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Case | HBS Case Collection | March 2016 (Revised January 2017)

IKEA

by Eric Van den Steen and Alon Galor

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Van den Steen, Eric, and Alon Galor. "IKEA." Harvard Business School Case 716-458, March 2016. (Revised January 2017.)

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    Van den Steen, Eric, and Alon Galor. "IKEA." Harvard Business School Case 716-458, March 2016. (Revised January 2017.)  View Details
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