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  • February 2018
  • Article

Patent Publication and the Market for Ideas

By: Deepak Hegde and Hong Luo
In this paper, we study the effect of invention disclosure through patent publication on the market for ideas. We do so by analyzing the effects of the American Inventor's Protection Act of 1999 (AIPA)—which required U.S. patent applications to be published 18 months... View Details
Keywords: Licensing; Patent Publication; Invention Disclosure; Patents; Information Publishing; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge Dissemination
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  • February 2019 (Revised September 2019)
  • Case

Theranos: The Unicorn That Wasn't

By: Joseph B. Fuller and John Masko
In 2003, 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes founded a startup dedicated to making blood testing easier and more affordable. By 2015, her company, Theranos, was worth $9 billion. It boasted a star-studded board and contracts with national pharmacy and supermarket chains... View Details
Keywords: Theranos; Blood; Lab Testing; Fraud; Holmes; Balwani; Shultz; Carreyrou; Securities And Exchange Commission; Food And Drug Administration; FDA; SEC; Health Testing and Trials; Corporate Accountability; Organizational Culture; Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising; Crime and Corruption; Entrepreneurship; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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  • 16 Sep 2014
  • News

Big Data: Blending Transparency and Privacy

    Edward McFowland III

    Edward McFowland III is an Assistant Professor in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches the first-year TOM course in the required curriculum.

    Professor McFowland’s research interests – which lie at the... View Details

    • March 1999 (Revised October 2002)
    • Case

    Xerox: Book-In-Time

    By: V. Kasturi Rangan
    Book-In-Time, developed at Xerox, can dramatically reduce the cost of printing "one" book. Combined with the possibilities of digital content storage and transmittal, the new technology has vast opportunities. Xerox needs a commercial plan. The case describes the state... View Details
    Keywords: Cost Management; Distribution; Planning; Opportunities; Commercialization; Technology Adoption; Publishing Industry
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    • March 2018 (Revised December 2019)
    • Case

    Edward Lewis: Essence Magazine

    By: Steven Rogers and Jacqueline Adams
    Essence, the first magazine aimed at African-American women, was created by four, young, Black entrepreneurs in the aftermath of massive racial and political upheaval in the United States in 1968. The venture was a financial, branding and cultural success. By 2005, the... View Details
    Keywords: Female; Decisions; African-Americans; Contemporary History; Social History; Culture; Selling; Acquisition; Joint Ventures; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Asset Pricing; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Brands and Branding; Media; Organizational Culture; Valuation; Journals and Magazines; Business History; Fairness; Adaptation; Consolidation; Publishing Industry; New York (city, NY)
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      Ray A. Goldberg

      A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

      ... View Details

      Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; fast food; food; food processing; forest products; grocery; high technology; information; restaurant; retailing; soft drink; textiles; tobacco; transportation; wholesale; wine

        Ananth Raman

        Ananth Raman is a professor in the Technology and Operations Management area where he has taught courses on various aspects of Operational Excellence -- supply chain management, technology and operations management, and service operations -- to MBA... View Details

        Keywords: apparel; retailing; software

          Ashley V. Whillans

          Ashley Whillans is the Volpert Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, where she teaches the Motivation and Incentives course to MBA students. Professor Whillans earned her PhD in Social Psychology from the University of... View Details

          • 21 Oct 2019
          • News

          Fortnite Creator Epic Games Is Now a Harvard B-School Case Study

            Mark L. Egan

            Mark Egan is the Mark Kingdon Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Finance Unit, teaching Corporate Financial Operations to MBA students.

            Professor Egan’s research concentrates on the intersection of corporate finance and industrial... View Details

            • October 2015
            • Supplement

            The National Geographic Society (B)

            By: David A. Garvin
            This case was written as an update to the case "The National Geographic Society," HBS No. 311-002, published in 2011. The (B) case describes the 2015 creation of National Geographic Partners, a for-profit joint venture between the National Geographic Society and 21st... View Details
            Keywords: Business Model; Information Publishing; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Internet; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry
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            • 2018
            • Article

            Service Operations: What Have We Learned?

            By: Liana Victorino, Joy M. Field, Ryan W. Buell, Michael J. Dixon, Susan M. Goldstein, Larry J. Menor, Madeleine E. Pullman, Aleda V. Roth, Enrico Secchi and Jie J. Zhang
            The purpose of this article is to identify research themes in service operations that have great potential for exciting and innovative conceptual and empirical work. To frame these research themes, the article provides a systematic literature review of operations... View Details
            Keywords: Service Operations; Knowledge; Research
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              Joseph L. Bower

              JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade.  He has served in many administrative roles... View Details

              Keywords: banking; chemical; electronics; financial services; home appliances; hotels ＆ motels; information technology industry; insurance industry; private equity (LBO funds); retailing

                David S. Scharfstein

                David Scharfstein is the Edmund Cogswell Converse Professor of Finance and Banking at Harvard Business School. Scharfstein has published on a broad range of topics in finance, including corporate investment and financing behavior, risk management, financial... View Details

                Keywords: banking

                  Paul M. Healy

                  Paul Healy is the James R. Williston Professor at the Harvard Business School. His research covers a broad range of topics, including white collar crime, governance, business ethics, financial analysis, and Wall Street research. He joined the HBS faculty in 1998,... View Details

                  Keywords: accounting industry; brokerage; pharmaceuticals
                  • 16 Dec 2009
                  • Working Paper Summaries

                  The End of Chimerica

                  Keywords: by Niall Ferguson & Moritz Schularick
                  • July 1985 (Revised January 1988)
                  • Supplement

                  American Hospital Supply Corp.: The ASAP System (B)

                  A brief summary from published sources of events between the time of the (A) case and mid-1985. View Details
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                    F. Warren McFarlan

                    Professor McFarlan earned his AB from Harvard University in 1959, and his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School in 1961 and 1965 respectively. He has had a significant role in introducing materials on Management Information Systems to all major programs at... View Details

                    Keywords: communications; computer; e-commerce industry; health care; information; information technology industry; nonprofit industry
                    • 26 Jul 2010
                    • News

                    Tony Hayward's expected departure from BP applauded in US