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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
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present tangible ways in which it can do so (and why).” What I’m Reading “A brilliant materials scientist takes us through the remarkable histories and properties of the world around us, from self-healing concrete to the molecular View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
Case 517-021 Brand Portfolio Strategy and Brand Architecture While companies choose to brand their products and services in many different ways, there are some central tenets that help define an optimal brand portfolio and associated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Best Practices of Global Innovators
can provide a valuable source of product differentiation. And finally, advances in development tools (e.g., computer-aided design) coupled with a move to more open architectures and technical standards have driven down the cost of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981
borders. “When the global market comes to your doorstep,” he observes, “if you don’t have the same advantages—the synergies and scale that global networks bring—you’re not going to be safe at home.” The organizational architecture... View Details
- 01 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #3: Keith Kinch, BlocPower
pollution and greenhouse gasses, block by block, and focuses on low income neighborhoods. Augmented Construction - this architecture and construction management firm is optimizing access to job specifications with cloud technology.... View Details
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
Publications The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations Author: Josh Lerner Publication: Harvard Business Press Books, 2012 Abstract Innovation is a much-used buzzword these days, but when it comes to creating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness
architectural specifications. Letting go of the design work is dangerous, Shih says, because it could block American companies' chances of designing the newest high-tech products and learning from those experiences. "Companies will... View Details
- Web
Staff Directory | Baker Library
Kavlakoglu Taxonomy and Information Architecture Specialist Metadata & Knowledge Systems Danielle Kost Editor-in-Chief HBS Working Knowledge HBS LinkedIn Prior to joining HBS Working Knowledge in 2019, Danielle spent two decades as an... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
was designed and used previously to reveal the hidden internal architectural structure of software systems. The focus of this paper is to test if it can also uncover new facts about the components and their relationships in an enterprise... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 09 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 9
Working PapersThe Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-Periphery Structures Dominate? Authors:Alan MacCormack, Carliss Baldwin, and John Rusnak Abstract Any complex technological system can be decomposed into a number of subsystems... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
Structure Matrices and Design Rule Theory Authors:Matthew J. LaMantia, Yuanfang Cai, Alan David MacCormack, and John Rusnak Abstract Designers often seek modular architectures to better accommodate expected changes and to enable parallel... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Jul 2022
- Book
Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?
Dauphine, the essays offer a new architecture for the future of work. Book Excerpt Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy Essay by Julie Battilana When Sandra arrived in Boston from her hometown of Vitória, Brazil,... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
Institutions: Crisis and Choice in the International Financial Architecture Author:Laura Alfaro Publication:World Scientific Publishing Company, in press Abstract All managers face a business environment in which international and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
capital dimensions. So we had excellent data, almost a pure case, and natural variation on a critical dimension. One cannot ask for more! Q: What is the concept of dominant design, and what does your model say about this? A: A dominant design is a standard View Details
- 23 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Jo Tan (MBA 2021) Draws on Experience
her followers can see on Instagram, colorful illustrations of watermelon, bananas, puppies, baked goods, and HBS architecture liven up the grey-ish wall next to her bed—she says the little everyday things from her life often inspire her... View Details
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Creating Brand Value - Course Catalog
long-term? What are the opportunities and challenges associated with geographic, target market, product line, and brand extensions? How can brand portfolio strategy and brand architecture increase the value of a firm’s brands? What's the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
unchallenged position in the marketplace until Japanese firms such as Hitachi and Fujitsu flooded the market with less expensive alternatives. In a bold opening move, Gerstner slashed the price of mainframe systems and pushed the development of a more efficient... View Details
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
innovation in clusters should account for these links. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-064.pdf The Strategic Use of Architectural Knowledge by Entrepreneurial Firms Author:Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract This paper... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 30, 2007
unusual organizational design. Examination of the different organizational designs, trade-offs associated with each organizational architecture as well as the accompanying implementation problems. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
investors’ technical EiRs and/or network. When I was CTO at DigitalOcean, it was amazing to have someone like Martin Casado at a16z, our lead investor, to bounce ideas off of and even help us with some tricky architecture decisions.... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin