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- 11 May 2010
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First Look: May 11
move into high-volume production. But the changing environment for patent enforcement, in particular the use of injunctions post eBay v. MercExchange, has brought new challenges to the company's licensing model. "Patent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
Comstat model developed by the New York City Police Department in the 1990s, to take a problem-solving approach to improving student results. All of these efforts are complicated by the environment in which districts operate—their elected... View Details
- February 2021 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
TikTok in 2020: Super App or Supernova?
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Dan Maher and Dan O'Brien
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, was launched in 2012 around a simple idea – helping users entertain themselves on their smartphones while on the Beijing Subway. In less than a decade, it had become one of the world’s most valuable private companies, with investors... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Business Organization; Change Management; Disruption; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Health Pandemics; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Marketing Channels; Network Effects; Digital Platforms; Product Design; Product Development; Partners and Partnerships; Opportunities; Social Issues; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Value Creation; United States; China
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Dan Maher, and Dan O'Brien. "TikTok in 2020: Super App or Supernova?" Harvard Business School Case 821-087, February 2021. (Revised March 2022.)
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
auditor, we identify structural contingencies in the institutional environment and in program design under which codes and monitoring are more likely to be associated with improvements in working conditions. At the institutional level,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
fitting the company's values. On the other hand, centralization can neglect the potential informational advantage a unit manager may have to determine the candidates' fit with the unit team and local environment where s/he will work. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24
environments and does not seem to be explained by measurement error. Third, difference in differences estimates with respect to the cost of effort, due to weather shocks and popular sport events, reveal that the observed difference... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals
School's residential feel explains why its grounds represent for students not just their weekday environment but also their nighttime and weekend environment. For students, the School is sometimes characterized as "a twenty... View Details
Keywords: Education
- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
environment in which it occurs—affect the dissemination of knowledge from subfields to the broader field of study. Micro-process research in organizational studies rests on implicit phenomenological assumptions that vary in the extent to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning to Make the Move to CEO
low-risk environment where, for the first time in a long time, they can get feedback from people who don't work for them and who are not their boss," says Simons. "It's a benefit they had not expected." The international... View Details
- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
field as well as in it Attending conferences on subjects that are new and unfamiliar" Leaders who want to stimulate more innovation within their companies need to look beyond the organization's walls, too. Is the company in an environment... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
asset to the country." Indeed, the war was a watershed for entrepreneurialism. While it was true that the war temporarily stunted the development of small business, it ultimately created a more fertile environment for the... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road
seen as an "American dream" ... but in practice it is one of the toughest in the world.— Geoffrey Jones However, the U.S. business environment seems to be becoming more unpredictable and hence riskier for foreign corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
and the Global Economy" shows how China's engagement with the global economy has changed over time. These materials should be of interest to observers and participants of Chinese business and as a means to consider the bigger picture shaping the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The State of Customer Service Leadership
still hold true. But a great deal of research over the past 20 years or so have put a lot of meat on those bones. As one example, we’ve come to learn more about creating the high-trust environment that leads to engaged employees who... View Details
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Geography of Corporate Giving
corporate philanthropy? A: We feel that our research has very substantial implications for all three groups. Perhaps the most immediate are for groups such as local nonprofits and others that benefit from corporate social activities. Understanding the local funding... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
conservation goals. The case highlights the Tesso Nilo conservation project, which brought together various WWF partners to stop illegal logging in Sumatra and revive its wildlife environment to illustrate a network approach within a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
and practitioners thus have to navigate a complex environment of pressures. More intriguingly, we identify a series of strategies used by nonprofit executives and staff to manage the tensions between upward accountability and mission: a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
cultures, all organizations cultivate career imprints. The strength of career imprinting depends upon both the people a firm hires as well as an organization's environment (factors having to do with people and place). Regarding place, for... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- March 2017
- Case
Cantel Medical
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Cantel Medical Corporation provided infection prevention and control products and services for patients, caregivers, and other healthcare providers. In 2016, Cantel generated sales of $665 million and net profits of $60 million, double the levels of five years earlier.... View Details
Keywords: Cantel; Charles Diker; Furniture Industry; Matrix Organization; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Chemicals; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Business History; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Research and Development; Opportunities; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Information Technology; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry; Health Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; New Jersey
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Cantel Medical." Harvard Business School Case 717-482, March 2017.
- 20 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018
victory for organized labor in a context where New Deal era legislation—most notably the National Labor Relations Act of 1935—created a labor friendly environment in the short run, with possibly adverse consequences for the performance of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne