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- April 2023 (Revised September 2023)
- Case
Apple's iPhone Revolution: Pioneering the Circular Economy
By: George Serafeim
When asked to identify an example of a circular economy business model that has generated billions in revenues for a company, ChatGPT, the famous chatbot that in 2022 rocked the world with its ability to perform a variety of tasks, immediately identified and...
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Keywords:
Iphone;
Smartphone;
Waste Management;
Recycling;
Innovation;
Product Upgrade;
Product Life Cycle;
Sustainability;
Climate Impact;
Digital;
Business Model Innovation;
Climate Change;
Information Technology;
Business Model;
Electronics Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Serafeim, George. "Apple's iPhone Revolution: Pioneering the Circular Economy." Harvard Business School Case 123-089, April 2023. (Revised September 2023.)
- May 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Teradyne: Managing Disruptive Change
By: Joseph L. Bower
Three cases deal with the introduction of a new product to Teradyne's line of semiconductor test equipment. Teradyne: Managing Strategic Change provides historic and administrative background for the other two cases. Teradyne: The Aurora Project deals with the problems...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Disruption;
Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Product;
Product Development;
Problems and Challenges;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Technology
Bower, Joseph L. "Teradyne: Managing Disruptive Change." Harvard Business School Case 397-112, May 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- Article
Network Effects Aren't Enough
By: Andrei Hagiu and Simon Rothman
In many ways, online marketplaces are the perfect business model. Since they facilitate transactions between independent suppliers and customers rather than take possession of and responsibility for the products or services in question, they have inherently low cost...
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Keywords:
Digital Platforms;
Competition;
Internet and the Web;
Network Effects;
Market Participation
Hagiu, Andrei, and Simon Rothman. "Network Effects Aren't Enough." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 4 (April 2016): 65–71.
- Web
Myth Busting: Financial Aid for 2+2 Students - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+...
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- Web
Bridging Science and Business: My Summer Internship at Eli Lilly - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+...
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- 19 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
Investment Associate, Breakthrough Energy Ventures Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) invests in companies that leverage innovative technologies to help address climate change....
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- April 2018
- Case
Cisco Systems and OpenDNS: Strategic Integration
By: Andy Wu, George Gonzalez and David Wang
With more than 72,000 employees and revenues approaching the $50B mark, Cisco Systems is one of the largest information technology and networking firms globally. As the company grew and expanded into different lines of businesses, Cisco consistently looked outwards for...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Integration;
Corporate Strategy;
Change Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Organizational Culture;
Information Technology Industry
Wu, Andy, George Gonzalez, and David Wang. "Cisco Systems and OpenDNS: Strategic Integration." Harvard Business School Case 718-489, April 2018.
- July 2014 (Revised December 2016)
- Case
EcoMotors International
By: John D. Macomber and Hermes Alvarez
Eco-Motors, funded in part by Khosla Ventures, has to decide how to go to market with a new technology for internal combustion engines for automotive and industrial use. The OPOC engine has opposed pistons and is a two-stroke engine, as compared to a more traditional...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Business Model;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Engineering;
Manufacturing Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Auto Industry
Macomber, John D., and Hermes Alvarez. "EcoMotors International." Harvard Business School Case 215-012, July 2014. (Revised December 2016.)
- March 2020
- Case
Sizmek Chapter 11: Surviving Walled Gardens in Their Ad Tech Empire
By: Ayelet Israeli, Danilo Tauro and Sarah Gulick
This case provides a post-mortem of the advertising technology (adtech) company Sizmek. Sizmek grew via multiple acquisitions, with the vision of becoming an integrated adtech company that could leverage AI to buy digital media, while creating and serving display and...
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Keywords:
Digital Marketing;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Applications and Software;
Internet and the Web;
Competition;
Marketing;
Advertising Industry;
Web Services Industry;
United States;
Europe
Israeli, Ayelet, Danilo Tauro, and Sarah Gulick. "Sizmek Chapter 11: Surviving Walled Gardens in Their Ad Tech Empire." Harvard Business School Case 520-087, March 2020.
- January 2002 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
General Electric Medical Systems 2002
By: Tarun Khanna and James Weber
Discusses one of General Electric's flagship divisions--the world's leading provider of medical diagnostic imaging equipment. Provides an opportunity to examine a multinational confronting massive technological and demographic changes around the world. Genomics has...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Business Model;
Change Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Genetics;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Age;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
China;
United States
Khanna, Tarun, and James Weber. "General Electric Medical Systems 2002." Harvard Business School Case 702-428, January 2002. (Revised October 2005.)
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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research
General Management) George Serafeim Spring2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Scaling Technology Ventures Jeffrey Rayport Spring2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Strategy for Entrepreneurs (also listed under Strategy) Rembrand Koning Spring2025 Q3Q4...
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- 18 Mar 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: LEGO
Ole Kirk Kristiansen eventually shifted the business from making houses and furniture to crafting wooden toys. He based the name of his new venture on the Danish words for "play well" (and, as it turned out, the Latin words for...
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The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back - MBA
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- 12 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities
company matures, but keeping it clear and not wavering too often is critical. When I was the chief technology officer at DigitalOcean, our True North was to empower developers to build great software, and our guardrail was simplicity. If...
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by Julia Austin
- April 2017
- Case
Luminopia: Improving Treatment for Visual Disorders
By: Doug J. Chung and Sarah Mehta
Luminopia—a start-up founded in January 2016 by three Harvard College freshmen—uses virtual reality technology to treat amblyopia (more commonly called “lazy eye”), the single biggest cause of visual disorders among children. By February 2017, the three founders had...
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Keywords:
Pricing;
Virtual Reality;
Startup;
Marketing;
Marketing Channels;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Business Startups;
Price;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Cambridge;
Massachusetts;
United States
Chung, Doug J., and Sarah Mehta. "Luminopia: Improving Treatment for Visual Disorders." Harvard Business School Case 517-065, April 2017.
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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Cecil Alfaro-Mora - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+...
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- September 2013 (Revised April 2014)
- Teaching Note
Transitions Asia: Managing Across Cultures
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, Sharon Mozgai and Dawn Lau
The director of an interim executive research firm, Chee Lung Tham, faced a clash of culture and management styles when his mainland China client threatened to fire the American interim manager that Tham had assigned. The client, Wong Lung, ran a family-owned garment...
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Business History - Faculty & Research
safety, morals, and health could be protected. Article Intermediary Functions and the Market for Innovation in Meiji and Taisho Japan By: Tom Nicholas and Hiroshi Shimizu Japan experienced a transformational phase of technological...
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- Profile
Joy Chen
break of 2020. “It’s about using near-field communications technology to transmit contact information and social media profiles — think of it as a contact manager plus a business card. The goal is to get people to keep in touch more...
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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work
consultancy now called Monitor-Deloitte. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School and a director of PVH Corporation, Aera Technology and Helios Consulting, a trustee of Western Governors University and a Senior...
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