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  • 01 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

businesses, made acquisitions in digital innovation and cloud computing, formed partnerships with former competitors such as Apple and tech startups, and invested in internally developed cognitive computing/AI platform Watson, a big bet... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

staffing, services, physical space, strategic guidance and more — are popping up in the private sector almost as fast as the dot.com companies they hope to hatch. They're pulling in veteran entrepreneurs and established Internet players... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
  • August 2022 (Revised November 2022)
  • Supplement

Altos Ventures (B)

By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
In December 2021, Han Kim, Anthony Lee, and Ho Nam reflected on how far they had come since 2012. This B case provides an update on Altos Ventures’ decision-making and performance since the events presented in the A case. View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Venture Capital; Investment Portfolio; Partners and Partnerships
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  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy

connections between them have to be managed." Also, he contends, most people in organizations know what the problems are, but under ordinary circumstances they are unwilling to talk about them. And that, he says, eliminates a sense of View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
  • July 2009 (Revised July 2009)
  • Case

Blue Ocean or Stormy Waters? Buying Nix Check Cashing

By: Peter Tufano
Kinecta Federal Credit Union has the opportunity to purchase Nix Check Cashing as part of their "blue ocean" strategy to reach the financially underserved and increase credit union membership and deposits. But they face financial as well as reputational risk. Check... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Credit; Financing and Loans; Personal Finance; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Reputation; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
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  • 21 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 21

to be learned for all global companies as they confront language and culture challenges. Examining the strategic use of language by one international corporation, The Language of Global Success uncovers how all organizations might... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 10 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 10

Oasys Water: Balancing Strategic Partnerships & Financing Decisions Oasys Water had developed a proprietary water treatment technology based on an innovative forward osmosis process that could remove... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Connecting With Nonprofits

first set forth a framework for understanding alliances between companies and nonprofits. It will then examine how such cross-sector collaborations relate to four strategic and interrelated marketing areas: institutional marketing,... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
  • 03 Jan 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors

innovation and technology at the top of their lists, but it’s also not something that they do well,” concludes Groysberg, Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration. The two findings, adds Cheng, “go hand in hand. If they don’t see innovation as a View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 02 Oct 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy

authors explain why access is the key and why networked incubators are emerging only now.If networked incubators offer such compelling advantages, why are they emerging only now? The answer reflects a subtle aspect of the new economy: While there are tens of thousands... View Details
Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen, Henry W. Chesbrough, Nitin Nohria & Donald N. Sull
  • 08 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

achieved global acclaim by launching successful missions to the moon and Mars at a fraction of the cost of prior Western missions. It is now faced with an important strategic dilemma—whether to continue exploring deep space in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Feb 2003
  • Research & Ideas

In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers

(diamonds) and have managed this resource extremely well. Working with De Beers, the government has consistently and strategically limited its sales of diamonds, striving to keep prices steady over the long run rather than maximizing... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • September 2021
  • Case

Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance

By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
The two vignettes within “Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance” (HBS No. 122-024) present various issues relating to governance in professional service firms (“PSFs”). In the first, the Managing Director of a U.S. consulting firm contemplates whether to... View Details
Keywords: Consulting Firms; Professional Services; Board Of Directors; Professional Service; Global Firm; Executive Leadership; Globalized Firms and Management; Private Equity; Governing and Advisory Boards; Global Strategy; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Leadership Development; Leading Change; Emerging Markets; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Service Industry; United States; India
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  • 28 May 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?

sharpen its "Stepping Up in Asia" strategy, LEGO executives employed scenario planning as a key tool to weigh potential outcomes. The technique, which has been around since the 1960s, fell out of favor in recent decades. In his 1994 book, Rise and Fall of... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 29 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

corporations, the CEO is selected by a higher authority (the board of directors) acting on behalf of the shareholders, which gives him strong positional power to shape the company's direction, strategically and organizationally. The PSF... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
  • July 2010
  • Supplement

Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Pricing and Profitability Analysis (CW)

By: Thomas J. Steenburgh and Jill Avery
Pricing is one of the most difficult decisions marketers make and the one with the most direct and immediate impact on the firm's financial position. This toolkit will introduce the fundamental terminology and calculations associated with pricing and profitability... View Details
Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Strategy; Decisions; Strategic Planning; Price; Partners and Partnerships; Cost; Demand and Consumers; Revenue; Profit; Mathematical Methods; Measurement and Metrics
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  • 07 Apr 2015
  • First Look

First Look: April 7

brand and introduce an entirely new pricing scheme. Early financial results from the strategic shift are not favorable. Based on the experience of U.S. retailer J.C. Penney, the piece raises fundamental questions about repositioning... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 10, 2015

organizational components—formal organizational structure, culture, people, and critical tasks—such that each component, and their interaction, aligns to produce performance. Substantial research has demonstrated that well-aligned organizations will be more capable of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Death of the Global Manager

mental flexibility that enables a manager to negotiate, adapt, and modify the layers of competitive advantage and various strategic imperatives that are part of any multinational company. "We talk about building a matrix into the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 06 Nov 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

them—potentially, at least—a strategic edge that private funds lack. These differences—good and bad—are illustrated by the case of Xerox Technology Ventures (XTV). The case, write Gompers and Lerner, "highlights the fact... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

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