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- November 1997 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
MicroAge, Inc.: Orchestrating the Information Technology Value Chain
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kirk A. Goldman
MicroAge, Inc. started as a storefront in Tempe, AZ in 1976 selling personal computer kits to hobbyists. During their first year of operation, founders Jeff McKeever and Alan Hald sold $1.5 million worth of computer kits, priced at under $1,000 each. Twenty years...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Growth Management;
Risk Management;
Product;
Opportunities;
Horizontal Integration;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Industry;
Arizona
Applegate, Lynda M., and Kirk A. Goldman. "MicroAge, Inc.: Orchestrating the Information Technology Value Chain." Harvard Business School Case 398-068, November 1997. (Revised May 2002.)
- 27 Mar 2015
- Conference Presentation
Managing Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains
Toffel, Michael W. "Managing Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains." Paper presented at the Ethical Sourcing Forum, March 27, 2015.
- 2014
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Marketing Reading: Creating Customer Value
By: Sunil Gupta
This Reading explores how firms can create value for their customers. The goal of any business is to delight customers by understanding its customers' needs and to provide products and services to meet those needs. As a result, it is critical to understand what...
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Keywords:
Consumer Behavior;
Consumer Marketing;
Customer Experience;
Network Effects;
Service Profit Chain;
Total Customer Value
Gupta, Sunil. "Marketing Reading: Creating Customer Value." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing 8176, 2014.
- 20 Mar 2011
- News
Stress Test for the Global Supply Chain
- Web
Distinctive Value Chain - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate Strategy The Role of Leaders Related Topics Creating a Successful St... Creating a Successful Strategy Unique Value Proposition...
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Internalizing Global Value Chains: A Firm-Level Analysis
By: Laura Alfaro
In recent decades, advances in information and communication technology and falling trade barriers have led firms to retain within their boundaries and in their domestic economies only a subset of their production stages. A key decision facing firms worldwide is the...
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- 02 Jul 2019
- News
The high price of breaking up global supply chains
- 10 May 2019
- Talk
Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains
- 2 Apr 2019
- Talk
Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains
- 20 May 2015
- Talk
Managing Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains
Toffel, Michael W. "Managing Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains." SAI Advisory Board Meeting, Social Accountability International, May 20, 2015.
- 02 Mar 2020
- News
The Value in Going Global
- December 2009
- Article
From a Declaration of Values to the Creation of Value in Global Health
By: Jim Yong Kim, Joseph Rhatigan, Sachin H. Jain and Michael E. Porter
To make best use of the new dollars available for the treatment of disease in resource poor settings, global health practice requires a strategic approach that emphasizes value for patients, defined as health outcomes per dollar spent. Practitioners and global health...
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- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Your Employees and Customers Drive a New Value Profit Chain
chain is that of obtaining an understanding of customer lifetime value and that of true employee value at various levels in the organization. These are the drivers of...
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by Manda Mahoney
- 23 Sep 2021
- News
How the Global Supply Chain Grinch Could Steal Christmas
- February 1999 (Revised May 2002)
- Teaching Note
MicroAge, Inc.: Orchestrating the Information Technology Value Chain TN
Teaching Note for (9-398-068).
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- 14 Feb 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Capturing Value from IP in a Global Environment
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Required Reading: The Keys for Unlocking the Customer Value Chain
- Teaching Interest
Supply Chain Management
The Supply Chain Management (SCM) course builds on aspects of the first-year Technology and Operations Management (RC TOM) course. However, whereas RC TOM focuses primarily on developing and producing products and services, SCM emphasizes managing... View Details
- 2012
- Report
Competing by Saving Lives: How Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Create Shared Value in Global Health
By: Mark R. Kramer, Kyle Peterson, Matthew Rehrig, Mike Stamp and Samuel Kim
Examples of how pharmaceutical and medical companies are addressing unmet health needs in low- and middle- income economies, creating shared value by providing products and services that tackle global health problems.
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Keywords:
Shared Value;
Low- And Middle-income Economies;
Health Care and Treatment;
Global Range;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Kramer, Mark R., Kyle Peterson, Matthew Rehrig, Mike Stamp, and Samuel Kim. "Competing by Saving Lives: How Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Create Shared Value in Global Health." Report, FSG, 2012.
- 13 Dec 2023
- News