Technological And Scientific Innovation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 2000
News

Strike Up the Broad(band)

Mercer Management Consulting, shed some light on the allure and promise of broadband technology in an October 1999 article in Scientific American. In "The Light at the End of... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

according to Karim R. Lakhani, is that thanks to the Internet, crowdsourcing has moved into new and unexpected industries and organizations, establishing itself as a mainstream strategy for View Details

Keywords: crowdsourcing; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

11 May 2017
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Microsoft

key in allowing students to envision themselves at the company of interest. Give us your elevator pitch – what is the one thing students should know about working for you?Microsoft is experiencing a 21st century rebirth and, with vast resources View Details

Keywords: Technology

08 Mar 2016
First Look

March 8, 2016

global information and communication technology company. The case ends with the location decision between Tokyo, Japan, downtown San Francisco or Sunnyvale, California, regarding establishing a small unit... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Bloom Energy

generation systems are helping businesses become more resilient and reduce uncertainty from grid dependence. Our technology, first developed for NASA's Mars Program, is among the most efficient power generation View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

30 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men

Management; and Fiona E. Murray, associate dean of innovation at Sloan and Kearney's thesis adviser. “Our paper provides concrete proof that gender discrimination exists in the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

04 Jan 2019
Working Paper Summaries

The Digital Commons: Tragedy or Opportunity? A Reflection on the 50th Anniversary of Hardin’s Tragedy of the Commons

Keywords: by Frank Nagle

01 Sep 2013
News

The New Tech Meccas

government and no tradition of tech innovation that we ever hear about," says Schroeder. "But to be surrounded by such a large quantity of young people—many of them women—who were unbelievably head-down,... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

February 2022 (Revised September 2022)
Case

Lilium: Preparing for Takeoff

By: Navid Mojir, Vincent Dessain, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emer Moloney

Lilium is a German company focused on developing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) that can be used to offer air taxi services. The company went public in September 2021 through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal, raising more than... View Details

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17 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Why Global Brands Work

world. They're no longer on that list, but Toyota now is. How did Toyota—and the other nine companies—do it? There are 5 characteristics that all top global brands have in common: 1. The same positioning worldwide. This provides a combination of functional product... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Auto

05 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

Energy facility, when he suddenly had a brainstorm that he knew would help him as well as others solve an all-too-common problem. 1 Using the "gopher" technology that had long made the exchange of files View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

04 Oct 2016
First Look

October 4, 2016

& Innovation at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. With the end of President Obama's Administration drawing near, Kalil View Details

08 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Fashion Your New E-Business Model

and infrastructure to launch new product lines or businesses, or enter new markets. Industrial Age business innovation's favored producers. The innovations included: Physical or analog production View Details

Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate

March 2014
Teaching Note

Oral Rehydration Therapy

By: Nava Ashraf and Natalie Kindred

This Teaching Note accompanies the case "Oral Rehydration Therapy" (911-035). The case highlights the puzzlingly high rate of diarrhea-related child mortality in developing countries despite the existence of a simple, effective treatment: oral rehydration therapy... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Innovation Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Developing Countries and Economies; Technological Innovation; Distribution Channels; Emerging Markets; Consumer Behavior; Performance Consistency; Performance Evaluation; Health Industry; Africa; Asia

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13 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

innovation and the opportunity to participate in the "white coat" economy and life sciences revolution of the 21st century. Writes a new social contract based on real... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

November 2022
Supplement

Arcos Dorados’ Quest for the Digitalization of Last-Mile Delivery in Colombia (B)

By: Jorge Tamayo, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal

In 2020, Francisco Staton, president of Arcos Dorados’ Caribbean Division, and Héctor Orozco, Managing Director of Arcos Dorados Colombia, were looking into Arcos Dorados’ options to consolidate its food delivery service in Colombia. This time the matter at hand hinged... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Global Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Agreements and Arrangements; Negotiation Tactics; Logistics; Service Delivery; Organizational Culture; Performance Improvement; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Latin America; South America; Colombia

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28 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 28

being transformed by technological innovations and new student achievement standards. This case chronicles how CEO Rob Waldron and his team bring... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Nov 2019
Blog Post

Future Leaders Dive into the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

around the world who comprise the first cohort, which started in the fall of 2018. The two-year program confers both an MBA and a Master of Science in Engineering Sciences. It is designed to train future leaders of View Details

16 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 16

struggles taking place in adjacent fields. More specifically, we argue that the scientific strategies of business schools played an essential-if largely invisible and poorly understood-role in major... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

December 2010
Case

Oral Rehydration Therapy

By: Nava Ashraf and Claire Qureshi

This case highlights the puzzlingly high rate of diarrhea-related child mortality in developing countries despite the existence of a simple, effective treatment: oral rehydration therapy (ORT). ORT treated extreme dehydration caused by diarrhea, which was a leading... View Details