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  • April 2012
  • Case

Renesas Electronics and the Automotive Microcontroller Supply Chain (A)

By: Willy Shih and Margaret Pierson
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan in March 2011 caused extensive damage to Renesas Electronics wafer fabrication facility, a critical link in the global automotive supply chain. Many OEMs sole-sourced customized microprocessors from the fab, so its... View Details
Keywords: Natural Disasters; Crisis Management; Supply Chain Management; Production; Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; Auto Industry; Japan
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  • 17 Dec 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Risks and Rewards of the Intrapreneur

the intrapreneurial effort fails, you'll still have a job tomorrow, said HBS assistant professor Clark Gilbert, who served as moderator. And for managers of the start-up, a corporate benefactor can make... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • July 2024
  • Case

Wizards of the Coast and Magic: The Rebounding

By: Boris Groysberg and Tom Quinn
This case traces the history and growth of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. From its development in 1993 by tiny studio Wizards of the Coast, to Wizards’ acquisition by toy giant Hasbro in 1999, to its evolution into a billion-dollar brand in 2023,... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Change Management; Transformation; Cost vs Benefits; Business Cycles; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Global Strategy; Growth and Development; Selection and Staffing; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Intellectual Property; Job Design and Levels; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Succession; Risk Management; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Mergers and Acquisitions; Product Development; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle; Japan
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  • January 2018 (Revised March 2019)
  • Teaching Note

Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (A) and (B)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
Founded in 2012, Jumia Nigeria, a startup effort by Germany-based Rocket Internet, aimed to become an African Amazon. The company entered the nascent market and immediately enjoyed an uptick in consumer spending fueled by the strength of Nigeria’s oil-based economy. By... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Marketplace; Inventory; Ecommerce; Funding; Business Ecosystems; Competition; Business Model; Globalization; Emerging Markets; Expansion; Logistics; E-commerce; Retail Industry; India; Nigeria; Africa
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  • May 2011
  • Article

Underdog Branding: Why Underdogs Win in Recessions

By: Neeru Paharia, Anat Keinan and Jill Avery
Underdog stories about overcoming great odds through passion and determination are particularly resonant during difficult times as they inspire us and give us hope when the outlook we face is bleak. They promise that success is still possible, a much needed message in... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Brand Building; Brand Management; Brand Positioning; Competitive Positioning; Brands and Branding; Economics; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Advertising Campaigns; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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  • February 2014
  • Article

Governance and CEO Turnover: Do Something or Do the Right Thing?

By: Ray Fisman, Rakesh Khurana, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Soojin Yim
We study how corporate governance affects firm value through the decision of whether to fire or retain the CEO. We present a model in which weak governance—which prevents shareholders from controlling the board—protects inferior CEOs from dismissal, while at the same... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Value; Retention; Resignation and Termination; Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations
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Affiliated Organizations & Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

ICHOM supports a key strategic agenda item in Michael Porter’s Value-Based Health Care Delivery framework. Value-Based Health Care Delivery Initiative The VBHCD initiative engages health care providers to measure and View Details
  • 12 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

Management Journal The Ethnic Migrant Inventor Effect: Codification and Recombination of Knowledge Across Borders By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Do Yoon Kim Abstract—Ethnic... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

    Olivia S. Kim

    Olivia Kim is an assistant professor of business administration in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches the Entrepreneurial Management course in the MBA required curriculum.

    Professor Kim's research examines how firms... View Details

    • November 2015 (Revised February 2017)
    • Case

    Cisco Systems: In Search of the Next CEO

    By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott, Olivia Hull and J. Yo-Jud Cheng
    It’s August 2014 and John Chambers is expected to announce his retirement after 17 years as CEO of global technology giant Cisco Systems. Under Chambers’s leadership, Cisco has grown from $2.2 billion in annual revenues and under 4,000 employees to revenues of $46... View Details
    Keywords: Leadership; Succession Planning; CEO Succession; Managing Change; Person-organization Fit; Management Succession; Transition; Talent and Talent Management; Change Management; Retirement; Innovation Leadership; Recruitment; Corporate Governance; Experience and Expertise; Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States; San Jose; California
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    • 08 Mar 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile

    twentieth century, neither country would see such glory again. “Before 1914, [Argentina] was one of the most dynamic nations in the first global economy, attracting a record amount of foreign investment and... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 04 Dec 2000
    • What Do You Think?

    Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?

    selective increases in capacity, new approaches to managing consumption, and increased merger and acquisition activity, with attendant realization of synergies View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 13 Mar 2025
    • Blog Post

    Advancing Health Care Innovation and Impact with Anita Gupta (GMP 29, 2020)

    anesthesiologist, I was back on the frontlines, intubating patients, managing critical care, and witnessing firsthand how fragile our health care system could be. At the same time, policies I had spent years... View Details
    • 01 Jun 2022
    • News

    June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

    book offers the steps necessary to building the new principles and guardrails to empower flexible, high-performing teams. And it teaches readers to lead with purpose, to manage... View Details
    Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
    • 17 Jun 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

    worried about the ascendance of China, while firms in Taiwan and Hong Kong have reaped enormous benefits from Chinese economic expansion, according to Huang. He presented his new research proposal to an... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 08 Aug 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Black Employees Not Only Earn Less, But Deal with Bad Bosses and Poor Conditions

    published in American Sociological Review in April, Zhang measured culture, manager quality, and work-life balance based on almost 933,000 employee reviews of 8,800 companies on the career website... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • Fast Answer

    Industries: financial analytical data and tools

    not only a comparative analysis of a group of companies, but of entire industries overall as well. A note about free financial portals on the web: At most financial firms the financials from free Web sites such as yahoo.finance.com View Details
    • 28 Feb 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Amazon, eBay and the Bidding Wars

    they think it is good for the market for bidders to be able to see each other's bids, precisely because that may increase the total amount of bidding and raise auction prices. Q: What might managers take... View Details
    Keywords: by Sara Grant; Web Services; Technology
    • 01 Dec 2010
    • News

    Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings

    future general managers in science- and technology-intensive businesses who seek firsthand exposure to companies constructing global R&D strategies. Financial View Details
    Keywords: curriculum
    • Web

    Innovation & Innovative Capacity - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    competitiveness and technological innovation. Publications & Resources Summer 2001 MIT Sloan Management Review Vol. 42, No. 4 Innovation: Location Matters by Michael E. Porter & Scott Stern The authors... View Details