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  • December 2024
  • Supplement

5G Networks (B)

By: Andy Wu, Levi Stroud and Ruth Page
Pre-Abstract: This multimedia case should be assigned to students in advance of class. Instructors should consider the timing of making the B and C video available to students, as they may reveal key case details.

Abstract: Featuring Ajit Pai, Former... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Infrastructure; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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  • 07 Sep 2012
  • News

When times are tough, disrupt

    Paul Hamilton

    Paul studies the economic complements needed for firms to realize productivity gains from machine learning and artificial intelligence. These complements include data, human capital & skills, organizational processes, and business models. 
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      John D. Macomber

      John Macomber is a Senior Lecturer in the Finance unit at Harvard Business School. His professional background includes leadership of real estate, construction, and information technology businesses. At HBS, Mr. Macomber's work focuses on climate adaptation and the... View Details

      Keywords: green technology; green technology; green technology; green technology; green technology; green technology; green technology; green technology; green technology; green technology
      • February 1999 (Revised November 1999)
      • Case

      Hewlett-Packard's Merced Decision

      By: Clayton M. Christensen and Matt Verlinden
      Describes managing the threat of disruptive technology at the high end of the computer industry. Many aspects of the innovator's dilemma can be explored. View Details
      Keywords: Technological Innovation; Risk Management; Disruptive Innovation; Computer Industry; United States
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      • February 1993 (Revised March 1993)
      • Case

      Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (A) (Updated)

      By: Lynda M. Applegate
      The setting is a food manufacturing company that has stumbled in terms of its historic growth and profit achievements. In trying to recapture momentum, the president has used information technology as one element in his program of transition. The case focuses on the... View Details
      Keywords: Business History; Information Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Transition; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Food and Beverage Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      • January 2023 (Revised June 2024)
      • Case

      Elon Musk at Tesla

      By: George Serafeim and Amram Migdal
      This case gives an overview of Elon Musk’s career arc through the lens of the 2003 founding of Tesla and its growth through 2022. Background information is included on Tesla’s unique strategic decisions, its operational and reputational struggles and successes, and the... View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Decision Making; Design; Energy; Renewable Energy; Engineering; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Leadership; Leadership Style; Management; Goals and Objectives; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Society; Social Issues; Strategy; Transportation; Value; Auto Industry; Transportation Industry
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        Steven C. Wheelwright

        Steve Wheelwright is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School.

        Following his retirement from HBS in 2006, he served with former Dean Kim B. Clark at BYU-Idaho and then from 2007-2015 he served as... View Details

        • August 1986
        • Supplement

        OTISLINE, Video

        Describes benefits of OTISLINE application. Shows how information technology can be used to achieve competitive advantage and alter the flow of information within an organization. View Details
        Keywords: Information Technology; Competitive Advantage
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        • June 2018
        • Case

        Meridian Systems

        By: Frank V. Cespedes and Michael J. Roberts
        The Meridian Systems case focuses on a start-up in the restaurant point of sale (POS) systems market. In early 2018, Meridian is getting ready to roll out a POS system based on a new technology—a tablet-based, Wi-Fi-enabled POS system (the "tablet" system, or... View Details
        Keywords: Business Startups; Sales; Strategy; Salesforce Management; Organizational Structure; Technological Innovation; Marketing Strategy
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        • February 2015
        • Case

        CLP: Powering Asia

        By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Dawn Lau
        Richard Lancaster, taking over from Andrew Brandler, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CLP Holdings Ltd., one of the leading power companies in Asia, with operations in China, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and India, and an energy portfolio spanning coal,... View Details
        Keywords: Energy Generation; Environmental Sustainability; Goals and Objectives; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Energy Industry; Asia; India
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        • 04 Jun 2024
        • Cold Call Podcast

        How One Insurtech Firm Formulated a Strategy for Climate Change

        Keywords: Re: Lauren H. Cohen; Insurance
        • March 2000 (Revised October 2004)
        • Background Note

        Adding Voice to the Web: A Note on Start-ups

        By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
        A study of start-up companies that have leveraged the technology of Internet Protocol (IP) telephony to develop applications that are positioned to have an impact on the offerings of traditional telecommunications organizations. View Details
        Keywords: Business Startups; Internet and the Web; Communication Technology; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
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        • 12 Oct 2022
        • Video

        Mike Luca: The Role Experiments Play in Addressing Discrimination

        • Summer 2018
        • Article

        Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating

        By: Willy C. Shih
        Knowledge embedded within state-of-the-art production and design tools is a powerful force that is leveling the global technology playing field. It democratizes innovation and makes future competition more challenging. This paper describes the knowledge flows through... View Details
        Keywords: Product Design; Product Commercialization; Product Development; Product Development Strategy; Production; Manufacturing Tools; Manufacturing; Manufacturing Industry; Engineering; Globalization; Goods and Commodities; Knowledge; Commercialization; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Technology Adoption; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; North America; Asia
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        • June 2004 (Revised September 2006)
        • Case

        Business Intelligence Software at SYSCO

        The large food service company SYSCO has decided to purchase business intelligence (BI) software, a technology intended to provide superior monitoring and analysis capabilities. Twila Day, assistant vice president of technology and applications, is in charge of the BI... View Details
        Keywords: Change Management; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Decision Making; Management Systems; Distribution Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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        • 15 Apr 2008
        • First Look

        First Look: April 15, 2008

        decentralizing operations from headquarters to their stores, and, to a weaker extent, by providing higher variable pay to their store managers. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-091.pdf An Exploration of View Details
        Keywords: Martha Lagace
        • October 2023 (Revised March 2024)
        • Case

        Fortinet: Cybersecurity Pioneer Ken Xie Considers the Long Game

        By: Tsedal Neeley, Jeff Huizinga and Emily Grandjean
        Ken Xie, cofounder of cybersecurity giant Fortinet, faced a critical decision that would validate his leadership. Fortinet became the industry’s second-largest pureplay cybersecurity firm by developing differentiated hardware and investing in R&D. However, after a... View Details
        Keywords: Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Marketing Strategy; Communication Strategy; Cybersecurity; Competitive Advantage; Information Technology Industry; United States; Sunnyvale
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        • January 2024 (Revised April 2024)
        • Case

        Target Malaria: Editing Mosquitoes through Gene Drives

        By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
        Target Malaria, a non-profit research consortium, is exploring the application of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to combat malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its approach uses gene drives, a revolutionary tool, to suppress the population of malaria-carrying... View Details
        Keywords: Health Disorders; Technological Innovation; Nonprofit Organizations; Business Strategy; Genetics; Ethics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States; United Kingdom; Burkina Faso; Africa
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        • Research Summary

        Overview

        Dr. Bos conducts research in three primary areas: decision making, sleep, and technology and psychology. In his research, he makes use of modern technology to both measure and influence performance— on a minute scale in the lab as well as on a larger scale outside of... View Details