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      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      Business Reopening Decisions and Demand Forecasts During the COVID-19 Pandemic

      By: Dylan Balla-Elliott, Zoë B. Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca and Christopher Stanton
      How quickly will American businesses reopen after COVID-19 lockdowns end? We use a nationwide survey of small businesses to measure firms’ expectations about their re-opening and future demand. A plurality of firms in our sample expect to reopen within days of the end...  View Details
      Keywords: Covid-19; Demand Forecasting; Reopening; Health Pandemics; Demand And Consumers; Forecasting And Prediction
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      Balla-Elliott, Dylan, Zoë B. Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, and Christopher Stanton. "Business Reopening Decisions and Demand Forecasts During the COVID-19 Pandemic." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 27362, June 2020. (Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-132, June 2020.)
      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      No Line Left Behind: Assortative Matching Inside the Firm

      By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham and Jorge Tamayo
      How do firms pair workers with managers, and which constraints affect the allocation of labor within the firm? We characterize the sorting pattern of managers to workers in a large readymade garment manufacturer in India and then explore potential drivers of the...  View Details
      Keywords: Assortative Matching; Productivity; Global Buyers; Readymade Garments; Management; Employees; Performance Productivity
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      Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo. "No Line Left Behind: Assortative Matching Inside the Firm." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-103, March 2020.
      • October 2019
      • Supplement

      Hidrovias do Brasil: Navigating Unchartered Waters: Video Supplement

      By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
      Since its founding eight years earlier, Hidrovias do Brasil (“Hidrovias”), an integrated logistics provider serving corporate customers exporting products from South America via the Atlantic Ocean, had grown to 900 employees and $253 million in annual revenues....  View Details
      Keywords: Human Resources; Entrepreneurship; Growth Management; Finance; Leadership; Operations; Problems And Challenges; Human Capital; Growth And Development; Private Equity; Shipping Industry; Brazil
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Hidrovias do Brasil: Navigating Unchartered Waters: Video Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 420-710, October 2019.
      • Article

      How B2B Companies Can Win Back Customers They've Lost

      By: Frank V. Cespedes and León Poblete
      Most research and training in sales focus on acquiring new customers. But winning back previous customers is increasingly important: mergers, choice in supply chains, and uncertainty about trade wars mean that B2B customers are constantly re-evaluating relationships...  View Details
      Keywords: B2b; Customer Reacquisition; Customer relationship Management
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      Cespedes, Frank V., and León Poblete. "How B2B Companies Can Win Back Customers They've Lost." Harvard Business Review (website) (June 3, 2019).
      • July 2018 (Revised November 2018)
      • Case

      Hidrovias do Brasil: Navigating Unchartered Waters

      By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
      Since its founding eight years earlier, Hidrovias do Brasil (“Hidrovias”), an integrated logistics provider serving corporate customers exporting products from South America via the Atlantic Ocean, had grown to 900 employees and $253 million in annual revenues....  View Details
      Keywords: Growth And Development; Leadership; Operations; Human Resources; Private Equity; Brazil; Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurial Organizations; Operation Management; Strategy; General Management; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Growth And Development; Leadership; Operations; Problems And Challenges; Transportation; Human Capital; Strategy; Emerging Markets; Brazil
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Hidrovias do Brasil: Navigating Unchartered Waters." Harvard Business School Case 419-007, July 2018. (Revised November 2018.)
      • January–February 2017
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      Buying Your Way into Entrepreneurship

      By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
      An increasingly popular route to success as a small business owner is “acquisition entrepreneurship”—buying and running an existing operation. If you’re considering such a path, the authors offer practical advice for each stage of the process. Think it through. Do you...  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Acquisition; Planning
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      Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Buying Your Way into Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 1 (January–February 2017): 149–153.
      • Fall 2016
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      The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand

      By: Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius and Ananth Raman
      To set inventory service levels, suppliers must understand how changes in inventory service level affect demand. We build on prior research, which uses analytical models and laboratory experiments to study the impact of a supplier’s service level on demand from...  View Details
      Keywords: Demand And Consumers; Service Delivery; Supply Chain; Order Taking And Fulfillment; Retail Industry
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      Craig, Nathan, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman. "The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 18, no. 4 (Fall 2016): 461–474.
      • August 2016
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      VMD Medical Imaging Center

      By: Susanna Gallani and Eva Labro
      VMD Medical Imaging Center, a local independent provider of medical imaging services, is facing some important challenges. Despite efficiency improvements and cost cutting initiatives carried out over the past few years, their profitability is shrinking; their prices...  View Details
      Keywords: Costing; Death Spiral; Transfer Pricing; Activity Based Costing And Management; Competitive Strategy; Medical Specialties; Health Industry
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      Gallani, Susanna, and Eva Labro. "VMD Medical Imaging Center." Harvard Business School Case 117-002, August 2016.
      • June 2016
      • Supplement

      Supply Chain Finance at Procter & Gamble Spreadsheet Supplement

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, Scott Mayfield and David Lane
      In April 2013, Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world’s largest consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, announced that it would extend its payment terms to suppliers by 30 days. At the same time, P&G announced a new supply chain financing (SCF) program giving suppliers the...  View Details
      Keywords: Working Capital; Supply Chain Finance; Corporate Treasury; Consumer Packaged Goods; Cash Flow; Value Creation; Supply Chain; Supplier Relationships; Banking; Liquidity; Accounts Payable; Accrual Accounting; Financial Reporting; Cash Flow; Cost Management; Banks And Banking; Financial Strategy; Multinational Firms And Management; Supply Chain Management; United States; Brazil
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      Esty, Benjamin C., Scott Mayfield, and David Lane. "Supply Chain Finance at Procter & Gamble Spreadsheet Supplement." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 216-713, June 2016.
      • May 2016 (Revised May 2017)
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      Supply Chain Finance at Procter & Gamble

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, E. Scott Mayfield and David Lane
      In April 2013, Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world’s largest consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, announced that it would extend its payment terms to suppliers by 30 days. At the same time, P&G announced a new supply chain financing (SCF) program giving suppliers the...  View Details
      Keywords: Working Capital; Supply Chain Finance; Corporate Treasury; Consumer Packaged Goods; Cash Flow; Value Creation; Supply Chain; Supplier Relationships; Banking; Liquidity; Accounts Payable; Accrual Accounting; Financial Reporting; Cash Flow; Cost Management; Banks And Banking; Financial Strategy; Multinational Firms And Management; Supply Chain Management; Accrual Accounting; Value Creation; Consumer Products Industry; Forest Products Industry; United States; Brazil
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      Esty, Benjamin C., E. Scott Mayfield, and David Lane. "Supply Chain Finance at Procter & Gamble." Harvard Business School Case 216-039, May 2016. (Revised May 2017.)
      • March 2016
      • Supplement

      Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision

      By: Ryan W. Buell
      In 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of...  View Details
      Keywords: Service Delivery; Operations Strategy; Sectorization; Operational Focus; Customer Compatibility; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Operations; Customer Focus And relationships; Service Industry; Health Industry; United States
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      Buell, Ryan W. "Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 616-705, March 2016.
      • March 2016 (Revised February 2020)
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      Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision

      By: Ryan W. Buell
      In 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of...  View Details
      Keywords: Service Delivery; Operations Strategy; Sectorization; Operational Focus; Customer Compatibility; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Operations; Customer Focus And relationships; Service Industry; Health Industry; United States
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      Buell, Ryan W. "Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 616-046, March 2016. (Revised February 2020.)
      • December 2014 (Revised February 2020)
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      Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision

      By: Ryan W. Buell
      In 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of...  View Details
      Keywords: Operations Strategy; Sectorization; Operational Focus; Customer Compatibility; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Operations; Strategy; Customer Focus And relationships; Service Industry; Health Industry; United States
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      Buell, Ryan W. "Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision." Harvard Business School Case 615-026, December 2014. (Revised February 2020.)
      • February 2014
      • Article

      Learning by Supplying

      By: Juan Alcacer and Joanne Oxley
      Learning processes lie at the heart of our understanding of how firms build capabilities to generate and sustain competitive advantage: learning by doing, learning by exporting, learning from competitors, users, and alliance partners. In this paper we focus attention...  View Details
      Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Organizations; Learning
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      Alcacer, Juan, and Joanne Oxley. "Learning by Supplying." Strategic Management Journal 35, no. 2 (February 2014): 204–223.
      • 2012
      • Working Paper

      Learning by Supplying

      By: Juan Alcacer and Joanne Oxley
      Learning processes lie at the heart of our understanding of how firms build capabilities to generate and sustain competitive advantage: learning by doing, learning by exporting, learning from competitors, users, and alliance partners. In this paper we focus attention...  View Details
      Keywords: Learning; Supply Chain; Competitive Advantage; Mobile Technology; Competency And Skills; relationships; Telecommunications Industry
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      Alcacer, Juan, and Joanne Oxley. "Learning by Supplying." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-093, April 2012.
      • January 2012 (Revised January 2014)
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      Hengdeli: The Art of Coexistence

      By: Rohit Deshpandé and Nancy Hua Dai
      In October 2011, Zhang Yuping, founder and chairman of Hengdeli, the largest Swiss watch retailer in the world, wondered how to work more closely with its key suppliers—Swatch Group, Richemont Group, LVMH Group, and Rolex Group—to maintain strong growth in the Greater...  View Details
      Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Apparel And Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; China
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      Deshpandé, Rohit, and Nancy Hua Dai. "Hengdeli: The Art of Coexistence." Harvard Business School Case 512-058, January 2012. (Revised January 2014.)
      • December 2011
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      Roger Caracappa: Package Deals for the Estée Lauder Companies

      By: James K. Sebenius
      Roger Caracappa must negotiate a cost-saving, innovative proposal from a potential French supplier that could displace the otherwise satisfactory, long-time incumbent supplier. Shortly after being promoted to executive vice president of the Estée Lauder Companies with...  View Details
      Keywords: Operations; Supply Chain Management; Change; Innovation And Invention; Cost Vs Benefits; Beauty And Cosmetics Industry
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      Sebenius, James K. "Roger Caracappa: Package Deals for the Estée Lauder Companies." Harvard Business School Case 912-003, December 2011.
      • January – February 2011
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      Creating Shared Value

      By: Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
      The capitalist system is under siege. In recent years business has been criticized as a major cause of social, environmental, and economic problems. Companies are widely thought to be prospering at the expense of their communities. Trust in business has fallen to new...  View Details
      Keywords: Customer Value And Value Chain; Economic Growth; Economic Systems; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Trust; Human Needs; Welfare; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation
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      Porter, Michael E., and Mark R. Kramer. "Creating Shared Value." Harvard Business Review 89, nos. 1-2 (January–February 2011): 62–77.
      • 2016
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      The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand

      By: Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius and Ananth Raman
      To set inventory service levels, suppliers must understand how changes in inventory service level affect demand. We build on prior research, which uses analytical models and laboratory experiments to study the impact of a supplier's service level on demand from...  View Details
      Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Forecasting And Prediction; Learning; Consumer Behavior; Service Delivery; Performance Expectations; Apparel And Accessories Industry; Service Industry
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      Craig, Nathan, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman. "The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand." Working Paper. (Revised January 2016.)
      • November 2009
      • Case

      VF Brands: Global Supply Chain Strategy

      By: Gary P. Pisano and Pamela Adams
      This case examines VF Brands global supply chain strategy. Historically, VF has used a combination of in-house manufacturing and traditional arms-length sourcing arrangements. At the time of the case, the company is considering a third approach to supplier relations...  View Details
      Keywords: Global Strategy; Logistics; Supply Chain Management; Partners And Partnerships; Cooperation; Vertical Integration; Apparel And Accessories Industry
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      Pisano, Gary P., and Pamela Adams. "VF Brands: Global Supply Chain Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 610-022, November 2009.
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