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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

Keywords: Turnaround; Hospitality Industry; Leading Change; Leadership; Brands and Branding; Marketing; Strategy; Globalization; Performance Improvement; Accommodations Industry; India

March 2015
Teaching Note

Kiehl's Since 1851: Pathway to Profitable Growth

By: Leslie John and Robert J. Dolan

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October 2013 (Revised April 2015)
Case

Kiehl's Since 1851: Pathway to Profitable Growth

By: Robert J. Dolan and Leslie K. John

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

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

November 2023
Case

Tata Group in 2021: Pursuing Profits through Purpose

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Vidhya Muthuram

October 8, 2021: Tata Sons won a bid to acquire India’s national carrier Air India, marking the airline's return to its original owners after 68 long years. The winning bid of $2.4 billion gave Tata Sons full ownership of the airline and its coveted network of 6,200... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Emerging Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions; Ownership; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; India

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

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

October 2006
Article

Profiting from Innovation and the Intellectual Property Revolution

By: Gary Pisano

Keywords: Profit; Innovation and Invention; Intellectual Property

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April 1994
Article

Read 1993 Annual Reports to Understand 1994 Profits

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Annual Reports; Profit

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1993
Other Teaching and Training Material

People, Service, Success: The Service Profit Link

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, James Heskett and W. Earl Sasser

1997
Working Paper

The Emergence and Sustainability of Abnormal Profits

By: Anita M. McGahan and Michael E. Porter