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- August 2011
- Case
Ockham Technologies (A): Building the Team
By: Noam Wasserman
Describes the issues facing a founder-ceo regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing development work. View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology
Wasserman, Noam. "Ockham Technologies (A): Building the Team." Harvard Business School Case 812-021, August 2011.
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
1976, it went public in 2002, and was still managed by its two founding partners in 2006. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707012 Cleveland Clinic Harvard Business School Case 607-013... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 12
wearing gym clothes rather than an elegant outfit or wearing red sneakers in a professional setting. Nonconforming behaviors, as costly and visible signals, can act as a particular form of conspicuous consumption View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
bring a gentler capitalism to post-apartheid South Africa. Like her other colleagues on the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Commission, Charnley believed that each black business executive had a responsibility to effect positive change... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
Harvard Business Publishing, forthcoming No abstract is available at this time. Collaboration Across Knowledge Boundaries within Diverse Teams: Reciprocal Expertise Affirmation as an Enabling Condition Authors:Amy C. Edmondson, Kate Roloff, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 8, 2008
one order and return them in the reverse order when should DVDs (e.g., documentaries) are rented before want DVDs (e.g., action films). This effect is sizeable in magnitude, with a one standard deviation change in the difference between... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- July 2001 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
American Express Interactive
Follows the protagonist, Sonia Sharpe, as she and her American Express Interactive Team attempt to develop and market an interactive, on-line, corporate travel service in a highly competitive environment. Looks at the possible resources and partnerships a company needs... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Partners and Partnerships; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Applications and Software; Technological Innovation; Global Strategy; Expansion; Information Technology; Vertical Integration; Financial Services Industry; Travel Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "American Express Interactive." Harvard Business School Case 802-022, July 2001. (Revised December 2001.)
- 23 Jun 2020
- Book
Beginning America Over Again with a New Electoral System
Created by the people for the people, the American political system is instead "a private industry dominated by a textbook duopoly—the Democrats and the Republicans—and plagued and perverted by... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the Artful Sidestep
question. One of the positive results that come from our inability to detect the shifting of a conversation is that we can move seamlessly from one topic to another semantically similar topic. In my experience, some of the most... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Why Global Brands Work
world. They're no longer on that list, but Toyota now is. How did Toyota—and the other nine companies—do it? There are 5 characteristics that all top global brands have in common: 1. The same positioning worldwide. This provides a... View Details
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
announced staff cuts in reaction to slowing or declining demand. US government data from October suggests that employers remain cautious, adding just 12,000 new positions in the month as unemployment remained steady at 4.1 percent, edging... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
New Editor Takes Helm at HBS Bulletin
Roger Thompson, a longtime editor at Nation’s Business magazine and, more recently, a Web site developer and manager for Cox Interactive Media, is the new editor of the HBS Bulletin. In July, he assumed the View Details
- August 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Management Levels at Staples (F): President, U.S. Stores
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Management Levels at Staples (F): President, U.S. Stores." Harvard Business School Supplement 307-042, August 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
business and, if economies of scope are unavailable, to simply reproduce entrant behavior by creating a "firm within a firm." There are two broad streams of explanation for incumbent failure in these circumstances. One posits... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Taking the LEAP into the Case Method
Nevertheless, the real challenges went well beyond these. Throughout the process of case teaching, Professor Fubini put the students in the position of the case protagonist, and he acted as a facilitator. I... View Details
- 05 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2006
called into question by several significant organizational stumbling blocks. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=106073 PublicationsAgency and Institutions: The Enabling Role of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Prepare for Your Interview with Research
You have leveraged your network, perfected your resume and cover letter, and now you have landed an interview. Research may be one of the most critical elements of your interview preparation. While hiring... View Details
- 26 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Learning from Failed Political Leadership
rose-colored glasses will be much better positioned to profit from both positive and negative global developments. In summary, successful business operations in the current... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the City of Boston
sites might be beautiful, intuitive, mobile-optimized, and written with simple, straightforward language. And just like TurboTax is upfront that the process might seem like a slog but, don’t worry, we’ll get... View Details
- November 2017
- Teaching Note
Tencent
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-426.
Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider in China with a wide range of game types, China’s largest social networking... View Details
Keywords: Tencent; Tencent Holdings; WeChat; Social Networking; Social Networks; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Video Games; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Portals; Payments; Mobile Payments; O2O; Online-to-offline; E-commerce; Messaging; Subscription Model; Freemium; Mobile App Industry; Smartphone; PC; Monetization Strategy; Antitrust; Streaming; Cloud Computing; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Alibaba; Facebook; JD.com; Tesla; Bundling; Synergies; Digital Strategy; Imitation; Licensing; Agility; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Restructuring; Communication Technology; Blogs; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Price; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Media; Distribution Channels; Service Delivery; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Opportunities; Social and Collaborative Networks; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Cooperation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Value Creation; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Segmentation; Business Units; Communication; Profit; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Asia; China; Canton (province, China)