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- 25 Aug 2014
- Blog Post
Working in Tech 4Dev
After spending the first half of my internship in Nairobi, I am now wrapping up the summer at Ushahidi’s San Francisco office, where I’ve been working in a business development capacity to develop a new...
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Technology
- October 1993 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
Northern Telecom (A): Greenwich Investment Proposal (Condensed)
By: Robert J. Dolan
The business products division has developed a business proposal asking for $50 million to fund the creation of a new telephone system for the small business market. The company's last entry into this marketplace lost $70 million. The new product would face 100...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Communication Technology;
Market Entry and Exit;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Investment;
Product Development;
Telecommunications Industry;
Canada
Dolan, Robert J. "Northern Telecom (A): Greenwich Investment Proposal (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 594-051, October 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
- December 1999
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A6): Enterprise 250: Mark Canepa on the Newcomer as Change Agent
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
Coming to Sun Microsystems after 20 years with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Mark Canepa brought a highly organized leadership style more characteristic of HP than Sun. His goal was to use the development of a new workstation product to build a disciplined, process-oriented,...
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- April 2011 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
EMC2: Delivering Customer Centricity
By: Thomas Steenburgh and Jill Avery
This case introduces the concept of customer centricity and traces its development at EMC, the world's leading data storage hardware and information management software company. EMC's customers had historically relied on EMC salespeople to guide them through the...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Interpersonal Communication;
Customer Relationship Management;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Marketing Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Salesforce Management;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Internet;
Information Technology Industry
Steenburgh, Thomas, and Jill Avery. "EMC2: Delivering Customer Centricity." Harvard Business School Case 511-124, April 2011. (Revised May 2011.)
- March 1998
- Case
Launch
Launch has developed an entertainment publication on CD-ROM with 240,000 subscribers and has recently introduced an on-line entertainment product (www.mylaunch.com) to complement the CD-ROM. Deals with multiple-channel delivery and platform selection and branding on...
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- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Benchmarks Don’t Work
in the industry. The goal, then, is not to spend the least on an important differentiating service; it is to produce outcomes from the service that make the enterprise more competitive and much more valuable. The same holds true for...
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- February 2010
- Background Note
Millipore Background Note
By: Elie Ofek and Natalie Kindred
This note provides background on Millipore Corporation, a global provider of products and services used primarily in the discovery, development and production of therapeutic drugs. With a track record of quickly adapting to the evolving needs of its customers,...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Natalie Kindred. "Millipore Background Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 510-059, February 2010.
- November 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Richmond Events
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Kristin Lieb
The managers of British business forum planner, Richmond Events, are struggling to expand their conference offerings into new territories. At the same time, they are trying to decide how product managers, who are critical to event success, should be hired, trained,...
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Keywords:
Conferences;
Innovation and Management;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Conflict Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Service Industry;
United Kingdom;
Asia
Edmondson, Amy C., and Kristin Lieb. "Richmond Events." Harvard Business School Case 604-055, November 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
- December 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
FIRA: Confronting the Mexican Agricultural Crisis
By: James E. Austin, Michael Chu and Cate Reavis
In fall 2003, Mexico's agriculture sector was facing a crisis brought on largely by a surge in cheap U.S. imports resulting from NAFTA and inaccessible and/or expensive terms of credit for Mexican agricultural producers. It was getting harder for Mexican producers to...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Public Sector;
Trade;
Financial Instruments;
Crisis Management;
Markets;
Strategic Planning;
Partners and Partnerships;
Competitive Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Austin, James E., Michael Chu, and Cate Reavis. "FIRA: Confronting the Mexican Agricultural Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 304-032, December 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
- June – July 2008
- Article
A Better Approach to Foreign Aid
By: Justin Muzinich and Eric D. Werker
Frustration with U.S. foreign aid is widespread. At the same time, flows of private development finance—including foreign direct investment and remittances—have begun to dwarf official aid. We suggest a new approach that harnesses the power of private development...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Foreign Direct Investment;
International Relations;
Taxation;
Welfare or Wellbeing;
United States
Muzinich, Justin, and Eric D. Werker. "A Better Approach to Foreign Aid." Policy Review 149 (June–July 2008).
- August 1980 (Revised August 1985)
- Case
Teradyne, Inc.--1979: Semiconductor Test Division (A)
In 1979, the management of Teradyne's Semiconductor Test Division had to make important decisions regarding the allocation of engineering resources in the face of increased competition. They had to choose between upgrading an existing product and developing a new one.
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Resource Allocation;
Product;
Product Development;
Competition;
Semiconductor Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Teradyne, Inc.--1979: Semiconductor Test Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 581-023, August 1980. (Revised August 1985.)
- November 2010 (Revised July 2011)
- Case
FreshTec: Revolutionizing Fresh Produce
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Ryan Johnson
Entrepreneurial produce packaging firm, which has developed a disruptive technology that keeps fresh produce and flowers fresh for significantly longer, faces strategic growth decisions. CEO Bob Wright must decide how best to bring his company's unique packaging...
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Keywords:
Decision Making;
Disruptive Innovation;
Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Launch;
Supply Chain;
Value Creation;
Service Industry
Alvarez, Jose B., and Ryan Johnson. "FreshTec: Revolutionizing Fresh Produce." Harvard Business School Case 511-059, November 2010. (Revised July 2011.)
- 01 Nov 2020
- News
The Risks You Can’t Foresee
- November 1994 (Revised November 1995)
- Case
SweetWater
By: H. Kent Bowen and Thomas D. Everett
Focuses on developing a promising idea into a viable product design by considering customer needs early in the design process. Following an Alaskan fishing trip, Sandy Platter, a computer peripherals engineer, has a new idea for a portable water-filter device for use...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Independent Innovation and Invention;
Product Design;
Customers;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Colorado
Bowen, H. Kent, and Thomas D. Everett. "SweetWater." Harvard Business School Case 695-026, November 1994. (Revised November 1995.)
- Blog
Two-Year Action Plan Update: Q+A with Terrill Drake, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Harvard Business School
development and policy review, Andy's expertise in operations and event planning, Brook’s expertise in strategic planning and recruitment, View Details
- September 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
GE's Jeff Immelt: The Voyage from MBA to CEO
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Andrew N. McLean
GE believes its ability to develop management talent is a core competency that represents a source of sustainable competitive advantage. Traces the development of a 25-year-old MBA named Jeff Immelt, who 18 years later is named as CEO of GE, arguably the biggest and...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Human Resources;
Leadership Development;
Leading Change;
Business or Company Management;
Energy Industry;
Technology Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Andrew N. McLean. "GE's Jeff Immelt: The Voyage from MBA to CEO." Harvard Business School Case 307-056, September 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- March 2008 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
Microsoft's Unlimited Potential (A)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
In April 2007, Bill Gates announced Microsoft Unlimited Potential. Its mission was to enable social and economic opportunity for the next five billion people. To deliver against this mission, Microsoft sought to focus its citizenship efforts and its product development...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Emerging Markets;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Growth and Development Strategy
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Microsoft's Unlimited Potential (A)." Harvard Business School Case 508-072, March 2008. (Revised March 2009.)
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
- August 2018 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
Oaktree: Pierre Foods Investment
By: Victoria Ivashina and Mike Harmon
This case is a setting to discuss “loan to own” investment strategy that is often pursued by distressed investors. The aftermath of the 2007 financial crisis left many companies with poor liquidity and limited ability to obtain credit. One of these companies was Pierre...
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Ivashina, Victoria, and Mike Harmon. "Oaktree: Pierre Foods Investment." Harvard Business School Case 219-018, August 2018. (Revised June 2019.)
- August 2005 (Revised April 2015)
- Background Note
Employment At Will: A Legal Perspective
By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher M. Bruner
Provides a brief overview of the employment-at-will doctrine, an important concept unique to the U.S. legal system and business landscape. Briefly surveys the history and development of this doctrine and certain limitations and exceptions to it, as well as some of the...
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Keywords:
Business History;
Resignation and Termination;
Employment;
Common Law;
Laws and Statutes;
Business and Government Relations;
United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher M. Bruner. "Employment At Will: A Legal Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 306-036, August 2005. (Revised April 2015.)