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- April 2009 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
Skyhook Wireless
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Ted Morgan, the founder of Skyhook Wireless just received a call from Steve Jobs of Apple asking for a meeting. Ted must decide how to prepare for a meeting that could finally give Skyhook an anchor customer. Ted and his team have worked for three years to build a new...
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Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Information Technology;
Business Ventures;
Business Startups;
Technology Industry
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Thomas R. Eisenmann. "Skyhook Wireless." Harvard Business School Case 809-119, April 2009. (Revised May 2017.)
- October 2012
- Supplement
Vodafone's Position in the Wireless Telecom Industry in 2001
By: Juan Alcacer
Instructors may use the supplementary material "Vodafone's Position in the Wireless Telecom Industry in 2001" to demonstrate noticeable differences across countries in terms of: (1) WTP (suggested by the striking differences in ARPU); (2) payment methods (pre-paid vs....
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Keywords:
Telecommunications;
Information Technology;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Telecommunications Industry;
Japan
Alcacer, Juan. "Vodafone's Position in the Wireless Telecom Industry in 2001." Harvard Business School PowerPoint Supplement 713-437, October 2012.
- January 2004
- Case
Nokia and MIT's Project Oxygen (Abridged)
By: David B. Yoffie and Rebecca Henderson
Looks at how Nokia should respond to a future vision of computing and communications that was developed at MIT's Project Oxygen.
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Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Adaptation;
Strategic Planning;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Rebecca Henderson. "Nokia and MIT's Project Oxygen (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 704-474, January 2004.
- October 2016 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
All Traffic Solutions
By: Rajiv Lal and Scott F. Johnson
All Traffic Solutions traditionally sold traffic signs that collected vehicle data to cities. In recent years, the firm connected their signs to the internet and began selling software that enabled cities to operate their signs remotely and collect data in a more...
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Keywords:
IoT;
Internet Of Things;
Smart Connected Products;
All Traffic Solutions;
Traffic;
Internet and the Web;
Information Technology;
Digital Platforms;
Information Infrastructure;
Applications and Software;
Transportation;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Lal, Rajiv, and Scott F. Johnson. "All Traffic Solutions." Harvard Business School Case 517-011, October 2016. (Revised January 2020.)
- 26 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?
When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,...
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- 09 Dec 2015
- Research Event
When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms
run on Microsoft’s Windows platform, was the dominant web browser in the 1990s until squashed by Microsoft’s own Internet Explorer. In February 2015 there was the launch of Meerkat, an app that lets users broadcast live streaming video through their View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Streamlining the Supermarket
A new alumni-backed venture hopes robots will change how we buy our milk, bread, and eggs. In early 2016, José Vicente Aguerrevere (MBA 2002) attended a talk at HBS by Mick Mountz (MBA 1996), founder of Kiva Systems. Kiva’s small, mobile...
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Francis Storrs
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Child’s Play
Press-Gazette (November 16, 2010). Observing her own under-two son flip pictures and flashcards on an iPhone, Tak realized how technology can be used by even the very young. And she noted, while there are lots of apps for View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
Here, alumni and faculty experts weigh in on some of the assumptions about a hyper-connected world. The upgrade to 5G will be revolutionary for consumers. The arrival of 3G, which delivered the iPhone to the world and made it mainstream, was the stuff of real View Details
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Jen McFarland Flint
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
Rohit Dev Thakwani, OPM 37 2008 SpendWisor.com consumer electronics marketplace Watch their pitch. Midwest/Central U.S. Marc Hoecker, MBA '08 vinsnap mobile automotive marketing Watch their pitch. New England Marco Bitran, MBA '03 AI...
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
“Unfortunately, the technology for growing flu viruses to make vaccines is fifty years old — it’s chicken eggs.” — HBS Professor of Management Practice and former Merck CEO Raymond Gilmartin, at a November HBS panel discussion on drug...
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- 25 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business
a 50,000-foot level, what impact have software platforms had on traditional industries over the last thirty years? Andrei Hagiu: At its most fundamental level, they have fueled innovation and improved productivity. Software platforms have accelerated View Details
- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
Arab Emirates Rohit Dev Thakwani, OPM 37 2008 SpendWisor.com consumer electronics marketplace Midwest/Central U.S. HBS Club of Chicago Marc Hoecker, MBA '08 vinsnap mobile automotive marketing New England HBS Association of Boston Marco...
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Multiple alumni
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Plunging Into the Net
it is the way people will adapt to and use that technology and the way firms will mobilize it to do smart business. As Rayport points out, "Internet-based businesses encounter the same management and...
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- 18 May 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Anjali Vaidya (MBA 2010)
and mobile technology in particular, has the potential to be a tremendous tool for empowerment. There are now two billion people across the world with Internet access through handheld touchscreen devices....
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- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is...
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- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
“Can people change their work hours? Can they work from home? Can they take micro-vacations, taking off just a few hours from work? Flexibility is now a real parameter for [attracting] talent.” Many companies are using technology in new...
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Retail: Voice-Activated, One-Hour-Delivery Shopping
Technology is changing everything about how we shop. Two decades ago when we needed something, we went to the store. That’s what we’d done for hundreds of years. Then we began to turn to the computer. Now shopping means reaching for our...
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- 11 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
E-Commerce Unplugged
In this excerpt, Nohria and Leestma outline the challenges and rewards awaiting businesses that target the mobile-commerce customer. The best place to start? Develop a thorough knowledge of consumer behavior.The race for dominance in View Details
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by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma
- November 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Teaching Note
Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
By: Chiara Farronato and Sarah Mehta
Teaching Note for HBS No. 619-003. Set in March 2018, the Case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and launches a new product called Express POOL. The Teaching Note offers guidance for instructors who wish to use the case either with or without its dataset...
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