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  • 23 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy for Small Fish

or multiple keystones, the heart of technology strategy for a niche player is to continually innovate by integrating technology available from the ecosystem to sharpen the niche offering that it is crafting. It is important to examine... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
  • 16 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

multi-sided markets. In this paper we argue that there is a fundamental unity in the architecture of platforms. Platform architectures are modularizations of complex systems in which certain components (the platform itself) remain stable,... View Details
  • 21 May 2014
  • Lessons from the Classroom

CORe: HBS Powers Up Online Program on Business Fundamentals

innovated as much on how we deliver the theory in these readings. In particular, I worry that my students will forget these readings very quickly as the readings, unlike cases, are not very experiential or interactive." Watching his... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education
  • 11 Dec 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Fixing Price Tag Confusion

the impact of price partitioning on the perception of value depends on the desirability of all parts of the deal offered. Q: The use of price partitioning in the market is on the increase. Why is this, and can you provide some examples? A: Electronic commerce... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 10 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

factors in the study of deceptive behavior. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-096.pdf Modularity for Value Appropriation: Drawing the Boundaries of Intellectual Property Authors: Joachim Henkel and Carliss Baldwin... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 10

and then go further to consider ways the domain of innovation itself has changed. We suggest that because of fundamental shifts in communication and information processing costs and the increasing modularity... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 10 May 2016
  • First Look

May 10, 2016

large-sample evidence adding to a growing literature suggesting that NPEs—in particular, large patent aggregators—on average act as "patent trolls," suing cash-rich firms seemingly irrespective of actual patent infringement. This has a negative impact on... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 28 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 28

boundaries and property rights in a technical system. Bottlenecks are points of value creation and capture in any complex man-made system. The tools a firm can use to manage bottlenecks are first, an understanding of the modular structure... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 12 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 12, 2008

huge impact on the business models of major record labels. Modularity, and the commoditization spill-over enabled by modularity in the personal computer industry, was a major force in the development of the market. While Apple's iPod... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

multi-location firms increase internal ties when they face appropriability risks from direct competitors. Our empirical analysis of the global semiconductor industry shows that when leading firms co-locate with direct market competitors, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Aug 2016
  • News

Connecting with the Past

box. Innovate and try and do something different,” Diamond explains. Diamond brought this way of thinking back to Red Comet after graduating. Two years later, the business went bankrupt and he started a new company, Integrated Lighting... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
  • 03 Jun 2008
  • First Look

First Look: June 3, 2008

ODM provider. The case is a vehicle for discussing new market disruption and the impact of modularity and the evolution of the value network in the global PC supply chain. Purchase the case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Profile

Casey Gerald

businesses both tactically and strategically, the goal is to have an impact by taking the learning from inside the hallowed halls of business schools out to those who could really use the guidance and insight. Getting funding for this View Details
  • 12 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 12

enterprising companies, the current threats to market capitalism present vital opportunities. Drawing on discussions with business leaders around the world, the authors argue that companies must stop seeing themselves as bystanders and instead develop View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • News

Clearing the Air

development of Project Bison, a planned direct air capture (DAC) facility in southwest Wyoming. Our strategy is focused on what we’re calling “modular open system architecture.” We are trying to build as much modularity into our system as... View Details
Keywords: April White and Dan Morrell; Illustrations by Richard Borge
  • 28 Apr 2015
  • First Look

First Look: April 28

take it from a traditional supplemental publishing company to a competitive player in the educational technology space. Waldron and the CA team-through innovations in curricular design, investments in technology, and a rigorous... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 23

challenges of innovating in the Android value network in which firms specialized in only one part of the value chain, yet collectively they had to compete with a more vertically integrated Apple and its iPad. The case is intended to be... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 07 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: February 7

unavailable at this time. Read the paper: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gsj.28/abstract Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Collaborative Innovation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

Gompers, Paul A., and Sophie Q. Wang Abstract—With an overall lack of gender and ethnic diversity in the innovation sector documented in Gompers and Wang (2017), we ask the natural next question: Does increased diversity lead to better... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 29, 2008

a shift in the perceived boundaries in the value chain. Global Unichip sees itself as a "virtual integrated device manufacturer," a throwback to the vertically integrated model that fell out of favor for most chips. The case offers an opportunity to examine a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace