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  • June 1983
  • Background Note

Note on the Paper Machinery Industry

By: Christopher A. Bartlett
Describes the major structural changes taking place in the paper industry in the 1970s: major oil and pulp price increases, pollution legislation, a shift in industry development from OECD countries to LDCs and NICs and the technological revolution in paper making.... View Details
Keywords: Engineering; Price; Global Strategy; Growth and Development; Industry Structures; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Pollutants; Competition; Pulp and Paper Industry
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  • 02 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 2

Lead Times Authors:Santiago Kraiselburd, Richard Pibernik, and Ananth Raman Publication:Production and Operations Management (forthcoming) Abstract It is generally a well acknowledged fact that, ceteris paribus, reducing the lead times between downstream and upstream... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • September 2023
  • Teaching Note

Apple’s iPhone Revolution: Pioneering the Circular Economy

By: George Serafeim
Teaching Note for HBS Case 123-089. The case describes the Trade-In system for iPhones that allow iPhones to be refurbished and reused or to be recycled. The case provides information for the students to analyze the financial attractiveness of the Trade-In system and... View Details
Keywords: Iphone; Smartphone; Technology; Business Model Innovation; Carbon Emissions; Recycling; Business Model; Product Design; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Technology Industry
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  • 02 Feb 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t

not going to compete by building a car manufacturing supply chain, a telephony network or a big retail footprint. We are going to use that available infrastructure to our advantage. These startups are like fleas on the backs View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 14 Nov 2007
  • First Look

First Look: November 14, 2007

languages—are closely connected. Analyzing more than 2,000 products launched by 210 firms, the present article explores how the variety of product languages is approached in the strategy of innovators and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Jun 2009
  • First Look

First Look: June 2, 2009

in many creative industries, monetary incentives play a reduced role in motivating authors to remain creative. Data on the supply of new works are consistent with the argument that file sharing did not... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Jul 2019
  • Blog Post

Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID

School. I wanted to pursue a joint degree that would help me address the dichotomy of my intended field, where climate investment cannot be an arena for governments alone and where impact involves navigating View Details
  • September 2011 (Revised February 2013)
  • Case

Trucost: Valuing Corporate Environmental Impacts

By: Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice
Trucost provided corporate environmental performance data and analysis to institutional investors and corporate managers, but after operating for a decade had yet to achieve profitability. Trucost was struggling to effectively differentiate its high quality products... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Distribution Channels; Investment; Measurement and Metrics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Information; Value; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Services Industry
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  • 09 Apr 2021
  • Blog Post

Reflections on Student Conferences in 2020

Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Nourishing Global Food System "Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Nourishing Global Food System" was the 2nd annual conference hosted by the Food, Agriculture, and... View Details
  • May 2003 (Revised November 2005)
  • Case

Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises

By: Joseph L. Bower
The great U.K. retailer fell on hard times in 1998. In 2001, a new CEO was recruited who appears to have succeeded in turning around this world-renown company. This case examines the steps he took (strategic, structural, and recruiting key people) and highlights a... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Recruitment; Leadership Development; Crisis Management; Supply and Industry; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Segmentation; Retail Industry
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  • 02 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 2

Started with a small intimate team in London, the firm had merged with a continental PE firm and was successful, with an increased focus on Asia deals. After a long day of global partner meetings behind... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 19, 2008

Author:Noel Watson Abstract In this paper we propose a perceptions framework for categorizing a range of inventory decision making that can be employed in a single-stage supply chain. We take the existence... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 16

and scale of this unique global corporation. Geoffrey Jones, a leading business historian from the Harvard Business School, takes us inside this corporation, which from its origins in Britain and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • April 2009 (Revised May 2010)
  • Case

Urbi and the City Licensee Managers

By: John D. Macomber and Regina Garcia-Cuellar
A leading low income housing builder in Mexico decides which prospective new local partner best extends its advantages in managing twin production lines of homes and clients. URBI has built substantial competitive advantage in the technology and culture that matches... View Details
Keywords: Mortgages; Government and Politics; Housing; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Market Entry and Exit; Production; Supply Chain; Organizational Culture; Franchise Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Real Estate Industry; China; India; Mexico; United States
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  • 04 Sep 2019
  • News

A Climate Change Optimist

says. Green America’s sustainable supply chain networks provide peer learning, support, and connections to innovations. “I love the market-solution focus of what we do,” says... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photo by Seth Lowe
  • 11 Feb 2016
  • Blog Post

First Came Love, then Came Business School

Native Canadians Jocelyne and Corey first met and fell in love when they were studying Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University in Ontario. While Jocelyne went on to work for PepsiCo in operations and supply View Details
  • 24 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 24, 2007

traditional handicraft artisans in rural India. Established in 1960 as an exporter of home furnishings, Fabindia has grown as a consumer-facing retailer of apparel, home furnishings, organic food, and body... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Dec 2014
  • News

Fashion's Retail Revolution

Dressing by Number Dressing by Number Ivy Ross Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future Today, though, the case studies are on a multitude View Details
Keywords: April White; fashion; Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Finance
  • 24 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works

challenge: keeping Merck’s antibiotic factory running after school closures forced employees with children to stay home. Omar Ishrak, Medtronic CEO, leads a global company of 100,000 people. His greatest... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George; Health
  • 28 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 28

examines the operations strategy of Whole Foods, one of the largest natural grocery chains in the United States. In late 2013, Whole Foods was expanding rapidly, with a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel