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- May 2004 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
IBM On Demand Community
By: John A. Quelch
The vice-president of IBM Corporate Community Relations is developing the launch program for IBM On Demand Community, a suite of 140 technology tools designed to enable IBM employees to assist nonprofit community organizations and schools worldwide. View Details
Quelch, John A. "IBM On Demand Community." Harvard Business School Case 504-103, May 2004. (Revised July 2004.)
- March 1996
- Case
African Communications Group
Describes the opportunities that confront the African Communications Group, an entrepreneurial organization that plans to introduce a wireless pay-phone system in Tanzania. Provides a foundation for the analysis of value creation and of value capture. The possibility... View Details
Keywords: Value Creation; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Forecasting and Prediction; Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Tanzania
McGahan, Anita M., and Dale Coxe. "African Communications Group." Harvard Business School Case 796-128, March 1996.
- June 1998
- Article
The Coevolution of Community Networks and Technology: Lessons From the Flight Simulation Industry
By: L. Rosenkopf and Michael Tushman
Rosenkopf, L., and Michael Tushman. "The Coevolution of Community Networks and Technology: Lessons From the Flight Simulation Industry." Industrial and Corporate Change 7, no. 2 (June 1998): 311–346.
- December 1979 (Revised December 1980)
- Case
Seaside Communications
Keywords: Communications Industry
Poorvu, William J. "Seaside Communications." Harvard Business School Case 380-115, December 1979. (Revised December 1980.)
- July 2011
- Teaching Note
MindTree: A Community of Communities (TN)
By: David A. Garvin
Teaching Note for 311049. View Details
- September 2000 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Kana Communications
Kana is a young Internet software company wondering how it should react to the rapid emergence of Application Service Providers (ASPs), firms that host software applications for customers who can reach those via the Internet. ASPs may be a new channel of distribution... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Distribution Channels; Web Services Industry
Sarvary, Miklos. "Kana Communications." Harvard Business School Case 501-003, September 2000. (Revised April 2001.)
- February 2006 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Atheros Communications
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Lauren Barley
Managers at Atheros, a leading provider of wireless local area network chipsets, must decide whether to join a special interest group (SIG) proposed by Intel to end an impasse over standards for the 802.11n (11n), the next generation of "Wi-Fi" technology. Two factions... View Details
Keywords: Intellectual Property; Standards; Wireless Technology; Semiconductor Industry; United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Lauren Barley. "Atheros Communications." Harvard Business School Case 806-093, February 2006. (Revised June 2007.)
- September 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Arnold Communications
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Jeremiah Weinstock
The new owner and CEO of Arnold Advertising, a relatively small regional agency, aims to build it into Arnold Communications--a much larger, stronger firm competing successfully for national accounts. As part of this growth strategy, the agency develops a process for... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Creativity; Entrepreneurship; Advertising; Business Processes; Brands and Branding; Growth and Development Strategy; Advertising Industry
Amabile, Teresa M., and Jeremiah Weinstock. "Arnold Communications." Harvard Business School Case 899-083, September 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- April 1999 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Motive Communications
The founders of Motive Communications, Inc., a recent start-up dedicated to reinventing the support chain involved in the delivery of information technology support services, put in place a development process hinged on extensive customer feedback. As part of this, a... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Customer Relationship Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Information Technology Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Marco Iansiti, Myra M. Hart, William W Chan, and Find Findsen. "Motive Communications." Harvard Business School Case 699-157, April 1999. (Revised October 2001.)
- January 1996 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
First Community Bank (A)
First Community Bank, a bank-within-a-bank at Bank of Boston, was established in 1990 as a unique venture to serve urban communities. By 1995 it has achieved profitability but must manage relationships with the mainstream at Bank of Boston, serve as a change agent and... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Business Ventures; Business and Community Relations; Agency Theory; Change Management; Leadership; Balanced Scorecard; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Banking Industry; Boston
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "First Community Bank (A)." Harvard Business School Case 396-202, January 1996. (Revised December 2005.)
- 21 Jul 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Why Do User Communities Matter for Strategy?
Keywords: by Sonali K. Shah and Frank Nagle
- June 2007 (Revised September 2007)
- Teaching Note
Atheros Communications (TN)
Keywords: Communications Industry
- May 1999
- Case
African Communications Group (Condensed)
Describes the opportunities that confront the African Communications Group, an entrepreneurial organization that plans to introduce a wireless pay-phone system in Tanzania. Provides a foundation for the analysis of value creation and of value capture. The possibility... View Details
McGahan, Anita M. "African Communications Group (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 799-148, May 1999.
- June 2008
- Case
Threadless: The Business of Community
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Zahra Kanji
Threadless.com, the online, Chicago-based t-shirt company, was not your typical fashion apparel company. The company, run by Jake Nickell, Jacob DeHart, and Jeffrey Kalmikoff, turned the fashion business on its head by enabling anyone to submit designs for t-shirts and... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Innovation and Invention; Product Design; Partners and Partnerships; Social and Collaborative Networks; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Lakhani, Karim R., and Zahra Kanji. "Threadless: The Business of Community." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 608-707, June 2008.
- March 2025
- Supplement
Fostering Community at Airbnb (B)
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, Heather Whiteman and Sarah Mehta
This case provides updates to “Fostering Community at Airbnb (A),” case no. 425-045. View Details
- September 1997 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Adelphia Communications Corporation
By: Paul M. Healy
A bank officer must make a loan application decision for a large but financially troubled cable broadcaster. View Details
Keywords: Financial Condition; Financing and Loans; Decision Choices and Conditions; Contracts; Telecommunications Industry
Healy, Paul M. "Adelphia Communications Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 198-031, September 1997. (Revised March 2000.)
- September 1987 (Revised June 1988)
- Case
Lorin Communications Corp.
By: W. Earl Sasser and Lucy N. Lytle
Keywords: Communications Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, and Lucy N. Lytle. "Lorin Communications Corp." Harvard Business School Case 688-001, September 1987. (Revised June 1988.)
- October 1986
- Supplement
American Communications (B)
By: D. Quinn Mills and G Bruce Friesen
Mills, D. Quinn, and G Bruce Friesen. "American Communications (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 487-031, October 1986.
- Research Summary
Regulatory negotiations and risk communication
In the pharmaceutical industry a drugs benefits and risks are constantly being weighed by companies, regulators, physicians and drug consumers. While companies and regulators must make decisions based on population statistics about drug outcomes, physicians and drug... View Details
- October 2001
- Teaching Note
First Community Bank (B): Community Banking Group TN
Teaching Note for (9-301-086). View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry