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- June 2012
- Case
Microsoft IT India
By: Willy C. Shih, Margaret Pierson, Alexander Down, William Gustave Jair-Shemuel Jurist, Diego Medicina and Helen Wang
Raj Biyani faced tough challenges managing Microsoft IT India: leading a remote development organization in which key decisions were made in Redmond, and managing an organization that was perceived as less strategic than its sister Microsoft India Development Center...
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Keywords:
Organizational Development;
Cross-functional Management;
Foreign Subsidiaries;
Strategy Alignment;
Organizational Behavior;
Indian Software Development;
Global Distributed R&D;
Software Industry;
Organizational Structure;
Research and Development;
Operations;
Leadership;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Business Subsidiaries;
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Technology Industry;
India
Shih, Willy C., Margaret Pierson, Alexander Down, William Gustave Jair-Shemuel Jurist, Diego Medicina, and Helen Wang. "Microsoft IT India ." Harvard Business School Case 612-078, June 2012.
- March 2021
- Case
Astralis Group: Determining a Brand Strategy
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emilie Billaud
After launching a Danish esports company in July 2019, and going public in December 2019 with multiple brands associated with different games, the Astralis leadership team was contemplating a shift to a single, corporate brand. While the original arguments for...
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Keywords:
Brand Strategy;
Esports;
Video Games;
Corporate Scope;
Positioning;
Ecosystem;
Brands and Branding;
Strategy;
Business Ventures;
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Ethics;
Sports;
Competitive Strategy;
Value Creation;
Diversification;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Sports Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Denmark;
Europe
Esty, Benjamin C., Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej, and Emilie Billaud. "Astralis Group: Determining a Brand Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 721-382, March 2021.
- March 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Module Note
Corporate Strategy
By: Ashish Nanda
As a strategist, you must decide for your firm what products to produce, what customers to serve, what geographies to operate in, and what activities to perform. This note on Corporate Strategy, which introduces the fifth module of the RC Strategy course, offers a...
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Nanda, Ashish. "Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Module Note 720-448, March 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- August 2016 (Revised May 2018)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 1: Managing Organizational Tensions
By: Robert Simons
This module reading lays the foundation for executing strategy using performance measurement and control systems. Properly applied, these systems can overcome the organizational blocks that impede the potential of all people who work in modern organizations. This...
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Keywords:
Management Control Systems;
Implementing Strategy;
Strategy Execution;
Performance Measurement;
Profit Planning;
Organization Design;
Profitable Growth;
Management Attention;
Organizational Conflict;
Human Behavior;
Strategy;
Ethics;
Goals and Objectives;
Organizational Design;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Performance;
Measurement and Metrics
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 1: Managing Organizational Tensions." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-101, August 2016. (Revised May 2018.)
- March 2019 (Revised July 2020)
- Case
MoviePass: The 'Get Big Fast' Strategy
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel W. Fisher
In August 2017, MoviePass dramatically lowered its subscription price from $50 per month to just $10 for up to one movie per day. The idea was to rapidly scale the business to the point where they could generate incremental revenue streams from related businesses...
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Keywords:
Market Entry;
Growth Strategy;
Profit Vs. Growth;
Subscription Business;
Cash Burn;
Data Analytics;
Get-big-fast;
Buyer Power;
Strategy Implementation;
Movie Industry;
Racing;
Entrepreneurship;
Market Entry and Exit;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Value Creation;
Disruption;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel W. Fisher. "MoviePass: The 'Get Big Fast' Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 719-455, March 2019. (Revised July 2020.)
- 2016
- Book
Strategy Beyond Markets
By: John de Figueiredo, Michael Lenox, Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Rick Vanden Bergh
Strategy beyond markets has been an active area of research inquiry since the early 1990s. Since its inception, the scholarship emanating from this research stream has grown substantially in quantity, quality, and breadth. Likewise, firms across the world have...
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Keywords:
Strategy
Figueiredo, John de, Michael Lenox, Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Rick Vanden Bergh, eds. Strategy Beyond Markets. Vol. 34, Advances in Strategic Management. Emerald Group Publishing, 2016.
- November 2016 (Revised December 2016)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 14: Managing Strategic Risk
By: Robert Simons
This module reading provides an overview of the business conduct boundaries, strategic boundaries, and internal control systems used to manage risk. Boundary systems—linked to clear, enforceable sanctions—are essential whenever demanding performance goals are set and...
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Keywords:
Management Control Systems;
Implementing Strategy;
Strategy Execution;
Boundary Systems;
Innovation;
Internal Controls;
Fraud;
Human Behavior;
Staff Experts;
Strategy;
Risk Management;
Behavior;
Governance Controls;
Management Practices and Processes;
Boundaries;
Employees;
Business Strategy;
Innovation and Invention
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 14: Managing Strategic Risk." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-114, November 2016. (Revised December 2016.)
- November 1998
- Article
Global Strategy and Its Impact on Local Operations: Lessons from Gillette Singapore
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Thomas D. Dretler
Keywords:
Global Range;
Strategy;
Local Range;
Operations;
Learning;
Production;
Consumer Products Industry;
Singapore
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Thomas D. Dretler. "Global Strategy and Its Impact on Local Operations: Lessons from Gillette Singapore." Academy of Management Executive 12, no. 4 (November 1998): 60–68. (Reprinted in Cross-Cultural Management, edited by R. Redding and B. Stening. Celtenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002.)
- 14 May 2012
- News
Message to Managers: Your Strategy Is Not What You Say It Is
- March 2019 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
Accion's Fintech Strategy
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Michael Chu and Tricia Gregg
Accion, an NGO, had been a pioneer in microfinance since its entry into that sector in the early 1970s. Its investments in Banco Compartamos paid off, when the microfinance bank went IPO in 2007, leaving an influx of $138 million for Accion. Under a new CEO, Michael...
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Keywords:
Fintech;
Impact Investing;
Financial Inclusion;
Technological Innovation;
Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Performance Effectiveness;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Microfinance;
Financial Institutions;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Industry Growth
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Michael Chu, and Tricia Gregg. "Accion's Fintech Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 319-091, March 2019. (Revised March 2023.)
- TeachingInterests
Strategy
By: Frances X. Frei
The objective of this course is to help students develop the skills for formulating strategy. It provides an understanding of:
- A firm's operative environment and how to sustain competitive advantage.
- How to generate superior... View Details
- October 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
AQR's DELTA Strategy
By: Daniel Bergstresser, Lauren Cohen, Randolph B. Cohen and Christopher Malloy
In the summer of 2008, AQR Capital Management was considering the launch of a new hedge fund strategy. The proposed DELTA portfolio would offer investors exposure to a basket of nine major hedge fund strategies. The DELTA strategy would be innovative in two ways....
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Bergstresser, Daniel, Lauren Cohen, Randolph B. Cohen, and Christopher Malloy. "AQR's DELTA Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 212-038, October 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and the Internet
approach to competition becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Without a distinctive strategic direction, speed and flexibility lead nowhere. Either no unique competitive advantages are created, or improvements are generic and cannot be sustained. Having a View Details
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by Michael E. Porter
- February 2010
- Module Note
Strategies of Influence
By: Deepak Malhotra
Strategies of Influence (SOI) is a stand-alone session that teaches students about the psychology of persuasion. Students are presented a series of mini-case vignettes, each of which illustrates a specific strategy that negotiators can use to make their ideas, offers,...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Management Teams;
Negotiation;
Groups and Teams;
Power and Influence;
Strategy
Malhotra, Deepak. "Strategies of Influence." Harvard Business School Module Note 910-039, February 2010.
- 23 Oct 2018
- News
Driving digital strategy
- Web
Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Understanding Competition & Strategy To understand strategy—what it is, why it’s important, and how to develop a successful one for any organization—you must begin with understanding competition. For more...
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- November 2016 (Revised December 2016)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 11: Using Diagnostic and Interactive Control Systems
By: Robert Simons
This module reading introduces diagnostic and interactive control systems. Diagnostic control systems are the management-by-exception systems that managers use to monitor the achievement of their business strategy. Interactive control systems are the systems that top...
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Keywords:
Management Control Systems;
Implementing Strategy;
Execution;
Performance Measurement;
Diagnostic Control Systems;
Interactive Control Systems;
Emergent Strategy;
Goal Setting;
Incentives;
Strategy;
Motivation and Incentives;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Systems;
Performance Evaluation
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 11: Using Diagnostic and Interactive Control Systems." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-111, November 2016. (Revised December 2016.)
- 2023
- Working Paper
Going Beyond the ‘Self’ in Self-Control: Interpersonal Consequences of Commitment Strategy Use
By: Ariella Kristal and Julian Zlatev
Commitment strategies are effective mechanisms individuals can use to overcome self-control problems. Across seven studies (and three supplemental studies), we explore the negative interpersonal consequences of commitment strategy use. In Study 1, using an incentivized...
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Keywords:
Self-control;
Willpower;
Commitment Strategies;
Goals and Objectives;
Behavior;
Strategy;
Perception
Kristal, Ariella, and Julian Zlatev. "Going Beyond the ‘Self’ in Self-Control: Interpersonal Consequences of Commitment Strategy Use." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-033, November 2021. (Revised January 2023.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
Why Has Strategy Become Irrelevant? Understanding the Complete Strategy Landscape
By: David J. Collis
Developing the firm’s strategy was once seen as the most important task facing a CEO. Yet in the last 20 years, the practice of strategy has been relegated to a routinized function—part of the annual planning process, like performance management and succession planning...
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Collis, David J. "Why Has Strategy Become Irrelevant? Understanding the Complete Strategy Landscape." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-027, September 2019.