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  • 17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

case considers the challenges of entering the fiercely competitive retirement market, introduces students to the large literature on the behavioral biases of individual investors, and asks students to evaluate an View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • December 2001 (Revised April 2002)
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Synthes

By: John T. Gourville
Synthes is the recognized leader in the U.S. orthopedic implant market, with a 50% market share in the metallic plates, rods, and screws used to fix severe bone fractures. Synthes' marketplace strength lies in the strength of its sales force and in the quality and... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Risk Management; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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Gourville, John T. "Synthes." Harvard Business School Case 502-008, December 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
  • 12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016

transpires within the larger, corporate context of Intuit, where founder Scott Cook has been attempting to transform the enterprise into a leaner, more innovative company. The case describes in detail the lean startup methods used by the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 23 Dec 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

assets, including customer relationships; innovative products and services; high-quality and responsive operating processes; skills and knowledge of the workforce; the information technology that supports the workforce and links the firm... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
  • 11 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 11, 2008

Kristi Yuthas Periodical:Stanford Social Innovation Review 6, no. 1 (winter 2008) Abstract In the debate over whether microfinance works, few microfinance institutions articulate what, exactly, their ultimate goals are and how, exactly,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Feb 2007
  • Op-Ed

What a U.N. Partnership with Big Business Could Accomplish

The Case For Corporate Support There are many reasons why far-sighted executives should be interested in supporting the concept of a World Development Corporation. The idea that corporate legitimacy stems from the satisfaction of shareholders and View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge & Craig Wilson
  • 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

Immelt: The Voyage from MBA to CEO Harvard Business School Case 307-056 GE believes its ability to develop management talent is a core competency that represents a source of sustainable competitive advantage. Traces the development of a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Oct 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

line. Not surprisingly, therefore, the class has no shortage of members involved in the sort of entrepreneurial ventures that demand innovative thinking. While many classmates started out in more traditional settings, within a decade of... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
  • 22 Jun 2009
  • Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

be dynamic, and do everything that markets do so well." This targeted approach, Moss believes, helped ensure both stability and innovation in the American financial system over much of the 20th century. In fact, for the next fifty years,... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services
  • 11 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 11

slavery. Rather, innovation was, in a sense, a byproduct of bondage. The immense control of planters over their slaves enabled the development of management "controls." Slaves became the subjects of management experiments, their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

strength or weakness of local entrepreneurship in host countries, Huang argued. The institutional quality of an economy, which affects the efficiency of capital allocation and the security of property rights of productive and innovative... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 06 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018

increased assertion activity nearing patent expiration, and forum shopping. We find, moreover, that NPE litigation has a real negative impact on innovation at targeted firms: firms substantially reduce their View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 May 2008
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First Look: May 20, 2008

full-service bank; describes the competitive context of low-income sector of financing in Mexico; and reviews the decisions leading to the IPO in the Mexican Stock Exchange. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 29, 2008

IBM's "Radical Collaboration" model has been an innovative approach to meeting the challenges of the huge R&D and capital investments that are needed to stay competitive in the global... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Nov 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy

assuring the Continent's competitive development, and that international emulation was a major vehicle of this process. This is something of which "founding fathers" from Alexander Hamilton to Manuel Belgrano were all too aware,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 16

http://hbr.org/search/813152-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 613-073 Barnes & Noble: Managing the E-Book Revolution The case describes competition in the market for E-Books and Barnes & Noble's strategy in this industry. As a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 May 2019
  • What Do You Think?

Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?

“Big Hairy Audacious Goals” (BHAGS) Were great places to work only for those who bought into the mission and the way things are done Often practiced a strategy of “Let’s just try a lot of stuff and keep what works” Focused primarily on beating themselves rather than... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Education
  • 31 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018

literature on co-located clusters and clusters' linkages, we focus on the impact of lead firms’ strategies on the competitiveness of a pair of “twin” clusters located in Northeast Italy. Our findings suggest that production remains... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 19 Dec 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy

equipment, and pharmaceuticals have invested significantly in modern mapping technology, using such innovations as enhanced clustering techniques, better measures for analyzing networks, and expanded data on bilateral, multilateral, and... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
  • 20 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 20

Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages Authors:Juan Alcácer and Minyuan Zhao Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract This study looks at the role of firms' internal linkages in highly competitive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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