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- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
prioritizing customer satisfaction, and using technology to gather classroom data to create continuous improvement and personalization. In short, Ventilla is combining the mission of delivering high-quality, modernized education with an...
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- July 2020 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
Pricing at Netflix
By: Elie Ofek, Marco Bertini, Oded Koenigsberg and Amy Klopfenstein
Since its launch in 1998 as “the Amazon.com of DVDs,” Netflix had evolved from a DVD rental company to a video streaming platform and producer of original films and television shows. As the company matured, it regularly increased prices and adjusted its product...
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Keywords:
Pricing;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Entertainment;
Film Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Finance;
Price;
Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Adaptation;
Information Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Digital Platforms;
Customers;
Customer Satisfaction;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
North and Central America;
United States
Ofek, Elie, Marco Bertini, Oded Koenigsberg, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Pricing at Netflix." Harvard Business School Case 521-004, July 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
- November 2014
- Teaching Note
Claritas Genomics
By: Robert F. Higgins and Matthew G. Preble
Dr. Patrice Milos is the first CEO of Claritas Genomics (Claritas) and she faces a number of challenges in scaling the young company. Claritas was formed around a lab spun out from Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) which had performed genomic tests for the hospital. Now...
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- 2013
- Working Paper
Overcoming Organizational Barriers to Waste Heat Recovery
By: Chonnikarn Fern Jira and Deishin Lee
Waste heat recovery is a proven technology for improving energy efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of energy-intensive manufacturing firms. However, evidence suggests that opportunities for recovering waste heat are untapped. By showing how the process...
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- August 1979
- Case
Claire McCloud
Describes the situation faced by a young MBA with an economics background who is offered the opportunity to manage a high technology fiber optics business. Designed to facilitate exploring the skills and knowledge that the general manager of a technology-based firm...
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Maidique, Modesto A. "Claire McCloud." Harvard Business School Case 680-030, August 1979.
- April 2005 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.: Mobile FeliCa
By: Stephen P. Bradley, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Masako Egawa and Akiko Kanno
Managers of DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile phone company, are formulating a strategy for mobile FeliCa: contactless integrated circuits that will be built into DoCoMo phones, allowing them to be used for quick and convenient retail or commuter fare payments, building...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Expansion;
Alliances;
Wireless Technology;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Japan
Bradley, Stephen P., Thomas R. Eisenmann, Masako Egawa, and Akiko Kanno. "NTT DoCoMo, Inc.: Mobile FeliCa." Harvard Business School Case 805-124, April 2005. (Revised June 2006.)
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
mid-2012 Lit Motors had created both engineering and design prototypes and conducted initial customer tests on less than $750,000 of investment. Lit Motors' founder, Daniel Kim, had started the company to design and manufacture an...
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Keywords:
Anna Secino
- January 2020
- Case
Ninja: Which Platform Wins Esports' Biggest Star?
By: Anita Elberse and Michal T. Leszczynski
It is July 2019, and the business of esports and gaming is booming. Tyler Blevins—better known as Ninja—has risen to stardom playing the immensely popular shooter game Fortnite. He has become the most followed streamer in the world and, helped by his management company...
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Keywords:
Esports;
Platforms;
Superstar;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Internet and the Web;
Personal Development and Career;
Decision Making;
Digital Platforms;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Michal T. Leszczynski. "Ninja: Which Platform Wins Esports' Biggest Star?" Harvard Business School Case 520-036, January 2020.
- August 2013 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
Tesla Motors
In mid-2013, Tesla Motors was riding a wave of success: It had launched its first really mass-produced car—the model S—to rave reviews; had recently raised first-year production targets; and had started taking orders for its next car, the Model X. Tesla seemed to be on...
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Keywords:
Barriers To Entry;
Economic Analysis;
Learning Curve;
Economies Of Scale;
Innovation;
Market Entry;
Sustainable Competitive Advantage;
Vision;
Strategy And Leadership;
Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Advantage;
Technological Innovation;
Leadership;
Learning;
Economics;
Analysis;
Auto Industry
Van den Steen, Eric. "Tesla Motors." Harvard Business School Case 714-413, August 2013. (Revised November 2020.)
- Web
Publications - Faculty & Research
non-technology companies engaging in digital transformation. We measure digital activities in firms based on the disclosure of digital words in the business description section of 10-Ks. Digital... View Details Keywords: Digital...
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- April 1998
- Case
Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (C)
By: H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg
Jim Sharpe, president of Extrusion Technology, describes the first five years at the aluminum extrusion company he purchased. He begins with day one as he introduced himself to the employees in 1987 and assured them of the company's continuity. Over the next two years,...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Cost Management;
Profit;
Innovation Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Mining Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Barbara Feinberg. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 698-096, April 1998.
- October 2023
- Case
Vida Health: Transforming Chronic Disease Treatment
By: William Sahlman and Nicole Tempest Keller
San Francisco based Vida Health, founded by Stephanie Tilenius, former vice president of Commerce and Payments at Google, was a B2B digital health startup focused on the treatment of cardiometabolic conditions, such as diabetes and obesity. Its innovative digital...
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Keywords:
Corporate Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Demand and Consumers;
Health Care and Treatment;
Product Marketing;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Technological Innovation;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
California;
San Francisco
Sahlman, William, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Vida Health: Transforming Chronic Disease Treatment." Harvard Business School Case 824-001, October 2023.
- 30 Jul 2020
- News
Employees and employers both face trade-offs as offices reopen
- 17 Jul 2017
- News
Finance Can Be a Noble Profession (Yes, Really)
Cognizant 2.0: Embedding Community and Knowledge Into Work Processes
Knowledge management has been a high priority for Cognizant Technology Solutions since its inception since its global delivery model requires the global sharing of knowledge. Its first major tool was called the Knowledge Management Appliance but as Web 2.0 tools came...
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- April 1999
- Case
Trexel
Describes an interesting plastics technology and an entrepreneur's attempts to build a business around it. Highlights issues around managing technical and market risk. Teaching purpose: Highlights difficult decisions around building a business off of an unproven...
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- 21 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google
internet-related services that helped one of the largest technology companies in the world make the turnaround of the century. How did Wladawsky-Berger get there in the first place? In the late 1950s, at the...
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- January 2023
- Supplement
Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (B)
By: Henry McGee, Nien-hê Hsieh and Christian Godwin
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, Apple and Google partnered to develop a contact tracing application that would collect information about users infected with the disease and notify those who they had been in contact with. While Apple/Google’s...
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Keywords:
Iphone;
Encryption;
Data Privacy;
Customers;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Decision Making;
Ethics;
Values and Beliefs;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Government and Politics;
Health;
Health Pandemics;
Leadership;
Markets;
Safety;
Social Issues;
Information Technology;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
Europe
McGee, Henry, Nien-hê Hsieh, and Christian Godwin. "Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 323-066, January 2023.
- 22 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Humans vs. Machines: Untangling the Tasks AI Can (and Can't) Handle
consultants using AI were 19 percentage points less likely to produce the right answer. “Organizations need an experimental mindset where they implement a methodical test-and-learn approach.” How to tell which tasks fall on which side of that “jagged View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Summit Explores the New Economy
discussions held during the event. ©iStock.com/VioletKaipa big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices How do companies profit from the fact that mobile users are more engaged than ever? Panelists discuss "Monetization in a Mobile...
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