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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and Information Technology
as Xerox. D&B was also an early adopter of information technology when it came to computers. Innovations that were first seen primarily as a means of reducing costs would go on to expand the quality and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Mara Aspinall
loved ones. However, widespread adoption of new medical innovations goes through three phases: Fear, Value, and Acceptance. Patients, physicians, and payers are understandably skeptical at first and fearful... View Details
- 22 Aug 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
A Randomized Field Study of a Leadership WalkRounds™-Based Intervention
Background: Leadership WalkRounds have been widely adopted as a technique for improving patient safety and safety climate. WalkRounds involve senior managers directly observing frontline work and soliciting employees' ideas about... View Details
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IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment
environmental impact of rice farming while safeguarding farmer livelihoods is a monumental challenge. Through our research and site visits, we explored innovative strategies to decarbonize rice farming, focusing on sustainable practices,... View Details
- 27 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Gen AI Marketing: How Some 'Gibberish' Code Can Give Products an Edge
It’s the new way of comparison shopping in the age of large language models (LLM): Tapping into AI-driven search engines for research and advice on which products to buy. But can consumers trust the recommendations to be impartial? New research finds that companies can... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?
organizational aspect that need to be addressed.” But if adoption spreads, blockchain could become what he calls a “foundational technology,” with the potential to undergird the world’s economic and social systems. In a recent article he... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 26 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?
Silicon Valley startups have adopted the “fail fast” approach of releasing innovative products quickly rather than waiting for perfection. Badaracco disagrees: “It’s a potentially catastrophic mistake, with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Faculty Research Online
been adopted by thousands of private, public, and nonprofit enterprises around the world. Professor Robert S. Kaplan, who created the concept and tool with David Norton (DBA ’73), explains the roots and motivation for their original... View Details
- August 2023
- Case
Augmenix: Space to Think Differently
By: Satish Tadikonda and Sidhant Jena
Amar Sawhney, a serial medtech entrepreneur, had founded Augmenix to develop and commercialize a hydrogel-based medical device called SpaceOAR as an adjunctive technology to core radiation therapy. This technology was used to protect organs at risk (OAR) during... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Technology Adoption; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Commercialization; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Tadikonda, Satish, and Sidhant Jena. "Augmenix: Space to Think Differently." Harvard Business School Case 824-031, August 2023.
- April 2014 (Revised June 2014)
- Case
Google Glass
By: Thomas Eisenmann, Lauren Barley and Liz Kind
In early 2014, business development executives at Google were formulating a distribution strategy for Glass, a wearable computer that projected information on a display viewable with an upward glance. Options, which were not mutually exclusive, included 1) continuing... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Distribution Channels; Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Technology Adoption
Eisenmann, Thomas, Lauren Barley, and Liz Kind. "Google Glass." Harvard Business School Case 814-102, April 2014. (Revised June 2014.)
- September 1994
- Case
American Airlines: Object Oriented Flight Dispatching Systems
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Espen Andersen
American Airlines Describes has organized and developed their Systems Operation Control (SOC) center in Dallas, from which the day-to-day running of the airline takes place. This case details the decision support system used by the flight dispatchers, and the... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Product Development; Programs; Complexity; Technology Adoption; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; United States
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Espen Andersen. "American Airlines: Object Oriented Flight Dispatching Systems." Harvard Business School Case 195-046, September 1994.
- August 2001 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
What a Great Idea
By: Myra M. Hart and Susan Harmeling
Charles "Chic" Thompson has created a successful business as a professional speaker, consultant, and author of two books on creativity. He is challenged to institutionalize his knowledge and brand in an organization that will outlive his involvement. This case examines... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge Management; Entrepreneurship; Management Teams; Organizational Design; Technological Innovation; Technology Adoption; Service Industry; Education Industry
Hart, Myra M., and Susan Harmeling. "What a Great Idea." Harvard Business School Case 802-030, August 2001. (Revised October 2001.)
- 2025
- Working Paper
Mammography - Early Detection, Precise Diagnoses: Case Histories of Transformational Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins
This case history describes how the development of x-ray-based techniques and equipment (“mammography”) led to widespread screening for breast cancer and enabled “minimally invasive” biopsies of breast tumors. Specifically, we chronicle how: 1) new protocols and... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar, Srikant M. Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "Mammography - Early Detection, Precise Diagnoses: Case Histories of Transformational Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-002, July 2019. (Revised January 2025.)
- 2025
- Working Paper
Antibiotic Treatments for Ulcers--Eradicating H-Pylori Infections: Case Histories of Transformational Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins
This case history describes how a chance discovery of bacteria that infect stomach linings completely changed how physicians treat ulcers. Specifically, we chronicle how: 1) two Australian physicians brought the bacterial infection to the world’s attention and... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar, Srikant M. Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "Antibiotic Treatments for Ulcers--Eradicating H-Pylori Infections: Case Histories of Transformational Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-006, July 2019. (Revised January 2025.)
- December 2024
- Case
5G Networks
By: Andy Wu, Levi Stroud and Ruth Page
This case, featuring Ajit Pai, Former Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, explores the potential of 5G wireless networks. It illustrates how 5G works by examining its infrastructure and technological advancements. The case considers the specific... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Infrastructure; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States
Wu, Andy, Levi Stroud, and Ruth Page. "5G Networks." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 724-865, December 2024.
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
governance-related frictions. Collectively, these findings provide new evidence on the explicit practice of using relative performance benchmarks and on its implications for corporate governance and firm performance. Flexing the Frame: TMT Framing and the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Book Smart
who wrote the Magic Tree House series; Dennis Scott, former NBA player and reading advocate; Andy Jassy (MBA 1997), CEO of Amazon; Roy Swan, head of impact investing at Ford; and Carrie Rathod, who leads brand innovation at Proctor &... View Details
- December 2024
- Supplement
5G Networks (B)
By: Andy Wu, Levi Stroud and Ruth Page
Pre-Abstract: This multimedia case should be assigned to students in advance of class. Instructors should consider the timing of making the B and C video available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
Abstract: Featuring Ajit Pai, Former... View Details
Abstract: Featuring Ajit Pai, Former... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Infrastructure; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States
Wu, Andy, Levi Stroud, and Ruth Page. "5G Networks (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 724-866, December 2024.
- 24 Sep 2019
- News
Connecting Patients and Providers
businessman, he also saw the medical industry’s lost opportunity. The solution, Jarzabek says, is Trustedoctor’s secure online platform that streamlines communication between inbound patients and doctors. Hospitals that adopt the... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
and children are sold via fertility clinics, sperm banks, women selling their eggs, surrogates, and adoption services. We don't couch these transactions in terms of profit-making businesses. Orphans aren't sold—they are... View Details