Product Development Processes - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2011
News

Green Day

regulatory approval, the product was ready to launch. This October, the modlet will be honored for its innovation by the nonprofit Alliance to Save Energy. While ThinkEco targets businesses as its primary customers, Shibata (to the right,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna;Sarah Auerbach; Agriculture; Manufacturing; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Sep 2018
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Research Brief: Where Top-Down Tops Out

Raffaella Sadun (photo by Russ Campbell) Raffaella Sadun (photo by Russ Campbell) In the face of economic challenges, hospitals in the English National Health Service have turned to a strategy that has proven effective for small private and public organizations: hiring... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

07 May 2015
Blog Post

Career Change: From the Military to Consulting

Exposed to new functions and industries through case studies, classmates, and the resources of our Career and Professional Development (CPD) Office, nearly 70% of HBS students will pursue ventures very different from the ones that led... View Details

22 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China

to other ethnic groups, then computer technologies diffuse faster to China than elsewhere. This is true even for computer advances made by Americans, as the U.S.-based Chinese increase awareness and tacit knowledge development regarding... View Details

Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Technology; Computer

01 Sep 2015
Blog Post

Building a Startup at HBS

next steps are to ensure we have all the necessary FDA approvals, to get more of our product units into the hands of doctors and nurses in hospitals, and to begin the sales process with the hospitals from... View Details

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Scott Wu

little bit of help could make a big difference, and everybody just needs a chance.” Wu got his start in international aid work early. After getting his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth, he worked on development projects in Tanzania and... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Technology

03 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 3, 2006

of the benefits associated with a diverse workforce. While it is critical for managers and researchers to understand the processes and outcomes associated with diversity, much work remains to be done in this important area of scholarship.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 1997 (Revised April 2000)
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John Trani's First Year

By: Hugo Uyterhoeven

John Trani is Stanley Works' new CEO. This case describes his philosophy, communications, and actions during his first seven months in office, aiming at a major transformation of strategic postures, organizational structure, and company culture. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Communication; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture; Leadership Style; Management Skills; Consumer Products Industry

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01 Jun 2013
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Collective Wisdom

idea is that there are some problems that require collective input and cumulative knowledge-building. Open-source communities are a very powerful way to get that done. We used to think that software had to be developed by lots of... View Details

Keywords: crowdsourcing; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2004
News

Toy Story

products — and such cheerleading is literally paying off. One company that has certainly ridden — and perhaps created — the wave of increased interest in the market is LeapFrog, the developer of the LeapPad... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; toys; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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Nathalie du Preez

management role. I chose Colgate for its global focus (less than 20% of its revenues come from the U.S.), its strong presence in emerging markets, its fundamental brand management training, and its dedication to developing its people... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products

October 2018 (Revised April 2019)
Teaching Note

Kids & Company: Entering the U.S.

By: Boris Groysberg and Matthew G. Preble

Teaching Note for HBS No. 418-011. View Details

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01 Feb 2001
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Design Moguls

The HBS Design Fair 2000, held December 4 in Kresge Hall, showcased final projects for the MBA elective course, Managing Product Development, taught by Associate Professor Stefan Thomke. Second-year students on the Capstone Snowboard... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

01 Jun 2003
News

Male Consumers as Man-of-Action Heroes

products and activities that help them escape the daily pressures of families and careers, in order to become rebels for a day. But in a working paper titled “Man–of–Action Heroes: How the American Ideology of Manhood Structures Men’s... View Details

Keywords: Douglas; Holt; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?

don't survive clinical trials, resulting in the pharmaceutical industry footing enormous bills for failure. Genomics will be a productivity driver, pushing perhaps a 100 percent increase in drug development, said Alan Crane, Senior Vice... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Medium of Artistic Expression - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

introduced Type 41 black-and-white film in 1950, but the images, customers discovered, were prone to fading. As an interim step to address this product flaw, the company developed a film coater that users... View Details

January 2011 (Revised March 2011)
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Predictive Biosciences

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and David Kiron

A small cancer diagnostics start-up is deciding whether to acquire a laboratory to make and sell its bladder cancer test or build its own manufacturing and sales team. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Health Testing and Trials; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Biotechnology Industry

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September 2011 (Revised July 2012)
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Khosla Ventures: Biofuels Gain Liquidity

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, William A. Sahlman, Alison Berkley Wagonfeld and Evan Richardson

Samir Kaul, a Partner at Khosla Ventures, looked out his office window. It was late June, 2011, and like almost every day in Menlo Park, the sun was shining. Kaul was reflecting on what had been a very positive 10 months in the venture capital business. Over that span,... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Business or Company Management; Partners and Partnerships; Product Development; Investment Portfolio; Financial Services Industry

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