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- January 1980 (Revised August 1985)
- Case
Cumberland Metal Industries: Engineered Products Division--1980
Cumberland Metal Industries has developed a new product to help contractors drive piles faster. They are trying to decide how to price it. Provides substantial information on the industry, competition, etc. Students must decide what factors are relevant in making an... View Details
Keywords: Price; Information; Marketing Channels; Distribution Channels; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Cumberland Metal Industries: Engineered Products Division--1980." Harvard Business School Case 580-104, January 1980. (Revised August 1985.)
- Article
Use of Connected Digital Products in Clinical Research Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comprehensive Analysis of Clinical Trials
By: Caroline Marra, William J. Gordon and Ariel Dora Stern
Objectives: In an effort to mitigate COVID-19 related challenges for clinical research, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new guidance for the conduct of ‘virtual’ clinical trials in late March 2020. This study documents trends in the use of... View Details
Keywords: Connected Digital Products; Telehealth; Remote Monitoring; Health Testing and Trials; Research; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Information Technology
Marra, Caroline, William J. Gordon, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Use of Connected Digital Products in Clinical Research Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comprehensive Analysis of Clinical Trials." BMJ Open 11, no. 6 (2021).
- July 2016
- Case
Product Portfolio Management at Genentech
By: Kevin Schulman and Jamie Gresh
Genentech, long the darling of the biotechnology industry, was acquired by Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche in 2009. The combined company retains the name Genentech in the US, but must now move to achieve the promises made at the time of this merger—to build from... View Details
Keywords: Portfolio Management; Drug Development; Postmerger Integration; Marketing Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Schulman, Kevin, and Jamie Gresh. "Product Portfolio Management at Genentech." Harvard Business School Case 317-012, July 2016.
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Robert Kraft Launches Campaign to Combat Antisemitism
Photo courtesy New England Patriots Photo courtesy New England Patriots New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (MBA 1965) launched a $25 million "Stand Up to Jewish Hate" campaign last week, which is "aiming to raise awareness nationwide about soaring incidents of... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- News
Harnessing the Power of Peer Pressure
- 24 Jul 2017
- Blog Post
Transitioning to Product Management at HBS
with engineers, to beta testing, to launching for customers, all in 10 weeks. And I found exactly that during my summer at InsightSquared. Who was crazy enough to hire me? Sam Clemens, the Chief Product... View Details
- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project
Competitiveness home page HBS Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness The Path to Economic Revival Made in America — Making Their Way How Boeing Competes — James McNerney Jr. Today Dean Nitin Nohria announced the launch of the US... View Details
- 11 Apr 2013
- Panel Discussion
From Per Capita to Pro Capita: Launch of the Social Progress Imperative
By: Michael E. Porter, Michael Green, Heather Hancock, Judith Rodin, Madhav Chavan and Ngaire Woods
What is a successful country? The global debate about development has, for decades, been focused on a single, economic measure of success: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Per Capita. But this tells us little about the real wellbeing of a nation or its sustainability. What... View Details
Porter, Michael E., Michael Green, Heather Hancock, Judith Rodin, Madhav Chavan, and Ngaire Woods. "From Per Capita to Pro Capita: Launch of the Social Progress Imperative." Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, Skoll Foundation, United Kingdom, April 11, 2013.
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
A strong commitment to community service is a given for most HBS clubs — the challenge lies in determining the most efficient means of leveraging the skills and interests of club members to create change. New York, Boston, San Francisco,... View Details
- February 1997
- Article
Advantages of Time-Based New Product Development in a Fast Cycle Industry: An Empirical Analysis
By: S. Datar, C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv and K. Srinivasan
Datar, S., C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv, and K. Srinivasan. "Advantages of Time-Based New Product Development in a Fast Cycle Industry: An Empirical Analysis." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 34, no. 1 (February 1997): 36–49.
- Article
How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition
By: Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann
Information technology is revolutionizing products. Once composed solely of mechanical and electrical parts, products have become complex systems that combine hardware, sensors, data storage, microprocessors, software, and connectivity in myriad ways. These "smart,... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Information Technology; Transformation; Information Technology Industry
Porter, Michael E., and James E. Heppelmann. "How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 11 (November 2014): 64–88.
- July 1996
- Article
New Product Development Structures: The Effect of Customer Overload on Post-Concept Time to Market
By: S. Datar, C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv and K. Srinivasan
Datar, S., C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv, and K. Srinivasan. "New Product Development Structures: The Effect of Customer Overload on Post-Concept Time to Market." Journal of Product Innovation Management 13, no. 4 (July 1996): 325–333.
- January 2015 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
New Urban Mechanics
By: Mitchell Weiss
Funding to scale Citizens Connect, Boston's 311 app, is both a blessing and a burden and tests two public entrepreneurs. In 2012, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts provides Boston's Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics with a grant to scale Citizens Connect across the... View Details
Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Civic Technology; Government Innovation; Civic Innovation; Cities; New Urban Mechanics; Thomas. M. Menino; Chris Osgood; Nigel Jacob; Connected Bits; SeeClickFix; Ben Berkowitz; Eric Carlson; Dave Mitchell; Government Technology; Open Innovation; Open Source Software; Citizens Connect; Commonwealth Connect; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Innovation and Management; Open Source Distribution; Public Administration Industry; Information Technology Industry; Boston
Weiss, Mitchell. "New Urban Mechanics." Harvard Business School Case 315-075, January 2015. (Revised March 2017.)
- September 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Supplement
Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (B)
Documents the decision taken by Citibank managers in 1989 regarding a new product. View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 595-027, September 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- December 2009
- Supplement
TruEarth Healthy Foods: Market Research for a New Product Introduction, Instructor's Spreadsheet (Brief Case)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sunru Yong
- December 1999 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Avon Products China (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jennifer Gui
In April 1998, when the Chinese central government bans all forms of direct selling in China in April 1998, executives at Avon China must decide how to respond. The first direct sales company to enter China after its opening to outsiders, Avon sparked widespread... View Details
Keywords: Crisis Management; Sales; Trade; Business and Government Relations; Government and Politics; Market Participation; China
Paine, Lynn S., and Jennifer Gui. "Avon Products China (A)." Harvard Business School Case 300-053, December 1999. (Revised April 2001.)
- 25 Oct 2013
- News
The Benefits of a Productive Cocoon
- 27 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall
significant, the researchers say. Competitors ramp up major innovation efforts in response to rival recalls. Large-scale new product development projects cost more, take longer to complete, and require... View Details
- March 2021
- Article
Targeted Price Controls on Supermarket Products
By: Alberto Cavallo and Diego Aparicio
We study the impact of targeted price controls for supermarket products in Argentina from 2007 to 2015. Using web scraping, we collected daily prices for controlled and non-controlled goods and measured the differential effects on inflation, product availability, and... View Details
Keywords: Prices; Controls; Price Dispersion; Economics; Price; Cost Management; Goods and Commodities; Retail Industry; Argentina
Cavallo, Alberto, and Diego Aparicio. "Targeted Price Controls on Supermarket Products." Review of Economics and Statistics 103, no. 1 (March 2021): 60–71.