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- February 2000
- Case
Bluemercury: Leveraging the Click and Mortar Business Model
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Karen Barone
Keywords: Business Model
Applegate, Lynda M., and Karen Barone. "Bluemercury: Leveraging the Click and Mortar Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 800-296, February 2000.
- 06 Jan 2015
- News
Digital Business Models Should Have to Follow the Law, Too
- August 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Technical Note
Congruence Model Note
By: Shon R. Hiatt and James Weber
This note describes the Congruence Model, a method by which an organization can assess whether its building blocks (critical tasks, formal organizational arrangements, people, and culture) are aligned (congruent) with its strategy. The model postulates that... View Details
Hiatt, Shon R., and James Weber. "Congruence Model Note." Harvard Business School Technical Note 413-037, August 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
- January 2007
- Exercise
Multifactor Models
By: Malcolm P. Baker
Students evaluate the performance of four mutual funds and compute the cost of capital for two companies using fixed benchmarks, the CAPM, and a multifactor model of returns. View Details
Keywords: Cost of Capital; Performance Evaluation; Business Model; Investment Funds; Investment Return; Motivation and Incentives; Markets
Baker, Malcolm P. "Multifactor Models." Harvard Business School Exercise 207-056, January 2007.
- Research Summary
Models of Success
By: Myra M. Hart
Myra Hart is conducting research on the career and personal paths that Harvard Business School alumnae pursue over the course of their lives. She is developing programs to encourage and support the creation of dynamic and multi-facted models of success. These programs... View Details
- September 1992
- Background Note
Kodak Business Imaging Systems Division, ROI Model Note
By: Marie-Therese M. Flaherty and Steven C. Wheelwright
Flaherty, Marie-Therese M., and Steven C. Wheelwright. "Kodak Business Imaging Systems Division, ROI Model Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 693-044, September 1992.
- 2020
- Other Unpublished Work
An Operating Model for the Next Normal: Lessons from Agile Organizations in the Crisis
By: Christopher Handscomb, Deepak Mahadevan, Lars Schor, Marcus Sieberer, Euvin Naidoo and Suraj Srinivasan
Companies with agile practices embedded in their operating models have managed the impact of the COVID-19 crisis better than their peers. Here’s what helped them cope. View Details
Handscomb, Christopher, Deepak Mahadevan, Lars Schor, Marcus Sieberer, Euvin Naidoo, and Suraj Srinivasan. "An Operating Model for the Next Normal: Lessons from Agile Organizations in the Crisis." McKinsey & Company, June 2020.
- April 2000 (Revised May 2000)
- Case
Hotbank: Softbank's New Business Model for Early Stage Venture Incubation
Softbank Venture Capital (SBVC) has established a business incubator, Hotbank. Ellen Levy, a "Netbatsu Development Officer" with SBVC, is faced with a decision about which relationships among Hotbank/SBVC portfolio companies to facilitate. View Details
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Mary Rotelli. "Hotbank: Softbank's New Business Model for Early Stage Venture Incubation." Harvard Business School Case 600-100, April 2000. (Revised May 2000.)
- June 2020
- Teaching Note
CredEx Fintech: Business Model Transformation During the Digital Era
By: Laura Huang, Raphael Amit and Xu Han
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 420-080. View Details
- February 2017
- Case
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
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.
- 01 Nov 2013
- News
T-Mobile's Wacky Plan to Trash the Wireless Business Model
- September 9, 2024
- Article
Ten Questions for a Winning Climate-transition Business Strategy
By: George Serafeim
The move to a low-carbon economy will create opportunities for innovation and growth. To make the most of them, leaders must understand the challenges they could face along the way. View Details
Keywords: Technology; Organizational Transformations; Business Model Innovation; Innovation and Invention; Climate Change; Transformation; Leadership; Business Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Change Management; Entrepreneurship
Serafeim, George. "Ten Questions for a Winning Climate-transition Business Strategy." Strategy + Business (website) (September 9, 2024).
- April 2020 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
Ping An: Pioneering the New Model of ‘Technology-driven Finance’
By: Feng Zhu, Anthony K. Woo and Nancy Hua Dai
In mid-December 2018, Peter Ma, Chairman and CEO of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. was considering whether the company should grow a fifth ecosystem of Smart City Services. Established in 1988, Ping An was one of the top 10 global financial... View Details
Keywords: Business Ecosystems; Fintech; Finance; Information Technology; Business Model; Expansion; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry
Zhu, Feng, Anthony K. Woo, and Nancy Hua Dai. "Ping An: Pioneering the New Model of ‘Technology-driven Finance’." Harvard Business School Case 620-068, April 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
- October 2001 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
Centagenetix (A): Building a Business Model for Genetic Longevity
Describes a start-up company seeking to exploit population genetic data from long-lived, healthy people. The company must address legal, financial, ethical, and personal issues among its team to launch the company. View Details
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Frank Angella. "Centagenetix (A): Building a Business Model for Genetic Longevity." Harvard Business School Case 602-087, October 2001. (Revised June 2002.)
- March 2019
- Module Note
The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module 3: Operating the Business Model
By: Stig Leschly, Mark Roberge and Christopher T. Stanton
- August 2004
- Article
A Function-Centered Model of Interest Assessment for Business Careers
By: Timothy Butler and James Waldroop
- May 2016 (Revised March 2020)
- Case
Fasten: Challenging Uber and Lyft with a New Business Model
By: Feng Zhu and Angela Acocella
Fasten, a new ridesharing start-up in Boston, entered the scene in September 2015 hoping its unique vision of transparency for both driver and passenger and strategy to keep riders' fares low and charge drivers a flat $0.99 fee per ride as opposed to the 20-30%... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Transportation; Business Startups; Business Model; Transportation Industry; Boston
Zhu, Feng, and Angela Acocella. "Fasten: Challenging Uber and Lyft with a New Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 616-062, May 2016. (Revised March 2020.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
Case Studies of the Emulation of Chinese Entrepreneurial Business Models
By: Josh Lerner, Junxi Liu, Jacob Moscona and David Yang
This working paper presents four short case studies of emerging market businesses whose founders emulated Chinese firms. These examples are part of a more systematic pattern, documented extensively in Lerner et al. (2024), in which businesses developed in China were... View Details
Lerner, Josh, Junxi Liu, Jacob Moscona, and David Yang. "Case Studies of the Emulation of Chinese Entrepreneurial Business Models." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-017, September 2024.
- May–June 2021
- Article
Capturing Value in Platform Business Models that Rely on User-Generated Content
By: Hemang Subramanian, Sabyasachi Mitra and Sam Ransbotham
Business models increasingly depend on inputs from outside traditional organizational boundaries. For example, platforms that generate revenue from advertising, subscription, or referral fees often rely on user-generated content (UGC). But there is considerable... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Network Effects; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Risk and Uncertainty
Subramanian, Hemang, Sabyasachi Mitra, and Sam Ransbotham. "Capturing Value in Platform Business Models that Rely on User-Generated Content." Organization Science 32, no. 3 (May–June 2021): 804–823.