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- December 2012 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
AmTran Technology Ltd.
By: Willy Shih, Jyun-Cheng Wang and Karen E. Robinson
As an original design manufacturer (ODM) of television sets and leading supplier to Vizio, a market leader in the U.S. for LCD flat panel TVs, AmTran Technology Ltd. uses what founder Alpha Wu describes as a "WE" model in which western companies perform sales,...
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Keywords:
Modularity;
Technology Transitions;
Analog;
Digital;
Television;
TV;
Flat-panel;
ATSC;
NTSC;
Video;
Global Strategy;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Development;
Product Design;
Supply Chain;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Technology Platform;
Electronics Industry;
Taiwan;
United States;
Japan
Shih, Willy, Jyun-Cheng Wang, and Karen E. Robinson. "AmTran Technology Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 613-069, December 2012. (Revised March 2015.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
The ESG-Innovation Disconnect: Evidence from Green Patenting
By: Lauren Cohen, Umit G. Gurun and Quoc H. Nguyen
No firm or sector of the global economy is untouched by innovation. In equilibrium, innovators will flock to (and innovation will occur where) the returns to innovative capital are the highest. In this paper, we document a strong empirical pattern in green patent...
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Keywords:
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
Investment;
Decision Making;
Policy;
Energy;
Green Technology;
Technological Innovation;
Patents
Cohen, Lauren, Umit G. Gurun, and Quoc H. Nguyen. "The ESG-Innovation Disconnect: Evidence from Green Patenting." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 27990, October 2020. (Winner of the Fordham University Gabelli School of Business – PVH Corp. Global Thought Leadership Grant on Corporate Social Responsibility, 2020.)
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
emerging global problems with very long timelines and possibly irreversible effects," Reinhardt told the group. Strategies For a Green Business The debate on whether or how business should react has been "polarized and dominated...
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by Martha Lagace
- September 2012
- Supplement
Industrial Metrology: Getting In-Line? (B)
By: Willy Shih
Rainer Ohnheiser, the President of Carl Zeiss's Business Group Industrial Metrology (IMT), was focused on the threat that in-line metrology posed to Carl Zeiss IMT's core business. Historically, coordinate measurement machines (CMMs) that employed tactile measurement...
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Keywords:
Performance Trajectories;
Emerging Technologies;
Manufacturing Tools;
Carl Zeiss;
Go-to-market Strategy;
Disruptive Innovation;
Technological Innovation;
Production;
Performance Improvement;
Measurement and Metrics;
Manufacturing Industry;
Germany
Shih, Willy. "Industrial Metrology: Getting In-Line? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 613-041, September 2012.
- 1997
- Working Paper
Managerial Commitments and Technological Change in the US Tire Industry
By: Donald N. Sull, Richard S. Tedlow and Richard S. Rosenbloom
- April 18, 2022
- Article
Will mRNA Technology Companies Spawn Innovation Ecosystems?
By: Christoph Grimpe, Timo Minssen, W. Nicholson Price, II and Ariel Dora Stern
The mRNA technologies that helped rapidly create effective COVID-19 vaccines could become technology platform businesses, which has tremendous implications for players in the world of drug development. These platforms could attract other companies interested in...
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Keywords:
Health Care;
Digital Health;
Technology;
Innovation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Technological Innovation;
Digital Transformation;
Health Industry;
United States
Grimpe, Christoph, Timo Minssen, W. Nicholson Price, II, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Will mRNA Technology Companies Spawn Innovation Ecosystems?" Harvard Business Review (website) (April 18, 2022).
- 1980
- Mimeo
The Generation of Industrial Technology by the Less Developed Countries
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Louis T Wells Jr
- 21 Jun 2017
- Book
Meet the Oddball Entrepreneurs Who Invented Green Businesses
- December 2011
- Case
Keurig and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Provides background information for a negotiations exercise in which students will represent either Keurig, a startup that has developed an innovative "portion pack" coffee brewing solution, or Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR), a fast-growing premium coffee...
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Marshall, Paul W., Thomas R. Eisenmann, Shikhar Ghosh, and Lauren Barley. "Keurig and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters." Harvard Business School Case 812-101, December 2011.
- December 2012
- Case
Trouble Brewing for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Michael Norris
In October 2011, noted hedge fund manager David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital delivered a presentation at an investors' conference analyzing the business and accounting quality weaknesses of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. Until then Green Mountain had exhibited rapid...
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Keywords:
Accounting Fraud;
Accounting Quality;
Accounting Red Flags;
Accounting Restatements;
Accounting Scandal;
Accounting Information;
Financial Accounting;
Financial Analysts;
Financial Analysis;
Financial Intermediaries;
Hedge Funds;
Financial Ratios;
Financial Statement Analysis;
Valuation Methodologies;
Earnings Quality;
Accounting;
Quality;
Earnings Management;
Valuation;
Crime and Corruption;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Reporting;
Investment Funds;
Financial Statements;
Food and Beverage Industry
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Michael Norris. "Trouble Brewing for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters." Harvard Business School Case 113-035, December 2012.
- December 2003 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Blockbuster Inc. & Technological Substitution (A): Achieving Dominance in the Video Rental Industry
Provides a comprehensive background of the video rental industry and home entertainment giant, Blockbuster Inc. Follows the life of Blockbuster Inc. from its first days under founder Wayne Huizenga to its most recent developments under 2003 CEO John Antioco. By looking...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Decisions;
Technological Innovation;
Competition;
Change Management;
Economics;
Service Industry;
Service Industry
Coughlan, Peter J., and Jenny Illes. "Blockbuster Inc. & Technological Substitution (A): Achieving Dominance in the Video Rental Industry." Harvard Business School Case 704-404, December 2003. (Revised May 2004.)
- March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
The Greening of DUMBO
By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Abhijit Prabhu
The Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO) has seen a revitalization since the late 1970s. The neighborhood's business improvement district (BID) is charged with supplementing New York City's efforts in several areas, including...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Local Range;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Wastes and Waste Processing;
Urban Development;
Public Administration Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Eccles, Robert G., Amy C. Edmondson, and Abhijit Prabhu. "The Greening of DUMBO." Harvard Business School Case 410-079, March 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
- Article
Managerial Commitments and Technological Change in the U.S. Tire Industry
By: D. Sull, R. Tedlow and R. Rosenbloom
Keywords:
Management;
Information Technology;
Change;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Sull, D., R. Tedlow, and R. Rosenbloom. "Managerial Commitments and Technological Change in the U.S. Tire Industry." Industrial and Corporate Change 6, no. 2 (March 1997): 461–501.
- Article
Surviving Radical Technological Change through Dynamic Capability: Evidence from the Typesetter Industry
Recent work in the field of management has focused on "dynamic capability," the ability of a firm to develop new capabilities in response to shifts in its external environment, as a significant source of competitive advantage. This paper enhances our understanding of...
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Keywords:
Management;
Technology;
History;
Competition;
Competency and Skills;
Investment;
Technological Innovation;
Business Ventures;
Geographic Location;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Competitive Advantage;
Change
Tripsas, M. "Surviving Radical Technological Change through Dynamic Capability: Evidence from the Typesetter Industry." Industrial and Corporate Change 6, no. 2 (March 1997): 341–377.
- July 2011 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
The Clorox Company: Leveraging Green for Growth
By: Elie Ofek and Lauren Barley
The Clorox Company needs to decide on the marketing strategy going forward for its three sustainable brands, Brita, Burt's Bees and Green Works. These brands had fared differently over the past 3 years and each presents multiple courses of action heading into 2011....
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Keywords:
Decision Making;
Managerial Roles;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Social Marketing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Sales;
Opportunities;
Corporate Strategy;
Environmental Sustainability;
Chemical Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Lauren Barley. "The Clorox Company: Leveraging Green for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 512-009, July 2011. (Revised April 2012.)
- 2010
- Article
Has the Shift to Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Promoted Technology Transfer, FDI, and Industrial Development?
By: Lee Branstetter, C. Fritz Foley and Kamal Saggi
This article reviews recent research conducted by the authors that finds that intellectual property rights reform increases technology transfers, foreign direct investment inflows, and industrial development. It also places the findings of this work in the broader...
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Keywords:
Intellectual Property;
Rights;
Information Technology;
Body of Literature;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Industry Growth
Branstetter, Lee, C. Fritz Foley, and Kamal Saggi. "Has the Shift to Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Promoted Technology Transfer, FDI, and Industrial Development?" WIPO Journal 2, no. 1 (2010): 93–98.
- December 2022 (Revised May 2023)
- Module Note
How Do You Keep Winning? Strategy Across Technological and Industry Lifecycles
By: Tiona Zuzul
Zuzul, Tiona. "How Do You Keep Winning? Strategy Across Technological and Industry Lifecycles." Harvard Business School Module Note 723-409, December 2022. (Revised May 2023.)
- May 2009 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Verne Global: Building a Green Data Center in Iceland
Verne Global, a pioneering startup created to build the first large-scale data center in Iceland, faces critical challenges regarding its green strategy. Verne Co-Founder Isaac Kato is tasked with evaluating how the company can most successfully market and sell the...
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Business Startups;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Sales;
Environmental Sustainability;
Pollutants;
Green Technology Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Iceland
Steenburgh, Thomas J., and Nnamdi Daniel Okike. "Verne Global: Building a Green Data Center in Iceland." Harvard Business School Case 509-063, May 2009. (Revised October 2009.)