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- 26 Sep 2013
- News
It's Not Just Who You Know
- Research Summary
Divergent change in organizations
By: Julie Battilana
The first stream of research in Professor Battilana’s work aims to identify the conditions that enable individual actors to initiate divergent change within organizations as well as the conditions enabling successful implementation of such change. It combines... View Details
- 17 Jul 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence
"network effects"—the idea that the value or utility of a product goes up as more people use it. A telephone holds no value if there is only one in the world—but the technology becomes increasingly valuable as more people use it. In a business with strong... View Details
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
Network Effects Authors:Hanna W. Halaburda and Mikołaj Jan Piskorski Abstract We model conditions under which agents in two-sided matching markets would rationally prefer a platform-limiting choice. We show that platforms that offer a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- February 2021
- Case
Threadless: The Renewal of an Online Community
By: Shane Greenstein, Karim Lakhani and Christian Godwin
Threadless, an online apparel company and artist community which Jake Nickell founded in 2000, continued to maintain its status as a top company in the online apparel industry during its second decade. From 2010 to 2020, Threadless continued to operate its... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Management; Marketing; Product Launch; Operations; Supply Chain; Distribution; Networks; Sales; Strategy; Adaptation; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Technology Industry; North America
Greenstein, Shane, Karim Lakhani, and Christian Godwin. "Threadless: The Renewal of an Online Community." Harvard Business School Case 621-056, February 2021.
- September 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Alessi: Evolution of an Italian Design Factory (A)
By: Youngme E. Moon, Vincent Dessain and Anders Sjoman
Alessio Alessi, head of distribution at family-run Alessi S.p.A., is facing price and brand confusion among customers and is considering reorganizing Alessi's worldwide network of distributors. By describing the challenges facing Alessi, an internationally acclaimed... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Transition; Cost Management; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Distribution; Production; Problems and Challenges; Networks; Consumer Products Industry
Moon, Youngme E., Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Alessi: Evolution of an Italian Design Factory (A)." Harvard Business School Case 504-018, September 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- February 1998 (Revised August 1998)
- Case
Teradyne, Inc.: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
Alexander d'Arbeloff, Teradyne's founder and CEO, is launching his company into the software and network testing business. He has acquired three external start-ups and is beginning to integrate them with the rest of the company. While Teradyne's core... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Success; Horizontal Integration
Lassiter, Joseph B., III. "Teradyne, Inc.: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained." Harvard Business School Case 898-190, February 1998. (Revised August 1998.)
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition
Jeffrey T. Polzer
Jeff Polzer is the UPS Foundation Professor of Human Resource Management in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. He studies how people collaborate in teams and across organizational networks to accomplish their individual and collective... View Details
- 06 May 2016
- Blog Post
Make Social Media Work For You Abroad
acquaintances. This vast network can be located all over the world, but social media has the potential to bring everyone together and help you in your international search. It’s a lot easier today to find potential contacts and weaker... View Details
- 8:30 AM – 6:45 PM EDT, 15 Sep 2020
- Virtual Programming
Competing in the Age of AI and Digital Transformation
How are companies today using artificial intelligence (AI) to respond to business challenges? During this session, professors Karim Lakhani and Macro Iansiti, coauthors of the book Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the... View Details
- Web
Entrepreneurship & Innovation - MBA
Center supports faculty research, fellowships, symposia, conferences and alumni programming like the Rock 100 , a worldwide exclusive HBS network for founders of early stage, high impact ventures. The New Venture Competition is an annual... View Details
- August 2019
- Case
Walmart's Omnichannel Strategy: Revolution or Miscalculation?
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes Walmart's omnichannel strategy in 2018 as it battled Amazon for online retail market share. The case discusses Walmart's early forays into online retail, as well as its 2018 strategy, which aimed to integrate Walmart's enormous brick and mortar... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Competition; Retail Industry; Bentonville; Arkansas; New Jersey; Seattle; United States
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Walmart's Omnichannel Strategy: Revolution or Miscalculation?" Harvard Business School Case 720-370, August 2019.
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
recent proliferation of work regarding customer lifetime value. However, extant research in this area is silent regarding how to assess the profitability of customers in a networked setting. In such settings, the presence of one type of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Research Summary
Research Summary
Jeff Polzer is the UPS Foundation Professor of Human Resource Management in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. He studies how people collaborate in teams and across... View Details
- 22 May 2011
- News
Change the World, and Win Fabulous Prizes
- 18 Dec 2018
- News
José Mourinho thought he could buy success – now he’s paid the price
- Program
Leading in the Digital Era
culture and capabilities for the digital era Accelerate the adoption of digital tools and data to respond to a changing market Build and leverage ecosystems to accelerate innovation and resilience Expand your personal and professional View Details
- December 2011 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Scaling the Mother Standard of Care
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird
The CEO of a private and growing national network of specialty care hospitals focusing on advanced-stage and complex cancer treatments reflected on the firm's past phase of growth before meeting with the company's Chairman and founder to discuss how to further scale... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Business Growth and Maturation; Medical Specialties; Service Delivery; Innovation and Invention; Health Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew Bird. "Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Scaling the Mother Standard of Care." Harvard Business School Case 312-073, December 2011. (Revised December 2011.)