Publications

September 1993 (Revised June 1994)
Case

Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (A)

By: Dorothy A. Leonard

In the over 20 years since Hewlett-Packard (HP) set up a manufacturing site in Singapore to produce calculators, HP has invested managerial talent and resources in developing its licensor into a technology development partner. The case details the growth of high-volume... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Multinational Firms and Management; Market Entry and Exit; Competency and Skills; Research and Development; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Product Development; Computer Industry; Singapore

17 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 17

allows bank depositors to remain "sleepy": they do not have to pay attention to transient fluctuations in the market value of bank assets. In contrast, shadow banks create money-like claims by giving their investors an early View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth, disruptive innovations typically take advantage of "asymmetries of motivation" by entering markets that incumbents are motivated to exit or ignore. Looking at a competitor's income... View Details

Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring

25 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation

can’t just look at one workplace over time,” Koning says. “You have to look at the entrance and exit of workplaces, and, when you do that, you find a much more segregated workforce.” Koning believes the findings will come as a surprise to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

02 Jul 2015
Op-Ed

The Future of the Greek Economy

measures. But he is wrong in his assumption that the approach he has followed for the past six months will help the Greek people. Greece is now closer than ever to an exit from the European Union. As of today, capital controls limit the... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro, Dante Roscini & George Serafeim; Banking

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

the private sector has responded rationally, by exiting the business. Of the twenty-five companies that made vaccines in the U.S. thirty years ago, only five remain today. The Federal Government has, regrettably, permitted this to happen... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen

originally adopted a functional organization structure. This enabled them to exit many marginal, local businesses and focus on the opportunities that were most promising from a global perspective. It also allowed them to introduce more... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Gurus in the Garage

advice. Can you create a good exit strategy for this person? Create a win-win situation? Maybe the customer will hire him." Learning by Observing Sanjeev Malaney, CEO of Media Tel (now MediaLinq) says that he "learned through... View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

07 Feb 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Creating the Founders’ Dilemmas Course

important to them and something that's really important to them," Wasserman says. "But at the end of the course we look at founders who were able to grow something valuable and also remain CEO of it—those rare ducks." Still, even long-term... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

11 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 11, 2006

and, eventually, through its decision to execute a management buyout to exit the public market. Explored at the corporate level is the tension between Edison's effort to generate profits and achieve excellent educational outcomes. Brief... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2014
Article

The Consequences of Entrepreneurial Finance: Evidence from Angel Financings

By: William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner and Antoinette Schoar

This paper documents that ventures that are funded by two successful angel groups experience superior outcomes to rejected ventures: they have improved survival, exits, employment, patenting, web traffic, and financing. We use strong discontinuities in angel funding... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Financing and Loans; Interests; Employment; Patents; Internet and the Web; Operations; Entrepreneurship; Business Exit or Shutdown

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March 2011
Case

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company in 2011

By: Willy Shih and Jia Cheng

When David Wang took over as the CEO of SMIC, he knew that if he was to capitalize on the company's strategic location in the China market, he would have to transform the company mindset and its operating structure from its roots in the manufacturing of DRAMs to the... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Market Entry and Exit; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Customization and Personalization; Semiconductor Industry; China

October 1990 (Revised November 1992)
Case

Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (A)

By: Clayton M. Christensen

A small ceramics company started by a group of MIT professors struggles with some basic technology strategy issues. A plan to take "one commercializable step" at a time in order to get a foothold in the market goes awry because of incompatibility between the company's... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Technology; Problems and Challenges; Market Entry and Exit; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Research and Development; Production; Manufacturing Industry; Cambridge

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September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
Supplement

Keroche (F): Future Growth Plans

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding

This case describes Keroche co-founder Tabitha Karanja’s 2012 decision to invest in additional production capacity. In November 2012, with a loan from Barclay’s bank, Keroche began constructing a new state-of-the-art beer brewery using German technology. The new plant,... View Details

May 2024 (Revised May 2024)
Case

Choosing the Course of Passion: Brooke Boyarsky Pratt at knownwell

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz and Alexis Lefort

Brooke Boyarsky Pratt (HBS ’13) enjoyed considerable success in her early career, quickly climbing the ranks to associate partner at McKinsey, and later becoming an executive vice president at Berkadia, a Berkshire Hathaway portfolio company. Throughout these years,... View Details

Keywords: Passion; Career; Career Planning; Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Mission and Purpose; Identity; Business Startups; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Health Industry; United States