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      • May 2004 (Revised April 2005)
      • Background Note

      Intellectual Property and Strategy

      By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
      Explores the role of intellectual property in firms' strategies. Explains the legal and strategic differences between patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets and explores the multiple ways firms use these different legal protections to gain competitive... View Details
      Keywords: Copyright; Patents; Trademarks; Competitive Advantage; Value
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      Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "Intellectual Property and Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 704-493, May 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
      • April 2004 (Revised September 2004)
      • Case

      IKEA Invades America

      By: Youngme E. Moon
      In 2002, the IKEA Group is the world's top furniture retailer, with 154 stores worldwide. In the United States, IKEA operates 14 stores, all of which have been enormously popular despite their self-service requirements. The company's goal is to have 50 stores in... View Details
      Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Goals and Objectives; Competitive Advantage; Globalized Firms and Management; Retail Industry; United States
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      Moon, Youngme E. "IKEA Invades America." Harvard Business School Case 504-094, April 2004. (Revised September 2004.)
      • April 2004 (Revised July 2005)
      • Case

      Offshoring at Global Information Systems, Inc.

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      This case explores the topic of offshoring high-tech jobs several perspectives. The issues presented include determining the stock price consequences of offshoring, examining the economic consequences of the offshore job to both the transferring and receiving... View Details
      Keywords: Economy; Stocks; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Personal Development and Career; Competition
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Offshoring at Global Information Systems, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 204-144, April 2004. (Revised July 2005.)
      • April 2004 (Revised July 2019)
      • Case

      Wal-Mart in Europe

      By: J. Gunnar Trumbull and Louisa Neissa
      Presents challenges facing Wal-Mart during its move into Germany. Explores the dynamics of the German retail market. View Details
      Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Distribution Channels; Expansion; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Retail Industry; Europe; Germany
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      Trumbull, J. Gunnar, and Louisa Neissa. "Wal-Mart in Europe." Harvard Business School Case 704-027, April 2004. (Revised July 2019.)
      • April 2004 (Revised May 2006)
      • Background Note

      Achieving Profitable Growth and Market Value

      By: James L. Heskett and Richard G. Hamermesh
      Provides an overview of how a new venture needs to change as it passes from the initial start-up to the growth phase. Explores how a venture's leadership, strategy, and execution need to evolve to deal with rapid growth. View Details
      Keywords: Growth Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Change Management
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      Heskett, James L., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "Achieving Profitable Growth and Market Value." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-157, April 2004. (Revised May 2006.)
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      Little Patents and Big Secrets: Managing Intellectual Property

      By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao
      Exploitation of an innovation commonly requires some disclosure of enabling knowledge (e.g., to obtain a patent or induce complementary investment). When property rights offer only limited protection, the value of the disclosure is offset by the increased threat of... View Details
      Keywords: Patents; Management; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge; Rights; Value; Information; Corporate Disclosure
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      Anton, James J., and Dennis A. Yao. "Little Patents and Big Secrets: Managing Intellectual Property." RAND Journal of Economics 35, no. 1 (Spring 2004): 1–22. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
      • April 2004
      • Case

      Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises - A Multimedia Case Study

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Enables students to interactively research the steps Marks & Spencer's top executives took to restore prosperity and explore in depth the major issues remaining. The perspective is that of Luc Vandevelde, who arrived at the venerable U.K. retailer in 2001, and that of... View Details
      Keywords: Brands and Branding; Corporate Strategy; Management Teams; Retail Industry; United Kingdom
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises - A Multimedia Case Study." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 304-034, April 2004.
      • spring 2004
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      Multinationals and Linkages: An Empirical Investigation

      By: Laura Alfaro and Andres Rodriguez-Clare
      Several recent papers have used plant-level data and panel econometric techniques to carefully explore the existence FDI externalities. One conclusion that emerges from this literature is that it is difficult to find evidence of positive externalities from... View Details
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Relationships; Multinational Firms and Management; Brazil; Chile; Venezuela; Mexico
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      Alfaro, Laura, and Andres Rodriguez-Clare. "Multinationals and Linkages: An Empirical Investigation." Economía (spring 2004).
      • 2004
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      Regulation and Reaction: The Other Side of Free Banking in Antebellum New York

      By: David A. Moss and Sarah Brennan
      Free banking, which first appeared in the United States in the late 1830s, comprised two essential features: general incorporation for banks and rigorous security requirements for note issue. Because the general incorporation feature is what allowed free entry, it has... View Details
      Keywords: History; Law; Competition; Financial Liquidity; Money; Market Entry and Exit; Financing and Loans; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry
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      Moss, David A., and Sarah Brennan. "Regulation and Reaction: The Other Side of Free Banking in Antebellum New York." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 04-038, April 2004.
      • March 2004 (Revised June 2004)
      • Case

      Business of Life, The

      By: Debora L. Spar
      Every day, around the world, babies and children are being sold. Frequently, these transactions appear to be above or beyond the market. Orphaned children are never "sold"--they are only "matched" with their "forever families." Eggs are "donated," and surrogate mothers... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Markets; Social Issues; Family and Family Relationships
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      Spar, Debora L., and Cate Reavis. "Business of Life, The." Harvard Business School Case 704-037, March 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
      • February 2004 (Revised March 2004)
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      Fuel Cells: The Hydrogen Revolution?

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Ryland Matthew Willis
      The challenges faced in establishing hydrogen fuel cell-powered transportation in the United States, which promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on imported oil is examined. Foremost among these challenges is a "chicken-and-egg" dynamic: consumers... View Details
      Keywords: Taxation; Environmental Sustainability; Infrastructure; Government Administration; Energy Sources; Business and Government Relations; Network Effects; Transportation; Green Technology Industry; Energy Industry; European Union; Japan; United States
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Ryland Matthew Willis. "Fuel Cells: The Hydrogen Revolution?" Harvard Business School Case 804-144, February 2004. (Revised March 2004.)
      • February 2004 (Revised April 2004)
      • Case

      Orchid Partners: A Venture Capital Start-up

      By: Myra M. Hart and Kristin Lieb
      The development of a new venture partnership and the challenges associated with raising its first fund are chronicled. The decision to focus on early-stage investments, the determination of the appropriate size of the fund, the fund-raising process, and the steps in... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Problems and Challenges; Partners and Partnerships; Investment; Motivation and Incentives; Financing and Loans; Personal Development and Career
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      Hart, Myra M., and Kristin Lieb. "Orchid Partners: A Venture Capital Start-up." Harvard Business School Case 804-138, February 2004. (Revised April 2004.)
      • February 2004 (Revised March 2004)
      • Background Note

      Profitability Drivers in Professional Service Firms

      By: Ashish Nanda
      This case presents a simple model of the drivers of profitability in a professional service partnership and conducts an empirical exploration of the determinants of profitability among AmLaw 100 firms over the period 1994 to 1999. View Details
      Keywords: Profitability; Model; Profit; Partners and Partnerships; Law; Service Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish. "Profitability Drivers in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-064, February 2004. (Revised March 2004.)
      • January 2004 (Revised August 2004)
      • Supplement

      Innovation at the Treasury: Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities (B)

      By: Kenneth A. Froot, Peter A. Hecht and Christopher Edward James Payton
      In 1997, the U.S. Treasury was deciding whether to proceed with a proposal to issue inflation-indexed bonds. This case explores the challenges facing innovation in the financial markets as the Treasury tries to determine whether to introduce Treasury... View Details
      Keywords: Inflation; Innovation; Federal Government; Securities; Financial Instruments; Inflation and Deflation; Financial Markets; Government and Politics; Financial Institutions; Innovation and Invention; United States
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      Froot, Kenneth A., Peter A. Hecht, and Christopher Edward James Payton. "Innovation at the Treasury: Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 204-113, January 2004. (Revised August 2004.)
      • January 2004 (Revised February 2004)
      • Case

      Evolution of Public Reputation of a Profession (A)

      By: Ashish Nanda
      This case explores how the public reputation of a profession evolves as its membership changes. The public reputation of a professional relies on its association's credibility for ensuring, through rigorous certification and self-regulation, that its members place... View Details
      Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Ethics; Organizations; Reputation
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      Nanda, Ashish. "Evolution of Public Reputation of a Profession (A)." Harvard Business School Case 904-052, January 2004. (Revised February 2004.)
      • January 2004 (Revised June 2004)
      • Case

      Innovation at the Treasury: Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities (A)

      By: Kenneth A. Froot, Peter A. Hecht and Christopher Edward James Payton
      In 1997, the U.S. Treasury was deciding whether to proceed with a proposal to issue inflation-indexed bonds. This case explores the challenges facing innovation in the financial markets as the Treasury tries to determine whether to introduce Treasury... View Details
      Keywords: Inflation; Innovation; Federal Government; Securities; Debt Securities; Risk Management; Bonds; Investment Portfolio; Capital Markets; Inflation and Deflation; Government and Politics; Innovation and Invention; United States
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      Froot, Kenneth A., Peter A. Hecht, and Christopher Edward James Payton. "Innovation at the Treasury: Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities (A)." Harvard Business School Case 204-112, January 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
      • January 2004
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      Corporate Venturing: The Origins of Unilever's Pregnancy Test

      By: Geoffrey Jones and Alison Kraft
      The relative ability of different sizes of firm and organisational designs to develop and sustain dynamic capabilities in innovation and create new businesses remains a matter of contention. While Chandler among many others has emphasised the pre-eminent role of large... View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Organizational Design; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Brands and Branding; Multinational Firms and Management; Product Development; Product Launch; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Great Britain
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      Jones, Geoffrey, and Alison Kraft. "Corporate Venturing: The Origins of Unilever's Pregnancy Test." Business History 46, no. 1 (January 2004): 100–122.
      • winter 2003/2004
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      Exploring the Innovation Pyramid

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
      Keywords: Innovation and Invention
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Exploring the Innovation Pyramid." European Business Forum 16 (winter 2003/2004).
      • November 2003 (Revised July 2014)
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      'Walking on a Tightrope': Maintaining London as a Financial Center

      By: Geoffrey Jones and Meghan Gallagher-Kernstine
      Focuses on the development of London as a leading international financial center and the difficulties it faces maintaining its status. Examines London's history as a financial center from Roman times to the present day. London's position in the 19th century rested on... View Details
      Keywords: International Finance; Geographic Location; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business History; Status and Position; Financial Services Industry; Europe; London
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      Jones, Geoffrey, and Meghan Gallagher-Kernstine. "'Walking on a Tightrope': Maintaining London as a Financial Center." Harvard Business School Case 804-081, November 2003. (Revised July 2014.)
      • November 2003 (Revised September 2016)
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      Creating Global Oil, 1900-1935

      By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Daniel Wadhwani
      Taught in the elective MBA course entitled The Evolution of Global Business. Examines the development of an international cartel in the oil industry in the 1920s and 1930s. Focuses on the decisions and actions of the leading multinational oil companies—particularly... View Details
      Keywords: History; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Alliances; Cooperation; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry
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      Jones, Geoffrey G., and Daniel Wadhwani. "Creating Global Oil, 1900-1935." Harvard Business School Case 804-089, November 2003. (Revised September 2016.)
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