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- March 2010
- Case
Transformation of Matsushita Electric Industrial (Abridged)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Endo Yukihiko
This is an abridged version of “Transformation of Matsushita Electric Industrial” (A), (B), and (C), HBS cases 905-412, 413, and 414.
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- March 2006
- Background Note
A Note on Applying Dimensional Analysis to Understand Cost Drivers
Describes the basics of how to break down costs into productivity and input prices and then compare those cost drivers between competitors.
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Yin, Pai-Ling. "A Note on Applying Dimensional Analysis to Understand Cost Drivers." Harvard Business School Background Note 706-492, March 2006.
- July 2002 (Revised April 2004)
- Supplement
GE's Digital Revolution
Presents interviews with Gerry Podesta, VP of GE Plastics Component of General Electric Co., and Gary Reiner, senior VP and CIO of General Electric Co. A revised version of an earlier video.
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Corporate Strategy;
Management Teams;
Consumer Products Industry;
Technology Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "GE's Digital Revolution." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 303-801, July 2002. (Revised April 2004.)
- October 1988 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
NutraSweet Co.: Technology to Tailor-Make Foods
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "NutraSweet Co.: Technology to Tailor-Make Foods." Harvard Business School Case 589-050, October 1988. (Revised November 1988.)
- 17 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?
not all equal in facing these threats. While some retailers will manage through this revolution, many will perish. The old strategy of containing shrink and growing incremental store traffic two percent per year will not save stores....
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- September 2017 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
Tempur Sealy International (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Lauren G. Pickle
This case explores the long-term relationship between Tempur Sealy (TPX, a mattress manufacturer) and Mattress Firm (MFRM, a bedding retailer and TPX's largest customer). For almost 20 years, the firms enjoyed a mutually beneficial and commercially prosperous...
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Keywords:
Porter's 5 Forces;
Bargaining Power;
Buyer Power;
Customer Power;
Supplier Power;
Negotiations;
Value Capture;
Consumer Durables;
Consumer Discretionary;
Mattresses;
B-2-B;
Industry Dynamics;
Compensation;
Corporate Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Value Creation;
Competition;
Cooperation;
Private Equity;
Distribution;
Negotiation;
Industry Structures;
Customers;
Relationships;
Leadership;
Distribution Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
South Africa
Esty, Benjamin C., and Lauren G. Pickle. "Tempur Sealy International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 718-422, September 2017. (Revised April 2022.)
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
a number of modifications to the current set of risk-based capital requirements, to the leverage ratio, and to the Federal Reserve’s stress-testing framework. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53243 forthcoming Governance Elite View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
firms in the US, why have only 140 companies been able to exceed the $100 million mark? What do these firms do differently from the rest? Do they have a better strategy or talent? Are they simply beneficiaries of good fortune? While each...
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- July 2018
- Teaching Note
Cumplo.com
Teaching Note for HBS No. 818-039. Teaching Note for HBS No. 818-039. Cumplo is a Chilean-based fin-tech startup that provides investors and small businesses with opportunities to access loans and investments in ways distinct from traditional financial institutions in...
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- November 1999 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Russell Reynolds Associates, 1999
The president and CEO of Russell Reynolds examined the company's expansion strategy, especially in emerging markets. He evalulates how quickly the company should open new offices abroad and in which countries.
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Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Expansion;
Consulting Industry
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Rakesh Khurana. "Russell Reynolds Associates, 1999." Harvard Business School Case 100-039, November 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
- Web
Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
though significant strides can be made with peer support, a clear deployment structure, and a thoughtful investment strategy that aligns with the foundation's mission. Investing in Nature: The Nature Conservancy and NatureVest 2018...
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- Profile
Linda Leung
to “have more immediate impact using my quantitative skills,” Linda took on consulting roles at Keystone Strategy where she discovered an interest in online advertising and search-engine technology. “It’s all so new,” Linda says. “Like...
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Impact on a Global Scale | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
directly from HBS faculty, as more and more academics and practitioners began to question why results-driven thinking couldn’t be applied to the social sector. The core of Bridgespan’s strategy is anchored in knowledge: to capture and...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Faculty Research Online
fast-food formula for the local market. Teaching a ‘Lean Start-Up’ Strategy Most start-ups fail because they waste too much time and money building the wrong product before realizing too late what the right product should have been, says...
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- March 2014
- Case
MediaTek: From Feature Phones to Smartphones
By: Willy Shih
MediaTek was the third largest fabless semiconductor company in the world, and was the second largest supplier of the silicon microchips that powered mobile phones. Yet as the company's chairman reflected on his R&D strategy, he wondered why it hadn't moved faster on...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Telecommunications Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
China;
Taiwan
Shih, Willy. "MediaTek: From Feature Phones to Smartphones." Harvard Business School Case 614-059, March 2014.
- 26 Oct 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The New Deal: Negotiauctions
known, unknown, and potential competitors. In February 2010, Subramanian will publish Negotiauctions: New Dealmaking Strategies for a Competitive Marketplace, a book that draws on his experience studying and advising on complex corporate...
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by Julia Hanna
- 19 Nov 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
The US Experiment with Fair Trade Laws: State Police Powers, Federal Antitrust, and the Politics of 'Fairness', 1890–1938
- 13 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Public Companies Underinvest in the Future
Financial data on US companies is easy to come by—if they are listed on the stock market. More than 99 percent of them are not, presenting a challenge for researchers intent on studying how privately held firms operate. “It seemed natural for us to look at how the...
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by Maggie Starvish
- 24 Jun 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Bank Structure and the Terms of Lending to Small Businesses
- 02 May 2008
- What Do You Think?
What is the Future of State Capitalism?
Summing Up In state capitalism, is the operative word "capitalism"? State capitalism is neither to be applauded nor feared, judging from the tone of responses to this month's column. That is, "as long as the key decisions are in favor of making money for...
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by Jim Heskett