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- July 2006 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
The Mozilla Foundation: Launching Firefox 1.0 (A)
Explores the Mozilla Foundation's decisions leading up to the launch of Firefox 1.0, including its default browser, managing corporate partnerships, managing product development, and moving toward a revenue-based model. Mitchell Baker, president of the Mozilla... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Commercialization; Open Source Distribution; Partners and Partnerships; Information Technology; Social Entrepreneurship; Applications and Software; Innovation and Invention; Information Technology Industry; United States
O'Mahony, Siobhan, and Nikhil Raj. "The Mozilla Foundation: Launching Firefox 1.0 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 907-015, July 2006. (Revised August 2007.)
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
large-sample evidence adding to a growing literature suggesting that NPEs—in particular, large patent aggregators—on average act as "patent trolls," suing cash-rich firms seemingly irrespective of actual patent infringement. This has a negative impact on... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
results for those engaged in it. Those organizations thought to be most able to extend their boundaries are those able to work in a "componentized" manner, with "certain pieces of technology or innovation that can be... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
situation facing Gary Gottlieb, president of Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), prior to the opening of BWH's integrated cardiovascular center. This case allows students to develop an appreciation of the strategic, financial,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores
and focus groups with booksellers, authors, and publishers, and scoured 30 years of news articles to understand how bookstores have phoenixed themselves from the ashes. He even attended a course on how to open an independent bookstore.... View Details
- 15 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer
benefits of sharing data, which can then be used to more quickly identify the most pressing targets and design trials to address them. Innovations to the typical clinical trial model are also being used. In an adaptive platform trial, for... View Details
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
the o-Lab issued an open call for businesses to share challenges that were difficult to overcome due to their current organizational structures. Some 44 people submitted problems via a platform that let everyone view everyone else’s ideas... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Apr 2007
- What Do You Think?
Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?
Summing Up Debate on this month's questions occurred on at least three levels. Is global warming occurring? Do humans (primarily through CO2 emissions) have much to do with it? Should we rely on market forces to provide appropriate responses, or will this require... View Details
- 21 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse
competing incentives in building the metaverse, our view is that the metaverse can still succeed,” they write, “but it might call for a shift in mindset and an openness to learning from seemingly distant domains of knowledge.” Along those... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55572 Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 14 Introducing Open Platforms and Ecosystems By: Baldwin, Carliss Y. Abstract— The purpose of this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: iPads, Kindles, and the Close of a Chapter in Book Publishing
product based not on what it costs or what people want to pay for it, but based on another format that is completely different, just because you want to keep that format alive," he remarks. So the ongoing power struggle between publishers and key online retailers... View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
the importance of risk management and oversight. Robert C. Merton, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, similarly expressed concern about the unintended consequences of change on Wall Street, closing with the assertion that View Details
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Working PapersCapitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan (revised October 2009) Authors:Robert Dujarric and Andrei Hagiu Abstract Japan's industrial landscape is characterized by hierarchical forms of industry organization, which are increasingly inadequate in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
model reconfigurations. We consider three business models: the proprietary model (where all software modules offered by the firm are proprietary), the open source model (where all modules are open source),... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
restructuring. Gilson's case studies have been used extensively in executive programs and are perfect tools to refer to when faced with real-world corporate restructuring issues. The Co-Mingled Code: Open Source and Economic Development... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair
the things that is clear to me is that businesses that permit and encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in succeeding generations have an easier time adapting to their environment. —John Davis What are the common issues? Succession,... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
Prevention-focused and older individuals—who engage in processing that shifts reference points to less extreme instances—show a decreased sensitivity to variance. We discuss the marketing implications of preferences for variance. Adding Bricks to Clicks: The Effects of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation
innovation simply by ensuring that new firms have room to enter the market. Second, efficient liquidation also reduces a retailer's cost of capital by increasing the bank's confidence that a retailer's inventory can be used as collateral.... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS
juxtaposed the School's historic roots as an institution dedicated to American management practices with the increasingly global nature of business. Today, there's a clear sense that this will be a global century in which economic activity and business View Details
- 03 Feb 2018
- Op-Ed
How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility
Larry Fink recently created a shockwave. As cofounder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest global asset management firms, in an open letter to CEOs he caught the attention of financial markets and beyond by... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Battilana