Futures and Commodity Futures - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 2020
Teaching Note

Upwork: Reimagining the Future of Work

By: Feng Zhu and Shirley Sun

Teaching Note for HBS No. 616-027. View Details

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April 2022
Article

National Customer Orientation: A Framework, Propositions and Agenda for Future Research

By: Ofer Mintz, Imran S. Currim and Rohit Deshpandé

Purpose: This paper aims to propose a new country-level construct, national customer orientation, to provide a benchmark for global headquartered managers’ decisions and scholars investigating cross-national research.
Design/methodology/approach: A conceptual... View Details

Keywords: International Marketing; Macro-marketing; Marketing; Financial Crisis; Customer Focus and Relationships; Economic Growth; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation

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December 2020
Supplement

Komatsu: Video of Future Building Site

By: Rajiv Lal, David J. Collis and Akiko Saito

Short video that illustrates how an automated construction site would operate View Details

Keywords: Automation; Construction; Construction Industry; Japan

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January 2021
Background Note

Note on the Future of Work

By: William R. Kerr, Joseph B. Fuller, Manjari Raman and Bailey McAfee

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May 1997 (Revised July 1997)
Case

Vermeer Technologies (C): Negotiating the Future

By: Ashish Nanda

The success of the Vermeer software offering suddenly transforms the start-up into a sought after company. After arduous negotiations, Vermeer management is faced with the choice of continuing as an independent company or being acquired by Microsoft or Netscape. View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; Applications and Software; Decision Making; Acquisition; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry

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22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs

It is a classic leadership challenge of the early twenty-first century: How do you steer your business and motivate your people to pursue breakthrough growth while giving proper attention to executing the here View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

May 2019
Case

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: 'One CMHC' and Version 3.0

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

When Evan Siddall was appointed CEO of Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC) five years earlier, he had embarked on a major organizational restructuring. Now he is spearheading another round of changes. CMHC has adopted an ambition vision and five year strategic... View Details

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01 Dec 1985
Keynote Speech

Model Management Systems: Proposed Model Representations and Future Designs

By: L. M. Applegate, G. Klein, B. R. Konsynski and J. F. Nunamaker

Keywords: Management Systems

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June 2019
Teaching Note

The Drone Racing League: Building the Sport of the Future

By: Robert F. Higgins and James Barnett

Drone Racing League (DRL) sees itself as the world’s preeminent professional drone racing league. The company is in its third season of racing and is focused on future seasons and the negotiation of a new media agreement. How should the company proceed? Teaching Note... View Details

Keywords: Drones; Racing; Sports; Entrepreneurship; Media; Strategic Planning

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July 2014
Teaching Note

Bitcoin: The Future of Digital Payments?

By: Andrei Hagiu and Nathan Beach

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15 Jun 2021
Cold Call Podcast

IKEA Navigates the Future While Staying True to its Culture

Keywords: Re: Juan Alcacer & Cynthia A. Montgomery; Retail

January 2025
Teaching Note

Nvidia, Inc. in 2024 and the Future of AI

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 725-360. View Details

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December 2024 (Revised March 2025)
Case

KLog.co—Charting the Course of Its Future

By: Juan Alcácer, Jorge Tirado and Thomas Occhipinti

Keywords: Freighting; Logistics; Trade; Latin America; Chile

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2024
Other Unpublished Work

Future Trends in Agile Organizational Design

By: Ranjay Gulati, Franz Wohlgezogen and Emily Tedards

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November 18, 2010
Article

GM's IPO: Back to the Future

By: Joseph L. Bower, Vineet Kumar and Dante Roscini

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Fintech and Washington: Defining the Future of Small Business Lending

Small businesses have often faced gaps in access to credit. An explosion of new online lenders are providing small dollar loans to businesses within days, with easy online applications and innovative credit algorithms. Is this a good development for Americas small... View Details