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May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
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Palm (C): 2005

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell

This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the... View Details

Keywords: History; Decisions; Business Model; Technological Innovation; Value Creation; Digital Platforms; Rights; Competition

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01 Dec 2013
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Alumni News | Book Briefs

while open-spirited, curiosity-driven, person-to-person connections lead to discovery, growth, and often amazing results. Through personal stories, innovative suggestions, and inspiring examples, they show nonprofit leaders how to build a... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Professional Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Mar 2017
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Nurturing Emerging Scholars and Leaders

Mary Sauer and Bob Doris (MBA 1977/JD 1978) HBS’s focus on innovation connected Bob Doris (MBA 1977/JD 1978) and Mary Sauer more deeply with the School. “We are very impressed with the work HBS is doing to foster a startup culture at the... View Details

May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
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Palm (D): Epilogue as of 2008

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell

This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the... View Details

Keywords: History; Decisions; Business Model; Technological Innovation; Value Creation; Digital Platforms; Rights; Competition

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04 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment

Digital Initiative and the HBX Live virtual classroom, the o-Lab aims to help businesses solve their problems by changing the way their company is organized, and to make that change by introducing a more theoretical and experimental... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences - Course Catalog

with the appropriate financial and human resources, and scaling. The course will explore which areas of the life sciences are ripe for innovation and entrepreneurship and will cover therapeutics, devices, diagnostics, and related service... View Details

27 Jan 2023
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Turning Up the Volume

team were immediately inspired by LEDA’s mission and eager to help it with PR and digital strategy. This was a win-win, helping advance LEDA's communication objectives by creating space for my team to use their skills and support an... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

15 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of New-Market Disruption

was on the horizon, because 2.5" drives would be too large for next-generation portable devices, such as ultrathin laptops and personal digital assistants (PDAs). They speculated that if HP could develop a drive only 1.3" in... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert; Technology

01 Dec 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

from scratch as a network originally intended for research and military defense had to deal with network interconnectivity, the needs of commercial users, and a host of challenges with implementing innovative new services. Economic... View Details

11 Sep 2018
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Bringing Government Up to Code

means is by showing what's possible, that's all the work that we're actually building ourselves, so we're running digital services that are user-centered, they're simple, they're easy to use, they're data driven, and we're scaling those.... View Details

04 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: CVS Health

intimate level to very senior leaders for informal career path talks and other discussions. This year, we will be hosting a private reception for candidates to connect to leaders at our Boston Digital View Details

Keywords: Health Care

Gil Addo

Gil Addo is CEO and Co-founder of RubiconMD, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CVS Health. RubiconMD’s digital health platform empowers primary care clinicians with access to virtual specialist support to improve patient care. Founded in... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

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Collections | Working Knowledge

strategies for competitive leadership. Strategy and Innovation Insights on innovation: sustaining creativity, digital transformation, and essential tech principles for leaders. Diversity and Inclusion... View Details

17 Feb 2016
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Through The Eyes of The Patient: A Recap of The 13th Annual Health Care Conference

attending to patients following hospital discharge. Eight panels explored various segments of health care more deeply, focusing on a diverse range of areas including Consumer Health, Devices and Diagnostics, Digital Health, Emerging... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

01 Sep 2024
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Thirteen years ago, Marcelo Claure, founder of wireless services company Brightstar, discussed with a reluctant Steve Jobs the idea of launching a trade-in and recycling program for iPhones. It was a business move that expanded the market and created a new profit... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Meyers

01 Oct 2001
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HBS Press Books in Brief

Reichheld, maintains that it isn't new market forces that make loyalty so elusive in the digital arena — it's faulty leadership. Applying his breakthrough loyalty theories to the digital economy, the author... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management; Finance

01 Sep 2017
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Read All About It: Journalism Can Be Profitable

(above: photo by Mary Rajkumar/Mint/Getty Images) When the New York Times introduced its paywall in 2011, few people believed that readers would pay for the news online. Today, the newspaper has more than 1.6 million digital subscribers—a... View Details

Keywords: April White; New York Times; newspapers; Google; Wirecutter; social media; Facebook; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

25 Jun 2024
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On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)

When Nordstrom announced the promotion of Alexis DePree (MBA 2007) to COO in early June, media outlets noted DePree’s expanded, end-to-end role in managing operations and customer experience in an increasingly complex retail environment. DePree joined Nordstrom in... View Details

Keywords: retail; customer service; supply chain management; career experience; Retail Trade

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

continue to work for change at the company or move on to pursue new opportunities elsewhere, where her new ideas and innovative approach might be better received. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/318083-PDF-ENG Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

Flows in the Global Economy Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows By: Horton, John, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—We review the rapid development of digital labor markets that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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