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      • 2001
      • Working Paper

      The Structure of Profitability Around the World

      By: Tarun Khanna and Jan Rivkin
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      Khanna, Tarun, and Jan Rivkin. "The Structure of Profitability Around the World." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 01-056, April 2001.
      • March 2001 (Revised May 2001)
      • Case

      &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.)
      • March 2001 (Revised August 2003)
      • Case

      Wilkerson Company

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The president of Wilkerson, faced with declining profits, is struggling to understand why the company is encountering severe price competition on one product line while able to raise prices without competitive response on another product line. The controller proposes... View Details
      Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Competition; Profit; Product; Consumer Products Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Wilkerson Company." Harvard Business School Case 101-092, March 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
      • March 2001 (Revised February 2004)
      • Case

      International Profit Associates

      By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Monica Mullick
      Describes the work environment, systems, and processes that allow International Profit Associates (IPA) to follow a systematic four-step approach to providing advisory service to small business owners. View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Structure; Business Processes; Business Model; Consulting Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Monica Mullick. "International Profit Associates." Harvard Business School Case 801-397, March 2001. (Revised February 2004.)
      • March 2001 (Revised April 2003)
      • Case

      Chase's Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
      In late 1999, the Walt Disney Co. and the Hong Kong government agreed to develop Hong Kong Disneyland, a HK$28 (U.S.$3.6) billion theme park and resort complex planned to open in late 2005. As part of the total financing package, the sponsors decided to raise HK$3.3... View Details
      Keywords: Working Capital; Project Finance; Relationships; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Tourism Industry; Hong Kong
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and Michael Kane. "Chase's Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 201-072, March 2001. (Revised April 2003.)
      • February 2001 (Revised October 2002)
      • Background Note

      Entrepreneurial History: A Conceptual Overview

      By: Nancy F. Koehn
      Analyzes HBS cases on five entrepreneurs and the companies they built: Josiah Wedgwood, Henry Heinz, Marshall Field, Howard Schultz of Starbucks, and Michael Dell. These five cases and their accompanying teaching notes comprise a course module on entrepreneurial... View Details
      Keywords: Transition; Demand and Consumers; Competition; Business History; Entrepreneurship; Customer Focus and Relationships; Business Strategy; Society
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      Koehn, Nancy F. "Entrepreneurial History: A Conceptual Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-368, February 2001. (Revised October 2002.)
      • 2001
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      TechVenture: New Rules on Value and Profit from Silicon Valley

      By: Mohanbir S. Sawhney, Ranjay Gulati and Anthony Paoni
      Keywords: Information Technology; Business Ventures; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Value; Profit; California
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      Sawhney, Mohanbir S., Ranjay Gulati and Anthony Paoni, eds. TechVenture: New Rules on Value and Profit from Silicon Valley. John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
      • December 2000 (Revised January 2002)
      • Background Note

      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.)
      • November 2000 (Revised December 2000)
      • Background Note

      Online Content Providers

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alastair Brown
      Describes the business model for online content providers, companies that distribute copyright content via the Internet. Focuses on their revenue and cost drivers and on the ways that online content providers create value for consumers. Also investigates the benefits... View Details
      Keywords: Internet and the Web; Customers; Value Creation; Business Model; Internet and the Web; Cash Flow; Risk and Uncertainty; Growth and Development Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Decision Making; Profit; Information Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alastair Brown. "Online Content Providers." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-261, November 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
      • November 2000 (Revised January 2003)
      • Case

      Yahoo!'s Stock-Based Compensation

      By: Paul M. Healy and Jacob Cohen
      Amy Maislos, an investor in Internet and technology companies, was excited to read that Yahoo! had reported a positive net income for 1998 operations. During the late 1990s, stock prices of Internet companies had risen rapidly even though most companies were reporting... View Details
      Keywords: Stock Options; Internet and the Web; Financial Statements; Corporate Disclosure; Business Earnings; Earnings Management; Information Technology Industry
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      Healy, Paul M., and Jacob Cohen. "Yahoo!'s Stock-Based Compensation." Harvard Business School Case 101-059, November 2000. (Revised January 2003.)
      • November 2000 (Revised December 2001)
      • Case

      iSteelAsia (A)

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
      The chairman of a Hong Kong-based steel distributor starts an online Asian steel trading portal and contemplates different paths to profitability and growth. Barriers include industrial culture, weakened markets in the spring of 2000, and vulnerability to takeover by... View Details
      Keywords: Commercialization; Distribution Channels; Business Growth and Maturation; Horizontal Integration; Transformation; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Steel Industry; Hong Kong
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "iSteelAsia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-025, November 2000. (Revised December 2001.)
      • November 2000 (Revised July 2019)
      • Teaching Note

      Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan

      By: Robert Simons and Indra Reinbergs
      Teaching Note for (9-198-088). View Details
      Keywords: Business Strategy; Cash Flow; Capital Structure; Business Earnings; Financial Statements; Business Plan; Profit; Cost Management; Performance Evaluation; Strategic Planning; Financial Management; Investment Return; Food and Beverage Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Italy
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      Simons, Robert, and Indra Reinbergs. "Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 101-044, November 2000. (Revised July 2019.)
      • October 2000 (Revised March 2004)
      • Case

      Software Associates

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The president of a small consulting firm has just seen his second-quarter profit and loss statement, showing an increase in revenues but a substantial decline in profits. He asks his chief financial officer to explain the results. The CFO works hard to accumulate... View Details
      Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Cost; Financial Statements; Production; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Information Technology Industry; Consulting Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Software Associates." Harvard Business School Case 101-038, October 2000. (Revised March 2004.)
      • September 2000 (Revised October 2002)
      • Case

      National Logistics Management

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Mary Rotelli and Kristin Kohler
      National Logistics Management (NLM), a third-party logistics company, is a successful, profitable business that provides a more cost-effective and efficient means to expedite premium freight. With the logistics landscape changing, NLM's market niche is threatened. Can... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business or Company Management; Logistics; Industry Structures; Planning; Service Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., Mary Rotelli, and Kristin Kohler. "National Logistics Management." Harvard Business School Case 801-110, September 2000. (Revised October 2002.)
      • September 2000 (Revised February 2007)
      • Case

      Freeport Studio

      By: Rajiv Lal and James Weber
      Describes the start-up and first-year difficulties of Freeport Studio, a unit of L.L. Bean, founded in 1998 to sell women's clothing by catalog. First-year sales were far below plan, and projected profits did not materialize. Fran Philip must identify the problems and... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Profit; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Creativity
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      Lal, Rajiv, and James Weber. "Freeport Studio." Harvard Business School Case 501-021, September 2000. (Revised February 2007.)
      • August 2000
      • Case

      Manila Water Company (A)

      By: Michael Beer and Elizabeth Weldon
      On February 3, 1997, the east zone of the Manila Metropolitan Water and Sewerage System (MWSS) was taken over by the Manila Water Co. (MWC), a newly created joint venture between the Ayala Corp., a large Filipino conglomerate; Bechtel Enterprises, Inc., an American... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Horizontal Integration; Privatization; Problems and Challenges; Utilities Industry
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      Beer, Michael, and Elizabeth Weldon. "Manila Water Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 401-014, August 2000.
      • August 2000
      • Case

      Manila Water Company (B)

      By: Michael Beer and Elizabeth Weldon
      On August 1, 1997 the Manila Water Co. took control of the east zone of the newly privatized Manila Metropolitan Water and Sewerage System (MWSS). At the time of privatization, MWSS was an inefficient, ineffective, and corrupt government agency. MWC must develop the... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Horizontal Integration; Privatization; Problems and Challenges; Utilities Industry
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      Beer, Michael, and Elizabeth Weldon. "Manila Water Company (B)." Harvard Business School Case 401-015, August 2000.
      • August 2000 (Revised August 2018)
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      The Atchison Corporation (A)

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      A new general manager uses a profit-center-based system to shake up an old line company. He then faces the task of placating a board member upset by the human consequences. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
      Keywords: Transformation; Profit; Human Resources; Change Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Organizational Design
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      Bower, Joseph L. "The Atchison Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-020, August 2000. (Revised August 2018.)
      • August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
      • Background Note

      Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Earnings

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
      A technical note that defines earnings. View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Business Ventures; Profit
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Earnings." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-124, August 2000. (Revised July 2002.)
      • July 2000
      • Case

      Aerospace Technologies, Inc.

      By: Paul M. Healy and Jacob Cohen
      Ben Galil's privately held engineering consulting firm represents aerospace products manufacturers in Israeli government biddings. The company incurs expenses for years before getting paid. This case deals with the alternative methods for booking revenues and expenses... View Details
      Keywords: Accrual Accounting; Accounting; Revenue; Cost; Business or Company Management; Profit; Engineering; Bids and Bidding; Government and Politics; Private Ownership; Consulting Industry; Israel
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      Healy, Paul M., and Jacob Cohen. "Aerospace Technologies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 101-003, July 2000.
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