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- 21 Dec 2022
- Podcast
Amplifying frontline worker voice to boost productivity
When workers can vote with their feet polling their views can reduce turnover and increase engagement. WorkStep co-founder and CEO, Dan Johnston on making frontline work a better proposition for both employees and businesses. View Details
- 01 Oct 2020
- Video
Julia Austin - Product Interviews & Listening
- October 2009
- Teaching Note
Medisys Corp.: The IntensCare Product Development Team (Brief Case)
By: Anne Donnellon and Joshua D. Margolis
Teaching Note for 094059 View Details
- August 1994 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Olympus Optical Company, Ltd. (A): Cost Management for Short Life Cycle Products
Explores Olympus Optical's strategic response to major losses in its camera business. Key to Olympus's recovery were its extensive product planning process, a quality improvement program, and an aggressive cost-reduction program. In particular, the case details... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Product Design; Business Strategy; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry
Cooper, Robin. "Olympus Optical Company, Ltd. (A): Cost Management for Short Life Cycle Products." Harvard Business School Case 195-072, August 1994. (Revised May 1997.)
- 19 Dec 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Find and Replace: R&D Investment Following the Erosion of Existing Products
- March–April 2013
- Article
Vaporware, Suddenware and Trueware: New Product Preannouncements under Market Uncertainty
By: Elie Ofek and Ozge Turut
A firm may want to preannounce its plans to develop a new product in order to stimulate future demand. But given that such communications can affect rivals' incentives to develop the same new product, a firm may decide to preannounce untruthfully in order to deter... View Details
Ofek, Elie, and Ozge Turut. "Vaporware, Suddenware and Trueware: New Product Preannouncements under Market Uncertainty." Marketing Science 32, no. 2 (March–April 2013): 342–355.
- December 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Exercise
The Elcer Products Transaction: Confidential Information for TNDA Corporation
In a six-party negotiation exercise, the TNDA Corp. plans to sell the Elcer Products Division to one of four potential buyers (industrial, financial, U.S., German). This case contains confidential information for the TNDA Corporation management role. Challenges include... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation
Sebenius, James K. "The Elcer Products Transaction: Confidential Information for TNDA Corporation." Harvard Business School Exercise 908-034, December 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- April 1997
- Article
New Product Development Structures and Time to Market
By: S. Datar, C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv and K. Srinivasan
Keywords: Product Development
Datar, S., C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv, and K. Srinivasan. "New Product Development Structures and Time to Market." Management Science 43, no. 4 (April 1997): 452–464.
- July 2012
- Article
iPhones for Friends, Refrigerators for Family: How Products Prime Social Networks
By: Lalin Anik and Michael I. Norton
We show that priming consumers with products associated with specific social networks increases the salience of those networks, influencing both word-of-mouth intentions and consumption. Consumers were exposed to friend- or family-related products (e.g., game consoles... View Details
Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Product; Customers; Familiarity; Social and Collaborative Networks
Anik, Lalin, and Michael I. Norton. "iPhones for Friends, Refrigerators for Family: How Products Prime Social Networks." Social Influence 7, no. 3 (July 2012): 154–171.
- February 2005 (Revised March 2005)
- Teaching Note
Product Team Cialis: Getting Ready to Market (TN)
By: Elie Ofek
Teaching Note to (9-505-038). View Details
- November 2016
- Case
Big Ass Solutions Ventures into Connected Products
By: Rajiv Lal and Shalene Gupta
- December 1988
- Article
Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Global Product Development
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Keywords: Competitive Advantage
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Global Product Development." Hitotsubashi Journal of Commerce & Management (December 1988).
- November 1989
- Supplement
Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (A) (Condensed), Video
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Dolores Mullin
Shapiro, Benson P., and Dolores Mullin. "Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (A) (Condensed), Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 890-511, November 1989.
- February 1999 (Revised February 2003)
- Teaching Note
Product Development at Dell Computer Corporation TN
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Teaching Note for (9-699-010). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- October 1976 (Revised May 1997)
- Teaching Note
Texas Instruments: Time Products Division, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-677-043). View Details
Keywords: Electronics Industry
- August 1996 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions (A1)
By: Linda A. Hill and Jaan Elias
Illustrates: 1) the impact of a manager's leadership style on corporate culture, direction, and performance; 2) the concept of fit between leadership style and the requirements of situations in which managers find themselves; and 3) the need for managers to adapt their... View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Race; Organizational Culture; Success; Leadership Style; Gender; Management Teams; Change Management; Situation or Environment; Creativity; Relationships; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Hill, Linda A., and Jaan Elias. "Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 497-015, August 1996. (Revised October 1996.)
- 18 Jan 2019
- News
The Stealth Productivity Drain on American Workers
- 10 Oct 2018
- News
How Amazon’s Higher Wages Could Increase Productivity
- July–August 1983
- Article
Quality Is More than Making a Good Product
By: H. Takeuchi and J. Quelch
Takeuchi, H., and J. Quelch. "Quality Is More than Making a Good Product." Harvard Business Review 61, no. 4 (July–August 1983): l39–l45. (Reprinted in Thomas V. Bonoma, ed., Implementing Marketing Strategies: Part II, Harvard Business Review no. l4072, pp. 77-86.)