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- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why Evolutionary Software Development Works
development was evolutionary in nature. Companies first would release a low-functionality version of a product to selected customers at a very early stage of development. Thereafter work would proceed in an iterative fashion, with the... View Details
- 13 Jun 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
That's Classic: Modern-Day Business Lessons from Ancient Rome
us understand severity, fidelity, and justice in our own lives, and generously teaches us how to effect changes of character and fortune. Then there’s Seneca, Nero’s tutor. His “On Clemency” is lovely. As you read, you realize he’s writing to the best View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
manager who seems to be receiving little support. A redisguised and updated version of earlier case 494-005, reflecting the challenges of managing in innovation/R&D-driven industries and across multiple international sites. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jul 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Evolution of Apple
different approaches led to new versions of the case and gave students insights as to what the CEO was trying to do and why he was having so much difficulty." Apple's market share has always been lower than its consumer mind share.... View Details
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
track of what versions and fixes have been applied is as fundamental to digital security management as keeping an accurate inventory of physical assets is to plant management. We're not saying that this is easy—software configurations... View Details
- 20 Aug 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making an Ally of Uncle Sam
took out ads in major newspapers during the hearings. The results of the court case are still undetermined, but in November 2000, Napster took a step toward legitimacy by arranging a deal with media giant Bertelsmann AG to develop a legal View Details
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part One]
question, "Can Japan compete?", the simple answer is yes. The real question, according to the authors, is, "Will it choose to compete?" First published in Japanese in the spring of 2000, the English version of the book... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 20 Jul 2020
- Op-Ed
It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees
Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs), to buy Section 1301 qualified health plans in the individual market. We advocate that the Trump rule be expanded to designate the Public Option as one of the insurance options for employees, thus expanding... View Details
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
familiar logic for rule utilitarianism beyond the realm of individual ethics and as a specific version of a broader argument made for centuries by theorists from Hume to Hayek. I also provide evidence of an example in which real-world... View Details
- 09 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 9, 2007
Authors:Benjamin Chiao, Josh Lerner, and Jean Tirole Publication:The RAND Journal of Economics (forthcoming). (Earlier version distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 11156.) Abstract This paper empirically... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
camaraderie, time with animals or nature, self-expression. If your normal fitness routine is no longer possible, switching to an online version of the exercise may be satisfying. If it is not, try something entirely different: Moving the... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
applicable laws, search for innovation opportunities created by regulation and deregulation, and proactively anticipate future regulation. A rewritten version of an earlier note. Purchase this note:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Throwing Your Opponent: Strategies for the Internet Age
saw opportunity in the fact that the new browser ran only on the just released Windows 95 and that Microsoft servers ran only on Windows NT. With Microsoft heavily invested in persuading Windows users to upgrade to the newest versions of... View Details
Keywords: by Daniel Penrice
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=306090 Cathay Pacific Harvard Business School Case 307-009 This case explores the various aspects of information technology that can be outsourced. Cathay Pacific outsourced a significant part of its vital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
completed in 1973, and later versions were placed in the White House, Congress, and various companies and universities. Nonetheless, the Alto project was terminated in 1980. Technology And Strategic Objectives Inherent in the Alto's... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
the earnings call, CEO Jack Dorsey and CFO Ned Segal had emphasized a slightly different and much better-looking metric: non-GAAP net income of $329M. This adjusted version of net income was a measure Twitter had defined itself when it... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
date. For further growth, the founder and CEO is contemplating three strategies: further expansion in Spain, international expansion, or the creation of new restaurant concepts. Abridged version of HBS No. 899-080. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
19, 2014). To avoid escalation, diplomats will likely plead for more time. Granting a six-month extension, an option already built into the current process, could easily become a pattern, turning some version of the interim deal into a de... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
into a productive working relationship? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/413099-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 512-047 Four Products: Predicting Diffusion (2011) An updated "Four Products" case. This 2011 version... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
a pledge, by a leader and an organization, to move in a particular direction, but to do so in a flexible, open-ended way. High-stakes, highrisk, once-and-for-all decisions—the contemporary versions of the "big factory" decisions—are... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco