Publications

June 2024
Case

Fondo Esperanza

By: Benjamin N. Roth, Natalia Rigol and Carla Larangeira

June 2024
Teaching Note

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 721-480. This case is used to explore the strategic concept of "look forward, reason back." Roku in 2021 is trying to figure out the future of television and streaming media. Students are asked to provide a vision for television and... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Television Entertainment; Forecasting and Prediction; Decision Choices and Conditions; Strategy; Strategic Planning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Media and Broadcasting Industry

June 2024
Teaching Note

The Venice Biennale

By: Rohit Deshpandé and David Allen

Teaching Note for HBS No. 523-097. View Details

June 2024
Teaching Note

Abraham Lincoln: The Union and Slavery

By: Richard S. Tedlow

June 2024
Case

Abraham Lincoln: The Union and Slavery

By: Richard S. Tedlow

June 2024
Case

Apple's Supply Chains: De-Risk or Double-Down on China?

By: Jeremy Friedman, Brian Kong, Shreya Shankar and Martin Vasev

June 2024
Module Note

Assets, Resources, and Capabilities

By: David J. Collis

This module note explores why we need to study resources, what resources are, how we know they are valuable, and what a resource-based strategy requires. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy

June 2024
Case

Intarcia: Regulatory Setbacks at a Unicorn (B)

By: Satish Tadikonda, William Marks and Amanda McEwen

June 2024
Module Note

Value Creation Potential of New Business Models

By: David J. Collis

A business model is composed of three elements. These describe a generic way of creating value and identify the maximum potential value of that model for customers. The elements of a business model are the “job to be done” for the customer, the asset configuration, or... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Corporate Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation

June 2024
Simulation

Vehicle Lifecycle Emissions Calculator

By: Mike Toffel, Shirley Lu and George Serafeim

This Vehicle Lifecycle Emissions Calculator calculates the greenhouse gas emissions over the lifespan of internal combustion engine (ICEs) vehicles, battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), including those associated with their... View Details

Keywords: Decarbonization; Environment; Carbon Accounting; Carbon; Carbon Abatement; Electric Vehicles; Automobiles; Environmental Accounting; Environmental Management; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Technological Innovation; Supply Chain; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Climate Change; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Auto Industry; Battery Industry

2024
Working Paper

AI Companions Reduce Loneliness

By: Julian De Freitas, Ahmet K Uguralp, Zeliha O Uguralp and Puntoni Stefano

Chatbots are now able to engage in sophisticated conversations with consumers in the domain of relationships, providing a potential coping solution to widescale societal loneliness. Behavioral research provides little insight into whether these applications are... View Details

Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Technological Innovation; Behavior; Well-being

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June 2024
Technical Note

Algorithmic Thinking

By: Michael Parzen and Jo Ellery

June 2024 (Revised August 2024)
Case

Cementos Argos in the U.S.: Go Big or Go Home?

By: Jorge Tamayo, Ruth Costas, Pedro Levindo and Karina Souza

In April 2011, Colombian group Cementos Argos had to decide on whether to double down its business in the U.S., amidst the U.S. cement industry’s lowest performance in 30 years. Argos— Colombia’s leading cement producer and one of the “jewels” of Grupo GEA, the... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Organization; Business Subsidiaries; Talent and Talent Management; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Crisis; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Strategy; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Latin America; South America; North and Central America; United States; Colombia

June 27, 2024
Article

How to Build a Life: The Tchaikovsky Cure for Worry

By: Arthur C. Brooks

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June 2024
Case

Metub: Scaling Influence beyond Vietnam

By: Paul A. Gompers and Shu Lin

Founded in 2014, Metub was a leading video and talent network in Vietnam. It managed over 3,000 channels on YouTube and more than 3,000 content creators. To expand creators’ income opportunities across multiple platforms, Metub had diversified beyond its original... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Retention; Intellectual Property; Business or Company Management; Brands and Branding; Competition; Diversification; Expansion; Viet Nam; Southeast Asia

June 26, 2024
Article

How NFT Royalties Work: Designs, Challenges, and New Ideas

By: Michael Blau, Scott Duke Kominers and Daren Matsuoka

Keywords: Royalties; NFTs; Framework; Ownership; Market Transactions

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June 2024
Teaching Note

Numenta in 2020: The Future of AI

By: David B. Yoffie

In 2020, Numenta’s co-founder, Jeff Hawkins, completed his pathbreaking research on artificial intelligence. His co-founder and CEO, Donna Dubinsky, had to find a business model to monetize the technology. This teaching note explores the challenges of building a... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Monetization; Strategy; Intellectual Property; AI and Machine Learning; Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Technology Industry