Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2018

When the shampoo was ready, she’d started selling it to local retailers and developing a loyal customer base. They had mixed early batches in her kitchen, and she’d tested the solutions on herself first. The line was now carried by more than 1,000 independent pet stores nationwide plus a few regional chains.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 22, 2020

Here are some types of data to consider when developing the data warehouse: Economic data: Employment and unemployment, discretionary income, inflation rates, GDP, interest rates, energy costs, etc. Retail depletions: It’s essential to have a clean measure of sales to end-users, undistorted by fluctuations in inventories.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

THE frequently used term business growth simply describes the process of improving some measure of an enterprise’s success, ranging from promotion, product development, new market entry or improving employee productivity. Addressing this type of case question is achievable, provided you can identify the root of the problem.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

At the same time, a close friend of Pratt’s, Raj Joshi, was working hard, trying to develop new offshoring strategies that would keep Deloitte ahead of the field. Agilent Technologies, separating from Hewlett Packard, turned to Deloitte to help facilitate the transaction and Deloitte in turn asked Steve Pratt to act as project lead.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Kearney aims to provide support for companies by helping them stay ahead of new market developments and positioning them to capture new opportunities. Firm hires 2,000th employee. Innovation. Strategic IT. Automotive.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

We validated our quantitative approach by reviewing several case studies of U.S. As we studied the data, we realized that we were looking at the results of a rare natural experiment on the costs of adjustment to self-disruption. and international electric utilities. Companies in the satellite TV industry fall into this quadrant.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2017

When it comes to training and workforce development, lots of them. It has trained and placed 11,000 graduates into entry-level jobs in four sectors: health care, tech, retail/sales, and skilled trades. Three-quarters of our training is practicum, providing hands-on practice through role playing, case studies, and simulations.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Often, the people “in the trenches” (retail floor clerks, assembly line workers) have valuable insights into how operations can be improved. Older employees in our study, for instance, found more meaning at work than do younger workers. increase in annual operating profits. Support Meaning Multipliers at All Levels.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2017

As Chad Syverson at the University of Chicago wryly noted in his 2011 round-up of the evidence on what drives productivity : “…no potential driver of productivity differences has seen a higher ratio of speculation to actual empirical study” than management. And while this study focused on U.S.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In the CVS-Aetna case, the care provider, a pharmaceutical retailer and pharmaceutical benefit manager, provides a very limited set of health services: drugs, drug purchasing, and selected, basic, routinized primary care at more than 1,100 local Minute Clinics located in communities around the United States.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2016

And what about getting candid feedback for your own growth and development? That might mean dedicating time to professional networking and enrichment groups so that you keep up with business contacts and develop new skills. Case Study #1: Work elsewhere before climbing the family ladder. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

How do you develop an effective relationship with your manager when the person filling that role keeps shifting? Even in the best professional situations, you shouldn’t “rely on your boss for all of your development needs,” says Claman. Case Study #1: Accommodate your new boss and stay in touch with your old one.

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Energy Case Interview Case Study Case Studies 31

Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2016

To give an example of just how hard it can be to prevent this from happening, let’s consider the case of Nokia. The voluminous case studies and articles about the firm would fill entire file cabinets in the typical business school storage area. Leading indicators (how do you know how you are doing on the drivers?).

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 11, 2016

Case Study #1: Encourage peers to raise their hands. Antonella Pisani had worked for seven years in acquisition marketing at a major flower e-retailer, and although she loved her job and her team, she felt it was time for her to take the next step in her career. .” Case Study #2: The perils of checking out early.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 10, 2017

“Think about the offer in terms of your development, your quality of life, and the variety of the work you want to do.” ” He suggests saying something like, “The salary you’re offering is great, but I want to keep developing in this role. Neglect to consider your walkaway alternatives. Ignore red flags.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

“The camaraderie develops naturally.” Case Study #1: Do your homework on who you’re meeting and engage the person as a human. Case Study #2: Know what you’re good at and prepare a list of talking points. .” It could be a new assignment at work, upcoming travel, or a new product lineup.

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Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2016

For a case study of how this can work in practice, consider Eileen Fisher, whose 800-person retail company generated $300 million in 2015. She attributes part of her success to positive communication. “I try to listen and be open to people.

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Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2016

Goel advises building in downtime to do business development and networking. Case Study #1: Get your ducks in a row first. Jennifer Hawkins had been a nonprofit executive for over a decade when she decided to go out on her own as a community development consultant.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Higher level commonalities: Now, all this talk of logic may sound a bit abstract and meaningless if you’re new to case studies. However, even at a more “practical” level, many of the specific “concrete” skills required to tackle cases will overlap across different industries.

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Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2016

The Coty experience also informs case study examples in John P. The traditional, even predominant, way to form a team follows a well-rehearsed and perfectly logical flow: Develop a strategy. Kotter’s book Accelerate.). The first key ingredient is in how teams are selected. Allocate budget for a team.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2016

In the meantime, retail and wholesale markets have stalled around the country. According to a 2013 Mastercard study , India was in the “Inception” category of both absolute level of cashlessness and the trajectory of change. Supply chain transactions, real estate deals, and even weddings and funerals have been frozen.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

IBM was founded in 1911 and has a rich history of ingenuity, deep convictions, premier research and development, and trend setting. IBM’s premier internship program for students pursuing software development and MBA degrees (but focused on those with technical backgrounds). Excellence in Retail. Revenue: $20B+ (2011).

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2018

One compelling case study is that of SABMiller. With its equipment-supplier partners, SABMiller developed a standardized “brewery in a box” that it could quickly assemble. In Nigeria, for example, SABMiller developed a new brand, Hero. Strategy & Execution BOOK. Add to Cart.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Even as recently as 2006, the concept of measurement, management and their impact on philanthropy was not considered a key tool to business development – that’s why The Ultimate Question 2.0 Fred’s first book, The Ultimate Question , published in 2006, talked about a business environment that has become more social.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2016

He has written a case study about food safety testing and is the author of All Business Is Local. They don’t have as much as experience with USDA inspection procedures and their own internal inspection systems may not be as well-developed and operationally as reliable as those at the Tysons of the world.

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Case Study Case Studies Operations Productivity 28

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2018

But as the digital revolution continues to spark widespread disruption in other industries — automotive, financial services, health care, and retail — who will win? Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market is perhaps the purest expression of the blending of the digital and physical worlds of retail.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Founded by entrepreneur Ben Kaufman, Quirky developed a platform that connected the company with outside inventors and project contributors. We have interviewed Quirky executives and studied each of the company’s product offerings, publicly available product reviews, and their development process. Marrion Barraud for HBR.

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