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Walter A. Friedman
Walter A. Friedman is Director of the Business History Initiative and Lecturer. He edits Business History Review with Geoff Jones. He specializes in business, labor, and economic history. He is author of Fortune Tellers: The Story of America's First... View Details
Keywords: electronics; electronics; electronics; electronics; electronics; electronics; electronics; electronics; electronics; electronics
- 19 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
de-centralized, currently untapped resources such as electronic waste domestically in the US, providing a step change to create a circular supply chain for EV batteries. Nth Cycle will be the first domestic producer of a critical... View Details
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni
with a US bank account may have the option to receive funds electronical through Zelle. Recipients without a US bank account will be sent a physical check via FedEx. Is my award taxable? Yes, GO Fellowship awards will be considered... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
HBS Social Enterprise Track Runner-Up Aggregates options for consumers to trade in or recycle unwanted electronics in a simple and efficient web platform. Business Track, 2009 CloudFlare Michelle Zatlyn Matt Prince Business Track Winner... View Details
- 16 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service
example of a company that has been on this journey? A: Best Buy, the largest dedicated consumer electronics retailer in the United States, provides a good example of a company that developed an outside-in orientation by tackling its own... View Details
- 08 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
A Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitability
our inefficiencies. For example, if important customers are migrating to smaller order sizes, the company can focus on reducing setup and order handling costs. The company can ask the customer to use electronic channels, such as View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
- 01 Feb 2022
- Book
Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed
Devices because they've got 50-plus years of being an advanced leader in electronics in the world. People see lots of entrepreneur successes, and they say, boy, that must be easy because they're free and autonomous and they can do this.... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance
10,000 specialist visits To gauge just how much relationships forged in training help patients, Pany and McWilliams sifted through electronic records for nearly 10,000 visits to 502 specialists at a large hospital system. The records... View Details
- 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; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Renee Kim. "Apple Inc. in 2010." Harvard Business School Case 710-467, April 2010. (Revised July 2014.)
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A Commitment to Sustainability | About
Solid Waste is the trash hauled from buildings from typical campus operations. It does not include construction waste, recycling, electronic waste, waste disposed of as part of contracted services, or anaerobic digestion for organics... View Details
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Faculty - Creating Emerging Markets
distribution , corporate accountability , electronic commerce , moral leadership , nonprofit governance Interviews Dr. Elizabeth Mary Okelo Ritu Kumar Dr. Manu Chandaria Francis Okomo-Okello Nii Narku Quaynor Kwasi Abeasi V.G. Narayanan... View Details
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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
mainframes. In the field of defense electronics, Lehman Brothers provided capital to Loral Electronics Corporation and supported entrepreneurs such as Charles “Tex” Thorton, who bought Litton Industries. In 1954, the firm issued... View Details
- November 2019 (Revised April 2021)
- Technical Note
Rechargeable Batteries, 2017: Gigafactory Wars in the Offing?
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In 2017, the global market for rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries was 126 gigawatt-hours (GWh) valued at $37 billion, growing by $10 billion in two years. Once confined largely to consumer electronics and appliances, the rapid increase in demand was spurred by... View Details
Keywords: Batteries; Rechargeable Batteries; Lithium-ion; Lithium-ion Batteries; Electric Vehicle; Electric Vehicles; Energy Entrepreneurship; Energy Markets; Energy Storage; Battery; Demand Uncertainty; Demand Forecasting; Supply & Demand; Supply And Demand; Capacity Planning; Tesla; Technological And Scientific Innovation; Technological Change; Technology Change; Technology Commercialization; Policy Change; Subsidies; Power/Energy; Power Grid; Energy Policy; Developing Markets; Alevo; Samsung; LG Chem; CATL; Northvolt; General Motors; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Commercialization; Policy; Demand and Consumers; Forecasting and Prediction; Supply and Industry; Emerging Markets; Competitive Strategy; China
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Rechargeable Batteries, 2017: Gigafactory Wars in the Offing?" Harvard Business School Technical Note 720-371, November 2019. (Revised April 2021.)
- 24 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet
allowed all areas to gain access to the riches provided by electronic commerce and data-enabled media. Technically led growth enabled rich areas to gain more than other areas, even when everyone was growing–largely in part because they... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology
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Employers by city (United States)
How do I find the major employers in a U.S. city or metropolitan area? Use the American City Business Journals database. Digital editions of weekly business journals and electronic versions of the Book of Lists which include... View Details
- February 2021
- Case
Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (A)
By: Henry McGee, Nien-hê Hsieh, Sarah McAra and Christian Godwin
In 2015, Apple CEO Tim Cook debuted the iPhone 6S with enhanced security measures that enflamed a debate on privacy and public safety around the world. The iPhone 6S, amid a heightened concern for privacy following the 2013 revelation of clandestine U.S. surveillance... View Details
Keywords: Iphone; Encryption; Data Privacy; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Making; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Globalized Firms and Management; Government and Politics; National Security; Law; Law Enforcement; Leadership; Markets; Safety; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Civil Society or Community; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; United States; China; Hong Kong
McGee, Henry, Nien-hê Hsieh, Sarah McAra, and Christian Godwin. "Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (A)." Harvard Business School Case 321-004, February 2021.
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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About
removed in 1980 when the exchange converted to electronic record keeping and displays. About the Names George F. Baker George F. Baker at library dedication, 1927 In 1924, Harvard Business School’s first benefactor, George F. Baker,... View Details
- February 1992 (Revised September 2019)
- Case
The House of Tata
By: James E. Austin and Ashish Nanda
The case traces the evolution of the Tata group, one of the largest and highly respected Indian business houses, from its 19th century founding and early growth in diverse industries, to its response to changes in government regulation in independent India, up to its... View Details
Keywords: Indian Economy; International Business; Government And Business; Government Regulation; Synergy; Conglomerates; Business Conglomerates; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; India
Austin, James E., and Ashish Nanda. "The House of Tata." Harvard Business School Case 792-065, February 1992. (Revised September 2019.)
- May 2012
- Case
BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division
By: Michael Beer and Rachel Shelton
Roger Cahill has spent less than a year as head of the Mobile Division of BoldFlash, a flash memory component maker. On the corporate level, BoldFlash has adapted to an evolving and difficult marketplace, but the Mobile Division is struggling. The four groups within... View Details
Keywords: United States; Massachusetts; Morale; Human Resource Management; Technology; Leadership; Opportunities; Organizational Design; Conflict and Resolution; Product Development; Change Management; Information Infrastructure; Business Processes; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Massachusetts
Beer, Michael, and Rachel Shelton. "BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division." Harvard Business School Brief Case 124-438, May 2012.
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
its 28-year history headlined a female artist until this year, when Ariana Grande took center stage. But there are more encouraging trends. The electronic music artist Madame Gandhi, known to her classmates as Kiran Gandhi (MBA 2015),... View Details