Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2014

I was part of the new management team that was going to try to turn around a 60-year-old business that had been declining for 10 years. Because most of the UK KFC system was franchised, it was important to win our franchisees over to a new brand strategy we had been planning before the acquisition took place. I left the room.

Globalization 10

Globalization Strategy Franchising Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

We see an interesting pattern across the professionally managed companies, those whose CEOs were hired by the board. That vision prompted Danone to divest product lines such as biscuits and beer while broadening its core dairy franchise. But others were surprising, given their states before embarking on transformation.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

That sort of money should allow you to open 10 new centers next year, not through franchising as you'd planned, but under your direct ownership and control. The director wasn't expecting her, but Gloria liked popping into the franchises unannounced to get an unvarnished view. Three million euros.". Hours were flexible.

Case Study 13

Case Study Franchising Health Care Follow-up 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2014

Specifically, he saw that the advent of digital technologies was going to fundamentally alter the way people conduct commerce, pay for things, and manage and move their money. It’s incredibly inconvenient and time-consuming—it’s practically a part-time job just to manage and move your money. So it is expanding our franchise.

Execution 8

Execution Software Banking Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

These concerns get polite nods here and there but, mostly, serious Africans ignore them and firmly redirect the conversation back to private equity, or franchise deals, or something along those lines. Bottom line: Are you game or are you out? And have you heard that we have more mobile phones than any other continent besides Asia?

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Globalization Politics Franchising 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Like most of the big hoteliers, however, Otto owned few of those properties; instead it franchised and managed them, with the bulk of the real estate owned by independent companies that licensed Otto’s brands. It’s just too difficult to manage that many. The Beekman managers were all on one side.

Hotels 8

Hotels Case Study Brand Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

” During the volcanic ash crisis of 2010, what it offered wasn’t prize-winning stories about the roots of the eruption or its health implications, but an app (Hitchhiker’s Central) that allowed readers to share travel plans and offer rides to each other.

Media 12

Media Advertising Fixed Costs Content 12