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- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Technology for Learning's Sake
cases with integrated digitized text and 'live' exhibits, taking students on-site via video sequences within a given case, and exploiting the full power of the Internet as a learning tool - we knew that our network and desktop View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
ticket," Tripsas explains. "Regulatory, security, and infrastructure issues come into play here, aside from the challenges of figuring out approaches to pricing and helping consumers make sense of what you're offering," she... View Details
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
needs. Odutola's keen, unwavering interest in improving the infrastructure of Nigeria allowed him to enjoy a successful career in business and politics, despite the vastly fluctuating political landscape of Nigeria. From British rule... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
From the Chief Financial Officer | Annual Report 2024
building renovations, information technology (IT) projects, and infrastructure enhancements. These included the revitalization of Spangler Center Auditorium to create a technology-focused, 196-seat space designed for the case-method... View Details
- 26 Aug 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Built for Global Competition from the Start
venture, such as long-haul ships for Columbus or the Internet and telecom infrastructure for Skype. During his research and course development, Kerr focused on three key pieces for LGV cases: identifying case examples of larger trends and... View Details
- 06 Jan 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?
pointing out that without initiatives to create a vast infrastructure, progress achieved by innovators and venture investors will be piecemeal. In his words, "What will NOT emerge without collective government action are the transformations in the indispensable... View Details
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
Proprietary and Shared Platforms: A Life-Cycle View Author:Thomas R. Eisenmann Abstract In a platform-mediated network, users rely on a common platform, provided by one or more intermediaries, that encompasses infrastructure and rules... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
benefit the most. Right now, carriers are spending billions of dollars on spectrum and infrastructure upgrades to deliver this technology, without really knowing if consumers want to sign on for these expensive new services. “If it’s just... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity
in business and public policy thanks to the many generous fellowships she received, Kyarisiima has returned to East Africa, where instead of focusing on infrastructure she is helping to build businesses in the region. “I’m passionate... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
well-tuned infrastructure with the company's ability to launch Gleevec just 32 months after it entered clinical trials. The same rapid development has also been true for many other Novartis drugs. The company has launched ten new ones... View Details
- Web
Faculty & Advisors | MBA
FDA approved deep learning, medical screening algorithm. He also launched the Internet Bus Project in India, worked on Google’s Network Infrastructure team launching Google Public DNS, and founded Google.org’s Crisis Response team. During... View Details
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
the health care "soft" infrastructure in such emerging markets? Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709429 Threadless: The Business of Community Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- May 2004
- Background Note
56K Modem Battle
By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
Examines the battle to set the standard for the 56K modem. Set in 1996, this case looks at how computers accessed the Internet via a telephone line, or dial-up connection, and a hardware modem. In 1995, there were 18.6 million total modem unit shipments, with market... View Details
Keywords: Announcements; Revenue; Patents; Product Launch; Network Effects; Standards; Competition; Information Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Technology Industry; Illinois
Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "56K Modem Battle." Harvard Business School Background Note 704-501, May 2004.
- March 2006 (Revised December 2009)
- Compilation
Skype
By: Peter A. Coles and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Presents eBay's rationale for its $2.6 billion acquisition in late 2005 of Skype, a fast growing voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) provider. Describes Skype's history, technology, business model, and competition, as well as government regulation of VoIP services. View Details
- November 1999 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Financing the Mozal Project
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Fuaad Qureshi
It is June 1997, and a team from the International Finance Corp. (IFC) is recommending that the board approve a $120 million investment in a $1.4 billion aluminum smelter in Mozambique, known as the Mozal project. Four factors make the investment controversial: it... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Capital Markets; Emerging Markets; Projects; Financial Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Developing Countries and Economies; Metals and Minerals; Financial Strategy; Government and Politics; International Finance; Infrastructure; Mozambique
Esty, Benjamin C., and Fuaad Qureshi. "Financing the Mozal Project." Harvard Business School Case 200-005, November 1999. (Revised April 2003.)
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
collaboration by making information available when and where it's needed. They routinely capture data on processes to discover how work really happens. Finally, they study these data in an effort to find ways to improve execution. Taken together, these practices form... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Departments | Employment
Creative Educational Software Development Program Innovation IT Operations, which includes: Infrastructure Support Media Services Technology Consulting Technology Services for Faculty, MBA Students, Executive Education Participants, and... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
Western firms sought access to resources, and they faced little political risk due to Western imperialism. The main risks were logistical due to infrastructure and technological inadequacies. During the Great Reversal between 1929 and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
infrastructure and ready talent, and an underdeveloped consumer market. Some innovators, however, have succeeded by building franchises to serve poorer consumer segments; tapping the vast opportunity represented by nonconsumption;... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
edited by A. Meltzer and C. Plosser (June 1993). Merton, Robert C. , and Zvi Bodie. " Financial Infrastructure and Public Policy: A Functional Perspective ." Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 95-064 (February 1995). Merton, Robert... View Details