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- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
engagement. This case describes the concept and described its implementation and early challenges. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308010 Studio Moderna—A Venture in Eastern Europe...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Elevator Pitch: Banking On It
financial institutions approach digital initiatives,” says Klaric. “By bridging the gap between technology and functionality, we are not just providing a scalable tech solution; we are reshaping and reimagining the operating system for...
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Fostering Innovation in Life Sciences - Health Care
Impact Fostering Innovation in Life Sciences Gaining Ground on ALS Re: Rob Blum (MBA 1991) Health Minute: How Can Technology Improve 21st Century Health Care Health Minute: How Can Companies Bring "Missing Drugs" to Market? More “Life...
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- 22 Nov 2023
- News
So You Want to Join a Startup
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: At age 29, Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) decided to leave consulting for a decidedly less glamorous life as an entrepreneur, working out of a storage room in the bowels of an underground hotel...
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- March 2003 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Northrop versus TRW
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and James Quinn
TRW, a leading supplier of advanced technology products for the auto, defense, and aerospace markets, receives an unexpected stock-for-stock offer from defense company Northrop Grumman Corp. The $11.4 billion aggregate offer, which represents a 22% premium over the...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Laws and Statutes;
Negotiation Tactics;
Valuation;
Aerospace Industry;
Auto Industry;
Ohio
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and James Quinn. "Northrop versus TRW." Harvard Business School Case 903-115, March 2003. (Revised January 2008.)
- Web
Getting a Peek Into the HBS Experience - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+...
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How Can I Prepare to Apply for Financial Aid at HBS? - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+...
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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Elevator Pitch: Feedback
Laxmi Wordham (MBA 2001) Chief Growth Officer, Bright Feeds Concept: Bright Feeds uses patent-pending drying technology and an AI-driven processing technique to convert all varieties of food waste into a high-quality and consistent animal-feed replacement for the soy...
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- April 2021 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
IBM: Design Thinking
By: Srikant M. Datar, Amram Migdal and Paul Hamilton
This case describes the 2012-2020 effort at IBM to implement design thinking throughout the company and hire thousands of designers to serve on every product team alongside technical engineers and developers and product managers. IBM’s design transformation is told...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business Divisions;
Business Units;
Business Organization;
Change;
Change Management;
Transformation;
Competency and Skills;
Talent and Talent Management;
Design;
Human Resources;
Recruitment;
Selection and Staffing;
Innovation and Invention;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Jobs and Positions;
Job Design and Levels;
Leading Change;
Management;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Practices and Processes;
Operations;
Product;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Organizations;
Business Processes;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Adoption;
Technological Innovation;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Technology;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Datar, Srikant M., Amram Migdal, and Paul Hamilton. "IBM: Design Thinking." Harvard Business School Case 121-007, April 2021. (Revised June 2021.)
- January 2011
- Case
Masdar and Tianjin: Eco-Cities
By: John D. Macomber
Compares Masdar City and Tianjin Eco-City, two high profile "sustainable cities." Each showcases technological and financial innovation. Is it real? Is it replicable and defensible? The case is intended to introduce main concepts and tradeoffs with respect to rapid...
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- January 1990 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Colliers International Property Consultants
By: Nitin Nohria
Describes the origins, organizational structure, management practices, and use of information technology (IT) in Colliers, a real estate network. Colliers provides local firms with a way to maintain local autonomy while gaining national and international coverage....
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Property;
Organizational Structure;
Information Technology;
Management Practices and Processes;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Model;
Mission and Purpose;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Conflict and Resolution;
Quality;
Real Estate Industry
Nohria, Nitin. "Colliers International Property Consultants." Harvard Business School Case 490-049, January 1990. (Revised June 1995.)
- December 2000
- Background Note
Internet Access Providers
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Daniel Green
Describes the Internet access provider business model. First, it defines the model and presents different ways to categorize access providers. Second, it offers a summary of the various ways that Internet access providers create value for their customers. Next, it...
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Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Daniel Green. "Internet Access Providers." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-304, December 2000.
- August 2014
- Case
Netflix in 2011
By: Willy Shih and Stephen Kaufman
Reed Hastings founded Netflix to provide a home movie service that would do a better job satisfying customers than the traditional retail rental model. But as it encountered challenges it underwent several major strategy shifts, ultimately developing a business model...
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Keywords:
Netflix;
DVD;
DVD-by-mail;
Streaming;
Online Entertainment;
Online Video;
Disruptive Innovation;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Business Model;
Disruption;
Operations;
Service Operations;
Entertainment;
Film Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Media;
Strategy;
Business or Company Management;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Strategy;
Expansion;
Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Technology Platform;
Web;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
United States
Shih, Willy, and Stephen Kaufman. "Netflix in 2011." Harvard Business School Case 615-007, August 2014.
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Its 2023-2024 Blavatnik Fellows
Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced the 2023-2024 cohort of Blavatnik Fellows. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship was launched in 2013 as part of a gift to Harvard University from the Blavatnik Family...
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- 09 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation
noted in The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Harvard Business School Press, 1997), firms innovate faster than our lives change to adopt those innovations, creating opportunities for disruptive...
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Choosing the Right Student Loan - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+...
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- November 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar: A Rural Business Initiative
By: David E. Bell, Nitin Sanghavi, Virginia Fuller and Mary L. Shelman
In rural India, farmers historically had limited access to quality input items for both their fields and homes. Indian conglomerate DSCL has undertaken a Rural Business Initiative to address this issue, establishing a chain of retail outlets throughout rural India...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Business Conglomerates;
Agribusiness;
Rural Scope;
Customer Relationship Management;
Business Strategy;
Service Operations;
Networks;
Alliances;
Retail Industry;
India
Bell, David E., Nitin Sanghavi, Virginia Fuller, and Mary L. Shelman. "Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar: A Rural Business Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 508-012, November 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- July 2019
- Case
Instabeat—One More Lap?
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Nicole Tempest Keller and Alpana Thapar
This case follows Lebanese entrepreneur, Hind Hobeika, an engineer and competitive swimmer who spends seven years trying to launch a wearable heartrate monitor and motion sensor to help swimmers track their performance while swimming. While the Beirut-based...
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Keywords:
Startup;
Manufacturing;
Prototyping;
Female Protagonist;
Business Startups;
Decision Making;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Technology;
Design;
Organizational Culture;
United States;
Lebanon
Ghosh, Shikhar, Nicole Tempest Keller, and Alpana Thapar. "Instabeat—One More Lap?" Harvard Business School Case 820-005, July 2019.
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
so doesn't always require a new business model, but a new model is called for under certain conditions. It is often needed to leverage a new technology (as in Apple's case); is generally required when the opportunity addresses an entirely...
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Martha Lagace
- October 2018
- Case
Zenefits Board of Directors (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors to shepherd the company through its next stages of growth. For the company whose name combined the words “benefits,”...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Business Model;
Corporate Accountability;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Governance;
Crisis Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Human Resources;
Leadership;
Risk Management;
Venture Capital;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
California
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Zenefits Board of Directors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 319-034, October 2018.