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- 12 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Business Lessons from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
his wallet and saw he only had seven dollars left. That stuck with him, and it has fueled him ever since. “The power in the entertainment industry is shifting to the superstars, and the smartest among those stars are finding ways to... View Details
- 05 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 5, 2006
Working PapersThe Industry R&D Survey — Patent Database Link Project Authors:William R. Kerr and Shihe Fu Abstract This paper details the construction of a firm-year panel dataset combining the NBER Patent Dataset with the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?
unclear whether there is a business model that can turn Wi-Fi into profit. A panel of telecommunications industry pioneers came together to talk about the larger issue of the competitive landscape in broadband wireless, but most of the... View Details
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
India's economic growth is an exciting new playing field for the retail industry and for entrepreneurs looking to get in on the ground level, a panel of that country's businessmen agreed. Rising incomes, increased advertising, and a jump... View Details
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Ray A. Goldberg
framework for the field in their book A Concept of Agribusiness. That seminal work traces a complex value-added chain that begins with the farmer's purchase of seed and livestock and ends with a product fit for the consumer's table.... View Details
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
Saffronart, and food businesses Whole Foods and the James Beard Foundation. Khaire created the course, she says, because these industries function in fundamentally different ways than those in industries... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
IT Links for Boundaryless Companies
And Functional Hubs The two general types of B2B hubs, said Upton, are vertical hubs, focused on a single industry segment, and functional hubs, focused on a common process or requirement, such as maintenance or human resources, across... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 09 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 9
Christopher Marquis and Laura Velez VillaHarvard Business School Case 413-051 In its third year of existence and poised to double its workforce, Warby Parker attributed its success to an innovative approach in the eyewear industry and to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
Even when a strategic fit is not immediately obvious, common ground can often be discovered. —James E. Austin Similarly, the National Science Resources Center (NSRC) a nonprofit organization created by the Smithsonian Institution and... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 30 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?
from Hangzhou Normal University in China. And Richard Branson had no formal education beyond high school, suffering from dyslexia and posting poor academic performance. So there they are. To say the least, the educational backgrounds of these nominated leaders View Details
- 10 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing
model fits the practice of teleradiology. The article, titled "Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services," was written by Huckman; Jonathan R. Clark (HBS PhDHP '10), Pennsylvania... View Details
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology
employed by the hospitals in which they work. The resulting social interactions between these individuals and groups within hospitals provide a fruitful setting for examining issues that are of relevance to organizations in a broader range of industries. The hospital... View Details
- 25 Jul 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Evolution of Apple
In the context of the computer industry at large, professor David Yoffie explores the ups and downs of a company that's always been a bit different in "Apple Computer, 2006." The case poses this question: Given its 2 percent... View Details
- 10 Jan 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Operations Management
resource allocation lead to strategy failures? Can operations become a competitive advantage? Can "lean" Productions Methods Improve Service Industries? Bringing 'Lean' Principles to Service Industries Toyota and other top manufacturing... View Details
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
managed to alter the competitive environment within their industries and even across industry lines.1 The need for a formal approach to corporate strategy was first articulated by top executives of M-form... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 05 Aug 2010
- What Do You Think?
What Is Customer Opinion Good For?
in every offering, the customer's opinion is in fact more important than ever." Gaurav Bhalla said "Creating the future is about understanding customers' value trajectories and determining what innovations will better fit these... View Details
- 01 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 1, 2006
lectures of Robert Merton and Myron Scholes as a backdrop to this literature. Publisher's link: http://www.nowpublishers.com/product.aspx?product=FIN&doi=0500000005 The Changing Structure of the Legal Services Industry and the Careers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
emphasize and vice versa, an effect we label compensatory fit. We illustrate the concept of compensatory fit by drawing upon qualitative data from a re-organization at Cisco Systems. We also derive formal boundary conditions for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
consequences. In corporations, these leaders excel in regulated industries and in firms that take a process approach to innovation. The larger lesson that the military can offer the business world is that View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
publishers, and producers in other sectors of the entertainment industry live by this approach. You might think that spreading resources evenly across product lines is the safest approach, especially because no one seems to know for sure... View Details