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  • October 2024 (Revised June 2025)
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Nvidia

By: Andy Wu and Matt Higgins
This case study examines Nvidia's strategic pivot from gaming GPUs to becoming a leader in general-purpose computing and AI. It explores how Nvidia leveraged its GPU architecture to dominate the growing fields of data center acceleration and AI training, outpacing... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Technological Innovation; AI and Machine Learning; Product Development; Manufacturing Industry; Technology Industry; Electronics Industry; United States; China; Taiwan
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Wu, Andy, and Matt Higgins. "Nvidia." Harvard Business School Case 725-383, October 2024. (Revised June 2025.)

    Dennis A. Yao

    Dennis Yao is the Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor of Business Administration and Chair of the Doctoral Programs at Harvard Business School. He joined the faculty in 2004 after having been at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. From 1991-1994 he served as... View Details

    Keywords: automotive; defense; federal government; high technology
    • 2019
    • Working Paper

    Who Drives Digital Innovation? Evidence from the U.S. Medical Device Industry

    By: Cirrus Foroughi and Ariel Dora Stern
    Does the large-scale technological change that is characteristic of an industry-wide digital transformation entrench industry leaders or enable the rise of new entrants? We offer a novel approach to this question by studying the medical device industry, a unique... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation; Medical Devices; Digitization; Medical Technology; Technological Innovation; Applications and Software; Market Entry and Exit; Industry Growth; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
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    Foroughi, Cirrus, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Who Drives Digital Innovation? Evidence from the U.S. Medical Device Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-120, June 2019.
    • April 2025
    • Case

    Lisa Su and AMD (A)

    By: Joshua D. Margolis, Matthew Preble and Dave Habeeb
    This multimedia case study focuses on CEO Lisa Su’s turnaround and subsequent transformation of the technology company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD). When Su accepted the top position in 2014, AMD was on the verge of collapse. Su focused on the company’s culture,... View Details
    Keywords: Turnaround; Change Management; Transformation; Decision Making; Globalized Markets and Industries; Government and Politics; AI and Machine Learning; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Innovation Leadership; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management; Product Design; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Strategic Planning; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Research and Development; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; Computer Industry; United States; California; Texas
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    Margolis, Joshua D., Matthew Preble, and Dave Habeeb. "Lisa Su and AMD (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 425-704, April 2025.
    • November 2006 (Revised November 2007)
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    EFJ, Inc.

    By: Lynda M. Applegate, Ajay Vinze and Mara Vatz
    Michael Jalbert plans to transform EFJI, a land mobile radio manufacturer, into a leading radio systems and solutions provider. Taking advantage of new industry standards and the country's increased focus on public safety agencies and homeland security, Jalbert says... View Details
    Keywords: Disruptive Innovation; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Expansion
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    Applegate, Lynda M., Ajay Vinze, and Mara Vatz. "EFJ, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 807-062, November 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
    • October 2003 (Revised January 2009)
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    Transforming Matsui Securities

    By: Lynda M. Applegate, Masako Egawa, Jamie Ladge and Haruki Umezawa
    Michio Matsui, president and CEO of Matsui Securities, transformed a small regional securities company into a leading player in the online broking industry in Japan. Discusses how he transformed the business model and culture of the company and took advantage of the... View Details
    Keywords: Transformation; Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Organizational Culture; Financial Markets; Competitive Advantage; Japan
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    Applegate, Lynda M., Masako Egawa, Jamie Ladge, and Haruki Umezawa. "Transforming Matsui Securities." Harvard Business School Case 804-064, October 2003. (Revised January 2009.)

      Innovation on Wings: Nonstop Flights and Firm Innovation in the Global Context

      We study whether, when, and how better connectivity through nonstop flights leads to positive innovation outcomes for firms in the global context. Using unique data of all flights emanating from 5,015 airports around the globe from 2005 to 2015 and exploiting a... View Details
      • November 2000 (Revised October 2005)
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      TiVo

      TiVo is a digital video recorder that allows viewers to watch what they want, when they want to watch it. Fourteen months into the launch, sales are very disappointing. Brodie Keast, VP of marketing and sales, wants to combine a catchy communications campaign, product... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Communications; Product Launch; Television Entertainment; Innovation and Invention; Electronics Industry
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      Wathieu, Luc R., and Michael Zoglio. "TiVo." Harvard Business School Case 501-038, November 2000. (Revised October 2005.)
      • 2024
      • Working Paper

      The Consequences of Export Controls in Target Countries

      By: Xueyue Liu, Yu Liu and Jaya Y. Wen
      Export controls are a common instrument of national security, but their economic consequences are not well understood. This paper evaluates how these controls affect firm performance and adaptation in targeted countries. We use variation in a 2007 US policy,... View Details
      Keywords: National Security; Trade; Business and Government Relations; Policy; Performance Productivity; Adaptation
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      Liu, Xueyue, Yu Liu, and Jaya Y. Wen. "The Consequences of Export Controls in Target Countries." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-004, August 2024.
      • 2024
      • Working Paper

      Catalysts for Climate Solutions: Corporate Responses to Venture Capital Financing of Climate-tech Startups

      By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Simon Xu
      We study whether incumbent firms increase their product focus on climate solutions in response to venture capital (VC) financing of climate-tech startups. Using large language models to measure a firm's focus on climate solutions, we find that incumbents in similar... View Details
      Keywords: Climate Finance; Climate Change; Technological Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Environmental Sustainability; Business Startups
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      Lu, Shirley, George Serafeim, and Simon Xu. "Catalysts for Climate Solutions: Corporate Responses to Venture Capital Financing of Climate-tech Startups." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-025, November 2024.
      • 2004
      • Article

      Sources of Structural Inequality in Managerial Labor Markets

      By: Rakesh Khurana and Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
      This article proposes two mechanisms that allow actors to obtain unearned advantages in labor markets. The first mechanism is consistent with collusive closure arguments. However, it questions the assumption that those who seek to benefit from collusive closure will... View Details
      Keywords: Management; Labor; Markets
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      Khurana, Rakesh, and Mikolaj Jan Piskorski. "Sources of Structural Inequality in Managerial Labor Markets." Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 21 (2004): 169–187.
      • January 1999
      • Case

      Ciba Specialty Chemicals

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt
      Based on extensive interviews, this case discusses the environmental policies of a successful firm in the specialty chemicals business. Executives at Ciba have differentiated products along environmental lines and have used environmental scrutiny as a tool for cutting... View Details
      Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Business or Company Management; Cost Management; Risk Management; Business Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Chemical Industry
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      Reinhardt, Forest L. "Ciba Specialty Chemicals." Harvard Business School Case 799-086, January 1999.
      • 01 Oct 2012
      • Research & Ideas

      Better by the Bundle?

      a model equipped with a convenience package or technology package. "Ideally you should be bundling products that have a positive synergy together," Kumar says, "but what we have shown here is that even when... View Details
      Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
      • September 1991 (Revised December 1991)
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      G. Heileman Brewing Co. (A): Power Failure At PowerMaster

      By: Stephen A. Greyser
      In June 1991, Heileman announced plans to introduce a high-alcohol malt liquor under the name PowerMaster (PM). Although the company claimed PM would be positioned as an upscale product and marketed on the basis of its superior taste, minority advocates and alcohol... View Details
      Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Ethics; Lawfulness; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Market Entry and Exit; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Greyser, Stephen A. "G. Heileman Brewing Co. (A): Power Failure At PowerMaster." Harvard Business School Case 592-017, September 1991. (Revised December 1991.)
      • 30 Aug 2023
      • Blog Post

      I’m From the South and Going Back: Why HBS Was the Best School for Me

      House (with hashbrowns covered and capped obviously), and the merits of the word "y'all" as the most efficient method of addressing a group of people. I've said "this case reminds me of my time in the paper products supply chain" more... View Details
      • August 2020 (Revised February 2021)
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      Luckin Coffee (A): Caffeine-fueled Growth?

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
      This case describes the founding of Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee in 2017 and its path to surpassing Starbucks as the largest coffee chain in China (by number of stores) in 2019. Unlike Starbucks stores, which were designed to be welcoming “third places” for... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Business Earnings; Cost; Cost Management; Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Financial Management; Stocks; Profit; Revenue; Price; Food; Business History; Employment; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Business Strategy; Expansion; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Technology Industry; Asia; China
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Luckin Coffee (A): Caffeine-fueled Growth?" Harvard Business School Case 721-370, August 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
      • March 2007 (Revised April 2011)
      • Case

      Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur, Leader, and Philanthropist

      By: Nancy F. Koehn, Anne Dwojeski, William Grundy, Erica Helms and Katherine Miller
      Madam C. J. Walker, who has been credited as the first self-made African-American woman millionaire, created a hair-care empire after years spent as a laundress in St. Louis, Missouri. Decades before the Civil Rights movement, her company gave employment to thousands... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Business History; Race; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Saint Louis
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      Koehn, Nancy F., Anne Dwojeski, William Grundy, Erica Helms, and Katherine Miller. "Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur, Leader, and Philanthropist." Harvard Business School Case 807-145, March 2007. (Revised April 2011.)
      • June – July 2008
      • Article

      A Better Approach to Foreign Aid

      By: Justin Muzinich and Eric D. Werker
      Frustration with U.S. foreign aid is widespread. At the same time, flows of private development finance—including foreign direct investment and remittances—have begun to dwarf official aid. We suggest a new approach that harnesses the power of private development... View Details
      Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Foreign Direct Investment; International Relations; Taxation; Welfare or Wellbeing; United States
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      Muzinich, Justin, and Eric D. Werker. "A Better Approach to Foreign Aid." Policy Review 149 (June–July 2008).
      • June 2024
      • Article

      Going Digital: Implications for Firm Value and Performance

      By: Wilbur Chen and Suraj Srinivasan
      We examine firm value and performance implications of the growing trend of non-technology companies engaging in digital transformation. We measure digital activities in firms based on the disclosure of digital words in the business description section of 10-Ks. Digital... View Details
      Keywords: Digital Technologies; Valuation; Return Predictability; Financial Statement Analysis; Performance; Value; Information Technology
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      Chen, Wilbur, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Going Digital: Implications for Firm Value and Performance." Review of Accounting Studies 29, no. 2 (June 2024): 1619–1665.
      • October 1994 (Revised January 1995)
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      Rhone-Poulenc (A) and (B) Condensed

      Rhone-Poulenc, France's largest chemical firm, has achieved a major position in the United States as the result of an ambitious series of acquisitions. As it expanded in the United States from 1986 to 1990, Rhone-Poulenc management sought to take a "hands-off" approach... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Chemical Industry; France; United States
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      Rosenzweig, Philip M. "Rhone-Poulenc (A) and (B) Condensed." Harvard Business School Case 395-042, October 1994. (Revised January 1995.)
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