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      Collaborative Innovation & Invention: Articles, Research, & Case Studies on Collaborative Innovation & Invention– HBS Working Knowledge
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      Variety of Innovation in Global Value Chains

      By: Giulio Buciuni and Gary P. Pisano
      This article analyzes how the geography and organization of pre- and production stages in Global Value Chains (GVC) contribute to lead firms' innovation development. A novel approach in GVC studies is introduced based on transaction cost economics (TCE) and the...  View Details
      Keywords: Gvc; Global Value Chains; Manufacturing; Production; Global Range; innovation And invention
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      Buciuni, Giulio, and Gary P. Pisano. "Variety of Innovation in Global Value Chains." Art. 101167. Journal of World Business 56, no. 2 (February 2021).
      • Winter 2021
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      How Would-Be Category Kings Become Commoners

      By: Rory McDonald and Keith Krach
      Category creation is the holy grail in business, but more often than not, the very companies that establish lucrative new markets don’t end up being the category kings. Why? Many executives undermine their own ventures’ standing by misinterpreting and misfiring on...  View Details
      Keywords: New Markets; innovation And invention; innovation Strategy; Business Model
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      McDonald, Rory, and Keith Krach. "How Would-Be Category Kings Become Commoners." MIT Sloan Management Review 62, no. 2 (Winter 2021).
      • December 2020
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      Thinx, Inc.—Breaking Barriers in Feminine Care (Abridged)

      By: Rembrand Koning, Elie Ofek and Nicole Keller
      An examination of the strategic marketing challenges facing Thinx as it tries to grow in the face of menstruation taboos and competition from large incumbents.  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; innovation And invention; Growth And Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; United States
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      Koning, Rembrand, Elie Ofek, and Nicole Keller. "Thinx, Inc.—Breaking Barriers in Feminine Care (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 721-021, December 2020.
      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      The Role of Constraints in Creative Problem-Solving: Field Experimental Evidence from a Community Crowdsourcing Program in a Consumer Electronics Company

      By: Daniel Ehls, Karim R. Lakhani and Jacqueline N. Lane
      The role of constraints in the problem solving process has been a central line of inquiry in the creativity and innovation literature with ongoing debates of whether constraints imposed on creative problem solvers diminish or enhance their efforts and outputs. We...  View Details
      Keywords: Problem Solving; Constraints; Crowdsourcing; Field Experiment; Problems And Challenges; Creativity; Collaborative innovation And invention
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      Ehls, Daniel, Karim R. Lakhani, and Jacqueline N. Lane. "The Role of Constraints in Creative Problem-Solving: Field Experimental Evidence from a Community Crowdsourcing Program in a Consumer Electronics Company." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-068, December 2020.
      • December 2020
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      Taking Innovation to the Streets: Micro-geography, Physical Structure and Innovation

      By: Maria P. Roche
      In this paper, we analyze how the physical layout of cities affects innovation by influencing the organization of knowledge exchange. We exploit a novel data set covering all Census Block Groups in the contiguous United States with information on innovation outcomes,...  View Details
      Keywords: Microgeography; innovation; Street Infrastructure; Knowledge Exchange; Interactions; Geography; City; innovation And invention; Knowledge Sharing
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      Roche, Maria P. "Taking Innovation to the Streets: Micro-geography, Physical Structure and Innovation." Review of Economics and Statistics 102, no. 5 (December 2020): 912–928.
      • December 2020
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      Different Founders, Different Firms: A Comparative Analysis of Academic and Non-academic Startups

      By: Maria P. Roche, Annamaria Conti and Frank T. Rothaermel
      What role do differences in founders' occupational backgrounds play in new venture performance? Analyzing a novel dataset of 2,998 founders creating 1,723 innovative startups in biomedicine, we find that the likelihood and hazard of achieving a liquidity event are...  View Details
      Keywords: Founders; innovation; Occupational Imprinting; Academic Startups; Non-academic Startups; Founder Heterogeneity; Business Startups; innovation And invention; Performance; Demographics; Analysis
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      Roche, Maria P., Annamaria Conti, and Frank T. Rothaermel. "Different Founders, Different Firms: A Comparative Analysis of Academic and Non-academic Startups." Special Issue on Innovative Start-Ups and Policy Initiatives. Research Policy 49, no. 10 (December 2020).
      • November 2020
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      DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome

      By: Ayelet Israeli
      Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-010. DayTwo is a young Israeli startup that applies research on the gut microbiome and machine learning algorithms to deliver personalized nutritional recommendations to its users in order to minimize blood sugar spikes after meals....  View Details
      Keywords: Start-up Growth; Startup; Positioning; Targeting; Go To Market Strategy; B2b Vs. B2c; B2b2c; Health & Wellness; Ai; Machine Learning; Female Ceo; Female Protagonist; Science-based; Science And Technology Studies; Ecommerce; Applications; Dtc; Direct To Consumer Marketing; Us Health Care; "usa,"; innovation; Pricing; Business Growth; Segmentation; Distribution Channels; Growth And Development Strategy; Business Startups; Science-based Business; Health; innovation And invention; Marketing; Technology; Business Growth And Maturation; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Insurance Industry; Information Technology Industry; Food And Beverage Industry; Israel; United States
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      Israeli, Ayelet. "DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 521-052, November 2020.
      • November 2020
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      The Roca Brothers: Innovation in Gastronomy

      By: Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht and Katherine Connolly Baden
      Chef Joan Roca, sommelier Josep Roca and pastry chef Jordi Roca were three brothers based in Girona, Spain whose complementary skills, collective ability, and relentless drive for innovation had brought worldwide fame and awards to their restaurant, El Celler de Can...  View Details
      Keywords: Restaurants; Food; Crisis Management; Health Pandemics; innovation And invention; Food And Beverage Industry; Spain
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      Groysberg, Boris, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Katherine Connolly Baden. "The Roca Brothers: Innovation in Gastronomy." Harvard Business School Case 421-017, November 2020.
      • November 2020
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      Disrupting the Disruptors or Enhancing Them? How Blockchain Re‐Shapes Two‐Sided Platforms

      By: Daniel Trabucchi, Antonella Moretto, Tommaso Buganza and Alan MacCormack
      The importance of platform‐based businesses in the modern economy is growing continuously and becoming increasingly relevant. Specifically, the deployment of digital technologies has enhanced the applicability of two‐sided business models, enabling companies to act not...  View Details
      Keywords: Blockchain; Two-sided Platforms; Business Model; innovation And invention; Technological innovation
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      Trabucchi, Daniel, Antonella Moretto, Tommaso Buganza, and Alan MacCormack. "Disrupting the Disruptors or Enhancing Them? How Blockchain Re‐Shapes Two‐Sided Platforms." Journal of Product Innovation Management 37, no. 6 (November 2020): 552–574.
      • November 2020
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      Migrant Inventors and the Technological Advantage of Nations

      By: Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury and Hillel Rapoport
      We investigate the relationship between the presence of migrant inventors and the dynamics of innovation in the migrants’ receiving countries. We find that countries are 25 to 60 percent more likely to gain advantage in patenting in certain technologies given a twofold...  View Details
      Keywords: innovation; Migration; Patent; Knowledge; innovation And invention; Immigration; Patents; Technology; Knowledge Dissemination
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      Bahar, Dany, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Hillel Rapoport. "Migrant Inventors and the Technological Advantage of Nations." Special Issue on STEM Migration, Research, and Innovation. Research Policy 49, no. 9 (November 2020).
      • October 2020
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      Women Entrepreneurs and Tech Ecosystems: One City, Two Realities, and Four Diverse Women

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
      Four diverse women entrepreneurs launched their ventures in a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem that was part of a shift to a creative technology-driven economy for Miami. Although Miami was rated the #1 U.S. city for startups in 2017, the region contained structural...  View Details
      Keywords: Female Entrepreneur; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Inclusion; Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Racism; Sexism; Start-up; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Diversity; Gender; Race; Prejudice And Bias; innovation And invention; City; Culture; Miami
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Joyce J. Kim. "Women Entrepreneurs and Tech Ecosystems: One City, Two Realities, and Four Diverse Women." Harvard Business School Case 321-083, October 2020.
      • October 2020
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      OpenIDEO (B)

      By: Karim R. Lakhani, Anne-Laure Fayard, Manos Gkeredakis and Jin Hyun Paik
      In the midst of 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic was unfolding, OpenIDEO—an online open innovation platform focused on design-driven solutions to social issues—rapidly launched a new challenge to improve access to health information, empower communities to stay safe...  View Details
      Keywords: Innovation Competitions; Ideo; Contests; Contest Design; Platforms And Ecosystems; Open Innovation; Open And User Innovation Strategy; Diversity; Design; Social Entrepreneurship; Global Range; Collaborative innovation And invention; innovation Strategy; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Social And Collaborative Networks; Health Pandemics; Health; Information; Business And Community Relations
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      Lakhani, Karim R., Anne-Laure Fayard, Manos Gkeredakis, and Jin Hyun Paik. "OpenIDEO (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 621-058, October 2020.
      • October 2020
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      The Supply Chain Economy: A New Industry Categorization for Understanding Innovation in Services

      By: Mercedes Delgado and Karen G. Mills
      An active debate has centered on the importance of manufacturing for driving innovation in the U.S. economy. This paper offers an alternative framework that focuses on the role of suppliers of goods and services (the “supply chain economy”) in national performance. We...  View Details
      Keywords: Supply Chain Industries; Business-to-consumer Industries; Services; innovation; Economy; Framework; Supply Chain; Service Operations; innovation And invention; Economic Growth; United States
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      Delgado, Mercedes, and Karen G. Mills. "The Supply Chain Economy: A New Industry Categorization for Understanding Innovation in Services." Research Policy 49, no. 8 (October 2020).
      • September 2020
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      Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network

      By: Anita Elberse and Julia McNicholas
      Chip and Joanna Gaines, who have shot to fame as stars of the hit television show Fixer Upper, are preparing to launch their own television network. It is April 2019, a year since the home-renovation show Fixer Upper’s fifth season on cable channel HGTV ended, and more...  View Details
      Keywords: Entertainment; Television; Superstars; innovation; Creative Industries; Talent; General Management; Celebrities; Television Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Joint Ventures; innovation And invention; Marketing; Strategy; Entertainment And Recreation Industry; Media And Broadcasting Industry
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      Elberse, Anita, and Julia McNicholas. "Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network." Harvard Business School Case 521-044, September 2020.
      • September 2020
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      True North: Pioneering Analytics, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence

      By: Karim R. Lakhani, Kairavi Dey and Hannah Mayer
      True North was a private equity fund that specialized in the growth and buyout of mid-market, India-centric companies. The leadership team initially believed that technology was not core to traditional businesses and steered clear of new age technology-oriented...  View Details
      Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Technology; Management; Operations; Organizations; Leadership; innovation And invention; Business Model; Computer Industry; Technology Industry
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      Lakhani, Karim R., Kairavi Dey, and Hannah Mayer. "True North: Pioneering Analytics, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence." Harvard Business School Case 621-042, September 2020.
      • 2020
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      Fencing Off Silicon Valley: Cross-Border Venture Capital and Technology Spillovers

      By: Ufuk Akcigit, Sina T. Ates, Josh Lerner, Richard Townsend and Yulia Zhestkova
      The treatment of foreign investors has been a contentious topic in U.S. entrepreneurship policy in recent years. This paper examines foreign corporate investments in Silicon Valley from a theoretical and empirical perspective. We model a setting where such funding may...  View Details
      Keywords: innovation; Corporate Venture Capital; Knowledge Spillovers; innovation And invention; Foreign Direct Investment; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Policy; United States
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      Akcigit, Ufuk, Sina T. Ates, Josh Lerner, Richard Townsend, and Yulia Zhestkova. "Fencing Off Silicon Valley: Cross-Border Venture Capital and Technology Spillovers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-043, September 2020.
      • 2020
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      Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances

      By: Amar Bhidé and Srikant M. Datar
      In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an immunotherapeutic treatment, called CAR-T therapy, for two kinds of blood cancers—acute leukemia (ALL) and a lymphoma. We describe 1) how CAR-T works; 2) the foundational advances and discoveries; 3)...  View Details
      Keywords: Immunotherapy; Health Care And Treatment; innovation And invention; Research And Development; Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms
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      Bhidé, Amar, and Srikant M. Datar. "Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-034, August 2020.
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      Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents

      By: David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson, Gary P. Pisano and Pian Shu
      Manufacturing accounts for more than three-quarters of U.S. corporate patents. The competitive shock to this sector emanating from China's economic ascent could in theory either augment or stifle U.S. innovation. Using three decades of U.S. patents matched to corporate...  View Details
      Keywords: Patents; Production; Trade; Competition; innovation And invention; United States
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      Autor, David, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson, Gary P. Pisano, and Pian Shu. "Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents." American Economic Review: Insights 2, no. 3 (September 2020): 357–374.
      • September 2020
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      Uber: Competing Globally

      By: Alexander J. MacKay
      Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 720-404.  View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Model; Geography; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Strategy; Globalization; Multinational Firms And Management; Globalized Markets And Industries; Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms; innovation And invention; Disruptive innovation; innovation Strategy; Law; Management; Growth And Development; Growth Management; Markets; Demand And Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Network Effects; Emerging Markets; Market Design; Market Entry And Exit; Market Participation; Supply And Industry; Industry Structures; Planning; Strategic Planning; Relationships; Business And Community Relations; Business And Government Relations; Business And Stakeholder Relations; Labor And Management Relations; Networks; Adaptation; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Technology; Mobile Technology; Technology Platform; Transportation Networks; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; Africa; Ghana; Asia; China; Shanghai; Shanghai Shi; India; New Delhi; Europe; United Kingdom; London; England; Latin America; North And Central America; United States; New York (city, Ny); New York (state, Us); South America; Colombia
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      MacKay, Alexander J. "Uber: Competing Globally." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 721-387, September 2020.
      • August 2020
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      Sesame Workshop (B): Celebrating 50 Years of Helping Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
      Teaching Note for Case No. 321-015. In 2019, Sesame Workshop celebrated its 50th anniversary while on a winning streak of social impact, innovation, and peak media and financial results. Over the past four years, CEO Jeff Dunn and his turnaround team exhibited...  View Details
      Keywords: Social Impact; innovation; Television; Children; Media; Television Entertainment; Education; innovation And invention; Change Management; Leadership; Mission And Purpose; Organizational Culture; Education Industry; Media And Broadcasting Industry
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Joyce J. Kim. "Sesame Workshop (B): Celebrating 50 Years of Helping Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 321-041, August 2020.
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