Publications

Teaching Note for (9-387-098). View Details

Keywords: Technology Industry; Electronics Industry; Japan

February 1989 (Revised December 1991)
Case

Intel Corp.--1988

In 1988, Intel had a spectacular year. However, Andy Grove, Intel's CEO, wanted to reevaluate the company's position in "systems"--Intel's OEM PC, boards, and supercomputer businesses. This case explores Intel's position in both the semiconductor industry and its... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Information Infrastructure; Customers; Performance Evaluation; System; Rank and Position; Semiconductor Industry

November 1988
Teaching Note

B-W Footwear (TN)

Teaching Note for (9-387-022). View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States

October 1988 (Revised March 1991)
Teaching Note

Cummins Engine Co. in 1979, Teaching Note

November 1987 (Revised March 1988)
Case

Searching for Trade Remedies: The U.S. Machine Tool Industry--1983

In 1983 the National Machine Tools Builder Association was predicting a declining market for the United States and rising imports. Machine tool manufacturers had to decide if they should ask the U.S. government for help, and if they did, which administrative channels... View Details

Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Machinery and Machining; Government and Politics; Law; Production; Business and Government Relations; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; Japan; Germany; United States

August 1987
Supplement

Semiconductor Industry Association and the Trade Dispute with Japan, The: International Rectifier Profile, Supplement

October 1986 (Revised November 1988)
Case

B-W Footwear

As import penetration into the American footwear market reached 81% in 1986, B-W Footwear, along with all of its American competitors, was struggling. Supply lines were deteriorating, retailers and importers were gaining power, and the government had rejected two... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Management; Globalization; Government and Politics; Business Strategy; Trade; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States

Educators

November 1985 (Revised November 1987)
Case

General Electric Trading Co.--1985

Keywords: Trade; Competition

February 1985 (Revised January 2005)
Teaching Note

Textiles and the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (TN)

Teaching Note for (9-383-164). View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

01 Jun 2002
News

Dinner Celebrates Professorships

remarks on the importance of faculty mentors and being part of an extraordinary community dedicated to excellence in teaching and research. Photo: Thomas J. Fitzsimmons David B. Yoffie, the Max and Doris... View Details

Keywords: donors; professorships; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

2023
Article

A Randomized Trial of Behavioral Nudges Delivered through Text Messages to Increase Influenza Vaccination among Patients with an Upcoming Primary Care Visit

By: Mitesh S. Patel, Katherine L. Milkman, Linnea Gandhi, Heather N. Graci, Dena Gromet, Hung Ho, Joseph S. Kay, Timothy W. Lee, Jake Rothschild, Modupe Akinola, John Beshears, Jonathan E. Bogard, Alison Buttenheim, Christopher Chabris, Gretchen B. Chapman, James J. Choi, Hengchen Dai, Craig R. Fox, Amir Goren, Matthew D. Hilchey, Jillian Hmurovic, Leslie John, Dean Karlan, Melanie Kim, David Laibson, Cait Lamberton, Brigitte C. Madrian, Michelle N. Meyer, Maria Modanu, Jimin Nam, Todd Rogers, Renante Rondina, Silvia Saccardo, Maheen Shermohammed, Dilip Soman, Jehan Sparks, Caleb Warren, Megan Weber, Ron Berman, Chalanda N. Evans, Seung Hyeong Lee, Christopher K. Snider, Eli Tsukayama, Christophe Van den Bulte, Kevin G. Volpp and Angela L. Duckworth

Purpose: To evaluate if nudges delivered by text message prior to an upcoming primary care visit can increase influenza vaccination rates.
Design: Randomized, controlled trial.
Setting: Two health systems in the Northeastern US between September 2020 and... View Details

Keywords: Vaccination; Health Care and Treatment; Interpersonal Communication; Communication Technology; Behavior; Health Industry

12 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 12, 2006

productivity externalities in the host country generated by foreign multinational companies. We propose a mechanism that emphasizes the role of local financial markets in enabling foreign direct investment (FDI) to promote growth through... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 24, 2009

Entrepreneurship and the History of Globalization Authors:G. Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani Publication:In The Act of Accumulation. Essays in Honor of Gyorgy Kover, edited by J. Klement, K. Halmos, A. Pogany, and View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

April 1984 (Revised June 1986)
Case

Soviet Gas Pipeline

Keywords: Energy Industry; Soviet Union

August 1983
Background Note

Balance of Payments: Accounting and Presentation

Provides an overview of balance of payments accounting and analytical presentation of balance of payments data. Includes sample transactions to illustrate the application of the basic accounting principles and definitions of the standard balances. View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Analytics and Data Science; Management; Standards; Mathematical Methods

Educators

April 1983 (Revised December 1985)
Case

Countertrade and Merban Corp.

Keywords: Trade; Global Range; Business and Government Relations; United States; Europe; Asia

December 1982 (Revised July 1985)
Case

Kennedy and the Balance of Payments

In 1960, the United States was facing a balance of payments problem. Gold reserves were being drained, American products were losing competitiveness, and the dollar was under attack. This case analyzes the roots of this problem, provides an opportunity to discuss in... View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Accounting; Macroeconomics; Money; Currency; Trade; United States

Educators

March 2019
Teaching Note

Numenta: Inventing and (or) Commercializing AI

This teaching notes accompanies the Numenta case, HBS No. 716-469. The focus is how to scale a new artificial intelligence technology, how to build a platform and overcome chicken-or-the-egg problems, and how to utilize open source software and licensing. View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Strategy; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Commercialization; AI and Machine Learning