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      • February 2008 (Revised September 2008)
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      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
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      Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. "Apple Inc., 2008." Harvard Business School Case 708-480, February 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
      • February 2008 (Revised September 2010)
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      LeapFrog Enterprises

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
      Explores the success factors leading to the company's rise to the number three ranking in the aggressively competitive toy industry. LeapFrog has made the strategic decision to expand beyond the toy industry and enter the educational technology and services industry.... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Expansion; Consumer Products Industry; Education Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "LeapFrog Enterprises." Harvard Business School Case 808-109, February 2008. (Revised September 2010.)
      • January 2008 (Revised August 2009)
      • Module Note

      Competing through Business Models (A)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Joan E. Ricart
      This note defines the concepts of business model and the value loop. It also introduces business model representations and proposes four tests for evaluating business models in isolation. This is the first note in a series of three written for the HBS elective course... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Competitive Strategy; Value
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Joan E. Ricart. "Competing through Business Models (A)." Harvard Business School Module Note 708-452, January 2008. (Revised August 2009.)
      • January 2008 (Revised August 2009)
      • Module Note

      Competing through Business Models (B): Competitive Strategy vs. Business Models

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Joan E. Ricart
      Keywords: Business Model; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Joan E. Ricart. "Competing through Business Models (B): Competitive Strategy vs. Business Models." Harvard Business School Module Note 708-475, January 2008. (Revised August 2009.)
      • January 2008 (Revised August 2009)
      • Module Note

      Competing through Business Models (C): Interdependence, Tactical & Strategic Interaction

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Joan E. Ricart
      Keywords: Business Model; Competition
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Joan E. Ricart. "Competing through Business Models (C): Interdependence, Tactical & Strategic Interaction." Harvard Business School Module Note 708-476, January 2008. (Revised August 2009.)
      • January 2008 (Revised February 2011)
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      Club Atlético Boca Juniors

      By: Anita Elberse, Alberto Ballve and Gustavo Herrero
      Club Atlético Boca Juniors is the most popular soccer club in Argentina and one of the most decorated clubs in the world. Throughout its storied history, the club has recruited and developed dozens of star players. In his eleven years at Boca Juniors, president... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Talent and Talent Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Sports; Sports Industry; Argentina
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      Elberse, Anita, Alberto Ballve, and Gustavo Herrero. "Club Atlético Boca Juniors." Harvard Business School Case 508-056, January 2008. (Revised February 2011.)
      • December 2007 (Revised April 2008)
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      Alltech...naturally

      By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
      Entrepreneur Pearse Lyons had built Alltech into the fastest growing company in the global animal health industry through innovative technology, creative marketing, and strong branding. Sel-Plex, a proprietary Alltech product, had shown important health benefits for... View Details
      Keywords: Brands and Branding; Leadership Development; Customer Focus and Relationships; Expansion; Technological Innovation; Intellectual Property; Sales; Value Creation; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry
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      Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "Alltech...naturally." Harvard Business School Case 508-033, December 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
      • November 2007 (Revised April 2008)
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      Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar: A Rural Business Initiative

      By: David E. Bell, Nitin Sanghavi, Virginia Fuller and Mary L. Shelman
      In rural India, farmers historically had limited access to quality input items for both their fields and homes. Indian conglomerate DSCL has undertaken a Rural Business Initiative to address this issue, establishing a chain of retail outlets throughout rural India... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Business Conglomerates; Agribusiness; Rural Scope; Customer Relationship Management; Business Strategy; Service Operations; Networks; Alliances; Retail Industry; India
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      Bell, David E., Nitin Sanghavi, Virginia Fuller, and Mary L. Shelman. "Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar: A Rural Business Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 508-012, November 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
      • October 2007 (Revised December 2007)
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      TiVo 2007: DVRs and Beyond

      By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
      Tom Rogers, CEO of TiVo, had placed multiple strategic bets on his company. In September 2007, that strategy was due for a major test. TiVo was a maker of digital video recorder (DVR) products and a distributor of DVR technology. Rogers believed that macro-trends in... View Details
      Keywords: Advertising; Business Model; Television Entertainment; Intellectual Property; Lawsuits and Litigation; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Distribution; Problems and Challenges; Partners and Partnerships; Research; Internet; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
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      Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. "TiVo 2007: DVRs and Beyond." Harvard Business School Case 708-401, October 2007. (Revised December 2007.)
      • September 2007
      • Case

      Metro International S.A.

      By: Tarun Khanna, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Vincent Marie Dessain, Ane Damgaard Jensen and Anders Sjoman
      Explores the business model of Metro International, a company publishing 70 editions of its free newspaper in 20 countries. Metro had been a pioneer in the free newspaper market, fighting incumbent publishers distributing traditional paid-for newspapers. Looks at the... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Digital Marketing; Advertising; Expansion; Globalized Firms and Management; Journalism and News Industry; Spain
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      Khanna, Tarun, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Vincent Marie Dessain, Ane Damgaard Jensen, and Anders Sjoman. "Metro International S.A." Harvard Business School Case 708-429, September 2007.
      • August 2007 (Revised February 2008)
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      Gome Electronics: Evolving the Business Model

      By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Gao Wang, Fei Li, Tracy Manty and Waishun Lo
      After 20 years of expansion, Gome Electronics has become China's largest consumer electronics retailer. It has opened stores in almost every province in China, acquired some of its competitors, and went public in Hong Kong. However, it has begun to experience a... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Distribution Channels; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology; Industry Growth; Marketing Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Product; Electronics Industry; Retail Industry; China
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      Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Gao Wang, Fei Li, Tracy Manty, and Waishun Lo. "Gome Electronics: Evolving the Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 308-026, August 2007. (Revised February 2008.)
      • August 2007
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      Satelite Distribuidora de Petroleo

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Andrea M.A.F. Minardi
      Marcelo Alecrim, the owner of SAT, a gas distribution company in Brazil, envisioned many growth opportunities but lacked financial resources to pursue them. He was approaching an American private equity fund to raise money. Describes Alecrim's challenge in creating SAT... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Utilities Industry; Brazil
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Andrea M.A.F. Minardi. "Satelite Distribuidora de Petroleo." Harvard Business School Case 808-062, August 2007.
      • August 2007
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      Manila Water Company

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan, David Wheeler and Jane Comeault
      In 1997, the Philippines government privatized its water utility in the metropolitan Manila area. The East Zone concession was won by Manila Water Company and the West Zone concession by Maynilad Water Services. Over the next decade, Manila Water turned in an... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Framework; Business or Company Management; Bids and Bidding; Privatization; Performance Improvement; Utilities Industry
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, David Wheeler, and Jane Comeault. "Manila Water Company." Harvard Business School Case 508-004, August 2007.
      • July 2007 (Revised February 2010)
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      Launching Telmore (A)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Celso Fernandez and Moritz Jobke
      When the Danish mobile phone service provider Telmore entered the market in October 2000, few people took notice. Its business model was not perceived as particularly aggressive or threatening to the industry. Less than three years later, Telmore's creative adaptation... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Disruptive Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Creativity; Adaptation; Competitive Advantage; Telecommunications Industry; Denmark
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Celso Fernandez, and Moritz Jobke. "Launching Telmore (A)." Harvard Business School Case 708-414, July 2007. (Revised February 2010.)
      • July 2007 (Revised March 2008)
      • Background Note

      Staging Two-Sided Platforms

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Andrei Hagiu
      Firms that aspire to develop two-sided platforms face a formidable challenge. Prospective users on each side will not invest in the platform until they are confident there will be enough users on the other side. Traditional strategies for dealing with this... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Risk Management; Two-Sided Platforms; Supply Chain; Strategy; Retail Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Andrei Hagiu. "Staging Two-Sided Platforms." Harvard Business School Background Note 808-004, July 2007. (Revised March 2008.)
      • July 2007 (Revised November 2009)
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      Greenpeace

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
      Nearly all environmental organizations have a similar aim: to stop the degradation of the natural environment. However, the strategies which environmental organizations choose to employ are sometimes starkly different. Compares the models of two dissimilar... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Non-Governmental Organizations; Business Strategy
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jordan Mitchell. "Greenpeace." Harvard Business School Case 708-418, July 2007. (Revised November 2009.)
      • July 2007 (Revised November 2009)
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      World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
      Nearly all environmental organizations have a similar aim: to stop the degradation of the natural environment. However, the strategies which environmental organizations choose to employ are sometimes starkly different. Compares the models of two dissimilar... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Non-Governmental Organizations; Business Strategy
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jordan Mitchell. "World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)." Harvard Business School Case 708-417, July 2007. (Revised November 2009.)
      • June 2007 (Revised April 2009)
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      Opening Pandora's Box

      By: Willy C. Shih, Stephen P. Kaufman, Melissa Marie Blakeley and Marissa Wairy Dent
      Pandora.com provided a highly customizable online radio service tailored to listeners' musical preferences and had registered explosive growth since its September 2005 launch. But proposed changes in royalty rates threatened to kill off many Internet radio sites,... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Intellectual Property; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Operations; Internet; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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      Shih, Willy C., Stephen P. Kaufman, Melissa Marie Blakeley, and Marissa Wairy Dent. "Opening Pandora's Box." Harvard Business School Case 607-135, June 2007. (Revised April 2009.)
      • June 2007 (Revised March 2010)
      • Case

      Managing Orthopaedics at Rittenhouse Medical Center

      By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Robert S. Huckman, James Weber and Kevin J. Bozic
      Considers the issues associated with running multiple business models–a private practice and an academic faculty practice--within the confines of the orthopaedics department of a single medical center. Students assume the role of Neela Wilson, Executive Director of... View Details
      Keywords: Business Units; Business Model; Health Care and Treatment; Service Operations; Conflict Management; Competition; Health Industry
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      Bohmer, Richard M.J., Robert S. Huckman, James Weber, and Kevin J. Bozic. "Managing Orthopaedics at Rittenhouse Medical Center." Harvard Business School Case 607-152, June 2007. (Revised March 2010.)
      • May 2007 (Revised November 2019)
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      Dollar General (A)

      By: Willy Shih, Stephen P. Kaufman and Rebecca McKillican
      Dollar General Corporation (DG) operates one of the leading chains of extreme value retailers in the United States. 2006 revenues reached $9.2 billion, making DG the 6th largest mass retailer in the country. With revenues growing at 9% annually over the five-year... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Family Business; Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Retail Industry; United States
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      Shih, Willy, Stephen P. Kaufman, and Rebecca McKillican. "Dollar General (A)." Harvard Business School Case 607-140, May 2007. (Revised November 2019.)
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