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- 18 May 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Organization Design for Distributed Innovation
Keywords:
by Carliss Y. Baldwin
- August 1974
- Background Note
Describing Probability Distributions
Jackson, Barbara B. "Describing Probability Distributions." Harvard Business School Background Note 175-036, August 1974.
- July 1992
- Case
Valu-Rite Distribution System
Konsynski, Benn R., and Jiro Kokuryo. "Valu-Rite Distribution System." Harvard Business School Case 193-017, July 1992.
- June 2018 (Revised February 2019)
- Teaching Note
Rose Electronics Distributing Company
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
Itamar Frankenthal (HBS ’13) wanted a $4.5 million bank loan to partially finance his planned acquisition of a small company, Rose Electronics. He received nine proposals which varied widely in term, interest rate, amortization schedule, and covenants. Frankenthal had...
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- April 2018 (Revised May 2018)
- Supplement
Rose Electronics Distributing Company
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
- January 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
Distribution at American Airlines (A)
By: Benjamin Edelman
American Airlines sought to reduce the fees it pays to global distribution services (GDSs)—such as SABRE—to reach travel agents. But GDSs held significant tactical advantages. For example, GDSs had signed long-term exclusive contracts with the corporate customers who...
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Keywords:
Price;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Distribution;
Service Operations;
Competition;
Air Transportation Industry;
Travel Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Distribution at American Airlines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 909-035, January 2009. (Revised June 2009.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- 1992
- Chapter
Ethical Issues in Distribution
- January 1995
- Background Note
A Note on Distribution of Venture Investments
By: Josh Lerner
Venture capitalists typically exit investments by distributing shares to investors. These transfers pose challenges for these investors. Predictions and evidence about the behavior of stock prices of firms around the time of these distributions are presented.
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Lerner, Josh. "A Note on Distribution of Venture Investments." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-095, January 1995.
- March 2016
- Module Note
Government Policy and Distributive Justice
This note introduces the second of two main modules in the HBS elective curriculum course, The Role of Government in Market Economies (RoGME). This module is focused on policies, such as taxes, that change the distribution of economic outcomes. Like the...
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Weinzierl, Matthew. "Government Policy and Distributive Justice." Harvard Business School Module Note 716-072, March 2016.
- May 1969
- Background Note
Selecting Channels of Distribution
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords:
Distribution Channels
Salmon, Walter J. "Selecting Channels of Distribution." Harvard Business School Background Note 513-143, May 1969.
- March 1997 (Revised April 1997)
- Background Note
Automobile Distribution in Japan
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Yutaka Kashiwagi
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Yutaka Kashiwagi. "Automobile Distribution in Japan." Harvard Business School Background Note 597-076, March 1997. (Revised April 1997.)
- September 1976
- Case
Robertson Distribution Systems, Inc.
Hatten, Kenneth J. "Robertson Distribution Systems, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 377-093, September 1976.
- January 2012
- Article
Three Cheers for Teaching Distributive Bargaining
Back in the 1990s, business school professors at an Academy of Management conference debated the propriety of teaching distributive bargaining to their students. The particulars of that exchange are lost in the mists of time, but at the end of the session, a straw poll...
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Keywords:
Management;
Conferences;
Business Education;
Debates;
Negotiation;
Problems and Challenges;
Value Creation;
Moral Sensibility
Wheeler, Michael A. "Three Cheers for Teaching Distributive Bargaining." Negotiation Journal 28, no. 1 (January 2012).
- January 1992
- Teaching Note
Allen Distribution Company (TN)
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-201-016).
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- July 2022 (Revised February 2024)
- Teaching Note
The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth
By: Ayelet Israeli
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-055. When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially struggled to gain legitimacy and convince retailers to carry their unique...
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Keywords:
Female;
Female Ceo;
Female Entrepreneur;
Female Protagonist;
Health & Wellness;
Healthcare;
Price Policies;
Minimum Advertised Price;
Differentiation;
Positioning;
Growth;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Price;
Disruption;
Distribution;
Distribution Channels;
Competitive Strategy;
Competition;
Growth Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Advertising;
Business Startups;
Internet and the Web;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Social Issues;
Social Enterprise;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Canada;
United States;
United Kingdom
- March 2019 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth
By: Ayelet Israeli
When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially struggled to gain legitimacy and convince retailers to carry their unique product. Fifteen years later, the...
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Keywords:
Female;
Female Ceo;
Female Entrepreneur;
Female Protagonist;
Health & Wellness;
Healthcare;
Price Policies;
Minimum Advertised Price;
Differentiation;
Positioning;
Growth;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Price;
Disruption;
Distribution;
Distribution Channels;
Competitive Strategy;
Competition;
Growth Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Advertising;
Business Startups;
Internet and the Web;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Social Issues;
Social Enterprise;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Canada;
United States;
United Kingdom
Israeli, Ayelet. "The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth." Harvard Business School Case 519-055, March 2019. (Revised April 2021.)
- November 2018
- Supplement
Rose Electronics Distributing Company
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Rose Electronics Distributing Company." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 218-745, November 2018.
- October 1977
- Exercise
Simplified Distributive Bargaining Game
By: Howard Raiffa
Keywords:
Negotiation
Raiffa, Howard. "Simplified Distributive Bargaining Game." Harvard Business School Exercise 178-033, October 1977.
- Article
Portfolio Value-at-Risk Optimization for Asymmetrically Distributed Asset Returns
By: Joel Goh, Kian Guan Lim, Melvyn Sim and Weina Zhang
We propose a new approach to portfolio optimization by separating asset return distributions into positive and negative half-spaces. The approach minimizes a newly-defined Partitioned Value-at-Risk (PVaR) risk measure by using half-space statistical information. Using...
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Goh, Joel, Kian Guan Lim, Melvyn Sim, and Weina Zhang. "Portfolio Value-at-Risk Optimization for Asymmetrically Distributed Asset Returns." European Journal of Operational Research 221, no. 2 (September 1, 2012): 397–406.
- Program
Managing Sales Teams and Distribution Channels
Summary As digital technology continues to open up new distribution channels, customer demands and sales strategies are rapidly evolving. With multichannel networks becoming the norm, leaders must design a go-to-market strategy that sells...
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