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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Flight Path
Above: Drone Racing League Founder and CEO Nick Horbaczewski is having a magic moment. (photo by Jordan Hollender) Drone Racing League (DRL) founder and CEO Nick Horbaczewski (MBA 2008) wants to be clear: He... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Profile
Katie Laidlaw
engaging forums, educational conversations, and fun gatherings. From a career perspective, I confirmed my interest in working in this sector, particularly at the intersection of the public and nonprofit... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- February 1991
- Case
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A)
By: Julie H. Hertenstein and Robert S. Kaplan
Burlington Northern's decision whether to invest in ARES, an automated train control system, is a ($350 million) strategic investment in information technology. Although set in a service industry (railroad) the issues around this decision arise in many organizations... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Rail Transportation; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Performance Effectiveness; Cost vs Benefits; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Customers; Quality; Rail Industry
Hertenstein, Julie H., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-122, February 1991.
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
unavailable at this time. Read the paper: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gsj.28/abstract Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
In This Classroom, Beer Can Improve Your Grade
Universidad Catolica de Chile. In 2013, these two research collaborators came up with the idea of creating a simulation. The resulting technical manual (which they make available to players) contains all the equations used to make the... View Details
- 1997
- Chapter
Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave
By: Joseph L. Bower and Clayton M. Christensen
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
Harvard’s initiatives in stem cells, bio-inspired engineering, systems biology, chemical biology, and innovative computing. The colloquium featured a number of case studies about academic labs as well as... View Details
- June 2004 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
Rambus Inc., 2004
By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
Examines the role of technology licensing in strategies for high-technology companies. In the 1990s, Rambus developed a revolutionary memory technology that would improve the ability of DRAMs to keep pace with ever-faster microprocessors. To commercialize the... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Lawsuits and Litigation; Strategic Planning; Relationships; Commercialization; Competition; Technology Adoption; Value; Semiconductor Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "Rambus Inc., 2004." Harvard Business School Case 704-500, June 2004. (Revised January 2005.)
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
commons”: issues where stakeholders with different agendas and clashing cultures each own part of the problem and must each play a role in the solution. That makes View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Alumni News | Bookshelf
Assembly-Line Innovation The title of the 2012 e-book Building a Growth Factory (Harvard Business Review Press) conjures an image of raw materials being dumped into a black box and emerging on conveyor belts... View Details
- February 1997 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Launching the BMW Z3 Roadster
By: Robert J. Dolan and Susan M. Fournier
James McDowell, vice president of marketing at BMW North America, Inc., must design Phase II communication strategies for the launch of the new BMW Z3 Roadster. The program follows an "out-of-the-box" prelaunch campaign centered on the placement of the product in the... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Innovation and Invention; Auto Industry; North America
Dolan, Robert J., and Susan M. Fournier. "Launching the BMW Z3 Roadster." Harvard Business School Case 597-002, February 1997. (Revised January 2002.)
- January 2025
- Supplement
Wendell Weeks at Corning Inc.
By: Ryan Raffaelli
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Disruptive Innovation; Information Technology; Leadership; Health Pandemics; Technology Industry; United States; New York (city, NY)
Raffaelli, Ryan. "Wendell Weeks at Corning Inc." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 425-711, January 2025.
- December 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Synthes
Synthes is the recognized leader in the U.S. orthopedic implant market, with a 50% market share in the metallic plates, rods, and screws used to fix severe bone fractures. Synthes' marketplace strength lies in the strength of its sales force and in the quality and... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Risk Management; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Gourville, John T. "Synthes." Harvard Business School Case 502-008, December 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
powerful commercial engine it is today. This book describes how many of the key innovations that made this possible came from entrepreneurs and iconoclasts who were outside the mainstream—and how the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
By: Robert G. Eccles and David Lane
As CEO of leading executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles for the past 18 months, Kevin Kelly was pleased with his accomplishments so far but concerned about threats he perceived to Heidrick's position at the highest levels of the executive search business. In... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Recruitment; Disruptive Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Employment Industry; Service Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and David Lane. "Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 408-066, April 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Losing Our Competitive Edge
the United States to manufacture high-tech products, the erosion of the industrial commons has seriously damaged the country’s ability to invent new ones. The prevailing view of the past 25 years has been that the United States can thrive... View Details
- June 2010
- Background Note
A Note on Corporate Entrepreneurship: Challenge or Opportunity?
This note provides an overview of the rationale and the challenges associated with building new businesses within established companies. It provides a framework for understanding why corporations pursue entrepreneurial ventures and the various levers that they employ.... View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities
Chakravorti, Bhaskar. "A Note on Corporate Entrepreneurship: Challenge or Opportunity?" Harvard Business School Background Note 810-145, June 2010.
- August 2024
- Case
Pioneering Pain Management: CWC Alliance Combats the Opioid Epidemic
By: Susanna Gallani, Karen L. Sedatole and Sarah Mehta
Set in March 2024, this case is about CWC Alliance (CWC), a nonprofit working to prevent opioid addiction in the U.S. Founder Cammie Wolf Rice launched CWC in 2018 after her son, Christopher Wolf, died of a heroin overdose. Wolf’s dependence on opioids stemmed from a... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Jobs and Positions; Nonprofit Organizations; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Delivery; Mission and Purpose; Health Industry; United States; Georgia (state, US); Atlanta
Gallani, Susanna, Karen L. Sedatole, and Sarah Mehta. "Pioneering Pain Management: CWC Alliance Combats the Opioid Epidemic." Harvard Business School Case 125-012, August 2024.
- November 2000
- Case
FireDrop
By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the evolution of FireDrop, a new venture-backed company that has developed a new platform for e-mail communication. The FireDrop application--called a Zaplet--allows for e-mails to be continually updated so they are current when read (rather than when sent).... View Details