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  • November 2014
  • Teaching Note

Carl Zeiss and Free-Form Production: Can We See Clearly Yet?

By: Willy Shih
Keywords: Free-form; Business Model; Disruption
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  • July 2013 (Revised March 2015)
  • Case

Carl Zeiss and Free-Form Production: Can We See Clearly Yet?

By: Willy Shih
The prescription eyeglass lens industry was complicated and highly fragmented, and even though many of the tools and techniques employed have been relatively unchanged over the last century, there was still a surprising pace of innovation. An aging population around... View Details
Keywords: History; Demand and Consumers; Disruptive Innovation; Vertical Integration; Theory; Technology Adoption; Health Industry
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  • July 2011 (Revised July 2013)
  • Teaching Note

Carl Zeiss and Free-Form Production: Can We See Clearly Yet?

By: Willy Shih
Teaching Note for 614-007 View Details
Keywords: Health Industry
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  • 29 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 29

to others. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/314015-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 614-007 Carl Zeiss and Free-Form Production: Can We See Clearly Yet? The prescription eyeglass lens industry was complicated and highly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Feb 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

and reward ideas in a group. The research team compared the behavior of two groups that had free-form discussions in response to questions that varied in the amount of “maleness” of the topic. In one group, the gender of each participant... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • Web

2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

prevailing themes of the portion of the survey focusing on current risks to the financial system. When responding free-form to the question "What are you most worried about?", respondents' answers fell into these two main categories. 31%... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2002
  • News

More than a Game

flying cleats, elbows, and free-form tackles — is a game for barbarians played by gentlemen. But there was nothing gentle about the hard-fought match between the HBS Old Boys alumni rugby team and members of the current HBS Rugby Football... View Details
Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • 01 Dec 2019
  • News

From Das’s Desk

the following suite of podcasts—with no end of new ideas in sight. After Hours – Professors Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee enjoy a free-form exchange of ideas around the intersection of business and culture. Cold Call... View Details
Keywords: podcasts; lifelong learning; alumni; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Feb 2000
  • News

Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real

instantaneous communication using voice, pictures, and free-form drawing. "Our main goal is to let busy parents connect with their kids," said design team member Debbie Umbach (HBS '00). Whether or not these products will make it to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 16 Jul 2020
  • Blog Post

How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

discuss, decide on, and reward ideas in a group. The research team compared the behavior of two groups that had free-form discussions in response to questions that varied in the amount of “maleness” of the topic. In one group, the gender... View Details