Product Development Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

Marcus Loew

Loew, a pioneer in the development of nickelodeons (by 1919, he owned 100 with assets of $25 million), built a vertically integrated movie production operation. He created Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) as a... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

27 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring Claire Friedman...

resident, it was a big transition to move out west, but once I learned how to drive, it was smooth sailing. I spent some time at Warner Bros., working on strategy projects for the studio including a film partnership in China, and at FX... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

October 2011 (Revised November 2011)
Case

Verengo Solar Plus!

By: William A. Sahlman, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Liz Kind

In the three years since Bishop and Button purchased Verengo in a leveraged buyout (LBO), the company had gone through dramatic changes. Initially a residential windows and insulation firm, after the economic recession of 2008 the company switched gears and began... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Growth Management; Restructuring; Renewable Energy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Finance; Product Development; Energy Industry; California

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01 Sep 2011
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Coming Full Circle

productive and positive way. There’s no better lever for making a difference in society than business.” “As an academic, you can have a big impact,” agrees Francisco QueirÃ³ (MBA 2007), a PhD student in business economics. “You’re trying... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 6

highlight the paradox that managed globalization has been a force for liberalization. Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals Authors: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu Publication: Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract We analyze... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Apr 2014
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paper demonstrates a negative effect of rents, measured by the mark-up ratio, on productivity growth. The negative effect is strongest in poor countries, suggesting that high profits stymie economic View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Mar 2023
Blog Post

HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

06 Mar 2025
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IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details

19 Aug 2016
News

Lending a Hand to Small Businesses in Emerging Markets

In emerging markets, where traditional credit scores are rare, how can lenders decide who is creditworthy? Just ask, says DJ DiDonna (MBA 2010), cofounder and chief strategy officer of the for-profit Entrepreneurial Finance Lab. The... View Details

05 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 5

Eisenmann and Lauren BarleyHarvard Business School Case 811-055 In October 2010, Triangulate's founder/CEO must determine what product features to develop and what marketing programs to pursue in order to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jul 2011
News

An Entrepreneur of the Arts

pointe shoes from Russia and sells them nationwide. In 2006, she opened the Russian Pointe Dance Boutique, the company’s flagship store located on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Attending OPM, Efimova was inspired by a strategy class to... View Details

Keywords: ballet; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

24 Sep 2018
Blog Post

Working to Keep Pirates At-Bay: My Summer in Cyber Security

ten weeks in the company, I was able to design an online marketing strategy and create acquisition funnel metrics to test different campaigns and selling pitches to brokers. I was also able to work closely with the View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

08 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know

developers and other third parties, which in turn broaden their reach and influence. Wu points to the Apple iPhone as another example of this phenomenon. While Steve Jobs originally intended to limit the iPhone to just Apple’s own... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

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Vincent Dessain

Strategy consulting at Booz-Allen & Hamilton in New York and Paris; research; course development; recruitment and Executive Education at INSEAD and Harvard Business School; European Marketing Director at Timberland and New Balance. View Details

27 May 2014
News

Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma

discussion of "The Capitalist's Dilemma"—the challenges of innovating for long-term growth and job creation—in the Harvard Business Review. The team of more than 150 people (see below) collaborated using the OI Engine platform developed... View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

theoretical and practical implications of our research. Publisher's link: http://francescagino.com/#/motivation_research August 2013 Journal of Economics and Management Strategy Doing Well by Doing Good? Community View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

23 Sep 2010
News

How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation?

Baillet lived in a tent in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, while working with consulting firm Dalberg to help the U.S. State Department develop a permanent housing strategy to serve the approximately 1.5 million... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Apr 1996
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Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

"That is a big mistake." Predictability allows everyone to know what the rules are, establishing an atmosphere of trust so that people can work together productively in an organization, Stevenson argues. Companies can provide more stable... View Details

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

$1 million annually in cash and in-kind gifts and helping the organization to expand nationally. City Year in turn played a central role in helping Timberland develop and implement its strategy for community... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

September 2018 Strategy Science Applying Random Coefficient Models to Strategy Research: Identifying and Exploring Firm Heterogeneous Effects By: Alcácer, Juan, Wilbur Chung, Ashton Hawk, and Gonçalo... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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