Publications

September 2020
Case

Apple Bets on Augmented Reality

By: Rory McDonald, David Lane and Mel Martin

In 2020, augmented reality (AR) was still a nascent technology with blockbuster potential, one which Apple was actively developing as its iPhone franchise waned. But the emergence of AR was uneven, including the disappointing Google Glass and the unexpected viral... View Details

Keywords: Augmented Reality; Industry Structures; Product Development; Commercialization; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Video Game Industry

2009
Working Paper

Industry Equilibrium with Open Source and Proprietary Firms

By: Gaston Llanes and Ramiro de Elejalde

We present a model of industry equilibrium to study the coexistence of Open Source (OS) and Proprietary (P) firms. Two novel aspects of the model are: (1) participation in OS arises as the optimal decision of profit-maximizing firms, and (2) OS and P firms may (or may... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Sharing; Industry Structures; Open Source Distribution; Research and Development

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March 2006
Case

Wells Fargo Convertible Bonds

By: Malcolm P. Baker and Elizabeth Kind

Howard Atkins, the chief financial officer of Wells Fargo, is considering issuing $3 billion in convertible debt. With an investment-grade credit rating, Wells Fargo is not the typical issuer of convertible securities, but the market conditions in 2003 are unusual.... View Details

Keywords: Capital Structure; Financial Institutions; Banks and Banking; Debt Securities; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Strategy; Banking Industry

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

The Organizational Model for Open Source

mailing address, their capital needs are minimal. People are intimately aware of the fact that too much structure will disenfranchise the very people who make the most successful open source projects possible. —Siobhán O'Mahony Second is... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

30 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Driving Social Impact Through Consumer Behavior: Nonprofit to Finance to Retail with Nicole Krantz (MBA 2022)

structure and was eager to get started. “I was really excited learning about the program and liked that I would have ownership over a big project important to the company,” said Krantz. “Every intern has a project sponsor at the SVP... View Details

Keywords: Retail

Profile

Max Wibaux

you. They offer a lens or filter that helps you develop an intuition as to why specific transactions are structured in a certain way. It’s much more fascinating than I expected." Through The Entrepreneurial Manager class, Max... View Details

Keywords: CPG

Web

Lucky Ones Coffee: Employing People with Disabilities | Information Technology

from the local community, and by early 2023 Holyfield and Matkins operated two coffee shops with 17 employees. The two entrepreneurs must now decide how to grow their business to create still more jobs, and how to structure the business... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

Authentic Leadership

2007 book True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership. George is now faculty chair of the Executive Education version of the course, which is being offered three times a year. One of several innovative "platform" courses designed to enrich the EC, ALD is View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 12

PublicationsLocal Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship in India Authors:Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen D. O'Connell Publication:Journal of Economic Geography Abstract We analyze the spatial determinants of female... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

in global supply chains have engaged in activism that led transnational corporations to adopt codes of conduct and monitor their suppliers for compliance, but it is not clear whether these organizational structures raise labor standards.... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

29 Sep 2011
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Leveraging Intellectual Property

forms of intellectual property and still be IP-modular, provided that the incompatible chunks of knowledge are associated with different modules within the whole system. The optimal modular structure for capturing value is not necessarily... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

08 Jul 2025
Blog Post

In-Office, Remote, or Hybrid: Strategies for Success

during meetings and hold one another accountable when distractions arise. Focus is a team practice. Tip: Set “focus hours” with notifications off and use shared calendars to signal availability. This helps reinforce boundaries and protect time for deep work. Routines:... View Details

Profile

Rakhi Mehra

"solve problems across a range of industries." Looking beyond her MBA, Rakhi plans on using consulting as a way to learn more about effective organizational structures and cultures. "In the long term," Rakhi says,... View Details

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Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship | Baker Library

down to the Census Block Group geography) data plus Social Explorer tables which include easy reports with age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, household relationship, place of birth, education, employment status, income, tenure, cost and value of housing, year View Details

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McKim, Mead & White - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

had worked on a number of landmark structures at Harvard including the Memorial Fence, Johnson Gate, Robinson Hall, Harvard Union, and Harvard Stadium. Unlike other University buildings designed to fit within the existing, historic... View Details

April 1988 (Revised May 1992)
Case

Gaz de France

By: W. Carl Kester

The treasurer of Gaz de France is an aggressive, proactive manager of his company's liability structure, running one of the largest swap books of any non-financial corporation in the world. Currency futures, interbank forwards, and currency options are also frequently... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Borrowing and Debt; Currency Exchange Rate; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Policy; Management; Organizational Structure; Energy Industry; Europe

September 2016 (Revised September 2017)
Case

Collage.com: Scaling a Distributed Organization

By: Christopher Stanton and Shikhar Ghosh

Kevin Borders and Joe Golden, co-founders and co-CEOs of Collage.com, must decide how to grow their custom photo-products startup in the face of fierce competition. From 2011 through 2016, the business evolved from a hobby to a startup with $22 million in revenue and... View Details

Keywords: Remote Work; Internet and the Web; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Employees; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Service Industry

March 2010 (Revised March 2012)
Teaching Note

PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Bobbi Thomason

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Keywords: Investment; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Leadership; Early Childhood Education; Brands and Branding; Organizational Structure; Success; Financial Services Industry

May 2002 (Revised October 2002)
Case

Telewest Communications plc

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Laure Mougeot Stroock

Created in 1992, Telewest has become the second largest broadband communication provider in the United Kingdom, offering telephone, cable television, and cable Internet services, as well as television and online content to the U.K. entertainment market. The first to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Structures; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Telecommunications Industry; Europe; United Kingdom