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      • November 2007
      • Article

      A Staged Solution to the Catch-22

      By: Andrei Hagiu and Thomas Eisenmann
      Companies looking to launch a two-sided platform—between, for example, credit card users and merchants, or search engine users and advertisers—must overcome the reluctance of one side to sign on until it's confident the other side will be well populated. It's a common... View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Social Psychology; Two-Sided Platforms
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      Hagiu, Andrei, and Thomas Eisenmann. "A Staged Solution to the Catch-22." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 11 (November 2007).
      • September 2007 (Revised September 2008)
      • Case

      Buildings and Energy

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Nazli Uludere
      Presents data on opportunities to conserve energy in buildings, which account for about a third of all energy use. Encourages readers to think about the impediments to energy efficiency in the buildings sector and the ways in which entrepreneurs can profitably surmount... View Details
      Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Energy Conservation; Construction; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Innovation and Invention; Performance Efficiency; Environmental Sustainability; Construction Industry
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      Reinhardt, Forest L., and Nazli Uludere. "Buildings and Energy." Harvard Business School Case 708-024, September 2007. (Revised September 2008.)
      • August 2007
      • Article

      Academic Science and Entrepreneurship: Dual Engines of Growth?

      By: Josh Lerner, Adam Jaffe, Scott Stern and Marie Thursby
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      Lerner, Josh, Adam Jaffe, Scott Stern, and Marie Thursby. "Academic Science and Entrepreneurship: Dual Engines of Growth?" Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 63, no. 4 (August 2007): 573–576.
      • May 2007
      • Article

      Capital Flows and Capital Goods

      By: Laura Alfaro and Eliza Hammel
      Studying the relation between equity market liberalization and imports of capital goods, we examine one channel through which international financial integration can promote growth. For the period 1980–1997, we find that after controlling for other policies and... View Details
      Keywords: Cash Flow; Equity; Financial Markets; Economy; Distribution Channels; Machinery and Machining; Capital
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      Alfaro, Laura, and Eliza Hammel. "Capital Flows and Capital Goods." Journal of International Economics 72, no. 1 (May 2007): 128–150. (Link to working paper version.)
      • 2008
      • Working Paper

      The Ethnic Composition of U.S. Inventors

      By: William R. Kerr
      The ethnic composition of US scientists and engineers is undergoing a significant transformation. This study applies an ethnic-name database to individual patent records granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to document these trends with greater... View Details
      Keywords: Inventors; Scientists; Engineers; Information Technology; Patents; Ethnicity; Innovation and Invention; Research and Development; Immigration; China; United States; India
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      Kerr, William R. "The Ethnic Composition of U.S. Inventors." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-006, May 2007. (Permanent working paper describing ethnic-name patenting data, revised December 2008.)
      • 27 Apr 2007
      • Conference Presentation

      Frameworks for Thinking about Modularity, Industry Architecture, and Evolution

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
      Keywords: Framework; Cognition and Thinking; Engineering
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Frameworks for Thinking about Modularity, Industry Architecture, and Evolution." Paper presented at the Sloan Industry Studies Annual Conference, Cambridge, MA, April 27, 2007.
      • 9 Apr 2007
      • Conference Presentation

      Architecture, Innovation and Industry Structure

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
      Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Engineering; Industry Structures
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Architecture, Innovation and Industry Structure." Paper presented at the Washington University Strategy Seminar, St. Louis, MO, April 9, 2007.
      • March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
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      The University of Utah and the Computer Graphics Revolution

      By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
      Computer science departments were new to universities in the 1960s, and the one created at the University of Utah by David Evans and Ivan Sutherland had a research mission to invent the field of computer graphics. Details the research process that led to many of the... View Details
      Keywords: Engineering; Entrepreneurship; Management Practices and Processes; Mission and Purpose; Research and Development; Technology Adoption; Computer Industry; Education Industry; Utah
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      Bowen, H. Kent, and Courtney Purrington. "The University of Utah and the Computer Graphics Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 607-036, March 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
      • February 2007
      • Case

      South African Airways (A)

      By: Joshua D. Margolis, Laura Morgan Roberts and Laura Winig
      Amid efforts to engineer a turnaround at South African Airways (SAA), the CEO confronts an impending strike at the struggling company. How should the company address questions of distributive and procedural justice in post-Apartheid South Africa, and how should the CEO... View Details
      Keywords: Fairness; Crisis Management; Employees; Employment; Growth and Development; Developing Countries and Economies; Air Transportation Industry; South Africa
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      Margolis, Joshua D., Laura Morgan Roberts, and Laura Winig. "South African Airways (A)." Harvard Business School Case 407-014, February 2007.
      • 27 Jan 2007
      • Lecture

      Making Money from Design Architecture

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
      Keywords: Design; Engineering; Finance
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Making Money from Design Architecture." Lecture at the Product Design and Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Engineering Systems Division, Cambridge, MA, January 27, 2007.
      • January 2007 (Revised May 2009)
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      Kibera and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Project (A)

      By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Arthur I Segel, Marc Diaz and John Dean Shepherd
      Kenya's Minister of Housing faces tremendous pressures in dealing with the pervasive housing troubles in his country. Kibera is the largest slum in Africa and home to more than 800,000 residents, yet only measures two square kilometers, roughly half the size of... View Details
      Keywords: Construction; Housing; Urban Development; Poverty; Kenya
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      Retsinas, Nicolas P., Arthur I Segel, Marc Diaz, and John Dean Shepherd. "Kibera and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Project (A)." Harvard Business School Case 207-017, January 2007. (Revised May 2009.)
      • October 2006 (Revised October 2007)
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      Google Advertising

      By: Youngme E. Moon and David Chen
      In mid-2006, Google is the number one search engine in America with 99% of its revenues deriving from its simple, text-only advertising services. It is on track to bring in roughly $9.5 billion in advertising revenue in 2006, which would place it fourth among American... View Details
      Keywords: Digital Marketing; Disruptive Innovation; Media; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Advertising Industry; United States
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      Moon, Youngme E., and David Chen. "Google Advertising." Harvard Business School Case 507-038, October 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
      • 2006
      • Chapter

      Modularity in the Design of Complex Engineering Systems

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark
      Keywords: Complexity; Design; Engineering
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Kim B. Clark. "Modularity in the Design of Complex Engineering Systems." In Complex Engineered Systems: Science Meets Technology, edited by Ali Minai, Dan Braha, and Yaneer Bar Yam. New England Complex Systems Institute Series on Complexity. NY: Springer, 2006.
      • October 2006 (Revised November 2006)
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      Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (A)

      By: Herman B. Leonard and Orson Watson
      As a child, Al Fuller had seen his working-class, African-American neighborhood disintegrate as factory jobs moved away. He resolved to help inner-city communities do better when he grew up. Some years later, as an accomplished university graduate with several years... View Details
      Keywords: Business and Community Relations; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Social Issues; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Strategy; Management Style; Pulp and Paper Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Leonard, Herman B., and Orson Watson. "Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 307-064, October 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
      • March 2006 (Revised June 2010)
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      Eldeco: Playing in the Big League

      By: Arthur I Segel, Nicolas P. Retsinas and Siddarth Yog
      In 2001, Pankaj Bajaj is considering whether to go forward with a residential development outside New Delhi. Facing an uncooperative local authority, he must determine how to evaluate the risks of proceeding against the potential loss of a golden opportunity to bring... View Details
      Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Construction; Government and Politics; Risk Management; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Real Estate Industry; New Delhi
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      Segel, Arthur I., Nicolas P. Retsinas, and Siddarth Yog. "Eldeco: Playing in the Big League." Harvard Business School Case 206-116, March 2006. (Revised June 2010.)
      • January 2006 (Revised April 2007)
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      General Electric Healthcare, 2006

      By: Tarun Khanna and Elizabeth Raabe
      In January 2006, Joe Hogan, head of General Electric (GE) Healthcare Technologies, prepared to step into William Castell's shoes as CEO of GE Healthcare, the world's leading manufacturer of diagnostic imaging equipment. In 2004, former CEO Jeff Immelt acquired Amersham... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Cost vs Benefits; Growth and Development Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Machinery and Machining; Global Range; Multinational Firms and Management; Product Design; Technological Innovation; Expansion; Value Creation; Business Subsidiaries; Health Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Khanna, Tarun, and Elizabeth Raabe. "General Electric Healthcare, 2006." Harvard Business School Case 706-478, January 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
      • January 2006 (Revised September 2007)
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      Bentington Industries

      By: David Ager and John A. Davis
      Describes the situation facing Paul Bentington, the president, CEO, and member of the owning family of BIND, PLC, a large and successful family-owned engineering consulting firm in London. Bentington's sister and brother, both of whom are owners of the firm, confront... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Leadership; Family Business; Management Succession; Conflict and Resolution; Diversity; London
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      Ager, David, and John A. Davis. "Bentington Industries." Harvard Business School Case 806-115, January 2006. (Revised September 2007.)
      • December 2005 (Revised March 2010)
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      William Levitt, Levittown and the Creation of American Suburbia

      By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
      Demand for low-cost housing after World War II far exceeded supply. Was this a profitable new market? New York developer William Levitt had to decide. During World War II, Levitt was eager to build basic housing for the working class—otherwise, Levitt & Sons would have... View Details
      Keywords: Demographics; Construction; Business History; Housing; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Business and Government Relations; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States; New York (state, US)
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      Nohria, Nitin, Anthony Mayo, and Mark Benson. "William Levitt, Levittown and the Creation of American Suburbia." Harvard Business School Case 406-062, December 2005. (Revised March 2010.)
      • September 2005 (Revised June 2012)
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      New Songdo City

      By: Arthur I Segel, Brandon Blaser, Gerardo Garza, Albert Kim, John Richard and Andrew Murphy
      The government of South Korea has chosen John Hynes and Gale International to construct New Songdo City. This is an entirely new city, about the size of Boston, between the new Incheon airport and the capital of Seoul. The proposed city is the government's attempt to... View Details
      Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Urban Development; Construction; Design; Climate Change; South Korea
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      Segel, Arthur I., Brandon Blaser, Gerardo Garza, Albert Kim, John Richard, and Andrew Murphy. "New Songdo City." Harvard Business School Case 206-019, September 2005. (Revised June 2012.)
      • May 2005 (Revised April 2011)
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      Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (A)

      By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
      Describes the leadership challenges involved in managing strategic innovation and change in a highly mature business unit. Allows systematic exploration of organizational structures, incentives, competencies, and culture that impede innovation. Pivots on a new leader's... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Leadership; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure
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      Tushman, Michael L., David Kiron, and Wendy Smith. "Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 405-067, May 2005. (Revised April 2011.)
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