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- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
socially responsible Working Assets Money Market Fund. Working Assets Funding Service emerged from the fund entity in 1988 and now operates various enterprises, with telecommunications as its core service. The company purchases...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 27 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities
city opportunity in services. For example, there is a trend to locate call centers in central cities, to access a loyal and available labor force and strong telecommunications infrastructure. What is not yet recognized is that inner...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- February 1979 (Revised October 1982)
- Case
Fiber-Optics Industry (B): Historical Development and Competitor Profiles--1978
Keywords:
Applied Optics;
History;
Competition;
Information Technology;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Fiber-Optics Industry (B): Historical Development and Competitor Profiles--1978." Harvard Business School Case 379-139, February 1979. (Revised October 1982.)
- March 2022 (Revised April 2022)
- Teaching Note
France Télécom (A), (B), and (C)
By: Ashley Whillans
This case series discusses the evolution of France Télécom (now Orange) from a national telephone monopoly to a private company. During this process, the company faced numerous challenges including the entry of new competition from other countries and a workforce that...
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- November 2014 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Micromax: Scaling the Largest Indian Mobile Handset Company
By: Ranjay Gulati, Rachna Tahilyani and Alicia DeSantola
It is January 2014 and Rahul Sharma, cofounder of Micromax Informatics (Micromax), the largest Indian mobile handset company, is preparing for an emergency conference call with his private equity investors. In the last six years, Micromax had grown its annual product...
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Keywords:
Mobile;
Scaling;
Indian Software Development;
Consumer Behavior;
Management Turnover;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Management;
E-commerce;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
India
Gulati, Ranjay, Rachna Tahilyani, and Alicia DeSantola. "Micromax: Scaling the Largest Indian Mobile Handset Company." Harvard Business School Case 415-034, November 2014. (Revised January 2017.)
- July 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
RelayHealth
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Elizabeth Kind
RelayHealth provides secure, online communications for doctors, patients, and health plans. The company's services include online consultations, prescription renewals, and appointment scheduling. RelayHealth's business model derives subscription revenue from doctors...
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Communication Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Consumer Behavior;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Elizabeth Kind. "RelayHealth." Harvard Business School Case 805-021, July 2004. (Revised December 2004.)
- February 2003 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Ember Corporation: Developing the Next Ubiquitous Network Standard
By: Rebecca Henderson and Nancy Confrey
Ember is a venture capital-funded start-up that hopes to establish a standard for ubiquitous wireless networks. Its unique approach and proprietary technology promises to create enormous value in a wide variety of markets, particularly in local sensing and control....
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Business Startups;
Wireless Technology;
Value;
Competitive Strategy;
Standards;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Henderson, Rebecca, and Nancy Confrey. "Ember Corporation: Developing the Next Ubiquitous Network Standard." Harvard Business School Case 703-448, February 2003. (Revised July 2003.)
- February 2003
- Teaching Note
Siemens AG: Global Development Strategy (A) and (B) TN
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Teaching Note for (9-602-061) and (9-602-062).
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- May 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Teleswitch (A)
Describes the financing history of Teleswitch, a maker of small digital telephone switches for the wireless/cellular industry. As the case ends, Teleswitch is revisiting its selection of an investment banker for its hoped-for IPO. A rewritten version of an earlier...
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Initial Public Offering;
Investment Banking;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Wireless Technology;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "Teleswitch (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-207, May 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- 27 Sep 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Ratcheting, Competition, and the Diffusion of Technological Change: The Case of Televisions Under an Energy Efficiency Program
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Screen Grab
Illustrations by Josh Cochran When actor Jeffrey Tambor stepped to the podium at this year’s Golden Globe Awards to accept the honor of Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy, he did so for a show that didn’t premiere on HBO, Showtime, or CBS. Instead,...
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Julia Hanna;
HBO;
Netflix;
Hulu;
Vimeo;
YouTube;
Telecommunications;
Telecommunications;
Telecommunications
- July 2018
- Teaching Note
Verizon 2018
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
Teaching Note for HBS No. 318-114. In 2018, CEO Lowell McAdam led efforts to transform Verizon through digital innovation, media acquisitions and integration, and changes to the company culture. He sought to manage change at the company as growth in traditional areas...
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- October 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Global Unichip Corporation (A)
By: Willy Shih and Chen-Fu Chien
Global Unichip Corporation (GUC) is a design services company that acts as a front-end to TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor foundry. In so doing, it masked the complexity of the latest process technologies, and reduced the entry barriers for small firms to...
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Abstraction;
Value-network;
Entry Barriers;
Intermediaries;
Dis-intermediation;
Aggregator;
Vertical Specialization;
Technology Adoption;
Digital Platforms;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Horizontal Integration;
Vertical Integration;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Innovation and Management;
Industry Structures;
Information Infrastructure;
Complexity;
Information Technology;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Taiwan
Shih, Willy, and Chen-Fu Chien. "Global Unichip Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 613-048, October 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
- June 2004 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Cox Communications, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jonathan Gibbons
Cox Communications, the third largest U.S. cable television system operator, is confronting strategy decisions in mid-2004. Cox managers must decide whether to speed its deployment of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which offers capital and operating costs savings...
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Customers;
Information Technology;
Competition;
Product Development;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Jonathan Gibbons. "Cox Communications, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 804-192, June 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
- October 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Vivendi (B): Revitalizing a French Conglomerate
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Rhonda Kaufman
Supplements the (A) case.
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Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Rhonda Kaufman. "Vivendi (B): Revitalizing a French Conglomerate." Harvard Business School Case 703-418, October 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- March 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Jill Greenthal at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (A): The TCI/AT&T Deal
By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Sarah S. Khetani
Jill Greenthal, managing director at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, is leading her team of investment bankers to negotiate on behalf of Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI) on a potential landmark deal with AT&T. Representing TCI in the negotiations is the culmination of...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Negotiation Process;
Service Delivery;
Groups and Teams;
Entrepreneurship;
Negotiation Deal;
Gender;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Sarah S. Khetani. "Jill Greenthal at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (A): The TCI/AT&T Deal." Harvard Business School Case 800-213, March 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
- December 1998 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Vivendi (A): Revitalizing a French Conglomerate
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and John M. Turner
Examines corporate strategy for a diversified firm in the French business context. Issues include corporate governance, vision, and the management of unrelated diversification. After the company's first loss ever, the Vivendi board elected a new chairman who completed...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
France
Montgomery, Cynthia A., and John M. Turner. "Vivendi (A): Revitalizing a French Conglomerate." Harvard Business School Case 799-019, December 1998. (Revised May 2003.)
- January 1989 (Revised February 1993)
- Supplement
Warner Cable (B)
Describes the view of corporate officers regarding the changes made by General Manager Bruce McKinnon.
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Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A. "Warner Cable (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 489-093, January 1989. (Revised February 1993.)
- April 1993
- Teaching Note
Grupo Industrial Alfa, S.A.,1982 (TN)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Teaching Note for (9-292-008).
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