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- May 2013
- Article
Hybrid Innovation in Meiji Japan
By: Tom Nicholas
Japan's hybrid innovation system during the Meiji era of technological modernization provides a useful laboratory for examining the effectiveness of complementary mechanisms to patents. Patents were introduced in 1885, and by 1911, 1.2 million mostly non-pecuniary... View Details
Keywords: Prizes; Technological Innovation; System; Patents; Knowledge; Value; Cost vs Benefits; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Performance Effectiveness; Japan
Nicholas, Tom. "Hybrid Innovation in Meiji Japan." International Economic Review 54, no. 2 (May 2013): 575–600.
- November 1995
- Case
Ernst & Young United Kingdom (B)
By: John J. Gabarro and Samantha Graff
Discusses progress made by mid-1995 on the three challenges identified by the change leadership at the end of 1993. First, it describes the decision-making process that resulted in a general consensus to reorganize the huge London office, and it highlights certain... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Leading Change; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Problems and Challenges; Decision Making; Adaptation; Perspective; United Kingdom; London
Gabarro, John J., and Samantha Graff. "Ernst & Young United Kingdom (B)." Harvard Business School Case 496-010, November 1995.
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
understand the tradeoff decisions you are making and can be very informative when it comes to strategic thinking about the company’s product roadmap and long term direction. Speaking of roadmaps, if you’ve... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 19 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 19, 2006
conservatism. Competitive Advantage and the Value Network Configuration: Making Decisions at a Swedish Life Insurance Company Authors:Øystein D. Fjeldstad and Christian H.M. Ketels Periodical:Long Range... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store's 'Original Price' Might Not Be After All
the store least paid higher average prices based on those “original” price tags. “This makes me think that the fake prices are working to mislead the customers who know the brand the least, and who have the least information about the... View Details
- July 2024 (Revised January 2025)
- Case
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: Bringing Systematic Investment to Philanthropy
By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, Alexander Bischoff and Sophia Pan
Melissa Berman, CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), evaluated her client’s philanthropy project and its mediocre performance. RPA was a segment of the Rockefeller Family Office’s Philanthropy Department, becoming an independent charity in 2002. Consistently... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropic Sector; Foundation; Due Diligence; Humanitarianism; Humanitarian Assistance; Grants; HNW Products And Services; Donations; Impact; Advisor; Advice; Consulting; Funding; Consulting Services; Family Business; Cost vs Benefits; Developing Countries and Economies; Private Sector; Spending; Mission and Purpose; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Performance Evaluation; Nonprofit Organizations; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Experience and Expertise; Consulting Industry; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US); United States
Cohen, Lauren, Hao Gao, Alexander Bischoff, and Sophia Pan. "Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: Bringing Systematic Investment to Philanthropy." Harvard Business School Case 225-005, July 2024. (Revised January 2025.)
- 26 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Best Practices of Global Innovators
work that the decisions a firm makes about how to partition tasks and allocate them to partners are among the most critical, yet poorly understood, aspects of these projects. These choices dictate how... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
services. Health plans will eliminate their restrictive networks, allowing members to choose in a competitive (and regional or even national) marketplace the providers that offer the best value for their condition. Plans will help patients View Details
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
Harvard Business School and Marc Epstein of Rice University. Key concepts include: Tightly monitored employees were less likely to make independent decisions, even if their job descriptions allowed them to do so. They were even less... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 06 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?
When American energy entrepreneur Jim Gordon envisioned the first offshore wind farm lining the horizon a few miles off the coast of the eastern United States, he perhaps did not factor in blowback from almost every angle. Gordon's nearly 10-year battle to gain... View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
of having cases written about them? How do you work with reluctance or hesitation? A: Most Japanese companies I contacted to ask for cooperation to develop cases have been quite cooperative. I believe that the high academic standards of our faculty and the reputation... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- April 2025
- Teaching Note
ZEISS: Commercializing Science
By: Maria P. Roche
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 725-359. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Organization; Decisions; Business Strategy; Competition; Business History; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Independent Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Knowledge Sharing; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Organizational Culture; Supply Chain Management; Partners and Partnerships; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Commercialization; Resource Allocation; Corporate Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; Technology Industry; Germany; Europe
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
steps toward rapprochement in June 2016. The central dilemma is this: whether in light of the existing uncertainties companies operating in both countries can resume their investments and commercial activities, or should decisions be put... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
infrastructure was a key question. SAP could build, own, and operate its own data centers, or partner to locate SAP HANA and other products with other cloud infrastructure providers, such as Amazon, Microsoft, or IBM. McDermott also had to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
the "Energy Bill 2.0"? Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/911061-PDF-ENG Lady Gaga (B) Anita Elberse and Michael ChristensenHarvard Business School Case 512-017 In March 2011, Troy Carter, manager of pop star Lady Gaga, reflects on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 2025
- Case
Thrivent: From Insurance Agents to Financial Advisors
By: Hubert Joly, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Tom Quinn
Thrivent, a midwestern financial services company with a centuries-long history rooted in Lutheranism, had reached $10 billion in revenue mostly by selling life insurance. In the 2020s, however, CEO Terry Rasmussen began a transformation process centered around the... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Forecasting and Prediction; Employee Relationship Management; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Job Design and Levels; Human Capital; Leading Change; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Insurance Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States; Minneapolis
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
George C. Lodge
in teaching a new required module in Decision Making and Ethical Values. Although he retired from the active faculty four years ago, Lodge continues to work on issues such as globalization and the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 17 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission
difficult to make the best hiring decisions because of their own preexisting biases. Battilana explains the problem in a yet-to-be-published paper, tentatively titled "Neither Corporations Nor... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Oct 2016
- HBS Case
Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste
As much as 40 percent of food grown in the United States for human consumption is wasted. Source: Eivaisla After decades of wasteful food practices, where perfectly good food is discarded even as poverty keeps many families hungry, solutions are starting to come... View Details
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Growth of the Social Enterprise
operations. Thus, the key distinctions between the two organizational forms, affiliates and branches, are ownership, governance, and control. Nonprofits choosing the branch approach should consider the potential trade-offs between maintaining central control and having... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler