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- March 1993 (Revised June 1998)
- Case
Commercial Fixtures, Inc.
Two equal partners arrange a sealed bid auction to decide which one buys out the other's interest in a lighting fixture company started by their fathers. After 25 years together, they had developed irreconcilable differences over how to manage the company. A rewritten... View Details
Roberts, Michael J. "Commercial Fixtures, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 393-115, March 1993. (Revised June 1998.)
- 10 Nov 2020
- Cold Call Podcast
The Challenges of Commercializing Fertility
Keywords: Re: Debora L. Spar
- July 2004
- Supplement
Samsung Electronics Commercials
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Samsung Electronics Commercials." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 505-701, July 2004.
- 10 Nov 2020
- News
The Challenges of Commercializing Fertility
- August 2003
- Case
BRAC and Aarong Commercial Brands, The
By: John A. Quelch
BRAC is the world's largest NGO and has recently initiated a number of successful profit-making commercial enterprises, ranging from dairy processing to vegetable exports, as well as a university. Explores the tensions and benefits of a major nonprofit entering the... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Commercialization; For-Profit Firms; Non-Governmental Organizations
Quelch, John A., and Nathalie Laidler. "BRAC and Aarong Commercial Brands, The." Harvard Business School Case 504-013, August 2003.
- June 2016 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
Numenta: Inventing and (or) Commercializing AI
By: David B. Yoffie, Liz Kind and David Ben Shimol
In March 2016, Donna Dubinsky (co-founder and CEO) and Jeff Hawkins (co-founder) were struggling with a key question: Could Numenta be successful in both creating fundamental technology and building a commercial business? Located in Redwood City, CA, Numenta was... View Details
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Machine Intelligence; Machine Learning; Strategy; Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Information; Technological Innovation; Research; Research and Development; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Digital Platforms; Commercialization; AI and Machine Learning
Yoffie, David B., Liz Kind, and David Ben Shimol. "Numenta: Inventing and (or) Commercializing AI." Harvard Business School Case 716-469, June 2016. (Revised August 2019.)
- Research Summary
Success Factors in Commercial Sourcing Markets
Identifying and quantifying the features of commercial sourcing markets that contribute to successful and unsuccessful outcomes. View Details
- July 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Milcom: An External Partnership to Commercialize Military Technologies
Describes a promising start-up company that seeks partnerships with large military defense contractors to commercialize technology for civilian applications. View Details
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Anthony Massaro. "Milcom: An External Partnership to Commercialize Military Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 602-006, July 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- February 2002
- Background Note
Note on Commercial Real Estate Financial Market
By: Arthur I Segel and Melissa Yin-Yin Lam
Discusses the recent history of the commercial real estate financial market (pre-1990s-2001). Looks at the shift to more conventional capital markets for commercial real estate debt. View Details
Segel, Arthur I., and Melissa Yin-Yin Lam. "Note on Commercial Real Estate Financial Market." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-165, February 2002.
- 2024
- Working Paper
The Wandering Scholars: Understanding the Heterogeneity of University Commercialization
By: Josh Lerner, Henry Manley, Carolyn Stein and Heidi Williams
University-based scientific research has long been argued to be a central source of
commercial innovation and economic growth. Yet at the same time, there have been
long-held concerns that many university-based discoveries never realize their potential
social... View Details
Lerner, Josh, Henry Manley, Carolyn Stein, and Heidi Williams. "The Wandering Scholars: Understanding the Heterogeneity of University Commercialization." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-043, January 2024.
- July 2006 (Revised September 2012)
- Teaching Note
Holt Lunsford Commercial (TN)
By: Arthur I Segel
Teaching Note for case number 804012. View Details
- May 2004
- Supplement
Vanguard Group Television Commercials
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Vanguard Group Television Commercials." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 504-812, May 2004.
- February 1990
- Background Note
Commercial Banking Industry Note
Linder, Jane C. "Commercial Banking Industry Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 190-064, February 1990.
- September 1984
- Background Note
Commercialization of Electric Vehicles
Rosenbloom, Richard S. "Commercialization of Electric Vehicles." Harvard Business School Background Note 685-021, September 1984.
- November 2000 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
Commercial Capital SA (A)
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Laure Mougeot Stroock
Keywords: Agribusiness; Privatization; Venture Capital; Financial Services Industry; Greece; Romania
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Laure Mougeot Stroock. "Commercial Capital SA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 901-005, November 2000. (Revised January 2001.)
- December 1983
- Supplement
Commercial Fixtures, Inc., Supplement
Lander, Eric S. "Commercial Fixtures, Inc., Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 184-081, December 1983.
- February 2008 (Revised August 2008)
- Case
EXACT Sciences Corp.: Commercializing a Diagnostic Test
This case addresses the challenges of commercializing molecular diagnostics. Along the way, it explains the technology, payment system, and the measures used to assess the value of a diagnostic test. View Details
Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Genetics; Science-Based Business; Commercialization; Biotechnology Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E. "EXACT Sciences Corp.: Commercializing a Diagnostic Test." Harvard Business School Case 308-090, February 2008. (Revised August 2008.)
- November 1986 (Revised February 1996)
- Case
Allstate Chemical Company: The Commercialization of Dynarim
By: David A. Garvin
Raises three issues: the different requirements for competing in specialty and commodity chemicals; the steps a new idea follows in moving from research, applied research, and development to manufacturing and marketing; and the role of a commercial development... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Production; Marketing; Product Development; Goals and Objectives; Research; Managerial Roles; Business Divisions; Chemical Industry
Garvin, David A. "Allstate Chemical Company: The Commercialization of Dynarim." Harvard Business School Case 687-010, November 1986. (Revised February 1996.)
- October 2004 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Langer Lab, The: Commercializing Science
By: H. Kent Bowen, Alex Kazaks, Ayr Muir-Harmony and Bryce LaPierre
Professor Robert Langer's laboratory at MIT is the source of an unusually large number of published papers, patents, and technology licenses to start-up and established companies in the biomedical industry. Explores Langer's leadership and other factors that create a... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Research and Development; Patents; Innovation Leadership; Science-Based Business; Commercialization; Biotechnology Industry; Education Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, Alex Kazaks, Ayr Muir-Harmony, and Bryce LaPierre. "Langer Lab, The: Commercializing Science." Harvard Business School Case 605-017, October 2004. (Revised March 2005.)
- June 1994 (Revised September 1994)
- Background Note
Commercializing Technology: Imaginative Understanding of User Needs
The transformation of technology into commercially successful products is a process fraught with risk and uncertainty, and increasing pressure on time to market is exacerbating the difficulties. This note first describes a study conducted by Hewlett-Packard to improve... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Communication Strategy; Customers; Design; Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Product Development; Research; Risk and Uncertainty; Commercialization; Technology Adoption
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Commercializing Technology: Imaginative Understanding of User Needs." Harvard Business School Background Note 694-102, June 1994. (Revised September 1994.)