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- October 1990 (Revised November 1992)
- Case
Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (A)
By: Clayton M. Christensen
A small ceramics company started by a group of MIT professors struggles with some basic technology strategy issues. A plan to take "one commercializable step" at a time in order to get a foothold in the market goes awry because of incompatibility between the company's...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Technology;
Problems and Challenges;
Market Entry and Exit;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Research and Development;
Production;
Manufacturing Industry;
Cambridge
Christensen, Clayton M. "Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 691-028, October 1990. (Revised November 1992.)
- November 2012 (Revised June 2013)
- Case
The Levees Repaired, a System Still Broken: Post Katrina Turnaround at the Orleans Public Defenders (A)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Olivia Leskinen
Law Professor Ronald Sullivan was asked to lead a turnaround of the Orleans Public Defenders as a one-year assignment following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The office was underfunded and had perverse incentives embedded throughout the system. Sullivan's new vision to...
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Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Olivia Leskinen. "The Levees Repaired, a System Still Broken: Post Katrina Turnaround at the Orleans Public Defenders (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-026, November 2012. (Revised June 2013.)
- March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Dassault Systemes
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Dassault Systèmes, a leader in product lifecycle management software, has enjoyed a very profitable business model in 3D engineering design. In the past, it has successfully managed market disruptions and opportunities through acquisition and organic innovations. Its...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Innovation and Invention;
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Technology Industry
Thomke, Stefan H., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Dassault Systemes." Harvard Business School Case 610-080, March 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
- June 2015
- Article
You Need an Innovation Strategy
By: Gary P. Pisano
Why is it so hard to build and maintain the capacity to innovate? The reason is not simply a failure to execute but a failure to articulate an innovation strategy that aligns innovation efforts with the overall business strategy. Without such a strategy, companies will...
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Innovation Strategy
Pisano, Gary P. "You Need an Innovation Strategy." Harvard Business Review 93, no. 6 (June 2015): 44–54.
- March 2000
- Case
Aspect Medical Systems
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Naomi Atkins
Entrepreneur Nassib Chamoun has created an innovative anesthesiology device that monitors patients' consciousness levels during surgery. This case tracks how Chamoun and his executive team built the infrastructure of the company and actively managed the adoption...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Entrepreneurship;
Independent Innovation and Invention;
Infrastructure;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Problems and Challenges;
Adoption;
Competitive Strategy;
Technology Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Naomi Atkins. "Aspect Medical Systems." Harvard Business School Case 600-076, March 2000.
- 2003
- Case
E-Business Innovation at Cisco
By: Vijay Govindarajan, Philip Anderson, Chris Trimble and Katrina Veerman
As of March 2001, Cisco Systems prides itself as an "end-to-end networking company." The phrase describes not only their product line but the way they run their business. They created many of the e-business practices that later became cornerstones of the software...
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Keywords:
Technology Networks;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation and Management;
Business Strategy;
Web Services Industry
Govindarajan, Vijay, Philip Anderson, Chris Trimble, and Katrina Veerman. "E-Business Innovation at Cisco." 2003. (Case No. 1-0001.)
- April 1998 (Revised May 2000)
- Case
Guidant Corporation: Shaping Culture Through Systems
By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
Guidant is a successful IPO start-up selling pacemakers and defibrillators. The case describes how managers install systems to balance innovation and control. Three parts of a shareholder value strategy are described. Controls include incentive systems, beliefs...
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Keywords:
Innovation Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Motivation and Incentives;
Planning;
Risk Management;
Management Systems;
Business Strategy;
Value Creation;
System;
Service Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Guidant Corporation: Shaping Culture Through Systems." Harvard Business School Case 198-076, April 1998. (Revised May 2000.)
- 2012
- Working Paper
IP Modularity: Profiting from Innovation by Aligning Product Architecture with Intellectual Property
By: Joachim Henkel, Carliss Y. Baldwin and Willy C. Shih
In this paper we explain how firms seeking to take advantage of distributed innovation and outsourcing can bridge the tension between value creation and value capture by modifying the modular structure of their technical systems. Specifically, we introduce the concept...
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Keywords:
Modularity;
Value Appropriation;
Distributed Innovation;
Open Innovation;
Strategy;
Open Source Distribution;
Value;
Complexity;
Intellectual Property
Henkel, Joachim, Carliss Y. Baldwin, and Willy C. Shih. "IP Modularity: Profiting from Innovation by Aligning Product Architecture with Intellectual Property." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-012, August 2012. (Revised November 2012.)
- 19 Nov 2014
- News
Build an Innovation Engine in 90 Days
- 25 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
China’s Economic System has Difficult Road Overcoming its Political System
at all. In many cases, in fact, the state actually hurts innovation in order to benefit the Party. Take the case of Grace Vineyard, a private winery that makes the best wine in China. "And yet, it has to compete with state-owned...
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by Michael Blanding
- December 1984
- Case
Expense Tracking System at Tiger Creek
By: Shoshana Zuboff
Mill manager Carl Adelman learns that a group of senior managers is soon to visit the Tiger Creek mill to learn more about the success of the newly implemented Expense Tracking System. The System had been installed on two paper machines to give workers real time cost...
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Zuboff, Shoshana. "Expense Tracking System at Tiger Creek." Harvard Business School Case 485-057, December 1984.
- Global Healthcare 2002
- Article
Disruptive Innovation -- New Diagnosis and Treatment for the Systemic Maladies of Healthcare
By: John W. Kenagy and Clayton M. Christensen
Kenagy, John W., and Clayton M. Christensen. "Disruptive Innovation -- New Diagnosis and Treatment for the Systemic Maladies of Healthcare." World Markets Series, Business Briefing (Global Healthcare 2002): 14–17.
- 18 May 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Organization Design for Distributed Innovation
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by Carliss Y. Baldwin
- September 1994
- Case
American Airlines: Object Oriented Flight Dispatching Systems
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Espen Andersen
American Airlines Describes has organized and developed their Systems Operation Control (SOC) center in Dallas, from which the day-to-day running of the airline takes place. This case details the decision support system used by the flight dispatchers, and the...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Product Development;
Programs;
Complexity;
Technology Adoption;
Air Transportation;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Espen Andersen. "American Airlines: Object Oriented Flight Dispatching Systems." Harvard Business School Case 195-046, September 1994.
- 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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- November 2012 (Revised April 2013)
- Supplement
The Levees Repaired, a System Still Broken: Post Katrina Turnaround at the Orleans Public Defenders (B)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Olivia Leskinen
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Olivia Leskinen. "The Levees Repaired, a System Still Broken: Post Katrina Turnaround at the Orleans Public Defenders (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 313-027, November 2012. (Revised April 2013.)
- April 1993
- Background Note
Note on High-Commitment Work Systems
By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
Describes the history, theory, and practice of high-commitment work systems. The history reviews classical approaches (i.e. Frederick Taylor), the human relations movement, the human resources approach, quality of work life, and empowerment. The theory examines the...
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Keywords:
Design;
Human Resources;
Innovation and Invention;
Managerial Roles;
Work-Life Balance;
Problems and Challenges;
Strategy
Garvin, David A., and Norman Klein. "Note on High-Commitment Work Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 693-080, April 1993.
- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
When business executives create innovative products or services, they often look to impress their customers by delivering an experience more meaningful, more delightful, than possibly expected. A true "wow!" moment. And Harvard Business...
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- 16 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation
In the high-tech industry, it's common practice for a governing body to develop technical standards for any given technology. The goal is to promote widespread adoption and compatibility among various devices. The Bluetooth standard lets a Nokia headset communicate...
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