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- 09 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?
issue, managers at buyers and suppliers are faced with hundreds of different supply chain programs—from labeling schemes like Fair Trade and organics, to industry association programs like Responsible Care and Sustainable Slopes, to a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 2010
- Chapter
Advance Recovery and the Development of Resilient Organizations and Societies
By: Dutch Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt
Societies face a wide array of significant hazards-ranging from the possibility of natural disasters to industrial accidents to large-scale terrorist incidents. View Details
Keywords: Natural Disasters; Society; Organizations; Growth and Development; National Security; Safety
Leonard, Dutch, and Arnold M. Howitt. "Advance Recovery and the Development of Resilient Organizations and Societies." In Integrative Risk Management: Advanced Disaster Recovery, edited by Simon Woodward. Zurich, Switzerland: Swiss Re, Centre for Global Dialogue, 2010.
- July 2008 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
Recent Developments in the Ranbaxy Case
By: Robert C. Pozen
This brief case describes settlements Indian drug maker Ranbaxy has made with Pfizer and AstraZeneca, as well as Daiichi Kangyo's purchase of a majority shareholding in Ranbaxy in 2008. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Patents; Lawsuits and Litigation; Ownership Stake; Pharmaceutical Industry; India
Pozen, Robert C. "Recent Developments in the Ranbaxy Case." Harvard Business School Case 609-010, July 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
- Article
What to Do When Industry Disruption Threatens Your Career
By: Boris Groysberg, Eric Lin and Whitney Johnson
This article discusses how to diagnose the risks that disruptive industry forces pose to individual careers and offers suggestions on how to mitigate such threats. Recommendations are based on analyses of individuals’ career histories in the professional services... View Details
Groysberg, Boris, Eric Lin, and Whitney Johnson. "What to Do When Industry Disruption Threatens Your Career." MIT Sloan Management Review 60, no. 3 (Spring 2019): 57–65.
- September 1986 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Lotus Development Corp. Channel Choice: Direct vs. Distribution
Lotus Development Corp., the number one microsoftware firm has traditionally sold to its customers through a distributor-retail dealer network. In early 1986, the company is considering the option of selling direct to large corporate customers. Students are expected to... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Marketing Channels; Distribution Channels; Sales; Software; Information Technology Industry; United States
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Lotus Development Corp. Channel Choice: Direct vs. Distribution." Harvard Business School Case 587-078, September 1986. (Revised November 1994.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
Appropriate Entrepreneurship? The Rise of China and the Developing World
By: Josh Lerner, Junxi Liu, Jacob Moscona and David Yang
Global innovation and entrepreneurship has traditionally been dominated by a handful
of high-income countries, especially the US. This paper investigates the international
consequences of the rise of a new hub for innovation, focusing on the dramatic
growth of... View Details
Lerner, Josh, Junxi Liu, Jacob Moscona, and David Yang. "Appropriate Entrepreneurship? The Rise of China and the Developing World." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-061, March 2024.
- May 2007 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
Leadership Development at Goldman Sachs (TN)
By: Boris Groysberg and Scott A. Snook
- October 2019
- Supplement
Airbus vs. Boeing (J): New Plane Developments (2016)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes Airbus and Boeing developments in 2016, including Airbus' delivery of the first A320neo (new engine option) and Boeing’s work on the 737 MAX and 777X programs. It also notes Airbus’ restructuring in 2016. View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Air Transportation; Projects; Competition; Restructuring; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Europe
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Airbus vs. Boeing (J): New Plane Developments (2016)." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-385, October 2019.
- June 2001
- Case
Acer America: Development of the Aspire
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Anthony St. George
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Anthony St. George. "Acer America: Development of the Aspire." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 301-109, June 2001.
- January 2025
- Case
Ontra: Embracing GenAI in the Legal Technology Industry
By: Christopher Stanton and George Gonzalez
Ontra built a network of legal professionals to enable financial institutions to outsource contract negotiations. The rise of generative AI inspired the company to build software solutions to streamline its processes through automation. Now company leadership must... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Business Strategy; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Stanton, Christopher, and George Gonzalez. "Ontra: Embracing GenAI in the Legal Technology Industry." Harvard Business School Case 825-076, January 2025.
- 2016
- Book
Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development
By: Sven Beckert and Seth Rockman
During the nineteenth century, the United States entered the ranks of the world's most advanced and dynamic economies. At the same time, the nation sustained an expansive and brutal system of human bondage. This was no mere coincidence. Slavery's Capitalism... View Details
Beckert, Sven and Seth Rockman, eds. Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016.
- October 1997 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Eli Lilly and Company: Drug Development Strategy (A)
By: Stefan H. Thomke, Ashok Nimgade and Paul Pospisil
Describes how Eli Lilly and Co. tries to accelerate its new drug development process with the aid of "combinatorial chemistry"--a rapidly emerging and revolutionary approach to preclinical drug discovery. The product manager of a potential blockbuster migraine drug... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals; Finance; Innovation and Invention; Time Management; Markets; Product Development; Organizations; Business Processes; Problems and Challenges; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Competition; Pharmaceutical Industry
Thomke, Stefan H., Ashok Nimgade, and Paul Pospisil. "Eli Lilly and Company: Drug Development Strategy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 698-010, October 1997. (Revised September 2003.)
- February 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Background Note
Note on New Drug Development in the United States
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
An overview of the new drug development process in the United States, using the migraine drug Imitrex as an illustrative example. View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Research and Development; Health; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "Note on New Drug Development in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 698-028, February 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- 24 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Developing Your Next CEO for the Family Business
aggressive change agents. The Non-Family Outsider Non-Family Outsider Alan Mulally (See Fig. 1) had the deep skills and experience needed to change and then grow Ford Motor Company in the worst period ever for the auto industry (with the... View Details
- 2013
- Article
Industry Equilibrium with Open-Source and Proprietary Firms
By: Gaston Llanes and Ramiro de Elejalde
We present a model of industry equilibrium to study the coexistence of open-source and proprietary firms. Two novel aspects of the model are (i) participation in open source arises as the optimal decision of profit-maximizing firms, and (ii) open-source and proprietary... View Details
Keywords: Open Source Distribution; Balance and Stability; Software; Knowledge Management; Supply and Industry; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Research and Development; Cooperation
Llanes, Gaston, and Ramiro de Elejalde. "Industry Equilibrium with Open-Source and Proprietary Firms." International Journal of Industrial Organization 31, no. 1 (January 2013): 36–49.
- December 2010 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Kepak and the Future of the Irish Beef Industry
By: David E. Bell, Damien P. McLoughlin and Mary Shelman
As Ireland's third largest beef processor, Kepak faces new opportunities as well as significant challenges from the collapse of the "Celtic Tiger." The government has identified food and agriculture as one way the country could significantly grow exports. However, the... View Details
Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Economic Sectors; Policy; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Competition; Cooperation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Republic of Ireland
Bell, David E., Damien P. McLoughlin, and Mary Shelman. "Kepak and the Future of the Irish Beef Industry." Harvard Business School Case 511-070, December 2010. (Revised April 2013.)
- 2015
- Working Paper
Mobile Money Services—Design and Development for Financial Inclusion
By: Rajiv Lal and Ishan Sachdev
Mobile money services are being deployed rapidly across emerging markets as a key tool to further the goal of financial inclusion. Financial inclusion, the development of novel methods to enable individuals at the base of the pyramid to access formal financial services... View Details
Keywords: Social Marketing; Poverty; Emerging Markets; Product Launch; Economic Growth; Financial Services Industry
Lal, Rajiv, and Ishan Sachdev. "Mobile Money Services—Design and Development for Financial Inclusion." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-083, April 2015. (Revised July 2015.)
- September 2019
- Case
Celgene: Business Development and Distributed Research
By: Peter Barrett and Kareem Reda
This case looks at the deal-making process between Celgene, a large publicly traded pharmaceutical company, and Agios, an early-stage biotech company. The framework of a potential deal is explored and the potential road-blocks to Agios’ profitability are discussed. ... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Deal; Alliances; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Research; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
Barrett, Peter, and Kareem Reda. "Celgene: Business Development and Distributed Research." Harvard Business School Case 620-014, September 2019.
- December 2012 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
Developing the Materiality Matrix at Telefónica
By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim and Asun Cano-Escoriaza
Telefónica, one of the largest telecommunication companies in the world and headquartered in Spain, has been issuing a corporate sustainability report since 2002. In its 2011 Sustainability report, the company included a "materiality matrix," and was one of only five... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; Sustainable Strategy; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; Communication Technology; Environmental Accounting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Telecommunications Industry; Spain
Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Asun Cano-Escoriaza. "Developing the Materiality Matrix at Telefónica." Harvard Business School Case 413-088, December 2012. (Revised October 2013.)
- April 2001
- Supplement
Acer America: Development of the Aspire
Consists of five segments. Segment 1 shows Culver and Pai discussing the tensions between Taiwan and the United States and the resulting performance problems with Aspire; Segment 2 features Culver and Shih describing the changes Acer made as a result of the problems... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Transformation; Forecasting and Prediction; Marketing Strategy; Outcome or Result; Problems and Challenges; Information Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Computer Industry; Taiwan; United States
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Acer America: Development of the Aspire." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 301-805, April 2001.