Publications

October 2012 (Revised October 2012)
Case

Malaysia: Standing on a Single Leaf

By: Diego Comin, Maurice Kuykendoll and Monne Williams

The case discusses the development of palm oil in Malaysia. This experience provides important insights about when and how government intervention can be successful in developing new sectors in the economy. View Details

Keywords: Malaysia; Industrial Policy; Agriculture; Palm Oil; Innovation; Plantations; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business and Government Relations; Innovation and Invention; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Malaysia

14 May 2012
Talk

Capitalism at Risk: Rethinking the Role of Business

By: Lynn S. Paine and Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Capital Markets; Innovation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Innovation Leadership; Consumer Products Industry

February 2012 (Revised August 2013)
Case

What's the Deal with LivingSocial?

By: Michael I. Norton, Luc Wathieu, Betsy Page Sigman and Marco Bertini

Tim O'Shaughnessy, the 29-year-old CEO of LivingSocial, is growing a revolutionary worldwide business of "daily deals"—in which retailers offer a heavily-discounted product or service available for purchase for brief (often 24-hour) windows. The case explores the... View Details

Keywords: Marketing; Innovation and Invention; Advertising; Brands and Branding; Management; Web Services Industry

Aug 2011 - 2011
Conference Presentation

Innovation and Regulative Ambiguities in the U.S. Geothermal Power Sector

By: Shon R. Hiatt

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Innovation and Invention; United States

October 2008 (Revised November 2008)
Case

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

Examines how successful companies can “jump to the next S-curve” through an analogy to the life's work of Miles Davis, especially his paradigm-shattering Kind of Blue album in 1959. Students consider how and why Davis, who had already proven he was tops in his field,... View Details

Keywords: Disruptive Innovation; Creativity; Music Entertainment; Music Industry

November 2004
Article

From Engineering Management/R&D Management, to the Management of Innovation, to Exploiting and Exploring over Value Nets: 50 Years of Research Initiated by IEEE-TEM

By: Michael L. Tushman

Keywords: Engineering; Management; Research and Development; Innovation and Invention; Value; Research

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2001
Chapter

Creating the Culture for Innovation

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation

15 Apr 2024
News

SPACE: The Final Frontier For Angel Investors?

06 Dec 2021
News

Digitalization: The Key to the Future of HBS

“In the century ahead, our capabilities in digital are going to be critical for all aspects of what the School does.” —Professor Karim Lakhani Digital Task Force Chair “In the century ahead, our capabilities in digital are going to be critical for all aspects of what... View Details

Keywords: April White

25 Feb 2020
News

How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business

Karim Lakhani and Marco Iansiti (photos by Susan Young; Getty Images) Karim Lakhani and Marco Iansiti (photos by Susan Young; Getty Images) Artificial intelligence is driving the latest seismic shift in the way companies conduct business. As major tech firms focus on... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

25 Feb 2020
News

From Das’s Desk

As I wrote in my September 2019 column, HBS reunions serve many valuable purposes, including reconnecting with classmates and being a platform to learn about the latest pathbreaking research and ideas from the faculty. Armed with alumni feedback from the reunions since... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

01 Jun 2017
News

Developing Insight that Has Power in Practice

The commitment to research that influences pedagogy, theory, and practice is inherent to HBS’s identity. The first field study, conducted in 1911 under the School’s Bureau of Business Research, comprised a comparative examination of the costs of operating a retail shoe... View Details

20 Jun 2014
News

Innovation is not a side business to running a company—innovation is the business

Leading innovation is the foundation of a company's success—in bad times as well as good. This is the lesson Lynda M. Applegate, Baker Foundation Professor, has drawn from her research. Applegate has identified an approach to managing growth and innovation while also... View Details

26 May 2014
News

Health Care Becomes Entrepreneurial (Finally)

Keywords: enrepreneurship; healthcare; innovation; Health, Social Assistance

24 Apr 2014
News

Investing in new technologies to accelerate change

Girish Nadkami (MBA 1988), a venture capitalist in Switzerland, talks about the impact of investing in new technologies for communications, robotics, and environmental start-ups. (Published April 2014) View Details

06 Feb 2014
News

The First Strategic Question Every Business Must Ask

Keywords: strategy; innovation; change management

02 Oct 2013
News

General Motors Takes a Look Under Tesla's Hood

Keywords: Tesla; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

01 Feb 2002
News

If You're #1, Watch Out

You're the top performer in your market. Your products are of such a high quality that they exceed the requirements of all but the most demanding customers, and you're the only one able to serve them. Clear sailing ahead, right? Wrong, according to HBS professor... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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; Biotechnology Industry