HBSP (USA)
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IBM Retail Business Assessment at Dillard's, Inc.: Managing Staffing Levels to Improve Conversion
Ton, ZeynepCase HBS-610051-EService and Operations ManagementThis case illustrates the challenges associated with matching staffing levels with variable workload in retail stores and highlights how decisions related to staffing and scheduling affect operational performance and the quality of labor at the stores. The case describes the tasks (both in-store logistics and customer service tasks) that are carried out by store employees at one Dillard's department store and presents nine weeks of traffic data a...Starting at €8.20
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Making stickK Stick: The Business of Behavioral Economics, Teaching Note
John, Leslie K.; Norton, Michael I.Teaching Note HBS-515088-EMarketingTeaching note for case 514019.Starting at €0.00
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The Container Store
Sandino, Tatiana; Ton, Zeynep; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-116020-EService and Operations ManagementThe Container Store (TCS) is a Texas-based retailer of organization and storage solutions. The company prides itself in taking care of its employees first and its co-founder and CEO Kip Tindell practices Conscious Capitalism. Since it beginnings in 1978, TCS grew to a chain of around 70 stores located in over 20 states by 2013. Tindell believed TCS's employee-first culture and the seven Foundation Principles, which guided the company, were what d...Starting at €8.20
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The Campbell Home (A)
John, Leslie K.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-918017-ECampbell siblings Thomas and Sally are faced with selling their childhood home. They need to make several difficult consequential decisions, all the while navigating their contentious relationship. Did it make sense to hire a broker, or should they go it alone? How much was the home worth? What should the listing price be? Most importantly, what combination of answers would get them the best outcome? And along the way, as they gather information ...Starting at €8.20
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The Campbell Home (C)
John, Leslie K.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-918019-ECampbell siblings Thomas and Sally are faced with selling their childhood home. They need to make several difficult consequential decisions, all the while navigating their contentious relationship. Did it make sense to hire a broker, or should they go it alone? How much was the home worth? What should the listing price be? Most importantly, what combination of answers would get them the best outcome? And along the way, as they gather information ...Starting at €5.74
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Home Depot and Interconnected Retail
Alvarez, Jose B.; Ton, Zeynep; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-512036-EIn November 2011, just days before the holiday shopping rush, the senior leadership team of The Home Depot, Inc., (Home Depot), the world's largest home improvement chain, discussed how best to navigate the new interconnected world of retail. Retailers across the board faced a rapidly changing environment with the growing acceptance of on-line retailing that empowered customers by providing greater price transparency and more options. Marketing c...Starting at €8.20
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Fishbowl: Scaling Up
John, Leslie K.Case HBS-919013-EMarketingFishbowl is a social media app that allows professionals to connect with other relevant professionals both within their company and across industry. Unlike many other social media apps, on which users typically present idealized portraits of themselves, on Fishbowl, people get real. Fishbowl prides itself in being a "safe space" that allows users to feel comfortable interacting with candor - whether to ask difficult questions in order to give and...Starting at €8.20
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QuikTrip
Ton, ZeynepCase HBS-611045-EService and Operations ManagementQuikTrip, a large convenience store chain with over 500 stores, was known for its outstanding labor practices and fast, reliable, and friendly customer service. In November 2010, the CEO Chet Cadieux, had to decide how many new locations to open when QuikTrip entered a new market in North Carolina in 2011. Historically, QuikTrip had entered new markets slowly, opening 10 to 12 stores per year. And this slow growth worked well with its "people-fir...Starting at €8.20
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The Campbell Home (B)
John, Leslie K.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-918018-ECampbell siblings Thomas and Sally are faced with selling their childhood home. They need to make several difficult consequential decisions, all the while navigating their contentious relationship. Did it make sense to hire a broker, or should they go it alone? How much was the home worth? What should the listing price be? Most importantly, what combination of answers would get them the best outcome? And along the way, as they gather information ...Starting at €5.74
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Operational Execution at Arrow Electronics (Spanish Version)
Raman, Ananth; Ton, ZeynepCase HBS-615S11Service and Operations Managementse describen las operaciones del centro de distribución (desde la toma de pedidos a la realización de pedidos) y la importancia de asistir a los detalles del proceso de Arrow Electronics, un gran distribuidor de componentes electrónicos y productos informáticos. El caso también detalla las acciones que toma la compañía para lograr y mantener registros precisos de inventario y la importancia de la precisión de registro de inventario a la estrategi...Starting at €8.20