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- 2006
- Working Paper
The Demise of Cost and Profit Centers
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "The Demise of Cost and Profit Centers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-030, December 2006.
- 06 Aug 2024
- News
Start-Ups Success Relies on Balancing Growth, Profitability
- 30 Aug 2011
- News
Jobs made Apple great by ignoring profit
- 14 Sep 2011
- News
Fight brewing over U.S. offshore profit taxation
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Protecting conservation land while turning a profit
Like any private equity firm, The Lyme Timber Company seeks attractive financial returns for its investors. But Jim Hourdequin (MBA 2005), managing director at Lyme, considers a second audience—the public—when making decisions about his company’s timber and... View Details
- September 2017
- Supplement
Taj Hotels: Leading Change, Driving Profitability (B)
By: Krishna Palepu, Anjali Raina and Rachna Chawla
The Taj Group financial in March 2017 reflects a turnaround in performance. The new branding strategy is described. View Details
- March 2015
- Teaching Note
Kiehl's Since 1851: Pathway to Profitable Growth
By: Leslie John and Robert J. Dolan
John, Leslie, and Robert J. Dolan. "Kiehl's Since 1851: Pathway to Profitable Growth." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 515-087, March 2015. (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
- October 2013 (Revised April 2015)
- Case
Kiehl's Since 1851: Pathway to Profitable Growth
By: Robert J. Dolan and Leslie K. John
Dolan, Robert J., and Leslie K. John. "Kiehl's Since 1851: Pathway to Profitable Growth." Harvard Business School Case 514-044, October 2013. (Revised April 2015.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
- May 2008 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Sovereign Wealth Funds: For Profits or Politics?
By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim
On March 21, 2008, the U.S. government secured an agreement from two leading sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to adopt a new set of investment principles to govern the Funds' activities. SWFs, broadly defined as an investment fund owned by a national or a government, were... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Investment Funds; Sovereign Finance; Corporate Disclosure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; International Relations; State Ownership; United States
Alfaro, Laura, and Renee Kim. "Sovereign Wealth Funds: For Profits or Politics?" Harvard Business School Case 708-053, May 2008. (Revised July 2009.)
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Turning a Profit by Helping the Poor
- 26 Jul 2010
- News
Industries Find Surging Profits in Deeper Cuts
- 25 Sep 2010
- News
A push to bring foreign profits home
- 31 Aug 2022
- News
Reshaping the Relationship Between Purpose and Profit
- 13 Jul 2011
- News
Cleveland Manufacturer Welds Together Job Security, Profits
- September 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Emergia: Driving Profitability on Help Desk Contracts
Emergia wants to keep its customer happy with its contact center service, but the margins on the help desk contract are dangerously low. Can Miguel Neira, the COO, increase margins while preserving the customer relationship? View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Customer Satisfaction; Profit; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Service Operations; Performance Capacity; Performance Evaluation; Mathematical Methods; Service Industry
Martinez Jerez, F. Asis, and Lisa Brem. "Emergia: Driving Profitability on Help Desk Contracts." Harvard Business School Case 111-048, September 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
- 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
- March 1987 (Revised April 1987)
- Background Note
Specialties vs. Commodities: The Battle for Profit Margins
Explains the differences between commodities and specialties and defines four different types of specialty products. The analysis is customer oriented. Special attention is given to the distinctions between functions (product- ) and relationship (vendor-oriented)... View Details
Keywords: Goods and Commodities
Shapiro, Benson P. "Specialties vs. Commodities: The Battle for Profit Margins." Harvard Business School Background Note 587-120, March 1987. (Revised April 1987.)
- Article
181 Top CEOs Have Realized Companies Need a Purpose Beyond Profit
By: Claudine Gartenberg and George Serafeim
On August 19, 2019, the Business Roundtable (BR) issued a memo entitled “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.” The Business Roundtable, one of the most preeminent business lobbies in the United States, includes 192 CEOs of leading U.S. companies from Apple to... View Details
Keywords: Purpose; Corporate Purpose; Stakeholder Management; CEO; Mission and Purpose; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Strategy
Gartenberg, Claudine, and George Serafeim. "181 Top CEOs Have Realized Companies Need a Purpose Beyond Profit." Harvard Business Review (website) (August 20, 2019).