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  • 10 Feb 2020
  • In Practice

6 Ways That Emerging Technology Is Disrupting Business Strategy

Alexander J. MacKay, an assistant professor of business administration who studies the economics of competition. 4. Platforms are upending traditional business models  ... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 04 Jul 2005
  • What Do You Think?

How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?

whether business schools in general have lost their relevance by following "the scientific model" of graduate schools of arts and science as opposed to "the professional model" of medical and law schools. The... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 14 Aug 2014
  • News

How U.S. states can get small businesses growing (again)

  • 2010
  • Working Paper

A New Model of Integrity: The Missing Factor Of Production (PDF file of Keynote and PowerPoint Slides)

By: Michael C. Jensen, Kari L. Granger and Werner Erhard

An Actionable Pathway To Dramatic Increases In Individual And Organizational Performance.

Full Day Executive Program Seminar taught at Olin Business School, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

Workshop Objectives:

To provide you and your... View Details

Keywords: Performance Improvement; Programs; Trust; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Washington (state, US)
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

and aiming to differentiate itself in a highly competitive market. These innovative products offered a buffer against commoditization, yet scaling them posed challenges due to Polish Agro’s highly consultative business View Details
  • October 2017 (Revised October 2022)
  • Case

Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (A)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Namrata Arora
Founded in 2012, Jumia Nigeria, a startup effort by Germany-based Rocket Internet, aimed to become an African Amazon. The company entered the nascent market and immediately enjoyed an uptick in consumer spending fueled by the strength of Nigeria’s oil-based economy. By... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Marketplace; Inventory; Ecommerce; Funding; Business Ecosystem; Business Ecosystems; Competition; Business Model; Globalization; Emerging Markets; Expansion; Logistics; Competitive Strategy; E-commerce; Retail Industry; India; Nigeria; Africa
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  • November 1999 (Revised November 2000)
  • Case

International Business Machines Corporation (C)

By: David F. Hawkins
A financial analyst is examining IBM's 1998 tax note to understand better how the company's 1998 tax note was determined. Teaching purpose: Illustrates deferred tax accounting. View Details
Keywords: History; Earnings Management; Taxation; Decision Making; Business Model; Business Earnings; Information Infrastructure; Mathematical Methods; Private Sector; Accounting Audits; Accounting Industry; Computer Industry
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  • Video

Introducing the Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator at Harvard Business School

  • Article

Nice Work if You Can Get It: The Software Industry as a Model for Tomorrow's Jobs

By: R. M. Kanter
Keywords: Applications and Software; Business Ventures; Jobs and Positions
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  • 01 Apr 2001
  • News

Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues

academics for an exploration of new economy themes ranging from getting back to sustainable business models to the emerging wireless landscape. “Over the past year, we have seen a flight to quality in the... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training
  • Article

How Local Context Shapes Digital Business Abroad

By: William R. Kerr
This article identifies how digital businesses need to be adapted to the local environment in which they are being applied. Core ideas include the development of strong barriers to entry, the types of network effects encountered, and the localization of business... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Information Technology; Geographic Location; Market Entry and Exit; Adaptation; Entrepreneurship; Network Effects
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  • December 2017 (Revised May 2018)
  • Case

Amazon Buys Whole Foods

By: José B. Alvarez, David Lane and Joni Coughlin
The June 2017 news that e-commerce giant Amazon was paying $13.7 billion for organic supermarket chain Whole Foods precipitated a broad sell-off in the shares of grocery retailers and suppliers. Behind the precipitous declines lay recognition that Amazon’s bold move... View Details
Keywords: Amazon; Whole Foods; Grocery; Grocery Delivery; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Business Models; Food Value Chain; Agribusiness; Mergers and Acquisitions; Operations; Competitive Strategy; E-commerce; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Retail Industry; Web Services Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • 22 Oct 2010
  • News

Harvard Business School Launches Second Annual Alumni New Venture Contest

  • 15 Dec 2016
  • HBS Seminar

John-Paul Ferguson, Stanford Graduate School of Business

  • May 2024
  • Teaching Note

AI21 Labs in 2023: Strategy for Generative AI

By: David Yoffie
Teaching Note for HBS Case 724-383. The case has 3 important teaching purposes: First, what are the advantages and disadvantages of imitation? (e.g., Should AI21 imitate OpenAI with a chatbot?) Second, what are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping new technology... View Details
Keywords: AI; Generative Ai; Generative Models; AI and Machine Learning; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Business Startups; Open Source Distribution; Competitive Advantage; Technology Industry; Israel
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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

modelling and reporting projects across the Ministry using the knowledge I gained from the course. Hi n Nguy n Th Business Intelligence Analyst at New Zealand's Ministry of Justice The excel I learned from... View Details
  • 01 Feb 1998
  • News

Not Your Typical Business Conference

Buttner's (HRPBA '58) informative talk on the importance of financial investing for women, to the three upbeat and entertaining panels on how to succeed in corporate, nontraditional, and entrepreneurial career pursuits, to a moving speech on the power of the human... View Details

    Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments

    * Top 10 Technology Books of 2020 (Forbes)
    * 10 Best Business Books of 2020 (Inc. Magazine)
    * Top Shelf Pick of Best Business Books 2020: Technology & Innovation (Strategy + Business)
    * 9 Best Business Books for 2020... View Details

    • 14 May 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

    business world. Yet any entrepreneur can attest to the creative power required to build an organization where none existed before. "Look, I made a hat /Where there never was a hat," sings Georges Seurat in the musical Sunday in... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation
    • 02 Apr 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing

    Gaining the community's trust is vital to building a successful business with crowdsourcing, agreed business leaders at the Digital Initiative Summit at Harvard Business School... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman