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  • November 2010 (Revised June 2011)
  • Case

La Fageda

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Joan Enric Ricart and Jordan Mitchell
La Fageda is a manufacturer of high-quality, naturally-made yogurts in northern Catalonia, Spain. La Fageda is substantially different from its main competitors such as multinational Danone in that it is a 270-person workers' cooperative with 60 percent of its... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Business Model; Production; Cooperative Ownership; Quality; Competition; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Spain
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    Paul Hamilton

    Paul studies the economic complements needed for firms to realize productivity gains from machine learning and artificial intelligence. These complements include data, human capital & skills, organizational processes, and business models. 
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    • 2011
    • Working Paper

    The Organization of Firms Across Countries

    By: Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
    We argue that social capital as proxied by trust increases aggregate productivity by affecting the organization of firms. To do this we collect new data on the decentralization of investment, hiring, production, and sales decisions from Corporate Headquarters to local... View Details
    Keywords: Geographic Location; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Performance Productivity; Trust; Asia; Europe; United States
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    • 23 Feb 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia

    To what extent do multinational corporations have an institutional obligation to the Asian countries in which they serve, and does that obligation include holding higher standards than Asian law requires? These questions were debated at... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna
    • 11 Jun 2020
    • In Practice

    Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?

    organizations, there should be fewer layoffs and product delays. While declining demand will remain challenging for everyone, social distancing can be achieved because disperse teams can build and distribute software View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost
    • Teaching Interest

    Investment Managment for Professional and Personal Investors

    By: Luis M. Viceira
    IMPPI is suitable for all students interested in gaining a broad perspective on investing and the asset management business, including those targeting careers in asset management and those interested in learning how to become sophisticated consumers of investment... View Details
    • 09 Dec 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: December 9, 2008

    supply chain management, and create a multinational culture within their organization. Entrepreneurs shouldn't fear the fact that the world isn't flat. Being global may not be a pursuit for the fainthearted, but even start-ups can thrive... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • May 2020
    • Case

    Big Boom Beverages: Fight or Flight?

    By: Stephen A. Greyser and William Ellet
    Four college friends market a beverage that combines ingredients like those in a drink they consumed in college bars. It includes a caffeinated energy drink, malt liquor, and a soft drink flavoring. They launch the business, Big Boom Beverages (BBB), with their own... View Details
    Keywords: Alcoholic Beverages; Energy Drinks; Regulation; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Marketing Communications; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Reputation; Communication Strategy; Decision Making
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    • March 2012
    • Article

    The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras

    By: Mary J. Benner and Mary Tripsas
    New industries sparked by technological change are characterized by high technological, market, and competitive uncertainty. In this paper we explore how a firm's conceptualization of products in this context, reflected in its introduction of product features, is... View Details
    Keywords: Technology; Transformation; Risk and Uncertainty; Competitive Strategy; Product; Values and Beliefs; Mathematical Methods; Power and Influence; Behavior; Experience and Expertise; Design; Market Entry and Exit; Employment Industry; Computer Industry
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    • 15 Dec 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

      Working PapersThe Global Networks of Multinational Firms Authors:Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen Abstract In this paper we characterize the topology of global multinational networks and examine the macro and... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 02 Aug 2020
    • What Do You Think?

    Is the 'Experimentation Organization' Becoming the Competitive Gold Standard?

    Korrawin SUMMING UP Will Digital Experimentation Take Hold in Industies Outside High Tech? The several responses to this month’s column generally were favorable to the notion that experimentation is gaining momentum as an everyday habit... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology
    • August 2014 (Revised June 2019)
    • Case

    MRC's House of Cards

    By: Anita Elberse
    In March 2011, Asif Satchu and Modi Wiczyk, co-chairmen and co-chief executive officers at independent production company Media Rights Capital (MRC), are debating whether to accept a licensing offer from Netflix for their most ambitious project to date, a new... View Details
    Keywords: Television; House Of Cards; Asif Satchu; Modi Wiczyk; Netflix; Media Rights Capital; Information Technology; Change Management; Marketing; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
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    • January–February 2017
    • Article

    Africa's New Generation of Innovators

    By: Clayton M. Christensen, Efosa Ojomo and Derek van Bever
    With a young, urbanizing population, abundant natural resources, and a growing middle class, Africa seems to have all the ingredients necessary for huge growth. Nevertheless, a number of multinationals have recently left the continent, discouraged by widespread... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Economic Growth; Africa
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    • 05 Sep 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software

    productivity from using the software by as much as 100 percent, when compared with free-riding competitors. "Companies that contribute and give back learn how to better use the open source software in... View Details
    Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Computer
    • September 2018
    • Article

    Aggregation of Consumer Ratings: An Application to Yelp.com

    By: Weijia Dai, Ginger Jin, Jungmin Lee and Michael Luca
    Because consumer reviews leverage the wisdom of the crowd, the way in which they are aggregated is a central decision faced by platforms. We explore this "rating aggregation problem" and offer a structural approach to solving it, allowing for (1) reviewers to vary in... View Details
    Keywords: User Generated Content; Crowdsourcing; Yelp; Social and Collaborative Networks; Information; Internet and the Web; Learning; Mathematical Methods; E-commerce
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      V. Kasturi Rangan

      Kash Rangan is the Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing at the Harvard Business School. Formerly the chairman of the Marketing Department (1998-2002), he is now the co-chairman of the school's Social Enterprise Initiative. He has taught in a wide variety of MBA... View Details

      Keywords: consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products
      • 29 Jan 2021
      • Op-Ed

      How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics

      Recognize and activate their influence Innovators have the most to gain from the intrinsic value of the innovation and are most enthusiastic about adopting it early. There is also the extrinsic value of... View Details
      Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim
      • September 1998 (Revised August 1999)
      • Case

      IBM's Lotus Development in 1999

      By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter
      Describes Lotus' acquisition by IBM, its movement from proprietary standards to open standards, and its current market position. Microsoft is gaining ground with its Exchange Server, and Lotus has received unfavorable press. View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Product Marketing; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
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        Nien-he Hsieh

        Nien-hê Hsieh is the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration in the General Management Unit at Harvard Business School. His research and teaching aims at helping business leaders and organizations determine and deliver on their responsibilities. He... View Details

        • January 2008
        • Case

        Lenovo: Building A Global Brand (Multimedia case)

        By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
        Announced in December 2004, the $1.75 billion acquisition of IBM's PC division by Lenovo, China's largest PC maker, made headlines around the world. A relative upstart in the business, Lenovo acquired the division of IBM that invented the PC in 1981. While Lenovo was... View Details
        Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Information Infrastructure; Global Strategy; Acquisition; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Computer Industry; China
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