Filter Results:
(5,233)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(5,233)
- People (7)
- News (634)
- Research (4,080)
- Events (13)
- Multimedia (7)
- Faculty Publications (2,878)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(5,233)
- People (7)
- News (634)
- Research (4,080)
- Events (13)
- Multimedia (7)
- Faculty Publications (2,878)
- July 1986 (Revised April 1989)
- Background Note
Note on Sources of Comparative Advantage
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
After Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin's propositions about the sources of comparative advantage were empirically challenged by Wassily Leontief, scholars set out to explain the "Leontief paradox" by developing alternative theories on the sources of comparative... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage
Yoffie, David B., and John J. Coleman. "Note on Sources of Comparative Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-024, July 1986. (Revised April 1989.)
- 24 Jan 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Component Modularity on Design Evolution: Evidence from the Software Industry
- July 2020
- Supplement
Instabeat—Crossing the Finish Line
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Nicole Tempest Keller and Alpana Thapar
Lebanese entrepreneur Hind Hobeika was just 21 years old when she launched her startup, Instabeat, which had developed the first real-time bio-feedback device for swimmers to monitor and improve their performance. It had been an extremely testing 10-year journey to... View Details
Keywords: Start-up; Wearables; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Strategy; Operations; Management; United States; Lebanon
Ghosh, Shikhar, Nicole Tempest Keller, and Alpana Thapar. "Instabeat—Crossing the Finish Line." Harvard Business School Supplement 821-012, July 2020.
- June 2005 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
fortu PowerCell GmbH
By: Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman, Vincent Dessain, Monika Stachowiak and Anders Sjoman
Describes the financing, strategy, and growth decisions facing fortu, a young German battery company. The company is contemplating a facility in East Germany, where state subsidies make the finances appealing. A sudden offer to license fortu technology for application... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Financing and Loans; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Battery Industry; Germany
Roberts, Michael J., William A. Sahlman, Vincent Dessain, Monika Stachowiak, and Anders Sjoman. "fortu PowerCell GmbH." Harvard Business School Case 805-159, June 2005. (Revised July 2006.)
- 01 Jun 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation
markets have tightened, it's the companies with highly differentiated products that will be able to not only weather this storm, but come out the other side" in a strong position, says Harvard Business School Professor of Management... View Details
- October 1981 (Revised June 1982)
- Case
Concept Devices, Inc.: International Market Entry
Concept is a highly touted startup venture in distributed data processing computers. The company has only made one sale to date, but has an order backlog for its unique product and expects an almost vertical growth curve. The company has been courted seriously by... View Details
Bonoma, Thomas V. "Concept Devices, Inc.: International Market Entry." Harvard Business School Case 582-052, October 1981. (Revised June 1982.)
- 2009
- Chapter
Evaluating the Impact of SA8000 Certification
By: Michael J. Hiscox, Claire Schwartz and Michael W. Toffel
SA 8000, along with other types of certification standards and corporate codes of conduct, represents a new form of private governance of working conditions, initiated and implemented by companies, labor unions, and non-governmental activist groups. Whether these codes... View Details
Hiscox, Michael J., Claire Schwartz, and Michael W. Toffel. "Evaluating the Impact of SA8000 Certification." In Social Accountability 8000: The First Decade -- Implementation, Influence, and Impact, edited by Deborah Leipziger. Greenleaf Publishing, 2009.
- February 2003 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Mobile Energy Services Company
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
When Al "Chainsaw" Dunlap became CEO of the Scott Paper Co., the company owned a large, vertically integrated production facility in Mobile, Alabama. Dunlap sold part of the production facility, a cogeneration power plant (later known as Mobile Energy Services Co.), to... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk and Uncertainty; Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Investment; Projects; Vertical Integration; Energy Sources; Bonds; Ownership; Restructuring; Energy Industry; Alabama
Esty, Benjamin C., and Aldo Sesia. "Mobile Energy Services Company." Harvard Business School Case 203-061, February 2003. (Revised May 2003.)
- May 2017
- Supplement
Betfair (B), (C), and (D) Case Slides
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and John Heilbron
Contains slides related to the Betfair B, C, and D cases.
Abstracts:
B) Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model.
C) Prompted by a takeover bid from... View Details
Abstracts:
B) Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model.
C) Prompted by a takeover bid from... View Details
- September 2013 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Antoine Leboyer and GSX
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Antoine Leboyer (HBS '92) acquired the Swiss-based software company GSX in February 2008. He managed through the recession of 2008–2009, dealt with a tumultuous separation from the founder/owner, rebuilt the management team, and upgraded the company's software... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Small Business; Finance; Private Equity; Growth and Development Strategy; France; Switzerland
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Antoine Leboyer and GSX." Harvard Business School Case 214-038, September 2013. (Revised November 2023.)
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
if they did not obtain the second reward. We discuss implications for research on motivation and incentives. Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy Authors:A.G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin, Jan W. Rivkin, and Nicolaj Siggelkow... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 1986 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
Paul Revere Insurance Co. (A)
The Paul Revere Insurance Co. lost its number one position in disability insurance, its main product, and formulated a strategy to regain the lead through a comprehensive quality improvement effort. The case describes the forces influencing the strategic direction of... View Details
Keywords: Quality; Performance Productivity; Competitive Advantage; Insurance Industry; United States
Hart, Christopher. "Paul Revere Insurance Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 687-013, November 1986. (Revised August 1989.)
- 27 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance
Administration in the Strategy unit. “Originally it was like a bet—can we quantify management?” Conventional management strategy would say no, emphasizing that practices a company puts in place are... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- August 2007 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Gome Electronics: Evolving the Business Model
By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Gao Wang, Fei Li, Tracy Manty and Waishun Lo
After 20 years of expansion, Gome Electronics has become China's largest consumer electronics retailer. It has opened stores in almost every province in China, acquired some of its competitors, and went public in Hong Kong. However, it has begun to experience a... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Distribution Channels; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology; Industry Growth; Marketing Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Product; Electronics Industry; Retail Industry; China
Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Gao Wang, Fei Li, Tracy Manty, and Waishun Lo. "Gome Electronics: Evolving the Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 308-026, August 2007. (Revised February 2008.)
- August 1994
- Case
Saturn Corp.'s Module II Decision
In the Spring of 1994, Saturn Corp. was setting sales records by attracting more than 25,000 buyers per month. Saturn officials believed there was a long-term opportunity to sell 400,000 to 500,000 cars per year in the United States and selected international markets.... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Production; Expansion; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Retail Industry; Tennessee; United States
McGahan, Anita M., and Greg Keller. "Saturn Corp.'s Module II Decision." Harvard Business School Case 795-011, August 1994.
- 27 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Share Their DEI Data (Even When It’s Unflattering)
“There’s definitely a sunshine effect where, when a company shares this information, it increases brand attitude, and the company is seen as having more commitment to diversifying the workforce,” Buell says. The paper, to be published in View Details
Keywords: by Shalene Gupta
- June 2014
- Teaching Note
Google Glass
By: Thomas Eisenmann
In early 2014, business development executives at Google were formulating a distribution strategy for Glass, a wearable computer that projected information on a display viewable with an upward glance. Options, which were not mutually exclusive, included 1) continuing... View Details
- 07 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?
countries. In his new book, Consumer Capitalism: Politics, Product Markets, and Firm Strategy in France and Germany, Trumbull looks at the implications of this rise of consumer protectionism. Sean... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company
question the status quo and consider alternative ways of doing business. This sense of "organizational unease" was encouraged by Humana's CEO-founder, who twice before had shifted the company's course to a brand-new industry. As the company's integrated View Details
Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson