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  • 20 Oct 2015
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October 20, 2015

entrepreneurship. Immigrants account for roughly a quarter of U.S. workers in these fields, and they have a similar contribution in terms of output measures like patents or firm starts. This contribution has been rapidly growing over the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 25

Petra Moser and Tom Nicholas Abstract We examine whether prizes encourage innovation and, if so, how. We compare changes in U.S. patents per year for technology areas where U.S. inventors won prizes for exceptional innovations at the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 26, 2006

solutions to the HIV/AIDS crisis must take into account the economics of ARV pricing strategies, the politics of the patent environment, and the strategic choices that have enabled these organizations to be profitable while serving the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Aug 2005
  • HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

firm owned a number of patents and was the inventor of the first portable welding machine. But it stood out in other ways, too. While Lincoln, a nonunion shop, offered no benefits, it provided guaranteed employment, had an employee... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 07 Dec 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship

such as increased public funding for basic research, eased restrictions on immigration by high-skilled scientists and engineers, and a streamlined patent system—it is likely to translate into a better environment for high-potential... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
  • 12 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Facing the New World Order

example, as the rate of patenting new inventions. We find that high levels of tertiary education, high investments in research and development, and a solid platform of information and communications technology are all essential. The... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • April 2024 (Revised July 2024)
  • Case

Market Dynamics and Moral Dilemmas: Novo Nordisk’s Weight-Loss Drugs

By: Joseph L. Badaracco, Tom Quinn and John Schultz
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk was owned by a charitable foundation, and since its founding in the 1920s had focused on producing insulin to treat diabetes. In 2017, however, it released Ozempic, a diabetes treatment with the revolutionary side effect of... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Judgments; Values and Beliefs; Global Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Patents; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Product Positioning; Supply and Industry; Supply Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Opportunities; Social Issues; Equality and Inequality; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry; Denmark; United States; Europe; China; India; Middle East; North Africa
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  • 18 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

firms face little competition, even after the end of formal periods of patent protection and market exclusivity. Additionally, the evolving technologies of drug development—in particular, the increasingly common use of auxiliary endpoints... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 14 Aug 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

caused the medical establishment to radically reverse its position. Parents were now warned that delaying the introduction of these types of foods increased a baby's risk of food allergies. Adeo Health Science was ready, with patents... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • October 2023 (Revised November 2023)
  • Case

Recycle & Re-Match: The Future of Soccer Turfs

By: George Serafeim, Lena Duchene and Carlota Moniz
By August 2023, Re-Match, an artificial turf waste-to-value company, had operations in Denmark and the Netherlands and had recycled over 160,000 tons of waste and plastic fiber. With recent capital injection from the VC firm Verdane and a dual revenue business model,... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Emissions; Carbon Abatement; Sustainability; Recycling; Waste Management; Technology; Entrepreneurial Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Decisions; Energy Conservation; Investment Return; Profit; Technological Innovation; Patents; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Wastes and Waste Processing; Business Strategy; Competition; Expansion; Technology Adoption; Sports; Environmental Sustainability; Entrepreneurship; Green Technology Industry; Service Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Rubber Industry; Sports Industry; Denmark; Netherlands; France; United States; Pennsylvania; Europe
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  • 22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

majority of patents (especially in manufacturing). We also offer evidence that the suppliers’ conceptual attributes are higher for SC industries, which is consistent with their greater innovative activity. Finally, we find that employment... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 17 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 17, 2006

by universities on sharing rather than patenting scientific discoveries; more cross-disciplinary academic research; and more federal and private funding for translational research, which bridges basic and applied science. With such... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711417-PDF-ENG Plavix: Drugs in the Age of Personalized Medicine Richard G. Hamermesh, Mara G. Aspinall, and Rachel GordonHarvard Business School Note 811-001 PIavix, one of the world's best selling drugs in 2010, appears to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29

inventions as the top 1% of U.S. inventions for a technology during 1975-1984 in terms of subsequent citations. Patenting growth is significantly higher in cities and technologies where breakthrough inventions occur after 1984 relative to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 27

Even in the absence of national health coverage, the United States became the world's largest prescription drug market and emerged as the global leader in new drug research and testing. With health benefits globally from the availability of new drugs, albeit for poorer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

experience, 2) top management teams, 3) board-management relations, and 4) executive compensation. We discuss theoretical implications and consider future directions and research opportunities. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8

http://hbr.org/search/114007-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-011 TaKaDu In December 2012, Amir Peleg, founder and CEO of TaKaDu, reflected on how to position his young firm for the next fiscal year and beyond. The small Israeli startup had developed an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

Germany. However, they improved on the process, patented it, and one of the engineers moved back to the United States to introduce the innovations back there. The one who had gone in the 1930s remained in Germany and licensed the improved... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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