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  • April 1986 (Revised January 1993)
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Au Bon Pain

An eight-year-old company is in the midst of growth. This case follows the company from its inception through its growth stages. Teaching objectives are to understand the problems of growth, partnership, and operations-driven companies. View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Growth and Development; Service Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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Kao, John J. "Au Bon Pain." Harvard Business School Case 486-100, April 1986. (Revised January 1993.)
  • June 1987
  • Supplement

Au Bon Pain: Interviews with Ron Shaich and Len Schlesinger, Video

By: W. Earl Sasser, Christopher Hart and Lucy N. Lytle
To be used with Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, the Partner/Manager Program. View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Human Resources; Management Systems; Selection and Staffing; Programs; Partners and Partnerships; Food and Beverage Industry
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Sasser, W. Earl, Christopher Hart, and Lucy N. Lytle. "Au Bon Pain: Interviews with Ron Shaich and Len Schlesinger, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-548, June 1987.
  • August 1987
  • Supplement

Au Bon Pain: A Presentation by Gary Aronson and Brian McEvoy, Video

To be used with Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, the Partner/Manager Program. View Details
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Hart, Christopher. "Au Bon Pain: A Presentation by Gary Aronson and Brian McEvoy, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 888-502, August 1987.
  • March 1987 (Revised October 1993)
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Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, The Partner/Manager Program

By: W. Earl Sasser
In recent years, Au Bon Pain (ABP), a chain of upscale French bakeries/sandwich cafes based in Boston, confronted a set of human resource problems endemic to the fast food industry (i.e., a labor shortage which made it difficult to attract and maintain quality crew... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Managerial Roles; Retention; Employees; Performance Improvement; Recruitment; Problems and Challenges; Compensation and Benefits; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry; Boston
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Sasser, W. Earl. "Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, The Partner/Manager Program." Harvard Business School Case 687-063, March 1987. (Revised October 1993.)
  • March 1992 (Revised December 1993)
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Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, The Partner/Manager Program, Teaching Note

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Roger H. Hallowell
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Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Roger H. Hallowell. "Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, The Partner/Manager Program, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 692-090, March 1992. (Revised December 1993.)
  • 17 Jun 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Amazon, Whole Foods Deal a Big Win for Consumers

Source: 400tmax Editor's Note. Online retailing behemoth Amazon announced June 16 that it would acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at more than $13 billion. Though the company has dabbled with the idea of a brick-and-mortar footprint in... View Details
Keywords: by Jose Alvarez and Len Schlesinger; Retail
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