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- 03 Apr 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?
existing organization communication patterns" [such as bottom up plus top down, outside in—from customers—plus inside out, etc.]. Challenges of new information technologies and how to deal with them...
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- January 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
De Passe Entertainment and Creative Partners
By: Linda A. Hill
After 24 years at Motown Industries, Hollywood executive Suzanne de Passe has decided to go out on her own to start two new businesses. The case describes de Passe's career from her beginning as Berry Gordy's assistant at Motown Records to her presidency of Gordy/de...
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Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business or Company Management;
Entertainment;
Personal Development and Career;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
California
Hill, Linda A. "De Passe Entertainment and Creative Partners." Harvard Business School Case 494-013, January 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
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May 1948 camera prototype drawing. — New Directions – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Intellectual Capital Kenneth Andrews Papers Alfred Chandler Papers C. Roland Christensen Papers George Lombard Papers Invention & Innovation Early German Machinery French Agriculture Venetian Exchange Rate Visual Evidence Lewis Hine Photographs Oil View Details
- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
we asked 600 global CEOs across a variety of industries what concerns were keeping them awake at night. Their topics ranged widely, but a handful of overarching mental tasks emerged: Comprehend complex, rapidly changing circumstances...
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by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- February 2015
- Case
TouchTunes and the Connected Digital Jukebox Platform
By: Alan MacCormack and Noah Fisher
The case describes innovation and new product development at TouchTunes, the leader in the Digital Jukebox market. In March 2013, after releasing its innovative "Virtuo" jukebox developed in collaboration with frog design, TouchTunes was at a crossroads. Having...
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- January 2018
- Article
The Central and Unacknowledged Role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Design and Execution of Medical Device Pivotal Trials
By: Aaron V. Kaplan and Ariel D. Stern
The introduction of new medical devices has transformed cardiovascular care in recent decades. Devices, such as heart valves, pacemakers, stents, ventricular assist devices, and implantable defibrillators, have prolonged and improved the quality of life for millions of...
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Keywords:
Health Testing and Trials;
Business and Government Relations;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Information Publishing;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Kaplan, Aaron V., and Ariel D. Stern. "The Central and Unacknowledged Role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Design and Execution of Medical Device Pivotal Trials." JAMA Cardiology 3, no. 1 (January 2018): 5–6.
- October 2023
- Case
Fixie and Conversational AI Sidekicks
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In March 2023, Fixie Co-Founder and Chief Architect Matt Welsh and co-founders had the kind of meeting no founders want to have. The president of leading artificial intelligence (AI) research and deployment firm OpenAI, which had catapulted into fame with its ChatGPT...
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Keywords:
Large Language Model;
Entrepreneurship;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
AI and Machine Learning;
Technological Innovation;
Competitive Strategy;
Technology Industry;
United States
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Fixie and Conversational AI Sidekicks." Harvard Business School Case 824-037, October 2023.
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Tax and Grow
begin to repatriate cash and use it productively at home. The combined revenue effect is likely to be relatively small. Ideally, firms would invest their excess cash funds in new projects in the United...
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- January 1996 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Linking Strategy and Innovation: Materials Technology Corporation
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Materials Technology Corp. (MTC), a high-tech materials company, is struggling in its development portfolio and to achieve a better record of delivering new products on time.
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Technology;
Innovation and Invention;
Business Strategy;
Time Management;
Product;
Production;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Christensen, Clayton M. "Linking Strategy and Innovation: Materials Technology Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 696-082, January 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
The Future of Executive Development: The CLO's Compass and The Executive Programs Designer's Guide
By: Mihnea Moldoveanu and Das Narayandas
Executive education worldwide has entered a period of disruption catalyzed by the digitalization of content, connectivity, and communication—while the demand for managerial skills is growing. The forces of disintermediation, disaggregation, and decoupling are creating...
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Keywords:
Digitalization;
Executive Education;
Disruption;
Leadership Development;
Management Skills;
Curriculum and Courses;
Internet and the Web;
Design
Moldoveanu, Mihnea, and Das Narayandas. "The Future of Executive Development: The CLO's Compass and The Executive Programs Designer's Guide." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-060, November 2019.
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Alfred D. Chandler Jr. Papers — New Directions – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
HBS HomeHBS IndexContact Us Alfred D. Chandler Jr. Papers, 1941—2004 Online finding aid Alfred D. Chandler. HBS Archives Photograph Collection. Business history has been vital to the HBS curriculum since 1927, fostering new research View Details
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Alfred D. Chandler Jr. Papers — New Directions – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
HBS HomeHBS IndexContact Us Alfred D. Chandler Jr. Papers, 1941—2004 Online finding aid Alfred D. Chandler. HBS Archives Photograph Collection. Business history has been vital to the HBS curriculum since 1927, fostering new research View Details
- August 2000 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Fsas: Fujitsu Support and Service Inc.
Fsas was created as a spinoff subsidiary of Fujitsu to service PC networks. As the company succeeded, it became listed on Japan's stock exchange--second tier. Now the Internet is causing Fsas to decide how to structure itself again. Should it spinoff a new company?
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Business Subsidiaries;
Internet;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Innovation and Invention;
Information Technology Industry;
Japan
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Yoshinori Fujikawa. "Fsas: Fujitsu Support and Service Inc." Harvard Business School Case 601-003, August 2000. (Revised June 2001.)
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Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
product itself. “Smart, connected products” are expanding and transcending industry boundaries, disrupting value chains, altering industry structure, View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922
all the benefits of the register, Patterson gave them scripts to memorize. The practice of writing out sales arguments was rare, but not as new as some of Patterson's biographers claim. Booksellers and other...
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by Walter A. Friedman
- October 2016 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
By: Anita Elberse
In June 2016, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is planning for the upcoming launch of an endeavor that is a first for a Hollywood actor with superstar status—a digital channel. The channel (named “Seven Bucks Digital Studios”) will be a new part of film and television...
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Keywords:
Entertainment;
Film;
Motion Picutres;
Superstar;
Innovation;
Creative Industries;
Talent;
General Management;
Celebrities;
Management;
Information Technology;
Strategy;
Talent and Talent Management;
Creativity;
Marketing;
Personal Development and Career;
Film Entertainment;
Innovation and Invention;
Digital Strategy;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Elberse, Anita. "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson." Harvard Business School Case 517-059, October 2016. (Revised February 2020.)
- June 1997 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Walker and Company: Profit Plan Decisions
By: Robert L. Simons and Ramsey Walker
Ramsey Walker, a second-year MBA student, must decide how to control a family business as an absentee owner. After providing background details on the publishing industry, the case requires the reader to: 1) make a product segmentation decision; 2) prepare a profit...
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Keywords:
Organizational Structure;
Family and Family Relationships;
Market Design;
Management Systems;
Planning;
Profit;
Performance Evaluation;
Segmentation;
Corporate Strategy;
Investment Return;
Publishing Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Ramsey Walker. "Walker and Company: Profit Plan Decisions." Harvard Business School Case 197-084, June 1997. (Revised February 2000.)
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Flare Wins 2017 New Venture Competition Social Enterprise Track | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Flare Wins 2017 New Venture Competition Social Enterprise Track More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that...
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- August 1995 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
CIGNA Property and Casualty Reengineering (A)
By: Richard L. Nolan, Donna B. Stoddard, Chiara Francalanci and Elise C Martin
Reengineering was introduced at CIGNA Corp. in 1988. CIGNA entered a second wave reengineering effort through a major project at CIGNA P&C, one of CIGNA's larger businesses. P&C was in financial crisis and as a result brought in a new executive team in 1991 to head the...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Cost vs Benefits;
Design;
Growth and Development;
Analytics and Data Science;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Balanced Scorecard;
Financial Crisis;
Crisis Management;
Projects;
Information Technology;
Insurance Industry
Nolan, Richard L., Donna B. Stoddard, Chiara Francalanci, and Elise C Martin. "CIGNA Property and Casualty Reengineering (A)." Harvard Business School Case 196-059, August 1995. (Revised August 1995.)
- 2023
- Article
Balancing Risk and Reward: An Automated Phased Release Strategy
By: Yufan Li, Jialiang Mao and Iavor Bojinov
Phased releases are a common strategy in the technology industry for gradually releasing new products or updates through a sequence of A/B tests in which the number of treated units gradually grows until full deployment or deprecation. Performing phased releases in a...
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Li, Yufan, Jialiang Mao, and Iavor Bojinov. "Balancing Risk and Reward: An Automated Phased Release Strategy." Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) (2023).