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- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
level of the proprietary Xerox system—at one-fifth the cost. 42 This price performance breakthrough gave Xerox a strategic benefit, reducing the costs of its high-end printers. Subsequently, in January 1991, one and a half years after AWP was incorporated, Xerox bought...
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by Henry Chesbrough
- September 2003 (Revised November 2003)
- Case
Raiser Organization, The
By: John A. Davis and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Jennifer and Philip Raiser, a sibling partnership who inherited a real estate management and ownership company from their father, ponder the strategic and financial challenges facing their family business. Reviews the history of the business and asks what the best...
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Davis, John A., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Raiser Organization, The." Harvard Business School Case 804-028, September 2003. (Revised November 2003.)
- May 1997 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Intel Corporation: 1968-1997
By: Gary P. Pisano, David J. Collis and Peter K. Botticelli
Traces Intel's history and strategy from 1968 to 1997. Examines the company's decision to exit DRAMS and its entry into microprocessors. Focuses on how the company managed to achieve and sustain its competitive advantage in microprocessors, and the threats it faces in...
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Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Information Infrastructure;
Corporate Strategy;
Industry Structures;
Technology Industry
Pisano, Gary P., David J. Collis, and Peter K. Botticelli. "Intel Corporation: 1968-1997." Harvard Business School Case 797-137, May 1997. (Revised May 2008.)
- December 2001
- Case
Van Bolton: Resolving a Labor-Management Dispute
Describes the challenges facing Van Bolton, the head of a large airline, as he works with the head of the company's pilots' union to negotiate issues relating to the acquisition of a smaller airline. Bolton must find ways to surmount a history of adversarial...
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Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Participants;
Labor Unions;
Acquisition;
Air Transportation Industry
Watkins, Michael D. "Van Bolton: Resolving a Labor-Management Dispute." Harvard Business School Case 902-051, December 2001.
- May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Palm (C): 2005
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell
This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the...
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History;
Decisions;
Business Model;
Technological Innovation;
Value Creation;
Digital Platforms;
Rights;
Competition
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Kevin Boudreau, and Jordan Mitchell. "Palm (C): 2005." Harvard Business School Supplement 708-516, May 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
- June 2015
- Case
The Coca-Cola Company's Case for Creative Transformation
By: Thales S. Teixeira and Elizabeth Anne Watkins
In 2013, the Coca-Cola Company was awarded Creative Marketer of the Year by the Cannes Lions Festival (known as the "Oscar of Advertising") for the first time ever in history and nearly 50 years after the Festival's inception. Just one year before that, Jonathan...
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Attention Economics;
Creating Connections;
Digital Marketing;
Marketing Innovations;
Social Networks;
Advertising Content;
Networked Brand;
Beverage Industry;
Coca-Cola;
Digital Innovation;
Digital Transition;
Marketing;
Marketing Communications;
Innovation Strategy;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Advertising;
Creativity;
Consumer Products Industry
Teixeira, Thales S., and Elizabeth Anne Watkins. "The Coca-Cola Company's Case for Creative Transformation." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 815-714, June 2015.
- April 2007
- Case
The Boeing Company: Moonshine Shop
By: Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan and Shannon O'Donnell
Describes how the "Moonshine Shop," a group of plant-savvy creative generalists, is helping a great industrial company become more innovative. Chronicles the history of the Moonshine Shop, its successes and failures, and describes innovations they've helped put in...
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History;
Business Model;
Saving;
Programs;
Creativity;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Research and Development;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Business Processes;
Aerospace Industry
Austin, Robert D., Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O'Donnell. "The Boeing Company: Moonshine Shop." Harvard Business School Case 607-130, April 2007.
- 06 Dec 2012
- News
Wall Street Doesn't Understand Innovation
- March 2004 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Emerging Business Opportunities at IBM (A)
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
By June 2003, IBM had made significant progress in changing the way it managed new, emerging businesses. Describes the development of a separate management program at IBM designed to identify, fund, and shepherd new businesses through growth. Traces the history of the...
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History;
Business or Company Management;
Talent and Talent Management;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Strategy
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Emerging Business Opportunities at IBM (A)." Harvard Business School Case 304-075, March 2004. (Revised February 2005.)
- March 2008 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
Cadbury Schweppes: Capturing Confectionery (A)
By: David Collis, Toby Stuart and Troy Smith
In late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to decide whether or not to make an acquisition bid for Adams, an underperforming gum company which had been put up for sale by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Examining the decision from a...
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Business History;
Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Food and Beverage Industry
Collis, David, Toby Stuart, and Troy Smith. "Cadbury Schweppes: Capturing Confectionery (A)." Harvard Business School Case 708-453, March 2008. (Revised March 2022.)
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
people to buy forecasts? Does the act of forecasting set in motion unforeseen events that can counteract the forecast made? Publisher's link: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10057.html August 2013 Edward Elgar Publishing Business View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- March 1994
- Case
Intel Corp.: Leveraging Capabilities for Strategic Renewal
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Traces the history of Intel from its earliest days as a technology-driven memory company to its emergence as an increasingly market-focused microprocessor company with emerging systems capabilities. The focus is on the strategic, organizational, and management...
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Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Adaptation;
Management Skills;
Management Practices and Processes;
Strategy;
Organizations;
Information Technology Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Intel Corp.: Leveraging Capabilities for Strategic Renewal." Harvard Business School Case 394-141, March 1994.
- May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Palm (B): 2001
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell
This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the...
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History;
Decisions;
Business Model;
Technological Innovation;
Strategy;
Value Creation;
Digital Platforms;
Rights;
Competition;
Computer Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Kevin Boudreau, and Jordan Mitchell. "Palm (B): 2001." Harvard Business School Supplement 708-515, May 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
- May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Palm (A): The Debate on Licensing Palm's OS (1997)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell
This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the...
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Business Model;
Debates;
Decisions;
Innovation and Invention;
Product Launch;
Production;
Competition;
Value Creation;
Information Technology Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Kevin Boudreau, and Jordan Mitchell. "Palm (A): The Debate on Licensing Palm's OS (1997)." Harvard Business School Case 708-514, May 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
- May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Palm (D): Epilogue as of 2008
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell
This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the...
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History;
Decisions;
Business Model;
Technological Innovation;
Value Creation;
Digital Platforms;
Rights;
Competition
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Kevin Boudreau, and Jordan Mitchell. "Palm (D): Epilogue as of 2008." Harvard Business School Supplement 708-517, May 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
- 15 Apr 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Big History, Global Corporations, Virtual Capitalism
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by Richard L. Nolan
- 17 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook
Confined to specialist journals and books, business history research too often lacks the impact it should have on the research and practice of business management and the social sciences, according to the editors of the newly published...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- September 2019
- Case
Netflix: A Creative Approach to Culture and Agility
By: Ranjay Gulati, Allison Ciechanover and Jeff Huizinga
By 2018, Netflix had been credited for revolutionizing how viewers consumed entertainment—shifting from ad-fueled linear network programming to a highly personalized, on-demand, all-you-can-consume, ad-free model. The company was riding a long wave of revenue and...
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Keywords:
Digital Technologies;
Streaming;
Video On Demand;
International Expansion;
Leadership;
Information Technology;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Leadership Style;
Management Style;
Organizational Culture;
Entertainment;
Media;
Change Management;
Expansion;
Technology Industry;
United States
Gulati, Ranjay, Allison Ciechanover, and Jeff Huizinga. "Netflix: A Creative Approach to Culture and Agility." Harvard Business School Case 420-055, September 2019.
- 10 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Nationality and Multinationals in Historical Perspective
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by Geoffrey G. Jones
- 29 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)
history on my grandpa’s walking tours of Lagos Island, celebrating Eid holidays with family, and working on craft projects with my twin sister. My family bonded over storytelling. Older family members recounted tales of their past...
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