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- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
In the early 1990s, both Teradyne and Hewlett-Packard identified new technologies that had enormous potential to cause new-market disruptions. As with most disruptive innovations, these technologies offered... View Details
- October 2011 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
Ensighten
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael J. Roberts
Focuses on a small start-up software company engaged in a negotiation over its software licensing agreement with a very large potential client. The entrepreneur must weight legal and business issues vs. his desire to land the key customer. View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Business Plan; Business Startups; Agreements and Arrangements; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Contracts; Information Technology Industry
Goldberg, Lena G., and Michael J. Roberts. "Ensighten." Harvard Business School Case 812-050, October 2011. (Revised October 2013.)
- 19 Sep 2019
- News
Predicting Human Behaviors
Above: Sid Misra (MBA 2013) cofounder, Perceptive Automata (Len Rubenstein; courtesy of Perceptive Automata) Amid the hubbub of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s largest technology tradeshow, Sid Misra (MBA 2013)... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution
knowledge of what sells and what doesn't, flexible manufacturing capabilities that can respond appropriately to demand, lean rather than fat and costly inventories, and the rapid replenishment of stock. "The old way was to gear planning... View Details
- 10 Dec 2007
- HBS Case
One Laptop per Child
agreed to manufacture the laptop. On the technological front, OLPC tackled puzzles such as creating a product both useful and fun for children of primary school age. (See CloseUp below). But despite its visionary goals and widespread... View Details
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
within stores. Align incentives within your organization and in the supply chain. Use technology judiciously and pay attention to emerging new technologies, whose value might still not be apparent. Explain the changes you are making to... View Details
- February 2000 (Revised April 2000)
- Case
Microsoft, 2000
By: Michael G. Rukstad, David B. Yoffie and Carl Johnston
Surveys five threats to the sustainability of Microsoft's strategy (imitation, substitution, hold-up, slack, and saturation) and examines Microsoft's response to these threats. Teaching purpose: To evaluate the sustainability of Microsoft's competitive advantage. View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Planning; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology; Information Technology Industry
Rukstad, Michael G., David B. Yoffie, and Carl Johnston. "Microsoft, 2000." Harvard Business School Case 700-071, February 2000. (Revised April 2000.)
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, eBay and the Bidding Wars
On Amazon, sniping is much less effective, since the automatic extension rule means that other bidders always have 10 minutes to respond. And sniping is not without cost: Planning to make a late bid may mean that you fail to make a bid,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Innovation: An Orchestra of One
technology that would adapt to my playing style in real time instead of forcing me to fit a recording." Chao was right. She found former concert oboist Christopher Raphael, now chair of computer science at Indiana University, who was... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
High Stakes: Springboard 2000 Comes to HBS
pitch their business plans at the Springboard 2000 New England venture-capital forum. Organizers of Springboard 2000, which is a series of events that debuted with sessions in Silicon Valley and Virginia, have an ambitious goal. "We want... View Details
- Profile
Cynthia Samanian
through the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, including the Minimum Viable Product Fund (MVP) and Business Plan Competition. Overall, these experiences at HBS gave me the confidence to pursue my goal of working at a startup and eventually... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
could stray from an assignment to write market assessments and instead create a start-up business plan. “The professor was Walt Salmon, and fortunately he was all for it,” recalls Cassidy, who eventually made good on the plan to launch... View Details
- 04 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why Private Investors Must Fund 'New Nuclear' Power Right Now
Drbouz In June 2016, I gave a TED Talk called We Need Nuclear Power to Solve Climate Change. The talk discussed the world’s realistic options for reducing fossil CO2 emissions soon enough to contain climate change’s more severe effects. To my surprise, that talk has... View Details
- October 2005 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Volkswagen of America: Managing IT Priorities
Describes the efforts of Volkswagen of America, the U.S. subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, to arrive at a process for setting IT funding priorities so that they align with business priorities and the company's overall strategy. The process is carefully thought out and... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Business Subsidiaries; Resource Allocation; Information Technology; Alignment; Auto Industry; United States
Austin, Robert D., Warren Ritchie, and Greggory Garret. "Volkswagen of America: Managing IT Priorities." Harvard Business School Case 606-003, October 2005. (Revised June 2007.)
- April 2000 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
E-Loan: The CarFinance.com Acquisition
E-Loan is an online mortgage lender that acquired an auto-lending arm in August of 1999. This case examines E-Loan's purchase of CarFinance.com and highlights E-Loan's strategy-setting process. In addition, the case explores business development as a strategic process... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Internet and the Web; Change Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry
Hansen, Morten T., and Jeffrey Berger. "E-Loan: The CarFinance.com Acquisition." Harvard Business School Case 400-072, April 2000. (Revised June 2000.)
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Wrapping Your Alliances In a World Wide Web
less well defined in advance than those of the procurement cycle; there is, therefore, the added challenge of process definition before automation can take place. At present, Internet technologies are being widely deployed to meet these... View Details
Keywords: by Andrew McAfee
- September 1998 (Revised November 1998)
- Case
Walnut Venture Associates (D): RBS Deal Terms
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Plan; Research; Software; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "Walnut Venture Associates (D): RBS Deal Terms." Harvard Business School Case 899-097, September 1998. (Revised November 1998.)
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Alumni Navigator Takes Off
Staying in touch with the School’s network of 65,000 graduates just got a lot easier. Directory search, the most popular feature on the Alumni Web site, now uses the same cutting-edge technology that powers searches on Barnes & Noble.com,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Robots to the Rescue
the concept requires investment in a specialized infrastructure, a pivotal moment came in 2004, when Mountz convinced Staples to run a paid pilot in a small zone of one of its warehouses. “We had a prototype by that point,” he recalls, “and we used it to show that the... View Details
- Career Coach
Sarah Bua
positioning, design/execution of search strategies, resume/cover letter editing, interview prep, career/life planning and leadership development. Sarah has served as a coach/facilitator in HBS' Program for Leadership Development (PLD),... View Details