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- November 2000 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Oracle Corporation
By: Frances X. Frei and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar
Oracle Corp., the world's second-largest independent software company (behind Microsoft) was the world's dominant supplier of database software. Oracle also sold application software, such as the popular enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management...
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Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Internet and the Web;
Service Operations;
Service Delivery;
Applications and Software;
Management Teams;
Innovation and Invention;
Web Services Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Frei, Frances X., and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar. "Oracle Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 601-043, November 2000. (Revised May 2002.)
- March 2020
- Case
Voi Technology
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Olivia Hull
Voi Technology, a fast-growing start-up out of Sweden, is competing in the highly contested European e-scooter sharing market. With a presence in nearly 40 cities in Europe by February 2020, the firm is working hard to improve its unit economics to reach profitability....
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Business Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Marketing Strategy;
Business Plan;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Energy Conservation;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Global Strategy;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Innovation Leadership;
Human Capital;
Laws and Statutes;
Growth Management;
Operations;
Logistics;
Service Operations;
Supply Chain Management;
Organizational Culture;
Information Infrastructure;
Transportation;
Transportation Industry;
Technology Industry;
Europe
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Olivia Hull. "Voi Technology." Harvard Business School Case 820-099, March 2020.
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
systems conducive to modern entrepreneurship. The particular focus in this book is why multinational firms were not better transferors of innovation and entrepreneurial capabilities from the West to the Rest. The historical evidence makes...
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- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
railroad, the telegraph, and a host of other innovations related to them—along with the rise of powerful business figures, such as John D. Rockefeller—gave many observers pause. The reaction was increased oversight and anti--big-business...
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by Garry Emmons
- 24 Jul 2020
- News
Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
high schools were really hard to crack.” At the time, Zaikos was working for the Chicago Public Schools system as part of the Broad Residency, a program created to bring management professionals into urban education, in an effort to provide leadership and View Details
- January 1985 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
Lotus Development Corp.
Contains a description of the history and venture capital financing of Lotus Development. Focuses on issues related to the possible terms of investment in Lotus by a major venture capital firm. The pedagogic objectives in the case are: to explore the elements of the...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Venture Capital;
Organizational Structure;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Outcome or Result;
Corporate Finance;
Planning;
Computer Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Lotus Development Corp." Harvard Business School Case 285-094, January 1985. (Revised February 1997.)
- November 2006 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
EFJ, Inc.
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Ajay Vinze and Mara Vatz
Michael Jalbert plans to transform EFJI, a land mobile radio manufacturer, into a leading radio systems and solutions provider. Taking advantage of new industry standards and the country's increased focus on public safety agencies and homeland security, Jalbert says...
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Keywords:
Disruptive Innovation;
Leading Change;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion
Applegate, Lynda M., Ajay Vinze, and Mara Vatz. "EFJ, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 807-062, November 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
- October 1998 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
Gene Research, the Mapping of Life and the Global Economy
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Juan Enriquez-Cabot
A new firm is being created to speed up the process of mapping humans, animals, and plants by combining gene technology with rapid gene identification to improve the health and well being of the human population and the productivity of crops and animals. How does one...
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Information Technology;
Organizational Structure;
Technological Innovation;
Business Processes;
Health Care and Treatment;
Performance Productivity;
Welfare;
Agribusiness;
Genetics;
Science-Based Business;
Biotechnology Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Juan Enriquez-Cabot. "Gene Research, the Mapping of Life and the Global Economy." Harvard Business School Case 599-016, October 1998. (Revised December 1999.)
- 28 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, February 28
2017 Advancing Organizational Theory in a Complex World Getting Started with Ambidexterity By: Binns, Andrew, and Michael Tushman Abstract—This paper demonstrates the value of thinking about ambidexterity as having three distinct...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-057.pdf Managing Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning Authors:Rogelio...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
18, no. 3 (fall 2009): 817-844 Abstract This paper examines how organizational structure affects behavior and outcomes, studying the performance of different types of venture capital organizations. We find a strong positive relationship...
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Martha Lagace
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
innovations that allow local sectors to catch up with frontier technology. In poor countries, catching up requires the cooperation of a foreign investor who is familiar with the frontier technology and a domestic entrepreneur who is...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
new world. Typical approaches used by legacy players such as using technology to improve efficiency, encouraging business units to do digital experiments, or launching independent units to spur innovation have met with limited success....
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Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
competitors' anticipated actions. Using new entrants into the United States from 1985 to 1994, we find that firms favor locations with academic innovative activity. Other results highlight differences in firms' location strategies...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2015
- First Look
First Look -- September 1, 2015
(TDABC) is an innovative costing tool in healthcare that can be used to directly compare the true cost of competing technologies over the full care cycle. Rather than only comparing therapeutic effectiveness over a limited number of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
found in only a small number of tasks and functions. In the majority of situations, spans of accountability were wider than spans of control. This "Entrepreneurial Gap" is posited to be a result of management's desire for View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
development has never been more urgent. Companies of all sorts realize that to survive in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environment, they need different leadership skills and organizational capabilities from those...
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Dina Gerdeman
- January 1996
- Case
Biogen, Inc.: rBeta Interferon Manufacturing Process Development
Biogen, Inc., a Cambridge, MA-based biotechnology company, is wrapping up a project to develop a new manufacturing process for a new drug product that will reposition the company from a purely research-oriented company to a fully integrated pharmaceutical manufacturing...
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Keywords:
Learning;
Technological Innovation;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Product Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Projects;
Research and Development;
Corporate Strategy;
Biotechnology Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Biogen, Inc.: rBeta Interferon Manufacturing Process Development." Harvard Business School Case 696-083, January 1996.
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
are static, showing how they become flexible via categorical positioning, and introduce a role for emotional frames that appeals to organizational sentiments and aspirations in innovation adoption. Download...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
improved ability of firms to replicate business innovations has changed the nature of business competition. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-016.pdf Do Voters Appreciate Responsive Governments? Evidence from Indian...
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Martha Lagace