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- 19 Dec 2019
- News
A Ranch of One’s Own
An established movie producer with numerous hits under his belt, Dan Lin (MBA 1999) understands the long, hard road from idea to script to silver screen. To smooth that journey, Lin founded Rideback Ranch two years ago in the Los Angeles neighborhood View Details
Keywords: LEGO
- 2012
- Chapter
Schumpeterian Competition and Diseconomies of Scope: Illustrations from the Histories of Microsoft and IBM
By: Timothy F. Bresnahan, Shane Greenstein and Rebecca M. Henderson
We address a longstanding question about the causes of creative destruction. Dominant incumbent firms, long successful in an existing technology, are often much less successful in new technological eras. This is puzzling, since a cursory analysis would suggest that... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Opportunities; Competition; Information Technology; Innovation and Management; Organizations; Relationships; Information Technology Industry
Bresnahan, Timothy F., Shane Greenstein, and Rebecca M. Henderson. "Schumpeterian Competition and Diseconomies of Scope: Illustrations from the Histories of Microsoft and IBM." In The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
The Power of National Identity
hundred miles east of Moscow, then Lithuania cannot be the geographical center of Europe. But in the post-Soviet era, beliefs about national identity don’t necessarily have to be true to be powerful.”... View Details
- Dataset
Rise and Fall of Imperialism
- 2010
- Working Paper
The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-periphery Structures Dominate?
By: Alan MacCormack, Carliss Y. Baldwin and John Rusnak
Any complex technological system can be decomposed into a number of subsystems and associated components, some of which are core to system function while others are only peripheral. The dynamics of how such "core-periphery" structures evolve and become embedded in a... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Product Design; Practice; Core Relationships; Software; Information Technology Industry
MacCormack, Alan, Carliss Y. Baldwin, and John Rusnak. "The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-periphery Structures Dominate?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-059, January 2010.
- 13 Nov 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
A New Framework for Analyzing and Managing Macrofinancial Risks of An Economy
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Deep Links: Business School Students’ Perceptions of the Role of Law and Ethics in Business
- January 2014 (Revised October 2014)
- Supplement
Mittal Steel's Pursuit of Arcelor (B)
By: Paul M. Healy and Penelope Rossano
Lakshmi Mittal, CEO of Mittal Steel, a UK-based company with Indian roots, took advantage of a weakened Arcelor that had successfully won a bidding war for Canadian steel company Dofasco, with an unsolicited bid to buy the company. Mittal's plans for acquiring Arcelor... View Details
- August 2016 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes
By: Shawn Cole, Andreas Rotenberg and Thomas van den Aarssen
Kumar Builders (KUL) was finally nearing completion on the four luxury condominium towers that comprised the first phase of its bold vision for the redevelopment of more than 70 acres of prime real estate in downtown Pune, India. The Nirvana Hills development also... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Slum Redevelopment; Double Bottom Line; Economic Development; Partnerships; Partners and Partnerships; Development Economics; Urban Development; Business and Community Relations; Real Estate Industry; India
Cole, Shawn, Andreas Rotenberg, and Thomas van den Aarssen. "Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes." Harvard Business School Case 217-013, August 2016. (Revised October 2016.)
- 01 Jan 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Lobbying Behavior of Governmental Entities: Evidence from Public Pension Accounting Rules
Keywords: by Abigail M. Allen & Reining Petacchi
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Value of Difficult Conversations
particular people: Do the descendants of those who died or lost property deserve reparations? The relative recency of the Tulsa Massacre and the economic loss—estimated at... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path out of Polarization
true, which sounds a lot like the moment through which we’re living, but they managed to get there without Twitter and Facebook and YouTube. I do have a certain kind of hope for generational change in two ways. Enough mayhem was created... View Details
- 10 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
The Evolving Basis for Legitimacy of the World Trade Organization: Dispute Settlement and the Rebalancing of Global Interests
Keywords: by Arthur Daemmrich
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
At Dell Beijing, Andy Klump (HBS MBA '03) was excelling at his job—selling computer hardware and services solutions to multinationals—when the company's 360-degree performance-review process underwent a change. As part of the new... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 12 Jan 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Modularity for Value Appropriation--How to Draw the Boundaries of Intellectual Property
Keywords: by Carliss Y. Baldwin & Joachim Henkel
- 1998
- Book
The Competitive Advantage of Nations
By: M. E. Porter
In the modern competitive marketplace, nations have their own competitive advantages. These are investigated and discussed in-depth. View Details
Porter, M. E. The Competitive Advantage of Nations. 2nd ed. New York: Free Press, 1998. (1st ed. New York: Free Press, 1990.)
- 2008
- Article
Market Leadership and Strategic Investments in Innovation: The Adoption of E-Business Capabilities
By: Kristina Steffenson McElheran
This study focuses on whether more-productive firms are more likely to adopt process innovations and why. The empirical context is the adoption of e-business practices among U.S. manufacturing plants in early 2000. Based on detailed data from the U.S. Census of... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Innovation Strategy; Leadership; Motivation and Incentives; Competitive Advantage; Technology Adoption; Manufacturing Industry; United States
McElheran, Kristina Steffenson. "Market Leadership and Strategic Investments in Innovation: The Adoption of E-Business Capabilities." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2008): 1–6p, 4 charts. (Finalist for the 2008 Best Paper Award presented by Academy of Management, TIM Division.)
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Joining Together for HBS
new HBS Fund Chairs, we are eager to explore how we can join together to help shape the future of HBS, ensuring that it continues to be a positive force in the world. We are excited about the School's View Details
- December 1982 (Revised July 1985)
- Case
Kennedy and the Balance of Payments
By: David B. Yoffie
In 1960, the United States was facing a balance of payments problem. Gold reserves were being drained, American products were losing competitiveness, and the dollar was under attack. This case analyzes the roots of this problem, provides an opportunity to discuss in... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Accounting; Macroeconomics; Money; Currency; Trade; United States
Yoffie, David B. "Kennedy and the Balance of Payments." Harvard Business School Case 383-073, December 1982. (Revised July 1985.)