{"id":27963,"date":"2023-02-12T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=27963"},"modified":"2023-02-12T10:04:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T15:04:18","slug":"professor-profiles-ramon-casadesus-masanell-harvard-business-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/professor-profiles-ramon-casadesus-masanell-harvard-business-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Profiles: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Harvard Business School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ramon-Casadesus-Masanell-Harvard-Business-School.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-28269 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ramon-Casadesus-Masanell-Harvard-Business-School.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Profiles: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Harvard Business School - mbaMission\" width=\"288\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school. However, the educational experience you will have is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Today, we focus on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/profile.aspx?facId=24279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Ramon Casadesus-Masanell\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>from Harvard Business School (HBS).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ramon Casadesus-Masanell<\/strong>\u00a0has been a member of the Harvard Business School faculty since 2000 and is currently the Herman C. Krannert Professor of Business Administration. His \u201cCompeting Through Business Models\u201d course is an elective that, according to a student we interviewed, is typically oversubscribed. They noted that students must rank it among their top five course choices to have a shot at getting in, adding, \u201cPeople enjoyed him so much they were willing to sign up for his 8:30 a.m. class.\u201d As a part of the course, Casadesus-Masanell teaches cases on many industries, including airlines, consumer packaged goods, and manufacturing. A recent graduate we interviewed mentioned that Casadesus-Masanell keeps cases fresh and has included interesting business models such as Betfair (an online betting website), Greenpeace, and Osho (the spiritual guru). He also teaches the RC \u201cStrategy\u201d course.<\/p>\n<p>Students told mbaMission they love Casadesus-Masanell\u2019s teaching style, which they describe as incredibly engaging and high energy\u2014sometimes he even jumps up on tables or runs quickly around the classroom. He pushes students in a good, even-tempered way and leverages technology well, incorporating video and game simulations into case discussions. Casadesus-Masanell also serves as co-editor of the\u00a0<em>Journal of Economics and Management Strategy<\/em>, which his faculty profile describes as \u201cthe leading academic journal on the economics of strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>For more information about HBS and 16 other top-ranked business schools, check out our free\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.mbamission.com\/collections\/insider-s-guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>mbaMission Insider\u2019s Guides<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school. However, the educational experience you will have is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Today, we focus on\u00a0Ramon Casadesus-Masanell\u00a0from Harvard Business School (HBS). 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