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- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
members versus more evenly distributed within the team). Using objective data from several hundred software development projects in an Indian software services firm, we find that knowledge repository use has...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Debora L. Spar
in that enforcement. We see a similar demand with regard to the Russian programmer who was just arrested in the United States for distributing a technology that allowed readers to break through the software protecting e-books. I also...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- June 2016 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
Numenta: Inventing and (or) Commercializing AI
By: David B. Yoffie, Liz Kind and David Ben Shimol
In March 2016, Donna Dubinsky (co-founder and CEO) and Jeff Hawkins (co-founder) were struggling with a key question: Could Numenta be successful in both creating fundamental technology and building a commercial business? Located in Redwood City, CA, Numenta was...
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Artificial Intelligence;
Machine Intelligence;
Machine Learning;
Strategy;
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Entrepreneurship;
Information;
Technological Innovation;
Research;
Research and Development;
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Technology Adoption;
Digital Platforms;
Commercialization;
AI and Machine Learning
Yoffie, David B., Liz Kind, and David Ben Shimol. "Numenta: Inventing and (or) Commercializing AI." Harvard Business School Case 716-469, June 2016. (Revised August 2019.)
- 01 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 included the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, a $25.9 billion program that prompted many hopeful startups to flood the market. But Feeley says the industry doesn't need new View Details
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
serve more and more customers, the bulletproof reliability of their software becomes more important," says McFarlan. He notes that in building its infrastructure, San Francisco-based Schwab was determined to locate its information...
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by Susan Young
- September 1996
- Case
InterSoft of Argentina (C)
By: Linda A. Hill and Stacy Palestrant
Supplements the (A) and (B) cases. Designed to be handed out at the end of class.
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Applications and Software;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Management Teams;
Groups and Teams;
Partners and Partnerships;
Conflict Management;
Information Technology Industry;
Argentina;
Russia
Hill, Linda A., and Stacy Palestrant. "InterSoft of Argentina (C)." Harvard Business School Case 497-027, September 1996.
- 26 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Where will Pokémon Go with Your Personal Information?
Instead of taking big screens across the country by storm, this summer’s blockbuster has people glued to much smaller ones. Launched at the beginning of July by San Francisco-based software development company Niantic, Inc., Pokémon Go...
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- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The World in Your Palm?
browsing, address and date book, and wireless e-mail. Oh, and you can also make phone calls on them. And video will be introduced on next-generation phones in the U.S. this year. "The phone is the key device," said Mike Kelley, vice president of engineering...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- January 2023
- Case
Proday: Calling the Right Play
By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Thomas R. Eisenmann and Tom Quinn
Sarah Kunst knew the elements of a successful startup from her tenure at venture capital firms. In April 2018, however, her own app – Proday, a home fitness platform featuring exercises filmed by professional sports stars – was floundering. Kunst theorized that...
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Social Media;
Entrepreneurship;
Advertising;
Digital Marketing;
Product Launch;
Social Marketing;
Failure;
Sports;
Applications and Software;
Business Startups;
Technology Industry;
United States
Hyde, Lindsay N., Thomas R. Eisenmann, and Tom Quinn. "Proday: Calling the Right Play." Harvard Business School Case 823-005, January 2023.
- November 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Teaching Note
Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
By: Chiara Farronato and Sarah Mehta
Teaching Note for HBS No. 619-003. Set in March 2018, the Case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and launches a new product called Express POOL. The Teaching Note offers guidance for instructors who wish to use the case either with or without its dataset...
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- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/316144-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-002 Digital Lumens: Creating Value Through Software Digital Lumens, founded in 2007, developed and implemented intelligent LED lighting solutions for...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
current research on document management, with a view to identifying a potential spin-off. Shao and Newton had both worked together at Ingres, a database software company. Shao had been a member of one other startup company and had spent...
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by Henry Chesbrough
- 12 Nov 2018
- Research & Ideas
'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making
connected, you’re basically asking for certain virtues at the expense of other virtues in problem solving,” Shore says. That could help inform collaboration tools of the future, and the researchers have already heard from some in the collaboration View Details
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by Roberta Holland
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
Software Innovation Authors:Ned Gulley and Karim R. Lakhani Abstract We investigate if the actions by individuals in creating effective new innovations are aligned with the reuse of those innovations by others in a private-collective...
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Martha Lagace
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
who took notice: Harvard Business School Professor Karim Lakhani. As a doctoral student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the late 1990s, he took von Hippel’s class on innovation. After reading Lakhani’s paper describing the rising source of open View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
Hoffenheim: Football in the Age of Analytics In 2015, Dietmar Hopp, owner of Germany’s Bundesliga football team TSG Hoffenheim and co-founder of the global enterprise software company SAP, was considering how to ensure long-term...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
theme parks—was to ensure a steady flow of creative software for its global hardware businesses. Senior MCA management agreed to the acquisition, expecting the new, cash-rich Japanese parent to provide capital for acquiring more record...
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- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
2013, the Microsoft board recognized that the company needed a leadership change as its stock had been flat since CEO Steve Ballmer had taken over in 2000 from founder Bill Gates. By doubling down on its proprietary Office and Windows View Details
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by Bill George
- 27 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Should I Pay the Bribe?
around the topic of extortion. "The Shakedown" looks at the conflicts faced by the owner of a software development center in Kiev. Pavlo Zhuk, the U.S.-based co-owner, is notified by his partner that their Kiev office has been...
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by Cynthia D. Churchwell
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Paul is primarily interested in teaching data science to management students through the case method. This includes technical topics (programming and statistics) as well as higher-level management issues (digital transformation, data governance, etc.) As a research...
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A/B Testing;
AI;
AI Algorithms;
AI Creativity;
Algorithm;
Algorithm Bias;
Algorithmic Bias;
Algorithmic Fairness;
Algorithms;
Analytics;
Application Program Interface;
Artificial Intelligence;
Causality;
Causal Inference;
Computing;
Computers;
Data Analysis;
Data Analytics;
Data Architecture;
Data As A Service;
Data Centers;
Data Governance;
Data Labeling;
Data Management;
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Data Mining;
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Data Privacy;
Data Protection;
Data Science;
Data Science And Analytics Management;
Data Scientists;
Data Security;
Data Sharing;
Data Strategy;
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Database;
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Data-driven Operations;
Datathon;
Economics Of AI;
Economics Of Innovation;
Economics Of Information System;
Economics Of Science;
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Forecast Accuracy;
Forecasting;
Forecasting And Prediction;
Information Technology;
Machine Learning;
Machine Learning Models;
Prediction;
Prediction Error;
Predictive Analytics;
Predictive Models;
Analysis;
AI and Machine Learning;
Analytics and Data Science;
Applications and Software;
Digital Transformation;
Information Management;
Digital Strategy;
Technology Adoption