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Managing Strategic Contradictions: A Top Management Model for Managing Innovation Streams
By: W. Smith and M. Tushman
Smith, W., and M. Tushman. "Managing Strategic Contradictions: A Top Management Model for Managing Innovation Streams." Organization Science 16, no. 5 (September–October 2005).
- May 2004
- Supplement
Slingshot Technology, Inc. Supplement: Partnership Agreements
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
Slingshot Technology Inc. (STI) is a privately held software start-up founded in 1995 focused on identifying emerging spaces in the IT services industry and partnering with vendors selling promising but unproven technologies in those spaces. The vendors used STI to...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Emerging Markets;
Partners and Partnerships;
Intellectual Property;
Information Technology Industry;
Consulting Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "Slingshot Technology, Inc. Supplement: Partnership Agreements." Harvard Business School Supplement 804-025, May 2004.
- May 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Slingshot Technology, Inc. (A)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
Slingshot Technology Inc. (STI) is a privately held software start-up founded in 1995 focused on identifying emerging spaces in the IT services industry and partnering with vendors selling promising but unproven technologies in those spaces. The vendors used STI to...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Private Ownership;
Opportunities;
Partners and Partnerships;
Entrepreneurship;
Applications and Software;
Intellectual Property;
Business Startups;
Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "Slingshot Technology, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 804-022, May 2004. (Revised December 2004.)
- May 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Slingshot Technology, Inc. (B)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
Slingshot Technology Inc. (STI) is a privately held software start-up founded in 1995 focused on identifying emerging spaces in the IT services industry and partnering with vendors selling promising but unproven technologies in those spaces. The vendors used STI to...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Private Ownership;
Opportunities;
Partners and Partnerships;
Information Technology;
Entrepreneurship;
Applications and Software;
Intellectual Property;
Business Startups;
Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "Slingshot Technology, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 804-023, May 2004. (Revised December 2004.)
- March 2004 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
RealNetworks Rhapsody
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Steven Carpenter
Examines RealNetwork's (Real's) strategy for the rapidly emerging online music market. In contrast to rivals who sell individual copies of songs, Real offers online music on a subscription basis. For a $10 monthly fee, subscribers to Real's Rhapsody service have...
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Competitive Advantage;
Distribution Channels;
Music Entertainment;
Ownership;
Service Industry;
Retail Industry;
Music Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Steven Carpenter. "RealNetworks Rhapsody." Harvard Business School Case 804-142, March 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
- June 2003
- Article
A Dynamic Model of Top Management Team Effectiveness: Managing Unstructured Task Streams
By: A. Edmondson, Michael A. Roberto and Michael Watkins
Edmondson, A., Michael A. Roberto, and Michael Watkins. "A Dynamic Model of Top Management Team Effectiveness: Managing Unstructured Task Streams." Leadership Quarterly 14, no. 3 (June 2003): 297–325.
- 2003
- Working Paper
Innovation Streams and Ambidextrous Organizational Designs: On Building Dynamic Capabilities
By: Michael Tushman, Wendy Smith, Robert Wood, George Westerman and Charles O'Reilly
- December 2002 (Revised December 2017)
- Background Note
Teaching Old Companies New Tricks: The Challenge of Managing New Streams Within the Mainstream
Describes the challenge of starting new ventures or new activities in established companies, especially if they diverge from the mainstream of ongoing commitments. Fledgling ventures require a different kind of management that acknowledges their uncertainty, intensity,...
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Keywords:
Business Units;
Teaching;
Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Business or Company Management;
Organizations;
Problems and Challenges;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Corporate Strategy
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Teaching Old Companies New Tricks: The Challenge of Managing New Streams Within the Mainstream." Harvard Business School Background Note 303-083, December 2002. (Revised December 2017.)
- November 2002 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Tax-Motivated Film Financing at Rexford Studios
By: Mihir A. Desai, Gabriel J. Loeb and Mark Veblen
The head of production for Rexford Studios must analyze the terms and value consequences of an international financing involving a German film fund. The financing involves a sale-leaseback structure where international tax rules give rise to a sizable economic pie that...
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Keywords:
International Finance;
Financing and Loans;
Taxation;
Cash Flow;
Financial Strategy;
Financial Management;
Competition;
Film Entertainment;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Germany
Desai, Mihir A., Gabriel J. Loeb, and Mark Veblen. "Tax-Motivated Film Financing at Rexford Studios." Harvard Business School Case 203-005, November 2002. (Revised November 2006.)
- 2002
- Working Paper
A Dynamic Model of Top Management Team Effectiveness: Managing Unstructured Task Streams
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Michael A. Roberto and Michael Watkins
Edmondson, Amy C., Michael A. Roberto, and Michael Watkins. "A Dynamic Model of Top Management Team Effectiveness: Managing Unstructured Task Streams." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 01-048, January 2002.
- November 2001
- Case
Korea-Tender
By: Das Narayandas and Kate Attea
Korea-Tender is a closed-bidding auction company trying to break even and must select the best opportunity to increase membership and revenue. It can continue its current model with heavy advertising, try to modify its costs, or develop an additional business model...
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- October 2001 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
Herman Miller(B): Creating Innovation Streams
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Stacy McManus
In 1997, Mike Volkema faced the difficulty of attempting to revitalize a once dynamic organization. Volkema wondered how he could incorporate advances made within subsidiaries, such as Miller SQA's business model innovation, into the company as a whole while also...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Product;
Supply Chain Management;
Business Model;
Service Delivery;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Manufacturing Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Sucher, Sandra J., and Stacy McManus. "Herman Miller(B): Creating Innovation Streams." Harvard Business School Case 602-024, October 2001. (Revised November 2002.)
- February 2001
- Case
ALWAYSi
By: Paul A. Gompers and Sergio Rattner
Anthony Soohoo, COO at ALWAYSi, an independent film distributor, is preparing projections for the company. Soohoo must decide which revenue streams the company should pursue. The firm is faced with a variety of attractive opportunities.
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Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction;
Business Strategy;
Revenue;
Film Entertainment;
Strategic Planning;
Business Startups;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Gompers, Paul A., and Sergio Rattner. "ALWAYSi." Harvard Business School Case 201-075, February 2001.
- November 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Granny's Goodies, Inc.
By: Das Narayandas and Katherine B. Korman
The young entrepreneurs of Granny's Goodies, Inc., a corporate gift package specialist, face the challenge of finding ways to create consistent revenue streams and reduce sales costs. Outside of a few long-term contracts, the two founders have had to work very hard for...
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Customer Relationship Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Cost Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Design;
Problems and Challenges;
Sales;
Segmentation;
Service Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Katherine B. Korman. "Granny's Goodies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 500-049, November 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- August 1999
- Article
Choice and the Internet: From Clickstream to Research Stream
By: Randolph E. Bucklin, James Lattin, Asim Ansari, David Bell, Eloise Coupey, Sunil Gupta, John D.C. Little, Carl Mela, Alan Montgomery and Joel Steckel
Bucklin, Randolph E., James Lattin, Asim Ansari, David Bell, Eloise Coupey, Sunil Gupta, John D.C. Little, Carl Mela, Alan Montgomery, and Joel Steckel. "Choice and the Internet: From Clickstream to Research Stream." Marketing Letters 10, no. 3 (August 1999): 245–258.
- December 1998
- Background Note
Note on Dedicated Sports Stadium Revenues
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Kirk A. Goldman
An overview of the rapid growth of stadium development in professional sports in the 1990s. The range of special stadium revenue streams is described along with specific examples of stadiums for the Washington Redskins and Carolina Panthers.
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Development Economics;
Decisions;
Growth and Development;
Revenue;
Sports;
Buildings and Facilities;
Sports Industry;
District of Columbia;
North Carolina
Greyser, Stephen A., and Kirk A. Goldman. "Note on Dedicated Sports Stadium Revenues." Harvard Business School Background Note 599-026, December 1998.
- October 1998 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
RealNetworks, Inc.: Converging Technologies/Expanding Opportunities
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kirk A. Goldman
Highlights issues related to the impact of the Internet on industry and technology convergence. RealNetworks has succeeded in establishing its position as a market leader (over 90% market share) in the Internet streaming media segment. Can they maintain this position...
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Keywords:
Outcome or Result;
Opportunities;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Internet;
Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Kirk A. Goldman. "RealNetworks, Inc.: Converging Technologies/Expanding Opportunities." Harvard Business School Case 399-025, October 1998. (Revised February 2000.)
- April 1998
- Case
Geffen Records
Geffen Records faces new challenges due to emerging technologies, namely, streaming audio and CD-recordable drives. These technologies have the ability to reshape the foundation on which the music industry is founded. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Geffen Records." Harvard Business School Case 898-234, April 1998.
- November 1997
- Teaching Note
Activity-Based Management at Stream International TN
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for (9-196-134).
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Keywords:
Indiana
- 1997
- Chapter
Technology Cycles, Innovation Streams and Ambidextrous Organizations
By: P. Anderson, M. Tushman and C. O'Reilly
Anderson, P., M. Tushman, and C. O'Reilly. "Technology Cycles, Innovation Streams and Ambidextrous Organizations." In Managing Strategic Innovation and Change, edited by P. Anderson and M. Tushman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.