Product Design - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Dec 2022
Blog Post

2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

food production is incredibly resource intensive and that even a small shift in consumption and production can have a massive impact on greenhouse gas emissions. From there, Karen Skelton, Senior Advisor to... View Details

07 Sep 2021
News

Green House

achieve net-zero-energy demand by pairing ultra-low energy use with solar panels for energy production. But Harper’s home goes even further than that select group—achieving net-positive-energy production—because the house uses so little energy that the solar View Details

13 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Grolsch Brewing Company: Drink Sustainably

Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be? Novo Nordisk Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration Maersk’s Journey to... View Details

10 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures

more than 3,000 American transnationals suggests that JVs are falling out of favor. Why? Increasing forces of globalization such as increasingly fragmented production processes make the decision not to collaborate pay off. That's one... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

06 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Cheers to the American Consumer

needs, design new products to solve customer problems, and motivate purchase through attractive pricing and heavy advertising, with the occasional dose of built-in obsolescence. An example is Intel's... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Marketing - HBS Online

and solidifying knowledge than some in-person courses I've taken. Ryan Dumlao MBA Candidate Financial Accounting I’ve found HBS Online's courses to be immediately applicable to my work, and they’ve made me a more productive member of our... View Details

April 2002
Background Note

Local Institutions and Global Strategy

By: Tarun Khanna

Explores how location affects a firm's strategy and identifies the different ways location affects industry structure, choice of a firm's position, and the sustainability of that position. The intellectual foundations lie in an appreciation of institutional economics.... View Details

Keywords: Global Range; Global Strategy; Product Positioning; Market Transactions; Industry Structures; Negotiation Deal; Organizational Design; Outcome or Result; Strategic Planning

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25 Aug 2015
News

Sunset in the East?

consume. + ONLINE Isn’t it likely that the domestic need and want for better health care, education, water, and other basics—all across the socioeconomic spectrum—will drive continued dramatic growth in China? Is it a question of how well the economy can retool to... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Real Estate; Health, Social Assistance

19 Dec 2016
Blog Post

The Making of An Internship: Impact

Join HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) as we follow three students throughout their summer internships, and learn best practices for creating a successful summer program. Internships by design are just ten to twelve weeks,... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Sep 2003
News

Business Plan Contest

to the traditional track and 8 to the social enterprise track. FBC Systems, the winning team for the traditional business track, provides software that enables engineers and managers in product development to estimate View Details

Keywords: contests; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

25 Aug 2022
News

Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age

It wasn’t necessary to understand the technology that powered the company’s washing machines, turbines, or jet engines. “But executives now need to understand the technologies behind their products and think about their implications on... View Details

Keywords: April White

24 Oct 2013
News

Searching for a Better Society

experience I have had," he says. At 44, Dumon has had more experience than most. A self-described "Internet product guy," he has known both success and failure, and he believes that failure can be a good teacher. "Once, when we tried an... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Benefits | Information Technology

Designed for interactive engagement The HBS Live Online Classroom is a truly interactive teaching and learning experience. Instructors can move about the space, just like a physical classroom—bringing all the dynamic energy and intensity... View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

400 and Counting: Surge in HBS Cases with Women Protagonists

overseen the venture. While the five-year time span of the initial project is now officially over, a group of alumnae from the Class of 1976 designated that their class gift support and continue the effort. Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

07 Jun 2011
News

Back to the Future

University. That was as far as the idea went, until recently. Partnering with an MIT expert on autonomous vehicles and mobile robotics, Alden has a new company, Alden DAVe Systems (with “DAVe” an acronym for Dual-mode Autonomous Vehicle), View Details

Brandon Farwell

designated by NASA to manage, promote, and broker research on the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory. Brandon received a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Stanford University. He helped run BASES... View Details

Keywords: Business Products and Services (B2B)

04 Mar 2014
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation

Innovation? Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity Would you be suspicious of employees who drew a curtain around themselves? What if you knew the curtain was specifically to block your prying managerial eyes? Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

06 Apr 2016
What Do You Think?

As Tim Cook, How Would You Tackle Apple's Next Challenge?

Summing Up--Is Product Security A Potential Distraction for Apple’s Leadership? The saga of Apple’s stand-off with the United States government over the Company’s refusal to assist the FBI in hacking its own iPhone View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer

20 Mar 2017
Book

Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies

number of companies are placing users at the core of their business strategies. Take MUJI, a leading Japanese design retailer, which has created a range of products designed by... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Digital Archival Resources - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

manufacturing operations, new product development, advertising and marketing strategies, and year-end financial statements. The Dewey Library, MIT Libraries and the Thomas J. Watson Library of Business Economics, Columbia University... View Details

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