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- September 2023
- Teaching Note
Nexleaf Analytics: Saving the World Using the Internet of Things
By: Frank Nagle
Teaching Note for HBS Case 722-414.
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- November 14, 2022
- Article
Policies for Adapting to the ‘New Normal’ of the Anthropocene
By: Andrew J. Hoffman, P. Devereaux Jennings and Nicholas A. Poggioli
Keywords:
Natural Environment;
Environmental Management;
Economic Systems;
Behavior;
Technological Innovation
Hoffman, Andrew J., P. Devereaux Jennings, and Nicholas A. Poggioli. "Policies for Adapting to the ‘New Normal’ of the Anthropocene." Behavioral Scientist (November 14, 2022).
- 2010
- Working Paper
Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model
By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron and Kari L. Granger
This paper is the sixth of six pre-course reading assignments for an experimental leadership course developed by the authors over five years (2004-2008) at the U. of Rochester Simon School of Business working with students, alumni, executives, and faculty from various...
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Keywords:
Leadership Development;
Curriculum and Courses;
Strategy;
Performance Capacity;
Attitudes;
Behavior;
United States;
Netherlands;
Texas
Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron, and Kari L. Granger. "Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-091, April 2010.
- 2006
- Other Unpublished Work
Does Competition Increase Patent Litigation? Empirical Evidence of Strategic Patenting in the Telecom Equipment Industry
By: Juan Alcacer and Rachelle C. Sampson
Anecdotal evidence suggests that patent litigation has increased in the last 20 years as firms in knowledge intensive industries use patents more frequently to protect their knowledge stocks and managers focus on extracting new revenue streams from existing patent...
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- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change
This article was originally published by MBAGRADSCHOOLS, a leading source of information for prospective MBA students. Climate change is not a problem for the future generation, it’s here and now. As the clock keeps ticking, HBS MBA...
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- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
results for those engaged in it. Those organizations thought to be most able to extend their boundaries are those able to work in a "componentized" manner, with "certain pieces of technology or View Details
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by James Heskett
- July 2013 (Revised August 2017)
- Case
TaKaDu
By: Elie Ofek and Matthew Preble
In December 2012, Amir Peleg, founder and CEO of TaKaDu, reflected on how to position his young firm for the next fiscal year and beyond. The small Israeli startup had developed an innovative software system that used patented algorithms and statistical analysis to...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Customer Selection;
Business Marketing;
High-tech Marketing;
Enterprise Resource Planning;
Water Resources;
Water Management;
Utilities;
Product Positioning;
Expansion;
Resource Allocation;
Applications and Software;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Utilities Industry;
Australia;
Israel
- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
graduates and former students who are exploring innovations such as battery technology, superconductivity, magnetism, and superintelligent computers. My feelings are buoyed when I read about a “second machine age” fueled by digital...
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by James Heskett
- June 2013 (Revised September 2016)
- Supplement
Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Nien-he Hsieh and Lara Adamsons
Two members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social...
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Keywords:
Nike;
Hannah Jones;
Mark Parker;
Phil Knight;
Philip Knight;
Eric Sprunk;
Jill Ker Conway;
Phyllis Wise;
Don Blair;
Sustainable Business And Innovation;
SB&I;
Flyknit;
DyeCoo;
Footwear;
Athletic Footwear;
Apparel;
Athletic Apparel;
Sustainability;
Greenpeace;
Detox Campaign;
Dirty Laundry;
Water;
Water Use;
Water Pollution;
Water Resources;
Corporate Responsibility Committee;
Judgment;
Board Of Directors;
Board Committees;
Environmental And Social Sustainability;
Footwear Industry;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Practices and Processes;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance;
Alignment;
Supply Chain;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Judgments;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Asia;
China;
United States;
Oregon;
Portland
Paine, Lynn S., Nien-he Hsieh, and Lara Adamsons. "Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 313-147, June 2013. (Revised September 2016.)
- 23 Mar 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
The Effects of Hierarchy on Learning and Performance in Business Experimentation
- 2011
- Chapter
Reversing the Null: Regulation, Deregulation, and the Power of Ideas
By: David Moss
Keywords:
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Innovation and Invention;
Government and Politics
Moss, David. "Reversing the Null: Regulation, Deregulation, and the Power of Ideas." Chap. 4 in Challenges to Business in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Gerald Rosenfeld, Jay W. Lorsch, and Rakesh Khurana, 35–49. Cambridge, MA: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2011.
- 28 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’
in front of a standing-room-only audience at the Harvard Innovation Lab at Harvard Business School. Other participants included Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald, Houston Texans running back Arian...
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- January 2018 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
AT&T Managing Technological Change and the Future of Telephone Operators in the 20th Century
By: Daniel P. Gross and William R. Kerr
By the 1930s, AT&T dominated the American phone industry, serving 10 million telephones and employing over 100,000 switchboard operators. But beginning in the mid-1910s, the company began changing from manually operated switchboards to mechanical switching systems that...
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Keywords:
AT&T;
Bell Telephone;
Phone Lines;
Phone Operators;
Mechanical Switching;
Layoffs;
Technological Change;
Transition;
History;
Innovation and Invention;
Technological Innovation;
Information Technology;
Disruption;
Change Management;
Communications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States
Gross, Daniel P., and William R. Kerr. "AT&T: Managing Technological Change and the Future of Telephone Operators in the 20th Century." Harvard Business School Case 718-486, January 2018. (Revised May 2018.)
- December 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Kellogg Company/eighteen94 capital
By: David Bell, Damien McLoughlin and Natalie Kindred
With 33,000 employees and revenues of $13 billion in 2016, Kellogg Company was the world’s largest producer of branded packaged cereal and a leader in branded convenience foods. Founded in 1906 and based in Michigan, the company had a proud history of product and...
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Keywords:
CPG;
Consumer Packaged Goods;
Cereal;
Battle Creek;
Michigan;
Breakfast;
Snack;
Agribusiness;
Change Management;
Growth Strategy;
Corporate Venture Capital;
Innovation;
Startup;
Brand;
Brand & Product Management;
Advertising;
Demand and Consumers;
Innovation and Invention;
Venture Capital;
Food;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
Michigan;
North America
Bell, David, Damien McLoughlin, and Natalie Kindred. "Kellogg Company/eighteen94 capital." Harvard Business School Case 518-061, December 2017. (Revised March 2018.)
- October 2022 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Masdar City: Aiming for Sustainable and Profitable Real Estate
By: Boris Vallee and Fares Khrais
Masdar City broke ground in 2008 and was conceived by the Abu Dhabi government to be an international beacon of innovation in sustainable energy and real estate. It was also to be a profitable investment for the government. At first glance, the two goals pulled in...
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Keywords:
Analysis;
Business Growth And Maturation;
Decisions;
Public Sector;
Financial Crisis;
Construction;
Climate Change;
Green Technology;
Borrowing And Debt;
Corporate Finance;
Capital;
Capital Budgeting;
Capital Structure;
Cost Of Capital;
Equity;
REIT;
Financial Management;
Financial Strategy;
Initial Public Offering;
Innovation;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Urban Development;
Middle East;
United Arab Emirates;
Sustainable Cities;
Green Building;
Business and Government Relations;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Financing and Loans;
Real Estate Industry;
Construction Industry;
Energy Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Abu Dhabi
Vallee, Boris, and Fares Khrais. "Masdar City: Aiming for Sustainable and Profitable Real Estate." Harvard Business School Case 223-036, October 2022. (Revised February 2024.)
- 11 Apr 2016
- HBS Seminar
Pian Shu, Harvard Business School
- January 2015
- Article
Collaboration in Multi-Partner R&D Projects: The Impact of Partnering Scale and Scope
By: Anant Mishra, Aravind Chandrasekaran and Alan MacCormack
How can firms design collaboration structures for effective performance in R&D projects that involve multiple partners? To address this question, we examine the theoretical underpinnings of collaboration structures in multi-partner R&D projects—i.e., the scale and the...
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Keywords:
Multi-Partner R&D Projects;
Empirical Research;
New Development;
Collaboration Structures;
Partnering Scale And Scope;
Partners and Partnerships;
Infrastructure;
Performance Capacity;
Research and Development;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention
Mishra, Anant, Aravind Chandrasekaran, and Alan MacCormack. "Collaboration in Multi-Partner R&D Projects: The Impact of Partnering Scale and Scope." Journal of Operations Management 33-34 (January 2015): 1–14.
- 15 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Stan Chang: “A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship”
best program for me.” Stan had already gained an impressive amount of experience at Microsoft where he worked on operating systems and with online payments technology, responsibilities that “shaped my view on software development and how...
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- Article
Technology, Identity, and Inertia: Through the Lens of 'The Digital Photography Company'
By: Mary Tripsas
Organizations often experience difficulty when pursuing new technology. Large bodies of research have examined the behavioral, social, and cognitive forces that underlie this phenomenon; however, the role of an organization's identity remains relatively unexplored....
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Disruptive Innovation;
Organizational Culture;
Behavior;
Cognition and Thinking;
Identity;
Perception;
Technology Adoption
Tripsas, Mary. "Technology, Identity, and Inertia: Through the Lens of 'The Digital Photography Company'." Organization Science 20, no. 2 (March–April 2009): 441–460.