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- June 2005 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Amazon.com's European Distribution Strategy
By: Janice Hammond and Claire Chiron
Describes how Amazon's distribution system evolved from the company's inception. In 2003, Amazon Europe must decide how to reconfigure its distribution network in light of expected growth, products proliferation, and geographical expansion in Europe. Examines how...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Growth and Development;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Supply and Industry;
Distribution;
Supply Chain;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Expansion;
Web Services Industry
Hammond, Janice, and Claire Chiron. "Amazon.com's European Distribution Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 605-002, June 2005. (Revised August 2013.)
- Fall 2014
- Article
How to Win in an Omnichannel World
By: David R. Bell, Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno
The omnichannel environment presents new challenges and opportunities for both information and product fulfillment. While all retailers need to effectively and efficiently manage fulfillment and information provision, there are important nuances to how this happens,...
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Keywords:
Supply Chain Management;
Customer Relationship Management;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
United States
Bell, David R., Santiago Gallino, and Antonio Moreno. "How to Win in an Omnichannel World." MIT Sloan Management Review 56, no. 1 (Fall 2014): 45–53.
- October 2019
- Case
David Yin's Vegetarian Mission
By: Boris Groysberg and Evan M.S. Hecht
After the establishment of his critically-acclaimed upscale vegetarian restaurant, King’s Joy, in Beijing, chef and entrepreneur David Yin must decide whether or not to expand to other locations or continue to invest in his existing location in order to fulfill his...
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Keywords:
Restaurant;
Restaurant Industry;
Creative Ability;
Creative Industries;
Values;
Entrepreneurship;
Creativity;
Food;
Values and Beliefs;
China
Groysberg, Boris, and Evan M.S. Hecht. "David Yin's Vegetarian Mission." Harvard Business School Case 420-027, October 2019.
- 17 Aug 2015
- News
For Leadership, Do You Need a Ladder or Compass?
- Career Coach
Minal Mehta
Minal (Harvard Business School ‘10, Stanford ‘03) has over two decades of experience in the technology industry. Most recently, she was the cofounder and CEO of AllTakes, a venture-backed online platform designed to foster secure and meaningful connections among users...
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- June 2010 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Scientific Glass Incorporated: Inventory Management
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
Scientific Glassware is a fast-growing, privately held company that provides specialized glassware for laboratory and research facilities. Excess inventory is tying up extra capital needed to fund the company's expansion plans. The newly hired Manager of Inventory...
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Keywords:
Inventory Control;
Inventory Management;
Materials Management;
Order Processing;
Warehousing;
Salesforce Management;
Logistics;
Operations;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Finance;
Consumer Products Industry;
Technology Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C., and William Schmidt. "Scientific Glass Incorporated: Inventory Management." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-208, June 2010. (Revised January 2011.)
Operations in an Omnichannel World
The world of retailing has changed dramatically in the past decade. This edited book examines the challenges and opportunities arising from the shift towards omni- channel retail. We examine these issues through the lenses of operations management, emphasizing...
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- 19 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
Leadership Fellow Ming Min Hui: Figuring Out Her Mission
Ming Min Hui (MBA 2015) had a very specific intention in mind when she applied to HBS. After an early career in investment banking and corporate strategy, “I wanted to apply my business skills to something more fulfilling and...
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Nonprofit / Government
- 16 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations
While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study about how the Sesame Workshop CEO, Jeff Dunn (MBA 1981), was changing the institution. “I was blown away,”...
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Nonprofit / Government
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations
While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study about how the Sesame Workshop CEO, Jeff Dunn (MBA 1981), was changing the institution. “I was blown away,”...
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- January 2018
- Supplement
Interview with Case Protagonist Wen Li
By: Willy C. Shih
In today's global economy, what are the factors that go into production location choice? This case is set in the world's largest automotive glass producer as it expands from China into the United States. To meet a very aggressive cost target, management is faced with...
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Keywords:
Globalization Of Supply Chain;
Production Management;
Production;
Globalization;
Global Strategy;
Auto Industry;
China;
United States
Shih, Willy C. "Interview with Case Protagonist Wen Li." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 618-704, January 2018.
- 27 Feb 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Seeking to Belong: How the Words of Internal and External Beneficiaries Influence Performance
- 14 Jun 2019
- News
A Simple Strategy For Happiness
- 17 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Section I Celebrates Parents, Mentors, and Partners Day
else in between. And so, it came as no surprise that our section came together on a spring Saturday to fulfill this very purpose. We had a total of 81 guests, including attendees both in person and via Zoom. These individuals journeyed...
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- July 2021
- Case
'Why I Blew the Whistle': Mauro Botta v. PwC
By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and Sarah Mehta
Set in April 2021, this case tells the story of Mauro Botta, a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). In 2016, Botta filed a whistleblower claim with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging that PwC had failed to fulfill its obligations to remain...
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Keywords:
Accounting Audits;
Financial Reporting;
Financial Statements;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Governance;
Corporate Governance;
Accounting Industry;
United States;
California;
San Jose
Dey, Aiyesha, Jonas Heese, and Sarah Mehta. "'Why I Blew the Whistle': Mauro Botta v. PwC." Harvard Business School Case 122-005, July 2021.
- 24 Apr 2020
- News
How to Fight Boredom with Curiosity
- October 2018
- Case
Learning How to Honnold
By: Eugene F. Soltes, Sara Hess and Dutch Leonard
Alex Honnold is the world’s most accomplished free climber. To many, climbing sheer vertical faces of rock—like the famed El Capitan—without a rope is viewed as not simply risky but reckless. Honnold contrasts this sentiment by presenting his perspective on risk taking...
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Soltes, Eugene F., Sara Hess, and Dutch Leonard. "Learning How to Honnold." Harvard Business School Case 119-043, October 2018.
- 17 Mar 2014
- News
Social Media And Branding
- 07 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron
companies can adapt key aspects of the private-equity governance model to ensure that they fulfill their oversight responsibilities. With respect to avoiding the perverse financial incentives that corrupted Enron, my book makes specific...
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- 23 Jan 2013
- News