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- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
unique opportunity to study strategy in the making when she headed to the company's Denmark headquarters last year. The case study The LEGO Group: Envisioning Risks in Asia, coauthored with HBS research associate Dominique Hamel, vividly...
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- March 1997
- Case
Private Management and Public Schools (A)
Examines the prospects for private management in U.S. public schools. Introduces the U.S. system of education and the concerns driving the education reform process. Focuses on the education and business strategies of Education Alternatives, Inc. (EAI), Public...
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Keywords:
For-Profit Firms;
Value;
Education;
Government and Politics;
Education Industry;
United States
Dyck, Alexander, and Danielle J. Melito. "Private Management and Public Schools (A)." Harvard Business School Case 797-113, March 1997.
- Article
Don't Stop Believing: Rituals Improve Performance by Decreasing Anxiety
By: Alison Wood Brooks, Julianna Schroeder, Jane Risen, Francesca Gino, Adam D. Galinsky, Michael I. Norton and Maurice Schweitzer
From public speaking to first dates, people frequently experience performance anxiety. And when experienced immediately before or during performance, anxiety harms performance. Across a series of experiments, we explore the efficacy of a common strategy that people...
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Brooks, Alison Wood, Julianna Schroeder, Jane Risen, Francesca Gino, Adam D. Galinsky, Michael I. Norton, and Maurice Schweitzer. "Don't Stop Believing: Rituals Improve Performance by Decreasing Anxiety." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 137 (November 2016): 71–85.
- August 1985 (Revised March 1986)
- Case
InteCom
Looks at the evolution of industry structure, the use of strategy to create competitive advantages, and the sustainability of competitive advantage.
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Ghemawat, Pankaj. "InteCom." Harvard Business School Case 386-053, August 1985. (Revised March 1986.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
The Value Potential of New Business Models
By: David J. Collis
One attempt to regain the ground that strategy has recently lost, which was described in the first article, has been the introduction of “business models” as the precursor to competitive positioning within an industry. Understanding a business model provides a...
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Collis, David J. "The Value Potential of New Business Models." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-028, September 2019.
- September 1995 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Loblaw Companies Limited: Differentiation in the 90s and Beyond
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Thomas N. Urban Jr and Jane L. Wertz
Loblaw wants to develop long-term relationships with its customers and is testing a variety of strategies to do this.
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Business or Company Management;
Marketing Strategy
Goldberg, Ray A., Thomas N. Urban Jr, and Jane L. Wertz. "Loblaw Companies Limited: Differentiation in the 90s and Beyond." Harvard Business School Case 596-030, September 1995. (Revised October 1995.)
- February 2007 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Li & Fung 2006
By: F. Warren McFarlan, William C. Kirby and Tracy Manty
Describes the opportunities and strategy facing one of the most innovative global supply-chain companies, and the strategy it has chosen to deal with the expanding demand for its services. Li & Fung links thousands of factories in India, China, and elsewhere to nearly...
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Keywords:
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Distribution Channels;
Global Range;
Strategy;
Information Technology;
Service Industry;
Distribution Industry;
China;
India;
United States;
Europe
McFarlan, F. Warren, William C. Kirby, and Tracy Manty. "Li & Fung 2006." Harvard Business School Case 307-077, February 2007. (Revised May 2007.)
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
and strategy with an emphasis on environmental management, Reinhardt recently shared his expertise with HBS alumni during reunion weekend. His talk, titled "Down to Earth: Applying Basic Business Principles to Environmental...
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by Martha Lagace
- December 2008 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Special Economic Zones in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (A)
By: Laura Alfaro and Lakshmi Iyer
In 2005, the government of India enacted the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act in order to attract investment, generate export revenues, and create manufacturing jobs. However, several planned projects faced difficulties in acquiring land for setting up the SEZ. In...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Development Economics;
Economic Growth;
Policy;
Government Legislation;
Property;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
India
Alfaro, Laura, and Lakshmi Iyer. "Special Economic Zones in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (A)." Harvard Business School Case 709-027, December 2008. (Revised October 2012.)
- July–September 2014
- Article
Investing in Superstars: Lessons from the World of Football [¿Cómo Invertir en Superestrellas? Lecciones del Mundo del Fútbol]
By: Anita Elberse
Markets for soccer players are winner-take-all markets in which a select few top players earn extremely high rewards. The search for effective talent strategies in these conditions has led clubs to pursue a superstar-acquisition model, a talent-development model, or a...
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- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
studies drivers of regulatory behavior as well as the resulting decision-making process of managers within regulated organizations. In the paper The Effects of Media Slant on Firm Behavior, forthcoming in the Journal of Financial Economics, Heese and coauthor Vishal P....
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- May 1985 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Comdisco, Inc.
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Rita J. Seymour
Comdisco, the largest independent dealer and lessor of computers and peripheral equipment, needs financing in order to match its market's growth of 20-30% per year. The company has access to two types of risk capital, but there are substantial costs and risks...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Strategy;
Cost vs Benefits;
Capital Structure;
Financing and Loans;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Computer Industry;
Distribution Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Rita J. Seymour. "Comdisco, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 285-109, May 1985. (Revised October 2001.)
- September 1988 (Revised October 1992)
- Case
Suzuki Samurai
By: John A. Quelch
Suzuki and advertising agency executives are debating the product positioning and accompanying copy strategy alternatives for the Suzuki Samurai prior to its U.S. introduction.
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Keywords:
Product Positioning;
Marketing Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Advertising Campaigns;
Advertising Industry;
Auto Industry;
Japan;
United States
Quelch, John A. "Suzuki Samurai." Harvard Business School Case 589-028, September 1988. (Revised October 1992.)
- December 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners
Selling an intangible like advertising services is a difficult task. The first step is to understand how brands buy these services. What are they looking for? What do they need to learn? How do they go about assessing things like creativity, trust, and loyalty? This...
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Godes, David B. "Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners." Harvard Business School Case 508-043, December 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- March 2000 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Korea: On the Back of a Tiger
Describes the development strategy followed by Korea under the leadership of Park Chung Hee as well as the reform efforts embarked on by his successors.
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Government and Politics;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Public Administration Industry;
South Korea
Huang, Yasheng. "Korea: On the Back of a Tiger." Harvard Business School Case 700-097, March 2000. (Revised May 2002.)
- 02 Jul 2012
- News
Rebecca Henderson on Business & the Environment
- December 2023
- Case
Raízen: Helping to Decarbonize the World?
By: Gunnar Trumbull, Pedro Levindo, Daniel Tong and Rafaella Mazza
Raízen, the world’s largest sugar and ethanol producer, strived to find ways to expand the second-generation ethanol (E2G) market, which it pioneered. The company planned to invest R$24 billion (around $4.6 billion) in 20 production plants, with a total capacity to...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Renewable Energy;
Environmental Sustainability;
Production;
Expansion;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Energy Industry;
Brazil;
Europe;
North America;
United States;
Argentina;
Paraguay
Trumbull, Gunnar, Pedro Levindo, Daniel Tong, and Rafaella Mazza. "Raízen: Helping to Decarbonize the World?" Harvard Business School Case 724-014, December 2023.
- November – December 1998
- Article
Clusters and the New Economics of Competition
This article explains how clusters foster high levels of productivity and innovation and lays out the implications for competitive strategy and economic policy. Economic geography in an era of global competition poses a paradox. In theory, location should no longer be...
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Porter, Michael E. "Clusters and the New Economics of Competition." Harvard Business Review 76, no. 6 (November–December 1998): 77–90.
- November 2019 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Away: Scaling a DTC Travel Brand
By: Jill Avery and Joseph B. Fuller
Away, a direct-to-consumer, digital native e-commerce seller of travel luggage, is debating how to invest its latest round of venture funding. How quickly could and should Away scale and what were the most promising growth trajectories to maximize its potential? Three...
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Keywords:
Brand Management;
DTC;
Brand Extension;
Lifestyle Brand;
Customer Segmentation;
Retailing;
Scaling And Growth;
Startup;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Marketing Channels;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Consumer Behavior;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Startups;
E-commerce;
Consumer Products Industry;
Travel Industry;
United States;
North America
Avery, Jill, and Joseph B. Fuller. "Away: Scaling a DTC Travel Brand." Harvard Business School Case 520-051, November 2019. (Revised April 2020.)