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      • February 2021
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      White Claw: Defending Market Share as Competition Encroaches

      By: Jill Avery
      By the end of 2019, two brands accounted for 84% of hard seltzer sales, a segment that had recently taken the U.S. beer market by storm, growing from $3 million in 2015 to over $2.7 billion by the start of the summer of 2020. White Claw was the dominant market leader...  View Details
      Keywords: Marketing; Brands And Branding; Brand Management; Alcoholic Beverages; Beer/brewing Industry; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Brand Positioning; Growth; Competitive Positioning; Consumer Products; Beverage Industry; Consumer Behavior; Value Proposition; Marketing; Brands And Branding; competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Food And Beverage Industry; United States
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      Avery, Jill. "White Claw: Defending Market Share as Competition Encroaches." Harvard Business School Case 521-073, February 2021.
      • February 2021
      • Case

      Brainlab: Imaging A MedTech Future

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Gregory P. Licholai and Federica Gabrieli
      Can Brainlab, a privately held firm, compete with giants like Medtronic and Amazon in delivering the Digital Operating Room of the future? The CEO is pondering solutions for secure exchange of medical information, pricing a new robotic imaging device, and reorganizing...  View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Surgery; Robotics; Business Growth And Maturation; Growth And Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Health; Health Care; Health Care And Treatment; Innovation And Invention; Innovation And Management; Technological Innovation; Innovation And Strategy; Private Healthcare; Software; Hardware; Information Technology; Technology Platform; Europe; Germany; Acquisition; Business Growth And Maturation; Growth And Development; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Health Care And Treatment; Health; Innovation And Invention; Innovation And Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Software; Hardware; Information Technology; Health Industry; Europe; Germany; Munich
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      Herzlinger, Regina E., Gregory P. Licholai, and Federica Gabrieli. "Brainlab: Imaging A MedTech Future." Harvard Business School Case 321-087, February 2021.
      • 2021
      • Working Paper

      Assessing the Strength of Network Effects in Social Network Platforms

      By: Marco Iansiti
      Network effects have risen to the forefront of platform competition discussions (e.g. the House Judiciary investigation of competition in digital markets, claiming that Facebook, for example, is entrenched due to strong network effects and high switching costs). While...  View Details
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      Iansiti, Marco. "Assessing the Strength of Network Effects in Social Network Platforms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-086, February 2021.
      • 2021
      • Article

      The Virtues and Limitations of Dynamic Capabilities

      By: Bharat Anand and David J. Collis
      Dynamic capabilities have been identified as a key determinant of competitive advantage. This paper explores the foundations of dynamic capabilities, and the limits to their effectiveness, first theoretically and then through the case of Danaher, the most successful US...  View Details
      Keywords: Dynamic Capabilities; Danaher; Resources; Theory Of The Firm; Value-based Strategy
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      Anand, Bharat, and David J. Collis. "The Virtues and Limitations of Dynamic Capabilities." Strategic Management Review 2, no. 1 (2021): 47–78.
      • 2021
      • Working Paper

      Competitive Two-part Tariffs

      By: Jorge Tamayo and Guofu Tan
      We study competitive two-part tariffs in a model of asymmetric duopoly firms that offer (vertically and horizontally) differentiated products. We show that the sign of the markup for each product depends on the average expected demand among all customers as well as...  View Details
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      Tamayo, Jorge, and Guofu Tan. "Competitive Two-part Tariffs." Working Paper, February 2021.
      • 2021
      • Working Paper

      Dynamic Competition for Customer Memberships

      By: Jorge Tamayo and Christian Chica
      A competitive two-period membership (subscription) market is analyzed. Two symmetric firms charge a “membership” fee that allows consumers to buy products or services at a given unit price for both periods. Firms can choose between long- or short-term memberships. When...  View Details
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      Tamayo, Jorge, and Christian Chica. "Dynamic Competition for Customer Memberships." Working Paper, February 2021.
      • 2021
      • Working Paper

      Exclusive Dealing and Entry by Competing Two-Sided Platforms

      By: Jorge Tamayo, Christian Chica and Kenneth Chuk
      We study competition between horizontally differentiated platforms offering exclusive and non-exclusive contracts to one side of the market (content providers). The introduction of non-exclusive contracts in addition to exclusive contracts softens the competition for...  View Details
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      Tamayo, Jorge, Christian Chica, and Kenneth Chuk. "Exclusive Dealing and Entry by Competing Two-Sided Platforms." Working Paper, February 2021.
      • January 2021
      • Case

      Bespoken Spirits: Disrupting Distilling

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
      On October 7, 2020, Bespoken Spirits publicly announced it had received $2.6 million of seed funding for its “sustainable maturation process,” a process that could produce award-winning whiskey’s in just days rather than years using a novel technology and data science....  View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Strategy; competitive Advantage; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Cash Flow; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Brands And Branding; Consumer Products Industry; Food And Beverage Industry; Service Industry; United States; California
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel Fisher. "Bespoken Spirits: Disrupting Distilling." Harvard Business School Case 721-419, January 2021.
      • January 2021
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      Bespoken Spirits: Disrupting Distilling

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
      On October 7, 2020, Bespoken Spirits publicly announced it had received $2.6 million of seed funding for its “sustainable maturation process,” a process that could produce award-winning whiskey’s in just days rather than years using a novel technology and data science....  View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Strategy; competitive Advantage; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Cash Flow; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Brands And Branding; Consumer Products Industry; Food And Beverage Industry; Service Industry; United States; California
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel Fisher. "Bespoken Spirits: Disrupting Distilling." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 721-852, January 2021.
      • January 2021
      • Case

      Juno (A): Leveraging Student Power

      By: Joshua Schwartzstein and Kathleen L. McGinn
      In March 2020, Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal were in the midst of preparing the annual auction for their student loan assistance startup, Juno. Both current MBA students at Harvard Business School, the duo founded Juno in 2018 to leverage student bargaining power...  View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Decision Choices And Conditions; Decisions; Cost Vs Benefits; Education; Higher Education; Finance; Borrowing And Debt; Strategy; Adaptation; Alignment; Negotiation; Agreements And Arrangements; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Offer; Negotiation Types; Financial Services Industry; Education Industry; North And Central America; United States; Massachusetts; Boston
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      Schwartzstein, Joshua, and Kathleen L. McGinn. "Juno (A): Leveraging Student Power." Harvard Business School Case 921-032, January 2021.
      • January 2021
      • Case

      Andela: Africa's AWS for Talent

      By: Caroline M. Elkins, Tarun Khanna and Joyce J. Kim
      Five years after the company’s founding, Andela, a company that built and trained remote engineering teams, became arguably Africa’s greatest technology unicorn. By January 2019, Andela raised $100 million in Series D funding. As Andela looked to scale in an...  View Details
      Keywords: Education In Africa; Entrepreneur; Remote Work; Software Engineering; Edtech; Entrepreneurship; Education; Software; Engineering; Growth And Development Strategy; Africa
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      Elkins, Caroline M., Tarun Khanna, and Joyce J. Kim. "Andela: Africa's AWS for Talent." Harvard Business School Case 321-113, January 2021.
      • January 2021
      • Case

      eToro: Building the World's Largest Social Trading Network

      By: Elie Ofek and Danielle Golan
      Social trading platform eToro was preparing for the launch of its expanded offering in the U.S. The company faced critical decisions regarding product-market fit, go-to-market strategy, positioning and monetization. Moreover, it faced the challenge of how best to make...  View Details
      Keywords: Social Trading Platform; Investment; Social And Collaborative Networks; Marketing Strategy; Expansion
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      Ofek, Elie, and Danielle Golan. "eToro: Building the World's Largest Social Trading Network." Harvard Business School Case 521-057, January 2021.
      • January 2021
      • Case

      Rio Tinto Aluminum: Can Purpose Lead to Profit?

      By: David Fubini and Agastya Muthanna
      This case describes the tradeoffs Rio Tinto faces as it considers investments to ensure environmentally friendly, sustainability produced aluminum with the potential risks of competitive pricing and profit loses.  View Details
      Keywords: Mining Industry
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      Fubini, David, and Agastya Muthanna. "Rio Tinto Aluminum: Can Purpose Lead to Profit?" Harvard Business School Case 421-055, January 2021.
      • January 2021
      • Case

      Arçelik: From a Dealer Network to an Omnichannel Experience

      By: Ayelet Israeli and Fares Khrais
      Arçelik Turkey, the country’s market leader in household appliances, was at an omnichannel crossroads in January 2020. Arçelik was a B2B player utilizing a dealership network with an umbrella of brands and had one of the largest brick-and-mortar store networks in...  View Details
      Keywords: Digital Transformation; Digital Marketing; Disruption; Bricks And Mortar; Franchise Management; Franchising; Dealer Network; Dealers; Sales; B2b; B2b2c; Tradition; Culture Change; Cultural Adaptation; Omnichannel; Omnichannel Retail; Omni-channel; Omnichannel Retailing; Sales Channels; Sales Channel Development; Channel Management; Channels Of Distribution; Marketplace; Consumer Behavior; Conflict Management; Platforms; Collaboration; Partners And Partnerships; Marketing Strategy; Online Channel; Online Data; Online Sales; Online Shopping; Online; Retail; Retailing; Disruption; Transformation; Franchise Ownership; Change Management; Partners And Partnerships; Consumer Behavior; Online Technology; Marketing Strategy; Conflict And Resolution; Conflict Management; Electronics Industry; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Turkey
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      Israeli, Ayelet, and Fares Khrais. "Arçelik: From a Dealer Network to an Omnichannel Experience." Harvard Business School Case 521-067, January 2021.
      • January 2021
      • Supplement

      A Half-Deal

      By: Marco Di Maggio, Pedro Levindo and Carla Larangeira
      In June 2020, XP and Itaú faced intensified competition and tension in their partnership, with the latter owning a minority stake at XP. Two years earlier, in May 2017, Itaú had announced it would acquire 49.9% of XP for $1.8 billion, followed by three additional...  View Details
      Keywords: Fintech; Financing Strategy; Competition; competition; Latin America; Brazil
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      Di Maggio, Marco, Pedro Levindo, and Carla Larangeira. "A Half-Deal." Harvard Business School Supplement 221-058, January 2021.
      • January 2021 (Revised February 2021)
      • Case

      Tech with a Side of Pizza: How Domino's Rose to the Top

      By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Susan Seligson
      After hitting an all-time low in 2008, Domino’s Pizza underwent a vigorous rebranding, product development, and embraced innovative technologies to become the world’s leading international fast-food retailer. Domino’s considered itself as much a tech company as it was...  View Details
      Keywords: Digital Marketing; Digital Technology; Innovation; Scaling; Data Analytics; Technological Innovation; Technology; Strategy; Management; Marketing; Operations; Human Resources; Entrepreneurship; Change Management; Analysis; Performance; Customers; Growth And Development; competitive Advantage; Employees; Training; Leadership Development; Food And Beverage Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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      Groysberg, Boris, Sarah L. Abbott, and Susan Seligson. "Tech with a Side of Pizza: How Domino's Rose to the Top." Harvard Business School Case 421-057, January 2021. (Revised February 2021.)
      • January 2021
      • Case

      Jumia's Path to Profitability

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Gamze Yucaoglu
      The case opens in September 2019 as Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara, co-founders and co-CEOs of Jumia, the leading Pan-African e-commerce platform, are contemplating the company’s path to profitability in the aftermath of a fragile investor sentiment, as the company...  View Details
      Keywords: Retail; Business Models; Business Model; Business Startups; Emerging Markets; For-profit Firms; Strategy; Technology Platform; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Value Creation; Globalization; Entrepreneurship; competition; Expansion; Logistics; Profit; Resource Allocation; Diversification; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; Africa
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Pippa Tubman Armerding, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Jumia's Path to Profitability." Harvard Business School Case 721-355, January 2021.
      • January 2021
      • Article

      Using Models to Persuade

      By: Joshua Schwartzstein and Adi Sunderam
      We present a framework where "model persuaders" influence receivers’ beliefs by proposing models that organize past data to make predictions. Receivers are assumed to find models more compelling when they better explain the data, fixing receivers’ prior beliefs. Model...  View Details
      Keywords: Model Persuasion; Data And Data Sets; Forecasting And Prediction; Mathematical Methods; Framework
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      Schwartzstein, Joshua, and Adi Sunderam. "Using Models to Persuade." American Economic Review 111, no. 1 (January 2021): 276–323.
      • January 2021
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      Chain Stability in Trading Networks

      By: John William Hatfield, Scott Duke Kominers, Alexandru Nichifor, Michael Ostrovsky and Alexander Westkamp
      We show that in general trading networks with bilateral contracts, a suitably adapted chain stability concept (Ostrovsky, 2008) is equivalent to stability (Hatfield and Kominers, 2012; Hatfield et al., 2013) if all agents' preferences are fully substitutable and...  View Details
      Keywords: Matching; Trading Networks; Chain Stability; Stability; Competitive Equilibria; Full Substitutability; Laws Of Aggregate Supply And Demand; Contracts; Market Design; Balance And Stability
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      Hatfield, John William, Scott Duke Kominers, Alexandru Nichifor, Michael Ostrovsky, and Alexander Westkamp. "Chain Stability in Trading Networks." Theoretical Economics 16, no. 1 (January 2021): 197–234.
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      How Long Can a Company Thrive Doing Just One Thing?

      By: Andy Wu and Scott Duke Kominers
      The news that the chat app Slack was being sold to veteran customer relationship management company Salesforce for $27.7 billion raised a lot of eyebrows. Why sell after a year of explosive growth? The deal, however, epitomizes a question facing so-called best-of-breed...  View Details
      Keywords: Best-of-breed Companies; competitive Advantage; competitive Strategy
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      Wu, Andy, and Scott Duke Kominers. "How Long Can a Company Thrive Doing Just One Thing?" Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (December 10, 2020).
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