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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Understanding the Digital Frontier
LI AND BERNOFF: Executives can’t afford to turn their backs on social networking. Nothing gives CEOs and marketers instant heartburn more than seeing their hard-won brand equity hijacked by forces beyond their control — too often by... View Details
- September 1992 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
Empresas ICA and the Mexican Road Privatization Program
By: Willis M. Emmons III and Monica Brand
Mexico's largest construction company, Empresas ICA, makes an initial public offering to international equity investors in April 1992 to help fund its participation in an ambitious new private-sector approach to highway development. Under the new program, launched by... View Details
Keywords: Construction; Transportation Networks; Infrastructure; Privatization; Private Equity; Investment; Initial Public Offering; Private Sector; Government and Politics; Policy; Construction Industry; Mexico
Emmons, Willis M., III, and Monica Brand. "Empresas ICA and the Mexican Road Privatization Program." Harvard Business School Case 793-028, September 1992. (Revised March 1993.)
- 28 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’
October, startup Fantex Brokerage Services announced plans to sell stocks related to the star power of an individual athlete's brand. Its first trading stock, which will mark the company's initial public offering, "will be linked to the value and performance of... View Details
- September 1988 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
Watt Group: Consumer Product and Retailing Doctors (A)
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Watt Group: Consumer Product and Retailing Doctors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 589-051, September 1988. (Revised November 1988.)
- Profile
Aline Camargo
the career paths that I was considering doing. How has HBS prepared you for your summer internship & your long term career? As I plan to develop my career in Brand Management and Marketing Strategy, I know that I will constantly... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Designing Change
employment at Muzak since it raised all of the questions about ‘elevator music.’ Suddenly, the excitement of the new brand and the new story had become almost viral. We wanted everyone to know where we worked and how lucky we were to work... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Students Top Marketing Contest
In January, Melissa Lau, Yanlin Liu, and Deena Malkina (all HBS ’08) took home top honors in Rice University’s seventh annual Marketing Case competition, besting student teams from nine other business schools, including Kellogg, Stanford, and Sloan. With the teams... View Details
- June 1995
- Supplement
Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (B)
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
Provides an update to the (A) case. View Details
Emmons, Willis M., III, Monica Brand, and Greg Keller. "Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 795-048, June 1995.
- December 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Teaching Note
Private Label at Dayton Hudson Department Store Co., Teaching Note
By: Walter J. Salmon
- March 2007 (Revised July 2011)
- Case
Nike Inc. - Heading Toward 2012
This is a short case (2 pages), which can be distributed and discussed in class as an update through 2006 of the Nike case series. It follows Nike, Inc.: Entering the Millennium (Case #299-084). View Details
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Nike Inc. - Heading Toward 2012." Harvard Business School Case 207-105, March 2007. (Revised July 2011.)
- December 1995
- Teaching Note
Laura Ashley Series TN
- May 2013
- Teaching Note
Mutti S.p.a.
By: Jose B. Alvarez, Carin-Isabel Knoop, Aldo Sesia and Mary Shelman
- November 2011 (Revised June 2014)
- Supplement
Coco Chanel: Creating Fashion for the Modern Woman (C)
By: Mukti Khaire and Kerry Herman
Khaire, Mukti, and Kerry Herman. "Coco Chanel: Creating Fashion for the Modern Woman (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 812-038, November 2011. (Revised June 2014.)
- September 1993
- Background Note
The Private Label Movement
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Ray A. Goldberg
Private labels, previously weak in the U.S. market, are making inroads in the United States and Canada. Reasons for this include a weak economy, better quality of private label goods, and a desire by retailers to increase profitability. View Details
Kaplan, Robert S., and Ray A. Goldberg. "The Private Label Movement." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-039, September 1993.
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
book excerpt The Scale Of The Threat From Retail Revolution: Will Your Brick-and-Mortar Store Survive? By Rajiv Lal, José B. Alvarez and Dan Greenberg After years against the ropes, many retailers are fighting out of the corner: revisiting store layouts and shifting... View Details
- 29 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the ‘Flutie Effect’ on College Marketing
Boston College's greatest marketing campaign lasted about six seconds. It's called the "Flutie Effect." In a 1984 game against the University of Miami, BC quarterback Doug Flutie threw a last-second "Hail Mary" pass 48 yards that was miraculously... View Details
- Profile
Juan Camargo
Camargo. "The younger audience doesn't have a notion of what an electric car should be, and they are open to new technologies." And even if the youth market isn't ready for high-end wheels, changing the perception of the Cadillac View Details
- 25 May 2021
- Panel Discussion
Understanding the Moment
By: Lynn S. Paine, Walter Robb, H. W. Brands and Suzanne Vautrinot
How can we put recent developments in American history, and recent trends in thinking about the responsibilities of business, into perspective? What is the role of the corporation in supporting democracy and civil society? Our panelists—Lynn S. Paine, Walter Robb, H.... View Details
"Understanding the Moment." National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Texas Tricities Chapter, May 25, 2021. (Panel moderator.)
- Career Coach
Connie Walsh
team for $5B Staples Brands Group at Staples, Inc. She was responsible for marketing & developing product lines and brands across retail, contract, online and catalogue businesses and for the packaging... View Details
- May 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
Nanda Home: Preparing for Life after Clocky
By: Elie Ofek and Jill Avery
Gauri Nanda, the inventor of Clocky, the alarm clock that rolls off the bed stand and forces its owner to find it, has to make critical decisions regarding the future of her nascent company. As sales of Clocky show signs of declining, she must decide whether to... View Details
Ofek, Elie, and Jill Avery. "Nanda Home: Preparing for Life after Clocky." Harvard Business School Case 511-134, May 2011. (Revised March 2012.)