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- 09 Mar 2017
- News
IDEO is Changing the Way Managers Think About Thinking
- 19 Jan 2012
- News
A choice of models: Theme and variations
- June 2001 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
SKOLAR: Launching a University Technology Spinoff Company
SKOLAR is the first company formally spun out of Stanford University. The company is searching for the right business model to commercialize its Internet-based medical information offering.
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Commercialization;
Higher Education;
Information Technology;
Business Startups;
Information Technology Industry;
Education Industry;
California
Chesbrough, Henry W., Charles A. Holloway, and Nicole Tempest. "SKOLAR: Launching a University Technology Spinoff Company." Harvard Business School Case 601-162, June 2001. (Revised July 2001.)
- March 1992 (Revised June 1992)
- Background Note
Strategic Industry Model: Emergent Technologies
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes computer model and output from conjoint analysis and perceptual mapping for product line planning.
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Dolan, Robert J. "Strategic Industry Model: Emergent Technologies." Harvard Business School Background Note 592-086, March 1992. (Revised June 1992.)
- Research Summary
Anti-Competitive Financial Contracting
Joint work with Giacinta Cestone, Institut d'Analisi Economica, Barcelona
This paper presents the first model where entry deterrence takes place through financial rather than product-market channels. In standard models of the interaction between product and... View Details
- April 2004
- Case
D-Wave Systems: Building a Quantum Computer
By: Alan D. MacCormack, Ajay Agrawal and Rebecca Henderson
D-Wave Systems is a start-up seeking to commercialize a quantum computer. Its business model is unique: as of 2003, it had very few technical resources within the firm. Instead, it financed a series of projects undertaken at universities and government labs. In return...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Engineering;
Investment;
Intellectual Property;
Product Development;
Research and Development;
Commercialization;
Computer Industry
MacCormack, Alan D., Ajay Agrawal, and Rebecca Henderson. "D-Wave Systems: Building a Quantum Computer." Harvard Business School Case 604-073, April 2004.
- Research Summary
Overview
I develop machine learning tools and techniques which enable human decision makers to make better decisions. More specifically, my research addresses the following fundamental questions pertaining to human and algorithmic decision-making:
1. How to build... View Details
1. How to build... View Details
- TeachingInterests
Behavioral Economics and Applications in Markets (Econ 970, Spring 2013 and 2014)
Second-year undergraduate course introducing students to academic research in the field of behavioral economics. The course covers key models of time-inconsistent preferences, overconfidence, social preferences, and projection bias. The students are introduced to...
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- 26 Feb 2010
- News
Admit it: You're in denial
- 2022
- Working Paper
Buy Now, Pay Later Credit: User Characteristics and Effects on Spending Patterns
By: Marco Di Maggio, Justin Katz and Emily Williams
Firms offering "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) point-of-sale installment loans with minimal underwriting and low interest have captured a growing fraction of the market for short-term unsecured consumer credit. We provide a detailed look into the US BNPL market by...
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- October 2022
- Supplement
Single Earth: Science White Paper Supplement
By: Rembrand Koning and Emer Moloney
Science White Paper prepared by Single.Earth to give an overview of the models and solutions it has developed.
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Green Technology;
Natural Resources;
Pollution;
Analytics and Data Science;
Marketing;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Markets;
Market Timing;
Strategy;
Green Technology Industry;
Estonia
- March 2021 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Wirecard: The Downfall of a German Fintech Star
By: Jonas Heese, Charles C.Y. Wang and Tonia Labruyere
Wirecard was a German fintech company, member of the DAX30, that provided payment processing and related services. Wirecard had enjoyed large growth rates over the years and most investors and analysts were enthusiastic about the company's prospects. Wirecard's...
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Keywords:
Accounting Fraud;
Scandal;
Accounting Audits;
Accounting;
Financial Reporting;
Financial Institutions;
Financial Markets;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Compliance;
Corporate Accountability;
Governance Controls;
Financial Services Industry;
Germany;
Singapore;
Dubai
Heese, Jonas, Charles C.Y. Wang, and Tonia Labruyere. "Wirecard: The Downfall of a German Fintech Star." Harvard Business School Case 121-058, March 2021. (Revised April 2021.)
- 11 Jan 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
A Perceptions Framework for Categorizing Inventory Policies in Single-stage Inventory Systems
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by Noel Watson
- July 2002 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
WellSpace Treatment Centers for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (A)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Jun HuangPu and Bing Lin
How should WellSpace, a venture capital-backed purveyor of alternative health services, expand? Although it was nearing breakeven in its first location, the right business model remained unclear.
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Health Care and Treatment;
Innovation and Invention;
Service Delivery;
Health Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., Jun HuangPu, and Bing Lin. "WellSpace Treatment Centers for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (A)." Harvard Business School Case 303-017, July 2002. (Revised August 2014.)
- Research Summary
Derivative Securities
Professor Chacko's research on financial engineering has addressed the valuation and application of derivative securities. Professor Chacko's research has looked at the pricing of a variety of derivative securities, including fixed-income securities. He has developed...
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- 13 Oct 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Pricing Liquidity: The Quantity Structure of Immediacy Prices
- December 2019
- Article
Costly Concessions: An Empirical Framework for Matching with Imperfectly Transferable Utility
By: Alfred Galichon, Scott Duke Kominers and Simon Weber
We introduce an empirical framework for models of matching with imperfectly transferable utility and unobserved heterogeneity in tastes. Our framework allows us to characterize matching equilibrium in a flexible way that includes as special cases the classic fully- and...
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Keywords:
Sorting;
Matching;
Marriage Market;
Intrahousehold Allocation;
Imperfectly Transferable Utility;
Marketplace Matching;
Mathematical Methods
Galichon, Alfred, Scott Duke Kominers, and Simon Weber. "Costly Concessions: An Empirical Framework for Matching with Imperfectly Transferable Utility." Journal of Political Economy 127, no. 6 (December 2019): 2875–2925.
- October 2009 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Societe Generale (A): The Jerome Kerviel Affair
By: Francois Brochet
This case illustrates the tension/balance that firms with complex and risky business models must consider in designing their internal controls. It describes the environment in which a derivatives trader engaged in massive directional positions on major European stocks...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Complexity;
Cost Management;
Balance and Stability;
Business Model;
Design;
Stocks;
Crisis Management;
Financial Markets;
Consulting Industry;
Europe
Brochet, Francois. "Societe Generale (A): The Jerome Kerviel Affair." Harvard Business School Case 110-029, October 2009. (Revised April 2010.)
- January 2014 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Nivea (A)
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Johann Fuller, Volker Bilgram and Greta Friar
The case describes the efforts of Beiersdorf, a worldwide leader in the cosmetics and skin care industries, to generate and commercialize new R&D through open innovation using external crowds and "netnographic" analysis. Beiersdorf, best known for its consumer brand...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Innovation Management;
Crowdsourcing;
Big Data;
Innovation Strategy;
Innovation and Management;
Knowledge Management;
Knowledge Sharing;
Research and Development;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Analytics and Data Science;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Lakhani, Karim R., Johann Fuller, Volker Bilgram, and Greta Friar. "Nivea (A)." Harvard Business School Case 614-042, January 2014. (Revised January 2017.)