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- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?
Because pricing is such a difficult and complex arena, it has confounded sales and marketing executives and scholars for centuries. In no other marketing element is the two-sided conflict and cooperation... View Details
- December 2016 (Revised December 2018)
- Case
From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem
By: Elie Ofek and Margot Eiran
In June 2016, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, wrestled with how to sustain Israel’s strong innovation track record and the country’s reputation as the “startup nation.” Despite the economic miracle the country had wrought since its founding, he... View Details
Keywords: Israel; Israeli Start-up Nation; Innovation Economy; Entrepreneurial Mindset; Scaling-up; Unicorns; Innovation Clusters; High-tech; Innovation Management; Multinational Corporation R＆D Centers; Social Equality; Two-tier Economy; Liberalizing An Economy; Foreign Investment; Military Service; Quality Of Human Capital; Socioeconomic Gaps; Labor Force Participation; Government Initiatives; Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Government and Politics; Economy; Equality and Inequality; Education; Resource Allocation; Globalization; Israel
Ofek, Elie, and Margot Eiran. "From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem." Harvard Business School Case 517-066, December 2016. (Revised December 2018.)
- Web
Founder - Entrepreneurship
Bootcamp Take the Startup Toolkit Short Intensive Program (SIP). Learn how to research business models, market sizes, and competitors by meeting with a Research Consultant at Baker Library—anytime. SPRING... View Details
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
Working PapersDon't Just Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad (revised) Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Judo Economics
The early 1990s saw a new wave of start-ups in the U.S. airline business. One entrant, Kiwi International Air Lines, took to the skies in September 1992 with a strategy of attracting small-business travelers looking to save money but lacking the flexibility to book in... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Competitive Advantage; Business Startups; Air Transportation Industry; Financial Services Industry
Brandenburger, Adam M., and Julia Kou. "Judo Economics." Harvard Business School Case 794-103, January 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
- Web
Curriculum - Business & Environment
Acquisitions, Value Creation Under Polman's leadership, Unilever focused on long-term shareholder value accretion with a multi-stakeholder approach that emphasized global growth in revenues and earnings through deep penetration in rapidly growing emerging View Details
- October 2010
- Case
Narragansett Brewing Company
By: Tom Nicholas, Lindsey Marshall and Charles Anthony Miller
Mark Hellendrung, CEO of Narragansett Brewing Company, is deciding whether to partner with a local television station for the upcoming NHL Winter Classic outdoor hockey game between New England's own Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers at Fenway Park. He had... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Sports; Financial Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Investment; United States
Nicholas, Tom, Lindsey Marshall, and Charles Anthony Miller. "Narragansett Brewing Company." Harvard Business School Case 811-028, October 2010.
- Web
Academics - Health Care
student-initiated learning enables students to choose their faculty sponsor and the organization where they will work. Recent projects include: Quantifying the size of the medical tourism market Identifying applications for multiplex... View Details
- 06 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
What Makes the HBS MBA unique?
skills critical for business. Additionally, you’re introduced to classes and career paths that you might find interesting but that you otherwise wouldn’t take on your own. For me, I came to HBS thinking that I was more of an established company person, but I... View Details
- October 2023 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
KOKO Networks: Bridging Energy Transition and Affordability with Carbon Financing
By: George Serafeim, Siko Sikochi and Namrata Arora
The problem was massive: two million hectares of African forests were lost annually to charcoal production for cooking, an area equivalent to 13 times Greater London, resulting in one billion tons of carbon emissions yearly. At the same time, an estimated 700,000... View Details
Keywords: Clean Tech; Digital; Carbon Credits; Carbon Offsetting; Climate Change; Entrepreneurship; Energy Sources; Environmental Sustainability; Health; Market Design; Business Startups; Transition; Environmental Regulation; Policy; Energy Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Africa; Kenya; Rwanda
Serafeim, George, Siko Sikochi, and Namrata Arora. "KOKO Networks: Bridging Energy Transition and Affordability with Carbon Financing." Harvard Business School Case 124-022, October 2023. (Revised March 2024.)
- 05 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures
example, you don’t need to talk as freely about your failures—not because it’s harmful—but because people don’t tend to feel envious of you in the first place.” In another experiment, the researchers studied a different environment: a competition in which entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- May 2008 (Revised August 2009)
- Case
Intel NBI: Handheld Graphics Organization
By: Willy C. Shih and Thomas Thurston
The Handheld Graphics Organization (HGO) was an internal start-up under Intel's New Business Incubator program. The unit designed a graphics co-processor for the handheld PDA market, to be sold with Intel's Xscale processor. Though NBI ventures were designed for a high... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Resource Allocation; Business Processes; Organizational Structure; Semiconductor Industry; United States
Shih, Willy C., and Thomas Thurston. "Intel NBI: Handheld Graphics Organization." Harvard Business School Case 608-098, May 2008. (Revised August 2009.)
- 11 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
complicated history still dominate public consciousness. Memories of failed peace talks tend to loom larger than Israel’s image as a startup nation. Thousands of Instagram posts from Tel Aviv’s gay pride festivities or the buzz from... View Details
- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
partner to be your listening guide as you talk them through; be sure to encourage them just to listen and be curious about insights versus helping you try to solve things. The prompts below are very career-centric, geared towards startup... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
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Health Care - Faculty & Research
and Jeremy Dann After its spin-off from one of the world's largest ultrasound makers, Sonosite attempts to popularize a new kind of handheld ultrasound units. Sonosite needs to decide if it should focus on new markets that will value the... View Details
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
Limits of Peer Effects on Startup Team Performance By: Hasan, Sharique, and Rembrand Koning Abstract— We conduct a field experiment at an entrepreneurship bootcamp to investigate whether interaction with proximate peers shapes a nascent... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 24
entry into a new market for Plámo, a company that created startup companies in Europe and emerging markets based upon existing successful business models. She had only been... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- May 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Teradyne: Managing Strategic Change
By: Joseph L. Bower
Three cases deal with the introduction of a new product to Teradyne's line of semiconductor test equipment. This case provides historic and administrative background for the other two cases. Teradyne: The Aurora Project deals with the problems facing the head of a... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Change Management; Business or Company Management; Market Entry and Exit; Product; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology
Bower, Joseph L. "Teradyne: Managing Strategic Change." Harvard Business School Case 397-113, May 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
Runway, Sentient Jet), and there is a more explicit focus on sustainability (e.g., Stella McCartney). Luxury brands need to consider the increasing global connectedness, particularly the importance of the Chinese market for luxury... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
Engineering. Michael Cline (MBA 1985), Accretive Technology Partners J. Michael Cline is the founding Partner of Accretive Technology Partners, LLC, a private equity firm focused on building market leaders in the business process... View Details