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  • 20 Nov 2007
  • First Look

First Look: November 20, 2007

market); developing a platform for DVR-based advertising; entering the audience research business; leveraging TiVo's intellectual property both through litigation and in the marketplace; and expanding into non-U.S. markets. In late 2007, a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 25

financing from leading venture capital (VC) firms and by 2012 had been cash flow positive for the past six quarters. Its founder, Bryan Mistele, was looking to pivot into high growth and faced several intriguing options. However,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

28 U.S. cities. In its early decades, City Year provided a variety of services to a variety of organizations in need. Over its most recent decade, City Year had pivoted to having all corps members serve in low-income public schools to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 20

K., and Laurence A. Green Abstract—Following a brief summary of Henry A. Kissinger's career, this paper describes three of his most pivotal negotiations: the historic establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations with the People's Republic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Apr 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

A legendary professor at Harvard Business School for 40 years, Georges Doriot was a pivotal player in the founding of the modern venture capital industry. As Spencer E. Ante's new book notes, venture capital per se is as old as commercial... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
  • 27 Jul 2019
  • Op-Ed

Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?

Microsoft took over a decade to bring to conclusion. A new direction? Whatever or whenever something emerges from Washington or the EU may be moot. According to a recently announced pivot in strategy—they call it a privacy-focused... View Details
Keywords: by George Riedel
  • 16 Sep 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?

to add that her adult self does not advocate such extreme pet adoption measures, nor does Wagaroo!) When Exley was 17, she adopted a pit bull named Pepper from a local shelter. Photo Credit: Christine Exley Like many startups, Wagaroo View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail
  • 31 May 2011
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First Look: May 31

case recounts Chegg's history from its origins as a distant competitor to Craigslist in college classified listings through a pivot into textbook rental followed by a period of explosive growth. Resulting challenges in scaling warehouse... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 May 2020
  • Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

can have the greatest impact,” executive director Andrew Kendall (HBS MBA 1988) says. In Chicago, Gardeneers, which runs a school garden program for students, is pivoting to make the best of a challenging situation. Prior to the pandemic,... View Details
Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness
  • 07 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 7

company has decided to pivot from operating biomass gasification plants towards developing solar microgrids in India and East Africa. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/Husk-Power/an/815023-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

2018. Two years earlier, Sussman was behind Nike’s push to acquire Virgin Mega, a startup comprising Faris and his small team, which has since morphed into a studio that plays a pivotal role in Nike’s digital strategy. With the studio’s... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

such as financing, understanding the founders’ definition of success/failure, defining and pivoting a business model, and determining the organizational impact of a pivot as well as the role of VCs and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas

What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog

have the resources, ideas, and ability to quickly pivot the deployment our sales strategy in a new format? How are we going to differentiate when our new mode of communication is the same as everyone else?” Skills needed now: Making... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
  • 08 May 2020
  • In Practice

Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On

better health when we are over the crisis? Not just in terms of social justice, but economic prosperity as well? As the most trusted player, shouldn’t civil society have a pivotal role when we get back to reimagining capitalism, when the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 29 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 29, 2008

to buy back the pivotal stake? Sell the family stake altogether? But to whom, and at what price? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208096 Terumo (A) Harvard Business School Case 508-068... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 21, 2006

168-184 Abstract Customer metrics are pivotal to assessing and monitoring how firms perform with customers and other publics. The authors contend that customer metrics used by firms today are predominantly rear-view mirrors reporting the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Nov 2024
  • In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

knowledge exchange happen frequently can significantly increase the chances of success. Being physically close to other entrepreneurs fosters social interaction, leading to knowledge sharing, the development and early assessment of new ideas. Importantly, early idea... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology
  • 07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009

the 20th century. This case examines how and why this pivotal transformation took place and what its implications may be for corporations that are trying to align their structure with their strategy as they undergo rapid growth and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Feb 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring

for Leaders: Protect and Pivot Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and... View Details
Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg
  • 14 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 14

its competition and into financial trouble. The case ends with a pivotal vote by shareholders on whether to sell this family company. Clarks (B) summarizes the results of the shareholders vote described in the (A) case. And, Clarks (C)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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