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21 Nov 2013
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Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins

effect from the Apple and then the Google Android ecosystems had overwhelmed them. Alan D. MacCormack, MBA Class of 1949 Adjunct Professor of Business Administration: Blackberry was in a jam well before Heins stepped in. By the time he... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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In-Person Programs: Q&A with Portfolio Directors

started coming back to campus, we realized just how much we had missed it. The overall program experience relies on the technologically rich ecosystem of classrooms, living groups, residence lounges, libraries, outdoor spaces, beautiful... View Details

23 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

time? Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/219065-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 619-003 Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL Set in March 2018, the case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007

the vast majority of organizations provide applications. To assess the health and competitiveness of business ecosystems, three aspects of ecosystem health inspired by their biological metaphor and expressed in terms of their View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

November 2019
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DeepMap: Charting the Road Ahead for Autonomous Vehicles

By: Shane Greenstein and Nicole Tempest Keller

Founded in 2016, DeepMap developed high definition (HD) mapping software and localization services for Level 4+ autonomous vehicles. Traditional navigational maps were accurate to a few meters, which was sufficient for drivers but not for machine-driven vehicles that... View Details

Keywords: Mapping Software; Autonomous Vehicles; Business Startups; Applications and Software; Technological Innovation; Technology Adoption; Service Delivery; Global Range; Resource Allocation; Strategic Planning; Technology Industry; Auto Industry

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29 Mar 2016
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March 29, 2016

(a) fosters a longer-term perspective and (b) widens the firm’s scope; and ecosystem creation. While much of the dynamic capabilities literature has focused on testing causal relationships between key performance variables and constructs,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market

had had to be actively created. Supply alone did not generate demand. Second, this was a case in which actors other than the producers (that is, the artists) interpreted the product to explain and construct its value to consumers, allowing us to examine the entire... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2022
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A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light

better as Dean.” Light viewed globalization as a significant opportunity for the School and opened a research center in India and the Harvard Center Shanghai. New courses brought MBA students to countries in Asia, Africa, and South America. And the seeds of the Harvard... View Details

Keywords: leadership; HBS Dean; obituary; academia

01 Jun 2012
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What Industrial Policy?

Manufacturing is a critical component of the American ecosystem for innovation and can be an important part of the knowledge economy. To let it erode would be a grave mistake. —Gary P. Pisano is the Harry E.... View Details

Keywords: Gary P. Pisano; Agriculture; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Health, Social Assistance; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2017
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Read All About It: Journalism Can Be Profitable

predicted the demise of books with the advent of e-readers, but people are still buying printed books. Print isn’t going to disappear in the near future. + ONLINE web-only content Why didn’t newspaper groups innovate more rapidly in the... View Details

Keywords: April White; New York Times; newspapers; Google; Wirecutter; social media; Facebook; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

21 May 2024
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IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai

in 2020, Dalmia Polypro recycled approximately 19,000 metric tons of waste, with plans to scale to 80,000 metric tons by 2025 . Their innovative approach not only streamlines the process but also creates a network of smaller businesses... View Details

21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52291 Platforms, Open/User Innovation, and Ecosystems: A Strategic Leadership Perspective By: Altman, Elizabeth J., and Michael L. Tushman Abstract—Platform, open/user innovation, and View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Oct 2016
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Smart Moves

carmakers use INRIX data now, and the acquisition of OpenCar enables us to provide a much better user experience—an end-to-end ecosystem for in-car applications. Today, if you want to play Pandora in the car or get advice from Trip... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Support Activities for Transportation; Transportation

05 Dec 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

exit. A new and central economic force is the selection between high- and low-type firms, which differ in terms of their innovative capacity. We estimate the parameters of the model using U.S. Census microdata on firm-level output,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Nov 2024
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Healthcare Club Hosts its 25th Annual Conference; Alumni Step Out for Global Networking Night; Meet the Club Leader: Andrea Fantacone

Ellerin (MBA 1995) and Robert DeNoble (MBA 1972), the club honored Sir Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group and the Conference Keynote Speaker, with the 2025 Ellerin Achievement Award for his dedicated and innovative leadership in the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 Jul 2024
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Harvard Business School Announces Its 2024-2025 Blavatnik Fellows

work with them as a mentor and carry on the program’s mission to inspire first-time life science entrepreneurs as they enter the Boston biotech ecosystem as Blavatnik Fellows.” The 2024-2025 Blavatnik Fellows are: Narek Dshkhunyan (MBA... View Details

29 Jun 2022
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Harvard Business School Announces the 2022-2023 Blavatnik Fellows

ventures as MBA students and start their fellowship year with the largest seed financing raised as a new cohort. I am excited to work with them and carry on the program’s mission to inspire young life science entrepreneurs as they enter the Boston biotech View Details

01 Sep 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016

successful firms, outline ten ways in which the managerial and innovative capabilities of Chinese firms differ from those of Western firms, and describe how multinationals doing business in China can become part of the Chinese View Details

17 Mar 2015
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The First Five Years: Adam Enbar (MBA 2010)

What’s the story behind the Flatiron School, and how did you come up with the name? “The Flatiron School was born when I met my cofounder, Avi Flombaum, while researching innovations in higher education at Charles River Ventures. I had... View Details

Keywords: Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

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