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- November 2018 (Revised December 2020)
- Technical Note
Economic Growth
By: Alberto Cavallo, Anne Laski and Florencia Hnilo
Cavallo, Alberto, Anne Laski, and Florencia Hnilo. "Economic Growth." Harvard Business School Technical Note 719-033, November 2018. (Revised December 2020.)
- January 2022
- Case
Walmart USA—Searching for Growth
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Maria P. Roche
In 2022, Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart, and his team looked back at a difficult but ultimately successful past year. The global pandemic had posed enormous challenges, but the company had weathered the storm successfully, raising same-store sales growth,...
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Keywords:
Health Pandemics;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Sales;
Business Strategy;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Retail Industry
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Maria P. Roche. "Walmart USA—Searching for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 722-395, January 2022.
- 2003
- Chapter
Multinationals and the Developing Countries
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Multinationals and the Developing Countries." In The New Economic Analysis of Multinationals, edited by Thomas Brewer, Stephen Guisinger, and Stephen Young. Northampton, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003. (Originally published in Journal of International Business Studies 29, no. 1, pp. 101-114.)
- October 2018
- Case
Recipe for Success: Growth and Evolution at Cafe Cupcake
By: Anthony Mayo and Heather Beckham
Café Cupcake (CC) is a fast-casual restaurant chain that offers artisan cupcakes and light fare throughout the southeastern United States and Texas. This case chronicles the growth and evolution of Café Cupcake. It also considers the specific human resource challenges...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Human Resources;
Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Food and Beverage Industry
Mayo, Anthony, and Heather Beckham. "Recipe for Success: Growth and Evolution at Cafe Cupcake." Harvard Business School Brief Case 919-509, October 2018.
- May 2009
- Teaching Note
Ceres Gardening Company: Funding Growth in Organic Products (Brief Case)
By: John H. McArthur and Sunru Yong
Teaching Note to 4017.
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- 2003
- Book
The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor
Christensen, Clayton M., and Michael E. Raynor. The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2003.
- March 2024
- Case
Lyft 2023: Roads to Growth and Differentiation
By: Ranjay Gulati and Jeffrey Huizinga
Set in San Francisco in winter 2023, this case explores the strategic challenges and initiatives at Lyft under the leadership of its new CEO, David Risher. Confronted with declining market share and financial pressures, Risher spent his first six months at the helm...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Turnarounds;
Ridesharing;
Transition;
Strategy;
Culture;
Change Management;
Transportation Industry;
Technology Industry
Gulati, Ranjay, and Jeffrey Huizinga. "Lyft 2023: Roads to Growth and Differentiation." Harvard Business School Case 424-060, March 2024.
- September 2018
- Case
Hunley, Inc.: Casting for Growth
By: John A. Quelch and James T. Kindley
Hunley, Inc. manufactures rods for the niche sport of fly fishing. It specializes in freshwater rods that are perceived as "middle-market" products, targeted at "avid" fly fishers. In the face of declining revenue and a decreasing price per unit sold, the company's...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Sports;
Marketing Channels;
Distribution Channels
Quelch, John A., and James T. Kindley. "Hunley, Inc.: Casting for Growth." Harvard Business School Brief Case 919-501, September 2018.
- November 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Background Note
Developing Leaders
By: Boris Groysberg and Amanda Cowen
Provides an overview of leadership development for the manager charged with developing a single individual or corporate leadership program. Introduces a framework for understanding the components of developmental experiences and then applies it to a range of...
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Groysberg, Boris, and Amanda Cowen. "Developing Leaders." Harvard Business School Background Note 407-015, November 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- Article
Can Anything Derail Google's Growth Engine?
Keywords:
Marketing, Technology, Digital, Services, And Strategy;
Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Marketing
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Can Anything Derail Google's Growth Engine?" Bloomberg Businessweek Online (October 27, 2008).
- 2015
- Working Paper
Competitiveness and Clusters: Implications for a New European Growth Strategy
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
This paper develops policy recommendations on the use of cluster-based economic policies and the adoption of a new concept of competitiveness in the context of the new growth path that WWWforEurope aims to outline.
A first section discusses and derives an... View Details
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Keywords:
Competitiveness;
Clusters;
Economic Policy;
European Union;
Competition;
Industry Clusters;
Policy;
Economic Growth;
European Union
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Competitiveness and Clusters: Implications for a New European Growth Strategy." WWW for Europe Working Paper Series, No. 84, February 2015.
- September 2023 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Accelerating with Caution: Forecasting and Managing birddogs' Growth
By: Mark Egan
As 2017 was drawing to a close, birddogs’ founder and CEO, Peter Baldwin, was working with his CFO Jack Sullivan to prepare for 2018. Their task at hand? To predict the demand for their product in the coming season, determine the appropriate investments in working...
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Keywords:
Inventory;
Working Capital;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Financing and Loans;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Egan, Mark. "Accelerating with Caution: Forecasting and Managing birddogs' Growth." Harvard Business School Case 224-023, September 2023. (Revised February 2024.)
- September 1983 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Dunkin' Donuts (C): Growth Strategy
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Dunkin' Donuts franchises and operates retail donut shops for take-home and in-shop consumption. Looks at three growth alternatives: 1) More shops (owned or franchised); 2) A broader product line; and 3) More advertising. Raises important issues related to franchise...
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Keywords:
Advertising;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Brands and Branding;
Logistics;
Franchise Ownership;
Relationships;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Dunkin' Donuts (C): Growth Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 584-041, September 1983. (Revised December 1985.)
- October 1984
- Background Note
Developing and Communicating Strategy Goals
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard R. Ellsworth
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Richard R. Ellsworth. "Developing and Communicating Strategy Goals." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-164, October 1984.
- January–February 1995
- Article
Corporate Reputation: Aid to Growth and Shield
By: S. A. Greyser
Greyser, S. A. "Corporate Reputation: Aid to Growth and Shield." Inside PR's Magazine of Reputation Management (January–February 1995).
- August 2018
- Teaching Note
Magpie: Developing and Using Buyer Personas
Teaching Note for HBS No. 818-013. Magpie is a startup with a platform that allows publishers to natively tag the products discussed in their content and thus allows consumers to purchase those products without needing to leave that publisher’s web page. A key aspect...
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- 1993
- Chapter
Cases, Publication, and Career Development
By: S. A. Greyser
Keywords:
Personal Development and Career
Greyser, S. A. "Cases, Publication, and Career Development." In Enhancing Knowledge Development in Marketing: Perspectives and Viewpoints, edited by P. R. Varadarajan and A. Menon. Chicago: American Marketing Association, 1993.
- September 2020
- Teaching Note
Miami's Tech Future (D): Developing New Leadership
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
Traditional establishment leadership of Miami is increasingly challenged by a rising millennial generation that is more diverse and brings more innovative and entrepreneurial “outside-the-building” approaches, including impatience for change. Leadership succession is...
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- 04 Dec 2019
- Working Paper Summaries