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- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
NPEs', and that NPEs typically target firms that are busy with other (non-IP related) lawsuits or are likely to settle. Lastly, we show that NPE litigation has a negative real impact on the future innovative activity of targeted firms. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2378899 Monitoring the Monitors: How Social Factors Influence Supply Chain Auditors By: Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea R. Hugill... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2021
- News
A Global Alumni Response to the Pandemic
these people have met the need of the hour,” says Sood. —Aditya Talwar (MBA 2010), cofounder & CEO, the H.O.P.E. Oncology Clinic. In three months, Talwar’s clinic vaccinated more than 10,000 individuals, primarily focusing on under-served... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 13 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India
jeopardize its economic development. The social and economic importance of coal in India cannot be overstated. Coal provides some of the cheapest and most readily available baseload power for the country. Also, millions of employees have been performing activities in... View Details
- January 2007 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
National Logistics Management: Founder Decisions
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
Scott Taylor, CEO & founder of NLM, is a serial entrepreneur faced with an important decision. As his industry consolidates, he knows that his company must grow quickly, yet he believes he has reached the limit of what organic growth can achieve. Should he accept the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply and Industry; Supply Chain
Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "National Logistics Management: Founder Decisions." Harvard Business School Case 807-125, January 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
- Profile
Amanda Pratt
test your hypotheses; you learn strategic thinking through practice." Last summer, Amanda went to Nairobi where she took an internship working on the supply chain and operations for a company that runs... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech
- 22 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 22
supplement: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/310047-PDF-ENG VF Brands: Global Supply Chain Strategy Gary P. Pisano and Pamela AdamsHarvard Business School Case 610-022 This case examines VF Brands... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
with enough oil, gas, and food supplies, given supply chain disruptions. Important, too, was being mindful of budget deficits and encouraging investments from international partners. “We had to do it all... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Cutting Edge
and bolts: exiting underperforming adjunct businesses (e.g., pickles and fresh poultry); shaking up the management team; improving the supply chain (thereby increasing plant productivity by 50 percent); and... View Details
- 28 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Novo Nordisk
to produce human insulin in genetically modified yeast cells: fermentation, recovery, and purification. The company also handles manufacturing and supply chain development, upscaling for production, assembly... View Details
- October 2013
- Article
How Much to Make and How Much to Buy? An Analysis of Optimal Plural Sourcing Strategies
By: Phanish Puranam, Ranjay Gulati and Sourav Bhattacharya
While many theories of the firm seek to explain when firms make rather than buy, in practice, firms often make and buy the same input—they engage in plural sourcing. We argue that explaining the mix of external procurement and internal sourcing for the same input... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain; Forecasting and Prediction; Framework; Prejudice and Bias; Mathematical Methods
Puranam, Phanish, Ranjay Gulati, and Sourav Bhattacharya. "How Much to Make and How Much to Buy? An Analysis of Optimal Plural Sourcing Strategies." Strategic Management Journal 34, no. 10 (October 2013): 1145–1161.
- 03 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Social Responsibility in a Downturn
pace, there already are signs of how the program has started to impact PNC's business initiatives. The leading indicators are there; as for business impact, it is still too early to call. There are other programs as well, some of which directly address opportunities in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019)
Supply Chain during the pandemic, I navigated operational complexities that taught me invaluable lessons in resilience and Later as CEO at Numeric I learned the power of collective strategy, growth mindset... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- April 2025
- Teaching Note
Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion (A) and (B)
By: Michael W. Toffel, Ken Pucker and Stacy Straaberg
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 622-024, 625-004, 625-005, and 625-702. The Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion (A) case introduces Allbirds as a footwear startup not only focused on simple design, comfort, and sustainable natural materials but on decarbonizing the wider... View Details
Keywords: Decarbonization; Climate Impact; Environmental Strategy; Innovation; Product Design; Supply Chain Management; Innovation Strategy; Innovation and Management; Product Development; Climate Change; Environmental Management; Environmental Sustainability; Business Startups; Initial Public Offering; Knowledge Sharing; Competitive Advantage; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Fashion Industry; United States; California
- 18 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool
assurance, training, and improved performance, interpretation, and correlation of clinical trials. Lagace: Why do contestants get involved? LISH team: Contestants on platforms like Topcoder and Kaggle often choose to remain anonymous and... View Details
- Fast Answer
Sustainable investing and ESG resources
provided to CDP by companies responding publicly to an information request sent by CDP on behalf of its signatory investors. Datasets include Climate Change Data, Supply Chain Data, Water Data, Forests Data,... View Details
- September 2008
- Teaching Note
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for [608-123]. View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence
think so, but I don’t know when that will happen. The phase we are in now is “augmentation.” AI is not replacing the need for human labor; it is automating certain lower-level tasks and freeing up humans to take on more challenging or more strategic activities in many... View Details
Keywords: April White
- May 2008
- Teaching Note
Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony (TN)
By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
Teaching Note for [508-001]. View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History
anymore, but it is a useful reminder of how high the stakes can be. Roscini: Normally the parties reach an agreement, ideally under the auspices and rules of the WTO. The problem is that nowadays trade wars may have unintended consequences that complicate their... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Auto; Aerospace; Chemical; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation