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- 18 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Financial Development and Technology Diffusion
Keywords:
by Diego Comin & Ramana Nanda
- 1999
- Working Paper
Product Modularity, Vertical Disintegration and the Diffusion of Competence
By: Clayton M. Christensen, Matt Verlinden and George Westerman
- February 2021
- Article
Platform Diffusion at Temporary Gatherings: Social Coordination and Ecosystem Emergence
By: Tommy Pan Fang, Andy Wu and David R. Clough
Software platforms create value by cultivating an ecosystem of complementary products and services. Existing explanations for how a prospective complementor chooses platforms to join assume the complementor has rich information about the range of available platforms....
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Keywords:
Innovation Ecosystems;
Technology Diffusion;
Hackathon;
Contagion;
Software Applications;
Software Development;
Software Engineering;
Technology Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Technological Innovation;
Information Infrastructure;
Innovation Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Network Effects;
Applications and Software;
Information Technology;
Technology Industry;
Computer Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Video Game Industry
Fang, Tommy Pan, Andy Wu, and David R. Clough. "Platform Diffusion at Temporary Gatherings: Social Coordination and Ecosystem Emergence." Art. 1. Strategic Management Journal 42, no. 2 (February 2021): 233–272. (Lead article.)
- April 2008
- Case
Four Products: Predicting Diffusion (2008)
An updated "Four Products" case. This 2008 version includes: sliced peanut butter, foldable bicycle tires, high-end wooden puzzles, and artificial dirt for thoroughbred race tracks. These four products form the basis to assess the drivers of new product adoption. In...
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Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction;
Innovation and Invention;
Product Marketing;
Demand and Consumers;
Adoption
Gourville, John T. "Four Products: Predicting Diffusion (2008)." Harvard Business School Case 508-103, April 2008.
- May 2009
- Article
Lobbies and Technology Diffusion
By: Diego Comin and Bart Hobijn
This paper explores whether lobbies slow down technology diffusion. To answer this question, we exploit the differential effect of various institutional attributes that should affect the costs of erecting barriers when the new technology has a technologically close...
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Comin, Diego, and Bart Hobijn. "Lobbies and Technology Diffusion." Review of Economics and Statistics 91, no. 2 (May 2009): 229–244.
- 11 Jan 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Spatial Diffusion of Technology
- November 1996 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
BancZero New Product Development
By: Marco Iansiti and Alberto Moel
The Mexico City office of a large U.S. bank is asked by clients to develop currency swaps, a derivative financial product. This case deals with the new product development process in financial services, and the problems and issues that are raised in product development...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Banks and Banking;
Financial Instruments;
Situation or Environment;
Problems and Challenges;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Volatility;
Banking Industry;
Mexico City;
United States
Iansiti, Marco, and Alberto Moel. "BancZero New Product Development." Harvard Business School Case 697-044, November 1996. (Revised September 1997.)
- Web
Launching New Products
As today's pace of change continues to accelerate, companies need to successfully innovate to stay ahead, and yet most new products fail. To transform innovation into competitive advantage, leaders need to...
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- July 1993 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
Millipore New Product Commercialization: A Tale of Two New Products
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Kevin Bartus
Millipore, the worldwide leader in separations technology, was in the process of launching two key new products: one a liquid chromatography/mass spectrometer and the other a virus separation membrane. The case documents the product development and commercialization...
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Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Kevin Bartus. "Millipore New Product Commercialization: A Tale of Two New Products." Harvard Business School Case 594-010, July 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
- June 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Background Note
New Product Commercialization: Common Mistakes
Addresses the common mistakes made in new product development and launch. Many times customers' and suppliers' perceptions of the degree of product/market innovation do not match. One of them may view the innovations as a "breakthrough," but the other may view it only...
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Rangan, V. Kasturi. "New Product Commercialization: Common Mistakes." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-127, June 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- November 2021
- Article
Ratings, Reviews, and the Marketing of New Products
By: Itay P. Fainmesser, Dominique Olié Lauga and Elie Ofek
We study how user-generated content (UGC) about new products impacts a firm's advertising and pricing decisions and the effect on profits and market dynamics. We construct a two-period model where consumers value quality and are heterogeneous in their taste for the new...
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Keywords:
Online Reviews;
Product Ratings;
Social Networks;
Word Of Mouth;
Pricing;
User-generated Content;
Advertising;
Product Marketing;
Price;
Consumer Behavior;
Product Positioning;
Social Media
Fainmesser, Itay P., Dominique Olié Lauga, and Elie Ofek. "Ratings, Reviews, and the Marketing of New Products." Management Science 67, no. 11 (November 2021): 7023–7045.
- March 1999 (Revised February 2001)
- Background Note
New Product Development Imperative, The
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Edward T Smith
Introduces students to the best practices for managing new product development projects. Includes concepts and tools related to structuring teams consistent with the project objectives as well as concepts and processes for improving project execution.
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Keywords:
Management Practices and Processes;
Product Development;
Performance Improvement;
Problems and Challenges;
Groups and Teams
Wheelwright, Steven C., and Edward T Smith. "New Product Development Imperative, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 699-152, March 1999. (Revised February 2001.)
- Article
The New New Product Development Game
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka
Takeuchi, Hirotaka, and Ikujiro Nonaka. "The New New Product Development Game." Harvard Business Review 64, no. 1 (January–February 1986).
- 22 Apr 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
An Exploration of Technology Diffusion
Keywords:
by Diego A. Comin & Bart Hobijn
- November 2016 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Deutsche Bank: Structured Retail Products
By: Boris Vallée and Jérôme Lenhardt
Describes how Deutsche Bank, a leading European bank, is deciding whether or not to launch a new structured retail product in Germany: an autocallable note. Will this product find a market and how does it fit into the bank’s product portfolio? The case investigates how...
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Keywords:
Structured Products;
Structured Retail Products;
Germany;
Auto Callable Note;
Financial Product;
Financial Product Development;
Financial Product Marketing;
Financial Product Launch;
Financial Product Positioning;
Finance;
Assets;
Asset Pricing;
Asset Management;
Capital Markets;
Financial Institutions;
Banks and Banking;
Commercial Banking;
Financial Instruments;
Annuities;
Bonds;
Stocks;
Financial Management;
Financial Markets;
Financial Strategy;
Interest Rates;
Investment
Vallée, Boris, and Jérôme Lenhardt. "Deutsche Bank: Structured Retail Products." Harvard Business School Case 217-037, November 2016. (Revised March 2018.)
- August 1991
- Background Note
Managing the New Product Development Process
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes how the new product development program is most efficiently managed.
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Dolan, Robert J. "Managing the New Product Development Process." Harvard Business School Background Note 592-011, August 1991.
- December 2002
- Article
Something Old, Something New: A Longitudinal Study of Search Behavior and New Product Introduction
By: Riitta Katila and Gautam Ahuja
We examine how firms search, or solve problems, to create new products. According to organizational learning research, firms position themselves in a unidimensional search space that spans a spectrum from local to distant search. Our findings in the global robotics...
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Keywords:
Problem Solving;
New Products;
Organizational Learning;
Uncertainty;
Organizational Research;
Knowledge Management;
Robotics;
Organizational Behavior;
Organizational Effectiveness;
Innovation Adoption;
Strategy;
Product Design;
Business Processes;
Product Development
Katila, Riitta, and Gautam Ahuja. "Something Old, Something New: A Longitudinal Study of Search Behavior and New Product Introduction." Academy of Management Journal 45, no. 6 (December 2002): 1183–1194.
- February 2018
- Article
Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns
By: William R. Kerr
This study tests the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The empirical analysis has three comparative advantages: including emerging and advanced economies, isolating panel variation regarding the link between productivity and...
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Keywords:
Exports;
Comparative Advantage;
Technological Transfer;
Innovation;
Networks;
Patents;
Residency;
Technology Adoption;
Trade;
Research and Development;
Immigration;
United States
Kerr, William R. "Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns." World Bank Economic Review 32, no. 1 (February 2018): 163–182.
- 2013
- Working Paper
Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns
By: William R. Kerr
This study tests the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The empirical analysis has three comparative advantages: including emerging and advanced economies, isolating panel variation regarding the link between productivity and...
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Keywords:
Exports;
Comparative Advantage;
Technological Transfer;
Innovation;
Networks;
Patents;
Residency;
Technology Adoption;
Trade;
Research and Development;
Immigration;
United States
Kerr, William R. "Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-039, November 2013. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19657, November 2013.)
- November 1988
- Case
Honeywell Residential Division: New Product Development
Describes three different product development efforts at the Residential Controls division of Honeywell, Inc. Each of the three projects was for a different market and competitive environment. Each was tackled in a somewhat different way within the Honeywell...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Construction;
Outcome or Result;
Situation or Environment;
Business Divisions;
Product Design;
Change Management;
Construction Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Honeywell Residential Division: New Product Development." Harvard Business School Case 689-035, November 1988.