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- February 2008
- Article
Where Do Transactions Come From? Modularity, Transactions, and the Boundaries of Firms
This article constructs a theory of the location of transactions and the boundaries of firms in a productive system. It proposes that systems of production can be viewed as networks, in which tasks-cum-agents are the nodes and transfers—of material, energy and...
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Keywords:
Boundaries;
Production;
Market Transactions;
Supply Chain;
Management;
Cost;
Theory;
Performance Productivity;
Information Management;
Complexity
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Where Do Transactions Come From? Modularity, Transactions, and the Boundaries of Firms." Industrial and Corporate Change 17, no. 1 (February 2008): 155–195. (Selected as one of the top twenty articles in the first twenty years of publication, 1992-2011.)
- July 2003
- Case
Deutsche Borse
Focuses on how Deutsche Borse's (the German stock exchange based in Frankfurt) acquisition of a 50% stake in Clearstream International, a company specialized in clearing, settlement, and custody of securities across borders, may or may not confirm its position as the...
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Chacko, George C., Vincent Dessain, Eli Strick, and Jose-Abel Defina. "Deutsche Borse." Harvard Business School Case 204-008, July 2003.
- Research Summary
The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms
By: Laura Alfaro
The explosion of multinational activities in recent decades is rapidly transforming the global landscape of industrial production. But are the emerging clusters of multinational production the rule or the exception? What drives the offshore agglomeration of...
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- 24 Apr 2019
- HBS Seminar
Dimitris Papanikolaou, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- February 2014
- Article
Learning by Supplying
By: Juan Alcacer and Joanne Oxley
Learning processes lie at the heart of our understanding of how firms build capabilities to generate and sustain competitive advantage: learning by doing, learning by exporting, learning from competitors, users, and alliance partners. In this paper we focus attention...
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Alcacer, Juan, and Joanne Oxley. "Learning by Supplying." Strategic Management Journal 35, no. 2 (February 2014): 204–223.
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
Meridian Systems (Brief Case)
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Michael J. Roberts
Teaching Note for HBS No. 918-533. The key issues discussed in the Meridian teaching note concern sales force deployment: decisions about how to focus sales efforts with respect to territories, customers, and products. The teaching note explains the strengths and...
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- 22 Sep 2011
- News
Critics Fault H-P's Board, Not Just CEO
- November 2020
- Case
The Rise and Fall of Nokia (Abridged)
By: Juan Alcácer and Tarun Khanna
In 2013, Nokia sold its Device and Services business to Microsoft for €5.4 billion. For decades Nokia had led the telecommunications (telecom) industry in handsets and networking. By the late 2000s, however, Nokia's position as market leader in mobile devices was...
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Keywords:
Mobile Phones;
Smartphones;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Emerging Markets;
Technological Innovation;
Competitive Strategy;
Telecommunications Industry
Alcácer, Juan, and Tarun Khanna. "The Rise and Fall of Nokia (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 721-414, November 2020.
- 2022
- Book
Purpose + Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World
By: George Serafeim
The roadmap and best practices to reap the enormous value that can emerge when your business prioritizes social and environmental goals—such as climate change, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability—right alongside the pursuit of profit.
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Keywords:
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
Profitability;
Business And Society;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Goals and Objectives;
Social Issues;
Environmental Sustainability;
Value Creation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Serafeim, George. Purpose + Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World. New York: HarperCollins Leadership, 2022.
- 11 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
The Equity Network: How HBS Helped Me Launch a Tech-Enabled Social Enterprise
Kristina Hu is from the Class of 2022 and a proud member of Section H. After graduating from Harvard College in 2016, she worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley before pivoting into tech, eventually becoming a product manager at...
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- May 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises
By: Joseph L. Bower
The great U.K. retailer fell on hard times in 1998. In 2001, a new CEO was recruited who appears to have succeeded in turning around this world-renown company. This case examines the steps he took (strategic, structural, and recruiting key people) and highlights a...
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Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Recruitment;
Leadership Development;
Crisis Management;
Supply and Industry;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Segmentation;
Retail Industry
Bower, Joseph L. "Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises." Harvard Business School Case 303-096, May 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- 18 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions
Most companies rely on artificial intelligence-based algorithms to make a wide variety of business decisions—from pinpointing the products customers prefer to determining which resumes should go to hiring managers. The problem for...
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by Rachel Layne
- June 2007 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
The CW: Launching a Television Network
By: Anita Elberse and S. Mark Young
In May 2006, Dawn Ostroff, president of entertainment of the newly formed CW Television Network, was faced with the task of choosing the final set of programs for the 2006 fall schedule, which she would present to advertisers at the annual "upfront" market in New York...
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Keywords:
Advertising;
Customer Relationship Management;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Television Entertainment;
Brands and Branding;
Product Launch;
Strategic Planning;
Networks;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Elberse, Anita, and S. Mark Young. "The CW: Launching a Television Network." Harvard Business School Case 507-050, June 2007. (Revised March 2011.)
- July 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
RelayHealth
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Elizabeth Kind
RelayHealth provides secure, online communications for doctors, patients, and health plans. The company's services include online consultations, prescription renewals, and appointment scheduling. RelayHealth's business model derives subscription revenue from doctors...
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Keywords:
Communication Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Consumer Behavior;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Health Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Elizabeth Kind. "RelayHealth." Harvard Business School Case 805-021, July 2004. (Revised December 2004.)
- October 2006
- Case
Lean at Wipro Technologies
Wipro Technologies, a rapidly growing software services firm based in India, decided to use principles from the Toyota Production System (also known as lean) to fundamentally change their operating model. Looks at why Wipro chose to use lean and how they went about...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Competitive Advantage;
Applications and Software;
Operations;
Information Technology Industry;
India
Upton, David M., and Bradley R. Staats. "Lean at Wipro Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 607-032, October 2006.
- Research Summary
corporate strategy, international strategy, strategy process
By: David J. Collis
David Collis' research is primarily concerned with how companies create value across markets, whether those markets are different businesses (corporate strategy), or different countries (international strategy). Additionally, he is interested in how...
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- October 2018
- Case
P-Will at DISCO
By: Ethan Bernstein, Naoko Jinjo and Yuna Sakuma
From the outside, DISCO—a Japan-based manufacturer of precision tools for semiconductor production devices—appeared to be a rather ordinary company that had achieved rather extraordinary success: it had simultaneously achieved 70% global market share, had lifted its...
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Keywords:
Human Capital;
P-Will;
DISCO;
Semiconductors;
Self-Managed Organizations;
Governance;
Human Resources;
Selection and Staffing;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Systems;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Design;
Semiconductor Industry;
Japan
Bernstein, Ethan, Naoko Jinjo, and Yuna Sakuma. "P-Will at DISCO." Harvard Business School Case 419-035, October 2018.
- 07 Sep 2012
- News