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  • April 2017 (Revised August 2019)
  • Supplement

Cafes Monte Bianco - Varying Interest Solution

By: Robert L. Simons
This is the varying interest solution to the case Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan (HBS No. 198-088) View Details
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Simons, Robert L. "Cafes Monte Bianco - Varying Interest Solution." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 117-702, April 2017. (Revised August 2019.)
  • October 1984
  • Case

Citibank Indonesia

Describes a dilemma faced by Citibank's country manager for Indonesia. His superiors have asked him to raise his profit goal for 1984. But to produce increased profits he would either have to reduce the amount lent at below-market rates, particularly to prime customers... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Multinational Firms and Management; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Indonesia
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Merchant, Kenneth A. "Citibank Indonesia." Harvard Business School Case 185-061, October 1984.
  • October 1993 (Revised March 2023)
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Conflict on a Trading Floor (A)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
A junior salesperson on FirstAmerica Bank's trading floor is assisting a top salesperson, Linda, on a deal to finance the construction of a new cruise ship for Poseidon Cruise Lines. While the terms of the deal are being worked out, he realizes Linda has taken... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Profit; Knowledge Use and Leverage
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Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "Conflict on a Trading Floor (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-060, October 1993. (Revised March 2023.)
  • 18 Jul 2005
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Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?

focused on the issue, corporations are turning the tax function into a profit center, says Desai, an expert on international corporate and public finance. In this e-mail interview, he discusses new ways businesses are looking to shrink... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • September 2007
  • Case

Still Leading (B8): Paul Newman—Newman's Own Script

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce
Well known actor Paul Newman started a business to give profits to charity. Summarizes his experience in making the transition from one kind of leadership to another. View Details
Keywords: Transition; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Social Entrepreneurship; Food and Beverage Industry
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Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Lance P. Pierce. "Still Leading (B8): Paul Newman—Newman's Own Script." Harvard Business School Case 308-045, September 2007.
  • 08 Sep 2014
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From A Chinese Apartment To Wall Street Darling: The Rise Of Alibaba

  • March 2007 (Revised February 2010)
  • Case

Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd.

By: Mukti Khaire and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman
Fabindia is a for-profit Indian retail company with the stated mission of providing employment to weavers and traditional handicraft artisans in rural India. Established in 1960 as an exporter of home furnishings, Fabindia has grown as a consumer-facing retailer of... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply Chain; Mission and Purpose; Expansion; Retail Industry; India
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Khaire, Mukti, and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman. "Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 807-113, March 2007. (Revised February 2010.)
  • August 1982 (Revised January 1988)
  • Case

Assuming Control at Altex Aviation (A)

Two young and inexperienced MBAs buy a virtually bankrupt company. They design a decentralized control system organized around profit centers. View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Entrepreneurship; Management Systems; Air Transportation Industry
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Churchill, Neil C., and Kenneth A. Merchant. "Assuming Control at Altex Aviation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 183-058, August 1982. (Revised January 1988.)
  • February 1995 (Revised October 2006)
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Brainard, Bennis & Farrell (A)

By: John J. Gabarro and Andrew P. Burtis
A law firm must decide how to split partnership profits among the partners. Issues of seniority versus performance, performance evaluation, and lack of consensus of values dominate the discussions. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Performance Evaluation; Values and Beliefs; Rank and Position; Profit Sharing; Legal Services Industry
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Gabarro, John J., and Andrew P. Burtis. "Brainard, Bennis & Farrell (A)." Harvard Business School Case 495-037, February 1995. (Revised October 2006.)
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Competitive Strategy

Anita M. McGahan and Michael E. Porter and are completing a series of statistical papers on the sources of company and industry profitability. Based on a large new database on the profitability of U.S. business segments between 1981 and 1994, their research examines... View Details
  • December 2000 (Revised January 2002)
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Incentives and Controllability: A Note and Exercise

By: Brian J. Hall
Describes three performance measures for "plants" or businesses: cost centers, revenue centers, and profit centers. Discusses what should be done if a function outside of the "controllability" of the manager affects the performance measure and therefore compensation. View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost; Profit; Revenue; Compensation and Benefits; Managerial Roles; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives
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Hall, Brian J. "Incentives and Controllability: A Note and Exercise." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-334, December 2000. (Revised January 2002.)
  • June 2011
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Leaders Who Make a Difference: Sam Palmisano's Smarter IBM: Day 1

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout
Sam Palmisano explains the moves he made to transform IBM into a faster-growing, more profitable company focused on IT solutions to the problems of companies, cities, and nations. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Growth and Development Strategy; Business or Company Management; Information Technology Industry
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Bower, Joseph L., and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Leaders Who Make a Difference: Sam Palmisano's Smarter IBM: Day 1." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 311-701, June 2011.
  • March 2001 (Revised May 2001)
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&Samhoud Service Management

By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Monica Mullick
&Samhoud, a small service management consulting firm in the Netherlands, grapples with the dilemma of firing its largest client while introducing Heskett's theory of the service profit chain. View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Management Practices and Processes; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Relationship Management; Consulting Industry; Netherlands
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DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Monica Mullick. "&Samhoud Service Management." Harvard Business School Case 801-398, March 2001. (Revised May 2001.)
  • 01 May 2018
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Davidson Heath, University of Utah

  • November 2016 (Revised December 2016)
  • Module Note

Strategy Execution Module 8: Linking Performance to Markets

By: Robert Simons
This module reading shows how to link profit plans and other performance measurement systems to both internal and external markets. Starting with the transfer of goods and services within a firm, the module discusses the different methods of designing transfer pricing... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Execution; Transfer Pricing; Activity Based Costing; Return On Investment; Residual Income; EVA; Strategy; Cost Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Markets; Investment Return
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Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 8: Linking Performance to Markets." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-108, November 2016. (Revised December 2016.)
  • 2014
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Strategy Reading: Introduction to Strategy

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell
"Introduction to Strategy" provides a comprehensive overview of the strategy discipline and introduces the building blocks of strategy by providing overviews of fundamental conceptual frameworks. Students will learn how firms decide where to compete by exploring the... View Details
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "Strategy Reading: Introduction to Strategy." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing 8097, 2014.
  • 15 Jan 2015
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Fernando Yunes of Whirlpool Latin America explains the value of FIELD

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Dr. Ahmed Heikal

Dr. Ahmed Heikal, Chairman and Founder of Qalaa Holdings, describes how the initial capital raised to start the firm was applied to profitable investments in cement and construction companies. View Details
  • January 2005 (Revised July 2010)
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Anne Mulcahy: Leading Xerox through the Perfect Storm (A)

By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
In 2000, Xerox faces bankruptcy amid a liquidity crisis, collapsed profitability, and an expanding SEC investigation. Traces the career and leadership development of Anne Mulcahy, a former sales executive unexpectedly named COO of the beleaguered company as a last... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Financial Liquidity; Organizational Culture; Crisis Management; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Gender; Corporate Governance
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George, William W., and Andrew N. McLean. "Anne Mulcahy: Leading Xerox through the Perfect Storm (A)." Harvard Business School Case 405-050, January 2005. (Revised July 2010.)
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Using Cost Information In Pricing Decisions

By: V.G. Narayanan
Professor Narayanan studies the use of cost information in pricing decisions. In particular, he studies how customer profitability information affects the product pricing decisions of managers. View Details
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