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  • 2008
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Corning Inc.: The Growth and Strategy Council

By: Rebecca Henderson and C. Reavis
Keywords: Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Consumer Products Industry
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Henderson, Rebecca, and C. Reavis. "Corning Inc.: The Growth and Strategy Council." Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Case, 2008.
  • February 2003 (Revised July 2003)
  • Case

Ember Corporation: Developing the Next Ubiquitous Network Standard

By: Rebecca Henderson and Nancy Confrey
Ember is a venture capital-funded start-up that hopes to establish a standard for ubiquitous wireless networks. Its unique approach and proprietary technology promises to create enormous value in a wide variety of markets, particularly in local sensing and control.... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Wireless Technology; Value; Competitive Strategy; Standards; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry
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Henderson, Rebecca, and Nancy Confrey. "Ember Corporation: Developing the Next Ubiquitous Network Standard." Harvard Business School Case 703-448, February 2003. (Revised July 2003.)
  • December 2019 (Revised January 2021)
  • Supplement

The Leveraged Buyout of TXU: (B) Energy Future Holdings

By: Trevor Fetter, Erik Snowberg and Rebecca M. Henderson
This case is designed to support a lively discussion about the relative merits of shareholder vs. stakeholder perspectives in the context of a company that provides a vital public service that has important environmental implications. The 2007 purchase of TXU, the... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Transformation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Environmental Sustainability; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Energy Generation; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; Texas
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Fetter, Trevor, Erik Snowberg, and Rebecca M. Henderson. "The Leveraged Buyout of TXU: (B) Energy Future Holdings." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-065, December 2019. (Revised January 2021.)
  • June 2011 (Revised August 2011)
  • Case

Colgate-Palmolive: Staying Ahead in Oral Care

By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan Johnson
In 2011, Colgate-Palmolive (Colgate) was the global leader in oral care, with a dominant market share lead in toothpaste and a growing presence in toothbrushes and mouthwash. However, the firm faced stiff competition with perennial rivals P&G increasing their focus on... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Distribution Channels; Relationships; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Customization and Personalization; Health Industry
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Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ryan Johnson. "Colgate-Palmolive: Staying Ahead in Oral Care." Harvard Business School Case 311-120, June 2011. (Revised August 2011.)
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Measuring Competence? Exploring Firm Effects in Drug Discovery

By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ian Cockburn
Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Competency and Skills; Health
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Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ian Cockburn. "Measuring Competence? Exploring Firm Effects in Drug Discovery." Strategic Management Journal 15 (Winter 1994): 63–84. (Winner of Dan and Mary Lou Schendel Best Paper Prize To honor substantial work published in the Strategic Management Journal presented by Strategic Management Society​.)
  • April 2017
  • Teaching Plan

CLP: Powering Asia

By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and David Freiberg
Teaching Note for HBS No. 115-038. View Details
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Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and David Freiberg. "CLP: Powering Asia." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 117-053, April 2017.
  • June 2015 (Revised February 2017)
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Shanghai: GDP Apostasy

By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and David Freiberg
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Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and David Freiberg. "Shanghai: GDP Apostasy." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 115-065, June 2015. (Revised February 2017.)
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Why Do Firms Have 'Purpose'? The Firm's Role as a Carrier of Identity and Reputation

By: Rebecca Henderson and Eric Van den Steen
Why do so many firms publicly espouse a "purpose" beyond simple profit maximization? And why do so many managers and employees appear to care deeply about this purpose and to believe that it is critically important? In this paper we argue that the conventional answers... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Identity; Reputation
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Henderson, Rebecca, and Eric Van den Steen. "Why Do Firms Have 'Purpose'? The Firm's Role as a Carrier of Identity and Reputation." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 105, no. 5 (May 2015): 326–330.
  • June 2011 (Revised May 2012)
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Nestlé SA: Nutrition, Health and Wellness Strategy

By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan Johnson
In 1997 Nestlé committed to a strategic vision of becoming the leading nutrition, health and wellness (NHW) company in the world. Over the next 13 years, the NHW strategy guided strategic decisions and choices at Nestlé including merger and acquisition choices,... View Details
Keywords: Nutrition; Health; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Goals and Objectives; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry
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Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ryan Johnson. "Nestlé SA: Nutrition, Health and Wellness Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 311-119, June 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
  • fall 2000
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Putting Patents in Context: Exploring Knowledge Transfer from MIT

By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ajay Agrawal
Keywords: Patents; Knowledge Sharing
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Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ajay Agrawal. "Putting Patents in Context: Exploring Knowledge Transfer from MIT." Economic Institutions of Strategy 21 (fall 2000): 1123–1145. (Reprinted in Advances in Strategic Management, Volume 26, Economic Institutions of Strategy," edited by J. Nickerson and B. Silverman, 2009.)
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Inertia and Incentives: Bridging Organizational Economics and Organizational Competence

By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Sarah Kaplan
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Economics; Competency and Skills
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Henderson, Rebecca M., and Sarah Kaplan. "Inertia and Incentives: Bridging Organizational Economics and Organizational Competence." Organization Science 16, no. 5 (September–October 2005): 509–521.
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Platform Owner Entry and Innovation in Complementary Markets: Evidence from Intel

By: Annabelle Gawer and Rebecca M. Henderson
Keywords: Ownership; Innovation and Invention; Markets; Technology; Computer Industry
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Gawer, Annabelle, and Rebecca M. Henderson. "Platform Owner Entry and Innovation in Complementary Markets: Evidence from Intel." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 16, no. 1 (Spring 2007).
  • February 2015 (Revised September 2017)
  • Supplement

Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (B)

By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Shannon Gombos
The case describes the decision of Omar Selim to set up Arabesque as an independent organization and how he organized Arabesque to use both financial and environmental, social and governance (ESG) data in order to deliver performance for its clients. View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Investing; Investment Management; ESG; Sustainability; Investment Banking; Leadership; Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Leadership Style; Business Model; Asset Management; Business Startups; Social Enterprise
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Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and Shannon Gombos. "Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 115-035, February 2015. (Revised September 2017.)
  • 2012
  • Chapter

What Do Managers Do? Exploring Persistent Performance Differences among Seemingly Similar Enterprises

By: Rebecca Henderson and Robert Gibbons
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity
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Henderson, Rebecca, and Robert Gibbons. "What Do Managers Do? Exploring Persistent Performance Differences among Seemingly Similar Enterprises." Chap. 17 in Handbook of Organizational Economics, edited by Robert Gibbons and John Roberts, 680–731. Princeton University Press, 2012.
  • March 2018
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Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster

By: Hazhir Rahmandad, Rebecca Henderson and Nelson P. Repenning
Much recent work in strategy and popular discussion suggests that an excessive focus on "managing the numbers"—delivering quarterly earnings at the expense of longer-term investments—makes it difficult for firms to make the investments necessary to build competitive... View Details
Keywords: Capability; Short-termism; System Dynamics; Tipping Point; Business or Company Management; Earnings Management; Resource Allocation
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Rahmandad, Hazhir, Rebecca Henderson, and Nelson P. Repenning. "Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster." Management Science 64, no. 3 (March 2018): 1328–1347.
  • April 2003 (Revised February 2004)
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Kodak (A)

By: Giovanni M. Gavetti, Rebecca Henderson and Simona Giorgi
The introduction of digital imaging in the late 1980s had a disruptive effect on Kodak's traditional business model. Examines Kodak's strategic efforts and challenges as the photography industry evolves. After discussing Kodak's history and its past strategic moves in... View Details
Keywords: History; Business Model; Leadership; Disruption; Industry Growth; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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Gavetti, Giovanni M., Rebecca Henderson, and Simona Giorgi. "Kodak (A)." Harvard Business School Case 703-503, April 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster

By: Nelson P. Repenning and Rebecca Henderson
Much recent work in strategy and popular discussion suggests that an excessive focus on "managing the numbers"—delivering quarterly earnings at the expense of longer-term investments—makes it difficult for firms to make the investments necessary to build competitive... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Performance Improvement; Competitive Advantage; Earnings Management; Management Practices and Processes; Revenue; Quality; Competency and Skills; Motivation and Incentives; Auto Industry; United States
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Repenning, Nelson P., and Rebecca Henderson. "Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-033, September 2010.
  • 1999
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The Economics of Drug Discovery

By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Iain Cockburn
Keywords: Economics; Innovation and Invention; Research and Development; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Henderson, Rebecca M., and Iain Cockburn. "The Economics of Drug Discovery." Chap. 5 in Pharmaceutical Innovation, edited by Ralph Landau, Basil Achilladelis, and Alexander Scriabine, 308–331. Philadelphia: Chemical Heritage Press, 1999.
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Absorptive Capacity, Coauthoring Behavior, and the Organization of Research in Drug Discovery

By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Iain Cockburn
Keywords: Behavior; Research and Development; Organizations; Health
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Henderson, Rebecca M., and Iain Cockburn. "Absorptive Capacity, Coauthoring Behavior, and the Organization of Research in Drug Discovery." Journal of Industrial Economics 46, no. 2 (June 1998): 157–182.
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Knowledge Spillovers, Geographic Location, and the Productivity of Pharmaceutical Research

By: Jeffrey Furman, Margaret K. Kyle, Iain Cockburn and Rebecca M. Henderson
Keywords: Geographic Location; Knowledge; Health; Research
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Furman, Jeffrey, Margaret K. Kyle, Iain Cockburn, and Rebecca M. Henderson. "Knowledge Spillovers, Geographic Location, and the Productivity of Pharmaceutical Research." Annales d'économie et de statistique, nos. 79-80 (July–December 2005).
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