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- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
In many emerging economies, the need to give people in poverty better access to financial services seems obvious. The mobile phone is a perfect vehicle, given their widespread adoption, even among the financially less well off. Designing... View Details
- 2015
- Working Paper
Mobile Money Services—Design and Development for Financial Inclusion
By: Rajiv Lal and Ishan Sachdev
Mobile money services are being deployed rapidly across emerging markets as a key tool to further the goal of financial inclusion. Financial inclusion, the development of novel methods to enable individuals at the base of the pyramid to access formal financial services... View Details
Keywords: Social Marketing; Poverty; Emerging Markets; Product Launch; Economic Growth; Financial Services Industry
Lal, Rajiv, and Ishan Sachdev. "Mobile Money Services—Design and Development for Financial Inclusion." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-083, April 2015. (Revised July 2015.)
- August 2021
- Article
Voter Mobilization and Trust in Electoral Institutions: Evidence from Kenya
By: Benjamin Marx, Vincent Pons and Tavneet Suri
Voter mobilization campaigns face trade-offs in young democracies. In a large-scale experiment implemented in 2013 with the Kenyan Electoral Commission (IEBC), text messages intended to mobilize voters boosted participation but also decreased trust in electoral... View Details
Keywords: Political Participation; Electoral Institutions; Field Experiment; Voting; Political Elections; Behavior; Trust
Marx, Benjamin, Vincent Pons, and Tavneet Suri. "Voter Mobilization and Trust in Electoral Institutions: Evidence from Kenya." Economic Journal 131, no. 638 (August 2021): 2585–2612.
- 15 May 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Mobile Money Services-Design and Development for Financial Inclusion
- Article
In Mobile Advertising, Timing Is Everything
By: Sunil Gupta
Gupta, Sunil. "In Mobile Advertising, Timing Is Everything." Harvard Business Review (website) (November 4, 2015).
- March 2022
- Teaching Note
Telepass: From Tolling to Mobility Platform
By: Chiara Farronato
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 622-011 and 622-050. View Details
- March 2020 (Revised July 2020)
- Supplement
LULA: Transforming Transport and Mobility (C)
By: Siko Sikochi and Hayley (Le) Ma
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Sikochi, Siko, and Hayley (Le) Ma. "LULA: Transforming Transport and Mobility (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 120-092, March 2020. (Revised July 2020.)
- September 1996 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Mobil USM&R (C): Lubricants Business Unit
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The general manager of a Lubricants Business Unit in Mobil's U.S. Marketing and Refining division launched a project to develop a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) for his unit. The purpose was to provide focus for all employees of the unit, enabling it to operate on an... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Employees; Customization and Personalization; Performance Evaluation; Measurement and Metrics; Management Teams; Projects; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; United States
Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (C): Lubricants Business Unit." Harvard Business School Case 197-027, September 1996. (Revised May 1997.)
- May 1993
- Teaching Note
American Mobile Satellite Corp., Teaching Note
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Teaching Note for (9-593-038). View Details
- June 1989
- Case
Nokia-Mobira Oy: Mobile Telecommunications in Europe
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Nokia-Mobira Oy: Mobile Telecommunications in Europe." Harvard Business School Case 589-112, June 1989.
- October 1973
- Background Note
Note on the Mobile Home Industry
Rosenblum, John W. "Note on the Mobile Home Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 374-066, October 1973.
- March 2020 (Revised July 2020)
- Supplement
LULA: Transforming Transport and Mobility (B)
By: Siko Sikochi and Hayley (Le) Ma
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Africa
Sikochi, Siko, and Hayley (Le) Ma. "LULA: Transforming Transport and Mobility (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 120-091, March 2020. (Revised July 2020.)
- November 2024
- Case
Ather Energy: The Future of Mobility
By: Shunyuan Zhang, Kannan Srinivasan and Malini Sen
Ather Energy, India’s third-largest electric scooter maker by volume, was founded in 2013. Five years later, the start-up launched its first electric scooter, Ather 450, which was powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), to navigate... View Details
Keywords: Energy Policy; Climate Change; Alternative Energy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Transportation; Transformation; Green Technology; Technology Adoption; Communication Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Business Strategy; Segmentation; Asia; India
Zhang, Shunyuan, Kannan Srinivasan, and Malini Sen. "Ather Energy: The Future of Mobility." Harvard Business School Case 525-040, November 2024.
- September 1996 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Mobil USM&R (B): New England Sales and Distribution
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The general manager of a local gasoline/distillate sales and distribution business unit must communicate a new strategy to the unit's 300 employees. An initial strategic planning exercise identified a high-priority list of opportunities that blended the parent... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Adoption; Strategic Planning; Customization and Personalization; Management Practices and Processes; Growth and Development Strategy; Measurement and Metrics; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Evaluation; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; United States
Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (B): New England Sales and Distribution." Harvard Business School Case 197-026, September 1996. (Revised April 1998.)
- April 2006
- Case
Medical Innovation Beyond MedStar: Mobilizing for National Impact
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Ryan Raffaelli and Michelle Heskett
Dr. Craig Feied, director of MedStar Health's Medical Informatics programs, wanted his innovations to influence national health care. Since joining Washington Hospital Center's Emergency Department in 1995 with Dr. Mark Smith, their information system had become the... View Details
- June 2005 (Revised July 2009)
- Supplement
Good Technology: Empowering Mobility around the Globe (B)
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Adam Minnick
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Jones, Geoffrey G., and Adam Minnick. "Good Technology: Empowering Mobility around the Globe (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 805-140, June 2005. (Revised July 2009.)
- October 2007
- Module Note
Managing Networked Businesses: Network Mobilization Module
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Managing Networked Businesses: Network Mobilization Module." Harvard Business School Module Note 808-079, October 2007.
- December 2006 (Revised October 2007)
- Teaching Note
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.: Mobile FeliCa (TN)
- 2004
- Other Unpublished Work
Mobilizing the Potential of German Science
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Mobilizing the Potential of German Science." Humboldt Institution on Transatlantic Issues, Berlin, Germany, July 2004.