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- 19 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 19
Business School Case 714-413 Tesla Motors In mid-2013, Tesla Motors was riding a wave of success: it had launched its first really mass-produced car-the model S-to rave reviews; had recently raised first-year production targets; and had... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
As one of the largest toy makers in the world, the LEGO Group has been riding high in America and Western Europe. To grow, however, LEGO recently faced a decision familiar to many other multinationals: should the company shift from... View Details
- Profile
Dana Hoffmann
Hoffmann’s entrepreneurial juices. “Everything he says about start-ups and founders and the whole rollercoaster ride is completely accurate,“ Hoffmann said. “It is a risky but fun rollercoaster and if you are up for that... View Details
- Profile
Jeremy Andrus
product innovation. Rick Alden had the idea that launched Skullcandy while he was riding a chairlift. His phone rang, and because he had to take off his helmet and headphones and fumble around in his jacket to answer it, he missed the... View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017
Uber users who were headed in the same direction share a ride and pay substantially lower fares. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/617009-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 217-035 Partners Group: Ain't No... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
It’s easy to understand why so many people embrace transportation network companies like Uber and the growing number of other ride-sourcing startups, which enable drivers to make money using their own vehicles. By allowing passengers to hail a View Details
- 10 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures
For many multinational firms doing business in unfamiliar countries, it made sense to create joint ventures with local firms. After all, that local knowledge of customs, suppliers, and markets could save the newcomer months—maybe even years—of View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
problem the product or service should be designed to solve. For example, when Walt Disney was plotting out Disneyland in the late 1940s, he didn't concern himself at first with typical amusement park issues like how many rides to build,... View Details
- 21 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The New Math of Customer Relationships
companies are riding the coattails of globalization to send their offerings around the world. Is it more difficult for multinationals or other global companies to practice service profit chain management given this dispersing of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
to know that across the country, the population of ethnic consumers was growing. “I’ve always subscribed to the theory that trends are like horses,” adds Scharfman. “It’s easier to ride them in the direction they’re already going.”... View Details
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
jobs that provide a sense of dignity for individuals.” Terry is riding the crest of the electric vehicle wave. The White House has an aspirational target of 50% of all new cars sold in the U.S. being zero-emissions models by 2030. And... View Details
- Web
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis | Working Knowledge
Associated Press . Finding the necessary capital What does this mean? Essentially, this lack of capital means governments and DFIs will not be able to ride to the rescue and prevent further degradation in outcomes. Expecting these... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
On Credit
brittle page from the R.G. Dun & Co. Collection provide a slow-motion close-up of a 50-plus-year span when American business expanded from small, local exchanges within a day’s horseback ride to transactions spanning multiple states and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
branding is one priority. What else do you focus on? The company is built on product innovation. Rick Alden had the idea that launched Skullcandy while he was riding a chairlift. His phone rang, and because he had to take off his helmet... View Details
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
Uber provides ride services much like a traditional taxi company, but it owns no cars and employs no drivers, and instead matches independent car owners with customers looking for rides. Airbnb provides a lodging service, but owns no... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
A Class Act
space is like the Wild West with a bunch of companies led by CEOs riding bareback at full speed. Hit a bump and you never know what you're going to land on. Daniel M. Schley (MBA '81) June 1999 I have always retained a vivid recollection... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
businesses. From 2005 to 2009, the company focused on becoming a leading regional developer with a multiproduct offering. That strategy was successful, riding the wave of spectacular growth in the Chinese real estate sector from 1998 to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
to monetizing news in the digital landscape, which is real-time, searchable, sharable, multi-sourced, anytime, and any screen, were emerging in 2010. Could content creators get people to pay for what they watched, read, listened to, and shared online? Were news... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Commencement 2013 Address | About
coasters with the biggest vertical drops to keep my fear fresh. I wouldn’t want to forget how to terrify myself on command.” During your time here, you joined us on a similar roller coaster ride we called FIELD—an effort to reimage how we... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
clear benchmark for other states looking to protect kids’ health.” And, the American Lung Association applauded the announcement, saying: “Close to 25 million kids ride to school every day on diesel-powered school buses that emit millions... View Details