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    Leonard A. Schlesinger

    Leonard A. Schlesinger is Baker Foundation Professor at the Harvard Business School where he serves as Chair of the School’s Practice based faculty and faculty Chair of the MBA Field Global Immersion program. He has served as a member of the HBS faculty from 1978 to... View Details

    • 19 Dec 2013
    • News

    Making the Case for Corporate Tax Reform

    • 01 Jun 2015
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Frenemies in Platform Markets: The Case of Apple’s iPad vs. Amazon’s Kindle

    Keywords: by Ron Adner, Jianqing Chen & Feng Zhu; Technology
    • 22 Mar 2018
    • Blog Post

    “Mission + Profit: What’s the Balance?” asks SECON 2018

    How do you balance between being a mission-driven organization and a financially profitable company? That was the central question we posed to participants and speakers of this year’s Social Enterprise Conference (SECON). The 19th annual... View Details
    Keywords: Manufacturing; Nonprofit / Government; Technology; Entrepreneurship; Health Care
    • Research Summary

    Examples of current projects

    By: William R. Kerr
    • Entrepreneurship, innovation and growth
    • Transformations for profitable growth
    • Corporate innovation and venturing
    • High-skilled immigration and the structure of US firms
    • Agglomeration forces and cluster... View Details
    • November 2017
    • Teaching Note

    Amazon.com, 2016

    By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
    Teaching Note for HBS No. 716-402. On January 28, 2016, Amazon announced record 2015 operating profits of $2.2 billion on $107 billion of sales, and the markets responded with cautious optimism. For years, founder and CEO Jeffrey Bezos had prioritized growth and... View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Analysis; Retail; E-commerce; Amazon; Amazon.com; AmazonFresh; Jeff Bezos; Cloud Computing; Marketplaces; Streaming; E-reader Market; Digital Media; Mobile App; Online Retail; Shipping; Database; Tablet; Kindle; Kindle Fire; Smartphone; Delivery; Market Platforms; Two-Sided Platforms; Competition; Internet; Corporate Strategy; Online Advertising; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Profit; Revenue; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Taxation; Business History; Human Resources; Resignation and Termination; Books; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Media; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product Development; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Public Ownership; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Hardware; Information Technology; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Technology Networks; Technology Platform; Web; Web Sites; Price; Software; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Working Capital; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Retail Industry; Advertising Industry; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Publishing Industry; Shipping Industry; Technology Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle
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    Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Amazon.com, 2016." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 718-441, November 2017.
    • May 2000
    • Case

    J & B

    Michael Stoner finds himself called upon to reposition a once venerable and highly profitable brand of Scotch whisky. He must find a cultural trend. View Details
    Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Product Positioning; Culture; Food and Beverage Industry
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    McCracken, Grant D. "J & B." Harvard Business School Case 500-051, May 2000.
    • 02 Jun 2014
    • News

    The Secret to a Successful Social Media Strategy

    • 19 May 2023
    • News

    Innovating, Funding, and Scaling Climate Solutions at Harvard Business School: Day Three of Harvard Climate Action Week

    • August 1998 (Revised February 1999)
    • Case

    Product Development at Dell Computer Corporation

    By: Stefan H. Thomke, Vish V. Krishnan and Ashok Nimgade
    Describes how Dell redesigned its new product development process after experiencing a major product setback and a significant decline in firm profits in 1993. Dell's new process is challenged during the development of a new line of portable computers when the incoming... View Details
    Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Profit; Managerial Roles; Risk Management; Product Development; Business Processes; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Hardware; Computer Industry
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    Thomke, Stefan H., Vish V. Krishnan, and Ashok Nimgade. "Product Development at Dell Computer Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 699-010, August 1998. (Revised February 1999.)
    • October 1993 (Revised July 1994)
    • Case

    A Brush with AIDS (A)

    By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
    A product manager at a health products company is responsible for marketing sharps containers, which hospitals use to store used needles in order to protect medical workers from being pricked with AIDS-contaminated needles. After hospitals report repeated instances of... View Details
    Keywords: Health; Cost vs Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Safety; Values and Beliefs; Profit; Goals and Objectives; Compensation and Benefits; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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    Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "A Brush with AIDS (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-058, October 1993. (Revised July 1994.)
    • 2011
    • Working Paper

    The Impact of Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions in Price Competition Models

    The question of what impact mergers and acquisitions have on key equilibrium performance measures is fundamental to our understanding of competitive dynamics in an oligopolistic industry. We address these questions in the context of price competition models with... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cost; Price; Profit; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Performance Efficiency; Mathematical Methods; Competition
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    Federgruen, Awi, and Margaret P. Pierson. "The Impact of Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions in Price Competition Models." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-031, October 2011.
    • December 2005 (Revised March 2006)
    • Module Note

    Rethinking Customer Satisfaction

    By: Youngme E. Moon
    Outlines the structure and content of a six-session module that explores the negative dynamics that can result when firm profitability becomes disconnected from customer satisfaction. View Details
    Keywords: Customer Satisfaction
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    Moon, Youngme E. "Rethinking Customer Satisfaction." Harvard Business School Module Note 506-046, December 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
    • December 4, 2012
    • Article

    Business Leaders Are More Than Profiteers, as They Deliver Growth in an Efficient, Fair Manner

    By: Karthik Ramanna
    The legitimacy of market capitalism rests on its ability to deliver freedom, prosperity, and growth in a manner that is efficient and fair. The pursuit of profit is a central but not the only element of capitalism. There are many circumstances, such as when lobbying... View Details
    Keywords: Capitalism; Leadership; India
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    Ramanna, Karthik. "Business Leaders Are More Than Profiteers, as They Deliver Growth in an Efficient, Fair Manner." Economic Times (December 4, 2012).
    • 30 Oct 2018
    • News

    Global talent fosters innovation and collaborative patents

    • 06 May 2014
    • News

    Pfizer's bid for AstraZeneca: It's time to reform the U.S. corporate tax system

    • June 2020
    • Case

    What IKEA Do We Want?

    By: Juan Alcácer, Cynthia A. Montgomery, Emilie Billaud and Vincent Dessain
    In 2018, Swedish furniture maker IKEA was undergoing a significant transformation. Challenged by the rise of online shopping and changing consumer behavior, and mourning the death of its founder, the Company's top executives knew they had to step out of their comfort... View Details
    Keywords: Business Strategy; Transformation; Leading Change; Mission and Purpose; Business Model; Emerging Markets; Customer Focus and Relationships; Organizational Culture; Disruption; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry; Europe; Netherlands; Sweden; China; India; United States
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    Alcácer, Juan, Cynthia A. Montgomery, Emilie Billaud, and Vincent Dessain. "What IKEA Do We Want?" Harvard Business School Case 720-429, June 2020.
    • July 2012
    • Supplement

    How Much? (B)

    By: Clayton Rose
    The leader of a small business team must deal with an employee who is unwilling to reveal to him the profitability of a transaction for the firm and client. View Details
    Keywords: Culture; Client Responsibility; Leadership; Ethics; Organizational Culture; Employees
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    Rose, Clayton. "How Much? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 313-005, July 2012.
    • July 2012 (Revised July 2012)
    • Case

    How Much? (A)

    By: Clayton Rose
    The leader of a small business team must deal with an employee who is unwilling to reveal to him the profitability of a transaction for the firm and client. View Details
    Keywords: Culture; Client Responsibility; Leadership; Groups and Teams; Ethics; Finance; Conflict Management
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    Rose, Clayton. "How Much? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-004, July 2012. (Revised July 2012.)
    • February 1993 (Revised May 1993)
    • Background Note

    Responsibility Centers and Performance Measurement

    By: William J. Bruns Jr.
    Introduces the concepts of responsibility centers and performance measurement. Expense centers, financial responsibilities such as profit centers, and investment centers are introduced, defined, and illustrated with simple examples. View Details
    Keywords: Accounting; Management Systems
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    Bruns, William J., Jr. "Responsibility Centers and Performance Measurement." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-101, February 1993. (Revised May 1993.)
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