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- 2015
- Working Paper
Online Word of Mouth and Product Review Disagreement
By: Frank Nagle and Christoph Riedl
Studies of online word of mouth have frequently posited―but never systematically conceptualized and explored―that the level of disagreement between existing product reviews can impact the volume and the valence of future reviews. In this study we develop a theoretical... View Details
Keywords: Online Word Of Mouth; Online Communities; Viral Marketing; Online Product Reviews; Quality; Internet and the Web; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Reference Programs; Social and Collaborative Networks; Digital Marketing; Analytics and Data Science
Nagle, Frank, and Christoph Riedl. "Online Word of Mouth and Product Review Disagreement." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-091, May 2013. (Revised May 2015, selected for AOM Best Paper Proceedings.)
- December 1993 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Medical Products Co.
By: Robert H. Hayes
In early 1990, the company is contemplating changes in its European plant network for producing hypodermic products, including the total production capacity to be provided, the number and location of plants over which to spread this capacity, and which products should... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Decision Making; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost; Production; Performance Capacity; Performance Effectiveness; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Health Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Europe
Hayes, Robert H. "Medical Products Co." Harvard Business School Case 694-065, December 1993. (Revised March 1995.)
- 12 Feb 2015
- Video
Privacy and Productivity
- May 2013 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
The Kashagan Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Florian Bitsch
When discovered in the 1990s, the Kashagan oil field was the second largest oil field in the world. The project sponsors (equity investors) signed a 40-year production sharing agreement (PSA) with the Kazakh government in 1997, with the expectation the field would... View Details
Keywords: Contracts; Oil ＆ Gas; Project Finance; Kazakhstan; Asia; ENI; Risk Management; Economic Development; Project Management; Expropriation; Product Sharing Agreement; Negotiation; Agreements and Arrangements; Development Economics; Energy Sources; Capital Budgeting; International Finance; Valuation; Joint Ventures; Energy Industry; Asia; Kazakhstan; Italy
Esty, Benjamin C., and Florian Bitsch. "The Kashagan Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)." Harvard Business School Case 213-082, May 2013. (Revised September 2013.)
- 29 Jan 2009
- News
Economic Productivity
- Web
Launching New Products
As today's pace of change continues to accelerate, companies need to successfully innovate to stay ahead, and yet most new products fail. To transform innovation into competitive advantage, leaders need to ensure their organization has... View Details
- 30 May 2013
- Blog Post
Product Launch Day
At Sonation we’ve been working all summer toward product launch day, and the day has finally come! Last week I went to Michigan with my cofounder Paul to demo the app at Interlochen, one of the premier summer arts camps in the US. Of all... View Details
- 23 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Trends in Consumer Products
A job search in Consumer Products requires thorough research to understand how Covid has affected a company’s business. Most consumer products companies had very uneven business results—some brands saw... View Details
- August 1999 (Revised November 2000)
- Background Note
Issues of Product Policy
Explores the basic vocabulary and issues related to product policy within a firm. View Details
Sarvary, Miklos. "Issues of Product Policy." Harvard Business School Background Note 500-027, August 1999. (Revised November 2000.)
- January 1990 (Revised November 1992)
- Case
Competition and Product Variety
Examines the choice of optimal product positioning in a differentiated goods market. View Details
Brandenburger, Adam M., and Vijay Krishna. "Competition and Product Variety." Harvard Business School Case 190-100, January 1990. (Revised November 1992.)
- April 1984
- Case
Kirkman Products
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Kirkman Products." Harvard Business School Case 184-177, April 1984.
- May 2022
- Article
When Does Product Liability Risk Chill Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants
By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
Liability laws designed to compensate for harms caused by defective products may also affect innovation. We examine this issue by exploiting a major quasi-exogenous increase in liability risk faced by U.S. suppliers of polymers used to manufacture medical implants.... View Details
Keywords: Product Liability; Innovation; Tort; Medical Devices; Vertical Foreclosure; Product; Innovation and Invention; Legal Liability; Laws and Statutes; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Galasso, Alberto, and Hong Luo. "When Does Product Liability Risk Chill Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 14, no. 2 (May 2022): 366–401.
- September 2005 (Revised May 2006)
- Background Note
Principles of Product Policy
By: Anita Elberse
Provides an introduction to key product policy issues. View Details
Keywords: Product Development
Elberse, Anita. "Principles of Product Policy." Harvard Business School Background Note 506-018, September 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
- March 1974 (Revised December 1980)
- Exercise
Piqua Products
"Piqua Products." Harvard Business School Exercise 174-150, March 1974. (Revised December 1980.)
- June 2001
- Case
Bedrock Productions
By: Michael J. Roberts and Michael L. Tushman
Describes a young Web consulting firm going through a very rapid period of growth in late 1999 and 2000. The founder/CEO sees himself as a strategist and marketer who is less well-suited to the operational details, that are expanding as the firm grows. A president is... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Management Teams; Change Management; Managerial Roles; Consulting Industry
Roberts, Michael J., and Michael L. Tushman. "Bedrock Productions." Harvard Business School Case 401-045, June 2001.
- October 1975
- Background Note
Product Policy
Lovelock, Christopher H. "Product Policy." Harvard Business School Background Note 576-064, October 1975.
- February 1987 (Revised January 1989)
- Case
Berringer Products
Roberts, Michael J. "Berringer Products." Harvard Business School Case 387-120, February 1987. (Revised January 1989.)
- January 1990 (Revised November 1992)
- Case
Product Proliferation and Preemption
Examines whether product proliferation can be used as a preemptive device--as alleged in the FTC's 1982 complaint against four manufacturers of ready-to-eat cereals. View Details
Brandenburger, Adam M., and Vijay Krishna. "Product Proliferation and Preemption." Harvard Business School Case 190-117, January 1990. (Revised November 1992.)
- July 1993 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
Millipore New Product Commercialization: A Tale of Two New Products
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Kevin Bartus
Millipore, the worldwide leader in separations technology, was in the process of launching two key new products: one a liquid chromatography/mass spectrometer and the other a virus separation membrane. The case documents the product development and commercialization... View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Kevin Bartus. "Millipore New Product Commercialization: A Tale of Two New Products." Harvard Business School Case 594-010, July 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
- 2021
- Chapter
Governing for Growth in Scope: Cultivating a Comparative Understanding of How Peer Production Collectives Evolve
By: Rebecca Karp, Amisha Miller and Siobhan O'Mahony
One of the early challenges for any peer production collective is how to govern the growth of new members or contributors. Scope growth was not a topic of concern when scholars were focused on understanding the emergence of peer production collectives as a phenomenon... View Details
Keywords: Peer Production Collectives; Scope Growth; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Governance; Growth Management
Karp, Rebecca, Amisha Miller, and Siobhan O'Mahony. "Governing for Growth in Scope: Cultivating a Comparative Understanding of How Peer Production Collectives Evolve." Chap. 11 in The Handbook of Peer Production, edited by Mathieu O'Neil, Christian Pentzold, and Sophie Toupin, 137–152. John Wiley & Sons, 2021.