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- February 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Case
eReading: Amazon's Kindle
By: Bharat N. Anand, Peter W. Olson Esq. and Mary Tripsas
In November 2007, Amazon introduced the Kindle, the first electronic reader with wireless functionality. The case describes the launch of the Kindle and provides information on representative players in the industry (or broader ecosystem) who are likely to be affected... View Details
Keywords: Books; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Industry Structures; Standards; Distribution Channels; Competitive Strategy; Publishing Industry
Anand, Bharat N., Peter W. Olson Esq., and Mary Tripsas. "eReading: Amazon's Kindle." Harvard Business School Case 709-486, February 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
- 20 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business with Structured Finance
at Princeton University, the paper analyzes the difficulties of rating structured finance assets and the perils of relying on ratings to determine prices. "We began studying the corporate bond CDO market roughly three years ago and... View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
workplace. Across six studies, we found convergent evidence that emotional acknowledgment led to greater perceptions of costliness, and in turn, to higher evaluations of trust.” Working Papers Deregulation, Market Power, and Prices:... View Details
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
can be used to evaluate the implications of marketing actions, consumer heterogeneity, competition, successive technology generations, and globalization. The exposition is filled with vivid examples from a wide array of domains (video... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
win in the marketplace. This means channeling resources into the right efforts, striking a balance between innovation and control, and getting everyone to pull in the same direction. How do you accomplish all this? Continually ask the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
PublicationsLabor Regulations and European Venture Capital Authors:Bozkaya, Ant, and William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Abstract European nations substitute between employment protection regulations and labor View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
Amazon and Apple, thereby further solidifying its position in the market. Traditional businesses, much like Anker, should embrace the mindset to proactively view tech giants as potential participants in their ecosystems. Rather than merely utilizing these giants as... View Details
- 05 Apr 2016
- News
A Business Plan with Spice
saffron fields of Afghanistan as cofounders of Rumi Spice, a company which imports one of the world’s most expensive foodstuffs and markets it to top chefs. “Connecting Afghan farmers to the international marketplace is something that's... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Saving Grace
major pension providers where his savings were stowed. It was hard to pry even basic information from them, he says. Instead they channeled his calls through financial advisors, who pitched costly services. The more he prodded for... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
outside directors implementing MV shareholder proposals reap the benefits of their responsiveness in the directors market through a higher likelihood of retaining their Board seat and a higher increase (or lower decrease) in the number of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Case Study: Welcome Aboard
can make or break it all. “Plus, in a world where people want to work from home and other companies offer that option, it’s difficult for us to ignore the market and what people want,” Lerner says. On the other hand, the founders have a... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Tried and Tested
has made that topic elusive, for a lot of reasons, with the methods that we use. Zoë, your study of schmoozing and the old boys’ club drew on big data sets. How do you use data to isolate the forces at play in a workplace setting? ZC: When I’m looking for a way of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
tax incentives), they will work on the set for months at a time and follow through on marketing once the film is complete. However, there are often no guarantees that a project will make it to the big screen, and for that reason it’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
Indian stock market was booming, and investors had grown accustomed to outsized returns. Then the bottom fell out. The financial crisis spawned in the United States reverberated around the globe during the summer and fall of 2008, and... View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
lecturer of business administration and the C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator. Ramon Casadesus-Masanell: Watch costs and find channel advantages Given COVID-19 transmission rates as of mid-November, the upcoming... View Details
- August 2000 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Borders Group, Inc.
By: Zeynep Ton and Ananth Raman
Describes Borders Group, a well-known retail chain, in late 1999 and its traditional strengths and rapid growth in the 1990s. By 1990, however, the company had fallen behind Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble in leveraging the Internet for book retailing, although it... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Distribution Channels; Service Operations; Business Growth and Maturation; Economic Growth; Industry Growth; Growth and Development; Internet; Business Model; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Supply and Industry; Retail Industry; Publishing Industry
Ton, Zeynep, and Ananth Raman. "Borders Group, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 601-037, August 2000. (Revised February 2003.)
- May 2025
- Supplement
On (B): The Cyclon Spins On
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karolin Frankenberger, Sascha Mader and Karen Elterman
A follow-up to the On case (723-430), this short case explores how the performance athletic shoe company On expanded its Cyclon subscription and recycling program through 2024, adding two new shoe models to the subscription and a one-time-purchase recyclable T-shirt. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Distribution Channels; Environmental Sustainability; Marketing Strategy; Product Design; Product Development; Technological Innovation; Expansion; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Sports Industry; China; Europe; Germany; Japan; Switzerland; United States
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Karolin Frankenberger, Sascha Mader, and Karen Elterman. "On (B): The Cyclon Spins On." Harvard Business School Supplement 725-475, May 2025.
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
compared to the distance to universities that offer only business or medical education (or neither). We argue that supplying joint MBA-healthcare courses may be a channel through which universities increase medical business skills and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans
Talk of the recent financial crisis often falls into a simplistic narrative of villainous banks, marketing toxic financial products to innocent customers who did not understand their risks. Among the storied victims are municipal... View Details
- 26 Feb 2021
- News
Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
more than 30 years of experience in VC, worldwide streaming channel development, digital media, and consumer products. “This is about using science and technology to address the climate crisis, in this case, using drones to reforest in a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley