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- March 2020
- Article
A Revolution in Economics? It's Just Getting Started...
By: Shawn A. Cole, William Pariente and Anja Sautmann
We have each experienced thrills and pain while supporting the mission of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which facilitated many of the experiments described in the 2019 Nobel Prize citation. J-PAL in many ways seeks to fulfill what Angrist and Pischke...
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Cole, Shawn A., William Pariente, and Anja Sautmann. "A Revolution in Economics? It's Just Getting Started..." Art. 104849. World Development 127 (March 2020).
- November 2005
- Class Lecture
The Revolution in Retailing (FSS)
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "The Revolution in Retailing (FSS)." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 506-037, November 2005.
- December 1993 (Revised February 1994)
- Case
Wegmans and the Produce Revolution
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Wegmans and the Produce Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 594-082, December 1993. (Revised February 1994.)
- December 1999 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
Excite@Home: Betting on a Broadband Revolution
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Matthew Sandoval
In January 1999, @Home, a high-speed Internet access provider, announced the $6.7 billion purchase of Excite, the second largest of the major Internet "portals." This purchase marked a continuing consolidation of companies in the Internet "content" and "access"...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Joint Ventures;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Information Technology Industry;
Web Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Matthew Sandoval. "Excite@Home: Betting on a Broadband Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 700-069, December 1999. (Revised September 2000.)
- November 1999 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Red Hat and the Linux Revolution
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
The case describes the history of the Linux operating system and the open-source movement in general. Focuses on a critical decision being made by Red Hat, the largest distributor of Linux, about its future development efforts. The decision allows students to explore...
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Keywords:
Open Source Distribution;
Applications and Software;
Product Development;
Change Management;
Research and Development;
Business Processes;
Disruptive Innovation;
Information Technology Industry;
North Carolina
MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Red Hat and the Linux Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 600-009, November 1999. (Revised March 2002.)
- February 2023
- Case
Germany, Europe, and Green Industrial Revolution
By: Gunnar Trumbull and Jonathan Schlefer
In 2023, Germany was racing to master yet another industrial revolution: this time in green technology. Could it transform its manufacturing and industry in time to sustain internationally competitiveness, especially with the United States and China; reach carbon...
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- September 1999
- Background Note
Revolution in the Communications Switching Industry
By: Jay O. Light, Lynda M. Applegate and Daniel J. Green
As data packet switches threatened the voice circuit switch industry in 1999, major switch and router vendors began paying high premiums to acquire venture-backed switch companies. This note explains what a switch is and suggests why large vendors might be so anxious...
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- January 2000 (Revised April 2000)
- Case
StarMedia: Launching a Latin American Revolution
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jon K Rust
By the fall of 1999, StarMedia had sprinted to a sizable lead in the race to acquire Latin American Internet users. Its pan-regional, horizontal portal was the first to target Spanish- and Portuguese-language speakers on the Internet, registering 1.2 billion page views...
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Keywords:
Private Ownership;
History;
Risk Management;
Business Cycles;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Infrastructure;
Media;
Emerging Markets;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Web;
Information Technology Industry;
Web Services Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Jon K Rust. "StarMedia: Launching a Latin American Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 800-166, January 2000. (Revised April 2000.)
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution
advances in information technology, a revolution has been taking place in retailing during the past two decades, and nowhere more so than in the apparel and textile sectors. The first to chronicle these changes and their implications in...
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- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
Not long ago, only 30 companies around the world reported data about their social and sustainability (that is, nonfinancial) endeavors. Today, more than 7,000 organizations do so. While that transparency is undoubtedly a good thing, the market has become a noisy place...
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Keywords:
Re: George Serafeim
- March 2013 (Revised April 2014)
- Case
Barnes & Noble: Managing the E-Book Revolution
By: Alan MacCormack, Brian Kimball Dunn and Chris F. Kemerer
The case describes competition in the market for E-Books, and Barnes & Noble's Strategy in this industry. As a traditional retailer, B&N was challenged by the introduction of digital technologies that allow books to be published, distributed and sold to consumers...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Technology Strategy;
Platform Competition;
Innovation Strategy;
Information Technology;
Product Development;
Digital Platforms;
Standards;
Disruptive Innovation;
Retail Industry;
Publishing Industry;
North America
MacCormack, Alan, Brian Kimball Dunn, and Chris F. Kemerer. "Barnes & Noble: Managing the E-Book Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 613-073, March 2013. (Revised April 2014.)
- October 2000
- Teaching Note
StarMedia: Launching a Latin American Revolution TN
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jon K Rust
Teaching Note for (9-800-166).
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- July 2018
- Case
Hironobu Tsujiguchi and His Sweet Revolution
By: Boris Groysberg and Naoko Jinjo
Hironobu Tsujiguchi, a Japanese chocolatier, had chosen an unusual path to success as a pastry chef. Instead of spending most of his time in his kitchen and focusing on one or two confectionery categories like most pastry chefs, he chose to work on diverse projects and...
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Keywords:
Relevance;
Entrepreneurship;
Diversification;
Personal Development and Career;
Decision Making;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Japan
Groysberg, Boris, and Naoko Jinjo. "Hironobu Tsujiguchi and His Sweet Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 419-011, July 2018.
- February–March 2013
- Article
The Mobile Banking and Payment Revolution
By: Sunil Gupta
Mobile technology is revolutionizing the global banking and payment industry. It offers new opportunities for banks to provide added convenience to their existing customers in developed countries and reach a large population of unbanked customers in emerging markets....
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Keywords:
Emerging Markets;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry
Gupta, Sunil. "The Mobile Banking and Payment Revolution." European Financial Review (February–March 2013), 3–6.
- April 2008
- Teaching Note
Viagen: Revolutioning the Livestock Industry (TN)
By: David E. Bell, Mary L. Shelman and Eliot Sherman
Teaching Note for [507021].
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- March 2000
- Teaching Note
RCA Records: The Digital Revolution TN
By: Carin-Isabel Knoop, Jeffrey F. Rayport and Cate Reavis
Teaching Note for (9-800-014).
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- April 1997
- Teaching Note
Confronting the Third Industrial Revolution TN
By: David A. Moss
Teaching Note for (9-796-161).
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Keywords:
United States
- Article
Transforming Life, Transforming Business: The Life-Science Revolution
By: Juan Enriquez and Ray A. Goldberg
Enriquez, Juan, and Ray A. Goldberg. "Transforming Life, Transforming Business: The Life-Science Revolution." Harvard Business Review 78, no. 2 (March–April 2000): 94–104. (HBSP Product Number R00203.)
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries