Product Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Mar 2022
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ClimateCAP 2022

emerging. The impacts of the climate crisis are already being felt as the world experiences more frequent extreme weather events, with substantial coastal, urban, and agricultural assets at risk. Climate change is a crucial driver of... View Details

30 Jan 2014
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Big Media, Big Business! Inside scoop on the upcoming Entertainment & Media Club Conference

Entertainment & Media Club hopes to initiate dialogues that delve into key trends relevant to all members of the entertainment and media community, from rising entrepreneurs to established executives. Our aim is to create a forum that will spark View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

13 May 2013
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"I never thought I would be a business person until…”

large investments into the field. The industry had tangible products that changed people’s lives in a broad spectrum as it dealt comprehensively with infrastructure. That is how I decided to work at STX... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

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Strategies for Cross-National Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

the pressure of a global economic slowdown, it is critical for nations to work together to develop regional strategies that improve competitiveness across borders. Strategies that coordinate economic policy among neighboring countries can: Create mutual benefits to... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

There and Back Again: The Challenges and Rewards of Working Abroad

environment that may force them to question their own identity, values, and basic assumptions. That kind of change requires preparation, advise two specialists in senior international recruitment at Russell Reynolds: Patrick Delhougne... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; international; relocation; employment

11 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

Conference Proceedings More Amazon Effects: Online Competition and Pricing Behaviors By: Cavallo, Alberto Abstract—I study how online competition, with its shrinking margins, algorithmic pricing technologies, and the transparency of the web, can View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

16 Dec 2020
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Faculty Books Published in 2020

process, and the economy. One explores changes in the ability of the US to attract talented foreign workers and the role of sponsoring institutions in shaping immigration policy. Another explains how the division of innovative labor... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

15 Aug 2005
HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

identity—in the face of disruptive events. The key thing to understand is that more than being a small extension of the product line, offering an uncoated product could change... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2005
News

Answering the Call

than being a small extension of the product line, offering an uncoated product could change the company’s entire market capability. And it would mean big View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

February 2021
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Threadless: The Renewal of an Online Community

By: Shane Greenstein, Karim Lakhani and Christian Godwin

Threadless, an online apparel company and artist community which Jake Nickell founded in 2000, continued to maintain its status as a top company in the online apparel industry during its second decade. From 2010 to 2020, Threadless continued to operate its... View Details

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What We Do | Research Associates

What We Do Research Associates apply their unique skills and experiences to work that profoundly impacts both scholarship and teaching. Play What Research Associates Do at HBS video Play Video duration: 0:40 It’s a demanding, satisfying process, resulting in... View Details

01 Sep 2012
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Faculty Books

and can change the course of history. By analyzing the hidden patterns of their careers, Mukunda sheds important new light on how the best leaders can be identified. Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance by... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2012
News

Putting Ghosts to Rest

the right inputs to grow more and access the right markets to sell more. Co-ops are one way to do this (form a group to access credit for inputs and sell products in bulk), but they are notoriously messy and hard to sustain. There are... View Details

Keywords: Chris Maloney; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Animal Production and Aquaculture

01 Oct 2001
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Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success

of antique mustard pots to posters from the Napa Valley Mustard Festival, where the company's product has earned more than a few gold medals. Less expected is the sculpture of a phoenix that graces the office of Plochman's president,... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

23 Apr 2018
News

Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

leadership of the Costa Rica–based university in January 2017. To this most recent task, he brings his entrepreneurial mindset, global perspective, and firm belief in the power of young people to change the world. The innovative... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

06 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

forthcoming American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie X. Chen Abstract—Assessing the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 21

external entities. Firms pursuing these approaches change how they conduct business and interact with their environments. This paper considers these three strategies together highlighting similarities and differences between platform,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

February 1997
Case

Enron Development Corporation: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (A) (Abridged)

By: Louis T. Wells Jr.

A large, lucrative power plant is negotiated for construction/operation by an American power company in India's evolving privatized power sector. The process of incorporating the project is captured in this case. The American company will own and operate the plant in... View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Transition; Energy Generation; Construction; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Emerging Markets; Negotiation Process; Production; Privatization; Energy Industry