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    Karim R. Lakhani

    Karim R. Lakhani is the Dorothy & Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He specializes in technology management, innovation, digital transformation and artificial... View Details

    Keywords: biotechnology; communications; computer; health care; high technology; information technology industry; internet; pharmaceuticals; software; video games
    • 2014
    • Discussion Paper

    The Promise of Microfinance and Women's Empowerment: What Does the Evidence Say?

    By: Dina D. Pomeranz
    The microfinance revolution has transformed access to financial services for low-income populations worldwide. As a result, it has become one of the most talked-about innovations in global development in recent decades. However, its expansion has not been without... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Women's Empowerment; Entrepreneurs; Saving; Savings; Credit; Credit Supply; Insurance; Development Economics; Development Finance; Behavioral Economics; Gender; Microfinance; Social Entrepreneurship; Developing Countries and Economies; Banking Industry; Public Administration Industry; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry; Latin America; Kenya; Chile; India; Asia; Africa
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    • 10 Jun 2021
    • News

    After 30 Years, ‘Crossing the Chasm’ Is Due For a Refresh

    • November 2017 (Revised April 2019)
    • Case

    Summa Equity: Building Purpose-Driven Organizations

    By: George Serafeim
    In 2015, Reynir Indahl left top Nordic private equity firm Altor Equity Partners to found Summa Equity (Summa). After long contemplation following the financial crisis, Indahl was convinced the financial system was producing negative externalities and that the current... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Purpose; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Social Impact; Investment Management; Management Practices; Innovation; Voice; Environmental Impact; Private Equity; Social Enterprise; Finance; Capital Markets; Management Practices and Processes; Innovation Leadership; Leadership; Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Mission and Purpose; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; Norway; Sweden; Scandinavia
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    • September 2020
    • Case

    Drinkworks: Home Bar by Keurig

    By: Sunil Gupta, Jonathan Levav and Julia Kelley
    In the summer of 2018, Drinkworks CEO Nathaniel Davis needed to make a number of go-to-market decisions ahead of his company’s upcoming product launch. Formed through a joint venture between Keurig Dr. Pepper and Anheuser-Busch InBev, Drinkworks had developed an... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Markets; Bids and Bidding; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Market Design; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Product; Product Design; Product Development; Business Model; Customers; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decision Making; Decisions; Goods and Commodities; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Research; Research and Development; Strategy; Adoption; Competitive Advantage; Segmentation; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Value; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry; North and Central America; United States
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    • 1997
    • Book

    The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

    By: Clayton M. Christensen

    His work is cited by the world's best known thought leaders, from Steve Jobs to Malcolm Gladwell. In this classic bestseller, innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can do everything right—yet still lose market... View Details

    Keywords: Disruptive Innovation; Leadership
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      John T. Gourville

      John Gourville is the Albert J. Weatherhead, Jr. Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School.  He joined the HBS Marketing Unit in 1995 after receiving his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in marketing and behavioral research.  His most... View Details

      Keywords: agribusiness; biotechnology; consumer products; health care; high technology; medical supplies; pharmaceuticals; retailing
      • 01 Jun 2024
      • News

      Crash Pad

      When 4753 North Broadway opened in 1924, the neoclassical tower represented the height of American architectural design, a terra-cotta temple of capitalism at the heart of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Over the next century, a series of banks occupied the spacious... View Details
      Keywords: Amy Crawford; illustrations by Kathleen Fu; building coversion; housing crisis; innovation; real estate; Real Estate
      • September 2013 (Revised May 2014)
      • Case

      OdontoPrev

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Matthew Lingenbrink, Joshua Turnbull and Ricardo Reisen De Pinho
      Brazil's largest dental insurer, a successful and innovative firm, has saturated the corporate market and faces stiffer competition. It must decide whether to enter a new market in Brazil or to expand into other parts of Central and South America. View Details
      Keywords: Health; Business or Company Management; Market Entry and Exit; Insurance; Insurance Industry; Health Industry; North and Central America; Brazil
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      • April 2010 (Revised July 2014)
      • Case

      Apple Inc. in 2010

      By: David B. Yoffie and Renee Kim
      On April 4, 2010, Apple Inc. launched the iPad, the company's third major innovation released over the last decade under its iconic CEO Steve Jobs. Apple's strategy of shifting its business into non-PC products had thrived so far, driven by the smashing success of the... View Details
      Keywords: Technological Innovation; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry
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      • 25 Oct 2023
      • News

      Behind the Research: Tomomichi Amano

      • October 2022 (Revised February 2024)
      • Case

      Masdar City: Aiming for Sustainable and Profitable Real Estate

      By: Boris Vallee and Fares Khrais
      Masdar City broke ground in 2008 and was conceived by the Abu Dhabi government to be an international beacon of innovation in sustainable energy and real estate. It was also to be a profitable investment for the government. At first glance, the two goals pulled in... View Details
      Keywords: Analysis; Business Growth And Maturation; Decisions; Public Sector; Financial Crisis; Construction; Climate Change; Green Technology; Borrowing And Debt; Corporate Finance; Capital; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Cost Of Capital; Equity; REIT; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation; Growth And Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Urban Development; Middle East; United Arab Emirates; Sustainable Cities; Green Building; Business and Government Relations; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financing and Loans; Real Estate Industry; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Abu Dhabi
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        Das Narayandas

        Das Narayandas is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. His academic credentials include a Bachelor of Technology degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB), a Post-Graduate... View Details

        Keywords: marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry
        • October 2013 (Revised January 2015)
        • Case

        The Slingshot: Improving Water Access

        By: John A. Quelch, Margaret L. Rodriguez and Carin-Isabel Knoop
        In 2012, over 750 million people around the globe lacked access to safe drinking water. Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, sought to bring fresh water to poor and rural areas with the Slingshot, a water purification device. Kamen's challenge was to identify ways to... View Details
        Keywords: Water; Public Health; Health Care; Slingshot; Dean Kamen; DEKA; Coca-Cola; Developing Markets; Freestyle; Safety; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Health; Distribution Channels; Developing Countries and Economies; Innovation and Invention; Africa; Latin America; South America; Asia
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        • 05 Feb 2024
        • Research & Ideas

        The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding

        to connect groups with disparate skills—like engineering, sales, and market analysis—at key points in a project. Extensive analysis of job postings Zhang bases his conclusions on a unique linguistic analysis of more than 34 million online... View Details
        Keywords: by Ben Rand
        • April 1995
        • Case

        Minnetonka Corporation: From Softsoap to Eternity

        Minnetonka Corp. which was founded in 1964, began as a niche player in the gift soap and novelty toiletries markets. In 1980, it entered--and managed to capture a piece of--the mass bar-soap market with pump-dispensed Softsoap liquid soap. In 1984, the company took on... View Details
        Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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        • 2018
        • Book

        Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis

        By: Srikant M. Datar and Madhav Rajan
        Horngren’s Cost Accounting defines the cost accounting market and continues to innovate today by consistently integrating the most current practice and theory into the text. This acclaimed, market-leading text emphasizes the basic theme of “different costs for... View Details
        Keywords: Cost Accounting; Management
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        • July 2007 (Revised February 2010)
        • Case

        Saffronart.com: Bidding for Success

        By: Mukti Khaire and R. Daniel Wadhwani
        Saffronart, a five-year-old online art auction company, leads the market for modern Indian art and now faces competitors in the market it created. Established in 2000 by the wife-and-husband team of Minal and Dinesh Vazirani, Saffronart.com is an innovative online... View Details
        Keywords: Arts; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Auctions; Industry Growth; Competition; Online Technology; Fine Arts Industry; India
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        • July 2003 (Revised August 2003)
        • Case

        Meloche Monnex

        Meloche Monnex is outperforming industry growth and profitability, thanks to its focus on affinity groups (mostly university alumni) and innovative telemarketing techniques. Should e-mail marketing play a greater role in the customer acquisition process, as suggested... View Details
        Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Marketing Communications; Marketing Channels
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        • 2025
        • Working Paper

        Technology Choice, Spillovers, and the Concentration of R&D

        By: Todd A. Lensman
        The direction of innovation shapes both current technologies and future innovation opportunities, as firms acquire expertise and create public knowledge through discovery. But how do firms choose which technologies to develop? Do they ever fail to exploit... View Details
        Keywords: Economic Growth; Innovation Strategy; Research and Development
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