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Jurgen's research focuses on the challenges and opportunites to the energy sector created by technological change and externalities, in particular those associated with greenhouse gas emissons. Specific areas of interest include the development of potential pathways to... View Details
Keywords: Alternative Energy; Energy Conservation; Energy Generation; Energy Sources; Non-Renewable Energy; Renewable Energy; Disruptive Innovation; Market Design; Strategic Planning; Risk and Uncertainty; Technology Adoption; Sustainable Cities; Business Strategy; Auto Industry; Battery Industry; Energy Industry; Transportation Industry; Utilities Industry
- June 2004 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
Rambus Inc., 2004
By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
Examines the role of technology licensing in strategies for high-technology companies. In the 1990s, Rambus developed a revolutionary memory technology that would improve the ability of DRAMs to keep pace with ever-faster microprocessors. To commercialize the... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Lawsuits and Litigation; Strategic Planning; Relationships; Commercialization; Competition; Technology Adoption; Value; Semiconductor Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "Rambus Inc., 2004." Harvard Business School Case 704-500, June 2004. (Revised January 2005.)
- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
emergent machine of the sovereign state. Yet such strategic interaction rarely yielded a decisive victory for either the secular state or for religion. By tracing how state-builders engaged religious institutions, elites, and attachments,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Jul 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Accountability of Independent Directors-Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation
Keywords: by Francois Brochet & Suraj Srinivasan
- 31 Aug 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Exclusivity and Control
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
strategic disclosure choices that have real consequences in both capital and labor markets. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51784 Ideological Segregation among Online Collaborators: Evidence from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
variables are you tracking? How are you creating accountability for performance on those variables? (4) What strategic boundaries have you set? Does everyone know what actions are off-limits? (5) How are you generating creative tension?... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Creating a Positive Professional Image
stereotypes can pose a challenge for creating a positive professional image if someone is perceived as being unable to live up to favorable expectations of their social identity group(s). For example, clients may question the qualifications of a freshly minted MBA who... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
the chief regulatory officer) voice their views on the risks, collectively bringing a multiple stakeholder perspective to the risk profile. The case challenges students to define the problems and risks that the company faces, given its View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
social class was negatively related to percentage of friends on Facebook that are outside the United States. In Study 2, we extended these findings to the global level by analyzing country-level data on Facebook friends formed in 2011... View Details
- 23 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
After High-Profile Failures, Can Investors Still Trust Credit Ratings?
analysts put their initial opinions through additional levels of scrutiny, in which they evaluate more qualitative information from sources such as interviews with management, suppliers, and partners, and an in-depth review of underlying View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 22 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution
will offer a menu of techniques to foster commitment to achieving shared goals. Or, if rewarding self-interest is more appropriate for your business, I will explore alternative approaches you should employ. 7. What View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 23 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 23
therefore presents a natural environment in which to evaluate alternatives for these and other design choices. In this piece, I review the basics of online advertising, then turn to design decisions as to ad pricing, measurement,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers
citing a December 2020 survey from data firm Cardify. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/jDkUSqXh5u6Gl9G77NLQ][/div] Detailed consumer data for BNPL hasn’t been easy to analyze previously because transactions aren’t reported publicly or... View Details
- February 2010 (Revised March 2016)
- Background Note
Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Break-even Analysis
By: Thomas J. Steenburgh and Jill Avery
Marketing managers are often called upon to make recommendations for or against programs that cost money to implement. Before expenditures are made, managers want to be sure that they will be getting a return on their investment. One way of assessing this is by... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Investment Return; Spending; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Strategy; Strategic Planning; Mathematical Methods
Steenburgh, Thomas J., and Jill Avery. "Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Break-even Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 510-080, February 2010. (Revised March 2016.)
- 23 Nov 2021
- Book
What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins
for strategic change. Book Excerpt Win from Within: Build Organizational Culture For Competitive Advantage James Heskett Effective Cultures Anchor Strategic Change Most discussions of the relationship... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 06 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 6, 2008
series of options in the future and their subsequent revealed preferences over those options. Using a novel panel data set, we analyze the film rental and return patterns of a sample of online DVD rental customers over a period of four... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers
demonstrate their capabilities before an audience. But this can be dangerous: Feldberg found that when women put off private office tasks such as strategic planning or data analysis, their departments’ profits and customer service ratings... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
extraordinary government support to help stabilize the funding of global financial institutions. In light of the problems that emerged during the crisis, a number of MMF reforms have been proposed, which we analyze in this paper. We... View Details
- May 2018 (Revised February 2019)
- Teaching Note
Greg Mazur and the Purchase of Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
Teaching Note for HBS No. 211-085. Greg Mazur (HBS 1997) identified a small firm, Great Eastern Premium Pet Food, in December of 1998 that fit his search criteria and decided to offer the seller a cash price of $1.2 million plus an earn-out equal to 1% of revenue over... View Details