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- January 2014 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Ford Asia Pacific & Africa: The E-coating Facility Decision in Gujarat, India (A)
By: Juan Alcacer and Nancy Hua Dai
In April 2013, Ford Asia Pacific & Africa (FAPA) was examining its options for e-coating service metal parts for the Ford Customer Service Division in Sanand, Gujarat, India. Randy Creel, Director of Parts Supply & Logistics, FAPA, worked with his colleagues in the US,...
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Keywords:
Foreign Investment;
International Business;
Location Strategies;
Global Strategy;
Supply Chain
Alcacer, Juan, and Nancy Hua Dai. "Ford Asia Pacific & Africa: The E-coating Facility Decision in Gujarat, India (A)." Harvard Business School Case 914-014, January 2014. (Revised March 2014.)
- March 2016
- Case
N12 Technologies: Building an Organization and Building a Business
By: David A. Garvin and Aldo Sesia
N12 Technologies was a startup founded in 2010 that employed nanotechnology to manufacture a patented material to improve the performance of carbon fiber composites, which were used in a wide variety of products, ranging from bicycles to automobiles to aircraft parts....
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Keywords:
Startup;
Organizational Structure;
Nanotechnology;
Business Processes;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Design;
Management Systems;
Commercialization;
Industrial Products Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
Bicycle Industry;
Transportation Industry;
United States
Garvin, David A., and Aldo Sesia. "N12 Technologies: Building an Organization and Building a Business." Harvard Business School Case 316-002, March 2016.
- Research Summary
Building and Managing Product Centric Organizations
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Building and Managing Product Centric Organizations
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- 1999
- Chapter
Building and Sustaining Success
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Gary P. Pisano
Keywords:
Success
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Gary P. Pisano. "Building and Sustaining Success." In Strategy and the Business Landscape, by Pankaj Ghemawat. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1999.
- Jun 06 2018
- Testimonial
Building Connections and Careers
- Apr 14 2016
- Interview
Building Expertise and Confidence
- Apr 12 2018
- Testimonial
Building Relationships and Expertise
- 14 Apr 2016
- Video
Building Expertise and Confidence
- TeachingInterests
Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
By: Andy Wu
In the fight for market leadership, your company must be able to build a winning strategy—and execute it seamlessly across multiple business lines. This program prepares you to identify and exploit sources of competitive advantage and implement game-changing...
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- June 2016
- Teaching Note
N12 Technologies: Building an Organization and Building a Business
By: David A. Garvin
N12 Technologies was a startup founded in 2010 that employed nanotechnology to manufacture a patented material to improve the performance of carbon fiber composites, which were used in a wide variety of products, ranging from bicycles to automobiles to aircraft parts....
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Keywords:
Startup;
Organizational Structure;
Nanotechnology;
Business Processes;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Design;
Management Systems;
Commercialization;
Industrial Products Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
Bicycle Industry;
Transportation Industry;
United States
- Program
Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
building a lasting competitive advantage to outsmarting competitors, capturing opportunities, and expanding into new markets and geographies. This program is eligible for the...
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- January 2013 (Revised July 2014)
- Supplement
Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards (B)
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
This follow up to Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards provides a one-page description of the new boards that were created at Telecom and Chorus.
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Keywords:
Governing and Advisory Boards
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 413-081, January 2013. (Revised July 2014.)
- June 2005 (Revised September 2008)
- Class Lecture
Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
By: Bharat N. Anand, Stephen P. Bradley, Pankaj Ghemawat, Tarun Khanna, Cynthia A. Montgomery, Michael E. Porter, Jan W. Rivkin, Michael G. Rukstad, John R. Wells and David B. Yoffie
It's great to have a blockbuster quarter or a revolutionary product or service, but true business excellence demands sustainability. Maintaining your competitive advantage requires a strategy that makes your business unique and carries you forward as the world around...
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Keywords:
Competitive Advantage
Designating Certain Post-Acute Care Facilities As COVID-19 Skilled Care Centers Can Increase Hospital Capacity And Keep Nursing Home Patients Safer
As the number of COVID-19 cases nationwide continues to grow, a number of hospitals will need to convert acute care beds into intensive care beds, and discharge stable patients to post-acute care settings such as nursing homes. In addition, nursing homes unable...
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- January 1997 (Revised April 1997)
- Background Note
Building Coalitions
Introduces students to Peter Black's tactical approach toward building coalitions.
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Ibarra, Herminia M., and Jennifer Suesse. "Building Coalitions." Harvard Business School Background Note 497-055, January 1997. (Revised April 1997.)
- June 2010 (Revised October 2010)
- Course Overview Note
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise
By: Willy C. Shih
This Module Note for Instructors outlines the structure and content of the Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise MBA second year elective course at the Harvard Business School. The course focuses on giving students a solid grounding in the construction of...
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- TeachingInterests
Strategy - Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
By: Jan W. Rivkin
With the accelerating pace of competition, cutting-edge companies are defined by innovative strategies. In this Executive Education program, we explore how to develop groundbreaking stratgies and action plans for execution, forecast industry evolution, and analyze...
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- Aug 12 2015
- Testimonial
Building Connections and Advancing Careers
- June 2014
- Article
Building Brand Knowledge Structures: Elaboration and Interference Effects on the Processing of Sequentially Advertised Brand Benefit Claims
By: Susan E. Heckler, Kevin L. Keller, Michael J. Houston and Jill Avery
Two experiments are reported that examine the effects of an ad campaign designed to link two different benefit claims to a brand. The findings indicated that recall for a subsequently advertised claim depended on the strength of existing brand-benefit links in memory....
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Keywords:
Marketing Communication;
Brand Building;
Brand Management;
Brands;
Advertising;
Consumer Psychology;
Advertising Campaigns;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Communications;
Consumer Behavior;
Marketing Strategy;
Advertising Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Heckler, Susan E., Kevin L. Keller, Michael J. Houston, and Jill Avery. "Building Brand Knowledge Structures: Elaboration and Interference Effects on the Processing of Sequentially Advertised Brand Benefit Claims." Journal of Marketing Communications 20, no. 3 (June 2014): 176–196.
- August 1995 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
The Schneider Building
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
In May 1995, Jonathan Schneider, the president of the Schneider Co., is faced with several related problems. First, he needs to find a new facility that can accommodate his expanding business. Second, he needs to decide whether to lease or purchase this new facility....
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Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "The Schneider Building." Harvard Business School Case 396-043, August 1995. (Revised January 2007.)