by Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and John Heilbron - Publications - Faculty & Research

this e-mail interview. Sean Silverthorne: Why should OSS ever displace traditional software? Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pankaj Ghemawat: One main advantage of open source... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

19 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy

competition among firms? In the working paper Competing with Privacy, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Andrés Hervás-Drane "consider a market where firms set prices View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

09 Mar 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

In This Classroom, Beer Can Improve Your Grade

outside vendor for the Strategy course, but Casadesus-Masanell said that there were several shortcomings in that arrangement. It was hard to alter the model to align closely with the objectives of Strategy course, View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Education; Food & Beverage

2016
Working Paper

Decision-Making by Precedent and the Founding of American Honda (1948 – 1974)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and John Heilbron

American Honda was founded in 1959 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Honda Motor Company to facilitate sales and distribution in the United States. The details of American Honda’s early history have long served as evidence in debates among scholars and practitioners... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Business Subsidiaries; Decision Making; Auto Industry; Retail Industry; United States

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Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation Satish Tadikonda Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Field Course: Managing Family Wealth: A FIELD Immersion (also listed under Finance) Lauren Cohen Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Private Equity Projects and... View Details

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Field Course: Managing Family Wealth: A FIELD Immersion Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Lauren Cohen Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems Finance, Entrepreneurial Management, General Management... View Details

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Family Business Strategy Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 OWN: The Power of Company Ownership Strategy Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 John Batter Law, Management and Entrepreneurship General Management, Entrepreneurial Management... View Details

08 Sep 2008
HBS Case

The Value of Environmental Activists

There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

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Decision-Making by Precedent and the Founding of American Honda (1948–1974)

Business Models--Nature and Benefits

When Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice?

Business Model Innovation and Competitive Imitation

From Strategy to Business Models and to Tactics

Platform Competition: Betfair and the U.K. Market for Sports Betting

Platform Competition, Compatibility, and Social Efficiency

Investment Incentives in Proprietary and Open-Source Two-Sided Platforms

Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals

Competing with Privacy

Mixed Source

Wintel: Cooperation or Conflict

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?