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      • December 2011
      • Case

      Green Mountain Coffee Roasters: Confidential Information for Negotiation with Keurig

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Shikhar Ghosh and James K. Sebenius
      Case provides confidential information for students assuming the role of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) senior executives in a negotiation to license technology from Keurig, a startup that has developed an innovative "portion pack" coffee brewing solution. The... View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., Shikhar Ghosh, and James K. Sebenius. "Green Mountain Coffee Roasters: Confidential Information for Negotiation with Keurig." Harvard Business School Case 812-103, December 2011.
      • December 2011
      • Case

      Keurig and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

      By: Paul W. Marshall, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Shikhar Ghosh and Lauren Barley
      Provides background information for a negotiations exercise in which students will represent either Keurig, a startup that has developed an innovative "portion pack" coffee brewing solution, or Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR), a fast-growing premium coffee... View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Marshall, Paul W., Thomas R. Eisenmann, Shikhar Ghosh, and Lauren Barley. "Keurig and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters." Harvard Business School Case 812-101, December 2011.
      • December 2011
      • Case

      Keurig: Confidential Information for Negotiation with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Shikhar Ghosh and James K. Sebenius
      Case provides confidential information for students assuming the role of senior executives of Keurig, a startup that has developed an innovative "portion pack" coffee brewing solution, in a negotiation to license technology to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR). The... View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., Shikhar Ghosh, and James K. Sebenius. "Keurig: Confidential Information for Negotiation with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters." Harvard Business School Case 812-102, December 2011.
      • November 2011
      • Case

      Four Products: Predicting Diffusion (2011)

      By: John T. Gourville
      An updated "Four Products" case. This 2011 version includes: sliced peanut butter, artificial dirt for thoroughbred race tracks, interactive tombstones, and stride-changing running shoes. These four products form the basis to assess the drivers of new product adoption.... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Product Launch; Marketing
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      Gourville, John T. "Four Products: Predicting Diffusion (2011)." Harvard Business School Case 512-047, November 2011.
      • September 2011 (Revised September 2015)
      • Case

      Hassina Sherjan

      By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim and Pippa Eccles
      Hassina Sherjan was born in Afghanistan but grew up and was educated in the United States. A trip to Afghanistan when she was an adult inspired her to move back to her home country with two missions. The first was to educate young women through a non-profit... View Details
      Keywords: Environmental Accounting; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Innovation Leadership; Development Economics; Growth and Development; Problems and Challenges; Retail Industry; Afghanistan; United States
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      Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Pippa Eccles. "Hassina Sherjan." Harvard Business School Case 112-029, September 2011. (Revised September 2015.)
      • June 2011
      • Case

      CA Technologies: Bringing the Cloud to Earth

      By: Marco Iansiti and Kerry Herman
      Adam Famularo, general manager, Cloud Computing business, CA Technologies, and David Dobson, WVP and group executive, Customer Solutions Group, were preparing for a presentation on communicating and positioning CA Technologies' new strategy for cloud computing.... View Details
      Keywords: Disruptive Innovation; Product Positioning; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption
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      Iansiti, Marco, and Kerry Herman. "CA Technologies: Bringing the Cloud to Earth." Harvard Business School Case 611-047, June 2011.
      • June 2011 (Revised August 2011)
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      Colgate-Palmolive: Staying Ahead in Oral Care

      By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan Johnson
      In 2011, Colgate-Palmolive (Colgate) was the global leader in oral care, with a dominant market share lead in toothpaste and a growing presence in toothbrushes and mouthwash. However, the firm faced stiff competition with perennial rivals P&G increasing their focus on... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Distribution Channels; Relationships; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Customization and Personalization; Health Industry
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      Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ryan Johnson. "Colgate-Palmolive: Staying Ahead in Oral Care." Harvard Business School Case 311-120, June 2011. (Revised August 2011.)
      • 2011
      • Working Paper

      The Contingent Effect of Absorptive Capacity: An Open Innovation Analysis

      By: Andrew A. King and Karim R. Lakhani
      Technological advancement and innovation requires the integration of both external knowledge and internal inventiveness. In this paper, we unpack the concept of absorptive capacity and separately explore the effect of different types of prior experience on the capacity... View Details
      Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Performance Capacity; Technology Adoption
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      King, Andrew A., and Karim R. Lakhani. "The Contingent Effect of Absorptive Capacity: An Open Innovation Analysis." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-102, April 2011.
      • April 2011
      • Article

      The Origins of Japanese Technological Modernization

      By: Tom Nicholas
      Explanations of Japanese technological modernization from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century have increasingly focused on domestic capabilities as opposed to the traditional emphasis on knowledge transfers from the West. Yet, the literature is mostly... View Details
      Keywords: Knowledge Sharing; Body of Literature; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Patents; Measurement and Metrics; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Economic Growth; Developing Countries and Economies; Information Technology; Technology Industry; Japan; Germany; Great Britain; United States
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      Nicholas, Tom. "The Origins of Japanese Technological Modernization." Explorations in Economic History 48, no. 2 (April 2011): 272–291.
      • March 2011 (Revised March 2012)
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      Fraunhofer: Innovation in Germany

      By: Diego A. Comin, J. Gunnar Trumbull and Kerry Yang
      Fraunhofer is one of the largest applied research organizations in the world. With 17,000 employees and a 1.6 billion euros budget, Fraunhofer has 60 institutes in Germany that cover most fields of science. The case examines the consequences that Fraunhofer has for the... View Details
      Keywords: Economy; Entrepreneurship; Financial Markets; Government and Politics; Labor; Markets; Outcome or Result; Research and Development; Competitive Strategy; Germany
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      Comin, Diego A., J. Gunnar Trumbull, and Kerry Yang. "Fraunhofer: Innovation in Germany." Harvard Business School Case 711-022, March 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
      • March 2011
      • Teaching Note

      InnoCentive.com (A) (TN)

      By: Karim R. Lakhani
      Teaching Note for 608170. View Details
      Keywords: Research and Development; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; System; Open Source Distribution; Competition; Web Services Industry
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      Lakhani, Karim R. "InnoCentive.com (A) (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 611-072, March 2011.
      • March 2011
      • Article

      Cheaper Patents

      By: Tom Nicholas
      The 1883 Patents Act in Britain provides perspective for modern patent policy reforms because it radically changed incentives for inventors by reducing filing fees by 84 percent. Patents increased 2.5 fold after the reform, which was evenly distributed across the... View Details
      Keywords: Patents; Global Range; Distribution; Demand and Consumers; Organizational Structure; Business Processes; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Fluctuation; Motivation and Incentives; Distribution Industry; United States; Great Britain
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      Nicholas, Tom. "Cheaper Patents." Research Policy 40, no. 2 (March 2011).
      • October 2010 (Revised January 2012)
      • Background Note

      Book Publishing in 2010

      By: Stephen P. Bradley and Nancy Bartlett
      Legacy book publishers wrangled with ebook retailers over royalty rates, release strategy, and distribution rights as customer demand for cheaper ebooks eroded publishers' profitable print formats. E-readers like Kindle, as well as Apple's iPad that invigorated the... View Details
      Keywords: Price; Information Publishing; Books; Disruptive Innovation; Demand and Consumers; Distribution; Strategy; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Publishing Industry
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      Bradley, Stephen P., and Nancy Bartlett. "Book Publishing in 2010." Harvard Business School Background Note 711-419, October 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
      • September 2010 (Revised January 2016)
      • Case

      Grameen Danone Foods Ltd., a Social Business

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
      Grameen Danone is a joint venture between the Grameen Group (a sister company of Grameen Bank) and Groupe Danone, a $2 billion (revenues) French food company. The company's goal was to provide nutritional yogurt (brand name Shoktidoi) for the nearly 50 million... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Social Entrepreneurship; Food; Distribution; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; Bangladesh; France
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "Grameen Danone Foods Ltd., a Social Business." Harvard Business School Case 511-025, September 2010. (Revised January 2016.)
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      Marginality and Problem-Solving Effectiveness in Broadcast Search

      By: Lars Bo Jeppesen and Karim R. Lakhani
      We examine who the winners are in science problem-solving contests characterized by open broadcast of problem information, self-selection of external solvers to discrete problems from the laboratories of large R&D intensive companies, and blind review of solution... View Details
      Keywords: Competition; Open Source Distribution; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Markets; Independent Innovation and Invention; Problems and Challenges; Research and Development; Gender; Science
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      Jeppesen, Lars Bo, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Marginality and Problem-Solving Effectiveness in Broadcast Search." Organization Science 21, no. 5 (September–October 2010): 1016–1033.
      • April 2010
      • Teaching Note

      Dr. John's Products, Ltd. (TN)

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Teaching Note for [803063]. View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Production; Distribution; Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Dr. John's Products, Ltd. (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 810-132, April 2010.
      • January 2010 (Revised May 2012)
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      TopCoder (A): Developing Software through Crowdsourcing

      By: Karim R. Lakhani, David A. Garvin and Eric Lonstein
      TopCoder's crowdsourcing-based business model, in which software is developed through online tournaments, is presented. The case highlights how TopCoder has created a unique two-sided innovation platform consisting of a global community of over 225,000 developers who... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Innovation and Invention; Two-Sided Platforms; Motivation and Incentives; Social and Collaborative Networks; Competition; Software; Technology Industry
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      Lakhani, Karim R., David A. Garvin, and Eric Lonstein. "TopCoder (A): Developing Software through Crowdsourcing." Harvard Business School Case 610-032, January 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-periphery Structures Dominate?

      By: Alan MacCormack, Carliss Y. Baldwin and John Rusnak

      Any complex technological system can be decomposed into a number of subsystems and associated components, some of which are core to system function while others are only peripheral. The dynamics of how such "core-periphery" structures evolve and become embedded in a... View Details

      Keywords: Innovation and Management; Product Design; Practice; Core Relationships; Software; Information Technology Industry
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      MacCormack, Alan, Carliss Y. Baldwin, and John Rusnak. "The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-periphery Structures Dominate?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-059, January 2010.
      • 2009
      • Working Paper

      Principles that Matter: Sustaining Software Innovation from the Client to the Web

      By: Marco Iansiti
      Economic analysis often reviews the role of principles—such as respect for intellectual property rights—in driving innovation. Given the interdependent nature of innovation in information technology, three core principles have emerged that work together to ensure that... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Technological Innovation; Intellectual Property; Partners and Partnerships; Competition; Information Technology; Internet and the Web
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      Iansiti, Marco. "Principles that Matter: Sustaining Software Innovation from the Client to the Web." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-142, June 2009.
      • February 2009 (Revised December 2009)
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      eReading: Amazon's Kindle

      By: Bharat N. Anand, Peter W. Olson Esq. and Mary Tripsas
      In November 2007, Amazon introduced the Kindle, the first electronic reader with wireless functionality. The case describes the launch of the Kindle and provides information on representative players in the industry (or broader ecosystem) who are likely to be affected... View Details
      Keywords: Books; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Industry Structures; Standards; Distribution Channels; Competitive Strategy; Publishing Industry
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      Anand, Bharat N., Peter W. Olson Esq., and Mary Tripsas. "eReading: Amazon's Kindle." Harvard Business School Case 709-486, February 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
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