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- 09 Jan 2024
- In Practice
Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year
step into 2024, this could be the year a new paradigm for collaborative innovation emerges between human and machine intelligence. Crowdsourcing—a technique using diverse ideas from the masses—is one such...
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MIT Roundtable on Corporate Risk Management
By: Robert C. Merton
Against the backdrop of financial crisis, a distinguished group of academics and practitioners discusses the contribution of financial management and innovation to corporate growth and value, along with the pitfalls and unintended consequences of such innovation.... View Details
Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Market Participation;
Finance;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Value;
Distribution;
Capital Structure;
Risk Management;
Business Ventures;
Business Model;
Strategy
Merton, Robert C. "MIT Roundtable on Corporate Risk Management." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 20, no. 4 (Fall 2008): 20–38.
- March 2024 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Governing OpenAI
By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan and Will Hurwitz
In late November 2023, OpenAI’s new board of directors took stock of the situation. The company, which sought to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI)—computer systems with capabilities exceeding human abilities—was looking to regain its footing after a chaotic...
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Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence;
Board Of Directors;
Board Decisions;
Board Dynamics;
Business Ethics;
Corporate Boards;
Governance Changes;
Governance Structure;
Leadership Change;
Legal Aspects Of Business;
Nonprofit;
Nonprofit Governance;
Open Source;
Partnerships;
Regulation;
Strategy And Execution;
Technological Change;
AI and Machine Learning;
Corporate Governance;
Leadership;
Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Technological Innovation;
Technology Industry;
San Francisco;
United States
- 28 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
What is the HBS Health Care Initiative?
Care Initiative (HCI) at HBS was founded to bring together the people, ideas, and resources that yield new innovative models for health care practice. The HCI connects MBA students, alumni, faculty, staff...
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- 20 Aug 2020
- Book
From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives
For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- June 1989 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
Ito Yokado
By: Walter J. Salmon
Describes the means by which management has empowered the sales clerks and part time employees of this chain of 131 department stores. They are responsible for all sales and inventory management. This empowerment has led to fewer stockouts, higher sales, lower...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Management;
Distribution;
Supply Chain Management;
Sales;
Japan
Salmon, Walter J. "Ito Yokado." Harvard Business School Case 589-116, June 1989. (Revised July 1994.)
- September 2014
- Article
Defining the Value of Proton Therapy Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing
By: N.G. Thaker, A.B. Guzman, Thomas W. Feeley, T.M. Jones, J.R. Incalcaterra, C. Kolom, S.J. Frank, L.S. Tatum, Ronald S. Walters, Scott B. Cantor, D.I. Rosenthal, A.S. Garden, G.B. Gunn, C.D. Fuller and M.B. Palmer
Technological innovations in radiation therapy (RT) have rapidly improved the quality of care for patients with head and neck cancer. Intensity-modulated proton therapy (MPT) holds promise of further improving outcomes compared with the current photon-based technique...
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Keywords:
Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing;
Health Care and Treatment;
Technological Innovation;
Activity Based Costing and Management
Thaker, N.G., A.B. Guzman, Thomas W. Feeley, T.M. Jones, J.R. Incalcaterra, C. Kolom, S.J. Frank, L.S. Tatum, Ronald S. Walters, Scott B. Cantor, D.I. Rosenthal, A.S. Garden, G.B. Gunn, C.D. Fuller, and M.B. Palmer. "Defining the Value of Proton Therapy Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing." Oncology Payers, no. 1 (September 2014): 22–28.
- October 1990 (Revised November 1992)
- Case
Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (A)
By: Clayton M. Christensen
A small ceramics company started by a group of MIT professors struggles with some basic technology strategy issues. A plan to take "one commercializable step" at a time in order to get a foothold in the market goes awry because of incompatibility between the company's...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Technology;
Problems and Challenges;
Market Entry and Exit;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Research and Development;
Production;
Manufacturing Industry;
Cambridge
Christensen, Clayton M. "Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 691-028, October 1990. (Revised November 1992.)
- June 1994
- Case
Nicolas G. Hayek
By: John J. Gabarro and Dominik E.D. Zehnder
With very few exceptions, established premium producers eventually begin to lose market share and profitability to new, dynamic competitiors. These companies respond by focusing on their old success strategy without regard to changes in the marketplace. This is what...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Alignment;
Innovation Leadership;
Management Teams;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Gabarro, John J., and Dominik E.D. Zehnder. "Nicolas G. Hayek." Harvard Business School Case 495-005, June 1994.
- Spring 2012
- Article
Sustainability at Dow Chemical
By: Robert G. Eccles, Kathleen M. Perkins and Mark Weick
Dow Chemical Company, which was founded in 1894, is now the second-largest chemical company in the world. From the outset, the company has been committed to high-technology research and commercial innovation in chemistry, advanced materials, and agro-sciences. But if...
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Keywords:
Value Creation;
Corporate Strategy;
Chemicals;
Environmental Sustainability;
Innovation and Invention;
Chemical Industry
Eccles, Robert G., Kathleen M. Perkins, and Mark Weick. "Sustainability at Dow Chemical." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 24, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 38–44.
- 2020
- Working Paper
Pioneer (Dis-)advantages in Markets for Technology
By: Moritz Fischer, Joachim Henkel and Ariel Dora Stern
This study sheds new light on first- and early-mover advantages in the context of product innovation. Research on this classic topic often assumes that each firm participates in the entirety of the innovation and commercialization process. However, a division of labor...
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Keywords:
First-mover Advantage;
Product;
Innovation Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Acquisition;
Technology
Fischer, Moritz, Joachim Henkel, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Pioneer (Dis-)advantages in Markets for Technology." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-043, October 2018. (Revised March 2020.)
- October 2010
- Supplement
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (CW)
By: C. Fritz Foley and Matthew Johnson
In the fall of 2009, Fred Hochberg, Chairman of The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im), and his team struggled to find a way to help finance the sale of Boeing aircraft to Emirates. Ex-Im responds to the challenges in credit market with an innovative...
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- February 2012 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
OpenIDEO
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Anne-Laure Fayard, Natalia Levina and Stephanie Healy Pokrywa
The case describes OpenIDEO, an online offshoot of IDEO, one of the world's leading product design firms. OpenIDEO leverages IDEO's innovative design process and an online community to create solutions for social issues. Emphasis is placed on comparing the IDEO and...
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Keywords:
Social Issues;
Product Design;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Ghana;
New Zealand
Lakhani, Karim R., Anne-Laure Fayard, Natalia Levina, and Stephanie Healy Pokrywa. "OpenIDEO." Harvard Business School Case 612-066, February 2012. (Revised October 2013.)
- 09 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Navigating Grey in the Ever-Evolving Tech Community
Carlyn Strand Sylvester (MBA 2016) leads a small team at Netflix focused on creative testing and innovation for the streaming service’s global paid digital and acquisition...
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- January 1994
- Case
Evolving Finance Function: Judy C. Lewent at Merck & Co., Inc.
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
This case examines the career path of Merck's CFO, Judy C. Lewent, as a way of tracing changes over time in Merck's finance function. It describes the adoption of innovative quantitative analytical models, changes in job definitions and in the organization of the...
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Keywords:
Finance;
Mathematical Methods;
Personal Development and Career;
Organizational Design;
Innovation and Invention;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Luehrman, Timothy A. "Evolving Finance Function: Judy C. Lewent at Merck & Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 294-014, January 1994.
- 02 May 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated—if at All?
pulling laundry out on a break. Science shows we do not access the most innovative mind intentionally. It happens when we step away.” Reuben added, “I really feel remote may boost innovation drive as people,...
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- August 2010 (Revised November 2011)
- Case
MindTree: A Community of Communities
By: David A. Garvin and Rachna Tahilyani
MindTree is a mid-sized Indian IT services company known for its knowledge management practices, its collaborative communities, and its strong culture and values. The CEO has set a goal of becoming a $1 billion company by 2014; to reach that goal, employees must create...
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Keywords:
Learning;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Employee Relationship Management;
Innovation and Invention;
Knowledge Management;
Leadership;
Organizational Culture;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Information Technology Industry;
India
Garvin, David A., and Rachna Tahilyani. "MindTree: A Community of Communities." Harvard Business School Case 311-049, August 2010. (Revised November 2011.)
- April 2011 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.: Driving Change Through Internal Communication
By: Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind
Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL), confronted in 2003 with an urgent need to change how it operated externally, adopted a highly innovative approach to communicating internally. This case, set in 2010, presents an overview of the new, more interactive model of employee...
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Keywords:
Communication Strategy;
Interpersonal Communication;
Employee Relationship Management;
Innovation and Management;
Leading Change;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Corporate Strategy;
India
Groysberg, Boris, and Michael Slind. "Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.: Driving Change Through Internal Communication." Harvard Business School Case 411-077, April 2011. (Revised July 2014.)
- October 2023
- Case
Vida Health: Transforming Chronic Disease Treatment
By: William Sahlman and Nicole Tempest Keller
San Francisco based Vida Health, founded by Stephanie Tilenius, former vice president of Commerce and Payments at Google, was a B2B digital health startup focused on the treatment of cardiometabolic conditions, such as diabetes and obesity. Its innovative digital...
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Keywords:
Corporate Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Demand and Consumers;
Health Care and Treatment;
Product Marketing;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Technological Innovation;
Health Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
California;
San Francisco
Sahlman, William, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Vida Health: Transforming Chronic Disease Treatment." Harvard Business School Case 824-001, October 2023.
- February 1994
- Case
Alpha-Beta Technology, Inc.: Pioneering Carbohydrate Technology
Alpha-Beta was founded in 1988 by two scientist-entrepreneurs with ten patents on carbohydrate technology. In 1991, the company faces critical questions about how to focus its product definition from among several promising, but risky, choices. How should they analyze...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Product Design;
Entrepreneurship;
Product Development;
Biotechnology Industry
Teisberg, Elizabeth O. "Alpha-Beta Technology, Inc.: Pioneering Carbohydrate Technology." Harvard Business School Case 794-093, February 1994.