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- January 2008
- Article
Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Impact of Public Markets
It is well documented that the venture capital industry is highly volatile and that much of this volatility is associated with shifting valuations and activity in public equity markets. This paper examines how changes in public market signals affected venture capital...
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Keywords:
Market Cycles;
Venture Capital;
Investment;
Experience and Expertise;
Public Equity;
Volatility;
Financial Services Industry
Gompers, Paul, Anna Kovner, Josh Lerner, and David Scharfstein. "Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Impact of Public Markets." Journal of Financial Economics 87, no. 1 (January 2008): 1–23. (Earlier versions distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 11385.)
- August 1994 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Olympus Optical Company, Ltd. (A): Cost Management for Short Life Cycle Products
Explores Olympus Optical's strategic response to major losses in its camera business. Key to Olympus's recovery were its extensive product planning process, a quality improvement program, and an aggressive cost-reduction program. In particular, the case details...
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Keywords:
Cost Management;
Product Design;
Business Strategy;
Product Development;
Consumer Products Industry
Cooper, Robin. "Olympus Optical Company, Ltd. (A): Cost Management for Short Life Cycle Products." Harvard Business School Case 195-072, August 1994. (Revised May 1997.)
- June 2018 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
Qualcomm Inc., 2019
By: David B. Yoffie and Andrew S. Choi
This case is set in mid-2019, when Qualcomm was struggling with unwanted take-over battles, fights with Apple and the Chinese government, and internal dissension on the board of directors. Ten years earlier Qualcomm was hailed as a monopoly on CDMA technologies and...
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Keywords:
Technology Cycles;
Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Intellectual Property;
Information Technology;
Standards;
Business Model;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Telecommunications Industry;
Semiconductor Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Andrew S. Choi. "Qualcomm Inc., 2019." Harvard Business School Case 718-514, June 2018. (Revised August 2019.)
- Web
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty Background When I first got to Harvard Business School, I joined the Social Enterprise Club , and quickly realized that these students were my compatriots. These were people who had similar...
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- 2012
- Other Unpublished Work
The Long-Term Impact of Business Cycles on Innovation: Evidence from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
By: Pian Shu
- March 1992 (Revised March 1996)
- Background Note
Turning Data into Dollars: Information Technology Puts Power in Your Order Management Cycle
Sviokla, John J. "Turning Data into Dollars: Information Technology Puts Power in Your Order Management Cycle." Harvard Business School Background Note 192-110, March 1992. (Revised March 1996.)
- January 1996
- Article
Real Business Cycle Models and the Forecastable Movements in Output, Hours and Consumption
By: J. J. Rotemberg and Michael Woodford
Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction
Rotemberg, J. J., and Michael Woodford. "Real Business Cycle Models and the Forecastable Movements in Output, Hours and Consumption." American Economic Review 86, no. 1 (January 1996): 71–89.
- July 1995
- Article
Of Life Cycles Real and Imaginary: The Unexpectedly Long Old Age of Optical Lithography
Keywords:
Health
Henderson, Rebecca M. "Of Life Cycles Real and Imaginary: The Unexpectedly Long Old Age of Optical Lithography." Research Policy 24, no. 4 (July 1995): 631–643.
- January 2023 (Revised January 2023)
- Case
Belden and Digital Transformation: From Product Sales to Solutions Sales
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Amy Klopfenstein
This case concerns the industrial automation division at Belden, a hardware manufacturer. While Belden historically sold products such as cables, wires, and other networking devices, EVP of Industrial Automation Ashish Chand recognized that IT vendors were entering the...
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Keywords:
Implementation;
Sales Cycle;
Digital Transformation;
Sales;
Product Positioning;
Business Model;
Market Entry and Exit;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Supply and Industry;
Technology Industry;
North America;
United States
Cespedes, Frank V., and Amy Klopfenstein. "Belden and Digital Transformation: From Product Sales to Solutions Sales." Harvard Business School Case 823-002, January 2023. (Revised January 2023.)
- February 1997
- Article
Advantages of Time-Based New Product Development in a Fast Cycle Industry: An Empirical Analysis
By: S. Datar, C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv and K. Srinivasan
Datar, S., C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv, and K. Srinivasan. "Advantages of Time-Based New Product Development in a Fast Cycle Industry: An Empirical Analysis." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 34, no. 1 (February 1997): 36–49.
- February 1969
- Article
Test of a Product Cycle Model of International Trade: U.S. Exports of Consumer Durables
By: Louis T Wells Jr
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Test of a Product Cycle Model of International Trade: U.S. Exports of Consumer Durables." Quarterly Journal of Economics 83, no. 1 (February 1969): 152–62. (Also reprinted in Wells, The Product Life Cycle and International Trade.)
- 2001
- Chapter
From the Technology Cycle to the Entrepreneurship Dynamic: Placing Dominant Designs in Social Context
By: J. Murmann and M. Tushman
Murmann, J., and M. Tushman. "From the Technology Cycle to the Entrepreneurship Dynamic: Placing Dominant Designs in Social Context." In The Entrepreneurship Dynamic: The Origins of Entrepreneurship and Its Role in Industry Evolution, edited by K. Schoonhoven and E. Romanelli, 178–203. Stanford University Press, 2001.
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Wheel Change
A serial entrepreneur, Paris Wallace (MBA 2007/MPA 2008) is founder of Ovia Health and Good Start Genetics. But he started his first business—an online store selling bike parts and accessories—at age 16. With his launch this year of the National View Details
- March 11, 2019
- Article
The Dalai Lama and Arthur Brooks: All of Us Can Break the Cycle of Hatred
By: Arthur C. Brooks and the Dalai Lama
Brooks, Arthur C., and the Dalai Lama. "The Dalai Lama and Arthur Brooks: All of Us Can Break the Cycle of Hatred." Washington Post (March 11, 2019).
- 2004
- Working Paper
Conflicts of Interest and the Case of Auditor Independence: Moral Seduction and Strategic Issue Cycling
By: Don A. Moore, Philip E. Tetlock, Lloyd Tanlu and Max H. Bazerman
- 11 Aug 2014
- News
How Uber Explains Our Economic Moment
- August 2020
- Article
Financial Market Risk Perceptions and the Macroeconomy
By: Carolin E. Pflueger, Emil Siriwardane and Adi Sunderam
We propose a novel measure of risk perceptions: the price of volatile stocks (PVS), defined as the book-to-market ratio of low-volatility stocks minus the book-to-market ratio of high-volatility stocks. PVS is high when perceived risk directly measured from surveys and...
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Keywords:
Risk-centric Business Cycles;
Cross-section Of Equities;
Real Risk-free Rate;
Real Investment;
Financial Markets;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Perception;
Investment
Pflueger, Carolin E., Emil Siriwardane, and Adi Sunderam. "Financial Market Risk Perceptions and the Macroeconomy." Quarterly Journal of Economics 135, no. 3 (August 2020).