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- March 2017
- Case
A. Lange & Söhne
By: Stefan Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer
The case describes how A. Lange & Söhne became one of world's leading watch companies. Its obsession with quality and innovation were behind its initial rise in the 19th century and, after a 40-year involuntary hiatus under the East German regime, again at the end of... View Details
Keywords: Watches; Operational Excellence; Brand ＆ Product Management; Product Development; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Brands and Branding; Management; Operations; Production; Innovation and Invention; Price; Business History; Germany
Thomke, Stefan, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "A. Lange & Söhne." Harvard Business School Case 617-058, March 2017.
- October 5, 2023
- Column
A Smarter Way to Design Business Strategies to Serve the Poor
By: Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Ioanna Popescu, Serguei Netessine and Rowan P. Clarke
Keywords: Poverty Reduction; Technology; Business Model; Strategy; Renewable Energy; Consumer Behavior; Developing Countries and Economies; Poverty; Africa; Rwanda
Uppari, Bhavani Shanker, Ioanna Popescu, Serguei Netessine, and Rowan P. Clarke. "A Smarter Way to Design Business Strategies to Serve the Poor." INSEAD Knowledge (October 5, 2023).
- April 2012
- Article
Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages
By: Juan Alcacer and Minyuan Zhao
This study looks at the role of firms' internal linkages in highly competitive technology clusters, where much of the world's R&D takes place. The leading players in these clusters are multilocation firms that organize and integrate knowledge across sites worldwide.... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Research and Development; Risk and Uncertainty; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Technology
Alcacer, Juan, and Minyuan Zhao. "Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages." Management Science 58, no. 4 (April 2012): 734–753.
- 2017
- Working Paper
Reinventing the American Wine Industry: Marketing Strategies and the Construction of Wine Culture
By: Ai Hisano
This working paper examines the remarkable growth of wine consumption in the United States since the 1960s. The country is now the largest wine consumer in the world, exceeding the wine-producing European countries such as France and Italy, which had long dominated... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Industry Growth; Transformation; Perception; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Hisano, Ai. "Reinventing the American Wine Industry: Marketing Strategies and the Construction of Wine Culture." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-099, May 2017.
- Web
The MOC Affiliate Network Impact - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Initiatives 137 Competitiveness Institutes 819 Cluster Initiatives 925 National & Regional Competitiveness Initiatives Knowledge Development 462 Cases 993 Research Projects 157 Cross-Affiliate Collaborations The MOC Affiliate network... View Details
- February 2021
- Article
Platform Diffusion at Temporary Gatherings: Social Coordination and Ecosystem Emergence
By: Tommy Pan Fang, Andy Wu and David R. Clough
Software platforms create value by cultivating an ecosystem of complementary products and services. Existing explanations for how a prospective complementor chooses platforms to join assume the complementor has rich information about the range of available platforms.... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Ecosystems; Technology Diffusion; Hackathon; Contagion; Software Applications; Software Development; Software Engineering; Technology Strategy; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Information Infrastructure; Innovation Strategy; Digital Platforms; Network Effects; Applications and Software; Information Technology; Technology Industry; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry; Video Game Industry
Fang, Tommy Pan, Andy Wu, and David R. Clough. "Platform Diffusion at Temporary Gatherings: Social Coordination and Ecosystem Emergence." Art. 1. Strategic Management Journal 42, no. 2 (February 2021): 233–272. (Lead article.)
- May 2014
- Article
Making 'Freemium' Work: Many Start-ups Fail to Recognize the Challenges of This Popular Business Model
By: Vineet Kumar
The article discusses the "freemium" business model, which is used by some Internet businesses and smartphone application developers to give users free basic features of a digital product and access to premium functionality for a subscription fee. The discussion topics... View Details
Kumar, Vineet. "Making 'Freemium' Work: Many Start-ups Fail to Recognize the Challenges of This Popular Business Model." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 5 (May 2014): 27–29.
- January 2018 (Revised October 2021)
- Case
Château Margaux: Launching the Third Wine (Abridged)
By: Elie Ofek
Château Margaux, one of only five prestigious estates in the Bordeaux Medoc wine region to have been classified as a "first-growth", is facing a host of strategic decisions in early 2013. Up until this point the estate had been selling two red wines, a first wine whose... View Details
Keywords: New Product Launch; Marketing Plan; Brand Management; Go To Market Strategy; Channels Of Distribution; Wine Industry; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Product Launch; Brands and Branding; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; France
Ofek, Elie. "Château Margaux: Launching the Third Wine (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 518-070, January 2018. (Revised October 2021.)
- April 2020 (Revised August 2021)
- Case
Singapore: 'Facing Challenges Together'
Since its expulsion from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore had transformed itself from a third world island nation into a vibrant city-state with one of the highest levels of GDP per capita in the world. However, sluggish demand among Singapore's major trade partners began... View Details
Keywords: Savings; Productivity Growth; Productivity; Economic Institutions; Economic Development; Government And Business; Government Policy; Economic Policy; Country Analysis; Investment And Savings; Institutions; Economic Growth; Macroeconomics; Development Economics; Investment; Government and Politics; Trade; Policy; Research and Development; Analysis; Economics; Business and Government Relations; Asia; Singapore; Southeast Asia
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Singapore: 'Facing Challenges Together'." Harvard Business School Case 720-036, April 2020. (Revised August 2021.)
- May 2021 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?
By: Richard Vietor
Colombia, once the fastest growing country in Latin America, continues to struggle with productivity. Both labor productivity and total factor productivity have been low for the past decade, despite economic growth of 4.7% annually. Many factors contribute, which... View Details
Keywords: Productivity; Productivity Growth; Conflict; Labor Force Participation; Labor Market; Competitiveness; Dutch Disease; Security; Peace; Informality; Labor Laws; Total Factor Productivity; Labor Productivity; COVID-19 Pandemic; Economics; Development Economics; Economic Growth; Economy; Macroeconomics; Conflict Management; Competitive Advantage; Infrastructure; Negotiation; Inflation and Deflation; Non-Renewable Energy; National Security; Government Administration; Latin America; Central America; Colombia; South America
Vietor, Richard. "Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?" Harvard Business School Case 721-053, May 2021. (Revised November 2024.)
- 1995
- Book
Leading Product Development: The Senior Manager's Guide to Creating and Shaping the Enterprise
By: S. C. Wheelwright and K. B. Clark
Wheelwright, S. C., and K. B. Clark. Leading Product Development: The Senior Manager's Guide to Creating and Shaping the Enterprise. New York: Free Press, 1995.
ULI Report Provides Wildfire, Energy, and Economic Resilience Strategies to Sonoma County
Sonoma County, Calif., can enhance its ability to withstand and recover from wildfires by re-envisioning its land use, energy, and housing policies through a cooperative... View Details
- Web
The New Role for Government & NGOs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Creating Shared Value CSV Creating Shared Value CSV Explained Emerging Topics CSV in Practice Published CSV Cases CSV Explained CSV Explained The Three Levels of CSV Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy Redefining Capitalism The... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Competition and Strategy Unit at HBS Sets Pace In Its Field
colleagues, he has also begun looking at how competitive shocks affect industry structure and business strategy in emerging markets. Adam Brandenburger and Assistant Professor Harborne W. Stuart, Jr., have worked together over a number of... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- September 2015 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
Château Margaux (Abridged)
By: Elie Ofek, Eric E. Vogt and Robert J. Dolan
Château Margaux, one of only five prestigious estates in the Bordeaux Medoc wine region to have been classified as a "first-growth", is facing a host of strategic decisions in early 2013. Up until this point the estate had been selling two red wines, a first wine whose... View Details
- 1994
- Article
Integration and Dynamic Capability: Evidence from Development in Automobiles and Mainframe Computers
By: M. Iansiti and K. B. Clark
Iansiti, M., and K. B. Clark. "Integration and Dynamic Capability: Evidence from Development in Automobiles and Mainframe Computers." Industrial and Corporate Change 3, no. 3 (1994): 557–605.
- Article
Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow: Strategies for New Venture Growth
By: Mukti Khaire
Khaire, Mukti. "Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow: Strategies for New Venture Growth." Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings (2005).
- August 2015
- Case
Yabbly (A)
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Christopher Payton
In November 2013, with less than 10 months of cash on hand, Tom Leung, the founder and CEO of Yabbly, must decide where to focus his resources. His startup, a question-and-answer application for shopping decisions, had benefited from a strong showing at the SXSW... View Details
Keywords: Startup; Mobile; Online Product Reviews; Consumer Products; Business Model; Business Plan; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Innovation Strategy; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; North America; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Christopher Payton. "Yabbly (A)." Harvard Business School Case 816-030, August 2015.
- 2017
- Working Paper
Management as a Technology?
By: Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
Are some management practices akin to a technology that can explain firm and national productivity, or do they simply reflect contingent management styles? We collect data on core management practices from over 11,000 firms in 34 countries. We find large cross-country... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices; Productivity; Competition; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity
Bloom, Nicholas, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Management as a Technology?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-133, June 2016. (Revised October 2017.)
- Article
Knowledge, Integration and the Locus of Learning: An Empirical Analysis of Process Development
By: Gary P. Pisano
Pisano, Gary P. "Knowledge, Integration and the Locus of Learning: An Empirical Analysis of Process Development." Strategic Management Journal 15 (Winter 1994): 85–100.