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  • June 2010
  • Teaching Note

Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple (TN)

By: Stefan H. Thomke
Teaching Note for 609066. View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Strategy; Product Design; Innovation and Management; Computer Industry; Computer Industry
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Thomke, Stefan H. "Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 610-105, June 2010.
  • 04 Jun 2001
  • Research & Ideas

RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy

RealNetworks founder Rob Glaser, a veteran of doing battle with much larger Microsoft, has some words of wisdom on competing against a market giant: "If you want to beat Bobby Fischer, don't play chess." Glaser, president and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 2012
  • Article

The Architecture of Transaction Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Hierarchy in Two Sectors

By: Jianxi Luo, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Daniel E. Whitney and Christopher L. Magee
Many products are manufactured in networks of firms linked by transactions, but comparatively little is known about how or why such transaction networks differ. This article investigates the transaction networks of two large sectors in Japan at a single point in time.... View Details
Keywords: Transactions; Hierarchy; Industry Architecture; Innovation; Networks; Market Transactions; Vertical Integration; Industry Structures; Innovation and Invention; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Japan
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Luo, Jianxi, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Daniel E. Whitney, and Christopher L. Magee. "The Architecture of Transaction Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Hierarchy in Two Sectors." Industrial and Corporate Change 21, no. 6 (December 2012): 1307–1335.
  • 24 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

computational power for model estimation. We overcome computational burden by utilizing an improved simulator for likelihood evaluation and the general-purpose View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Wrapping Your Alliances In a World Wide Web

processes that cut across companies and may involve multiple systems. 51 Both of these approaches have proved productive for manufacturing firms. Multi-partner Integration In... View Details
Keywords: by Andrew McAfee

    Kim B. Clark

    Kim B. Clark joined the Harvard faculty in 1978 and served as Dean of the Faculty at Harvard Business School from 1995 to 2005.  He received the B.A. (1974), M.A. (1977), and Ph.D. (1978) degrees in economics from Harvard University.

    Professor Clark's research has... View Details

    • 2011
    • Working Paper

    The Architecture of Transaction Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Hierarchy in Two Sectors

    By: Jianxi Luo, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Daniel E. Whitney and Christopher L. Magee
    Many products are manufactured in networks of firms linked by transactions, but comparatively little is known about how or why such transaction networks differ. This paper investigates the transaction networks of two large sectors in Japan at a single point in time. In... View Details
    Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Market Transactions; Networks; Competitive Strategy; Vertical Integration; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; Japan
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    Luo, Jianxi, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Daniel E. Whitney, and Christopher L. Magee. "The Architecture of Transaction Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Hierarchy in Two Sectors." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-076, January 2011. (Revised July 2011, January 2012.)
    • February 2008 (Revised September 2008)
    • Case

    Apple Inc., 2008

    By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
    In January 2007, three decades after its incorporation, Apple Computer shed the second word in its name and became Apple Inc. With that move, the company signaled a fundamental shift away from its historic status as a vendor of the Macintosh personal computer (PC)... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Leadership; Industry Growth; Corporate Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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    Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. "Apple Inc., 2008." Harvard Business School Case 708-480, February 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
    • 04 Sep 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

    an electronic version of a patient questionnaire that had been designed and vetted by a group of subspecialty experts. We integrated that survey into our EHR. To assess the effects of our new EHR system... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 22 Oct 2007
    • Research & Ideas

    Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries

    Thanks to the pioneering success of Toyota, the concept of a "lean" operating system has been implemented in countless manufacturing companies and even adapted for industries as diverse as... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer
    • March 2009 (Revised June 2010)
    • Case

    TOTO: The Bottom Line

    TOTO, the leading manufacturer of toilets in Japan, is struggling to penetrate the U.S. market with its premier bidet-toilets, which are present in 63% of homes in Japan. The case examines the behavioral, cultural, and institutional barriers that TOTO faces in gaining... View Details
    Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Disruptive Innovation; Product Positioning; Market Entry and Exit; Organizational Culture; Consumer Products Industry; Japan; United States
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    Tripsas, Mary, Masako Egawa, and Jun Fukuyoshi. "TOTO: The Bottom Line." Harvard Business School Case 809-064, March 2009. (Revised June 2010.)
    • 12 Feb 2016
    • Op-Ed

    The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills

    of jobs over the past few decades. And while trade deals undoubtedly play a role in the global topography of jobs, today many American jobs may hang in the balance based upon a completely different factor: the availability of skilled... View Details
    Keywords: by Joe Fuller and Matt Sigelman; Manufacturing; Manufacturing
    • 19 Dec 2017
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    New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017

    precision medicines (LPMs) as those that use one or more relevant biomarkers. We then further segment trials based on the nature of the biomarker(s) used and other trial features with economic implications. Given potential changes in the... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • August 2001 (Revised June 2024)
    • Case

    Operations at the Donner Company

    By: H. Kent Bowen
    A small manufacturer of circuit boards faces product and operations-management problems. This case analyzes the production capacity at various stages and examines bottlenecks and product flow decisions. A detailed look at the problems and a discussion of the tools and... View Details
    Keywords: Operations; Production; Performance Capacity; Business Processes; Logistics; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry
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    Bowen, H. Kent. "Operations at the Donner Company." Harvard Business School Case 602-040, August 2001. (Revised June 2024.)
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    The Re-Industrialization of the United States?

    By: Willy C. Shih
    Talk of "re-industrialization" in the United States has been supported by a seeming resurgence in manufacturing, but this is driven more by the end of labor arbitrage and increasing coordination costs of offshore manufacturing. Aggressive restructurings and significant... View Details
    Keywords: U.S. Competitiveness; Re-industrialization; Re-shoring; Operations; Production; Supply and Industry; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Geographic Location; Geography; Globalization; Globalized Economies and Regions; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Labor; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; China; European Union
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    Shih, Willy C. "The Re-Industrialization of the United States?" Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter 60, no. 2 (Second Quarter 2013): 297–312.
    • September 1992
    • Case

    Kodak Business Imaging Systems Division

    By: Marie-Therese M. Flaherty and Steven C. Wheelwright
    Describes Kodak's decision regarding a manufacturing site for some of its products. Compares several types of products (with different cost structures) and several worldwide locations (with different characteristics). Provides a framework (model) for comparing and... View Details
    Keywords: Framework; Production; Product; Global Range; Supply Chain Management; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Electronics Industry
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    Flaherty, Marie-Therese M., and Steven C. Wheelwright. "Kodak Business Imaging Systems Division." Harvard Business School Case 693-043, September 1992.
    • March 1994
    • Case

    Materials Technology Corp.

    By: Clayton M. Christensen
    Materials Technology Corp. (MTC) is an MIT-based start-up company that identified an initial product market for its advanced materials-processing technology using conventional market research techniques. While pursuing that market--advanced microelectronic... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Technology; Markets; Product Development; Innovation and Management; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; United States
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    Christensen, Clayton M. "Materials Technology Corp." Harvard Business School Case 694-075, March 1994.
    • 22 May 2018
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    New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

    forthcoming American Economic Review Innovation, Reallocation and Growth By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, Harun Alp, Nicholas Bloom, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We build a model of firm-level innovation,... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 25 May 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

    transmitted electronically and interpreted by specialist doctors working in city hospitals. When the time from data collection to treatment can be cut thanks to mobile health care, lives can be saved. Mobile... View Details
    Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health
    • October 1996 (Revised December 1996)
    • Case

    United Electric Controls

    By: H. Kent Bowen, Jody H. Gittell and Sylvie Ryckebusch
    United Electric Controls (UE) was a small, traditional family-owned manufacturing company when Dave Reis, the youngest member of the Reis family, took over the business. This case describes Reis's efforts to change UE's traditional work practices in order to make the... View Details
    Keywords: Change Management; Family Business; Production; Business Strategy; Human Resources; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Decisions; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; United States
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    Bowen, H. Kent, Jody H. Gittell, and Sylvie Ryckebusch. "United Electric Controls." Harvard Business School Case 697-006, October 1996. (Revised December 1996.)
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