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- October 2015
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A Challenger's Strategy: Pinar Abay at ING Bank Turkey
By: Paul Healy, Gautam Mukunda and Esel Çekin
In 2013, Pinar Abay was appointed as the CEO of ING Bank Turkey. At 34, she was the youngest bank CEO in Turkey's history. Her appointment raised eyebrows because of her youth and because her career at McKinsey had given her no day-to-day bank management experience....
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Keywords:
Challenger's Strategy;
Culture;
Innovation;
Performance Management;
Talent Acquisition;
Differentiation;
Growth;
Emerging Country;
Banking;
Digital Banking;
Alternative Channels;
Leadership;
Change Management;
Talent and Talent Management;
Organizational Culture;
Emerging Markets;
Transformation;
Banks and Banking;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Banking Industry;
Turkey
Healy, Paul, Gautam Mukunda, and Esel Çekin. "A Challenger's Strategy: Pinar Abay at ING Bank Turkey." Harvard Business School Case 116-023, October 2015.
- 2015
- Mimeo
Market Power in Mortgage Lending and the Transmission of Monetary Policy
By: David S. Scharfstein and Adi Sunderam
We present evidence that high concentration in mortgage lending reduces the sensitivity of mortgage rates and refinancing activity to mortgage-backed security (MBS) yields. We isolate the direct effect of concentration and rule out alternative explanations in two ways....
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Keywords:
Mortgage Lending;
Market Power;
Monetary Policy Transmission;
Mortgages;
Banking Industry;
United States
Scharfstein, David S., and Adi Sunderam. "Market Power in Mortgage Lending and the Transmission of Monetary Policy." April 2015. Mimeo.
- September 2010 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Better World Books
By: Michael I. Norton, Fiona Wilson, Jill Avery and Thomas J. Steenburgh
Better World Books, a young start-up, provides a socially conscious alternative to Amazon, collecting and selling used books to keep them out of the waste stream, while donating a portion of their profits to support global literacy efforts. The case presents an...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
For-Profit Firms;
Marketing Strategy;
Social Marketing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Online Technology;
Retail Industry
Norton, Michael I., Fiona Wilson, Jill Avery, and Thomas J. Steenburgh. "Better World Books." Harvard Business School Case 511-057, September 2010. (Revised April 2012.)
- March 2007
- Case
Hallstead Jewelers
A retail jeweler has relocated to a larger store and is experiencing losses for the first time. Sales and costs have increased along with the breakeven point. Changes in pricing and promotion must be explored. Alternative actions to return to profitability can be...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Transition;
Marketing Channels;
Outcome or Result;
Performance Evaluation;
Opportunities;
Commercialization;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Hallstead Jewelers." Harvard Business School Case 107-060, March 2007.
- June 1995
- Case
Polaroid Corporation: European Distribution System
By: Janice H. Hammond and Afroze A Mohammed
Describes distribution operations in Polaroid Europe. In the late 1980s, Polaroid senior management in the United States proposed moving from a system of 12 decentralized warehouses to a centralized distribution system in which all inventory for European retailers...
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Keywords:
Distribution;
Operations;
Risk Management;
Distribution Channels;
Logistics;
Transition;
Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Industry Structures;
Consumer Products Industry;
Europe;
European Union;
United States
Hammond, Janice H., and Afroze A Mohammed. "Polaroid Corporation: European Distribution System." Harvard Business School Case 695-038, June 1995.