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- March 1987 (Revised November 1990)
- Supplement
Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. (B)
McCormick, Janice, and Daniel M G Raff. "Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 487-073, March 1987. (Revised November 1990.)
- Article
Consumer Behavior, Retailer Power and Performance in Consumer Goods Industries
By: M. E. Porter
Keywords:
Consumer Behavior;
Performance;
Goods and Commodities;
Supply and Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Porter, M. E. "Consumer Behavior, Retailer Power and Performance in Consumer Goods Industries." Review of Economics and Statistics 56, no. 4 (November 1974): 419–436.
- March 1987 (Revised June 1993)
- Supplement
Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. (C)
McCormick, Janice, and Daniel M G Raff. "Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 487-074, March 1987. (Revised June 1993.)
- November 1978
- Background Note
What Is Industrial Product Policy?
Keywords:
Product
Shapiro, Benson P. "What Is Industrial Product Policy?" Harvard Business School Background Note 579-087, November 1978.
- 2021
- Working Paper
Accounting for Product Impact in the Airlines Industry
By: George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the airlines industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates of fare...
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Keywords:
Product Innovation;
Impact;
Impact Investing;
Impact Measurement;
ESG;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
ESG Ratings;
Social Corporate Responsibility;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Social Impact;
Aviation;
Product Design;
Product Positioning;
Society;
Product;
Environmental Sustainability;
Measurement and Metrics;
Framework;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Air Transportation;
Air Transportation Industry
Serafeim, George, and Katie Trinh. "Accounting for Product Impact in the Airlines Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-066, November 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- 2021
- Working Paper
Accounting for Product Impact in the Telecommunications Industry
By: George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the telecommunications industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates of network...
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Keywords:
Product Innovation;
Impact;
Impact Investing;
Impact Measurement;
ESG;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
ESG Ratings;
Social Corporate Responsibility;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Social Impact;
Telecommunications;
Product Design;
Product Positioning;
Society;
Product;
Environmental Sustainability;
Measurement and Metrics;
Framework;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Telecommunications Industry
Serafeim, George, and Katie Trinh. "Accounting for Product Impact in the Telecommunications Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-105, March 2021. (Revised May 2021.)
- March 1987 (Revised June 1993)
- Supplement
Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. (D)
McCormick, Janice, and Daniel M G Raff. "Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 487-075, March 1987. (Revised June 1993.)
- 1980
- Chapter
Consumer Products Warranties: Perspectives and Issues
By: J. Kennedy, M. Pearce and J. Quelch
Kennedy, J., M. Pearce, and J. Quelch. "Consumer Products Warranties: Perspectives and Issues." In Macromarketing: A Canadian Perspective, edited by D. Thompson, 251–272. Chicago: American Marketing Association, 1980.
- March 1987 (Revised June 1993)
- Supplement
Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. (E)
McCormick, Janice, and Daniel M G Raff. "Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 487-076, March 1987. (Revised June 1993.)
- March 1987 (Revised November 1990)
- Case
Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. (A)
McCormick, Janice, and Daniel M G Raff. "Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 487-072, March 1987. (Revised November 1990.)
- December 1994 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals' Acutrim: Challenges and Opportunities in Today's Diet Industry
By: Nancy F. Koehn and Rebecca Voorheis
Since its introduction in 1983, Acutrim has been a major player in the U.S. appetite suppressant market and in the broader diet industry. This case focuses on the strategic, regulatory, marketing, and financial challenges this product and the rapidly changing diet...
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Keywords:
Product Marketing;
Market Design;
Industry Structures;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Opportunities;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Koehn, Nancy F., and Rebecca Voorheis. "Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals' Acutrim: Challenges and Opportunities in Today's Diet Industry." Harvard Business School Case 795-043, December 1994. (Revised March 1996.)
- September 1971
- Background Note
Note on the Consumer Electronics Industry
Baruch, Jordan, and David B. Kiser. "Note on the Consumer Electronics Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 672-017, September 1971.
- August 1983
- Background Note
Note on the Consumer Videotex Industry
Yip, George S. "Note on the Consumer Videotex Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 584-029, August 1983.
- 2021
- Working Paper
Accounting for Product Impact in the Pharmaceuticals Industry
By: Amanda Rischbieth, George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the pharmaceuticals industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates of accessible...
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Keywords:
Product Innovation;
Impact;
Impact Investing;
Impact Measurement;
ESG;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
ESG Ratings;
Social Corporate Responsibility;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Social Impact;
Pharmaceutical Companies;
Pharmaceuticals;
IWAI;
Product Design;
Product Positioning;
Society;
Environmental Sustainability;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Product;
Safety;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Rischbieth, Amanda, George Serafeim, and Katie Trinh. "Accounting for Product Impact in the Pharmaceuticals Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-139, June 2021.
- July 2006 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Symantec vs. McAfee: Competing in the Consumer Anti-virus Industry
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
Symantec and McAfee hold 53.6% and 18.8% respectively, of the anti-virus software market as of 2006. While the market is concentrated with five firms controlling over 90%, Microsoft is on the eve of releasing a consumer security subscription packed called OneCare Live....
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Strategy;
Software;
Information Technology Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jordan Mitchell. "Symantec vs. McAfee: Competing in the Consumer Anti-virus Industry." Harvard Business School Case 707-413, July 2006. (Revised March 2010.)
- Article
Pricing and Production Flexibility: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Automotive Industry
By: Antonio Moreno and Christian Terwiesch
We use a detailed data set from the U.S. auto industry spanning from 2002 to 2009 and a variety of econometric methods to characterize the relationship between the availability of production mix flexibility and firms’ use of responsive pricing. We find that production...
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Keywords:
Empirical Operations Management;
Flexibility;
Pricing;
Automotive Industry;
Production;
Price;
Management;
Analysis;
Auto Industry;
United States
Moreno, Antonio, and Christian Terwiesch. "Pricing and Production Flexibility: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Automotive Industry." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 17, no. 4 (Fall 2015): 428–444.
- May 2024
- Article
Production Complementarity and Information Transmission Across Industries
By: Charles M.C. Lee, Terrence Tianshuo Shi, Stephen Teng Sun and Ran Zhang
Economic theory suggests that production complementarity is an important driver of sectoral co-movements and business cycle fluctuations. We operationalize this concept using a measure of production complementarity proximity (COMPL) between any two companies. We show...
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Lee, Charles M.C., Terrence Tianshuo Shi, Stephen Teng Sun, and Ran Zhang. "Production Complementarity and Information Transmission Across Industries." Art. 103812. Journal of Financial Economics 155 (May 2024).
- October 1999 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
HP Consumer Products Business Organization: Distributing Printers via the Internet
By: Rajiv Lal, Kirthi Kalyanam, Shelby Mc Intyre and Edie Prescott
In spring 1998, Pradeep Jotwani, vice president and general manager of the Consumer Products Business Organization of the Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), was contemplating the increasing success of e-commerce and its implications for his division. The consumer products group...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Marketing Channels;
Business Processes;
Problems and Challenges;
Partners and Partnerships;
Sales;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology;
Consumer Products Industry
Lal, Rajiv, Kirthi Kalyanam, Shelby Mc Intyre, and Edie Prescott. "HP Consumer Products Business Organization: Distributing Printers via the Internet." Harvard Business School Case 500-021, October 1999. (Revised March 2000.)
- September 2017 (Revised March 2023)
- Background Note
Production Processes
By: Willy Shih and Michael W. Toffel
This note describes four broad categories of process architectures and then examines the nature of task assignment that typically would be found in a factory organized along the lines of each process type. It then delves more deeply into work flow policies, materials...
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Keywords:
Production Management;
Production Planning;
Production Scheduling;
Process Analysis;
Process Maps;
Processing Times;
Process Improvement;
Production;
Management;
Product;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Shih, Willy, and Michael W. Toffel. "Production Processes." Harvard Business School Background Note 618-023, September 2017. (Revised March 2023.)
- 1995
- Article
Competitiveness and the New Industrial Policy
By: Rafael Di Tella, Alberto Ades and Mark Carney