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      • 2010
      • Book

      Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

      By: Robert L. Simons
      To stay ahead of the pack, you must translate your organization's competitive strategy into day-to-day actions that will enable your company to win in the marketplace. This means channeling resources into the right efforts, striking a balance between innovation and... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Innovation and Management; Resource Allocation; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Competitive Strategy
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      Simons, Robert L. Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution. Harvard Business Review Press, 2010.
      • October 2010 (Revised May 2012)
      • Background Note

      Reverse Engineering, Learning, and Innovation

      By: Willy C. Shih
      This background reading looks at reverse engineering in the context of piracy and knock-offs in emerging markets like China. It first considers legal aspects of reverse engineering in strong property rights regimes like the United States as a way of unpacking the legal... View Details
      Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Learning; Engineering; Innovation and Invention; Intellectual Property; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Emerging Markets; China; United States
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      Shih, Willy C. "Reverse Engineering, Learning, and Innovation." Harvard Business School Background Note 611-039, October 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
      • June 2010
      • Teaching Note

      American Well: The Doctor Will E-See You Now (TN)

      By: Elie Ofek
      Teaching Note for 510061. View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Innovation and Invention; Online Technology; Revenue; System; Opportunities; Technology Adoption; Growth and Development; Brands and Branding; Business Model; Health Industry; United States
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      Ofek, Elie. "American Well: The Doctor Will E-See You Now (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 510-125, June 2010.
      • May 2010
      • Column

      Block-by-Blockbuster Innovation

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
      Executives often find themselves debating the merits of incremental innovations versus game-changers, but that's a false dichotomy, says HBR columnist Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Even if a company is lucky enough to come up with the next Kindle, Swiffer, or smartphone,... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Management; Resource Allocation; Product; Business Processes; Risk and Uncertainty
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Block-by-Blockbuster Innovation." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 5 (May 2010): 38.
      • March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
      • Case

      Dassault Systemes

      By: Stefan H. Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer
      Dassault Systèmes, a leader in product lifecycle management software, has enjoyed a very profitable business model in 3D engineering design. In the past, it has successfully managed market disruptions and opportunities through acquisition and organic innovations. Its... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Innovation and Invention; Product Development; Product Marketing; Technology Industry
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      Thomke, Stefan H., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Dassault Systemes." Harvard Business School Case 610-080, March 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
      • March 2010 (Revised August 2010)
      • Case

      Systems Infrastructure at Google (A)

      By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
      This case describes how a senior vice president of engineering at Google, Bill Coughran, leads a high-performing engineering organization. The case focuses specifically on Coughran's encouraging two teams of engineers to develop competing solutions for application... View Details
      Keywords: Independent Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Leadership Development; Product Design; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Competitive Strategy; Technology Industry; United States
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      Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Systems Infrastructure at Google (A)." Harvard Business School Case 410-110, March 2010. (Revised August 2010.)
      • March 2010 (Revised August 2010)
      • Supplement

      Systems Infrastructure at Google (B)

      By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
      This case is a thick description of how a Senior Vice President of Engineering at Google, Bill Coughran, leads a high-performing engineering organization. The case focuses specifically on Coughran's use of encouraging two teams of engineers to develop competing... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation Leadership; Infrastructure; Management Teams; Leadership Development; Information Technology Industry
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      Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Systems Infrastructure at Google (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 410-111, March 2010. (Revised August 2010.)
      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      Conceptual Foundations of the Balanced Scorecard

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      David Norton and I introduced the Balanced Scorecard in a 1992 Harvard Business Review article (Kaplan & Norton, 1992). The article was based on a multi-company research project to study performance measurement in companies whose intangible assets played a central role... View Details
      Keywords: Asset Management; Balanced Scorecard; Management Systems; Performance Improvement; Strategy
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Conceptual Foundations of the Balanced Scorecard." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-074, March 2010.
      • February 2010
      • Case

      Applied Research Technologies, Inc.: Global Innovation's Challenges

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Heather Beckham
      Applied Research Technologies, Inc. (ART) is a diversified technology company which has used its entrepreneurial culture and encouragement of innovation as an ongoing competitive advantage. The case concentrates on the challenges faced by Peter Vyas, the Filtration... View Details
      Keywords: Management Style; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Reputation; Organizational Culture; Innovation and Management; Competitive Advantage; Entrepreneurship; Management Systems; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Technology Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Heather Beckham. "Applied Research Technologies, Inc.: Global Innovation's Challenges." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-168, February 2010.
      • February 2010 (Revised January 2013)
      • Case

      The Dabbawala System: On-Time Delivery, Every Time

      By: Stefan H. Thomke and Mona Sinha
      Describes the Mumbai-based Dabbawala organization, which achieves very high service performance (6 Sigma equivalent or better) with a low-cost and very simple operating system. The case explores all aspects of their system (mission, information management, material... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Logistics; Alignment; Management Systems; Human Resources; Innovation and Invention; Mumbai
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      Thomke, Stefan H., and Mona Sinha. "The Dabbawala System: On-Time Delivery, Every Time." Harvard Business School Case 610-059, February 2010. (Revised January 2013.)
      • January 2010
      • Case

      Pratham - Every Child in School and Learning Well

      By: Srikant M. Datar, Stacey M. Childress, Rachna Tahilyani and Anjali Raina
      The case focuses on how Pratham, a non-governmental organization, provided quality education to underprivileged children in India by collaborating with the government. It focuses on the problem Madhav Chavan, the founder, is trying to solve, the contributing factors... View Details
      Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Social and Collaborative Networks; Performance Evaluation; Change Management; Organizational Design; Early Childhood Education; Management Systems; Strategy; Quality; Education Industry; India
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      Datar, Srikant M., Stacey M. Childress, Rachna Tahilyani, and Anjali Raina. "Pratham - Every Child in School and Learning Well." Harvard Business School Case 110-001, January 2010.
      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-periphery Structures Dominate?

      By: Alan MacCormack, Carliss Y. Baldwin and John Rusnak

      Any complex technological system can be decomposed into a number of subsystems and associated components, some of which are core to system function while others are only peripheral. The dynamics of how such "core-periphery" structures evolve and become embedded in a... View Details

      Keywords: Innovation and Management; Product Design; Practice; Core Relationships; Software; Information Technology Industry
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      MacCormack, Alan, Carliss Y. Baldwin, and John Rusnak. "The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-periphery Structures Dominate?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-059, January 2010.
      • October 2009 (Revised July 2012)
      • Case

      Emotiv Systems Inc.: It's the Thoughts that Count

      By: Elie Ofek, Jason Riis and Paul Hamilton
      Emotiv is getting ready to launch its innovative brain-computer interfacing (BCI) technology. The company has developed a special headset, called EPOC, and highly sophisticated software that can translate a person's emotions, cognitive thoughts, and facial expressions... View Details
      Keywords: Technology Adoption; Sales; Technological Innovation; Demand and Consumers; Marketing Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Entrepreneurship; Forecasting and Prediction; Product Launch; Business Startups; Technology Industry
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      Ofek, Elie, Jason Riis, and Paul Hamilton. "Emotiv Systems Inc.: It's the Thoughts that Count." Harvard Business School Case 510-050, October 2009. (Revised July 2012.)
      • September 2009
      • Teaching Note

      IBM in the 21st Century: The Coming of the Globally Integrated Enterprise (TN)

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
      Teaching Note for [308105]. View Details
      Keywords: Opportunities; Value; Competition; System; Innovation and Invention; Multinational Firms and Management; Leadership Development; Information Technology Industry; Computer Industry
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Matthew Bird. "IBM in the 21st Century: The Coming of the Globally Integrated Enterprise (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 310-006, September 2009.
      • September 2009 (Revised September 2010)
      • Case

      Genzyme Center (A)

      By: Michael W. Toffel and Aldo Sesia
      Genzyme Corporation is in the midst of planning its new corporate headquarters, which incorporates many innovative green building features. After learning that the building as planned would likely earn a LEED Silver rating, an intermediate score in the LEED green... View Details
      Keywords: Green Building; LEED Rating System; Economic And Environmental Performance; Program Evaluation And Assessment; Tradeoffs Between Process- And Performance Standards; Buildings and Facilities; Business Headquarters; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Standards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Improvement; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants; Green Technology Industry
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      Toffel, Michael W., and Aldo Sesia. "Genzyme Center (A)." Harvard Business School Case 610-008, September 2009. (Revised September 2010.)
      • 2009
      • Book

      Supercorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Opportunity, Profits, Growth, and Social Good

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
      Supercorp is based on a 3-year study involving more than 350 interviews in 20 countries to identify the leadership practices and operating methods of major companies seeking profitable growth through innovation that benefits society. For example, when the tsunami and... View Details
      Keywords: Profit; Leadership; Mission and Purpose; Opportunities; Welfare
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M. Supercorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Opportunity, Profits, Growth, and Social Good. New York: Crown Business, 2009.
      • May 2009
      • Case

      Tokyo Electron Ltd.

      By: Willy C. Shih and Andrew A. King
      Tokyo Electron Ltd. operates in a constrained innovation environment, defined by modular boundaries that are long standing in the industry that it serves, the global semiconductor manufacturing industry. While the original motivation for these boundaries was division... View Details
      Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Governance Controls; Technological Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Boundaries; Manufacturing Industry; Semiconductor Industry
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      Shih, Willy C., and Andrew A. King. "Tokyo Electron Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 609-096, May 2009.
      • May 2009
      • Article

      The Empirical Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Innovation: Puzzles and Clues

      By: Josh Lerner
      Economists have long seen the patent system as a crucial lever through which policymakers affect the speed and nature of innovation in the economy. It is not surprising, then, that the profound changes which have roiled the global patent system over the past 20 years... View Details
      Keywords: Economy; Policy; Innovation and Invention; Intellectual Property; Rights; Business and Government Relations
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      Lerner, Josh. "The Empirical Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Innovation: Puzzles and Clues." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 99, no. 2 (May 2009): 343–348. (Earlier version distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 8977.)
      • 2008
      • Chapter

      Conceptual Foundations of the Balanced Scorecard

      By: Robert S. Kaplan

      David Norton and I introduced the Balanced Scorecard in a 1992 Harvard Business Review article. The article was based on a multi-company research project that studied performance measurement in companies whose intangible assets played a central role in value... View Details

      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Management Systems; Measurement and Metrics; Performance Improvement; Strategy
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Conceptual Foundations of the Balanced Scorecard." Chap. 1.03 in Handbook of Management Accounting Research. Vol. 3, edited by Christopher Chapman, Anthony Hopwood, and Michael Shields. Elsevier, 2008.
      • February 2009 (Revised July 2012)
      • Case

      Jieliang Phone Home! (A)

      By: Willy Shih, Ethan Bernstein and Nina Bilimoria
      At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators—bright and capable young men and (mostly) women like Jieliang Hao—are motivated to improve line productivity through small innovations for faster assembly and have... View Details
      Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Job Design and Levels; Business Processes; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Manufacturing Industry; China
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      Shih, Willy, Ethan Bernstein, and Nina Bilimoria. "Jieliang Phone Home! (A)." Harvard Business School Case 609-080, February 2009. (Revised July 2012.)
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