Publications

April 2015 (Revised June 2016)
Case

The Transformation of NCR

By: David Collis, Raffaella Sadun and Matthew Shaffer

During his tenure as CEO since 2005, Bill Nuti had moved NCR Corporation (originally National Cash Register) from its historical competence in hardware to become a provider of hardware and software for managing transactions across a range of industries and payments... View Details

Keywords: NCR; Hardware; Software; Acquisitions; Financial Services; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Transformation; Acquisition; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry

20 May 2024
Blog Post

Get to Know Class Day Student Speaker Erik Roberts

had a stint at an autonomous vehicle infrastructure startup. An MBA, he said, was an opportunity to learn a new problem-solving language. “I’ve thought about each step of my life as learning a new language—a dialect and a set of words... View Details

Web

Strategy & IT - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

capabilities of smart, connected products and outline the entirely new technology infrastructure that companies will be required to build and support behind them. To understand the effects of smart, connected products on View Details

11 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

companies was more volatile—and riskier—than that of the long-termers. The team also identified industries that appear to be short-term-oriented (banking, electronic equipment, business services, and wholesale) and long-term-focused... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

01 Dec 2019
News

Remix

community after their respective accusations against Clarence Thomas and Mike Tyson. It’s one of the factors that helps explain why women of color report sexual assault at rates far below that of white women and a major force behind Dixon’s decision to leave the View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

Teaching Interest

Business Opportunties in Climate Adaptation

By: John D. Macomber

This is a Short Intensive Program or SIP at Harvard Business School. It’s an optional student offering prior to the formal start of the Spring semester the following week. SIPs tend to cover new material on current topics, to be less formal than the HBS Case Study... View Details

Keywords: Resilience; Climate Risk; Climate Impact; Fire Protection; Insurance Risk Exposure; Hedge Fund; Public Health; Public Health Measures; Climate Change; Adaptation; Infrastructure; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States; Africa; Latin America

24 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet

infrastructure to take advantage of the new technology. Rich areas pulled away more from less-rich areas, making regional inequality worse. As we sometimes say succinctly, the internet enabled midwestern farmers to easily reach Manhattan... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology

March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
Case

Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk

By: Michael Chu and Jean Hazell

The notable success of insurance products for low-income clients of its microfinance network leads Opportunity International to launch the first global specialized microinsurance company, the Micro Insurance Agency (MIA). Building on the experience in 10 countries... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Cost Management; Microfinance; Globalization; Growth and Development Strategy; Risk Management; Infrastructure; Nonprofit Organizations; Competition; Financial Services Industry; Africa; Asia; Latin America

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

communities disproportionately face increased levels of pollution and are often more vulnerable to the dangerous effects of climate change. Dorceta E. Taylor’s Toxic Communities breaks down environmental racism as it relates to the siting of View Details

14 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 14

entertainment industry really works-and how to navigate today's high-stakes business world at large. Publisher's link: http://www.blockbusters-thebook.com/ 2006 Journal of Economic Perspectives The Investment Strategies of Sovereign... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

industries over others, including wishing to avoid sectors where there was extensive government interference. Oral history can shed light on hypersensitive topics, such as corruption, which are rarely formally documented. While the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

March 2022 (Revised November 2023)
Case

Doubling Down: Elon Musk's Big Bets in 2022

By: David Yoffie and Daniel Fisher

2021 was a banner year for Elon Musk. CEO of the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla, the aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, and a few smaller startups, Musk became the richest person on Earth after Tesla reached a market capitalization of $1 trillion and SpaceX a private... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Management; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Transportation; Strategic Planning; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry; United States; Europe; China

January 2022 (Revised August 2022)
Case

Geely SEA: New Electric Vehicle Platforms

By: Willy C. Shih and Shu Lin

Kent Bovellan, the Chief Engineer and Head of the Vehicle Architecture Center for Geely Holding, the Hangzhou, China headquartered global automotive group, was debating the platform choice for an upcoming "D" segment midsized battery electric vehicle (BEV). He had led... View Details

Keywords: Product Innovation; Product Architecture; Product Engineering; Platform Design; Platform Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Digital Platforms; Information Technology; Product Design; Product Development; Cost Management; Decision Making; Competitive Strategy; Industry Structures; Auto Industry; China; Sweden

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

retribution. Fusion Strategy: How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future By Vijay Govindarajan (MBA 1976, DBA 1978) and Venkat Venkatraman Harvard Business School Press Tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, and Google can... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet)

Web

Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

online magazine and store to purchase full-size products. Palliative Care of America David Matly Michael Matly Business Track Runner-Up Palliative Care of America provides the best quality of life for seriously and terminally ill patients by providing View Details

May 2011
Case

The Morrison Company

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Paul Meyers

The Morrison Company develops and manufactures radio frequency identification tags (RFID) known as smart labels for the retail and pharmaceutical industries. RFID technology is a fast-growing and increasingly competitive industry. Sales have risen dramatically over the... View Details

Keywords: Quantitative Analysis; Technology; Operations Management; Product Lines; Manufacturing; Capacity Planning; Production Planning; Information Technology; Strategy; Production; Organizational Structure; Infrastructure; Product Development; Information Infrastructure; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry