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- 25 Mar 2016
- News
The Race Is On to Control Artificial Intelligence, and Tech’s Future
- February 1990 (Revised December 1993)
- Case
Fusion Systems Corp. in Japan (A)
Describes the international business of Fusion Systems Corp., a small high technology American firm, and a five-year patent dispute the company has in Japan with Mitsubishi Electric. Also describes key features of the intellectual property systems in Japan and related... View Details
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Fusion Systems Corp. in Japan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 390-021, February 1990. (Revised December 1993.)
- 16 Sep 2013
- News
Harvard Business School Announces 2013 Kaplan Life Sciences Fellows
- 07 Sep 2016
- News
2016-2017 Blavatnik Fellows in Life Sciences Enterpreneurship
- January 2018 (Revised August 2020)
- Background Note
Continuous Software Development: Agile's Successor
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Samuel Clemens and Olivia Hull
In recent years, the twin software development methodologies of continuous delivery and continuous deployment have risen to prominence in the start-up world and beyond. These methods have enabled technology companies large and small to accelerate their product... View Details
Keywords: Continuous Improvement; Continuous Development; Continuous Delivery; Continuous Integration; Product Development Processes; Computer Programming; Agile; Waterfall; Software Applications; Software Engineering; Applications and Software; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Customer Focus and Relationships; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Quality; Product Marketing; Product; Infrastructure; Information Infrastructure; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Massachusetts; Boston
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Samuel Clemens, and Olivia Hull. "Continuous Software Development: Agile's Successor." Harvard Business School Background Note 818-055, January 2018. (Revised August 2020.)
- June 2016
- Case
Career at a Crossroad: Akhil and Roopa
By: Noam Wasserman
Akhil Patel is passionate about his business idea: an innovative green technology fuel cell. He wants to dive in and commit to his startup, but Roopa Rao, his fiancee, is much more risk averse, his parents don't approve of the startup, and Akhil has an enticing... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Opportunities; Decision Choices and Conditions; Business Startups; Green Technology Industry
Wasserman, Noam. "Career at a Crossroad: Akhil and Roopa." Harvard Business School Case 816-102, June 2016.
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
Harvard Finds New Partner in City Hall's 'Urban Mechanics'
- February 1988 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
Baxter Healthcare Corp.: ASAP Express
A continuation of the ASAP story described in American Hospital Supply Corp.: The ASAP System (A). As the industry and information technology have evolved, ASAP and systems like it have moved from strategic advantage to competitive necessity. Poses the issues of... View Details
Konsynski, Benn R., and Michael R. Vitale. "Baxter Healthcare Corp.: ASAP Express." Harvard Business School Case 188-080, February 1988. (Revised February 1991.)
- 06 Apr 2016
- What Do You Think?
As Tim Cook, How Would You Tackle Apple's Next Challenge?
Summing Up--Is Product Security A Potential Distraction for Apple’s Leadership? The saga of Apple’s stand-off with the United States government over the Company’s refusal to assist the FBI in hacking its own iPhone product to aid in a... View Details
- 2018
- Chapter
Historical Political Economy
This book is a major contribution to the study of political economy. With chapters ranging from the origins of political economy to its most exciting research fields, this handbook provides a reassessment of political economy as it stands today, while boldly gesturing... View Details
Reinert, Sophus A. "Historical Political Economy." Chap. 5 in The Palgrave Handbook of Political Economy, edited by Ivano Cardinale and Roberto Scazzieri, 133–169. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Setting Health Priorities: Strategy versus Tactics
- May 2022
- Case
Executive Decision-Making at Zola
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Michael Roberto
In April 2020, Rachel Jarrett, President and COO of wedding technology company Zola, called a meeting with the organization’s key decision-makers. The company had previously launched three business expansions: a vendor marketplace, a wedding apparel division, and a... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Voting; Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Skills; Management; Management Style; Organizations; Organizational Culture; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Edmondson, Amy C., and Michael Roberto. "Executive Decision-Making at Zola." Harvard Business School Case 622-074, May 2022.
- 2 Dec 2021
- Interview
How To Make Healthcare Innovation Happen
Regina Herzlinger has been called “the godmother of consumer-driven healthcare” because of her groundbreaking scholarly articles and books on the subject. As a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School for nearly 50 years, her focus has supported... View Details
Herzlinger, Regina E. "How To Make Healthcare Innovation Happen." Raise the Line (podcast), Osmosis, December 2, 2021.
- December 2020 (Revised March 2022)
- Teaching Note
Forecasting ClimaCell
By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Christopher Stanton and James Barnett
A weather technology startup, ClimaCell considers the R&D trade-offs and financing implications of pursuing a proposed contract with a major automobile maker, rather than continuing its focus on building a scalable, all-purpose weather prediction engine. View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- Video
Using Data to Explore Uncharted Territories
- Research Summary
Managing in an Information Age
Lynda M. Applegate's research focuses on the influence of information technology on markets and organizations. Her findings on the evolution of electronic commerce and on the role of information technology as an enabler of flexible and adaptive ... View Details
- February 2002 (Revised August 2002)
- Case
Inhale Therapeutics: Executing and Growing the Business Model
Inhale is about to bring a novel technology to market that uses inhalation to administer drugs that formerly required injection. Inhale must now decide which way to evolve its business model. This will determine the future direction of growth for the company. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Technological Innovation; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Gillian Morris. "Inhale Therapeutics: Executing and Growing the Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 602-132, February 2002. (Revised August 2002.)
- May 2004
- Supplement
Slingshot Technology, Inc. Supplement: Partnership Agreements
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
Slingshot Technology Inc. (STI) is a privately held software start-up founded in 1995 focused on identifying emerging spaces in the IT services industry and partnering with vendors selling promising but unproven technologies in those spaces. The vendors used STI to... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Emerging Markets; Partners and Partnerships; Intellectual Property; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "Slingshot Technology, Inc. Supplement: Partnership Agreements." Harvard Business School Supplement 804-025, May 2004.
- January 2023 (Revised June 2024)
- Supplement
Zaoui & Co. (B): Executing the Odyssey SPAC Transaction
By: Ashish Nanda, Alex Kitsberg and Zack Kurtovich
In September 2019, founding partners Michael and Yoel Zaoui decided to add principal investing to Zaoui & Co.’s offerings. The case outlines how, over the next two years, Zaoui & Co. pursued the formation of a SPAC, Odyssey Acquisitions, followed by the identification... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Investment Banking; SPACs; M＆A; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Europe; United Kingdom
Nanda, Ashish, Alex Kitsberg, and Zack Kurtovich. "Zaoui & Co. (B): Executing the Odyssey SPAC Transaction." Harvard Business School Supplement 723-400, January 2023. (Revised June 2024.)