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    Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy Drive Shareholder Value

    This case analyzes the creation, loss, and attempted re-creation of competitive advantage. At one time, Bed Bath & Beyond was one of the most successful specialty retailers in the United States-it's growth and profit margins far exceeded rates at peer... View Details
    • 28 Feb 2011
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    Harvard 'Ohio Competitiveness' report shows Kasich has a steep mountain to climb

    • 17 Jul 2012
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    Tax, offshoring, and the Washington gridlock

    • 12 Jul 2020
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    Sticky Capital Controls

    Keywords: by Miguel Acosta-Henao, Laura Alfaro, and Andrés Fernández
    • April 1995 (Revised April 1995)
    • Case

    Pillsbury: Customer Driven Reengineering

    By: Robert S. Kaplan
    Pillsbury is transforming itself from an integrated producer of flour and bakery products to a value-added supplier of premium branded products. After initial successes applying activity-based costing to manufacturing operations, two senior executives decide to... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Production; Cost Management; Activity Based Costing and Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Food and Beverage Industry
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    Kaplan, Robert S. "Pillsbury: Customer Driven Reengineering." Harvard Business School Case 195-144, April 1995. (Revised April 1995.)
    • 07 Apr 2016
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    Brief, face-to-face canvassing reduces transgender prejudice, study says

    • 21 Dec 2017
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    Why Sexual Harassment Persists and What Organizations Can Do to Stop It

    • 31 Jan 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Observation Bias: The Impact of Demand Censoring on Newsvendor Level and Adjustment Behavior

    Keywords: by David F. Drake
    • 22 Jun 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Surprising Power of Age-Dependent Taxes

    Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl
    • 1986
    • Working Paper

    Price Competition with a Distribution of Switch Costs and Reservation Prices

    By: Jerry R. Green and Suzanne Scotchmer
    When there is a distribution of switch costs and of reservation prices for a good, and marginal cost of producing the good is zero, equilibrium in pure price strategies may (and sometimes must) exhibit price dispersion. Equilibrium may or may not exist, and there may... View Details
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    Green, Jerry R., and Suzanne Scotchmer. "Price Competition with a Distribution of Switch Costs and Reservation Prices." Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper, No. 1260, September 1986.
    • February 2010 (Revised June 2022)
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    Dollarama Inc.

    By: Andre F. Perold
    Dollarama is the leading operator of dollar stores in Canada. The firm performed extraordinarily well after a leveraged buyout in 2004 and recently executed a highly successful IPO. The company sources its goods primarily from Asia. It has strong brand recognition and... View Details
    Keywords: Price; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Supply Chain; Competitive Advantage; Valuation; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry; Canada
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    Perold, Andre F. "Dollarama Inc." Harvard Business School Case 210-041, February 2010. (Revised June 2022.)
    • March 2018 (Revised March 2019)
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    Gender and Free Speech at Google (A)

    By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Martha J. Crawford and Sarah Mehta
    In August 2017, Google fired James Damore, a 28-year-old software engineer who had been employed by the company since 2013. The move came after Damore penned an internal company memo titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” which posited that innate biological... View Details
    Keywords: Free Speech; Representation; Diversity; Gender; Race; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Labor; Employment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Culture; Technology Industry; United States; California
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    Hsieh, Nien-hê, Martha J. Crawford, and Sarah Mehta. "Gender and Free Speech at Google (A)." Harvard Business School Case 318-085, March 2018. (Revised March 2019.)
    • April 2019
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    Barber Cardiosystems

    By: Ranjay Gulati and Paul S. Myers
    Barber Cardiosystems, based in Melbourne, Australia, designs and manufactures therapeutic devices used for treatment of coronary conditions. Over four decades, it has grown to be among the top 200 medical device companies in the world. It competes against much larger... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Strategic Alignment; Cost Management; Performance Productivity; Organizational Culture; Motivation and Incentives; Organizational Design; Strategy; Leadership; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Australia
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    Gulati, Ranjay, and Paul S. Myers. "Barber Cardiosystems." Harvard Business School Brief Case 919-505, April 2019.
    • September 1995 (Revised March 1997)
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    Bob Reiss and Valdawn (A): November 1994

    Bob Reiss, a seasoned entrepreneur, "accidentally" started Valdawn in 1988 and in six years built the company into a $7 million marketer of "fun and fashion" watches. Valdawn, a "virtual" company, has very few employees or fixed assets and enjoys attractive profit... View Details
    Keywords: Business or Company Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Ethics; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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    Bhide, Amar. "Bob Reiss and Valdawn (A): November 1994." Harvard Business School Case 396-063, September 1995. (Revised March 1997.)
    • 12 Jul 2021
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    Inflation Threat May Be Boosted by Changes in Globalization, Demographics and E-Commerce

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    Bureaucratic Norms and State Capacity in India: Implementing Primary Education in the Himalayan Region

    By: Akshay Mangla
    Himachal Pradesh has surged ahead of other Indian states in implementing universal primary education. Through a combination of field research methods, this paper connects these achievements to bureaucratic norms, unwritten rules within the state that guide the behavior... View Details
    Keywords: India; Bureaucracy; Norms; State Capacity; Education; Government and Politics; Education Industry; India
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    Mangla, Akshay. "Bureaucratic Norms and State Capacity in India: Implementing Primary Education in the Himalayan Region." Special Issue on India. Asian Survey 55, no. 5 (September–October 2015): 882–908.
    • March 2016 (Revised May 2018)
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    Reinventing Best Buy

    By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
    On March 1, 2017, Best Buy Company, Inc., North America’s largest retailer of consumer electronics and appliances, announced a third year of comparable-store sales increases and a 20.8% increase in domestic comparable online sales. These results were in marked contrast... View Details
    Keywords: Best Buy; Hubert Joly; Renew Blue; Showrooming; Webrooming; E-commerce; E-Commerce Strategy; Online Retail; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Marketplaces; Turnaround; Consumer Electronics; Consumer Electronics Accessories; Appliances; Stores-within-stores; Store Experience; Store Size; Store Pickup; Store Management; Delivery; Delivery Models; Amazon; Amazon.com; Pricing Strategy; Business Subsidiaries; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Theater Entertainment; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Cost; Selection and Staffing; Reports; Technological Innovation; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Human Capital; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Demand and Consumers; Media; Distribution; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Distribution Channels; Infrastructure; Product; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Programs; Groups and Teams; Sales; Salesforce Management; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Resource Allocation; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; Minnesota; Minneapolis; Saint Paul; St. Paul
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    Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Reinventing Best Buy." Harvard Business School Case 716-455, March 2016. (Revised May 2018.)
    • 10 Dec 2012
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    Oh, brother!

    • October 2011 (Revised March 2012)
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    Cottle-Taylor: Expanding the Oral Care Group in India

    By: John A. Quelch and Alisa Zalosh
    Brinda Patel, director of oral care products for the India division of a consumer home-care product company, develops a data-driven marketing plan for toothbrushes. She believes her plan can support a 20% increase in unit sales based on rising demand for modern... View Details
    Keywords: Forecasting; Budgeting; International Marketing; Product Planning & Policy; Sales Promotions; Marketing Plans; Products; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Emerging Markets; Forecasting and Prediction; Advertising; Product Launch; Budgets and Budgeting; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry; India
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    Quelch, John A., and Alisa Zalosh. "Cottle-Taylor: Expanding the Oral Care Group in India." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-350, October 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
    • June 2017
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    AT&T Versus Verizon: A Financial Comparison

    By: V.G. Narayanan and Joel L. Heilprin
    This case asks students to prepare a report comparing the financial and operating performance of AT&T and Verizon. Taking the perspective of a communications industry analyst, they must also consider the differences between and implications of the companies' business... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Statements; Operations; Analysis; Business Model; Accounting; Performance Effectiveness; Telecommunications Industry
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    Narayanan, V.G., and Joel L. Heilprin. "AT&T Versus Verizon: A Financial Comparison." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-543, June 2017.
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