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- 31 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
With Predictive Analytics, Companies Can Tap the Ultimate Opportunity: Customers’ Routines
work—rather than a sporadic trip to the office could prove invaluable in designing flows in and out of a city’s center. Another example: Designers developing new infrastructure for electric vehicles might benefit from knowing driving... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control
provide infrastructure for electric vehicles. While not all projects have a climate-change benefit, many help reduce future carbon emissions or even remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere. In addition to looking at bonds self-labeled... View Details
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
the cost and schedule overruns. In general, I think the project would have benefited from more "for-profit" incentives—if there's not clear incentives to be efficient and make profits, people won't. To address this concern in developing View Details
- August 2002 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Australia-Japan Cable: Structuring the Project Company
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
In late September 1999, representatives from Telstri, Japan Telecom, and Teleglobe met to discuss the structure of the Australia-Japan Cable (AJC) project, a $520 million submarine cable system that would run from Australia to Japan. The sponsors, excited by the... View Details
Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Cooperative Ownership; Organizational Structure; Investment; Ownership; Capital; Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Communication Technology; Projects; Compensation and Benefits; Corporate Finance; Telecommunications Industry; Australia; Japan
Esty, Benjamin C., and Carrie Ferman. "Australia-Japan Cable: Structuring the Project Company." Harvard Business School Case 203-029, August 2002. (Revised January 2003.)
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
were outraged and went to the streets in protest. These blackouts were specifically due to the increased power usage for air conditioning in the summer months but were more generally caused by the removal of subsidies for power companies and a dearth of public and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- December 2013 (Revised February 2014)
- Supplement
Reinventing Brainlab (B)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Karol Misztal
The management of Germany's Brainlab AG, a leading provider of software-driven oncology and surgery solutions, needs to evaluate strategic options for proceeding without an exclusive hardware partner in its most profitable business segment. View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Medical Specialties; Information Technology Industry; Health Industry; Germany
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Karol Misztal. "Reinventing Brainlab (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 314-054, December 2013. (Revised February 2014.)
- December 1999
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A3): Network Computer: Robert Gianni on Answering the Skeptics
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
The concept behind the network computer (NC) at Sun Microsystems, Inc. was simple: bringing workstation performance to the desktop. Recent technological breakthroughs and changes in the marketplace made the NC project timely. But internal and external skeptics wondered... View Details
- 26 Aug 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Built for Global Competition from the Start
venture, such as long-haul ships for Columbus or the Internet and telecom infrastructure for Skype. During his research and course development, Kerr focused on three key pieces for LGV cases: identifying case examples of larger trends and... View Details
- 06 Jan 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?
pointing out that without initiatives to create a vast infrastructure, progress achieved by innovators and venture investors will be piecemeal. In his words, "What will NOT emerge without collective government action are the transformations in the indispensable... View Details
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
Proprietary and Shared Platforms: A Life-Cycle View Author:Thomas R. Eisenmann Abstract In a platform-mediated network, users rely on a common platform, provided by one or more intermediaries, that encompasses infrastructure and rules... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
ticket," Tripsas explains. "Regulatory, security, and infrastructure issues come into play here, aside from the challenges of figuring out approaches to pricing and helping consumers make sense of what you're offering," she... View Details
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
needs. Odutola's keen, unwavering interest in improving the infrastructure of Nigeria allowed him to enjoy a successful career in business and politics, despite the vastly fluctuating political landscape of Nigeria. From British rule... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
water, heat, and energy. For cities, states, provinces, and nations, infrastructure that uses resources efficiently is also lower in cost and higher in attractiveness for citizens and business. Business and environment are more than... View Details
- March 2022 (Revised July 2022)
- Case
Climate Action in Miami
The Miami metropolitan area is a global epicenter of climate risk from heat and sea level rise, but leaders have only recently mobilized for action to respond to this systemic challenge. Resilient 305 began a collaboration across officials in the cities of Miami and... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Climate Impact; Change; Leadership; Cross-sector Collaboration; Coalition; Ecosystem; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Green Business; Adaptation; Environmental Sustainability; Infrastructure; Green Technology; Environmental Management; Miami
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Climate Action in Miami." Harvard Business School Case 322-101, March 2022. (Revised July 2022.)
- May 2004
- Background Note
56K Modem Battle
By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
Examines the battle to set the standard for the 56K modem. Set in 1996, this case looks at how computers accessed the Internet via a telephone line, or dial-up connection, and a hardware modem. In 1995, there were 18.6 million total modem unit shipments, with market... View Details
Keywords: Announcements; Revenue; Patents; Product Launch; Network Effects; Standards; Competition; Information Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Technology Industry; Illinois
Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "56K Modem Battle." Harvard Business School Background Note 704-501, May 2004.
- December 18, 2023
- Article
Lessons from Building a Payment Business in Africa
By: Ranjay Gulati
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Leadership; Partners and Partnerships; Information Infrastructure; Credit Cards; Financial Services Industry
Gulati, Ranjay. "Lessons from Building a Payment Business in Africa." Inc.com (December 18, 2023).
- November 2010
- Teaching Note
Mexico: Crisis and Competitiveness (TN)
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Aldo Musacchio
Teaching Note for 710058. View Details
- June 2010 (Revised December 2013)
- Supplement
Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)
By: John D. Macomber, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong
Second phase of auction for a prime retail development parcel in Chengdu, China. Competition forces the firm to revisit all of its land purchase criteria. Hang Lung Properties is known for rigorous due diligence, for discipline in buying property, and for good... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Chengdu
Macomber, John D., Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Keith Chi-Ho Wong. "Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-092, June 2010. (Revised December 2013.)
- August 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Network Computer, Inc.
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kirk A. Goldman
Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Networks; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Computer Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Kirk A. Goldman. "Network Computer, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 399-026, August 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
concerned about water reliability and the need for additional infrastructure to provide long-term water security to the region. If convinced that the water problem would be resolved, then Woolf should move quickly to purchase more land,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace