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  • June 2013 (Revised June 2016)
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Ensina!

By: John J-H Kim, Alejandra Meraz Velasco and Christine An
In 2011, a group of passionate social entrepreneurs in Rio de Janeiro, with the support and encouragement of several prominent philanthropists and members of government, launch Ensina!, seizing Brazil's unprecedented economic growth and national commitment to... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Teaching; Business and Government Relations; Education Industry; Brazil
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Kim, John J-H, Alejandra Meraz Velasco, and Christine An. "Ensina!" Harvard Business School Case 413-121, June 2013. (Revised June 2016.)
  • December 2024 (Revised July 2025)
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Arcor Group: Navigating Agribusiness Challenges in Argentina

By: Alberto Cavallo, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal
In 2016, Arcor Group, Argentina's leading food company, faced a pivotal decision regarding its newly formed Agribusiness division. CEO Luis Alejandro Pagani and Modesto Magadán, General Manager of the Agribusiness division, evaluated whether to increase investments in... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Market Entry and Exit; Production; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Argentina
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Cavallo, Alberto, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago, and Mariana Cal. "Arcor Group: Navigating Agribusiness Challenges in Argentina." Harvard Business School Case 725-022, December 2024. (Revised July 2025.)
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THEME #2: BUILDING CAPABILITIES THROUGH VARIATION

Prior work has yet to establish definitively the role that variation (e.g. in individuals' activities or organizational processes) plays in the development of capabilities.  Variation is usually either not considered (e.g., the learning curve examines... View Details

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  • May 1994
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Designing Channels of Distribution

By: V. Kasturi Rangan
Presents a framework and a method for addressing the new product channel choice decision. Offers a six-step method that involves: 1) disaggregating and prioritizing a distribution channel by customers' channel function requirements; 2) obtaining and combining... View Details
Keywords: Distribution Channels; Framework; Cost; Customers; Cost vs Benefits; Management
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Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Designing Channels of Distribution." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-116, May 1994.
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Applied Business Analytics

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Business Analytics has become a core function in many firms today and is driving innovation in the form of new business and operating models. Data-driven decision-making requires understanding of statistics, computer... View Details

  • December 2019 (Revised March 2021)
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Carroll Family Farms

By: Forest Reinhardt, Christian Godwin and James Weber
The Carroll Family, U.S. pig and grain farmers, needed to decide what to plant, whether to purchase land, emphasize pigs or grain, or other investments.

Seven family members across three generations owned and operated Carroll Family Farms (CFF). In... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Operations; Strategy; Family Business; Asset Management; Globalization; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States; Brazil; China
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Reinhardt, Forest, Christian Godwin, and James Weber. "Carroll Family Farms." Harvard Business School Case 720-005, December 2019. (Revised March 2021.)
  • 16 May 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?

States has often turned to cutting-edge technology solutions to solve strategic and operational challenges. “Costs tend to rise in all organizations unless managers and their staffs are skilled in industrial... View Details
Keywords: by J. Ronald Fox; Service
  • March 2007
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Ascent Media Group (A)

Ascent Media races to adapt to the changes resulting from increasing digitalization of its business, from creative post-production services to warehousing and repurposing of old media content. Raises issues of how technology interacts with creative processes and... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technology; Management; Creativity
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Austin, Robert D., and Debra Elana Schifrin. "Ascent Media Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 607-064, March 2007.
  • August 1994 (Revised January 1999)
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Taco Bell Corporation (Abridged Update)

By: James L. Heskett
Taco Bell's management has developed plans to establish 100,000 points of service for its fast food business. Clearly, this will require significantly different approaches to management and organization. View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Delivery; Organizations; Food and Beverage Industry
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Heskett, James L. "Taco Bell Corporation (Abridged Update)." Harvard Business School Case 395-010, August 1994. (Revised January 1999.)
  • 04 Mar 2024
  • What Do You Think?

Do People Want to Work Anymore?

an acquaintance complaining about how his retail business had changed. You guessed it. He told me that people just didn’t want to work anymore. He had adjusted in similar ways to the letter-writer. With what sounded like added effort, he apparently was still View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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My research focuses on cross-boundary teaming within and between organizations and on how leaders enable the complex collaborations through which execution and innovation are accomplished in a dynamic environment. In one stream of my research, I study collaboration... View Details
  • June 2013 (Revised March 2014)
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Inditex: 2012

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In the 11 years since its public offering, Inditex and its flagship brand, Zara, had expanded into 86 countries, achieved $21.6 billion in revenue, and become the largest specialty apparel retailer in the world. In marked contrast to the general malaise of the Bolsa de... View Details
Keywords: Fashion; Strategy; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Fashion Industry; Spain
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Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Inditex: 2012." Harvard Business School Case 713-539, June 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
  • October 1995 (Revised March 1996)
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Executive Shirt Company, Inc.

By: Janice H. Hammond and Sylvie Ryckebusch
The Executive Shirt Co. is contemplating a move into custom-made shirts. The company's general manager has charged two of his managers to come up with plans for incorporating production of custom shirts into the existing manufacturing process. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Production; Strategic Planning; Expansion; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
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Hammond, Janice H., and Sylvie Ryckebusch. "Executive Shirt Company, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 696-071, October 1995. (Revised March 1996.)
  • 18 Oct 2022
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Chewy.com’s Make-or-Break Logistics Dilemma

Keywords: Re: Jeffrey F. Rayport; Retail
  • November 1995
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InterZine Productions, Inc.

By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green
Brian Henley founded InterZine Productions to develop interactive multimedia content for America Online (AOL) and the Internet. With funding and support from AOL's Greenhouse program, Henley has launched Golf, a unique interactive golf service. While he has operated on... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Capital; Financing and Loans; Internet and the Web; Management Teams; Innovation and Invention; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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Sahlman, William A., and Jason Green. "InterZine Productions, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 396-174, November 1995.
  • 24 Aug 2015
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Multi-Product Duopoly with Cross-Product Cost Interdependencies

  • January 2009 (Revised July 2009)
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Alibaba's Taobao (A)

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Julie M. Wulf
This case examines the decision of Alibaba Group to diversify from an international business-to-business (B2B) exchange (Alibaba.com) into a B2C and C2C exchange (Taobao.com) for Chinese retailers and consumers. In China, Taobao had managed to displace the once... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Demand and Consumers; Market Transactions; Service Operations; Diversification; Internet and the Web; China
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Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Julie M. Wulf. "Alibaba's Taobao (A)." Harvard Business School Case 709-456, January 2009. (Revised July 2009.)
  • December 2006 (Revised March 2007)
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Worldwide Orphans Foundation

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Susan Saltrick
How does a small non-profit build its organization, funding, & visibility to become sustainable? Traces the history of Worldwide Orphans Foundation from its early days as little more than the dream of its impassioned founder, Dr. Jane Aronson, to a thriving global... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Business History; Business Growth and Maturation; Welfare
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Applegate, Lynda M., and Susan Saltrick. "Worldwide Orphans Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 807-069, December 2006. (Revised March 2007.)
  • 11 Jan 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Mixing Open Source and Proprietary Software Strategies

approaching it product by product.” Their findings highlight the complexities managers face in navigating an increasingly competitive industry. But if there's no easy recipe for software firms, even in the seemingly ideal balance of mixed... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Web Services
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