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Value Shift
Today, corporate accountability is as vital to the bottom line as an effective business model. Value Shift makes a strong case for the merits of corporate responsibility and shows how a value-positive orientation contributes to superior performance through... View Details
- February 1996 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Eli Lilly and Company: Innovation in Diabetes Care
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Summarizes Eli Lilly's history of innovation in its business, describing how the dimensions along which innovations have been made in the industry have changed. Lilly's innovation strategy has been to pursue ever higher performance products, while others in the...
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Keywords:
Change;
Product;
Service Delivery;
Product Development;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Health Care and Treatment;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Christensen, Clayton M. "Eli Lilly and Company: Innovation in Diabetes Care." Harvard Business School Case 696-077, February 1996. (Revised April 2004.)
- Research Summary
Sovereigns, Upstream Capital Flows and Global Imbalances
By: Laura Alfaro
We construct measures of net private and public capital flows for a large cross-section of developing countries considering both creditor and debtor side of the international debt transactions. Using these measures, we demonstrate that sovereign-to-sovereign... View Details
- February 2015 (Revised September 2016)
- Teaching Note
Making stickK Stick: The Business of Behavioral Economics
By: Leslie K. John and Michael Norton
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.
This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: Making sticK Stick: The Business of Behavioral Economics (514019). The case focuses on a... View Details
This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: Making sticK Stick: The Business of Behavioral Economics (514019). The case focuses on a... View Details
Keywords:
Behavioral Economics;
Behavior Change;
B2B Vs. B2C;
Human Resource Management;
Marketing Of Innovations;
Health & Wellness;
Weight Loss;
Charitable Giving;
Marketing;
Consumer Behavior;
Entrepreneurship;
Internet and the Web;
Health;
Business Model;
Sales;
Human Resources;
Health Industry;
United States
John, Leslie K., and Michael Norton. "Making stickK Stick: The Business of Behavioral Economics." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 515-088, February 2015. (Revised September 2016.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
- October 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
ITC eChoupal Initiative, The
Soybean farmers in India have traditionally sold their product through ineffective and frequently dishonest physical marketplaces (mandi). Farmers are generally poor and often illiterate and are forced to be "price-takers" after an arduous journey to the mandi. They...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Fairness;
Internet and the Web;
Supply Chain Management;
Emerging Markets;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
India
Upton, David M., and Virginia Fuller. "ITC eChoupal Initiative, The." Harvard Business School Case 604-016, October 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- February 1998 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
Delamere Vineyard
Delamere Vineyard is a small, integrated winemaking business in Tasmania, specializing in pinot noir (red) and chardonnay (white) wines. Richard Richardson, Delamere's owner and winemaker, manages and operates the vineyard and winery largely alone. His products have...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Quality;
Production;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Australia
West, Jonathan. "Delamere Vineyard." Harvard Business School Case 698-051, February 1998. (Revised June 2000.)
- October 2022 (Revised December 2022)
- Case
SMART: AI and Machine Learning for Wildlife Conservation
By: Brian Trelstad and Bonnie Yining Cao
Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART), a set of software and analytical tools designed for the purpose of wildlife conservation, had demonstrated significant improvements in patrol coverage, with some observed reductions in poaching and contributing to wildlife...
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Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Emerging Markets;
Technology Adoption;
Strategy;
Management;
Ethics;
Social Enterprise;
AI and Machine Learning;
Analytics and Data Science;
Natural Environment;
Technology Industry;
Cambodia;
United States;
Africa
Trelstad, Brian, and Bonnie Yining Cao. "SMART: AI and Machine Learning for Wildlife Conservation." Harvard Business School Case 323-036, October 2022. (Revised December 2022.)
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
Harvard Business School Case 818-039 Cumplo.com In August 2017, Cumplo’s Founder Shea and CEO Kirberg meet to discuss growth and strategy issues faced by this Chilean fintech startup. What sales and marketing View Details
Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- December 2008 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Proteus Biomedical: Making Pigs Fly
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Lauren Barley and Ginger Graham
Proteus is a healthcare start-up that has developed technology to embed electronics for computing and sensing in existing medical devices and drugs. The technology could potentially change the basis of competition in the pharmaceutical industry. The company is...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Technological Innovation;
Rights;
Negotiation Deal;
Business Strategy;
Health Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., Lauren Barley, and Ginger Graham. "Proteus Biomedical: Making Pigs Fly." Harvard Business School Case 809-051, December 2008. (Revised April 2010.)
- March 2001 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Corning 1983-1996: Transition at the Top
By: Michael J. Roberts and Michael L. Tushman
Focuses on Jamie Houghton's efforts to revitalize Corning from 1983-1996, including the development of a very strong set of values and culture. The issue centers around Roger Ackerman's rise to president, then chairman/CEO, and his drive to both change the business...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Organizational Culture;
Management Teams;
Strategy
Roberts, Michael J., and Michael L. Tushman. "Corning 1983-1996: Transition at the Top." Harvard Business School Case 401-034, March 2001. (Revised May 2001.)
- Dec 01 2020
- Testimonial
Participants Share the Experience of a Virtual GMP
- September 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
OPOWER: Increasing Energy Efficiency through Normative Influence (A)
By: Amy J.C. Cuddy, Kyle Todd Doherty and Maarten W. Bos
The case profiles OPOWER, an energy efficiency software company that applies Cialdini's principles of social influence to successfully encourage consumers to reduce their energy usage. OPOWER was co-founded in 2008 by two young Harvard graduates, Dan Yates and Alex...
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Keywords:
Mathematical Methods;
Applications and Software;
Attitudes;
Entrepreneurship;
Energy Conservation;
Power and Influence;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Energy Industry;
United States
Cuddy, Amy J.C., Kyle Todd Doherty, and Maarten W. Bos. "OPOWER: Increasing Energy Efficiency through Normative Influence (A)." Harvard Business School Case 911-016, September 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
- 09 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”
Editor's note: Every year, HBS Professor Clayton Christensen teaches students that well-tested academic theories can help them succeed not just in business, but in life. He expounds upon those lessons in his forthcoming book, How Will You Measure Your Life? Co-authored...
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- 18 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education
which customers exchange with each other. For example, telecommunications is a user network because we send information to you, and you send it to us. In education, this will mean that the tools of the software platform will make it so simple to View Details
- January 2008 (Revised February 2011)
- Case
Club Atlético Boca Juniors
By: Anita Elberse, Alberto Ballve and Gustavo Herrero
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is the most popular soccer club in Argentina and one of the most decorated clubs in the world. Throughout its storied history, the club has recruited and developed dozens of star players. In his eleven years at Boca Juniors, president...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Talent and Talent Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Sports;
Sports Industry;
Argentina
Elberse, Anita, Alberto Ballve, and Gustavo Herrero. "Club Atlético Boca Juniors." Harvard Business School Case 508-056, January 2008. (Revised February 2011.)
- March 2008 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
Transparent Value LLC
By: Sharon P. Katz, Krishna G. Palepu and Aldo Sesia, Jr.
Leading index company Dow Jones recently signed a license and joint marketing agreement with Transparent Value LLC, the creator of a new fundamentals-based valuation methodology. The agreement allowed Dow Jones to offer a family of indexes based on the Transparent...
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Keywords:
Asset Management;
Stocks;
Price;
Performance Expectations;
Mathematical Methods;
Valuation
Katz, Sharon P., Krishna G. Palepu, and Aldo Sesia, Jr. "Transparent Value LLC." Harvard Business School Case 108-069, March 2008. (Revised February 2009.)
- 2008
- Working Paper
CPC/CPA Hybrid Bidding in a Second Price Auction
By: Benjamin Edelman and Hoan Lee
We develop a model of online advertising in which each advertiser chooses from multiple advertising measurement metrics—paying either for each click on its ads (CPC), or for each purchase that follows an ad-click (CPA). Our analysis extends classic auction results by...
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Keywords:
Online Advertising;
Auctions;
Bids and Bidding;
Measurement and Metrics;
Quality;
Mathematical Methods;
Web Sites
Edelman, Benjamin, and Hoan Lee. "CPC/CPA Hybrid Bidding in a Second Price Auction." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-074, December 2008.
- April 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
Genzyme Corporation: Strategic Challenges with Ceredase
Genzyme Corp., one of the largest biotechnology companies, has succeeded in developing, manufacturing, and commercializing its first therapeutic, a treatment for a rare genetic disease. Analysis of the case requires students to identify and understand how Genzyme has...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Corporate Strategy;
Technology;
Health;
Product Development;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States
Teisberg, Elizabeth O., and Sharon L. Rossi. "Genzyme Corporation: Strategic Challenges with Ceredase." Harvard Business School Case 793-120, April 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
- September 1992
- Case
Vintage Directions, Inc.
Focuses on the problem of determining whether to continue with a start-up after the first market test. The company has seen product success but is far from break-even and needs additional financing. Focuses on opportunity analysis and the use of market data to assess...
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Keywords:
Product Launch;
Product Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Business or Company Management
Stevenson, Howard H. "Vintage Directions, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 393-043, September 1992.
- Web
Program for Research in Markets & Organizations - Doctoral
Program for Research in Markets & Organizations Explore Summer Research at HBS A 10-week program for undergraduates who wish to work closely with Harvard Business School faculty on research projects on topics ranging from business View Details