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- June 2009 (Revised March 2010)
- Teaching Note
The Newsprint Industry (TN)
Teaching Note for [703404]. View Details
Keywords: Media
- September 2004
- Article
Trust in Agency
Existing models of the principal-agent relationship assume the agent works only under extrinsic incentives. However, many observed agency contracts take the form of a fixed payment. For such contracts to succeed, the principal must trust the agent to work in the... View Details
Keywords: Trust; Agency Theory; Relationships; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Contracts; Business Model; Emotions; Forecasting and Prediction; Ethics; Standards; Risk and Uncertainty
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "Trust in Agency." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 13, no. 3 (September 2004): 375–404.
- May 2020
- Case
Trust Merchant Bank
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Pippa Tubman Armerding, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and Salim Dewji
Trust Merchant Bank (TMB), a leading bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), needs to decide whether to enter the soon-to-be-liberalized insurance industry. Since its founding in 2004, TMB has played a pivotal role in reshaping the DRC banking landscape by... View Details
Keywords: Retail Banking; Financial Services; Financial Inclusion; Turnaround; Fintech; Banks and Banking; Financial Condition; Insurance; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Business Model; Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Monopoly; Banking Industry; Insurance Industry; Africa; Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Pippa Tubman Armerding, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha, and Salim Dewji. "Trust Merchant Bank." Harvard Business School Case 720-449, May 2020.
- Research Summary
Overview
I study strategic interaction between organizations that operate different business models. View Details
- June 2024
- Supplement
Zurich Insurance
- November 2022
- Supplement
HBS Case Video Bosch eBike
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "HBS Case Video Bosch eBike." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 723-860, November 2022.
- June 2009
- Simulation
Wintel
- September 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Teaching Note
Linux vs. Windows (TN)
Teaching Note for [707465]. View Details
- February 2025
- Supplement
RHI Magnesita Video Supplement
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "RHI Magnesita Video Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 725-851, February 2025.
- November 2022
- Supplement
What are the lessons learned from the e-bike business for other Bosch divisions
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "What are the lessons learned from the e-bike business for other Bosch divisions." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 723-858, November 2022.
- November 2022
- Supplement
What were the internal challenges for a technology company like Bosch
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "What were the internal challenges for a technology company like Bosch." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 723-855, November 2022.
- November 2022
- Supplement
Why haven't other automotive suppliers taken the same step at this time
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "Why haven't other automotive suppliers taken the same step at this time." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 723-852, November 2022.
- November 2022
- Supplement
Why did you decide to go into the e-bike market
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "Why did you decide to go into the e-bike market." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 723-851, November 2022.
- 2015
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Strategy Reading: Competitive and Cooperative Dynamics
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "Strategy Reading: Competitive and Cooperative Dynamics." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing 8131, 2015.
- June 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Teaching Note
Launching Telmore (TN) (A) and (B)
Teaching Note for [708414] and [708415]. View Details
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
limitations and constraints others have accepted, and set out to create new realities. This book is motivated by a simple observation: Leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, problem solving, business growth-and even... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
case to explore comprehensively how ambidextrous leadership works in practice, as well as business and HR leaders' active role in developing and promoting ambidextrous leadership. Cases & Course MaterialsHUGE and Digital Strategy View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
Working PapersPlatform Rules: Multi-Sided Platforms as Regulators Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau and Andrei Hagiu Abstract This paper provides a basic conceptual framework for interpreting non-price instruments used by multi-sided platforms... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 2017 (Revised May 2018)
- Supplement
Hilti Fleet Management Video Supplements
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the construction industry by the premium power tools manufacturer Hilti in 2000. Following its customers’ needs, Hilti moved from selling power tools to leasing them as a service. The introduction of the new... View Details
Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Construction; Leasing; Strategy; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; North America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Oliver Gassmann, and Roman Sauer. "Hilti Fleet Management Video Supplements." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 717-808, June 2017. (Revised May 2018.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
Competing Complements
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Barry Nalebuff and David B. Yoffie
In Cournot's model of complements, the producers of A and B are both monopolists. This paper extends Cournot's model to allow for competition between complements on one side of the market. Consider two complements, A and B, where the A + B bundle is valuable only when... View Details
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Barry Nalebuff, and David B. Yoffie. "Competing Complements." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-009, July 2008. (Revised March 2010.)