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I am currently a Principal or Co-Principal Investigator of five field-based randomized controlled trials, each of which examines the management of lay health workers in developing countries, with an eye toward generating theoretical insights and policy guidance on how... View Details
- December 2018 (Revised October 2020)
- Case
Shiseido: Reinvesting in Brand
By: Jill Avery and Nobuo Sato
Shiseido was in the midst of a six year corporate turnaround, trying to reverse the effects of decades of under-investment in R&D and marketing which had led to a cycle of declining customer support and brand value. Would the CEO’s VISION 2020 plan, centered on four... View Details
Keywords: Brand Management; Brand Value; Turnaround; Brand Portfolio; Brand Communication; Global Brands; Digital Marketing; Return On Investment; Marketing ROI; Internet Marketing; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Value; Growth and Development Strategy; Investment Return; Consumer Behavior; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Japan; Asia
Avery, Jill, and Nobuo Sato. "Shiseido: Reinvesting in Brand." Harvard Business School Case 519-026, December 2018. (Revised October 2020.)
- January 2004
- Case
Nokia and MIT's Project Oxygen (Abridged)
By: David B. Yoffie and Rebecca Henderson
Looks at how Nokia should respond to a future vision of computing and communications that was developed at MIT's Project Oxygen. View Details
Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Telecommunications Industry; Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Rebecca Henderson. "Nokia and MIT's Project Oxygen (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 704-474, January 2004.
- October 2011
- Supplement
An Interview with Jack Hughes, Founder and Chairman of TopCoder
By: David A. Garvin
TopCoder's crowdsourcing-based business model, in which software is developed through online tournaments, is presented. The case highlights how TopCoder has created a unique two-sided innovation platform consisting of a global community of over 225,0000 developers who... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development; Technological Innovation; Problems and Challenges; Motivation and Incentives; Competition; Online Technology; Information Technology Industry
Garvin, David A. "An Interview with Jack Hughes, Founder and Chairman of TopCoder." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 312-708, October 2011.
- February 2017
- Case
Clear Channel (A): The Rise, 1972–2003
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
At the end of 2003, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a diversified media group with revenues of $8.9 billion, could claim leadership positions in all three of its main businesses. Clear Channel Broadcasting was the largest radio-station operator in the world, with... View Details
Keywords: Clear Channel; Clear Channel Outdoor; Radio; Outdoor Advertising; Concert Industry; Lowry Mays; Federal Communications Commission; Regulation; Regulations; Regulatory Environment; JCDecaux; Media; Growth Management; Consolidation; Competitive Strategy; Fair Value Accounting; Advertising; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; For-Profit Firms; Entertainment; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Public Equity; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Government Legislation; Business History; Laws and Statutes; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Channels; Industry Structures; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Opportunities; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Wireless Technology; Valuation; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Advertising Industry; Music Industry; United States; Texas
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Clear Channel (A): The Rise, 1972–2003." Harvard Business School Case 717-476, February 2017.
- January 2008 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Mayhem on Madison (A)
By: A. Eugene Kohn and David Lane
In his first project, an aspiring property developer negotiates the development rights above a one-story bank branch in Manhattan's tony Carnegie Hill. Community resistance erupted immediately, spearheaded by celebrity and socialite residents. Facing rejection of his... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Development Economics; Business and Community Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; New York (city, NY)
Kohn, A. Eugene, and David Lane. "Mayhem on Madison (A)." Harvard Business School Case 208-067, January 2008. (Revised March 2008.)
- October 2011
- Supplement
Jack Hughes, Founder and Chairman of TopCoder, In-class comments 4/8/11
By: David A. Garvin
TopCoder's crowdsourcing-based business model, in which software is developed through online tournaments, is presented. The case highlights how TopCoder has created a unique two-sided innovation platform consisting of a global community of over 225,000 developers who... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Growth and Development; Technological Innovation; Problems and Challenges; Motivation and Incentives; Competition; Online Technology; Information Technology Industry
Garvin, David A. "Jack Hughes, Founder and Chairman of TopCoder, In-class comments 4/8/11." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 312-709, October 2011.
- January 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
By: James E. Austin and Kim Slack
Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) is a $74 million nonprofit social enterprise that combats poverty by helping community development organizations build affordable housing and create economic development opportunities through public-private partnerships. Poses a... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Development Economics; Education; Capital; Investment Funds; Taxation; Growth and Development; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations; Segmentation; Service Industry
Austin, James E., and Kim Slack. "Local Initiatives Support Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 301-124, January 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- January 2004 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Mondavi Winery
Examines Mondavi Winery's struggle to communicate its value proposition to the market following an apparently successful IPO. The Mondavi Winery had a strong reputation for innovation in the wine industry and had undertaken an IPO to secure the funding needed to... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Initial Public Offering; Innovation and Management; Communication Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Miller, Gregory S., and Thomas Patrick Doyle CSC. "Mondavi Winery." Harvard Business School Case 104-056, January 2004. (Revised July 2006.)
- 18 Mar 2011
- News
Social Networks Will Change Product Innovation
- September 2020 (Revised July 2021)
- Case
Moderna (A)
By: Marco Iansiti, Karim R. Lakhani, Hannah Mayer and Kerry Herman
In summer 2020, Stephane Bancel, CEO of biotech firm Moderna, faces several challenges as his company races to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. The case explores how a company builds a digital organization, and leverages artificial intelligence and other digital... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Vaccine; Digital Organizations; Organizational Structure; Operations; Management; Health Pandemics; Research and Development; Goals and Objectives
Iansiti, Marco, Karim R. Lakhani, Hannah Mayer, and Kerry Herman. "Moderna (A)." Harvard Business School Case 621-032, September 2020. (Revised July 2021.)
- 06 Jun 2014
- Video
Sid Yog - Making A Difference
- 23 Dec 2010
- News
How Social Networking Has Changed Business
- 13 Feb 2020
- Book
Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
developed what they call the “strategic fitness process,” which has been used by more than 800 organizations and allows leaders to hear the raw but necessary truth from employees about “the good, the bad, and the ugly” to help shape... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- October 2010 (Revised June 2014)
- Case
Volkswagen do Brasil: Driving Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
A new management team at VW do Brazil develops and deploys a strategy map and Balanced Scorecard to accomplish a turnaround and cultural change after eight consecutive years of financial losses and market share declines. The team uses the strategy map to align... View Details
Keywords: Business Cycles; Developing Countries and Economies; Management Teams; Leadership; Balanced Scorecard; Strategic Planning; Balance and Stability; Motivation and Incentives; Communication Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Auto Industry; Brazil; Germany
Kaplan, Robert S., and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Volkswagen do Brasil: Driving Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard." Harvard Business School Case 111-049, October 2010. (Revised June 2014.)
- October 2004 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
Product Team Cialis: Getting Ready to Market
By: Elie Ofek
Lilly and ICOS are preparing for the launch of a new drug, Cialis, to compete against Viagra. To position against the incumbent firm Pfizer, which developed and markets Viagra, and other newcomers into the erectile dysfunction market, they must determine how best to... View Details
Keywords: Communication Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Segmentation; Pharmaceutical Industry
Ofek, Elie. "Product Team Cialis: Getting Ready to Market." Harvard Business School Case 505-038, October 2004. (Revised July 2010.)
- 25 Mar 2022
- Video
Omobola Johnson
Omobola Johnson, the former Minister of Communication Technology in Nigeria, emphasizes the importance of local content development and ICT skill capacitation in response to the burgeoning tech industry in Nigeria. View Details
- 02 May 2005
- What Do You Think?
Where is Consumer Generated Marketing Taking Us?
definition of a disruptive technology, less for a lot less)? Or is it something to be regarded as providing just one of several important inputs to future product development and marketing decisions involving primarily non-disruptive... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett