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- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
have owned started out as a disruptive company.— Clayton M. Christensen Copying the management best practices of leading firms isn't necessarily the answer, Christensen said. When inventors in the Middle Ages tried to invent a contraption... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- December 1991 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Eli Lilly and Co.: Manufacturing Process Technology Strategy--1991
By: Gary P. Pisano, Steven C. Wheelwright and Jonathan West
Outlines the evolution of Lilly's corporate manufacturing strategy over the past decade. The corporate vice president of manufacturing must decide on the next phase of Lilly's strategy for the early 1990s, as well as to what extent and what role process development... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Management Practices and Processes; Industry Structures; Product Development; Production; Research and Development; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
Pisano, Gary P., Steven C. Wheelwright, and Jonathan West. "Eli Lilly and Co.: Manufacturing Process Technology Strategy--1991." Harvard Business School Case 692-056, December 1991. (Revised October 1998.)
- 20 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 20, 2007
ownership patterns across different towns, allowing credible identification of the effects of bank ownership on financial development, lending rates, and the quality of intermediation, as well as employment and investment. Credit markets... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Gen AI Marketing: How Some 'Gibberish' Code Can Give Products an Edge
on which side you’re looking from.” It also expands the debate around similar practices in search-engine optimization. Just as marketers were able to figure out how to adjust product descriptions to rank... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
we find evidence that proximity is positively associated with coordination and overall performance. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/14-092_0272c9fd-0da7-4bad-811c-77eb8db9ef81.pdf Competing in New View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
What Hath the United Kingdom Wrought?
trading block in the world. Financial markets had been complacent and were caught off guard by an early morning earthquake that affected most traded asset classes around the globe. Prime Minister David Cameron announced his resignation,... View Details
Keywords: by Dante Roscini
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
world. What does the book add to the literature that you felt was lacking? Mihir Desai: Recent waves of globalization have had several distinct effects on firms that have not been addressed by many academics. First, rapidly integrating View Details
- 29 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Research Symposium 2014
intrusive, and negative." That wariness is costly, because feedback from the front lines is often vital to improving business practices and safety measures. With that in mind, Edmondson discussed how to foster a workplace culture of open... View Details
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
SUMMING UP: Does It Matter If China Assumes Global Trade Leadership? There are a variety of reasons why China is not a threat to the global trade leadership of the United States. They include demographic disadvantages, an unwillingness to make Chinese View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize
comprehensive field-based study and analysis of the Nobel Prize from a brand and reputation perspective. "In a real sense, everybody knows what the Nobel Prize is and what it does, but practically nobody knows how it does it," write Mats... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
role in the development, growth, and governance of societies. It reveals how good marketing practices improve the political process and—in turn—the practice of democracy... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
Rospil.info, coauthored with HBS professor Paul M. Healy and research associate Matthew Shaffer, focuses on the Russian anticorruption blogger Alexey Navalny, who advocates tech-savvy ways to expose and encourage prosecution of unethical... View Details
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
building a global position and entering markets where offshore wind is nascent. The case examines the transformations in strategy leading to Ørsted’s success and the challenges of adopting that strategy in order to enter the U.S. market.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2016
- What Do You Think?
What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?
control over brands is explicitly ceded to the public for marketing purposes. As I write this, the Binghamton, New York minor league professional baseball team is thought to be on its way to being named the Stud Muffins in a poll of fans.... View Details
- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?
types of organizations. Highly entrepreneurial organizations are rabbits, emphasizing innovation and risk-taking. And tigers are built around competitive advantage and market superiority. Elephants are, as you would expect, full of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 16, 2016
to dealers with whom they have the strongest ties, and more so during periods of market turmoil. Systemically important dealers exploit their connections at the expense of peripheral dealers as well as clients, charging higher markups... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
Trading Initiative's Base Code, Nike's code of conduct, and Fair Trade. We then describe several key elements of program evaluation that are becoming standard practice in other domains, which we believe should be incorporated in future... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jan 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis
sustainable, leaders must practice a clear set of principles. It is OK, even necessary, for leaders to be open with others, admit mistakes, and look to trusted friends and associates for advice and support. Use a crisis as an opportunity... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 22 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 22
the modern theory and practice of contingent claims analysis (CCA), which is successfully used today at the level of individual banks by managers, investors, and regulators. The basic analytical tool is the risk-adjusted balance sheet,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
IBM Finds Profit in Diversity
excerpt, Thomas describes the key factors that made the initiative a success. Any major corporate change will succeed only if a few key factors are in place: strong support from company leaders, an employee base that is fully engaged with the initiative, management... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas