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- 2007
- Case
Improving Productivity at Infosys
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
Govindarajan, Vijay, and Chris Trimble. "Improving Productivity at Infosys." 2007. (Case No. 2-0027.)
- January 2007
- Supplement
Sonoco Products Company (C)
By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and David Lane
Groysberg, Boris, David A. Thomas, and David Lane. "Sonoco Products Company (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 407-063, January 2007.
- December 1999
- Case
Avon Products China (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jennifer Gui
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Ventures; Ethics; Government and Politics; Globalization; Global Strategy; China
Paine, Lynn S., and Jennifer Gui. "Avon Products China (B)." Harvard Business School Case 300-054, December 1999.
- September 1995
- Supplement
At Play Productions (C)
By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
Sahlman, William A., and Andrew S. Janower. "At Play Productions (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-039, September 1995.
- September 1995
- Case
At Play Productions (A)
By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower
Sahlman, William A., and Andrew S. Janower. "At Play Productions (A)." Harvard Business School Case 396-015, September 1995.
- Fast Answer
Medical devices: Competitive products
What are the substitute and/or competitative medical products? You may begin with the following approaches: Check market research reports. You may begin with: BCC Research Frost & Sullivan Medical devices databases by FDA Conduct a preliminary... View Details
- July 2024
- Article
AI, ROI, and Sales Productivity
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a loose term for many different things and at the peak of its hype curve. So managers hitch-their-pitch to the term in arguing for resources. But like any technology, its business value depends upon actionable use cases embraced by... View Details
Cespedes, Frank V. "AI, ROI, and Sales Productivity." Top Sales Magazine (July 2024), 12–13.
- February 1982 (Revised August 1987)
- Case
Hoover: Multinational Product Planning
By: Robert D. Buzzell and Benson P. Shapiro
Buzzell, Robert D., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Hoover: Multinational Product Planning." Harvard Business School Case 582-102, February 1982. (Revised August 1987.)
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 10 Sep 2019
- Webinars: Career
How to Succeed in Tech Product Management
YouTube product management director Tom Leung (MBA 2003) will share some of the key traits and skills that set great product managers apart as well as some of the tradeoffs when thinking about product management versus other common tech jobs for MBAs. View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Instilling Production with Principles
clean out their closets and earn some cash or score discounted used clothing and lighten fashion’s carbon footprint. Revitalizing Bricks and Mortar Under the guidance of product manager Soufi Esmaeilzadeh (MBA 2010), Google Maps comes... View Details
- March 2019
- Article
Open Source Software and Firm Productivity
By: Frank Nagle
As open source software (OSS) is increasingly used as a key input by firms, understanding its impact on productivity becomes critical. This study measures the firm-level productivity impact of nonpecuniary (free) OSS and finds a positive and significant value-added... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Open Source Distribution; Performance Productivity; Information Technology; Strategy
Nagle, Frank. "Open Source Software and Firm Productivity." Management Science 65, no. 3 (March 2019): 1191–1215.
- October 2015
- Article
How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Companies
By: Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann
The evolution of products into intelligent, connected devices is revolutionizing business. In a November 2014 article, "How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition," Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter and PTC president and CEO James... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Operations; Business Strategy
Porter, Michael E., and James E. Heppelmann. "How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Companies." Harvard Business Review 93, no. 10 (October 2015): 97–114.
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Want from Your Products
Marketers have lost the forest for the trees, focusing too much on creating products for narrow demographic segments rather than satisfying needs. Customers want to "hire" a product to do a job,... View Details
- 2025
- Working Paper
Productivity Beliefs and Efficiency in Science
By: Fabio Bertolotti, Kyle R. Myers and Wei Yang Tham
We develop a method to estimate producers’ productivity beliefs in settings where output quantities and input prices are unobservable, and we use it to evaluate allocative efficiency in the market for science. Our model of researchers’ labor supply shows that their... View Details
Bertolotti, Fabio, Kyle R. Myers, and Wei Yang Tham. "Productivity Beliefs and Efficiency in Science." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-063, June 2025.
- February 1991
- Background Note
Managing Marginal New Products
By: Rajiv Lal
Keywords: Product Launch
Lal, Rajiv. "Managing Marginal New Products." Harvard Business School Background Note 591-088, February 1991.
- October 2023
- Article
Laboratory Safety and Research Productivity
By: Alberto Galasso, Hong Luo and Brooklynn Zhu
Are laboratory safety practices a tax on scientific productivity? We examine this question by exploiting the substantial increase in safety regulations at the University of California following the shocking accidental death of a research assistant in 2008.... View Details
Keywords: Economics Of Science; Risk Perception; Safety Regulations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Working Conditions; Safety; Performance Productivity
Galasso, Alberto, Hong Luo, and Brooklynn Zhu. "Laboratory Safety and Research Productivity." Art. 104827. Research Policy 52, no. 8 (October 2023).
- February 1983 (Revised May 1984)
- Background Note
Note on Product Safety
Goodpaster, Kenneth E., and Dekkers L. Davidson. "Note on Product Safety." Harvard Business School Background Note 383-127, February 1983. (Revised May 1984.)
- August 2020
- Teaching Plan
Obsidian: Product or Platform?
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Peter Barrett and Julia Kelley
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 620-018. View Details
- May 1999
- Teaching Note
Explo Leisure Products TN
Teaching Note for (9-399-053). View Details
Keywords: Search Funds
- January 2011
- Case
Clean Edge Razor: Splitting Hairs in Product Positioning
By: John A. Quelch and Heather Beckham
After three years of development, Paramount Health and Beauty Company is preparing to launch a new technologically advanced vibrating razor called Clean Edge. The innovative new design of Clean Edge provides superior performance by stimulating the hair follicles to... View Details
Keywords: Project Management; Interdepartmental Relations; Organizational Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Conflict Management; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Relationships; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Quelch, John A., and Heather Beckham. "Clean Edge Razor: Splitting Hairs in Product Positioning." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-249, January 2011.