Publications

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February 1990 (Revised June 1990)
Case

Prudential: Organizing for Technology Innovation (B)

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Keywords: Information Technology; Innovation and Invention; Strategy

1 May 1995
Conference Presentation

Remarks on the Development, Validation, and Application of a Model of Innovation

By: Teresa M. Amabile

Keywords: Growth and Development; Innovation and Invention

2008
Book

Innovation Corrupted: The Origins and Legacy of Enron's Collapse

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Crime and Corruption; Energy Industry

September 2005 (Revised October 2005)
Module Note

The Marketing of Innovations Module I: The Risk of Innovation

By: John T. Gourville

Aids classroom instructors in teaching the first module of the Marketing of Innovations course. View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Management

1997
Book

Innovation: Breakthrough Thinking at 3M, GE, DuPont, Pfizer, and Rubbermaid

By: R. M. Kanter, J. Kao and F. Wiersema

Keywords: Innovation and Management

1982
Book

Readings in the Management of Innovation

By: Michael Tushman and William L. Moore

Keywords: Innovation and Management

January 2024 (Revised May 2024)
Case

Private 5G Networks

By: Andy Wu and Maggie Yang

In the late 2010’s, 5G emerged as a new standard in communication technology. 5G was designed to enable ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC), massive machine-type communication (MMTC), and enhanced mobile broadband (EMBB) (see Exhibit 1 for a detailed... View Details

Keywords: 5G; Communication Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Telecommunications Industry

November 2010
Case

Spudnik, Inc.

By: William A. Sahlman and Elizabeth A. Kind

This case describes the plan to finance a revolutionary new television set manufacturing business in late 2009. Yatin Mundkur, a venture capitalist at Artiman Ventures, has recruited a team of veteran eecutives from the optical disk drive business, to design large... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Venture Capital; Disruptive Innovation; Corporate Finance; Electronics Industry

September 1998 (Revised March 1999)
Case

Sun Microsystems and the N-tier Architecture

By: Richard L. Nolan and Kelley Porter

Sun Microsystems is a pioneer in networking computing. Sun's servers maintain a large market share and are considered highly scaleable. The case describes the n-tier architecture for building and managing large networks in which thousands of workers and customers are... View Details

Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Business Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Information Technology Industry

16 Jul 2021
News

Quantum Computing Is Coming. What Can It Do?

28 Mar 2014
News

Facebook's Big Bet on Virtual Reality

Keywords: Google; Facebook; mobile technology; disruptive innovation; Telecommunications; Information

01 Dec 1996
News

Laurel without Hardy? A Lesson for Business

candidates for this focus on complements. A new system of creating and sharing information is evolving, and it has many complementary parts. It is not enough to invent one part of the new system; you have to pay attention to all the parts... View Details

December 2016
Background Note

Reaching Beyond Your Organization: Empowering Innovation

By: William R. Kerr

Forward-thinking established companies utilize new routes for external innovation with start-ups and crowds. The reading reviews strategic partnerships, strategic investments, strategic acquisitions, and crowd-based collaborations. Case examples include Google, SK... View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Corporate Innovation; Collaboration; Partnerships; Innovation and Invention; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy