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- 06 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
What We Learned from Reading Jeff Bezos’ Patents
and back again to a local Radio Shack to buy parts for a succession of gadgets: homemade robots, hovercrafts, a solar-powered cooker, and devices to keep his siblings out of his room.” That passion continued to grow throughout Bezos’... View Details
- September 2020 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Algramo
By: Michael Chu, Monica Silva and Mariana Cal
Founded in 2013 by José Manuel Moller in Chile, Algramo first became known for addressing the “poverty tax” (the surcharge paid by lower income families for staples sold in smaller sizes) through specially-designed dispensers in low-income neighborhood grocery stores... View Details
Keywords: Packaging-as-a-wallet; Plastic Waste; Business At The Base Of The Pyramid; Reusable Packaging; Alliances With FMCGs To Meet ESG Goals; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Value Creation; Goals and Objectives; Business Model; Consumer Products Industry; Latin America; South America; Chile
Chu, Michael, Monica Silva, and Mariana Cal. "Algramo." Harvard Business School Case 321-079, September 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
- 19 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Brand Manager’s Guide to Losing Control
doctoral studies. Brand managers entered the social media landscape with the same approach they used for television and radio advertising, she says. "With both of those media, we have an understood contract with consumers: In order... View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of the Subscription Model?
market" radio broadcasts over the Internet. In fact, some have raised the question about whether, having enjoyed free digitized media and communications services, we have spoiled the revenue models for certain of these services. Has... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why IT Does Matter
dropped. Similar situations have transpired with the advent of digitized photography, use of radio frequencies for various handheld IT appliances, and the development of such products as elevators that call in to the service center or to... View Details
Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan
- 20 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry
begin with consumer electronics. That industry began with radio. Two enterprises commercialized, that is, brought the technology into public use: Radio Corporation of America (RCA), a joint venture of the three leading U.S. electrical and... View Details
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century
first-movers in radio were the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), a joint venture of the three leading United States producers of electrical and telecommunications equipment, and the German company... View Details
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
And—oh, yes—Rovell was just a kid in his teens. Nevertheless, he launched a business-of-sports talk show on Northwestern University's student radio station, WNUR. His "producer" (actually, a roommate) aggressively pursued... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
participate because of low skill level or low wealth. The initial product for this new market usually isn't very good; in fact, it's usually "crummy," Christensen said. But it's good enough. When Sony in 1955 developed the first transistor View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
Fire Unprofitable Customers? Willy C. Shih and Halle Alicia TeccoHarvard Business School Case 610-077 Pandora Radio is at a crossroads. Founder Tim Westergren has just been told by a well known VC to get rid of his unprofitable customers... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Sep 2005
- What Do You Think?
What are the Lessons of New Orleans?
necessary arrangements with the next-of-kin of the simulated victims. This was not a one-time exercise; it is carried out periodically. Ironically, the mythical crash had occurred at the New Orleans International Airport. Another was a successful effort to tie the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
great tool to promote new music. The music industry has of course long recognized that giving away samples of music for free over the airwaves can stimulate sales. The same seems to hold for P2P. The problem with radio as a promotional... View Details
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/610028-PDF-ENG Pandora: Royalties Kill the Web Radio Star? (A) Harvard Business School Case 310-026 Joe Kennedy, president and CEO of Pandora, one of the largest and most popular web (Internet) View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age
In 1998, Internet advertising revenue passed the $1 billion mark, more than double its 1997 level. Indeed, although the Internet entered the media fray barely four years ago, its revenues from national advertisers already surpass those of two rival media categories,... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
century--the Electronic Century. Halfway through my research, however, I decided to concentrate completely on the latter topic and make chemicals and pharmaceuticals the subject of a separate volume. The rise of Japan in consumer electronics is truly an epic story. The... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 20 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono
radio station distribution and the roller coaster of trying to generate "Top 40" hits); and they acquired a 10 percent ownership stake in Island Records worth $30 million when the record company was acquired by PolyGram in 1989. U2 was... View Details
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor
I can answer that question. This research also raises the issue of gray zones in organizations. The trading of mutual funds once the market has officially cleared, the retribution by music publishers to radio station programmers for... View Details
- 29 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019
You Can Still Be Productive Commuters who listen to music or talk radio might be increasing their chance of a stressful workday. Here are better ways to cope with a bad commute. Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading When salespeople become... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
by radio stations improves their capability to respond to entry by TV stations. Our research builds on and extends literatures on platforms and learning-by-doing and offers practical implications for managers in two-sided market settings.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/var/ezp_site/storage/fckeditor/file/pdfs/centers-programs/programs/crisis-leadership/Working%20Together%20in%20Crises--CRJ%20March%202012.pdf Capturing History: The Case of the Federal Radio Commission in 1927... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne