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Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture Course Number 1955 Assistant Professor Tomomichi Amano Spring; Q4; 1.5 credits 13 sessions Exam Overview: Long-term success hinges on both... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Manager's Notebook
In this new series, the Bulletin will feature occasional reports on faculty research in progress. Who Has Your Number? Customer information is the lifeblood of business. Indeed, a company's success often hinges on how well it understands... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 01 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
4 Reasons College Students Apply to 2+2
of work experience before HBS. The case method hinges on the fact that our classrooms are full of students with very diverse backgrounds. We have army officers, retailers, engineers, teachers and consultants with years of experience under... View Details
- 20 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store's 'Original Price' Might Not Be After All
Commission. Those cases, however, often hinge on the question of whether consumers would have bought an item anyway, had they known the supposed original prices were fake—a standard that is hard to prove. Some retailers have successfully... View Details
- 05 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research
traditionally have depended on hard corporate data, previous literature, and insular theories, they are increasingly hinging their hypotheses on proactive sociological and psychological experiments—both in the lab and in the field. “The... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
composites, which were used in a wide variety of products, ranging from bicycles to automobiles to aircraft parts. By 2016, the company had grown to 27 employees and was able to produce its product in small volumes. While much had been achieved, the company's success... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
cognitive, normative, or regulative mainstays of an organizational field. Institutional innovation, like all innovation, is both novel and useful but differs in that it is also legitimate, credible, and appropriate. Legitimacy is hinged... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
important presentation. Lester must decide how best to confront Nadine Robert, his client, knowing that his personal success and the reputation of his consulting firm hinge on his ability to build and sustain a strong relationship. How... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
While HGO met with some early market success, ultimately its fate would hinge on how other parts of the company viewed it and on how the rest of the company was performing financially. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
ourselves that we’re relevant because we’re important, or we can show people that we’re relevant.” It was the first time the British Government would be sued by any former colonized population, and the lawyers were eager to move forward. But the case View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
ClimateCAP 2025 & ClimateCAP Fellowship
ClimateCAP is an initiative manage by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business whose mission is to prepare business leaders to understand and respond to the climate challenge. They provide learning resources for MBA students interested in the intersection of business... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
when the future of the business hinged on a single decision. For Sarina Russo (OPM 28, 1999), founder and president of the Sarina Russo Group of education, employment services, and property companies, that moment came in 1993 when she... View Details
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
guidance. Meanwhile, the pressure to meet quarterly expectations intensifies. Directors need to do a better job of balancing compliance with forward thinking. Boardroom effectiveness hinges most on the quality of directors and their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change
and acting. He concluded that tactical and strategic victory hinges on cycling through this loop faster than the enemy (or by disrupting the enemy's ability to connect those activities efficiently). The first two elements—observing and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
GM invested half a billion dollars last year. Shen, at WM in China, is thinking along similar lines. In fact, his entire business model hinges on selling drivers smart, cloud-connected, mass-market electrics ready-made for ridesharing.... View Details
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Is That Really Your Best Offer?
them. Deception can also hinge on what's not said at the bargaining table. Some people may feel morally bound to respond truthfully to any questions posed to them directly but not obliged to volunteer information. The burden falls on you... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
hinge on answering a few important questions. Why did China Paradise want to sell? If China Paradise failed, how could Gome guarantee that it would not follow suit? Is this the best time to snap up China Paradise? Should it focus on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
with strong character and immoral behavior from a person of little integrity with weak character. Discussions of character typically hinge on the extent to which an individual believes in and adheres to the basic moral tenets of honesty,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Lords of Strategy
hinged on steadily reducing costs relative to their rivals, the then-novel notion of competition sprouted and spread throughout corporate consciousness. Henderson and BCG would also famously devise the “growth-share matrix,” another... View Details
- 21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009
consider how the reductions in aircraft capacity growth should be spread across the two plane types. This discussion hinges not only on issues of aircraft efficiency but also on those of operational focus and the ultimate competitive... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace