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- November 2002 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
MedSource Technologies
Considers the issues facing Richard Effress, MedSource's chairman and CEO, as the firm approaches the Precision Cut project--the first test of MedSource's capabilities as an integrated, contract manufacturer in the medical device industry. MedSource Technologies was... View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Production; Mergers and Acquisitions; Product Design; Supply Chain Management; Management Teams; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
Huckman, Robert S. "MedSource Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 603-081, November 2002. (Revised August 2003.)
- Research Summary
Technology and Innovation
Professor Snow's research focuses on technological innovation, specifically the relationship between new and old technologies. While most technology scholars and experts have focused on the issues surrounding new technologies, he likes to point out that... View Details
- 16 Sep 2018
- News
Food Citizenship In An Age Of Technological Disruption
- 2003
- Book
Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
By: Robert A Burgelman, Clayton M. Christensen and Steven C. Wheelwright
- 1999
- Working Paper
Understanding the Influence of Environmental Standards on Judgements and Choices
By: Ann E. Tenbrunsel, Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni, David M. Messick and Max Bazerman
- 2022
- Working Paper
When Do Individuals Give Up Agency? The Role of Decision Avoidance
By: Holly Dykstra, Christine L. Exley and Muriel Niederle
A common policy problem is that individuals reject recommended options and insist on making their own choices. Via a large-scale experiment, we document and investigate what factors contribute to this preference for agency. Our main results show that individuals’... View Details
Dykstra, Holly, Christine L. Exley, and Muriel Niederle. "When Do Individuals Give Up Agency? The Role of Decision Avoidance." Working Paper, October 2022.
- TeachingInterests
Strategy and Technology
By: Andy Wu
The Strategy and Technology elective course explores the unique aspects of creating effective strategies for technology-intensive businesses.
- What strategies win in markets with network effects?
- How can technology be... View Details
- Research Summary
Impact of Technology on Industry Structure and Competitive Strategy
Stephen Bradley’s research has focused for several years on the impact of technology on industry structure and competitive strategy. In particular he has been studying the convergence of information technology and telecommunications and how this convergence is... View Details
- Research Summary
International Comparison of the Management of Information Technology
Having set out to compare Western and Japanese IT-management practices, we were startled to discover that Japanese companies rarely experience the IT problems so common in the United States and Europe. In this project, we seek to further explore the five principles of... View Details
- 02 Jul 2015
- News
Greece Referendum Offers Two Bad Choices
- 03 Oct 2012
- HBS Seminar
Antoinette Schoar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 06 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
The MS/MBA Technology Showcase: A Celebration of Our Startups
Undergraduate Technology Innovation Fellows program. This year, we (virtually) enjoyed sessions that ranged from the Dean’s welcome to breakout sessions with the various incredible startups that students are pursuing. The showcase serves... View Details
- August 1994 (Revised June 1995)
- Background Note
Managerial Effectiveness and Diversity: Organizational Choices
Defines "diversity" in organizational terms and provides a descriptive framework for understanding the ways organizations identify and respond to its challenges and opportunities. The four components or lenses of the framework are: motivators, mindset, methods,... View Details
Gentile, Mary C. "Managerial Effectiveness and Diversity: Organizational Choices." Harvard Business School Background Note 395-020, August 1994. (Revised June 1995.)
- 2006
- Article
Empowerment through Choice? A Critical Analysis of the Effects of Choice in Organizations
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and S Iyengar
Chua, Roy Y.J., and S Iyengar. "Empowerment through Choice? A Critical Analysis of the Effects of Choice in Organizations." Research in Organizational Behavior 27 (2006): 41–79.
- April 1988 (Revised January 1989)
- Case
Korea's Technology Strategy
Describes Korea's efforts to improve its technological capability and learn to produce and export high technology goods. The roles of government policy, domestic firms, and foreign firms are explored. Special attention is paid to how technology flows across borders,... View Details
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Korea's Technology Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 388-137, April 1988. (Revised January 1989.)
- May 2009
- Article
Lobbies and Technology Diffusion
By: Diego Comin and Bart Hobijn
This paper explores whether lobbies slow down technology diffusion. To answer this question, we exploit the differential effect of various institutional attributes that should affect the costs of erecting barriers when the new technology has a technologically close... View Details
Comin, Diego, and Bart Hobijn. "Lobbies and Technology Diffusion." Review of Economics and Statistics 91, no. 2 (May 2009): 229–244.
- fall 1992
- Article
Exploring the Limits of the Technology S-curve, Part 1: Component Technologies
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Christensen, Clayton M. "Exploring the Limits of the Technology S-curve, Part 1: Component Technologies." Production and Operations Management 1 (fall 1992): 334–357.
- Article
Long Term Impact of Promotion and Advertising on Consumer Brand Choice
By: Carl Mela, Sunil Gupta and Donald R. Lehmann
Keywords: Product Marketing; Advertising; Brands and Branding; Decision Choices and Conditions; Customers
Mela, Carl, Sunil Gupta, and Donald R. Lehmann. "Long Term Impact of Promotion and Advertising on Consumer Brand Choice." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 34, no. 2 (May 1997): 248–261. (Winner of American Marketing Association. Marketing Communications Special Interest Group Best Paper Award presented by American Marketing Association. Winner of Marketing Science Institute Best Paper Award To honor the authors of the MSI working papers that have made the most significant contribution to marketing practice and thought presented by Marketing Science Institute. Winner of Paul E. Green Award For the best article in the Journal of Marketing Research that demonstrates the greatest potential to contribute significantly to the practice of marketing research presented by American Marketing Association Foundation. Winner of William F. O'Dell Award For the Journal of Marketing Research article that has made the most significant, long-term contribution to marketing theory, methodology, and/or practice presented by American Marketing Association.)
- 19 Aug 2011
- News
NYC Program Means Real Public School Choice for Students
- 01 Dec 2016
- HBS Seminar