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- August 1997 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Imedia Corporation: The Pricing Decision
Efi Arazi, the president of a start-up called Imedia, must determine an appropriate pricing strategy for an innovation that will change the basis of competition in the cable TV industry.
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Kosnik, Thomas J., and Doron Kempel. "Imedia Corporation: The Pricing Decision." Harvard Business School Case 598-005, August 1997. (Revised September 1997.)
- 11 Apr 2016
- HBS Seminar
Pian Shu, Harvard Business School
- 18 Dec 2006
- Other Presentation
Maine Competitiveness: Moving to a New Economic Development Model
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in articular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Clusters and the New Competitive Agenda for Companies and Governments" in On Competition (Harvard Business School...
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Porter, Michael E. "Maine Competitiveness: Moving to a New Economic Development Model." Maine Competitiveness Caucus, Maine State Legislature, Augusta, ME, December 18, 2006.
- April 2010 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
Apple Inc. in 2010
By: David B. Yoffie and Renee Kim
On April 4, 2010, Apple Inc. launched the iPad, the company's third major innovation released over the last decade under its iconic CEO Steve Jobs. Apple's strategy of shifting its business into non-PC products had thrived so far, driven by the smashing success of the...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Competition;
Corporate Strategy;
Computer Industry;
Electronics Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Renee Kim. "Apple Inc. in 2010." Harvard Business School Case 710-467, April 2010. (Revised July 2014.)
- June 2008 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
InnoCentive.com (A)
By: Karim R. Lakhani
InnoCentive.com, a firm connecting R&D labs of large organizations to diverse external solvers through innovation contests, has to decide if it will enable collaboration in its community. Case covers the basics of a distributed innovation system works and the...
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Keywords:
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Open Source Distribution;
Research and Development;
Competition;
Cooperation
Lakhani, Karim R. "InnoCentive.com (A)." Harvard Business School Case 608-170, June 2008. (Revised October 2009.)
- November 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Goodyear: The Aquatred Launch (Condensed)
Goodyear is planning to launch an innovative new tire in a price sensitive and highly competitive category. The case deals with channel conflicts and management issues arising in mature product categories.
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Chun, Samuel S. "Goodyear: The Aquatred Launch (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 500-039, November 1999. (Revised November 1999.)
- January 2010 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
TopCoder (A): Developing Software through Crowdsourcing
By: Karim R. Lakhani, David A. Garvin and Eric Lonstein
TopCoder's crowdsourcing-based business model, in which software is developed through online tournaments, is presented. The case highlights how TopCoder has created a unique two-sided innovation platform consisting of a global community of over 225,000 developers who...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Innovation and Invention;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Motivation and Incentives;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Competition;
Software;
Technology Industry
Lakhani, Karim R., David A. Garvin, and Eric Lonstein. "TopCoder (A): Developing Software through Crowdsourcing." Harvard Business School Case 610-032, January 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
- October 2017 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership
By: George Serafeim and David Freiberg
In 2017, JetBlue, the airline founded on the mission to “bring humanity back to air travel,” was considering becoming one of the first companies to report its sustainability performance according to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards. SASB...
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Keywords:
Sustainability;
Metrics;
Leadership And Change Management;
Airlines;
Innovation;
Purpose;
ESG;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
Sustainability Reporting;
Change Management;
Leadership;
Financial Reporting;
Environmental Sustainability;
Mission and Purpose;
Reports;
Competitive Strategy;
Measurement and Metrics;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Serafeim, George, and David Freiberg. "JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership (A)." Harvard Business School Case 118-030, October 2017. (Revised October 2022.)
- 29 Jun 2005
- Other Presentation
Chile’s Competitiveness: Where Does the Country Stand?
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2004, (World Economic...
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Porter, Michael E. "Chile’s Competitiveness: Where Does the Country Stand?" Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Santiago, Chile, June 29, 2005.
Rebecca A. Karp
Rebecca Karp is an Assistant Professor in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches Strategy in the MBA required curriculum. Professor Karp is a field researcher and ethnographer. Her research examines how companies formulate and... View Details
Roberto Verganti
Roberto Verganti is in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches Design Theory and Practice for the double degree program MS/MBA conducted jointly by the Harvard Business School and the... View Details
- 2010
- Working Paper
Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages
By: Juan Alcacer and Minyuan Zhao
This study looks at the role of firms' internal linkages in highly competitive technology clusters, where much of the world's R&D takes place. The leading players in these clusters are multi-location firms that organize and integrate knowledge across sites worldwide....
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Technological Innovation;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Industry Clusters;
Research and Development;
Competitive Advantage;
Semiconductor Industry
Alcacer, Juan, and Minyuan Zhao. "Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-064, February 2010.
- August 2018
- Case
MISHA: Modernizing the World of Shisha
By: William R. Kerr and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in 2017 with two of the five co-founders of MISHA telling the company’s CEO Michal Portz that they believe it is time for the global venture to shut down its operations and cease investments. Portz and another co-founder believe MISHA can still...
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Keywords:
Innovation And Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Private Sector;
For-profit Firms;
Business Strategy;
Decision;
Business Startups;
Emerging Markets;
Business Model;
Marketing Strategy;
Distribution Channels;
Market Entry and Exit;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Value Creation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Technology Industry;
Qatar;
United States
Kerr, William R., and Gamze Yucaoglu. "MISHA: Modernizing the World of Shisha." Harvard Business School Case 819-019, August 2018.
- February 2008 (Revised November 2008)
- Case
Radical Collaboration: IBM Microelectronics Joint Development Alliances
By: Willy Shih, Gary Pisano and Andrew A. King
IBM's "Radical Collaboration" model has been an innovative approach to meeting the challenges of the huge R&D and capital investments that are needed to stay competitive in the global semiconductor industry. This model has required a rethinking of what is proprietary,...
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Keywords:
Cost Management;
Investment;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Problems and Challenges;
Alliances;
Networks;
Partners and Partnerships;
Research and Development;
Competitive Advantage;
Semiconductor Industry
Shih, Willy, Gary Pisano, and Andrew A. King. "Radical Collaboration: IBM Microelectronics Joint Development Alliances." Harvard Business School Case 608-121, February 2008. (Revised November 2008.)
- 31 May 2018
- News
Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating
- 04 Dec 2013
- News
Crowdsourcing: Why many heads are better than one
- 16 Jun 2015
- News
Tarun Khanna panel to meet this week
- 2011
- Book
Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors
By: Rebecca Henderson and Richard G. Newell
Accelerating energy innovation could be an important part of an effective response to the threat of climate change. Written by a stellar group of experts in the field, this book complements existing research on the subject with an exploration of the role that public...
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Keywords:
Energy Sources;
Innovation and Invention;
Climate Change;
Policy;
Competition;
Demand and Consumers;
Finance;
Energy Industry
Henderson, Rebecca, and Richard G. Newell, eds. Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. University of Chicago Press, 2011.
- April 2012
- Article
Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages
By: Juan Alcacer and Minyuan Zhao
This study looks at the role of firms' internal linkages in highly competitive technology clusters, where much of the world's R&D takes place. The leading players in these clusters are multilocation firms that organize and integrate knowledge across sites worldwide....
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Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management;
Technological Innovation;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Research and Development;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Technology
Alcacer, Juan, and Minyuan Zhao. "Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages." Management Science 58, no. 4 (April 2012): 734–753.