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- May 1992 (Revised May 1996)
- Teaching Note
AT&T Consumer Products, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-392-108). View Details
- 19 Mar 2024
- Video
The Value of an MBA in Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Retail
- 06 Nov 2023
- Video
The Value of an MBA in Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Retail
- 06 Nov 2023
The Value of an MBA in Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Retail
Do you currently work in manufacturing, consumer products, or retail? Or, do you aspire to work in these dynamic sectors in the future? If you find yourself in either of these categories, we invite you to... View Details
- May 2019 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
State of Charge: The Massachusetts Energy Storage Initiative
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In early 2017, Judith Judson (Harvard Business School MBA, 2000), Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER), was reflecting on the results of the initiative she had led to identify the contribution advanced electricity storage could make... View Details
Keywords: Energy Storage; Energy Generation; Programs; Policy; Strategy; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Massachusetts
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "State of Charge: The Massachusetts Energy Storage Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 719-448, May 2019. (Revised June 2021.)
- 19 Mar 2024
The Value of an MBA in Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Retail
Attention to all young professionals shaping the future in manufacturing, consumer products, or retail: whether you're already excelling in these vibrant sectors or aiming to carve your path, we extend an... View Details
- 16 Feb 2023
The Value of an MBA in Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Retail
Have you ever wondered what an MBA could do to help you accomplish your personal and professional goals? Join us to hear more about why an MBA degree can be of value to students interested in working in Manufacturing, Consumer View Details
- 19 Mar 2024
- Video
The Value of an MBA in Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Retail
- October 2019
- Article
Correcting Consumer Misperception
By: Omar Isaac Asensio
For the well informed, taking actions to curb energy consumption from household appliances is uncomplicated. Now, research shows that simple information provision interventions can correct consumer misperceptions of the energy consumed by common appliances, offering... View Details
Asensio, Omar Isaac. "Correcting Consumer Misperception." Nature Energy 4, no. 10 (October 2019): 823–824.
- December 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Background Note
China's Energy Industry
By: F. Warren McFarlan, George Baroutas and Tracy Manty
China is ranked the world's second largest consumer of energy. This note provides background on China's energy industry and provides details on China's leading state-owned energy companies, production and consumption statistics, and government policies in support of... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, George Baroutas, and Tracy Manty. "China's Energy Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-057, December 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- March 1975 (Revised April 1985)
- Case
L'eggs Products, Inc. (Condensed)
Describes designing an advertising or promotion program to sustain the momentum on L'eggs successful market entry. View Details
Star, Steven H. "L'eggs Products, Inc. (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 575-090, March 1975. (Revised April 1985.)
- September 1982
- Teaching Note
Mason Household Products, Teaching Note
By: David A. Garvin
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
- April 2010
- Teaching Note
Dr. John's Products, Ltd. (TN)
Teaching Note for [803063]. View Details
- June 2013 (Revised June 2014)
- Case
Valero Energy Corporation and Tight Oil
By: Richard H.K. Vietor, Eric Adamson, Aaron Byrd, Ned Chiverton, Mariko Meier and Rob Rain
Valero Energy, an incredibly successful US refiner, needs to make some decisions about tight oil. As production of light tight oil increases—from Eagle Ford, Bakken and elsewhere—Valero considers whether to add topping capacity to handle it, on top of its recent... View Details
Keywords: Petroleum; Oil ＆ Gas; Energy; Environment; Refining; Globalization; Tight Oil; Strategy; Natural Environment; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Policy; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., Eric Adamson, Aaron Byrd, Ned Chiverton, Mariko Meier, and Rob Rain. "Valero Energy Corporation and Tight Oil." Harvard Business School Case 713-083, June 2013. (Revised June 2014.)
- 06 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Cheers to the American Consumer
litany of reasons why America spawns so many entrepreneurs. There is barely an acknowledgment of what Amar Bhide (HBS MBA '79) has appealingly termed "the venturesome consumer." Yet this willingness to adopt new products, new... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- February 2009
- Background Note
An Introduction to Consumer Credit
By: Peter Tufano
This note reviews a variety of shorter-term consumer credit products in the U.S. with an emphasis on the types of products that low- and moderate-income consumers use. Included here are the following: credit cards, bank overdraft products, payday lending, personal... View Details
Tufano, Peter, Andrea Ryan, and Daniel Schneider. "An Introduction to Consumer Credit." Harvard Business School Background Note 209-107, February 2009.
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Energy: A Future of Lower Energy Prices
For a long time, the United States was striving to become energy self-sufficient; now the country is self-sufficient and is becoming a net exporter of energy. That has pretty profound global economic and political implications, and we’ve... View Details
- August 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Consumer Payment Systems — Japan
By: Benjamin Edelman and Andrei Hagiu
In 2008, the Japanese consumer payments landscape featured ongoing widespread use of cash, limited use of credit cards and rapid rise of e-money systems based on contactless technology embedded in cards and especially mobile phones. The case details the alliances that... View Details
Keywords: Personal Finance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Digital Platforms; Alliances; Competitive Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Japan
Edelman, Benjamin, and Andrei Hagiu. "Consumer Payment Systems — Japan." Harvard Business School Case 909-007, August 2008. (Revised May 2009.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- September 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
OPOWER: Increasing Energy Efficiency through Normative Influence (A)
By: Amy J.C. Cuddy, Kyle Todd Doherty and Maarten W. Bos
The case profiles OPOWER, an energy efficiency software company that applies Cialdini's principles of social influence to successfully encourage consumers to reduce their energy usage. OPOWER was co-founded in 2008 by two young Harvard graduates, Dan Yates and Alex... View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Applications and Software; Attitudes; Entrepreneurship; Energy Conservation; Power and Influence; Growth and Development Strategy; Energy Industry; United States
Cuddy, Amy J.C., Kyle Todd Doherty, and Maarten W. Bos. "OPOWER: Increasing Energy Efficiency through Normative Influence (A)." Harvard Business School Case 911-016, September 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
- Article
Optimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations
By: Baris Ata, Deishin Lee and Mustafa H. Tongarlak
A waste-to-energy firm that recycles organic waste with energy recovery performs two environmentally beneficial functions: it diverts waste from landfill and it produces renewable energy. At the same time, the waste-to-energy firm serves and collects revenue from two... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Revenue; Customers; Strategy; Corporate Governance; Wastes and Waste Processing; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Cost Management; Urban Scope
Ata, Baris, Deishin Lee, and Mustafa H. Tongarlak. "Optimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 14, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 231–244.