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- 20 Nov 2019
- Video
Shinta Widjaja Kamdani
Shinta Kamdani, owner of Indonesian-based consumer products and energy company Sintesa Group, describes the four E's of her corporate value system - empowerment, entrepreneurship, excellence, and empathy, which are derived from her family values.
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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Managing Yourself: The Paradox of Excellence
- June 1996 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
AeroTech Service Group, Inc.
AeroTech Service Group uses Internet protocols and other advanced computing technologies to interconnect the IS networks of McDonnell-Douglas Aerospace with many of its customers, suppliers, and other partners. The case discusses AeroTech's product and explores options...
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Information Technology;
Information Technology Industry;
Air Transportation Industry
Upton, David M., and Andrew P. McAfee. "AeroTech Service Group, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 696-094, June 1996. (Revised April 2003.)
- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
by third-party product reviews at 59 percent, and beauty professionals at 55 percent. Company advertisements ranked much lower at 44 percent, and public figures View Details
- March 1998 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
InPart
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, Michael J. Roberts and Jon Biotti
Stacey Lawson, HBS 1996, started a CAD parts representations database company to help designers and engineers with the design process. The company has completed its product and is starting to sell it. The case examines issues involving the organization of the sales...
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- February 2018
- Case
Qualtrics (A)
By: Doug J. Chung and James M. Lattin
Qualtrics was an online survey research platform and since the beginning, the company had relied entirely on an inside sales model—sales done remotely without face-to-face contact with clients. The low-cost inside sales model, along with an emphasis on a strong sales...
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Keywords:
Sales Strategy;
Inside Sales Model;
Sales;
Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Chung, Doug J., and James M. Lattin. "Qualtrics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 518-082, February 2018.
- 01 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes
maintaining good relationships with consumers. The consumer response to price changes that happened in 2022 may not predict how consumers will react in 2024. Some products may be more profitable at lower prices View Details
- September 1993
- Case
Rhone-Poulenc (B)
Rhone-Poulenc, France's largest chemical firm, has achieved a major position in the United States as the result of an ambitious series of acquisitions. As it expanded in the United States from 1986 to 1990, Rhone-Poulenc management sought to take a "hands-off" approach...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Organizational Structure;
Chemical Industry;
France;
United States
Rosenzweig, Philip M. "Rhone-Poulenc (B)." Harvard Business School Case 394-041, September 1993.
- October 2009 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Access Program
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
Gilead Sciences, the U.S. leader in HIV/AIDS medicines, with global sales of $5.4 billion in 2009, had undertaken several innovative actions to make its anti-viral products available to over 100 low- and middle-income countries. Having reached nearly 680,000 patients...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Emerging Markets;
Product;
Sales;
Competitive Strategy;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Access Program." Harvard Business School Case 510-029, October 2009. (Revised July 2013.)
- Web
Curriculum - MBA
operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as well as the creation and...
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- February 2005 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Chuck's Wagon Inc.
By: Paul W. Marshall and Derek Lewis
This case describes the experiences of an HBS student as he takes on the challege of transitioning from an intern to a president at a small consumer packaged goods firm in Southern Texas. This HBS student is confronted with the opportunity to perform an operational and...
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Keywords:
Consumer Goods;
Operations Strategy;
Executive Development;
Strategy;
Small Business;
Production;
Transformation;
Management Skills;
Financial Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Texas
Marshall, Paul W., and Derek Lewis. "Chuck's Wagon Inc." Harvard Business School Case 805-100, February 2005. (Revised November 2012.)
- February 2000 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
Merrill Lynch, a full-service brokerage firm with $1.5 trillion in client assets, is under attack from both discount and electronic brokerage firms. It responds with Integrated Choice, a suite of products designed to capture clients from the do-it-yourself investor who...
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Keywords:
Distribution Channels;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Financial Services Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice." Harvard Business School Case 500-090, February 2000. (Revised January 2008.)
- September 2010
- Case
Merck: Investing in Science-Based Business (Abridged)
By: Ananth Raman and Inga Katharina Maurer
Ray Gilmartin faces a dilemma. His company's credibility has been damaged by the recent withdrawal of Vioxx, a multi-billion dollar drug. Moreover, the withdrawal of Vioxx would imply that Merck would fail to meet analysts' earnings expectations for 2005 unless...
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Raman, Ananth, and Inga Katharina Maurer. "Merck: Investing in Science-Based Business (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 611-027, September 2010.
- 29 Dec 2014
- News
Children’s tablet designed in Mass. hits market in March
- 18 Nov 2019
- Video
Adi Godrej
Adi Godrej, Chair of the India-based Godrej Group, discusses the decision to deploy the cash generated by the group’s businesses to acquire consumer products companies in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Working World
- 06 Dec 2012
- HBS Seminar
Francisco Monaldi, Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
- July 1989 (Revised December 1990)
- Case
CIBA-GEIGY Pharmaceuticals: Pharma International
By: John A. Quelch
Examines the decision by Pharma International on whether to launch an antimalarial product in Nigeria and, if so, how that should be implemented. Involves commercial, ethical, and policy considerations. Rich in situation assessment data, the case refers to criticism of...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Product Launch;
Policy;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Nigeria
Quelch, John A. "CIBA-GEIGY Pharmaceuticals: Pharma International." Harvard Business School Case 589-108, July 1989. (Revised December 1990.)