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  • February 2009 (Revised December 2009)
  • Case

eReading: Amazon's Kindle

By: Bharat N. Anand, Peter W. Olson Esq. and Mary Tripsas
In November 2007, Amazon introduced the Kindle, the first electronic reader with wireless functionality. The case describes the launch of the Kindle and provides information on representative players in the industry (or broader ecosystem) who are likely to be affected... View Details
Keywords: Books; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Industry Structures; Standards; Distribution Channels; Competitive Strategy; Publishing Industry
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  • 21 May 2024
  • Blog Post

IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai

in 2020, Dalmia Polypro recycled approximately 19,000 metric tons of waste, with plans to scale to 80,000 metric tons by 2025 . Their innovative approach not only streamlines... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2012
  • News

HBS Is Committed to Increasing Alumni Engagement

frequency of their two-way interactions with HBS. Alumni would like to be a resource for students and the School in new and different ways. The School will be looking into opportunities to expand alumni engagement in areas such as FIELD projects, the Harvard View Details
Keywords: Lisa Skeete Tatum; engagement; Educational Support Services; Educational Services
  • September 2002 (Revised October 2002)
  • Case

GolfLogix: Measuring the Game of Golf

By: John T. Gourville and Professor Jerry N. Conover
GolfLogix has developed a small, GPS-based device to help golfers track their play. They must decide how best to distribute these devices: 1) sell them directly to golfers through traditional retail channels; 2) sell them to courses, which would then provide them to... View Details
Keywords: Distribution Channels; Product Launch; Brands and Branding; Innovation and Invention; Measurement and Metrics
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  • 13 Dec 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis

accountability. Focused tightly on the bottom line, these companies don't know how to quantify the value of legacy functions, which often evolve into jobs that simply support those departments that drive the bottom line, such as sales. And without definite View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Mar 2011
  • News

Alumni Books

entrepreneurs, he explores how to evaluate innovative ideas and the entrepreneurs behind them (drawing lessons from Yahoo!, Baidu, Tesla Motors, Measurex, and more). He also discusses the value of political leadership in creating... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2018
  • News

Ask the Expert: Star Search

engaging with this prospect cohort the same way that we think about engaging with our customers. There is also some interesting work happening in process improvement for recruitment. That includes innovations aimed at scheduling, which is... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
  • October 1991 (Revised November 1993)
  • Case

Philips' Compact Disc Introduction (A)

Asks that students adopt the perspective of Philips in 1979, after technical development of the CD was complete, but three years before it was introduced commercially. At that time, Philips' management had to decide whether to attempt to establish a CD standard through... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Product Launch; Standards; Product Development; Technology Industry
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  • September 2002 (Revised October 2002)
  • Case

Oklahoma VISION Project

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Susan Saltrick
Describes the two-year-old pilot phase of a public/private initiative in Oklahoma called the Virtual Internet School in Oklahoma Network (VISION) project. VISION was a first-of-its-kind, standards-based, vendor-neutral technology infrastructure developed to enable... View Details
Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Internet and the Web; Performance Evaluation; Technological Innovation; Partners and Partnerships; Service Delivery; Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Education; Information Technology Industry; Education Industry; Oklahoma; Western United States
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  • January 2014
  • Teaching Note

Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (A), (B) and (C)

By: Nava Ashraf and Kristin Johnson
Keywords: Saving; Innovation and Invention; Measurement and Metrics; Product Design; Success; Performance Evaluation; Philippines
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  • February 2014
  • Supplement

Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (C)

By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin and Marc Shotland
Keywords: Saving; Innovation and Invention; Measurement and Metrics; Product Design; Success; Performance Evaluation; Banking Industry; Philippines
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  • February 2014
  • Supplement

Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (B)

By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin and Marc Shotland
Keywords: Microfinance; Saving; Innovation and Invention; Measurement and Metrics; Product Design; Success; Performance Evaluation; Banking Industry; Philippines
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  • October 1987 (Revised October 1989)
  • Background Note

Moving Ideas into Action: Mastering the Art of Change

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
Discusses elements in organizing a large scale change effort: defining a shared vision, coalition building, management structure and process, communication and education, local participation and innovation, standards and measures, and symbols and signals. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Communication; Policy; Innovation and Invention; Standards; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategy
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  • Web

Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online

syllabus 5-6 hrs Module 1 Marketing in the Digital Era Explore digital technologies and innovations introduced by direct-to-consumer (DTC) companies, their associated marketing risks and challenges, and how to reshape your marketing... View Details
  • 20 Oct 2010
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Workshop Encourages Corporate Reporting on Environmental and Social Sustainability

The development of corporate integrated reporting (IR) standards has the promise to be one of the great business innovations of the 21st century, and could be pivotal in restoring public trust in business institutions, Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Accounting
  • 04 Oct 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #10: Amanda Li (MBA 2018): Speeding Climate Change Solutions Through Project Finance Efficiencies

their involvement in the search for climate change solutions. In Episode 10 of Climate Stories, HBS alumna, Amanda Li (MBA 2018), describes her efforts to drive innovation at the intersection of fintech and climate change. “We are not... View Details
  • 17 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: January 17

spending on the private sector. Our key innovation is to use changes in congressional committee chairmanship as a source of exogenous variation in state-level federal expenditures. In doing so, we show that fiscal spending shocks appear... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2013
  • News

Faculty Books

Professor of Business Administration, annually compiles the best posts from blogs on technology start-up management for the benefit of his students. This book makes his latest collection available to the broader entrepreneur community. Among other topics, the... View Details
  • 14 Nov 2024
  • News

How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) says that 2012 was the year that climate change started really showing up on the balance sheet. “This is a horrible... View Details
  • 13 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 13

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/512003-PDF-ENG Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd.: Linking Compensation to Sustainability Metrics Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim, Shelley Xin Li, and Alan KnightHarvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne