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  • 23 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

to market? Using data from the U.S. medical device industry, we find that pioneer (dis-)advantages in a market for technology setting are similar to those typically seen in product markets but different in some important respects. In... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 25 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

be aware of the range of powerful, dynamic, and often conflicting forces shaping the emerging competitive environment. The globalization of markets, the increasing homogeneity of customer needs worldwide, the impact of the digital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Apr 2009
  • What Do You Think?

How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?

interlinked economy. Nothing is perfect but there is no time-out that we sometimes wish we could call." At the same time, Tom Dolembo reminded us, "After many years in the digital race, I discovered it is just electrons and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Publishing; Journalism & News
  • 19 Sep 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

cutbacks, the firm was late to the game in the digital imaging market. In 2012, Kodak filed for bankruptcy. The aforementioned Nokia fixated on maintaining its leadership in the low-end phone business, a failure to anticipate the rise of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Dec 2022
  • News

LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums Expand; 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition Is Underway

Everlywell, a digital health care company founded by Julia Cheek (MBA 2011); Foodology, a virtual restaurant and ghost kitchen chain cofounded by Daniela Izquierdo (MBA 2019) and Juan Azuero (MBA 2019); and Bone Health Technologies, the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 29 Oct 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Inventing Products is Less Valuable Than Inventing Ideas

primary or generative appropriability. By contrast, years later, Apple broke new ground in the creation of the iPod, a simple portable device that allowed users to play music through a digital library. But... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology
  • 16 May 2018
  • News

ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

2015) told an audience of 500 that DynamiCare Health uses a digital platform to monitor and reward addicts for active recovery efforts, eliminating degrading methods of drug testing. DynamiCare took the top prize of $75,000. George... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 12 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

Devices: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Regulators and Innovators By: Gordon, William J., and Ariel Dora Stern Abstract— Software has become an increasingly important component of medical device technology. Through legislation like... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 25 Sep 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

from Medical Device Recalls By: Ball, George P., Jeffrey T. Macher, and Ariel Dora Stern Abstract—When innovations are successfully commercialized into new products, they can create value for both consumers and firms. When products... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 23 Jul 2014
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Innovation Is Magic. Really

far enough. They stopped asking the next round of innovation questions, leaving Apple to reap the benefits from recognizing that the crucial thing wasn't just the device itself, but the magical way in which the entire music industry could... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products
  • 03 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 3, 2007

Business School Case 806-044 Fred Khosravi is a serial medical device entrepreneur. In his latest venture, he must decide whether to sell now or continue to develop his current product and whether to market it, sell the company, or IPO.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Nov 2017
  • News

Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

Then, the options: Add a parfait for $1 more? Some McNuggets for $2 more? Pick up in the restaurant or via drive-thru? Curbside service? Pull into a spot and enter your curb spot number. Table service? Head in and take a digital location... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia
  • 11 Sep 2012
  • First Look

First Look: September 11

discounts and Amazon encouraged consumers to compare prices using smart phones, Best Buy was becoming a showroom for lower cost retail models. International expansion was struggling and domestic sales of digital televisions were cooling.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 29

bias. We discuss both the theoretical and practical implications of our findings. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2280370 Digital Dark Matter and the Economics of Apache By: Greenstein, Shane, and Frank Nagle... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Sep 2015
  • News

Built for Speed

engineering major with a goal of building cars, he saw a future spent designing door handles in some automaker’s basement and switched to international affairs and foreign policy. After graduation, he spent three years in China helping his father build a medical View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 20 Aug 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Making an Ally of Uncle Sam

influence them. More specifically, this approach steers attention away from the political processes whereby administrative policies are formed and implemented . . . . These difficulties are compounded by the typical simplifying device of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins, Mickey Edwards & Usha Thakrar
  • 14 Nov 2007
  • First Look

First Look: November 14, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208070 iPhone vs. Cell Phone Harvard Business School Case 708-451 The launch of Apple's iPhone marked a pivotal new chapter in the story of mobile music (the uniting of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517016-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 817-028 Innovating Beyond Ochsner The Ochsner Health System has developed a proprietary software tool designed to treat hypertension. Built into the system’s electronic medical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Feb 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

Apple Computer knows how to make headlines. The company is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Macintosh and is enjoying the fruits of its launch into the digital entertainment business. In its December quarter, Apple sold 730,000... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 27, 2009

and labor-law situations are analyzed for the U.S., U.K., Germany, China, and India. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=409104 Welcome to a Wireless World Harvard Business School Note 709-445 Wireless technologies and mobile... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace