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- July 1999 (Revised February 2001)
- Background Note
Organization Design of Owner-Managed Companies, The
By: John A. Davis
Provides a concise overview of the key considerations and components of an organization's design. Examines how an organization's design must fit with both owners' goals and the organization's key success factors. Identifies several key aspects of an organization's... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Design
Davis, John A. "Organization Design of Owner-Managed Companies, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-024, July 1999. (Revised February 2001.)
- February 2004 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
National Semiconductor's India Design Center
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Elizabeth Kind
The senior managers of the India Design Center used 360-degree feedback to develop their team competencies. Now, three new managers are about to join their management team, and Ashok Kumar, director of the center, must decide how to integrate the new managers in a way... View Details
Polzer, Jeffrey T., and Elizabeth Kind. "National Semiconductor's India Design Center." Harvard Business School Case 404-102, February 2004. (Revised August 2004.)
- July 2023
- Article
Design and Analysis of Switchback Experiments
By: Iavor I Bojinov, David Simchi-Levi and Jinglong Zhao
In switchback experiments, a firm sequentially exposes an experimental unit to a random treatment, measures its response, and repeats the procedure for several periods to determine which treatment leads to the best outcome. Although practitioners have widely adopted... View Details
Bojinov, Iavor I., David Simchi-Levi, and Jinglong Zhao. "Design and Analysis of Switchback Experiments." Management Science 69, no. 7 (July 2023): 3759–3777.
- 08 Jul 2016
- Video
Human-Centered Service Design Professor Ryan Buell
Design and Analysis of Switchback Experiments
Switchback experiments, where a firm sequentially exposes an experimental unit to random treatments, are among the most prevalent designs used in the technology sector, with applications ranging from ride-hailing platforms to online marketplaces. Although... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
As a girl growing up in Riverdale, New York, Ivy Ross (PMD 68, 1994) was surrounded by modern design — and disliked it. The home she lived in and the furniture she sat on reflected the avant-garde sensibilities of her father, an... View Details
- October 2007
- Article
The Art of Designing Markets
By: Alvin E. Roth
Traditionally, markets have been viewed as simply the confluence of supply and demand. But to function properly, they must be able to attract a sufficient number of buyers and sellers, induce participants to make their preferences clear, and overcome congestion by... View Details
Keywords: Market Design; Market Participation; Market Transactions; Information Technology; Internet and the Web
Roth, Alvin E. "The Art of Designing Markets." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 10 (October 2007): 118–126.
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 19 May 2016
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Design Thinking and Innovative Problem Solving
In their book, Rethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads, Professors Srikant Datar and David Garvin and researcher Patrick Cullen identified creative and innovative thinking as an essential skill for managers operating in a world of rapidly evolving... View Details
- January 2016
- Background Note
Designing a Dating App
By: Michael Luca
Luca, Michael. "Designing a Dating App." Harvard Business School Background Note 916-030, January 2016.
- July 10, 2024
- Article
Designing a Successful Reskilling Program
In this article, written as a follow up to the award-winning “Reskilling in the Age of AI”, the authors report the results of a reskilling survey that they conducted with chief human resource officers from approximately 1,200 organizations in the U.S., along with... View Details
Tamayo, Jorge, Leila Doumi, Sagar Goel, Orsolya Kovács-Ondrejkovic, and Raffaella Sadun. "Designing a Successful Reskilling Program." Harvard Business Review (website) (July 10, 2024).
- June 1972
- Case
Design and Manufacturing Co.
By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Design
Bower, Joseph L. "Design and Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 372-343, June 1972.
- August 1999 (Revised May 2000)
- Background Note
Pricing: Design and Implementation
Provides general managers with a framework with which they can structure and understand pricing decisions. Draws examples from existing HBS case materials. View Details
Keywords: Price
Chun, Samuel S. "Pricing: Design and Implementation." Harvard Business School Background Note 500-020, August 1999. (Revised May 2000.)
- May 2003
- Module Note
Product Development Process Design and Improvement
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Describes the conceptual foundations and pedagogy for a module on the design and improvement of processes for the development of products and services. Can also be used as part of a more general course on Managing Technology and Innovation. Central to Managing Product... View Details
- September 2006 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
Bang & Olufsen: Design Driven Innovation
By: Robert D. Austin and Daniela Beyersdorfer
A successful company, recognized worldwide for exquisite design of consumer electronics products, strives to better integrate software design into its traditional physical product design processes to meet the demands of a post-iPod world. Details the Bang & Olufsen... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Production; Applications and Software; Product Design; Innovation and Invention; Product Development; Electronics Industry
Austin, Robert D., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Bang & Olufsen: Design Driven Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 607-016, September 2006. (Revised September 2007.)
- 1970
- Book
Studies in Organization Design
By: J. W. Lorsch and Paul R. Lawrence
Keywords: Organizational Design
Lorsch, J. W. and Paul R. Lawrence, eds. Studies in Organization Design. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1970.
- 2013
- Chapter
The Design of Online Advertising Markets
By: Benjamin Edelman
Because the market for online advertising is both new and fast-changing, participants experiment with all manner of variations. Should an advertiser's payment reflect the number of times an ad was shown, the number of times it was clicked, the number of sales that... View Details
Keywords: Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising; Online Advertising; Price; Market Design; Measurement and Metrics; Sales; Motivation and Incentives; Internet and the Web
Edelman, Benjamin. "The Design of Online Advertising Markets." Chap. 15 in The Handbook of Market Design, edited by Nir Vulkan, Alvin E. Roth, and Zvika Neeman. Oxford University Press, 2013.
- January 1995 (Revised March 1995)
- Teaching Note
Georgetown Leather Design TN
By: Walter J. Salmon and David Wylie
Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry
- May 1987
- Background Note
Designing Multinational Marketing Programs
Buzzell, Robert D., and John A. Quelch. "Designing Multinational Marketing Programs." Harvard Business School Background Note 587-174, May 1987.