Perfect Copying - Publications - Faculty & Research

August 2012 (Revised August 2013)
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Competency-Destroying Technology Transitions: Why the Transition to Digital Is Particularly Challenging

Some technology transitions are exceedingly difficult for incumbent firms to execute. The bankruptcy filing by the Eastman Kodak Company highlighted the difficulty companies faced when their core business transitioned from an analog to a digital world. Kodak's business... View Details

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03 Oct 2023
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Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

come from? So, then I started looking back, reading other columns. I called him up. I said, you know what? You should make a book of all those columns and put that together as a book. And he actually did. And bound it and sent it to me. And we-- a leather bound View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

31 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher

fact the product of a sharp intellect and dozens of lessons learned over the course of a long career. "He's a street-smart guy, and he has this observational power. He had in mind designing the perfect company, which included the... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Consumer Products

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

as family, leisure, community, or even time for yourself and your tennis game. The advice is too simple and logical, he complained, and there is a "wonderful stress" on perfection and having it all. In his talk, titled... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

Execution Steve Kaufman, former CEO of Arrow Electronics, a large distributor of electronic components, often says, "A less than perfect strategy with perfect execution will beat a View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Retail; Auto

15 Aug 2005
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Classic Cases Live On at HBS

cases that makes them so enduring?" Saki, Sizzle, Sayonara Case: Benihana of Tokyo Written: 1972 Copies Sold: 269,584 Touring the United States in 1959 with his Japanese university wrestling team, twenty-year-old Hiroaki... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

27 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

col¬leagues would be able to tell the difference. After quite a bit of negotiating, Greg was ready to make a purchase: a copy of a Panerai Luminor Power Reserve men's watch, which typically sells for about $7,000 in the United States.... View Details

31 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

For Harvard Business School faculty, summer marks the perfect time to catch up on reading for work and pleasure. We asked six faculty what they're looking forward to digging into over the next few months. Jeff Bussgang wo of my books... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing

26 May 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Market Research in a Recession

judgments are changing, modest expenditures on copy research can prevent blowing much more money on ineffective messaging. Adding a few questions to standard tracking studies is a low-cost way to shed light on changes in customer... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

28 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries

In many emerging economies, the need to give people in poverty better access to financial services seems obvious. The mobile phone is a perfect vehicle, given their widespread adoption, even among the financially less well off. Designing... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Telecommunications

10 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Become a Value Creator

to copy certain colleagues on pertinent emails. "People want to increase their power by keeping that information confidential," Hall says. "But you have to make sure you cc the right people. It's important to keep in mind... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

12 Apr 2016
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April 12, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50914 April 2016 Harvard Business Review Network Effects Aren't Enough By: Hagiu, Andrei, and Simon Rothman Abstract—In many ways, online marketplaces are the perfect business model. Since... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 4

selection problem (consumption complementarities often lead to multiple equilibria, which result in different utility levels for the users); and (iii) a coordination problem (lacking perfect foresight, it is unlikely that users will end... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

30 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Market Makers Bid for Success

your mistakes. And that means firing people who don't work out. And we're pretty good about that, too. Sahlman: Scott, I take it you haven't had to fire anybody? Randall: Exactly, I've made perfect hires my entire life! It's hard, and you... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology

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