised February 2009.)
    • November 2008 (Revised July 2009)
    • Background Note

    A Managerial Perspective on Clinical Trials

    By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
    This note describes the history and regulation of clinical trials, managerial challenges related to pharmaceutical product testing, and current debates regarding prescription drug safety. Since clinical testing takes between five and seven years, and consumes up to 70... View Details
    Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Testing and Trials; Product Development; Safety; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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    Daemmrich, Arthur A. "A Managerial Perspective on Clinical Trials." Harvard Business School Background Note 709-033, November 2008. (Revised July 2009.)
    • February 2011 (Revised May 2011)
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    Utilis: Designing, Producing, and Selling Rapid Deployment Shelters for a Troubled World

    By: Herman B. Leonard, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Simon Harrow
    How can a company that supplies disaster response and humanitarian agencies best handle the intrinsically unpredictable and highly volatile demand for its products? Utilis is a French supplier of rapid-deploy high-end tent solutions for civilian and military uses (such... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Strategic Planning; Natural Disasters; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; France
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    Leonard, Herman B., Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Simon Harrow. "Utilis: Designing, Producing, and Selling Rapid Deployment Shelters for a Troubled World." Harvard Business School Case 311-096, February 2011. (Revised May 2011.)
    • January 2011 (Revised January 2012)
    • Supplement

    The Case of the Unidentified Healthcare Companies2010 (CW)

    By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Ethan S Bernstein, Margarita Krivitski and Srinidhi Reddy
    This case presents financial statements and selected rations for 14 unidentified healthcare organizations and asks that each set of financial information be matched with one of the following healthcare companies: a biotechnology firm, a community nursing company, a... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Statements; Financial Management; Health Care and Treatment; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry
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    Bohmer, Richard M.J., Ethan S. Bernstein, Margarita Krivitski, and Srinidhi Reddy. "The Case of the Unidentified Healthcare Companies2010 (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 611-701, January 2011. (Revised January 2012.)
    • May 1997 (Revised July 1997)
    • Case

    Vermeer Technologies (B): Realizing the Dream

    By: Ashish Nanda
    The Vermeer team works day and night to develop its software offering, unforeseen difficulties and internal tensions notwithstanding. In less than a year, the product is ready. The Vermeer team waits anxiously for the market to pronounce its verdict. View Details
    Keywords: Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Business Startups; Product Development; Information Technology Industry
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    Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Vermeer Technologies (B): Realizing the Dream." Harvard Business School Case 397-080, May 1997. (Revised July 1997.)
    • 04 Nov 2015
    • News

    M.B.A.s Get Lessons in Income Inequality

    • February 1985
    • Case

    General Electric--Thermocouple Manufacturing (B)

    By: David A. Garvin
    Describes what has happened since the introduction of just-in-time production techniques were developed to reduce inventory. Reviews the progress to date in such areas as process rationalization; set-up reduction; quality improvement and leveling the scheduling; and... View Details
    Keywords: Supply Chain; Logistics; Production; Business Processes; Technological Innovation; Quality; Performance Improvement; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Manufacturing Industry
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    Garvin, David A. "General Electric--Thermocouple Manufacturing (B)." Harvard Business School Case 685-062, February 1985.
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    Technology and Operations – MBA Required Curriculum This course enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes... View Details
    • July–August 2011
    • Article

    Putting Business Models Under the Microscope

    By: K. Merchant, Tatiana Sandino and D. Huelsbeck
    The article provides advice for financial managers on evaluating business models for corporate performance measurement. Emphasis is given to a study sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) that examined the business model of a medical... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Financial Management; Performance Evaluation
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    Merchant, K., Tatiana Sandino, and D. Huelsbeck. "Putting Business Models Under the Microscope." Financial Management (CIMA) (July–August 2011), 54–55.
    • 15 Dec 2011
    • News

    R & D tax cut could expire

    • September 2006 (Revised September 2007)
    • Case

    Bang & Olufsen: Design Driven Innovation

    By: Robert D. Austin and Daniela Beyersdorfer
    A successful company, recognized worldwide for exquisite design of consumer electronics products, strives to better integrate software design into its traditional physical product design processes to meet the demands of a post-iPod world. Details the Bang & Olufsen... View Details
    Keywords: Diversification; Production; Applications and Software; Product Design; Innovation and Invention; Product Development; Electronics Industry
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    Austin, Robert D., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Bang & Olufsen: Design Driven Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 607-016, September 2006. (Revised September 2007.)
    • October 2018 (Revised January 2019)
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    Social Finance, Inc.

    By: Shawn Cole and Fanele Mashwama
    This case begins in February 2019 as Tracy Palandjian, co-founder and CEO of Social Finance Inc., prepares for a board meeting that will determine the future strategy of the social enterprise. Social Finance is a non-profit in the impact investment space founded in... View Details
    Keywords: Impact Investment; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions
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    Cole, Shawn, and Fanele Mashwama. "Social Finance, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 219-044, October 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
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