Independent Production - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2018
News

Trade Off

where is it from? By trying to manage trade flows in any specific product through tariffs or barriers, you will affect many other elements with effects that are difficult to predict. SR: For millennia, most trade was either in raw... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Lego Stays on Script

marketing, Michael Moynihan (MBA 1993), has been with the company since 1996, long enough to remember its missteps in attempting to broaden Lego’s customer base by expanding into product categories such as action figures, arts and crafts,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

28 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 28, 2008

manufacturing compliance services company to the U.K. and Europe. He has to decide whether to hire Wayne Snelgrove and how to define the scope of his responsibilities. Purchase the case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808099 The Elcer... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jan 2003
News

James E. Burke, MBA 1949

within a year of the crisis, thanks to decisions by Burke and his team to recall millions of bottles and replace them in a matter of weeks with pioneering tamper-resistant packaging while keeping the media and public well informed, the View Details

15 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 15

regarded as China's most independent newsmagazine, gathered his core team for an urgent meeting. His pioneering editor Hu Shuli, described for her fiercely independent journalism as "the most dangerous... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Jan 2005
News

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965

company's long-term viability. The strategy paid off, with sales jumping well over 50 percent in the first year alone. Under intense scrutiny, Gerstner then reversed a plan to split IBM into independently operated "Baby Blues," choosing... View Details

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

has quality variations, reducing consumption. Five independent growers formed a cooperative to provide quality control and a brand name—Ripe 'N Ready—that enabled retailers to differentiate their stores and producers to differentiate the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

champion. His critically-acclaimed multimedia production LYRICS FROM LOCKDOWN (directed by Gina Belafonte) is a one-man show weaving together hip hop theater, spoken word poetry, blues, comedy, calypso and classical music to tell his... View Details

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

interview with HBS Working Knowledge's Martha Lagace, he discusses what companies should bear in mind going forward.Lagace: People often equate globalization with the idea that globally standardized products are displacing local ones. In... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2013
News

14 for '14

formats and that do something special with the stuff you're storing." —Scott Belsky (MBA 2008), cofounder and head, Behance; VP of products & community, Adobe Aslaug Magnúsdóttir Photo courtesy of Aslaug Magnúsdóttir "In the fashion... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Government; Information; Retail Trade

March 2022 (Revised January 2023)
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Innovation at Moog Inc.

By: Brian J. Hall, Ashley V. Whillans, Davis Heniford, Dominika Randle and Caroline Witten

This case focuses on the challenges of incentivizing innovation within Moog, an engineering company based in New York state that designs and builds guidance systems for space, air, and land-based travel. The case enables students to grapple with the challenges of using... View Details

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03 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Money Making Movies

investigates the drivers of success and failure of media and entertainment products such as motion pictures and video games. Her paper, "Demand and Supply Dynamics for Sequentially Released Products in... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

08 Apr 2021
Blog Post

HBS Entrepreneurship Immersion - Four Highlights

analytics for startups and small businesses. It is a very dynamic environment; I spent half of last year leading a new product launch (from customer discovery to creating marketing collateral) and the rest of the time on hiring, strategy,... View Details

19 May 2016
Blog Post

5 Lessons from Business School

classmates - not only in class but also between classes and at section events. The school also draws myriad speakers who share topics they are passionate about, constantly expanding my learning in new areas. Through courses like FIELD you learn skills for working... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

In My Humble Opinion: Road Tested

industry. “The transportation industry is very transaction-intensive,” Gregg observes. “A driver might work for a different employer for each and every load—so there’s a lot of opportunity for friction.” The company’s products include... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; trucking; leadership; fintech; career

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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard, and a core faculty member in the new MS/MBA joint degree program. He is an expert in the management of innovation and new product development, with a focus on the design and deployment of... View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

Get Creative

generating new product ideas. Sometimes a community of users will form independently of the company. That can be tricky, because they will not want to be controlled, and they will want to criticize your... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2010
News

Sole Mates

production and exports. As a member of the entrepreneurs union and chief of its economic commission, I am quite active in the ongoing work of labor and government relations to better our economic environment. The key for us will be to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government

16 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Reality of Web Services

services, what benefits have they realized? Do they gain competitive advantage? A: It sure looks like Amazon and eBay are strengthening their positions and continuing to grow by using Web services well. I studied an effort by IBM and its View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Three Steps for Crisis Prevention

company pressed forward with launches of GMO food products in Europe, giving far too little weight to the fact that Europeans were still reeling from the mad cow disease crisis, reports of dioxin-contaminated chicken, and numerous other... View Details

Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman

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