Productivity - Publications - Faculty & Research

1991
Article

High Performance Product Development in the World Auto Industry

Keywords: Product; Research and Development; Auto Industry

2017
Working Paper

Intermediation in the Supply of Agricultural Products in Developing Economies

By: Kris J. Ferreira, Joel Goh and Ehsan Valavi

Problem Definition: Farmers face several challenges in agricultural supply chains in emerging economies that contribute to extreme levels of poverty. One common challenge is that farmers only have access to one channel, often an auction, for which to sell their crops.... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries; Agricultural Supply Chain; Intermediation; Multiple Cahnels; Walrasian Auction; Developing Countries and Economies; Supply Chain; Distribution Channels; Profit; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

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2012
Book

Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours

By: Robert C. Pozen

In "Extreme Productivity," Pozen reveals the secrets to workplace productivity and high performance. His book is for anyone feeling overwhelmed by an existing workload—facing myriad competing demands and multiple time-sensitive projects. Offering antidotes to a... View Details

Keywords: Productivity; Performance Productivity; Performance Capacity

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1996
Chapter

The Determinants of Research Productivity in Ethical Drug Discovery

By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ian Cockburn

Keywords: Ethics; Health Testing and Trials; Research and Development; Performance Productivity; Pharmaceutical Industry

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1994
Article

Prototyping: A Tool for Rapid Learning in Product Development

By: M. Iansiti and P. Barkan

Keywords: Learning; Product; Research and Development

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Agile Product Development: Managing Development Flexibility in Uncertain Environments

By: S. Thomke and D. Reinersten

Keywords: Research and Development; Product; Management; Risk and Uncertainty

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April 1995 (Revised May 1995)
Case

Metsa-Serla: Environmental Labels in the European Forest Products Markets

By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Pat Markovich

Keywords: Labels; Environmental Sustainability; Forest Products Industry; Europe

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August 2014
Case

Four Products: Predicting Diffusion (2014)

By: John Gourville

An updated "Four Products" case. This 2014 version includes: raw lobster meat, electric-powered Formula One race cars, a 3D printer for cosmetics, and a "smart" tennis racket. These four products form the basis to assess the drivers of new product adoption. In... View Details

Keywords: Product Diffusion; Innovation and Invention; Product Launch; Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Technology Adoption

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01 Jun 2000
News

Flexibility Is Key to Product Development in Internet Time

When the number of Internet-based businesses took off in the mid-1990s, many long-standing rules for product innovation were blown away. Previous models of development based on a sequential process of planning and execution are not... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

October 2015
Teaching Note

Molycorp: Financing the Production of Rare Earth Minerals (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield

Molycorp, the western hemisphere's only producer of rare earth minerals, was in the middle of a $1 billion capital expenditure project in its effort to become a vertically integrated supplier of rare earth minerals, oxides, and metals. Yet it had just reported lower... View Details

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29 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

The $1 Trillion Link Between Mental Health and Economic Productivity

understanding the link between mental health and economics as we could be,” says Ashraf, an associate professor in the Negotiations, Organizations, and Markets unit at Harvard Business School. “And that’s on both sides—both in the way mental health can affect economic... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

November 2004 (Revised June 2005)
Background Note

Designing Products and Processes: Aligning Hierarchical Problem Levels with Problem-Solving Team Forms

All complex systems have four distinct hierarchical design levels: system objectives, architecture, interfaces, and components. Each level has a distinct design question associated with it. Distinguishing among these levels and understanding the questions associated... View Details

Keywords: Design; Complexity

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09 Dec 2015
Research Event

How Do You Predict Demand and Set Prices For Products Never Sold Before?

How can a retailer use its own data to determine what to charge for products it has never sold before? That’s a question Kris Ferreira considered during a presentation at Future Assembly, an event at Harvard Business School where business... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Apparel & Accessories

03 Jan 2013
News

'iPhone 6' vs. 'New iPhone' -- How to Brand a Next-Generation Product

January 2025
Case

DMC Biotechnologies: Using Techno-Economic Modeling to Guide Production Strategy

By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Chris Burk and Jim Matheson

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1997
Article

Continuous Improvement and Inter-Project Learning in New Product Development

By: Roberto Verganti

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April 2002
Supplement

Cityspace: Product Demonstration and Reflections by Marc Meyohas, Founder

Consists of two parts. The first part shows a television commercial by NEC portraying the Cityspace information kiosks. This commercial was aired in the United Kingdom in 1998. The second part shows Marc Meyohas, founder of Cityspace, reflecting on the business model... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; United Kingdom

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