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- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
necessity of reducing the inequalities, and of their complicity in what has happened. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=907411 Still Leading (A): Issues in Transitioning to New Forms of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
managerial and organizational challenges as organizations transition to these strategies and identify four institutional logic shifts: 1) increasing external focus, 2) moving to greater openness, 3) focusing on enabling interactions, and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018
empty. Dennis Campbell and Tatiana Sandino discuss their new case study. How to Be a Rebel Leader In the book Rebel Talent, Francesca Gino argues companies should encourage rebellion in their workplaces. Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now? View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS
accounts. But, by the early twentieth century a large industry had emerged that provided basic financial services to the public. In the 1930s the modern regulatory framework for this industry was created. In broad terms, my research examines how this View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Lessons from the Classroom
NFL Players Touch Down at HBS
make a smooth transition to life after sports; historically they've had a hard time," said former player Stacey Robinson, now a player development executive with the National Football League Players Association. Another key advantage... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue
or computers—wisely. We don't currently have anything resembling property rights for the ability of the atmosphere to absorb our carbon dioxide. But we should. If we priced that resource we would use it more sensibly. We've been through View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Freeing Patient Data to Enable Innovation
listed difficulties translating data into practice, something he has experienced and is trying to address in his transition from practitioner to health care entrepreneur. "About 85 percent of practice today is driven by anecdotal... View Details
- January 2025
- Case
Apax Partners: Deciding Whether to Bid for Trader Corp.
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Edward A. Meyer
Apax Partners’ investment committee was schedule to meet on March 21, 2011, to decide whether to invest in Trader Corporation, a Canadian classified advertising business for used automobiles with both print (magazines) and digital (website) distribution. What made this... View Details
Keywords: Value Creation; Network Effects; Private Equity; Growth Management; Digital Marketing; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; E-commerce; Valuation; Competition; Digital Platforms; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Transition; Advertising Industry; Auto Industry; Information Industry; Canada; United Kingdom; New York (state, US); New York (city, NY)
- May 2017 (Revised September 2018)
- Supplement
Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
The (B) case tackles the implementation and scaling process of fleet management over the years. Finally, the case explores current challenges facing the BMI. View Details
Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Growth Management; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong; France; Italy; Spain
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Oliver Gassmann, and Roman Sauer. "Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-465, May 2017. (Revised September 2018.)
- 24 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?
discovered that this compulsory secrecy program was in place during the war, and after the war it transitioned to a peacetime policy that persists to this day,” Gross says. “Everybody in the system benefits from being able to access... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- January 2017 (Revised October 2021)
- Case
Delivering the Goods at Shippo
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Jeffrey F. Rayport and Olivia Hull
Laura Behrens Wu, CEO of software start-up Shippo, prepares her pitch for a Series A funding round following a successful seed round. Customer adoption of Shippo’s e-commerce dashboard application, which allows small and medium retailers to compare delivery rates... View Details
Keywords: Application Program Interface; API; API Strategy; Customer Cohorts; Churn; Retention; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Strategy; Transition; Customer Focus and Relationships; Technological Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Valuation; Shipping Industry; Technology Industry; Retail Industry; San Francisco; California; United States
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Jeffrey F. Rayport, and Olivia Hull. "Delivering the Goods at Shippo." Harvard Business School Case 817-065, January 2017. (Revised October 2021.)
- November 2000
- Case
Reuters Greenhouse Fund
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Daniel Galvin
Reuters Greenhouse Fund had successfully invested in a portfolio of 79 companies working in areas relevant to Reuters Group's strategic interests. It had itself facilitated a powerful network among the companies and become a respected global venture capital firm.... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Financial Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Transition; Partners and Partnerships; Networks; Internet; Financial Services Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Daniel Galvin. "Reuters Greenhouse Fund." Harvard Business School Case 301-012, November 2000.
- 03 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Web Services
coding over a new solution." Using a common code base to build applications that automate repetitive tasks is key to serving the needs of various business partners. The Customer's View Representing the customer perspective, GM's CTO Tony Scott outlined View Details
- 31 Oct 2006
- HBS Case
Governing Sumida Corporation
goal of listing the company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was realized in 1998. Changes to the company's retirement policy encouraged a more performance-oriented culture, and in 2000, Yawata made English the company's official language, paying for employee language... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for James Austin
In an email interview, Harvard Business School professor James Austin spoke with HBS Working Knowledge managing editor Carla Tishler about his work on collaboration and his ongoing research.Tishler: You talk about companies transitioning... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 16 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018
digitally enabled open platforms. I go on to argue that the competitive success of open platforms against closed platforms gave rise to the "vertical-to-horizontal" transition in the computer industry in the 1980s and 1990s.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
years, the founder/owner has scaled down his involvement in the day-to-day operations, leading to a number of operational and financial issues, including variable food quality and deficient wait staff service. The restaurant is about to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2016
- Case
Pete & Gerry's
By: Jose Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Keywords: ＂Pete ＆ Gerry's; ＂ Eggs; Egg Industry; Avian Flu; Cage Free; Free Range; Agribusiness; Agriculture; Industry Structure; Industry Evolution; Price Volatility; Small Business; Strategy Formulation; Branding; Marketing; Premium Brand; Growth; Consumer; Consumer Behavior; Animal Welfare; Retail; Grocery; Food Labeling; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Advertising Campaigns; Business Model; Change; Change Management; Disruption; Transition; Trends; Volatility; Customer Value and Value Chain; Entrepreneurship; Food; Ethics; Health; Problems and Challenges; Operations; Sales; Risk and Uncertainty; Quality; Public Opinion; Value; Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Retail Industry; United States
Alvarez, Jose, and Natalie Kindred. "Pete & Gerry's." Harvard Business School Case 517-048, November 2016.
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
after the team scaffolds were implemented and showed a 40% improvement in patient throughput time. Working Papers Transition to Clean Technology By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, Douglas Hanley, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We develop a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne