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- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
in moving out of lower-value into higher-value paths as technologies and markets changed. Before World War II those managers became proficient in monitoring the processes of production and marketing in each of the different paths. After... View Details
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
sales, retail metrics for multiproduct settings, and shelf space constraints. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=606023 Publications Technology and Industry View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 29, 2007
the group is considering increasing its investment focus to include a broader range of technologies, including emerging technologies (for example, mobile and RFID technologies) and non-information View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
Africa Project (B) David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. CrearyHarvard Business School Supplement 412-028 This case continues the story of the evolution of GE's business initiatives Africa. Between November 2010 and March 2011 several... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
hard times. In 2009, Michael Dell and his management team must figure out why the Direct Model has faltered and what they can do to revitalize the company. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710442-PDF-ENG Carrot or Stick? Getting Paid for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Private Equity under Investigation
collaborative practices constituted an anticompetitive conspiracy. The judge observed that activities the government depicted as nefarious were “nothing more nor less than a gradual, natural, and normal growth or evolution by which an... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Manager's Notebook
technologically advanced product money can buy, right? Not necessarily, says Associate Professor Clayton M. Christensen. Sometimes a cutting-edge item is more than people need or want. "When does the customer view something as 'new and... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
diffusion of the commercial internet. Theory predicts that firms with greater market share will be more likely to adopt innovations that build on their existing strengths, while they will resist more radical technological advances. While... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty - Course Catalog
private firms, the regulatory environment, and the role of the government in business activities. Furthermore, as relations between the world's two largest economies, the U.S. and China, deteriorate further, companies must find creative solutions to counter ongoing... View Details
- 23 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care
A second important driver is the evolution of scientific knowledge and of the technology that goes along with this evolution. Little by little, our uncertainty about the cause of a disease or the optimal... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- HBS Case
How Would You Price One of the World's Great Watches?
look at iconic products, they all have that,” Thomke says, pointing to the Porsche 911, which has changed the technology under the hood but maintained its basic shape. “It’s about evolution rather than... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
technologies that changed how or what we see, we changed ourselves and the world around us. Visual technologies propelled the human journey from walking apes to masters of nature to self-obsessed screen... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Blockchain for Good
has advocated for more regulation, which hasn’t necessarily endeared her to other players in the space. But she says it’s necessary to bridge the gap between the blockchain sector and traditional financial networks—and to ultimately use the View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
largest insurance program. To meet this target, the government will rely on technology to effectively scale services, monitor quality, and ensure accountability. While India has seen great strides in informational View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
examines the evolution of corporate environmentalism in the West German chemical industry between the 1950s and the 1980s. It focuses on two companies, Bayer and Henkel, that have been identified as "green giants," and traces... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007
spillovers but also the possible cost of outward spillovers. While less technologically advanced firms favor locations with high levels of industrial innovative activity, technologically advanced firms... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley - Recruiting
Insights & Advice 04 Mar 2025 WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley Michelle Cao Author HBS Team tag California - Bay Area Student & Alumni Stories Student Clubs Technology US West Building on a Legacy Decades in... View Details
- 03 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Business History around the World
and Spain, on many Latin American countries, especially Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico, and on Chinese-speaking communities. Much of the best research is only available in local languages. Business historians have also widened their research agendas. Understanding the... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53346 November–December 2017 Research-Technology Management Innovation Streams and Executive Leadership By: Tushman, Michael Abstract—Incumbent firms face steep challenges in dealing with View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 9
about the future as a source of fluctuations but differs by tying these beliefs to fundamentals of the evolution of the technology frontier. An important feature of the model is that the process of moving to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace