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      • November–December 2017
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      Match Your Own Price? Self-Matching as a Retailer's Multichannel Pricing Strategy

      By: Pavel Kireyev, Vineet Kumar and Elie Ofek
      Multichannel retailing has created several new strategic choices for retailers. With respect to pricing, an important decision is whether to offer a “self-matching policy,” which allows a multichannel retailer to offer the lowest of its online and store prices to... View Details
      Keywords: Price Self-matching; Multichannel Retailing; Pricing Strategy; Online Shopping; Omnichannel; Price Discrimination; Price; Strategy; Competitive Strategy
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      Kireyev, Pavel, Vineet Kumar, and Elie Ofek. "Match Your Own Price? Self-Matching as a Retailer's Multichannel Pricing Strategy." Marketing Science 36, no. 6 (November–December 2017): 908–930.
      • September 2017 (Revised December 2017)
      • Case

      Hulu: Redefining the Way People Experience TV

      By: Henry W. McGee and Christine Snively
      In May 2017, Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins announced the launch of Hulu Live TV, a new offering that would "change the way people experience TV." The new service would allow consumers to bypass traditional cable and satellite delivery and use the Internet to access live... View Details
      Keywords: Television Industry; Internet; Television Entertainment; Internet and the Web; Disruptive Innovation; Competitive Strategy; Price; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      McGee, Henry W., and Christine Snively. "Hulu: Redefining the Way People Experience TV." Harvard Business School Case 318-002, September 2017. (Revised December 2017.)
      • May 2017
      • Case

      CNS Worldwide

      By: Robert J. Dolan and Karthik Easwar
      CNS Worldwide has long been the market share leader in the IaaS cloud server market, yet it has remained unprofitable for years. Industry capacity utilization is low, and prices have declined over 70% over the last decade. CNS is considering withdrawing from the market... View Details
      Keywords: Price; Marketing; Performance Capacity; Bids and Bidding; Analysis; Web Services Industry
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      Dolan, Robert J., and Karthik Easwar. "CNS Worldwide." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-531, May 2017.
      • April 2017 (Revised November 2017)
      • Case

      BlackRock (B): Acquire MLIM? (with video links)

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin, Stuart C. Gilson and Aldo Sesia
      In early 2006, BlackRock, Inc. is considering acquiring Merrill Lynch’s asset management business. The asset management industry was in a state of transition. In the prior year, more than 130 mergers and acquisitions had taken place. The proposed deal between BlackRock... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Information Technology; Asset Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Choices and Conditions; United States
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Jan W. Rivkin, Stuart C. Gilson, and Aldo Sesia. "BlackRock (B): Acquire MLIM? (with video links)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 717-485, April 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
      • April 2017
      • Supplement

      Imprimis (C)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karen Elterman and Marc Appel
      This case is a supplement to Imprimis (A & B). Set in 2015, it first describes Imprimis’s decision to introduce its own line of compounded eye drop medication called LessDrops. The case then examines the moral dilemma faced by CEO Mark Baum, who was struck by the... View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Cost; Moral Sensibility; Competitive Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Karen Elterman, and Marc Appel. "Imprimis (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-497, April 2017.
      • March 2017
      • Supplement

      Mobileye: The Future of Driverless Cars

      By: David B. Yoffie
      This video is a supplement to the Mobileye case. The co-founder, Chairman, and CTO, Amnon Shashua, discussed how Mobileye tries to create a sustainable advantage; how it prices its products; whether it should collaborate or not with Google; and how much of its... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competitive Positioning; Driverless Car; Competitive Strategy; Alliances; Competitive Advantage; Auto Industry; Israel
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      Yoffie, David B. "Mobileye: The Future of Driverless Cars." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 717-805, March 2017.
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      Repairing the Damage: The Effect of Price Knowledge and Gender on Auto-Repair Price Quotes

      By: Meghan Busse, Ayelet Israeli and Florian Zettelmeyer
      In this paper we investigate whether sellers treat consumers differently on the basis of how well informed consumers appear to be. We implement a large-scale field experiment in which callers request price quotes from automotive repair shops. We show that sellers alter... View Details
      Keywords: Pricing; Price Discrimination; Automobiles; Field Experiment; Information; Fairness; Price; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Internet and the Web; Gender; Service Industry; Auto Industry
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      Busse, Meghan, Ayelet Israeli, and Florian Zettelmeyer. "Repairing the Damage: The Effect of Price Knowledge and Gender on Auto-Repair Price Quotes." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 54, no. 1 (February 2017): 75–95.
      • January 2017 (Revised August 2019)
      • Case

      X Fire Paintball & Airsoft: Is Amazon a Friend or Foe? (A)

      By: Feng Zhu and Angela Acocella
      Three years after launching his brick-and-mortar store, X Fire Paintball and Airsoft, Steve Herbert Sr. and his sons began selling products on Amazon.com’s third-party Marketplace, and online sales expanded rapidly. Over time, X Fire noticed that products of which it... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Competition; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Small Business; Retail Industry; Canada
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      Zhu, Feng, and Angela Acocella. "X Fire Paintball & Airsoft: Is Amazon a Friend or Foe? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 617-046, January 2017. (Revised August 2019.)
      • January 2017 (Revised August 2019)
      • Supplement

      X Fire Paintball & Airsoft: Is Amazon a Friend or Foe? (B)

      By: Feng Zhu and Angela Acocella
      Three years after launching his brick-and-mortar store, X Fire Paintball and Airsoft, Steve Herbert Sr. and his sons began selling products on Amazon.com’s third-party Marketplace and online sales expanded rapidly. Over time, X Fire noticed that products of which it... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Competition; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Small Business; Retail Industry; Canada
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      Zhu, Feng, and Angela Acocella. "X Fire Paintball & Airsoft: Is Amazon a Friend or Foe? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 617-047, January 2017. (Revised August 2019.)
      • December 2016 (Revised March 2017)
      • Case

      Beingmate

      By: David E. Bell, Juan Ma and Natalie Kindred
      Founded in 2002, Hangzhou, China–based Beingmate was a major producer of infant formula and related products in the high-demand Chinese market. After an infamous 2008 food safety episode in China, in which toxic infant formula sickened thousands of babies and led to... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Food and Beverage Industry; China
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      Bell, David E., Juan Ma, and Natalie Kindred. "Beingmate." Harvard Business School Case 517-050, December 2016. (Revised March 2017.)
      • December 2016
      • Supplement

      Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail

      By: Ryan Raffaelli, Joshua D. Margolis and Das Narayandas
      This is a video supplement, to be used when teaching the Ron Johnson case. See abstract:

      In April 2013, Ron Johnson (HBS '84) stepped down after just 18 months as CEO of J.C. Penney. In his brief tenure, Johnson, an acclaimed retailer respected for his... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Leadership Development; Legal Industry; Procurement; Professional Service Firms; Pricing; Competition; Organizational Behavior; Change Management; Innovation Leadership; Situation or Environment; Failure; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Retail Industry; United States
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, Joshua D. Margolis, and Das Narayandas. "Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 417-704, December 2016.
      • August 2016
      • Case

      VMD Medical Imaging Center

      By: Susanna Gallani and Eva Labro
      VMD Medical Imaging Center, a local independent provider of medical imaging services, is facing some important challenges. Despite efficiency improvements and cost cutting initiatives carried out over the past few years, their profitability is shrinking; their prices... View Details
      Keywords: Costing; Death Spiral; Transfer Pricing; Activity Based Costing and Management; Competitive Strategy; Medical Specialties; Health Industry
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      Gallani, Susanna, and Eva Labro. "VMD Medical Imaging Center." Harvard Business School Case 117-002, August 2016.
      • July–August 2016
      • Article

      Minimum Advertised Pricing: Patterns of Violation in Competitive Retail Markets

      By: Ayelet Israeli, Eric Anderson and Anne Coughlan
      Manufacturers in many industries frequently use vertical price policies, such as minimum advertised price (MAP), to influence prices set by downstream retailers. Although manufacturers expect retail partners to comply with MAP policies, violations of MAP are common in... View Details
      Keywords: Pricing Policies; Pricing; Channel Management; Legal Aspects Of Business; Price; Governance Compliance; Marketing Channels; Retail Industry
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      Israeli, Ayelet, Eric Anderson, and Anne Coughlan. "Minimum Advertised Pricing: Patterns of Violation in Competitive Retail Markets." Marketing Science 35, no. 4 (July–August 2016): 539–564. (Lead article.)
      • May 2016 (Revised April 2018)
      • Case

      Building the Digital Manufacturing Enterprise of the Future at Siemens

      By: Willy Shih
      This case describes the motivation for and the development of Siemens' digital manufacturing enterprise vision, which became the foundation for its implementation of Industrie 4.0. While the effort started with a purely defensive move by Anton Huber, head of the... View Details
      Keywords: Big Data; Internet Of Things; Internet Of Everything; Industrie 4.0; Digital Factory; Digital Enterprise; Digital Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Production Management; Production Planning; Computer Software; Germany; German Manufacturing; Machinery and Machining; Information Technology; Digital Platforms; Technological Innovation; Production; Supply Chain; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Analytics and Data Science; Manufacturing Industry; Germany
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      Shih, Willy. "Building the Digital Manufacturing Enterprise of the Future at Siemens." Harvard Business School Case 616-060, May 2016. (Revised April 2018.)
      • March 2016 (Revised November 2021)
      • Teaching Note

      T-Mobile in 2013: The Un-Carrier

      By: John Beshears and Francesca Gino
      By 2013, the U.S. wireless industry was in the midst of a costly transition. As consumers began to embrace more sophisticated mobile devices, the industry's four main players spent heavily to improve their infrastructures for providing reliable high-speed data... View Details
      Keywords: Wireless Industry; Telecommunications; Mobile; Service Contracts; Behavioral Economics; Add-on Fees; Shrouded Attributes; Contracts; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Infrastructure; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; United States
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      Beshears, John, and Francesca Gino. "T-Mobile in 2013: The Un-Carrier." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 916-048, March 2016. (Revised November 2021.)
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      Online Discounting: Who is Leading the Race to the Bottom?

      By: Ayelet Israeli, Eric Anderson and Anne Coughlan
      A short review of the finidings in: Israeli, Ayelet, Eric Anderson, and Anne Coughlan. "Minimum Advertised Pricing: Patterns of Violation in Competitive Retail Markets." Marketing Science 35, no. 4 (July–August 2016): 539–564. View Details
      Keywords: Pricing; Price Policies; Pricing Policies; Discounting; Retailing; Retailing Industry; Minimum Advertised Price; Ecommerce; E-Commerce Strategy; Price; Distribution Channels; Distribution; Digital Marketing; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; Advertising Industry; United States
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      Israeli, Ayelet, Eric Anderson, and Anne Coughlan. "Online Discounting: Who is Leading the Race to the Bottom?" Harvard Business Review 94, no. 3 (March 2016): 24–24. (Idea Watch.)
      • March 2016
      • Article

      To Groupon or Not to Groupon: The Profitability of Deep Discounts

      By: Benjamin Edelman, Sonia Jaffe and Scott Duke Kominers
      We examine the profitability and implications of online discount vouchers, a relatively new marketing tool that offers consumers large discounts when they prepay for participating firms' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine... View Details
      Keywords: Voucher Discounts; Groupon; Experience Goods; Repeat Purchase; Internet and the Web; Marketing Strategy; Marketing Communications
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      Edelman, Benjamin, Sonia Jaffe, and Scott Duke Kominers. "To Groupon or Not to Groupon: The Profitability of Deep Discounts." Marketing Letters 27, no. 1 (March 2016): 39–53. (First circulated in June 2011. Featured in Working Knowledge: Is Groupon Good for Retailers? Excerpted in HBR Blogs: To Groupon or Not To Groupon: New Research on Voucher Profitability.)
      • February 2016 (Revised September 2020)
      • Case

      T-Mobile in 2013: The Un-Carrier

      By: John Beshears, Francesca Gino, Jonathan Lee and Sean (Yixiang) Wang
      By 2013, the U.S. wireless industry was in the midst of a costly transition. As consumers began to embrace more sophisticated mobile devices, the industry's four main players spent heavily to improve their infrastructures for providing reliable high-speed data... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Product Positioning; Competition; Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; United States
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      Beshears, John, Francesca Gino, Jonathan Lee, and Sean (Yixiang) Wang. "T-Mobile in 2013: The Un-Carrier." Harvard Business School Case 916-043, February 2016. (Revised September 2020.)
      • January 2016
      • Teaching Note

      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

      By: Sunil Gupta and Margaret Rodriguez
      In September 2010, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (T2) reported an unexpectedly high third quarter profit of $5.92 million, driven largely by the success of its video game, Red Dead Redemption (which sold over 6.9 million copies since launching in May). Red Dead... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Leadership Style; Marketing; Competitive Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Gupta, Sunil, and Margaret Rodriguez. "Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 516-070, January 2016.
      • January 2016
      • Case

      TransDigm Inc.

      By: Eric Van den Steen, Kavita Mathews and Alon Galor
      Transdigm had been very successful with a PE-like business model: it acquired smaller producers of aircraft components and improved their profits, mainly by increasing efficiency and applying value pricing. By 2014, Transdigm had completed almost 50 acquisitions. Its... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Price; Competitive Strategy; Air Transportation Industry
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      Van den Steen, Eric, Kavita Mathews, and Alon Galor. "TransDigm Inc." Harvard Business School Case 716-443, January 2016.
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