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- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
Business School Case 518-030 Enpara.com: Digital Bank at a Crossroad In March 2017, Elsa Pekmez Atan (MBA 2004), was wondering about the future of Enpara.com, a digital-only banking platform of QNB... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
filled with leafy greens and fed by precisely tuned LED lights. An intricate digital system measures the room’s temperature and the CO2 levels inside the units every 30 seconds, adjusting as necessary; another delivers computer-calculated... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
of McAfee and EMC. “Security people recognize they are in the business of pattern recognition. It has happened before, but in a much more human way.” BrightPoint’s business model is built on sharing. The company makes software platforms... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
funds." A few years later, he adds, big acquisitions and IPOs started happening in the MENA region, catalyzing a virtuous cycle of entrepreneurial activity and investment: Amazon acquired Souq for $580 million in 2017 and Uber purchased Careem for $3.1 billion in 2019.... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
recognized the urgency for a change in its business model from the traditional “Windows first” strategy, with its reliance mainly on the sales of on-premises licensed software. Thus, the company began to shift its strategy to an “AI/cloud first” strategy to capture the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
Chirchirillo was able to establish a foothold in China. That import model, however, was only intended to be an interim strategy to build a global capability, and in 2008, Chirchirillo purchased a precision metal-stamping company in McHenry, Illinois. “I view that... View Details
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
development is fragmented and lacks a coherent and integrated theory and method for developing an effective organization. A 20-year action research program led to the development and evaluation of the Strategic Fitness Process (SFP)-a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
businesses, made acquisitions in digital innovation and cloud computing, formed partnerships with former competitors such as Apple and tech startups, and invested in internally developed cognitive computing/AI View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
arising in clusters, including knowledge, skills, and input-output linkages. August 2013 Harvard Business Review Mastering the Intermediaries: Strategies for Dealing with the Likes of Google, Amazon, and Kayak By: Edelman, Benjamin G. Abstract—Many companies depend on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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and technologies. Example topics of exploration may include emerging opportunities in pharma & biotech, medical device & diagnostics advances, and related topics such as digital therapeutics, platform... View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4
by smart competitors and changes in their industries. In each case, there were opportunities to act before a crisis engulfed the organization. At Kodak, for example, CEO George Fisher attempted to move the company into the digital era in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
has forced companies to rapidly advance their digital footprint, using cloud storage, cybersecurity, and device tools to accommodate their new remote workforce. Experiencing the benefits of remote working—including nonexistent commute... View Details
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
returns. However, these findings are driven by differences in the stocks recommended and their market capitalization. After controlling for these selection effects, we find no difference in the performance of the buy- and sell-side analysts' Strong Buy/Buy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024
expansion strategies across HBP’s market groups. Together, Desmarais and McConville will continue to refine the firm’s strategy and build a deeper understanding of the customer experience, while exploring opportunities to advance digital... View Details
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
Kerry HermanHarvard Business School Case 510-063 In January 2010, Jen McDonald, head of Bank of America Corporation's (BAC) Digital Marketing group, was discussing the bank's mobile strategy with Douglas Brown, senior vice president,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 2024
- Teaching Note
Beamery: Using Skills and AI to Modernize HR
By: Boris Groysberg, David Lane, Susan Pinckney and Alexis Lefort
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 424-004. Unicorn human relationships startup Beamery evaluates it growth versus depth strategy as its strategic partners and customers could become future competitors in a quickly changing AI based human resources and talent management... View Details
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- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
Swissgrid: Enterprise Risk Management in a Digital Age Kurt Meyer, chief risk officer of Swissgrid, the Swiss national electricity transmission system operator, reflects on the risk management system he installed after the deregulation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
Kentucky, a set of structures so large they are typically measured in acres—900, all told—not square feet and have their own zip code. But big can be a downside for GE’s makers. Kevin Nolan, VP of technology at GE Appliances, offers the example of Nest—the View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009
and services including computers, handheld devices, servers, and digital entertainment, employed 172,000 people and posted $104 billion in sales in 2007. PSG, one of HP's three major divisions, offered notebook and desktop personal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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all digital classroom media infrastructure. Enhanced Web sites and social networking for students and alumni. Statistical computing grid to enhance research capabilities. An iPhone powered HBS Learning Nexus for Executive Education... View Details