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05 Dec 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

Walmart "family"—employees, their families, and guests like me. Every effort was made to recognize individual effort. New products were introduced. Decisions under consideration were even discussed from the stage. The biggest display in the room was an View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

03 Apr 2009
What Do You Think?

How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?

interlinked economy. Nothing is perfect but there is no time-out that we sometimes wish we could call." At the same time, Tom Dolembo reminded us, "After many years in the digital race, I discovered it is just electrons and... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Publishing; Journalism & News

11 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

Fixing Price Tag Confusion

the impact of price partitioning on the perception of value depends on the desirability of all parts of the deal offered. Q: The use of price partitioning in the market is on the increase. Why is this, and can you provide some examples? A: View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

May 1992 (Revised July 1994)
Case

Breaking with the Past?: Four Examples of Product Change

Describes four examples of product change where the new version of the product makes a "break with the past" in some important respect. The four examples are those of the IBM PS/2 family of personal computers, Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet software, Nikon's line of SLR... View Details

Keywords: Product Design; Change; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry

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26 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 26

diseases, and seamlessly integrating Twine with a client organization's electronic medical record (EMR) system and information technology (IT) infrastructure. The need to solve these problems had become more pressing since Twine was named... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Is Your iPhone Turning You Into a Wimp?

monitor? The answer may determine whether you'll play the wimp or the hero in your next office meeting. The body posture inherent in operating everyday gadgets affects not only your back, but your demeanor, reports a new experimental study entitled iPosture: The Size... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Consumer Products

12 Mar 2012
Research & Ideas

Crowded at the Top: The Rise of the Functional Manager

number of administrative functional managers in the C-suite. One possible explanation is that prior to the onset of electronic communication, it would have been too costly for employees to communicate crucial local information from the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

23 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

forging strategic partnerships with targeted customers: dealers and end-use consumers. Partnering With Suppliers The success of many companies—retailers such as Sears, The Limited, and Wal-Mart; electronic companies such as... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

competition has become the battle to simplify this overload and present it in manageable, user-friendly form to the consumer. In all these sectors of the industry, Tufano and the others agree, an increasingly important force is entering into the mix: the Internet. The... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services

15 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Lessons Not Learned About Innovation

money." What's the central message here? A: In 2002, Arrow Electronics attempted a new Internet venture, Arrow.com. The group was granted perks not given to others, and this did not go unnoticed by the sales group, which was already... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

05 Nov 2014
What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?

by high levels of ambition and values or leadership behaviors at companies." Johnny added, "Neuromanagement will be based on electronic testing however it will not detect 'will-power.' It is our will that determines how... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 14

the strong hardware and manufacturing bias and hierarchical structures of Japan's computer and electronics firms is largely responsible for the virtual non-existence of a standalone software sector. Second, even when the vertical... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 20, 2007

broadband Internet, and the related crisis faced by companies whose business models relied on TV advertising—played to TiVo's unique strengths. Leadership in DVR technology and a TV-centric user interface arguably positioned TiVo to become something more than a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care

lower-cost venues of care more capable that health care becomes affordable, not by expecting large hospitals to charge less. Q: Could you give an example of a technological innovation that you think will have great impact? A: The advantages of View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Health

07 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 7

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Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Oct 2012
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Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?

skills, and engineering capabilities" resulting from the clustering of universities, suppliers, and manufacturers in industries such as biotechnology, electronic components, and semiconductors in which rapidly-developing innovations... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

December 2022
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Freelancer, Ltd. Case Supplement

By: Christopher Stanton, Karim R. Lakhani, Jin Hyun Paik and Nina Cohodes

Over the course of the 2010s, the rapid advancement of mobile technologies and the rise of online freelancing platforms seemed to portend a radical transformation of labor markets into on-demand, flexible talent pools. Even though several Fortune 500 companies,... View Details

Keywords: Labor Markets; Freelancers; Change Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Globalized Firms and Management; Human Capital; Employment; Digital Platforms; Global Range; Adoption; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Growth and Development Strategy; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Australia; United States; Philippines

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August 2007 (Revised March 2008)
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Fiyta - The Case of a Chinese Watch Company

By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Luc R. Wathieu, Gao Wang, Fei Li and Tracy Manty

Fiyta had long been on of China's foremost watch brands. However, as China's economy began to improve and the livelihood of many Chinese rose with it, their tastes began to change. Exposed to more luxurious foreign brands, many Chinese strived to purchase a Swiss or... View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; China

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January 2006
Teaching Note

Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2005 (TN)

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note to 706421. View Details

Keywords: Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry

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June 1991 (Revised May 2002)
Case

Barco Projection Systems (A): Worldwide Niche Marketing

Deals with the issue of niche marketing in a worldwide market. Barco Projection Systems makes video, data, and graphics projectors for the industrial market. They have traditionally been the performance leader. In August 1989, Sony Corp. introduced a higher performance... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Globalized Markets and Industries; Product Marketing; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry

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