• Aug 2012
• Lecture

Modularity and Distributed Innovation: Opportunities and Threats

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

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Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Modularity and Distributed Innovation: Opportunities and Threats." Lecture at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2012.

• September 2009
• Teaching Note

Mercury Athletic: Valuing the Opportunity (Brief Case)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin

Teaching Note to 4050. View Details

Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Sensitivity Analysis; Valuation; Mergers and Acquisitions

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Luehrman, Timothy A., and Joel L. Heilprin. "Mercury Athletic: Valuing the Opportunity (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 094-051, September 2009.

• January 2011
• Article

Good Intentions, Optimistic Self-Predictions, and Missed Opportunities

By: Derek Koehler, Rebecca White and Leslie K. John

Self-predictions are highly sensitive to current intentions but often largely insensitive to factors influencing the readiness with which those intentions are translated into future behavior. When such factors are under a person's control, they could be used to... View Details

Keywords: Planning; Saving; Behavior; Forecasting and Prediction

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Koehler, Derek, Rebecca White, and Leslie K. John. "Good Intentions, Optimistic Self-Predictions, and Missed Opportunities." Social Psychological & Personality Science 2, no. 1 (January 2011): 90–96.

• Article

Opportunities and Risks of Durable Goods Promotion

By: John A. Quelch, Scott A. Neslin and Lois B. Olson

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Quelch, John A., Scott A. Neslin, and Lois B. Olson. "Opportunities and Risks of Durable Goods Promotion." MIT Sloan Management Review 28, no. 2 (Winter 1987): 27–38.

• 03 Mar 2020
• Working Paper Summaries

Nominal and Opportunity Effects of Managerial Discretion

Keywords: by Wei Cai, Susanna Gallani, and Jee Eun Shin

• December 2018 (Revised October 2019)
• Case

Barteca: The Challenge and Opportunity of Private Equity

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael S. Kaufman

Andy Pforzheimer and Sasa Mahr-Batuz, co-founders of a highly successful seven-location restaurant brand, had just opened the first location of a new brand. They had mapped out future expansion for both brands but wondered if, rather than lining up an assortment of... View Details

Keywords: Restaurants; Brands and Branding; Expansion; Private Equity; Strategy; Decision Making

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Goldberg, Lena G., and Michael S. Kaufman. "Barteca: The Challenge and Opportunity of Private Equity." Harvard Business School Case 319-076, December 2018. (Revised October 2019.)

• Article

Quantity Discounts: Managerial Issues and Research Opportunities

By: Robert J. Dolan

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Dolan, Robert J. "Quantity Discounts: Managerial Issues and Research Opportunities." Marketing Science 6, no. 1 (Winter 1987). (First Runner-Up for TIMS/ORSA Best Marketing Paper of the Year Award.)

• August 2008
• Teaching Note

SchoolNet: Pursuing Opportunity Beyond Federal Mandates (TN)

By: Stacey M. Childress, Jason Mahon and Geoff Eckman Marietta

Teaching Note for [806050]. View Details

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Childress, Stacey M., Jason Mahon, and Geoff Eckman Marietta. "SchoolNet: Pursuing Opportunity Beyond Federal Mandates (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 809-039, August 2008.

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Organizational Ambidexterity: IBM and Emerging Business Opportunities

By: Charles A. O'Reilly III, J. Bruce Harreld and Michael L. Tushman

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Skills; Competitive Advantage; Leadership; Theory; Technology Industry

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O'Reilly, Charles A., III, J. Bruce Harreld, and Michael L. Tushman. "Organizational Ambidexterity: IBM and Emerging Business Opportunities." California Management Review 51, no. 4 (Summer 2009): 75–99. (Winner of Accenture Award for the article published in the California Management Review that has made the most important contribution to improving the practice of management​.)

• February 2017 (Revised May 2022)
• Case

The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Daniel P. Gross and Lauren G. Pickle

In September 2014, Tom Montgomery (SVP of strategic initiatives at the De Beers Group) and his team launched a pilot program in the United States to explore the $1 billion diamond market for pre-owned (recycled) diamonds. According to Montgomery, the motivation for the... View Details

Keywords: Diamonds; Go-to-market Strategy; Secondary Market; Willingness To Pay; Pilot Program; Strategy Development; Strategy Execution; Scope; Marketing; Advertising; Branding; Customer Value; Pawn Shops; Jewelry; Supply And Demand; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Vertical Integration; Advertising Campaigns; Value Creation; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Advertising Industry; Mining Industry; United States; United Kingdom; Africa; Botswana; South Africa; Namibia

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Esty, Benjamin C., Daniel P. Gross, and Lauren G. Pickle. "The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity." Harvard Business School Case 717-430, February 2017. (Revised May 2022.)

• January 2010
• Case

Opportunities in Business and Life after Virgin Money: Asheesh Advani

Asheesh Advani is in an enviable position for a successful entrepreneur: he has sold his business and is trying to decide what to do with the next phase of his life. For the first two years after selling CircleLending—a pioneer in the person-to-person lending field—to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Investment; Managerial Roles; Personal Development and Career

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Chakravorti, Bhaskar, and Shirley Spence. "Opportunities in Business and Life after Virgin Money: Asheesh Advani." Harvard Business School Case 810-072, January 2010.