Publications

June 2019 (Revised September 2024)
Case

Parrot: Navigating the Nascent Drone Industry

By: Rory M. McDonald, Emilie Billaud and Vincent Dessain

In 2018, Henri Seydoux, CEO and Founder of Parrot, believed that his company was at an inflection point in its history. Parrot had been a European leader in consumer electronics since the 1990s, first developing Bluetooth kits for cars before moving on to electronic... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Competitive Advantage; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Technology Industry; Video Game Industry; Europe; France; Paris

February 2000 (Revised October 2000)
Case

Open Market, Inc.: The E-Commerce Wars

By: James I. Cash Jr., Janis Lee Gogan, Michael Haselkorn and Mani Subramani

Continues the story of Open Market, Inc., a company founded in 1994 to support electronic commerce on the Internet. Despite a very successful initial public offering, the firm had reached a growth plateau, and the management team was considering several strategic... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Channels; Product Marketing; Product Development; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry

Find at Harvard

23 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 23, 2015

fundamentally alter both the rate and direction of startup innovation across industries, regions, and periods of time. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49256 Spring 2015 Journal of Applied View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 14

always want to hear that a person is struggling, nor do they necessarily reward risk taking, even though they might pay lip service to innovative initiative. The authors outline several steps that individuals can take to shake off fear... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 4

Working PapersThe Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Corporate Tax Avoidance Authors:Brad Badertscher, Sharon P. Katz, and Sonja Olhoft Rego Abstract This study investigates how private equity ownership affects View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

October 2018
Case

American Family Insurance and the Artificial Intelligence Opportunity

By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson

25 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 25

high-beta stocks. An Empirical Analysis of Innovation Contests: Strategic Incentives, Problem Uncertainty and Independent Experimentation along Parallel Paths Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau, Nicola Lacetera, and Karim R. Lakhani... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 5, 2007

Indian scientists to U.S. technology formation increased dramatically in the 1990s, before noticeably leveling off after 2000 and declining in the case of India. Growth in ethnic innovation is concentrated in high-tech sectors; the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 7, 2006

how individuals think about speaking up at work, we first undertook in-depth exploratory research in a knowledge-intensive multinational corporation in which employee input was considered crucial. Qualitative data collected in 190... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 13, 2007

Focuses on Furman Selz's acquisition by Xerox in 1987; its return to a private company in 1993; and a second acquisition, by ING, in 1997. In particular, provides the opportunity to evaluate five major corporate transitions: the initial... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 13

PublicationsMisvaluing Innovation Authors:Lauren Cohen, Karl Diether, and Christopher Malloy Publication:Review of Financial Studies (forthcoming) Abstract We demonstrate that a firm's ability to innovate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 1996
Case

Biogen, Inc.: rBeta Interferon Manufacturing Process Development

By: Steven C. Wheelwright

Biogen, Inc., a Cambridge, MA-based biotechnology company, is wrapping up a project to develop a new manufacturing process for a new drug product that will reposition the company from a purely research-oriented company to a fully integrated pharmaceutical manufacturing... View Details

Keywords: Learning; Technological Innovation; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Projects; Research and Development; Corporate Strategy; Biotechnology Industry

01 Dec 2015
First Look

December 1, 2015

frequently observed when a corporation is entering into a new foreign region for innovative work, especially in settings where intellectual property protection is weak. We also connect collaborative patents... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 2024
Supplement

Climate Governance at Linde plc (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan, Emilie Billaud and Vincent Dessain

In July 2023, the Linde plc board of directors' sustainability committee convened in London to review the company's environmental performance, with a focus on decarbonization and clean energy. Linde was the world's largest industrial gas supplier, with a workforce of... View Details

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

war years; and innovator Herb Kelleher at Southwest near the end of the century. In this e-mail interview, Mayo, director of the HBS Leadership Initiative and the Thomas S. Murphy Distinguished Research Fellow, discusses how executives... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

August 1999 (Revised February 2000)
Case

Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (A)

By: Steven C. Wheelwright, Charles A. Holloway, Nicole Tempest and Christian G. Kasper

Describes the procedures and processes used by Cisco Systems in its acquisition of high-technology firms. Its goal is to retain key engineering talent and to leverage existing product development efforts, but to quickly merge acquired companies its own systems and... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Leveraged Buyouts; Acquisition; Integration; Mergers and Acquisitions; Production; Activity Based Costing and Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Management; Technological Innovation; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Manufacturing Industry; Technology Industry; England