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  • 17 Oct 2014
  • Blog Post

Tap into HBS Alumni Talent

Over 100 alumni who graduated between 20 and 45 years ago connected with our office while on campus for Fall reunions a few weeks ago. Proving to be as driven as the day they graduated, this dynamic group of alumni expressed interest in a... View Details

    NGOs and Organizational Change

    The organizational dynamics of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly complex as they have evolved from small local groups into sophisticated multinational organizations with global networks. Alnoor... View Details

    • 2017
    • Working Paper

    Cross-Boundary Teaming for Innovation: Integrating Research on Teams and Knowledge in Organizations

    By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey
    Cross-boundary teaming, within and across organizations, is an increasingly popular strategy for innovation. Knowledge diversity is seen to expand the range of views and ideas that teams can draw upon to innovate. Yet, case studies of practice reveal that teaming... View Details
    Keywords: Teams; Knowledge; Innovation; Groups and Teams; Collaborative Innovation and Invention
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    • July 2006 (Revised March 2008)
    • Case

    Changan Automobile Co., Ltd.

    By: Dennis Campbell and Donglin Xia
    Chairman Yin Jiaxu must communicate that the company's extraordinary reported performance in 2002 reflects Changan's unique strategy within the competitive dynamics of China's automobile industry. Changan's 2002 annual report demonstrated an extraordinary level of... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Reporting; Ethics; Corporate Disclosure; Media; Business and Shareholder Relations; Auto Industry; China
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    • November 1987 (Revised March 1993)
    • Background Note

    Global Semiconductor Industry--1987

    By: David B. Yoffie
    In 1987, the global semiconductor industry was coming out of the deepest recession in its 40 year history. The note examines the competitive dynamics of this industry over time, the nature of its technology, and the sources of competitive advantage. The role of buyer... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Crisis; Globalization; Crisis Management; Consumer Behavior; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Technology; Semiconductor Industry
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    • October 2024
    • Background Note

    The Semiconductor Industry

    By: Andy Wu, Steve Blank and Matt Higgins
    The semiconductor industry powers modern technology, from consumer electronics to data centers. This background note explores the layers of the semiconductor inudstry value chain, including Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDMs), fabless companies, and foundries, while... View Details
    Keywords: Strategy; Supply Chain; Product Design; Customer Value and Value Chain; Manufacturing Industry; Technology Industry; Semiconductor Industry; United States; China; Taiwan
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    • 30 Aug 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness

    asking an occasional question or offering an occasional comment to show that they are doing their due diligence. Extending the Balanced Scorecard and strategy map framework to board members will enable them to perform more effectively and... View Details
    Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
    • Article

    Active World Model Learning with Progress Curiosity

    By: Kuno Kim, Megumi Sano, Julian De Freitas, Nick Haber and Daniel Yamins
    World models are self-supervised predictive models of how the world evolves. Humans learn world models by curiously exploring their environment, in the process acquiring compact abstractions of high bandwidth sensory inputs, the ability to plan across long temporal... View Details
    Keywords: World Models; Mathematical Methods
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    • 02 Nov 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: November 2, 2010

    technical system to gain strategic advantage. The strategy involves, first, identifying "bottlenecks" in the existing system, and then creating a new open architecture that isolates the bottlenecks in modules and allows others... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 27 Sep 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured

    It's a common problem: A work team tackles a high-pressure project for a client, but along the way something goes wrong with team dynamics and the client ends up feeling shortchanged. Even though team members initially recognize and value... View Details
    Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
    • December 2018
    • Article

    Cross-boundary Teaming for Innovation: Integrating Research on Teams and Knowledge in Organizations

    By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey
    Cross-boundary teaming, within and across organizations, is an increasingly popular strategy for innovation. Knowledge diversity is seen to expand the range of views and ideas that teams can draw upon to innovate. Yet, case studies reveal that teaming across knowledge... View Details
    Keywords: Teams; Innovation; Groups and Teams; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge; Performance Effectiveness
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    • 2014
    • Working Paper

    Product to Platform Transitions: Organizational Identity Implications

    By: Elizabeth J. Altman and Mary Tripsas
    Organizations are increasingly recognizing that value they once derived from offering standalone products can be significantly enhanced if they transition to platform-based businesses that harness the innovative capabilities of complementors. While the competitive... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change; Organizational Identity; Ecosystems; Complementors; Managing Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Multi-Sided Platforms; Innovation and Management; Organizational Culture
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    • September–October 2023
    • Article

    Reskilling in the Age of AI

    By: Jorge Tamayo, Leila Doumi, Sagar Goel, Orsolya Kovács-Ondrejkovic and Raffaella Sadun
    In the coming decades, as the pace of technological change continues to increase, millions of workers may need to be not just upskilled but reskilled—a profoundly complex societal challenge that will sometimes require workers to both acquire new skills and... View Details
    Keywords: Competency and Skills; AI and Machine Learning; Training; Adaptation; Employees; Digital Transformation
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    • November 2023
    • Case

    Axie Infinity: Video Game Meets Blockchain

    By: Marco Di Maggio and Wenyao Sha
    The narrative unfolds from the perspective of Sky Mavis's leadership team, facing a high-stakes, rapidly evolving digital frontier. They navigate the exhilarating yet tumultuous journey of Axie Infinity, balancing innovation with sustainability. It explores the game's... View Details
    Keywords: Blockchain; Business Model; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Currency; Innovation and Management; Business Strategy; Video Game Industry
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    • 16 Sep 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: September 16

    Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2303862 Institutional Strategies in Emerging Markets By: Marquis, Christopher, and Mia Raynard Abstract—We review and integrate a wide range of literature that has examined the View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • September–October 2016
    • Article

    Growing New Corporate Businesses: From Initiation to Graduation

    By: Sebastian Raisch and Michael Tushman
    Large companies initiate many new businesses, but few of them reach scale. The ambidexterity literature describes how companies create exploratory businesses, but says little about how they subsequently scale these businesses. The strategy literature uses real option... View Details
    Keywords: Ambidexterity; Comparative Case Study; Corporate Venturing; Exploration; Organization Design; Real Option Theory; Organizational Design; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship
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    • 16 Dec 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: December 16, 2008

    pursuing either of the latter two avenues for recourse. Purchase this note: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309022 New York City: Bloomberg's Strategy for Economic Development Harvard... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • August 2005 (Revised April 2006)
    • Case

    Rambus Inc., 2005

    By: David B. Yoffie
    Rambus is grappling with the ever-changing dynamics of the DRAM/semiconductor industry. The company is actively defending its patent portfolio through litigation and exploring both partnerships and industry standards for keys to future profitability and growth. How can... View Details
    Keywords: Competition; Partners and Partnerships; Lawsuits and Litigation; Growth and Development Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; United States
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      Teaming

      New breakthrough thinking in organizational learning, leadership, and change

      Continuous improvement, understanding complex systems, and promoting innovation are all part of the landscape of learning challenges... View Details

      • 2025
      • Working Paper

      Transferability MATTRs: Towards Understanding Antecedents of Strategic Licensing

      By: Dafna F. Bearson and Maria P. Roche
      This paper examines the antecedents of firms’ decisions to license intellectual property (IP). We propose a conceptual framework emphasizing two critical factors: (1) transferability, which we define as the ease of moving knowledge embodied in inventions across firm... View Details
      Keywords: Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Intellectual Property; Value Creation
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