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- 27 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 27, 2009
Case 509-048 The case describes the effort of Merck, a global leader in pharmaceuticals, in making available its medicines to the poor. The challenge for the company (or for that matter, any pharmaceutical company) is how to integrate its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards
Delivery of service, motivating and inspiring staff, and conceiving of new directions for growth are all vitally important. Planning, budgeting, and measurement systems in are vital in both settings. Both types of organizations face the challenges of View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”
invests significant resources in software such as Java and Linux that IBM does not own in order to integrate many companies' products and services for IBM's customers. Intel invests significant resources in university research (which it... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Black Excellence: AASU’s 2019 Fall Retreat in Review
motivators." The partner perspective was also tightly integrated and welcomed. Chaka Tyson, HBS partner to Tyler Simpson (MBA '20), reflected on the experience, "Attending the retreat was a refreshing experience. I love the... View Details
- 12 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Spent this Summer Coding
B. Yeats once wrote: “Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.” Closing thoughts There’s good news for those interested in gaining technical literacy during business school. HBS has made big... View Details
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Hands-on Learning About Global Markets | MBA
explains that seniors in many African countries are more integrated into family life. The students were tasked with helping the startup expand its primarily word-of-mouth marketing strategies and develop more scalable channels to reach... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
by describing, in exquisite and formal detail, how the new token would be managed and how it would evolve over time. As blockchain and the metaverse converge—so-called Web3 platforms such as Decentraland and the Sandbox, for example, already View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Road Work
world where business content and financial products and services will be integrated seamlessly into the member experience—all driven by unique user data and machine learning models.”It’s a development that ties in with Camino’s mission to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
silicon integrated circuit for which Silicon Valley is named and cofounder of Intel. Did you uncover similarities among these businessmen that may have foretold their future success? Although "foretelling" is hard, it is intriguing that... View Details
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
Industry By: Baldwin, Carliss Y. Abstract—This paper seeks to explain the technological forces that led to the rise of vertically integrated corporations in the late 19th century and the opposing forces that led to a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2017
- Teaching Note
Tencent
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-426.
Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider in China with a wide range of game types, China’s largest social networking... View Details
Keywords: Tencent; Tencent Holdings; WeChat; Social Networking; Social Networks; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Video Games; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Portals; Payments; Mobile Payments; O2O; Online-to-offline; E-commerce; Messaging; Subscription Model; Freemium; Mobile App Industry; Smartphone; PC; Monetization Strategy; Antitrust; Streaming; Cloud Computing; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Alibaba; Facebook; JD.com; Tesla; Bundling; Synergies; Digital Strategy; Imitation; Licensing; Agility; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Restructuring; Communication Technology; Blogs; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Price; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Media; Distribution Channels; Service Delivery; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Opportunities; Social and Collaborative Networks; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Cooperation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Value Creation; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Segmentation; Business Units; Communication; Profit; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Financial Services Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; Asia; China; Canton (province, China)
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
the detrimental effects of each trigger. We conclude by discussing implications and recommendations for organizational scholars to take a more integrative approach to developing and evaluating theory about unethical behavior. Learning... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
more specialists are needed to stay up to date with functional best practices. The problem that this influx of specialists creates, Cespedes says, is that fewer senior executives are responsible for integrating activities across the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 May 2016
- HBS Case
Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer
a long time to build up a culture of integrity for any inspection service,” Quelch says. Plus in China, some suspect that foreign brands are at times unfairly targeted, accused of food safety violations that may be fabricated or... View Details
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
firms strategically respond to government signals regarding appropriate corporate activity. We integrate institutional theory and research on corporate political strategy to develop a political dependence model that explains (a) how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 20
fundamental challenges of science-based businesses: 1) managing and rewarding long-term risk, 2) integrating across technical disciplines, and 3) learning. Whereas these challenges were once managed inside the boundaries of corporate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
customers who told him that their key area of pain was the difficulty of integrating the "islands of automation" throughout their global companies. Gerstner, himself a former IBM customer, immediately recognized the opportunity.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
pending patent case involving VMware and Microsoft and integration challenges associated with EMC's decision to spend $3 billion to acquire two other software firms based in California. The case raises issues surrounding deal protection... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It
expertise. But senior managers also must rethink their role in shaping strategic direction. Their main contribution has shifted from deciding the strategic content to framing the organizational context. That means creating a sense of purpose that not only provides an... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Race Does Matter in Mentoring
responsibility for an integrated business unit—a division president, for instance—or leadership of a corporate function—such as a vice president of purchasing.) The most striking aspect of my findings was the consistency of the data. (See... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas