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- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309114 Purchase the supplement: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309115 HTC Corp. in 2009 Harvard Business School Case 709-466 Taiwan-based HTC Corp. had emerged as the world's fourth... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It
allocated. Clickstream data was provided by ComScore, an audience measurement firm. In the development of the internet, 2008 and 2013 were landmark years. Netflix and Hulu began offering streaming services in 2008, and YouTube videos were all over the Web. View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?
cutbacks, the firm was late to the game in the digital imaging market. In 2012, Kodak filed for bankruptcy. The aforementioned Nokia fixated on maintaining its leadership in the low-end phone business, a failure to anticipate the rise of View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
note:http://hbr.org/search/612067-PDF-ENG Quietly Brilliant: Transformational Change at HTC Michael L. Tushman and Kerry HermanHarvard Business School Case 412-070 The case examines smartphone maker HTC's 2006 decision to become a branded... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
recounts Dropbox's history from conception through mid-2010, when founder/CEO Drew Houston must make strategic decisions about new product features, how to target enterprise customers, and whether to pursue distribution deals with View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Feb 2016
- HBS Case
Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can
connectivity is also increasingly desired by smartphone users who want to cut data costs while streaming high-bandwidth content. “I’ve been surprised at how popular it still is, both to bridge the digital divide and for people who like... View Details
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
It’s easy to understand why so many people embrace transportation network companies like Uber and the growing number of other ride-sourcing startups, which enable drivers to make money using their own vehicles. By allowing passengers to hail a ride via a View Details
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’
your smartphone to how to earn a seat on a corporate board and make socially responsible investments. They gathered Thursday evening to watch a screening of a new documentary on the history of women at HBS, "A Woman's Place."... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
"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... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
smartphone business, leveraging experimentation it has done in tablets and a range of hybrid devices. Will its experimentation and recombination of features lead it to market success or simply confuse consumers? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
If you want to be awed by the pace of technological advancement over the past few decades, compare the capabilities of a bulky PC from 1984 with those of a sleek smartphone in 2016. You’ll find stark differences. But if you want to be... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
consumers using smartphones to discover online prices. Our findings provide insights for managers on how and when self-matching can be an effective pricing strategy to embrace. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
writers—to fund their work, often with the only return an advance copy of a DVD, concert tickets, or a signed thank-you note. Some companies have run with the Kickstarter concept to create products as well, the most successful being Pebble, a watch capable of... View Details
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
Taiwan-based HTC Corp. faced difficult times by 2012. CEO Peter Chou, who drove HTC's transformation from an unknown manufacturer of PDAs for other companies to a well-known global player in smartphones, faced an uncertain and complex environment. Apple's lead in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
small, Apple was increasingly dependent on the iPhone to drive its growth. Could Cook continue Apple's dominance in the smartphone market in the face of growing competition? Could he revitalize the iPad business, become a leader in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jan 2021
- Book
How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems
fraught example, about TraceTogether—a smartphone app to support community-driven contact tracing to slow the spread of COVID-19—that public entrepreneurs leave their office to ask people for feedback. Lagace: How do you hire talent for... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
& Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 915-001 Pivots and Incentives at LevelUp LevelUp's mobile payments service lets users scan a smartphone barcode rather than swipe a credit card. Will consumers embrace the service? Will... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
you think back before smart phones and tablets, shopping on line was much less convenient. Today online shopping is omnipresent. Now as we have our discussion, I can use my smartphone to order tonight's dinner and a necktie for the... View Details
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
occurred. Now, both Mehrotra and the head of their smartphone division had resigned. Sharma evaluates their options: Would the founders need to reconsider their involvement in the company they created? Or was there still a middle ground... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne