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      • June 2003 (Revised August 2003)
      • Case

      Pension Policy at The Boots Company PLC

      By: Luis M. Viceira and Akiko M. Mitsui
      In early 2000, the trustees of the pension scheme at Boots considered a proposal to move 100% of the pension assets into a bond portfolio, which would be passively managed. The Boots Co. PLC was a leading retailer of cosmetics and toiletries in the United Kingdom, and... View Details
      Keywords: Performance Productivity; Employees; Asset Management; Capital Structure; Investment Portfolio; Consumer Products Industry; United Kingdom
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      Viceira, Luis M., and Akiko M. Mitsui. "Pension Policy at The Boots Company PLC." Harvard Business School Case 203-105, June 2003. (Revised August 2003.)
      • June 2003 (Revised March 2006)
      • Case

      Modi-Revlon

      By: Rohit Deshpande and Seth Schulman
      The head of the Indian subsidiary of cosmetics firm Revlon faces a crucial turnaround situation for the company. After a high-profile product launch, sales were very disappointing and Revlon was trying to decide whether it should pull out of India. The Indian majority... View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product Design; Value Creation; India
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      Deshpande, Rohit, and Seth Schulman. "Modi-Revlon." Harvard Business School Case 503-104, June 2003. (Revised March 2006.)
      • May 2003
      • Background Note

      How to Induce Retailers to Reduce Stockouts?

      By: V.G. Narayanan
      Describes how the lack of incentive alignment between retailers and their vendors can lead to stockouts. Also describes various means to reduce incentive misalignment and hence stockouts. View Details
      Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Supply Chain Management; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Distribution; Alignment; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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      Narayanan, V.G. "How to Induce Retailers to Reduce Stockouts?" Harvard Business School Background Note 103-080, May 2003.
      • April 2003 (Revised February 2004)
      • Case

      Kodak (A)

      By: Giovanni M. Gavetti, Rebecca Henderson and Simona Giorgi
      The introduction of digital imaging in the late 1980s had a disruptive effect on Kodak's traditional business model. Examines Kodak's strategic efforts and challenges as the photography industry evolves. After discussing Kodak's history and its past strategic moves in... View Details
      Keywords: History; Business Model; Leadership; Disruption; Industry Growth; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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      Gavetti, Giovanni M., Rebecca Henderson, and Simona Giorgi. "Kodak (A)." Harvard Business School Case 703-503, April 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
      • April 2003 (Revised November 2005)
      • Case

      Trend Micro (B)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Kim Bettcher
      The Trend Micro team's discussion of consumer strategy at its quarterly meeting in Germany provides an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of the team's decision process. View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Diversity; Information Technology Industry; Germany
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Kim Bettcher. "Trend Micro (B)." Harvard Business School Case 303-085, April 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
      • April 2003
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      Editors' Comments: Bringing Consumers

      By: A. P. Brief and M. H. Bazerman
      Keywords: Communication; Customers
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      Brief, A. P., and M. H. Bazerman. "Editors' Comments: Bringing Consumers." Academy of Management Review 28, no. 2 (April 2003): 187–189.
      • March 2003 (Revised October 2003)
      • Case

      Campbell Soup Company: Transforming for the 21st Century

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Jamie Ladge
      In July 2001, Campbell Soup's newly appointed CEO, Douglas R. Conant, addressed a group of Wall Street analysts and unveiled his plan to kick-start growth. His plan called for organizational renewal and revitalization, redesign of core customer-facing processes... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Industry Structures; Production; Supply Chain Management; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Jamie Ladge. "Campbell Soup Company: Transforming for the 21st Century." Harvard Business School Case 803-119, March 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
      • March 2003
      • Background Note

      Monitoring the Health of Customer Relationships

      By: Das Narayandas
      Discusses the role of satisfaction and loyalty measurement in monitoring the health of customer relationships. View Details
      Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Customer Satisfaction; Demand and Consumers; Measurement and Metrics; Business and Stakeholder Relations
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      Narayandas, Das. "Monitoring the Health of Customer Relationships." Harvard Business School Background Note 503-081, March 2003.
      • March 2003 (Revised March 2004)
      • Case

      P&G Japan: The SK-II Globalization Project

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      Traces changes in P&G's international strategy and structure, culminating in Organization 2005, a reorganization that places strategic emphasis on product innovation rather than geographic expansion and shifts power from local subsidiary to global business management.... View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Trade; Globalization; Global Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Business or Company Management; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Hong Kong; Japan; Taiwan; Europe
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "P&G Japan: The SK-II Globalization Project." Harvard Business School Case 303-003, March 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
      • February 2003
      • Teaching Note

      Bush Boake Allen (TN)

      By: Stefan H. Thomke
      Teaching Note for (9-601-061). View Details
      Keywords: Integration; Marketing Reference Programs; Disruptive Innovation; Management Teams; Internet and the Web; Business Model; Customer Relationship Management; Management Practices and Processes; Consumer Products Industry
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      Thomke, Stefan H. "Bush Boake Allen (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 603-115, February 2003.
      • February 2003 (Revised October 2003)
      • Case

      Cable Data Systems

      By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
      Describes the operating challenges of Cable Data Systems (CDS), a minority-owned cable installation company with a dual mission of maximizing profits and providing employment opportunities to minorities in urban markets. Following the merger of two cable installation... View Details
      Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Employment; Forecasting and Prediction; Urban Scope; Cost Management; Infrastructure; Labor Unions; Demand and Consumers; Demographics; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Boston
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      Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "Cable Data Systems." Harvard Business School Case 803-132, February 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
      • February 2003 (Revised April 2003)
      • Case

      Brioni

      By: David E. Bell
      Should Brioni, an internationally known, exclusive men's suit manufacturer and retailer extend its line to include women's apparel? The opportunity is to enter a much larger and profitable market. The dangers are: 1) compromising the existing image, and 2) failing to... View Details
      Keywords: Brands and Branding; Segmentation; Expansion; Profit; Risk Management; Demand and Consumers; Fashion Industry
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      Bell, David E. "Brioni." Harvard Business School Case 503-057, February 2003. (Revised April 2003.)
      • February 2003 (Revised April 2003)
      • Background Note

      Note on Staffing in Professional Service Firms

      By: Ashish Nanda
      This case discusses the problem of balancing demand and supply of professionals within a professional services firm (PSF). It emphasizes how human resources management policies impact supply conditions and how market opportunities determine demand conditions. The case... View Details
      Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Balance and Stability; Supply and Industry; Employees; Service Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish. "Note on Staffing in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 903-110, February 2003. (Revised April 2003.)
      • 2003
      • Casebook

      Professional Services: Text and Cases

      By: Thomas J. DeLong and Ashish Nanda
      DeLong and Nanda's Professional Services: Text and Cases is the first casebook to be published on the management of professional service firms (law firms, architecture, financial services, consulting). It includes a comprehensive selection of case studies that... View Details
      Keywords: Professional Service Firms; Management; Cases
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      DeLong, Thomas J., and Ashish Nanda. Professional Services: Text and Cases. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2003.
      • January 2003 (Revised September 2007)
      • Background Note

      A Note on Racing to Acquire Customers

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
      Examines factors that motivate a firm's race to acquire customers in newly emerging markets and explores conditions under which racing strategies are likely to yield attractive returns. Provides a definition of racing behavior, introduces the notion of an optimal level... View Details
      Keywords: Customers; Price Bubble; Network Effects; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Behavior; Competition
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R. "A Note on Racing to Acquire Customers." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-103, January 2003. (Revised September 2007.)
      • December 2002 (Revised April 2007)
      • Case

      Cargill (A)

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Jose M. M. Porraz
      Cargill is one of the world's leading marketers, processors, and distributors of agricultural, food, industrial, and financial products. In 1998, the company decided to develop a strategic intent to restructure and refocus the company. It did so in response to the... View Details
      Keywords: Business Strategy; Agribusiness; Restructuring; Industry Structures; Global Strategy; Genetics; Demand and Consumers; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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      Goldberg, Ray A., and Jose M. M. Porraz. "Cargill (A)." Harvard Business School Case 903-420, December 2002. (Revised April 2007.)
      • December 2002 (Revised May 2003)
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      Fonterra: Taking on the Dairy World

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Jose M. M. Porraz
      Fonterra was a cooperatively owned dairy company--New Zealand's largest company and the world's largest exporter of dairy products. To maintain its leadership, Fonterra had to respond to increased competition, new consumer tastes, consolidation of its customers, and... View Details
      Keywords: Cooperative Ownership; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Trade; Global Strategy; Food; Business Model; Developing Countries and Economies; Competitive Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; New Zealand
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      Goldberg, Ray A., and Jose M. M. Porraz. "Fonterra: Taking on the Dairy World." Harvard Business School Case 903-413, December 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
      • November 2002 (Revised June 2003)
      • Case

      Monsanto: Leadership in a New Environment

      By: Ray A. Goldberg, James Weber and James M Beagle
      Monsanto is the biotechnology leader in agriculture. How does it use its leadership in Round Up to fund long-term research and development in biotechnology that is acceptable to the priority system of consumers in different parts of the world? Includes color exhibits. View Details
      Keywords: Research and Development; Science-Based Business; Food; Business or Company Management; Agribusiness; Industry Growth; Customer Focus and Relationships; Globalization; Leadership; Biotechnology Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
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      Goldberg, Ray A., James Weber, and James M Beagle. "Monsanto: Leadership in a New Environment." Harvard Business School Case 903-419, November 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
      • November 2002 (Revised June 2003)
      • Case

      Corning, Inc.: Technology Strategy in 2003

      By: Rebecca Henderson
      Corning, Inc. has a 150-year history of building a strategy around innovation. Founded as a glass manufacturer in 1851, the company quickly established itself as a maker of specialty glass products and over the next 100 years diversified into light bulbs, television,... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Situation or Environment; Research and Development; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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      Henderson, Rebecca. "Corning, Inc.: Technology Strategy in 2003." Harvard Business School Case 703-440, November 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
      • October 2002
      • Exercise

      Luster Paint Corporation, The

      By: Janice H. Hammond
      Describes a marketing director about to launch a new process for demand forecasting. Provides data that allow students to do a multivariable regression analysis. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
      Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Analytics and Data Science; Management Practices and Processes; Demand and Consumers; Mathematical Methods
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      Hammond, Janice H. "Luster Paint Corporation, The." Harvard Business School Exercise 603-078, October 2002.
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