Publications

April 1997
Teaching Note

Northco (A) TN

By: Ananth Raman and Kim Bowon

Teaching Note for (9-697-017). View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry

September 1981 (Revised April 1984)
Case

Great American Knitting Mills: Gold Toe Socks

Gold Toe has an exclusive distribution policy. Its men's socks are sold only through one department store per city. Executives are trying to decide whether, and how, to widen distribution and to determine what impact broader distribution would have on the nature of the... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Distribution Channels; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States

January 2014 (Revised February 2014)
Teaching Note

Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety In Bangladesh (A) and (B)

By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez

On April 24, 2013 the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Over 1,100 people were killed in the worst industrial accident since the Union Carbide plant gas leak in Bhopal, India. Most of the victims worked for garment factories,... View Details

Keywords: Safety; Multinational Firms and Management; Labor Unions; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Working Conditions; Corporate Accountability; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Bangladesh

26 Jan 2015
News

The Ingredients for Success

by the telecom industry, entered HBS with the goal of using her time there to find the career she truly wanted. After graduation, she returned to California and held a series of finance jobs in the fashion and apparel industry. Restless... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Educational Services

01 Jun 2015
News

Faculty Q&A: Reemerging Technologies

Your research examines industries that once seemed doomed but have experienced a comeback. How does this happen? I did my dissertation work on the Swiss watch industry, and I looked at what it takes for a technology to reemerge. For over two centuries, Swiss mechanical... View Details

Keywords: April White; Apparel Manufacturing; Apparel Manufacturing; Apparel Manufacturing; Apparel Manufacturing; Apparel Manufacturing; Apparel Manufacturing

09 Apr 2012
News

Rethinking Women's Clothing Sizes

Keywords: Apparel Manufacturing; Apparel Manufacturing; Apparel Manufacturing; Apparel Manufacturing

19 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 19

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811098-PDF-ENG La Fageda Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Joan Enric Ricart, and Jordan MitchellHarvard Business School Case 711-452 La Fageda is a manufacturer of high-quality, naturally made yogurts... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 25

networks or manufacturers to procure goods across complex global supply chains. These standards-shaped by standard-setting organizations (SSOs) and participating engineers, academics, lawyers, and executives-in turn shape how new... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jul 2014
Panel Discussion

Monitoring the Monitors: How Social Factors Influence Supply Chain Auditors

By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel

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August 2018 (Revised May 2019)
Case

Rev. Georgiette Morgan-Thomas & The American Hat Factory

By: Steven Rogers and Ariel Rogers

On a sunny Monday morning, Rev. Morgan-Thomas walked into her newly acquired hat factory thinking, “What have I gotten myself into? Things are worse than I imagined. Can I ever turn this company around given all of the known and unknown problems? Can I make it... View Details

November 2002 (Revised December 2002)
Case

Calvin Klein, Inc. v. Warnaco Group, Inc.

On May 30, 2000, Calvin Klein, Inc. (CKI) filed suit against Warnaco Group, Inc. and Linda Wachner, its CEO, for breaching its jeanswear licensing and distribution contract and, in so doing, diluting the equity of its brand. On June 26, 2000, Warnaco countered with its... View Details

Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Distribution Channels; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry

September 2002 (Revised July 2003)
Case

Silhouette v. Hartlauer

Silhouette, an Austrian eyeglass frame manufacturer, sued Hartlauer, an Austrian retail discounter, for reselling Silhouette frames within the European Union (EU) that Hartlauer had purchased outside the EU. Does the EU follow the principle of exhaustion of trademarks? View Details

Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Trademarks; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; European Union

February 2016 (Revised August 2016)
Case

Chilli Beans: Peace, Love, and Sunglasses

By: José B. Alvarez, Robert Mackalski and Andrew Otazo

This case illustrates how Chilli Beans became the most popular sunglasses retailer in Brazil and the issues it faced when expanding into the United States. View Details

August 1994 (Revised July 1995)
Case

Astra Sports, Inc. (A)

By: John A. Quelch

Astra executives meet to discuss how to counteract the appearance of Korean-made counterfeit athletic shoes in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Strategy; Crime and Corruption; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; North Korea; Latin America; South Korea; Asia; Europe