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The Transparency Trap
To get people to be more creative and productive, managers increase transparency with open workspaces and access to real-time data. But my research shows that less-transparent work environments can actually yield more-transparent employees who solve problems more... View Details
- June 2013
- Supplement
Novozymes/Henrik Meyer, V.P. of Marketing and Business Development, Novozymes
Video Supplement to the case, "Novozymes: Cracking the Emerging Markets Code."
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Keywords:
Business To Business Marketing;
Emerging Markets;
Strategy;
Chemical Industry;
Chemical Industry;
China;
Denmark
Palepu, Krishna G. "Novozymes/Henrik Meyer, V.P. of Marketing and Business Development, Novozymes." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 113-703, June 2013.
- July 2008 (Revised January 2009)
- Case
Londolozi: Towards a Sustainable Business Model and Ecological Integrity in Southern Africa
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Thomas Koelble
The Londolozi game viewing reserve in South Africa became a defining icon of ecotourism during the 1990s and early 2000s-that is, a tourist business promoting ecological land management and, at the same time, local economic development. The reserve was in a region in...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Tourism Industry;
South Africa
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Thomas Koelble. "Londolozi: Towards a Sustainable Business Model and Ecological Integrity in Southern Africa." Harvard Business School Case 709-001, July 2008. (Revised January 2009.)
- June 2013
- Supplement
AME Learning Inc. (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for AME Learning, Inc., HBS Case #810065.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurs;
Angels;
Angel Investors;
Growth Planning And Management;
Growth Strategy;
Family Businesses;
Family-owned Business;
Careers;
Venture Capital;
Entrepreneurship;
Personal Development and Career;
Family and Family Relationships;
Family Business;
Publishing Industry;
Publishing Industry;
Canada;
United States
Sharpe, Jim. "AME Learning Inc. (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-719, June 2013.
- 04 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Lose Money With Customers
at the market level, then translate these into strategies at the market segment level. A paper mill's marketing strategy, for instance, might call for selling newsprint to the publishing industry segment and paperboard to the packaging...
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by Peter K. Jacobs
- June 2013
- Supplement
Walker Insurance: Paul Thomson (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Walker Insurance: Paul Thomson (HBS Case 813057).
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Organizations;
Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurship;
Search;
Search Funds;
Sales Force Management;
Sales;
Sales Channels;
Insurance And Reinsurance;
Insurance Companies;
Acquisitions;
Hiring;
Service Management;
Service;
Insurance;
Salesforce Management;
Selection and Staffing;
Insurance Industry;
United States
Sharpe, Jim. "Walker Insurance: Paul Thomson (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-717, June 2013.
- June 2013
- Supplement
Elasto Therm: The Next Step (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Elasto Therm: The Next Step (HBS Case #813030).
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurs;
Search;
Search Funds;
Manufacturing;
Pricing Policies;
Pricing;
Pricing Strategy;
Sales Channels;
Sales Force Management;
Customer Focus;
Customer Specificity;
Manufacturing Tools;
Acquisitions;
Growth Strategy;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Growth;
Plastics;
Turnarounds;
Labor Management;
Stockholders;
Careers;
Job Design;
Gender;
Life Planning;
Employee Empowerment;
Work/family Balance;
Work-life Balance;
Entrepreneurship;
Management;
Employee Ownership;
Acquisition;
Rubber Industry;
Rubber Industry;
United States
Sharpe, Jim. "Elasto Therm: The Next Step (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-703, June 2013.
- November 2016
- Supplement
United Airlines Operations
This video is a collection of clips that highlight aspects of United Airlines' operations
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Keywords:
Service;
Service Delivery;
Service Management;
Service Operations;
Service Quality;
Operating Systems;
Operational Complexity;
Operational Disruptions;
Operational Effectiveness;
Operational Efficiency;
Air Transportation;
Operations;
Air Transportation Industry
Buell, Ryan W., Willy C. Shih, and Michael W. Toffel. "United Airlines Operations." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 617-704, November 2016.
- 31 Aug 2021
- News
Why the Global Chip Shortage Is Making It So Hard to Buy a Ps5
- 2011
- Working Paper
The Impact of Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions in Price Competition Models
The question of what impact mergers and acquisitions have on key equilibrium performance measures is fundamental to our understanding of competitive dynamics in an oligopolistic industry. We address these questions in the context of price competition models with...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Cost;
Price;
Profit;
Duopoly and Oligopoly;
Performance Efficiency;
Mathematical Methods;
Competition
Federgruen, Awi, and Margaret P. Pierson. "The Impact of Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions in Price Competition Models." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-031, October 2011.
- June 2013
- Supplement
Wayne Ferrari: iAutomation at a Crossroads (Video Supplement)
This is the Video Supplement for Wayne Ferrari: I Automation at a Crossroads (HBS Case #813120).
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurs;
Private Equity Exit;
Pricing;
Pricing Policies;
Pricing Strategy;
Pricing Structure;
Distribution;
Channels Of Distribution;
Acquisitions;
Integration;
Growth;
Salesforce Management;
Price;
Private Equity;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Sharpe, Jim. "Wayne Ferrari: iAutomation at a Crossroads (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-704, June 2013.
- June 2013
- Supplement
Montague Corporation: Unfolding the Future in Cycling (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Montague Corporation: Unfolding the Future in Cycling
(HBS Case #808087).
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurs;
Consumer Products;
Innovation & Entrepreneurship;
Innovation;
General Managers;
Growth;
Growth Management;
International;
Consumer Behavior;
Marketing Channels;
Founding;
Channels Of Distribution;
Entrepreneurship;
Marketing;
Leadership;
Bicycle Industry;
United States
Sharpe, Jim. "Montague Corporation: Unfolding the Future in Cycling (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-720, June 2013.
- 22 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Platform Competition under Asymmetric Information
Feng Zhu
Feng Zhu is the MBA Class of 1958 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he leads the Platform Lab within the Digital, Data, and Design Institute, co-chairs the Harvard Business Analytics Program, and serves as the course head for the... View Details
- August 2001 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
NerveWire, Inc.
By: Nitin Nohria and Anthony Mayo
NerveWire, a management consulting and systems integration provider based in Newton, MA, was closing in on its second anniversary. In the beginning days of NerveWire, the major challenge was recruiting--finding the right people who embodied its values and business...
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Nohria, Nitin, and Anthony Mayo. "NerveWire, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 402-022, August 2001. (Revised March 2008.)
- June 2013
- Supplement
Union Corrugating Co. (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Union Corrugating Company(A) and (B) (HBS Cases 803065 and 804003).
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Keywords:
Family-owned Business;
Entrepreneurial Organizations;
Entrepreneurs;
Sales Force Management;
Salesforce Management;
Operations Management;
COST Control;
Gender;
Careers;
Turnaround;
Turnarounds;
Supply Chain Management;
Restructuring;
Entrepreneurship;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Supply Chain;
Steel Industry;
Steel Industry;
North Carolina;
United States
Sharpe, Jim. "Union Corrugating Co. (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-724, June 2013.
- December 2003
- Case
Fox Bids for the NFL-1993
By: Bharat N. Anand and Catherine M. Conneely
The Fox television network, launched in 1987 by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. was in a precarious position in 1993. Although it had met its business plan targets, its ratings in the recently concluded November "sweeps" were indifferent, several of its newly launched...
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Reporting;
Bids and Bidding;
Revenue;
Television Entertainment;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Anand, Bharat N., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fox Bids for the NFL-1993." Harvard Business School Case 704-443, December 2003.
- June 2013
- Supplement
Parmalat Uruguay (A) & (B) (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Parmalat Uruguay (A) & (B) (HBS Cases #807103 and 807119).
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Keywords:
Global Business;
Turnaround;
Distressed Debt;
Bank Loans;
Bank Debt;
Search;
Acquisitions;
Cash Flow Analysis;
Liquidation;
Careers;
Unions;
Government And Business;
Acquisition;
Borrowing and Debt;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Operations;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Uruguay
Sharpe, Jim. "Parmalat Uruguay (A) & (B) (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-727, June 2013.
- August 2011 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Sealed Air Corporation: Deciding the Fate of VTID
By: Elie Ofek
In mid 2010 the Sealed Air Corporation has to decide on next steps for its novel video tracking technology (called VTID) after unsuccessful attempts to market it in three different industry settings. The company must determine whether its most recent target market, the...
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Technological Innovation;
Marketing Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Commercialization;
Service Industry
Ofek, Elie. "Sealed Air Corporation: Deciding the Fate of VTID." Harvard Business School Case 512-029, August 2011. (Revised July 2012.)
- November–December 2013
- Article
The Dynamic Effects of Bundling as a Product Strategy
By: Timothy Derdenger and Vineet Kumar
Several key questions in bundling have not been empirically examined: Is mixed bundling more effective than pure bundling or pure components? Does correlation in consumer valuations make bundling more or less effective? Does bundling serve as a complement or substitute...
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Derdenger, Timothy, and Vineet Kumar. "The Dynamic Effects of Bundling as a Product Strategy." Marketing Science 32, no. 6 (November–December 2013): 827–859.