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- May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Palm (B): 2001
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell
This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the... View Details
Keywords: History; Decisions; Business Model; Technological Innovation; Strategy; Value Creation; Digital Platforms; Rights; Competition; Computer Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Kevin Boudreau, and Jordan Mitchell. "Palm (B): 2001." Harvard Business School Supplement 708-515, May 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
- 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
- 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.)
- 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
- 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
- May 2017
- Teaching Note
Hilti Fleet Management (A) and (B)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
These notes are meant to accompany Hilti Fleet Management (A): Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head (717-427) and Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model (717-465).
This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the... View Details
This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the... View Details
Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Decision Making; Growth Management; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong; France; Italy; Spain
- 27 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 27
changing perception of such strategies by the analysts. Moreover, we find that higher visibility firms receive more favorable recommendations for their CSR strategies. We also find that analysts with more experience, broader CSR... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 15
Publications August 2013 Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Business Model Evaluation: Quantifying Walmart's Sources of Advantage By: Brea-Solís, Humberto, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, and Emili Grifell-Tatjé Abstract—We develop an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- October 2024
- Teaching Note
The Financial Times (FT) and Generative AI
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 724-410. View Details
Keywords: Strategy
- March 2024 (Revised February 2025)
- Teaching Note
Tesla in 2024: Holding on to the EV Lead?
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 724-466. View Details
- November 2023
- Teaching Note
IBJ, Inc. (A–B): Seeking Matrimony in Japan
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 724-356 and 724-357. View Details
- September 2023 (Revised November 2023)
- Supplement
IBJ, Inc. (B): Seeking Matrimony in Japan
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Akiko Saito
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Akiko Saito. "IBJ, Inc. (B): Seeking Matrimony in Japan." Harvard Business School Supplement 724-357, September 2023. (Revised November 2023.)
- March 2022
- Supplement
Washio (B2): Cost Considerations
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Washio (B2): Cost Considerations." Harvard Business School Supplement 722-445, March 2022.
- October 2019
- Supplement
Airbus vs. Boeing (H): Wing Cracks and Battery Fires (2013)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes an issue with the batteries of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner planes overheating and sometimes catching fire in 2013. The planes were grounded for several months until Boeing introduced new safety measures. The case also discusses a problem with cracks on... View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Air Transportation; Projects; Competition; Safety; Manufacturing Industry; Air Transportation Industry; United States; Europe
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Airbus vs. Boeing (H): Wing Cracks and Battery Fires (2013)." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-383, October 2019.
- March 2019
- Teaching Note
KITEA (A)—(F)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This Teaching Note accompanies the KITEA series of cases, which details how the Moroccan furniture company KITEA prepared for the entry of IKEA into the Moroccan market and describes the outcome of that entry. View Details
- 2018
- Working Paper
Platform Competition: Betfair and the U.K. Market for Sports Betting
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Neil Campbell
We examine two episodes of strategic interaction in the U.K. betting industry: (i) Betfair (an entrant multi-sided platform or MSP) vs. Flutter (also an MSP), and (ii) Betfair vs. traditional bookmakers. We find that although Betfair was an underfunded second mover in... View Details
Keywords: Platform Design; Betting; Digital Platforms; Design; Network Effects; Business Model; Competition; Cooperation; Market Entry and Exit
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Neil Campbell. "Platform Competition: Betfair and the U.K. Market for Sports Betting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-057, November 2018.