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      • May 2017
      • Supplement

      Betfair (C)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, John Heilbron and Neil Campbell
      Prompted by a takeover bid from CVC, Betfair reassesses the strengths and weaknesses of the exchange model. View Details
      Keywords: Betfair; Exchange; Betting; Betting Markets; Diversification; Market Design; Business Model; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, John Heilbron, and Neil Campbell. "Betfair (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-518, May 2017.
      • May 2017
      • Supplement

      Betfair (D)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, John Heilbron and Neil Campbell
      Betfair reconsiders its approach to international gambling markets amid regulatory uncertainty. View Details
      Keywords: Betfair; Exchange; Betting; Leisure Industry; Laws and Statutes; Business Model; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, John Heilbron, and Neil Campbell. "Betfair (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-519, May 2017.
      • May 2017
      • Teaching Note

      Partners Group: Ain't No Mountain High Enough

      By: Nori Gerardo Lietz
      Partners Group (PG), a Swiss-based PE manager, initiated a series of strategic shifts and evolved from a predominately fund-of-funds manager into a large, multi-asset class PE firm focused on direct investments. PG was the first PE firm to go public in 2006. A number... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Management Practices and Processes; Private Equity
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      Lietz, Nori Gerardo. "Partners Group: Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 217-064, May 2017.
      • May 2017 (Revised November 2017)
      • Case

      Cotopaxi: Managing Growth for Good

      By: Andy Wu and Laura Huang
      Cotopaxi, an innovative outdoor gear business targeting millennials, focuses on profit and social impact. This registered benefit corporation was formed by Davis Smith who coalesced his experiences as a Wharton MBA student along with professional knowledge from an... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Social Venture; Benefit Corporation; B-Corp; Retail; Consumer Products; Apparel; Social Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Product Positioning; Social Enterprise; Mission and Purpose; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry
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      Wu, Andy, and Laura Huang. "Cotopaxi: Managing Growth for Good." Harvard Business School Case 717-488, May 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
      • May 2017
      • Teaching Note

      Hilti Fleet Management (A) and (B)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
      These notes are meant to accompany Hilti Fleet Management (A): Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head (717-427) and Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model (717-465).
      This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the... View Details
      Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Decision Making; Growth Management; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong; France; Italy; Spain
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Oliver Gassmann, and Roman Sauer. "Hilti Fleet Management (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 717-507, May 2017.
      • May 2017 (Revised September 2018)
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      Hilti Fleet Management (A): Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
      This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the construction industry by the premium power tools manufacturer Hilti in 2000. Following its customers’ needs, Hilti moved from selling power tools to leasing them as a service. The introduction of the new... View Details
      Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Japan; Hong Kong
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Oliver Gassmann, and Roman Sauer. "Hilti Fleet Management (A): Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head." Harvard Business School Case 717-427, May 2017. (Revised September 2018.)
      • May 2017 (Revised September 2018)
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      Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
      The (B) case tackles the implementation and scaling process of fleet management over the years. Finally, the case explores current challenges facing the BMI. View Details
      Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Growth Management; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong; France; Italy; Spain
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Oliver Gassmann, and Roman Sauer. "Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-465, May 2017. (Revised September 2018.)
      • May 2017 (Revised August 2021)
      • Case

      Mavi: Fashioning a Path to Brand Growth

      By: Jill Avery and Gamze Yucaoglu
      This case examines the strategic choices and business model with regards to branding at Mavi, a leading Turkish apparel retailer. The case is presented from the perspective of the company CEO and its global brand director who is also part owner. In 2015, Mavi had sales... View Details
      Keywords: Brand Management; Brand Architecture; Brand Portfolio Strategy; Brand Positioning; International Expansion; Retailing; Fashion; Pricing; Fast Fashion; Emerging Economies; Brand Extension; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Emerging Markets; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Global Range; Decision Choices and Conditions; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry; Turkey; Europe; Asia
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      Avery, Jill, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Mavi: Fashioning a Path to Brand Growth." Harvard Business School Case 517-075, May 2017. (Revised August 2021.)
      • May 2017
      • Article

      Distracted Shareholders and Corporate Actions

      By: Elisabeth Kempf, Alberto Manconi and Oliver Spalt
      Investor attention matters for corporate actions. Our new identification approach constructs firm-level shareholder "distraction" measures, by exploiting exogenous shocks to unrelated parts of institutional shareholders' portfolios. Firms with "distracted" shareholders... View Details
      Keywords: Investors; Business and Shareholder Relations; Executive Compensation; Stocks; Mergers and Acquisitions
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      Kempf, Elisabeth, Alberto Manconi, and Oliver Spalt. "Distracted Shareholders and Corporate Actions." Review of Financial Studies 30, no. 5 (May 2017): 1660–1695.
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      The Error at the Heart of Corporate Leadership

      By: Joseph L. Bower and Lynn S. Paine
      Agency theory, a new model of governance promulgated by academic economists in the 1970s, is behind the idea that corporate managers should make shareholder value their primary concern and that boards should ensure they do. The theory regards shareholders as owners of... View Details
      Keywords: Agency Theory; Business and Shareholder Relations; Leadership; Corporate Governance
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      Bower, Joseph L., and Lynn S. Paine. "The Error at the Heart of Corporate Leadership." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 3 (May–June 2017): 50–60. (Reprinted in HBR’s 10 Must Reads: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review 2019, Boston, Mass: Harvard Business Review Press, 2019, pp. 165-192.)
      • April 2017
      • Case

      Yushan Bicycles: Learning to Ride Abroad

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Paul S. Myers
      Yushan Bicycles, one of Taiwan's leading bicycle manufacturers, is pursuing an international expansion strategy by increasing demand for its range of traditional and electric bicycles and shifting its product mix toward higher-margin models sold through specialty... View Details
      Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Conflict Management; Learning; Bicycle Industry; Taiwan; Australia
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Paul S. Myers. "Yushan Bicycles: Learning to Ride Abroad." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-539, April 2017.
      • April 2017 (Revised February 2020)
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      edaixi (eWash): Digital Transformation of Laundry Services (A)

      By: Feng Zhu, Weiru Chen, Chuang Chen and Ciwu Lin
      Founded in 2013 as a laundry service featuring online ordering for home pickup and delivery, China’s edaixi (eWash) illustrated the online-to-offline (O2O) business model. As yet unclear in 2016 was the optimal way to organize third-party laundry service providers,... View Details
      Keywords: Laundry; O2O; Online-to-offline; Business Model; Service Operations; Ownership Type; Digital Platforms; Transformation; China
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      Zhu, Feng, Weiru Chen, Chuang Chen, and Ciwu Lin. "edaixi (eWash): Digital Transformation of Laundry Services (A)." Harvard Business School Case 617-034, April 2017. (Revised February 2020.)
      • April 2017 (Revised February 2020)
      • Supplement

      edaixi (eWash): Digital Transformation of Laundry Services (B)

      By: Feng Zhu, Weiru Chen, Chuang Chen and Ciwu Lin
      Founded in 2013 as a laundry service featuring online ordering for home pickup and delivery, China’s edaixi (eWash) illustrated the online-to-offline (O2O) business model. As yet unclear in 2016 was the optimal way to organize third-party laundry service providers,... View Details
      Keywords: Laundry; O2O; Online-to-offline; Service Operations; Business Model; Digital Platforms; Transformation; Service Industry; China
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      Zhu, Feng, Weiru Chen, Chuang Chen, and Ciwu Lin. "edaixi (eWash): Digital Transformation of Laundry Services (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 617-038, April 2017. (Revised February 2020.)
      • April 2017
      • Case

      Imprimis (A)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karen Elterman and Marc Appel
      This case examines the strategic choices and evolving business model of Imprimis Pharmaceuticals from the perspective of CEO Mark Baum. The (A) case provides a brief history of the company and of the compounding business, outlining the challenges faced by Imprimis in... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Healthcare; Drug Compounding; Pharmaceuticals; Compounding; Drug Development; Decision-making; Mark Baum; Imprimis; Small Business; Decisions; Cost vs Benefits; Business Strategy; Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Karen Elterman, and Marc Appel. "Imprimis (A)." Harvard Business School Case 717-426, April 2017.
      • April 2017
      • Supplement

      Imprimis (B)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karen Elterman and Marc Appel
      This case is a supplement to Imprimis (A). It describes the company’s decision to enter into the pharmaceutical compounding business in 2013–2014. Imprimis purchased a compounded ophthalmological medication called Dropless Therapy, which was injected into patients’... View Details
      Keywords: Healthcare; Drug Compounding; Drug Development; Pharmaceuticals; Small Business; Decision-making, Business Model; Mark Baum; Imprimis; Decision Making; Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Karen Elterman, and Marc Appel. "Imprimis (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-496, April 2017.
      • March 2017
      • Case

      CIC: Catalyzing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (A)

      By: William R. Kerr, Sari Kerr and Alexis Brownell
      CIC creates "entrepreneurial ecosystems," renting out office and co-working space to start-ups and related companies and providing basic business needs like Wi-Fi and legal advice. Founder Tim Rowe refers to the CIC as "innovation infrastructure," bringing together... View Details
      Keywords: Start-ups; Boston; Cambridge; St. Louis; CIC; Cambridge Innovation Center; Co-working Space; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Innovation Ecosystems; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Business Offices; Innovation and Invention
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      Kerr, William R., Sari Kerr, and Alexis Brownell. "CIC: Catalyzing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (A)." Harvard Business School Case 817-126, March 2017.
      • 2017
      • Working Paper

      Explaining the Vertical-to-Horizontal Transition in the Computer Industry

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
      This paper seeks to explain the technological forces that led to the rise of vertically integrated corporations in the late 19th century and the opposing forces that led to a vertical-to-horizontal transition in the computer industry 100 years later. I first model the... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Design; Business History; Vertical Integration; Horizontal Integration; Digital Platforms; Computer Industry
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Explaining the Vertical-to-Horizontal Transition in the Computer Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-084, March 2017.
      • March 2017 (Revised January 2018)
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      The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module 2 Part 2: Resourcing the Business Model – Team and Culture

      By: Paul Gompers
      Keywords: Founding Teams; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Structure
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      Gompers, Paul. "The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module 2 Part 2: Resourcing the Business Model – Team and Culture." Harvard Business School Module Note 817-110, March 2017. (Revised January 2018.)
      • February 2017
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      Yemeksepeti: Growing and Expanding the Business Model through Data

      By: William R. Kerr, Gamze Yucaoglu and Eren Kuzucu
      In October 2016, Nevzat Aydin, co-founder and CEO of Yemeksepeti, the Turkish online food-ordering company, was looking over the company's quarterly results and projections for the upcoming year with his management team. It had been almost a year and a half since Aydin... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Ventures; Turkey; Big Data; Customer Focused Organization; Service Management; Continuous Improvement; Data Analysis; Internet; Growth Strategy; Technological Change; Information Systems; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Analytics and Data Science; Analysis; Customer Focus and Relationships; Emerging Markets; Service Operations; Competitive Advantage; Performance Improvement; Internet and the Web; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey
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      Kerr, William R., Gamze Yucaoglu, and Eren Kuzucu. "Yemeksepeti: Growing and Expanding the Business Model through Data." Harvard Business School Case 817-095, February 2017.
      • February 2017 (Revised January 2019)
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      The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module 2 Part 1: Resourcing the Business Model – Financing

      By: Paul Gompers
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Financing; Venture Capital; Debt Lending
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      Gompers, Paul. "The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module 2 Part 1: Resourcing the Business Model – Financing." Harvard Business School Module Note 817-109, February 2017. (Revised January 2019.)
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