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- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
students recognize the interplay between intellectual property (IP) rights and corporate strategy. We do this by examining what is a fairly atypical circumstance today in which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
The model suggests that the more forward-looking buyers are, the more advantageous it is to use fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) tactics to drive the competing system out. Consider SCO, a small "vulture" firm that had bought... View Details
- 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... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
It is no secret that immigration has reshaped American innovation. Immigrants are the backbone of America’s most innovative industries, provide a quarter of our patent applications, and are numerous among our science and engineering superstars. Taken from World... View Details
Keywords: by William R. Kerr
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
century. An ambitious creative genius, he masterfully pursued emerging technological advantage and uniquely grasped and personified American social mores, but was reckless and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
geographic reach? Each of these growth options offers opportunities and entails costs. Swart considers each of these in turn. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411078-PDF-ENG View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 14
research on firm entry into new domains by examining heterogeneity in firms' framing and feature-level entry choices. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-007.pdf Modularity for Value Appropriation—How to Draw the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 2010
- Teaching Note
The DiagnoFirst Opportunity (TN)
By: Robert C. Pozen
Teaching Note for [309112]. View Details
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
greenhouse gas emissions. The case describes challenges facing this small agricultural biotechnology company, notably uneven enforcement of intellectual property in emerging market countries View Details
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
both in business history courses and more generally to teach political risk management by multinational corporations. Beiersdorf, a German personal products company, expanded globally before 1914, but had its foreign factories View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
and services they consume. In many cases, collaborative user innovators are vying with producers for intellectual property rights and the control... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Under a Research Microscope
warranted, says Hamermesh. "Health care is 17 percent of the U.S. economy, so at some level the HBS interest in health care is not surprising, and it's got a great set of intellectual problems to deal... View Details
- 06 Dec 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets
late 19th and early 20th centuries. Khanna and Palepu outline how to identify and respond to institutional voids in product, labor, and View Details
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
to grow beyond Hong Kong and, if so, the approach to take in selecting countries, is a central issue Exline faced at the time of the case. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/811078-PDF-ENG Olam: On a New Course Bell, David E.,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
of social science and intellectual history more generally. In this book, some of the world’s leading economists and experts on Serra explore the enduring appeal of his Short... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
acquisition (CPA). However, these standard online advertising metrics are plagued with attribution problems and do not account for dynamics. These issues can easily lead firms to overspend on some actions... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
Change What role should business leaders play in trying to affect climate change? Harvard Business School faculty share their thoughts. A: Actuarial Thinking. Assessing probabilities and portfolio risk is how View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- Op-Ed
The Real Duty of the Board of Directors
financial results are material. But if employees are also a significant audience, then human capital issues become material as well. The Statement, a simple one-page annual declaration by the board, is... View Details
Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & Tim Youmans
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
807-057 Describes a set of financing issues confronting a rapidly growing company that uses "Word-of-Mouth" marketing techniques in promoting research, new products, or services. The company proposes to set the terms for a new... View Details
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
direction and the internal data to understand its own strengths and weaknesses can be overly influenced by outside demands for metrics that may not always be relevant to its ultimate success. “Without... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna