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- 17 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
sciences that laid the institutional foundations for innovations in semiconductors, high-speed computers, computer graphics, broadband communications, mobile telephony, the Internet, and modern genomics-based methods of drug discovery.... View Details
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Meet the Black Investment Club
aerospace industry where she led highly technical teams at The Boeing Company developing disruptive technologies to usher in the future of mobility and responsible innovation. The major focus of her work was... View Details
- April 2009 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
Skyhook Wireless
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Ted Morgan, the founder of Skyhook Wireless just received a call from Steve Jobs of Apple asking for a meeting. Ted must decide how to prepare for a meeting that could finally give Skyhook an anchor customer. Ted and his team have worked for three years to build a new... View Details
Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Information Technology; Business Ventures; Business Startups; Technology Industry
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Thomas R. Eisenmann. "Skyhook Wireless." Harvard Business School Case 809-119, April 2009. (Revised May 2017.)
- November 2017
- Case
iRobot: Moving Beyond the Roomba
By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson
The makers of the Roomba, a robotic vacuum cleaner, connected the latest version of their product to the Internet. This new feature opened up a wealth of new opportunities and challenges for the company. View Details
Keywords: Irobot; Smart Home; Connected Home; Roomba; Vacuum; Mapping; Internet Of Things; Connected Products; Organizational Structure; Organizational Design; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Lal, Rajiv, and Scott Johnson. "iRobot: Moving Beyond the Roomba." Harvard Business School Case 518-055, November 2017.
- June 2002 (Revised August 2002)
- Case
WorldSpace: Digital Radio for the Developing World
By: Debora L. Spar
Describes the evolution of WorldSpace, the world's first major provider of digital radio service to the developing world. The brainchild of Noah Samara, an African-born, American-trained lawyer, WorldSpace has a dual commercial and social mission. Samara wants to... View Details
Keywords: Information; Social Entrepreneurship; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Developing Countries and Economies; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Asia; Latin America; Africa
Spar, Debora L., Allison Morhaim, and Bharesh Patel. "WorldSpace: Digital Radio for the Developing World." Harvard Business School Case 702-034, June 2002. (Revised August 2002.)
- 08 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Zone Defense: These self-driving, AI-powered drones do recon so soldiers don’t have to
idea,’” Tseng recalls his older brother, Ryan, telling him. Ryan Tseng had already started two successful companies, and where Brandon saw a business opportunity in building AI software to operate unmanned systems for the military, Ryan saw a behemoth defense View Details
- 25 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist
Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist “We need to get the water molecule on the same footing as the carbon molecule. This industry has not communicated effectively. Solving the water crisis... View Details
- Web
Strategy and Technology - Course Catalog
technology-intensive firms? And how can they build and sustain value in emerging technologies? Industries covered range widely, including Generative AI, esports, autonomous vehicles, collaboration tools, cybersecurity, cloud services,... View Details
- December 2010 (Revised January 2011)
- Supplement
Qualcomm Incorporated 2011 Update
By: David B. Yoffie
Qualcomm in 2009 and 2010 experienced both the worst of times and the best of times. During the "great recession" of 2009, smartphones growth stalled, stalling Qualcomm's revenue, but in 2010 growth surged again, and was predicted to continue its upward trajectory in... View Details
Keywords: Television Entertainment; Growth and Development Strategy; Opportunities; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry
Yoffie, David B. "Qualcomm Incorporated 2011 Update." Harvard Business School Supplement 711-463, December 2010. (Revised January 2011.)
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
management consultant at Monitor, which sharpened my perspective on business and industry strategy. I learned a huge amount at HBS in discussions of leadership, entrepreneurial marketing, finance, and ethics. I also spent some time at... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
inside the booth owned by tech startup Barared to do everything from place phone calls to pay bills, deposit money, and buy minutes for their mobile phones. It’s a convenience for her customers, Reyes says:... View Details
- May 2004 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Instant Messaging
By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
Explores the usage and technology of instant messaging (IM). IM enables two or more users to communicate almost instantaneously over the Internet with short, private text messages. Most IM service providers chose to remain proprietary and, therefore, a user of most IM... View Details
Keywords: Network Effects; Standards; Communication Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Web Services Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "Instant Messaging." Harvard Business School Case 704-502, May 2004. (Revised March 2005.)
- Profile
Kaki Ettinger
School experience shaped your goals & career path? HBS greatly deepened my understanding of markets, industries and the roles that different functional specialists play at the types of companies I was most interested in. My... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Taking Care of Business
expertise in quality control and volume manufacturing in the automotive industry (where he does double duty as managing director of Sundaram Brake Linings), Mahesh launched Sundaram Medical Devices in 2010, won the NVC, and built a better... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Web
Independent Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
presence. Recommended and designed business partnerships and product designs for a Chinese telecom company to pursue mobile banking and microfinance for rural Chinese population to access financing. Dates & Deadlines Students work on... View Details
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
2017 New York: Oxford University Press Managing Risk in Reinsurance: From City Fires to Global Warming By: Hauter, Niels Viggo, and Geoffrey Jones, eds. Abstract—This is the first book to provide a comprehensive history of the reinsurance View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation
billions of dollars annually licensing patents for its code-division multiple access (CDMA) technology, which is the heart of several mobile communication standards. Standards bodies often act as regulators, setting rules in order to... View Details
- 08 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care
interrelated. People who have studied this industry for a long time have come up with a number of feasible ideas to get at the cost problem, including high-deductible insurance and health savings accounts. But until we make sure that the... View Details
- 22 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change
tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we need to get to net zero emissions by 2050. Achieving this goal is possible, but it will require nothing less than a national and international View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Coming Full Circle
School of Business. At least one doctoral candidate is experiencing a slight detour in his course of study, but happily so. Last November, Ethan Bernstein (MBA/JD 2002) took a phone call from former mentor and HLS professor Elizabeth... View Details