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Strategy Reading: Introduction to Strategy
"Introduction to Strategy" provides a comprehensive overview of the strategy discipline and introduces the building blocks of strategy by providing overviews of fundamental conceptual frameworks. Students will learn how firms decide where to compete by exploring the... View Details
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "Strategy Reading: Introduction to Strategy." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing 8097, 2014.
- June 2013 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Open Innovation at Siemens
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Katja Hutter, Stephanie Healy Pokrywa and Johann Fuller
The case describes Siemens, a worldwide innovator in the Energy, Healthcare, Industry, and Infrastructure & Cities sectors, and its efforts to develop and commercialize new R&D through open innovation, including internal and external crowdsourcing contests. Emphasis is... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Innovation Management; Crowdsourcing; Innovation Strategy; Innovation and Management; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Sharing; Research and Development; Information Technology; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry
Lakhani, Karim R., Katja Hutter, Stephanie Healy Pokrywa, and Johann Fuller. "Open Innovation at Siemens." Harvard Business School Case 613-100, June 2013. (Revised March 2015.)
- March 2003
- Background Note
Managing a Customer Relationship Over Time
By: Das Narayandas
Describes the different ways in which vendors can sell a portfolio of products to industrial customers. View Details
- November 2002 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Charles Schwab in 2002
By: Lynda M. Applegate, F. Warren McFarlan and Jamie Ladge
Details the evolution of the Charles Schwab business model, from its founding in 1975 to October 2002. The protagonist, David Pottruck, is faced with re-inventing the firm as a full-service brokerage at a time of tremendous industry instability as the industry reels... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Business Model; Business or Company Management; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Financial Services Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., F. Warren McFarlan, and Jamie Ladge. "Charles Schwab in 2002." Harvard Business School Case 803-070, November 2002. (Revised May 2007.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
Agglomerative Forces and Cluster Shapes
By: William R. Kerr and Scott Duke Kominers
We model spatial clusters of similar firms. Our model highlights how agglomerative forces lead to localized, individual connections among firms, while interaction costs generate a defined distance over which attraction forces operate. Overlapping firm interactions... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Geographic Location; Patents; Labor; Industry Clusters; Industry Structures; Relationships; Competitive Advantage; Technology Industry; California
Kerr, William R., and Scott Duke Kominers. "Agglomerative Forces and Cluster Shapes." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-061, December 2010.
- November 2023
- Case
Gabon Special Economic Zone
By: John Macomber and Wale Lawal
Tropical rain forest covers about 80% of the West African nation of Gabon, part of the Congo Basin and the "lungs of the world." Gabon is one of the first nations to earn revenue from carbon sequestration...as long as the rain forest remains intact. There are... View Details
Keywords: Economic Development; Forestry; Wood; Carbon Credits; Supply Chain; Economic Growth; Developing Countries and Economies; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Government Administration; Business and Government Relations; Strategy; Forest Products Industry; Africa; Gabon
Macomber, John, and Wale Lawal. "Gabon Special Economic Zone." Harvard Business School Case 224-012, November 2023.
- Profile
Debora Lehrer
in which I think I will thrive. What are you most looking forward to in your career? I am looking forward to having a successful career in the sports industry which for me, entails being a game-changer. Whether I am using innovative... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media
- 03 Dec 2015
- News
The 10 Best Books of 2015
- October 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Calgene, Inc.
By: Ray A. Goldberg and John T. Gourville
In 1993, Calgene is on the verge of introducing the world's first genetically engineered plant product--a tomato will taste better and stay fresh longer. At the same time, it is using biotechnology to produce improved plant products for the cottonseed and the... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Product Launch; Innovation Strategy; Social Issues; Production; Problems and Challenges; Biotechnology Industry; Biotechnology Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and John T. Gourville. "Calgene, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 502-041, October 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- December 2005 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
C.R. Smith and the Birth of American Airlines
By: Anthony Mayo and Laura Gaie Singleton
Presents an overview of the path that C.R. Smith pursued to build American Airlines into one of the largest airlines in the world in the 20th century. Over the course of his 30-year tenure as president of American Airlines, Smith deployed a three-pronged... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Growth; Operations; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Mayo, Anthony, and Laura Gaie Singleton. "C.R. Smith and the Birth of American Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 406-082, December 2005. (Revised May 2009.)
- July 1990 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Singapore Leadership: A Tale of One City
Illustrates many of the political and economic challenges that any industrial initiative must overcome. View Details
Konsynski, Benn R., and John L. King. "Singapore Leadership: A Tale of One City." Harvard Business School Case 191-025, July 1990. (Revised October 1995.)
- February 2000
- Background Note
Angel Investing
By: Michael J. Roberts, Howard H. Stevenson and Kenneth B. Morse
Discusses the industry practices of angel investors, individuals who invest privately in new ventures. View Details
Roberts, Michael J., Howard H. Stevenson, and Kenneth B. Morse. "Angel Investing." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-273, February 2000.
Rosabeth M. Kanter
Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details
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The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital Creates New Wealth
When the economy was booming and dot-coms were flying high, venture capitalists were admired as impresarios of innovation. Then the market tanked, start-ups fizzled, and those same deal-makers were rebuked as predators out for a quick score. So... View Details
- September 2009
- Case
J.P. Morgan
By: Richard S. Tedlow and David Ruben
An account of J.P. Morgan's remarkable career in government, railroad, and industrial finance. View Details
Tedlow, Richard S., and David Ruben. "J.P. Morgan." Harvard Business School Case 810-052, September 2009.
- Dec 04 2019
- Interview
Measuring Costs for Better Patient Outcomes
- Career Coach
Michelle Luo
Michelle wants to help students explore opportunities available in Tech and Entertainment & Media. She worked as a Product Manager at Google prior to HBS and then transitioned to Entertaiment & Media and can help to navigate how these View Details
- April 2009
- Article
Sovereign Wealth in Abu Dhabi
By: Rawi Abdelal
By the turn of the century, oil had already made the tiny emirate of Abu Dhabi rich beyond anyone's wildest dreams. A sovereign wealth fund, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), has invested extra oil revenues abroad for more than thirty years and amassed a... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Sovereign Finance; Wealth; Diversification; Abu Dhabi
Abdelal, Rawi. "Sovereign Wealth in Abu Dhabi." Geopolitics 14, no. 2 (April 2009): 317–327.
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century
Consider the title. "The Electronic Century" is the twenty-first century. The "inventing" refers to the creation of the technological and institutional foundations—the "infrastructure"—during the latter decades of the twentieth century,... View Details
- Career Coach
Xinyi Ge
Xinyi has worked in strategy consulting and switched successfully into technology industry as a Product Manager. She enjoys helping fellow students in career search and is great at advising students in: 1) crafting career vision, 2)... View Details