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- 21 Apr 2014
- News
Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine
Jeffrey T. Polzer
Jeff Polzer is the UPS Foundation Professor of Human Resource Management in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. He studies how people collaborate in teams and across organizational networks to accomplish their individual and collective... View Details
- March 2002 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Apple Stores
This case reveals the genesis of the Apple Stores, a revolutionary retail concept launched by Ron Johnson, Apple Computer's senior vice president of retail. In January 2002, Apple Computer was at the eve of one of the most stunning commercial successes ever known in...
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Competitive Advantage;
Marketing Channels;
Consumer Behavior;
Innovation and Invention;
Computer Industry;
Retail Industry
Wathieu, Luc R., and Kevin Morris. "Apple Stores." Harvard Business School Case 502-063, March 2002. (Revised May 2010.)
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
The Idea That Led to 10 Years of Double-Digit Growth
- 10 Apr 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Trade Secrets Protection and Antitakeover Provisions
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by Aiyesha Dey and Joshua White
- 03 Apr 2016
- News
Did EMC’s sale push noncompete reform over the edge? Not exactly
- 25 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
about being a great orator in the classroom, learning to work cooperatively with fellow students is just as important to their future success." Other innovations to help students manage the difficulties of team-based work have been...
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- September – October 2009
- Article
Critical Decisions in Software Development: Updating the State of the Practice
By: Alan MacCormack, Michael A. Cusumano, Chris Kemerer and Bill Crandall
This article focuses on how to choose the "right" software development process, how to structure global software design chains, how to manage the interaction of project structure and software design, and how to balance innovation and efficiency in a software business.
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Applications and Software;
Product Development;
Projects;
Innovation and Management;
Performance Efficiency;
Information Technology Industry
MacCormack, Alan, Michael A. Cusumano, Chris Kemerer, and Bill Crandall. "Critical Decisions in Software Development: Updating the State of the Practice." IEEE Software 26, no. 5 (September–October 2009).
- 23 Nov 2014
- News
Brewing Your Own Beer, With Help From an App
- 22 Aug 2011
- News
Now Learn - Entrepreneurship at Harvard
- June 2023
- Teaching Note
Agricultural Revolution without a Land Revolution: The Megafarms of CP Group
By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 316-150. The case introduces students to an innovative new agricultural venture on the outskirts of Beijing. It can be used as a platform to discuss broader issues of agricultural policy reform and regional disparities in social and...
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- 19 Feb 2015
- Video
Jules Pieri, Founder, The Grommet
- 06 May 2013
- News
Crowdfunding tries to grow up
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- September 2009 (Revised February 2011)
- Case
Eden McCallum: A Network-Based Consulting Firm (A)
By: Heidi K. Gardner and Robert G. Eccles
Eden McCallum pioneered the network-based ("virtual") consulting firm model in the U.K. Contracting freelance consultants on a per-project basis keeps overheads lean so that Eden McCallum's fees are a fraction of the big firms' rates. Their flexible, low-cost model has...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Financial Crisis;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Expansion;
Consulting Industry;
United Kingdom
Gardner, Heidi K., and Robert G. Eccles. "Eden McCallum: A Network-Based Consulting Firm (A)." Harvard Business School Case 410-056, September 2009. (Revised February 2011.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
Ultrasound Imaging--Cheap, Versatile, and Safe: Case Histories of Transformational Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins
This case history describes how efforts on multiple fronts, including advocacy, training, and technological development, made ultrasound the second most commonly used diagnostic imaging technology (after X-rays). Specifically, we chronicle 1) ultrasound’s development...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Invention;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar, Srikant M. Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "Ultrasound Imaging--Cheap, Versatile, and Safe: Case Histories of Transformational Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-003, July 2019. (Revised May 2024.)