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    James W. Riley

    James Riley is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches LEAD in the MBA required curriculum.

    Professor Riley is an economic sociologist. He conducts ethnographic research to... View Details

    • April 2012 (Revised October 2013)
    • Case

    eBay, Inc. and Amazon.com (A)

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Anant Thaker
    This case has been designed to explore strategic interactions among organizations with different business models. The case considers how a competitor successfully challenged the incumbent in a platform market defined by strong network effects and high switching costs.... View Details
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      Willis M. Emmons

      WILLIAM (WILLIS) EMMONS is Senior Lecturer and Director of the C. Roland Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard Business School, a position he has held since 2004.  As Director of the Christensen Center, Emmons oversees programs to... View Details

      Keywords: airline; infrastructure industry; pharmaceuticals; telecommunications; utilities

        Peter Tufano

        Peter Tufano is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and Senior Advisor to the Harvard Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. From 2011 to 2021, he served as the Peter Moores Dean at View Details

        Keywords: asset management; banking; brokerage; credit card; education industry; energy; federal government; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; microfinance; mining; nonprofit industry; oil ＆ gas; petroleum; real estate; retail financial services; state government; utilities; video games
        • October 2004 (Revised September 2005)
        • Case

        Sonoco Products Company (A): Building a World-Class HR Organization

        By: David A. Thomas, Boris Groysberg and Cate Reavis
        Describes the steps the vice-president of human resources takes in revamping an HR function that was noncooperative and, at times, competitive and introducing the company to the notion of HR as a strategic business partner. Explores changes made to the company's... View Details
        Keywords: Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Management Succession; Measurement and Metrics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy
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        • February 2021
        • Module Note

        Intellectual Property Strategy

        By: Andy Wu and Aticus Peterson
        Managing intellectual property (IP) in information technology—digital technologies like software or computing hardware—requires a distinct strategic approach. This note summarizes the high-level strategic considerations for managers of information technology businesses... View Details
        Keywords: Intellectual Property; Information Technology; Management; Strategy
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        • 17 Dec 2020
        • Working Paper Summaries

        How Do CEOs Make Strategy?

        Keywords: by Mu-Jeung Yang, Michael Christensen, Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, and Jan Rivkin
        • 09 May 2011
        • Research & Ideas

        Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer

        influence didn't extend beyond their own remit into firm-wide budgeting or strategizing for other business areas. So this risk function was incapable of promoting risk managers toward the organizational role... View Details
        Keywords: by Kim Girard; Banking
        • May 1996 (Revised August 2001)
        • Case

        Timberland and Community Involvement

        By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias
        The Timberland Co., a manufacturer and retailer of footwear, outdoor apparel, and accessories, committed itself to instituting and communicating a core set of values to its employees, stockholders, and consumers. The system of beliefs emphasized community service.... View Details
        Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Business and Community Relations; Social Enterprise; Corporate Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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        • March 1991 (Revised October 1994)
        • Case

        Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi-Cola and the Soft Drink Industry

        By: Michael E. Porter
        Describes the competition between Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. Provides a summary of the history of the soft drink industry prior to World War II, and over the period 1950-1990 in greater detail. Major strategic competitive moves and countermoves are described. Also... View Details
        Keywords: Competition; Industry Growth; Business Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
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        • 23 Apr 2019
        • News

        Live (and Work) Like a Rebel

        • December 2011
        • Case

        Negotiating the Path of Abraham

        By: James K. Sebenius and Kimberlyn Leary
        The Abraham Path Initiative board faces strategic and negotiating challenges in revitalizing a route of Middle East cultural tourism following Abraham's path 4000 years ago. The Path begins in the ancient ruins of Harran, in modern-day Turkey, where Abraham first heard... View Details
        Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Partners and Partnerships; Negotiation; Social Entrepreneurship; Religion; Culture; Tourism Industry; Israel; Syria; Middle East; Turkey; Jordan
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        • April 2005 (Revised January 2006)
        • Case

        Epodia: Demise of the HBS case-writing Monopoly?

        Karl Ulrich, Wharton professor, must decide between a commercial and "open source" model for his new business case venture. Students analyze a variety of open source and proprietary business models and formulate strategic recommendations. View Details
        Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Cases; Management; Open Source Distribution; Business Strategy
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        • April 2003 (Revised February 2004)
        • Case

        Kodak (A)

        By: Giovanni M. Gavetti, Rebecca Henderson and Simona Giorgi
        The introduction of digital imaging in the late 1980s had a disruptive effect on Kodak's traditional business model. Examines Kodak's strategic efforts and challenges as the photography industry evolves. After discussing Kodak's history and its past strategic moves in... View Details
        Keywords: History; Business Model; Leadership; Disruption; Industry Growth; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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        • January 2008 (Revised April 2009)
        • Case

        Wyoff and China-LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (A)

        By: James K. Sebenius and Cheng (Jason) Qian
        Through stalled joint venture talks between Pennsylvania-based Wyoff Corp. and China-based China-LuQuan, strategic and cross-cultural negotiation challenges are explored both from American and Chinese perspectives. Wyoff, a leading US chemical company has been seeking... View Details
        Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Negotiation Style; Strategy; Chemical Industry; China; Pennsylvania
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        • November 2003 (Revised May 2008)
        • Case

        Atlas Electrica: International Strategy

        By: Michael E. Porter and Arturo Condo
        Atlas must decide whether to acquire La Indeca, increasing its Central American presence, or to focus on larger Latin American markets where higher growth is possible. In the year 2000, Jorge Rodriguez was in charge of Atlas Electrica, the largest home appliance firm... View Details
        Keywords: Acquisition; Growth and Development Strategy; Markets; Partners and Partnerships; Competition; Expansion; Latin America; Central America
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          V. Kasturi Rangan

          Kash Rangan is the Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing at the Harvard Business School. Formerly the chairman of the Marketing Department (1998-2002), he is now the co-chairman of the school's Social Enterprise Initiative. He has taught in a wide variety of MBA... View Details

          Keywords: advertising; agribusiness; apparel; automobiles; computer; consumer products; e-commerce industry; high technology; industrial goods; marketing industry; pharmaceuticals

            Justine Boudou

            Justine Boudou is a doctoral student in the Technology and Operations Management (TOM) unit at Harvard Business School.

            She is primarily interested in the economics of science and innovation. Justine holds a MSc from the engineering school... View Details

            Keywords: biotechnology; health care; pharmaceuticals
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            Investment Management Workshop

            By: Luis M. Viceira
            Investing and Strategic Decision-Making for Principals, Portfolio Managers, and Executives of Asset Management Firms

            For nearly 50 years, the Investment Management Workshop (IMW) has convened the world's top principals, portfolio managers, and... View Details
            • 13 Feb 2020
            • Book

            Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations

            says Beer, the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus. “So there’s this organizational silence, where no one feels comfortable speaking truth to power.” Avoiding a cynical organization This silence is not only a... View Details
            Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman