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- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real
Actually, we like to see them fail as often and as early as possible," Assistant Professor Stefan H. Thomke said with a wink as he watched students in his elective MBA course Managing Product Development... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- May 2003
- Module Note
Building Capabilities for Experimentation, Learning, and Prototyping
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Describes the conceptual foundations and pedagogy for a module on managing experimentation, learning, and prototyping in the development of products and services. Can also be used as part of a more general course on Managing Technology and Innovation. Shows how... View Details
Keywords: Service Delivery; Product Development; Learning; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Management
Thomke, Stefan H. "Building Capabilities for Experimentation, Learning, and Prototyping." Harvard Business School Module Note 603-089, May 2003.
- March 2003
- Teaching Note
Bank of America (A) and (B) TN
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Teaching Note for (9-603-022) and (9-603-023). View Details
- February 2003
- Teaching Note
Bush Boake Allen (TN)
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Teaching Note for (9-601-061). View Details
- April 1999
- Teaching Note
Managing Experimentation: Module Overview Note for Managing Product Development(Note for Instructor)
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Describes the conceptual foundations and pedagogy for a module on managing experimentation in the development of products and services. The module has been taught in the second-year elective MBA course Managing Product Development. The purpose of the module is to help... View Details
- Other Article
High Velocity Business Experiments
By: Stefan Thomke and Jim Euchner
Thomke, Stefan, and Jim Euchner. "High Velocity Business Experiments." Research-Technology Management 63, no. 4 (July–August 2020).
- 27 Feb 2013
- News
HBS Faculty Win Global Case — Writing Competition
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
distributional issues, and the likely effects of reforms to tax provisions such as the AMT are considered. Download the paper from SSRN.com ($5): http://www.nber.org/papers/w14149 Inexperienced Investors and Bubbles Authors:Robin Greenwood and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- March 2017
- Case
A. Lange & Söhne
By: Stefan Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer
The case describes how A. Lange & Söhne became one of world's leading watch companies. Its obsession with quality and innovation were behind its initial rise in the 19th century and, after a 40-year involuntary hiatus under the East German regime, again at the end of... View Details
Keywords: Watches; Operational Excellence; Brand ＆ Product Management; Product Development; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Brands and Branding; Management; Operations; Production; Innovation and Invention; Price; Business History; Germany
Thomke, Stefan, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "A. Lange & Söhne." Harvard Business School Case 617-058, March 2017.
- May–June 2014
- Article
The Magic of Innovation
By: Stefan Thomke and Jason Randal
Why do certain product and service experiences seem to have that undeniable "wow" factor, while others disappoint customers? Perhaps there's no better place to turn to than the world of magic. Consider that leading magicians are constantly under pressure to come up... View Details
Thomke, Stefan, and Jason Randal. "The Magic of Innovation." European Business Review (May–June 2014): 2–6.
- May 2012
- Background Note
Innovation Magic
By: Stefan Thomke and Jason Randal
Why do certain product and service experiences seem like magic, making them all but destined for success, while other items languish on store shelves? For a better understanding of that, perhaps there's no better place to turn to than the world of magic. Consider that... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Product Differentiation; Experimentation; Personal Strategy ＆ Style; Innovation and Invention; Creativity; Service Operations; Product; Customer Satisfaction
Thomke, Stefan, and Jason Randal. "Innovation Magic." Harvard Business School Background Note 612-099, May 2012.
- April 30, 2012
- Article
Innovators, Are You Applying the Wrong Lessons from Manufacturing?
By: Don Reinertsen and Stefan Thomke
Product developers can learn much from manufacturing, but many have gone too far in applying ideas that work in manufacturing to their realm. That’s because they have ignored some fundamental differences between the two disciplines. View Details
Reinertsen, Don, and Stefan Thomke. "Innovators, Are You Applying the Wrong Lessons from Manufacturing?" Harvard Business Review (website) (April 30, 2012).
- 2001
- Working Paper
Asset Accumulation, Interdependence and Technological Change: Evidence from Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery
By: Stefan Thomke and Walter Kuemmerle
- July 2002
- Article
Asset Accumulation, Interdependence and Technological Change: Evidence from Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery
By: Stefan Thomke and Walter Kuemmerle
Thomke, Stefan, and Walter Kuemmerle. "Asset Accumulation, Interdependence and Technological Change: Evidence from Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery." Strategic Management Journal 23, no. 7 (July 2002): 619–635.
- 24 Apr 2015
- News
Learning and Leading in Space
- September 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Bank of America (B)
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "Bank of America (B)." Harvard Business School Case 603-023, September 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- September 2001
- Supplement
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (B)
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 602-063, September 2001.
- February 1999 (Revised February 2003)
- Teaching Note
Innovation at 3M Corporation (A)&(B) TN
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Teaching Note for (9-699-012) and (9-699-013). View Details
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- November 1998 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
BMW AG: The Digital Auto Project (B)
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Auto Industry
Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "BMW AG: The Digital Auto Project (B)." Harvard Business School Case 699-045, November 1998. (Revised November 2001.)