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  • June 2004 (Revised June 2006)
  • Case

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
Scientific-Atlantia (S-A), a leading manufacturer of cable TV equipment, is confronting strategic challenges in mid-2004. For decades, cable operators have faced high switching costs that have locked them into exclusive supply relationships with either S-A or its... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Competition; Industry Structures; Television Entertainment; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Manufacturing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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  • April 1998
  • Case

Jim Lyons and GenRad

Lyons, currently CEO of Harry Gray Associates, a consulting and investment firm, had just been approached by an executive recruiter representing GenRad, a 78-year-old electronics company headquartered in Concord, MA. The company, which manufactured integrated software... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Management Succession; Personal Development and Career; Consulting Industry; Massachusetts
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  • 08 Sep 2022
  • Book

Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?

online-security software firm OneTrust into an industry leader, so he changed how he lives. Now, he meditates daily and practices self-forgiveness. He says living a more grounded, balanced, and integrated life has made him a better... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • 17 May 2024
  • Blog Post

Blending Heritage and Innovation: Lisa Yan (MBA 2025)

name, I ventured into the traditionally male-dominated tech industry. In high school, I joined the FIRST robotics team. In college, I chose to study Electrical and Computer Engineering, even though my dad, an engineer himself, had reservations about women in the field.... View Details
  • 05 Dec 2022
  • Research & Ideas

5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast

percent of its jobs, like software development, for example, widening possibilities for advancement. The company has also developed apprenticeship programs, allowing employees to earn while they learn. Southwest Airlines. In its 51-year... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • 24 Oct 2008
  • Working Paper Summaries

Platform Rules: Multi-Sided Platforms as Regulators

Keywords: by Kevin J. Boudreau & Andrei Hagiu; Technology

    James I. Cash

    Professor Cash received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Texas Christian University; a Master of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University's Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Management Information... View Details

    Keywords: software; software; software; software; software; software; software
    • 28 Sep 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: September 28, 2010

    and efficiency), based on structural characteristics of the task and team. We also distinguish between a team's mean use of stored knowledge and the concentration of knowledge use in a team. Using objective data from several hundred View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 22 Feb 2024
    • Blog Post

    It’s Time to Build: Why the MS/MBA Is Right for You!

    balance of software and tough tech (e.g. robotics, space, biotech), I decided to shift away from software this summer and try tough tech for myself. I ended up being very fortunate to receive a few options,... View Details
    • 17 Dec 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: December 17

      Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review Press Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth By: Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, and F. Warren McFarlan Abstract—At the time of the American Revolution, China was the strongest, richest, and most... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • February 2024
    • Case

    Innovation Strategy at Stanley Black & Decker: Setting the Direction for Growth

    By: David L. Ager and Antonio Manuel Oftelie
    On July 1, 2022, Don Allan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Stanley Black & Decker (SBD). Although Allan had been with the firm for 23 years, most recently serving as President and Chief Financial Officer, he recognized that he was stepping into his new role as... View Details
    Keywords: Health Pandemics; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Growth Management; Business and Stakeholder Relations
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    • August 2015 (Revised June 2021)
    • Case

    Amazon.com, 2021

    By: John R. Wells, Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth and Galen Danskin
    In February 2021, Amazon announced 2020 operating profits of $22,899 million, up from $2,233 million in 2015, on sales of $386 billion, up from $107 billion five years earlier (see Exhibit 1). The shareholders expressed their satisfaction (see Exhibit 2), but not all... View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Analysis; Retail; E-commerce; Amazon; Internet; Amazon.com; AmazonFresh; Jeff Bezos; Cloud Computing; Marketplaces; Streaming; E-reader Market; Digital Media; Mobile App; Online Retail; Shipping; Database; Tablet; Kindle; Kindle Fire; Smartphone; Delivery; Digital Platforms; Competition; Internet and the Web; Corporate Strategy; Digital Marketing; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Profit; Revenue; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Taxation; Business History; Human Resources; Resignation and Termination; Books; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Media; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product Development; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Public Ownership; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Price; Applications and Software; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Working Capital; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Retail Industry; Advertising Industry; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Publishing Industry; Shipping Industry; Technology Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle
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    • 27 Jan 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge

    basic thing they expect you to deliver? To zero in on your basic goods, trust your gut in figuring out what skills you bring to the table—and what you don’t. If your brilliant business idea relies on software programming and you’re not a... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • Research Summary

    Managing Product Development in Rapidly Changing Environments

    By: Alan D. MacCormack
    A consistent finding in many studies of innovation is the repeated failure of established firms when faced with radical changes in their core markets or technologies. Professor MacCormack's research takes the view that many of these failures can be attributed to the... View Details
    • Article

    Design and Testing of a Mobile Health Application Rating Tool

    By: David Levine, Zo Co, Lisa Newmark, Alissa Groisser, A Jay Holmgren, Jennifer Haas and David Bates
    Mobile health applications (“apps”) have rapidly proliferated, yet their ability to improve outcomes for patients remains unclear. A validated tool that addresses apps’ potentially important dimensions has not been available to patients and clinicians. The objective of... View Details
    Keywords: Health; Mobile Technology; Design; Analysis
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    • 2007
    • Working Paper

    Competition in Modular Clusters

    By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and C. Jason Woodard
    The last twenty years have witnessed the rise of disaggregated "clusters," "networks," or "ecosystems" of firms. In these clusters the activities of R&D, product design, production, distribution, and system integration may be split up among hundreds or even thousands... View Details
    Keywords: Price; Profit; Digital Platforms; Industry Clusters; Competition; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration
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    • 12 Oct 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: October 12

    actually consistent with design principles established by the development team? The case seeks to expand students' view of the product development process. Traditional software development projects begin with the gathering of requirements... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 02 Nov 2023
    • News

    Seeding Startups

    Shirish Nadkarni (MBA 1987) was the director of product planning for Microsoft’s MSN when he decided he was ready to become an entrepreneur. He had recently led the growing internet portal’s 1997 acquisition of Hotmail, the first free, web-based email solution, and the... View Details
    Keywords: April White
    • Web

    Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

    involved or started a number of entrepreneurial ventures. While working three days a week at AOL, he bootstrapped Compare.com , which enabled customers to compare prices on everything from PCs to mortgages. Later, He worked for Open Market, an e-commerce View Details
    • Web

    Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    Guangdong (2006) Colombia Bogota Software Cluster (2013) The Sugar Cane Cluster in Colombia (2007) Colombia Shrimp Aquaculture (2008) Costa Rica Costa Rica Data Centers (2016) Costa Rica Medical Tourism (2016) Croatia Ship & Boatbuilding... View Details