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- 25 Jul 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Evolution of Apple
success as it continues to expand its product line into handheld devices like the iPod and, now, the iPhone? The Apple case originally appeared in 1992 and has been rewritten 5 times since. "The company always looks a little...
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- 09 Dec 2015
- Research Event
When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms
application developers turn to the App Store for digital distribution. The platform providers are their selling partners, scraping off a little bit for themselves on each sale. It’s a great arrangement for small businesses—until their...
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- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
discounts and Amazon encouraged consumers to compare prices using smart phones, Best Buy was becoming a showroom for lower cost retail models. International expansion was struggling and domestic sales of digital televisions were cooling....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making an Ally of Uncle Sam
influence them. More specifically, this approach steers attention away from the political processes whereby administrative policies are formed and implemented . . . . These difficulties are compounded by the typical simplifying device of...
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- 25 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business
independent developers to build new features. The cell phone has become a lucrative platform for more than handset makers—also in on the party are makers of digital cameras, music services, and organizer software. Not only are existing...
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- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
Author:Rosabeth Moss Kanter Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 3 (March 2011) Abstract Zoom buttons on digital devices let us examine images from many viewpoints. They also provide an apt metaphor...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?
interlinked economy. Nothing is perfect but there is no time-out that we sometimes wish we could call." At the same time, Tom Dolembo reminded us, "After many years in the digital race, I discovered it is just electrons and...
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- 31 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Scholarly Crowd Explores Crowdsourcing
actually might be detrimental to innovation," said HBS Assistant Professor Rory McDonald, presenting the paper Exposed: Venture Capital, Competitor Ties, and Entrepreneurial Innovation. The issues became clear when the research group studied VCs participating in a...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
Flows in the Global Economy Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows By: Horton, John, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—We review the rapid development of digital labor markets that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
any claims about the actual perception of any manager. Rather the perceptions here serve as a device for modeling and categorizing a range of inventory policies. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-036.pdf Cases &...
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Martha Lagace
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
Devices By: Exley, Christine L., and Jeffrey K. Naecker Abstract—Previous research often interprets the choice to restrict one's future opportunity set as evidence for sophisticated time inconsistency. We propose an additional mechanism...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?
cutbacks, the firm was late to the game in the digital imaging market. In 2012, Kodak filed for bankruptcy. The aforementioned Nokia fixated on maintaining its leadership in the low-end phone business, a failure to anticipate the rise of...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
longer than follow-on entrants in regulatory approval. Back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest that the cost of this delay is upwards of 7% of the cost of bringing a new high-risk device to market. Considering potential explanations, I...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
data and then thinking about the potential complementarities of strategies from a portfolio construction context. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211025-PDF-ENG News in the Digital World: Who Pays? Stephen P....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma
launch a little disk drive called the Kitty Hawk. It was only 1.3" in diameter, and its proponents thought there had to be emerging markets such as the market for digital cameras and other devices that...
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- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
from Medical Device Recalls By: Ball, George P., Jeffrey T. Macher, and Ariel Dora Stern Abstract—When innovations are successfully commercialized into new products, they can create value for both consumers and firms. When products...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
Business School Case 806-044 Fred Khosravi is a serial medical device entrepreneur. In his latest venture, he must decide whether to sell now or continue to develop his current product and whether to market it, sell the company, or IPO....
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Martha Lagace
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
bias. We discuss both the theoretical and practical implications of our findings. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2280370 Digital Dark Matter and the Economics of Apache By: Greenstein, Shane, and Frank Nagle...
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Sean Silverthorne
- August 2020 (Revised January 2022)
- Case
1928 Diagnostics: Fighting Antibiotics Resistance
By: Ariel D. Stern and Daniela Beyersdorfer
In 2019, the co-founders of the Swedish medical start-up 1928 Diagnostics, CEO Dr. Kristina Lagerstedt and COO Dr. Susanne Staaf, had to pick the right business model to commercialize their novel technology to hospitals and health care providers. Developed in...
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Health Care and Treatment;
Entrepreneurship;
Leadership;
Science-Based Business;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Information Technology;
Digital Platforms;
Health Disorders;
Market Entry and Exit;
Value Creation;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Europe;
Sweden
Stern, Ariel D., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "1928 Diagnostics: Fighting Antibiotics Resistance." Harvard Business School Case 621-025, August 2020. (Revised January 2022.)
- 25 Apr 2012
- What Do You Think?
How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?
information, we couldn't have accessed it effectively anyway. Email systems were not widely available, let alone mobile devices with capacity to access the data. Now the capacity to store and access information through cloud computing is...
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