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- August 2022 (Revised June 2024)
- Exercise
How Should Netflix Add an Ad-Supported Tier?
By: Elie Ofek and Olivier Toubia
In the summer of 2022, it became clear that Netflix would introduce an ad-supported tier alongside its existing subscription plans in the near future. Speculation abounded as to the details of the new tier: How many minutes of advertising would it include? What picture... View Details
Keywords: Pricing; Television Industry; Price; Marketing Strategy; Digital Platforms; Customer Value and Value Chain; Competitive Strategy; Customer Satisfaction; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Olivier Toubia. "How Should Netflix Add an Ad-Supported Tier?" Harvard Business School Exercise 523-033, August 2022. (Revised June 2024.)
- March 1997 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Amazon.com (A)
Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, an Internet-based bookseller, has created one of the most successful ventures for electronic commerce on the Web. With revenue growing at a pace of 30% per month, Bezos attributes the success of Amazon.com to its value... View Details
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Dickson Louie. "Amazon.com (A)." Harvard Business School Case 897-128, March 1997. (Revised April 1998.)
- 11 Aug 2011
- News
Groupon IPO dented by market, new numbers
- March 2021
- Case
The U.S. Home Improvement Sector in 2020
By: José Alvarez and David Lane
Provides an overview of the U.S. home improvement sector in 2020, reviewing sources of growth in the decade ending in 2020, with special attention to the impact of COVID-19 on market leaders Home Depot and Lowe’s and the spike in online revenues for both. Also noted... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Trends; Leading Change; Operations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance; Technology; Construction Industry; United States
Alvarez, José, and David Lane. "The U.S. Home Improvement Sector in 2020." Harvard Business School Case 521-032, March 2021.
- October 1999 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Autobytel.com
By: Youngme E. Moon
Autobytel enjoys first-mover advantage in the Internet new car buying space. According to a number of metrics, it is the online leader in this category. However, a number of competitors have sprung up, raising questions about the long-term viability of Autobytel's... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Internet and the Web; Marketing Channels; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Competition; Business Model; Service Operations; Budgets and Budgeting; Growth and Development; Auto Industry
Moon, Youngme E. "Autobytel.com." Harvard Business School Case 500-015, October 1999. (Revised October 2005.)
- October 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
America Online, Inc.: Disclosure Strategy
By: Amy P. Hutton and David Lane
Since going public, AOL had disclosed on a quarterly basis supplemental metrics meant to give analysts and investors a way of tracking growth in its subscriber base and the value created through its marketing efforts. These metrics gave management's conversations with... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Internet and the Web; Change Management; Internet and the Web; Corporate Disclosure; Media; Digital Marketing; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Hutton, Amy P., and David Lane. "America Online, Inc.: Disclosure Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 102-004, October 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- September 2011
- Article
The Empire Struck Back: Sanctions and Compensation in the Mexican Oil Expropriation of 1938
By: Noel Maurer
The Mexican expropriation of 1938 was the first large-scale non-Communist expropriation of foreign-owned natural resource assets. The literature makes three assertions: the U.S. did not fully back the companies, Mexico did not fully compensate them for the value of... View Details
Keywords: Natural Environment; Assets; Value; Motivation and Incentives; Government and Politics; Strategy; Interests; Revenue; Non-Renewable Energy; Energy Industry; Mexico; United States
Maurer, Noel. "The Empire Struck Back: Sanctions and Compensation in the Mexican Oil Expropriation of 1938." Journal of Economic History 71, no. 3 (September 2011): 590 – 615.
- 2016
- Case
Africa Strategy of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Jie Jiao, Dayong Yang and Shanshan Cao
Founded in 1983, China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. ("CNMC") is one of the earliest and largest global Chinese nonferrous metal industrial enterprises. It has investments and projects in 27 countries and trade networks in nearly 100 countries with a... View Details
Keywords: Cross-cultural Management; Global Strategy; Globalization; International Business; Strategy Management; Africa; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Jie Jiao, Dayong Yang, and Shanshan Cao. "Africa Strategy of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group." Tsinghua University Case, 2016.
- October 2016 (Revised October 2023)
- Case
Bootstrapping at Lightricks
By: Robert White, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Christine Snively
By August 2015, two-year-old mobile imaging software startup Lightricks had developed and released two best-selling paid mobile apps, grown to a team of 30, earned a revenue run rate of nearly $10 million, and achieved modest profitability. The bootstrapped company had... View Details
Keywords: Business Startup; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Information Infrastructure; Business Startups; Digital Marketing; Finance; Strategy; Technology Industry; Israel
White, Robert, Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and Christine Snively. "Bootstrapping at Lightricks." Harvard Business School Case 817-051, October 2016. (Revised October 2023.)
- March 2005 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Celtel International B.V.: June 2004 (A)
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Depicts the options facing Mohammed Ibrahim, founder and chairman of Celtel International, the largest pan African wireless telecommunications provider, as he tries to position his company for further growth. Should the firm, which has reached $1 billion in revenues in... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Africa
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Celtel International B.V.: June 2004 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 805-120, March 2005. (Revised July 2006.)
- September 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Microsoft's Financial Reporting Strategy
Explores Microsoft's overall financial reporting strategy by examining the company's treatment of two accounting issues--software capitalization and revenue recognition. For both issues, the company selects accounting methods that are relatively conservative. Also... View Details
Matsumoto, Dawn, and Robert Bowen. "Microsoft's Financial Reporting Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 100-027, September 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- December 2024 (Revised March 2025)
- Case
Tata Power and India's Energy Transition
By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Radhika Kak and Kairavi Dey
Tata Power stood at the forefront of India’s energy transition. The firm had a long history deeply intertwined with the country's development. As Mumbai’s power needs increased, Tata Power built out thermal assets across North, West, and East India. While thermal power... View Details
Keywords: Renewable Energy; Energy Sources; Climate Change; Green Technology; Transition; Energy Generation; Resource Allocation; Energy Industry; Asia; India
Gandhi, Vikram S., Radhika Kak, and Kairavi Dey. "Tata Power and India's Energy Transition." Harvard Business School Case 325-081, December 2024. (Revised March 2025.)
- February 2008 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
Apple Inc., 2008
By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
In January 2007, three decades after its incorporation, Apple Computer shed the second word in its name and became Apple Inc. With that move, the company signaled a fundamental shift away from its historic status as a vendor of the Macintosh personal computer (PC)... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Leadership; Industry Growth; Corporate Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry; Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. "Apple Inc., 2008." Harvard Business School Case 708-480, February 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
- December 2018
- Case
Soybean Production in Argentina: The Duhau Group
By: José B. Alvarez and Mariana Cal
Crop-planning was affected by macroeconomic factors including international disputes, commodity prices, local tax, and agricultural policies, etc. Enrique and Alejandro Duhau, co-owners of the Duhau Group, analyzed these factors, as well as technical and financial... View Details
Keywords: Trade Negotiations; Soybeans; Production; Trading; Agribusiness; Decision Making; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Economics; Macroeconomics; Goods and Commodities; Government and Politics; International Relations; Trade; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; South America; Argentina
Alvarez, José B., and Mariana Cal. "Soybean Production in Argentina: The Duhau Group." Harvard Business School Case 519-033, December 2018.
- October 2000 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Nick Fiore: Healer or Hitman? (A)
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Many general managers face this predicament at one time or another: if I don't deliver the numbers, senior management won't invest in our growth. But what it takes to deliver the desired numbers may include layoffs and other undesirable solutions. Is it better to back... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Strategic Planning; Decision Choices and Conditions
Christensen, Clayton M., and Tara Donovan. "Nick Fiore: Healer or Hitman? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 601-062, October 2000. (Revised March 2007.)
- February 2000 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (A)
ES Technologies started in 1976 as a storefront in Tempe, Arizona selling personal computer kits to hobbyists. Twenty years later, revenues exceeded $3.5 billion, and the business had evolved from a computer store to a master reseller and full-line integrator of... View Details
Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Structures; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Information Technology Industry; Arizona
Applegate, Lynda M. "QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-295, February 2000. (Revised November 2002.)
- August 1996
- Case
ThermoLase
By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower
John Hansen, CEO of ThermoLase, must develop a plan of action to exploit the company's new development-stage revolutionary hair removal technology with negligible revenues and a $500 million market capitalization. This nascent public Thermo Electron spin out company... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Plan; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Andrew S. Janower. "ThermoLase." Harvard Business School Case 897-002, August 1996.
- 03 Mar 2022
- News