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      • March 2021
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      Facebook’s Libra (B): The Privatization of Money?

      By: Marco Di Maggio, Ethan Rouen, George Serafeim and Amy Klopfenstein
      This case addresses the events that took place following the conclusion of the case “Facebook’s Libra (A): The Privatization of Money?” In October 2019, several months after the conclusion of the A case, multiple members of the Libra Association announced that they...  View Details
      Keywords: Accounting; Economics; Money; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Governance Controls; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Disruptive Innovation; Technology; Technology Platform; Technology Networks; Technology Industry; Europe; Switzerland; United States; California
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      Di Maggio, Marco, Ethan Rouen, George Serafeim, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Facebook’s Libra (B): The Privatization of Money?" Harvard Business School Supplement 121-055, March 2021.
      • March 2021
      • Supplement

      Wendell Weeks at Corning Inc. (B): Valor Glass and the COVID-19 Pandemic

      By: Ryan Raffaelli and Aldo Sesia
      The (B) case offers a detailed account of Wendell Weeks’s innovation strategy at Corning, and how his approach played a critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic. It illustrates the company’s philosophy of making long-term investments in promising new technologies and...  View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Disruptive Innovation; Technology; Leadership; Health Pandemics; Technology Industry; United States; New York (city, NY)
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, and Aldo Sesia. "Wendell Weeks at Corning Inc. (B): Valor Glass and the COVID-19 Pandemic." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-078, March 2021.
      • March 2021
      • Case

      VideaHealth: Building the AI Factory

      By: Karim R. Lakhani and Amy Klopfenstein
      Florian Hillen, co-founder and CEO of VideaHealth, a startup that used artificial intelligence (AI) to detect dental conditions on x-rays, spent the early years of his company laying the groundwork for an AI factory. A process for quickly building and iterating on new...  View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Technology; Software; Technology Adoption; Technology Platform; Entrepreneurship; Technology Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; North and Central America; United States; Massachusetts; Cambridge
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      Lakhani, Karim R., and Amy Klopfenstein. "VideaHealth: Building the AI Factory." Harvard Business School Case 621-021, March 2021.
      • February 2021
      • Case

      Threadless: The Renewal of an Online Community

      By: Shane Greenstein, Karim Lakhani and Christian Godwin
      Threadless, an online apparel company and artist community which Jake Nickell founded in 2000, continued to maintain its status as a top company in the online apparel industry during its second decade. From 2010 to 2020, Threadless continued to operate its...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Management; Marketing; Product Launch; Operations; Supply Chain; Distribution; Networks; Sales; Strategy; Adaptation; Technology; Software; Technology Platform; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Technology Industry; North America
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      Greenstein, Shane, Karim Lakhani, and Christian Godwin. "Threadless: The Renewal of an Online Community." Harvard Business School Case 621-056, February 2021.
      • February 2021
      • Case

      Brainlab: Imaging A MedTech Future

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Gregory P. Licholai and Federica Gabrieli
      Can Brainlab, a privately held firm, compete with giants like Medtronic and Amazon in delivering the Digital Operating Room of the future? The CEO is pondering solutions for secure exchange of medical information, pricing a new robotic imaging device, and reorganizing...  View Details
      Keywords: Surgery; Robotics; Health Care; Private Healthcare; Pricing; Technology Platform; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Health; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Software; Hardware; Information Technology; Health Industry; Europe; Germany; Munich
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      Herzlinger, Regina E., Gregory P. Licholai, and Federica Gabrieli. "Brainlab: Imaging A MedTech Future." Harvard Business School Case 321-087, February 2021.
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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).
      • February 2021
      • Case

      Digital Manufacturing at Amgen

      By: Shane Greenstein, Kyle Myers and Sarah Mehta
      This case discusses efforts made by biotechnology (biotech) company Amgen to introduce digital technologies into its manufacturing processes. Doing so is complicated by the fact that the process for manufacturing biologics—or therapeutics made from living cells—is...  View Details
      Keywords: Digital Technologies; Change; Change Management; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Information; Data and Data Sets; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Jobs and Positions; Knowledge; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Science; Strategy; Technology; Technology Adoption; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; California; Puerto Rico; Rhode Island
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      Greenstein, Shane, Kyle Myers, and Sarah Mehta. "Digital Manufacturing at Amgen." Harvard Business School Case 621-008, February 2021.
      • January 2021
      • Case

      Ocado Group: Ready for the Future

      By: Jose B. Alvarez, Damien McLoughlin and Natalie Kindred
      Keywords: Growth and Development; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Innovation Leadership; Strategy; Disruption; Disruptive Innovation; Online Technology; Consumer Behavior; Crisis Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Technology Industry; United Kingdom; United States; Europe
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      Alvarez, Jose B., Damien McLoughlin, and Natalie Kindred. "Ocado Group: Ready for the Future." Harvard Business School Case 521-061, January 2021.
      • Winter 2021
      • Article

      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).
      • January–February 2021
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      Stand-up Meetings Inhibit Innovation

      By: Andy Wu and Dagny Dukach
      An interview with Harvard Business School professor Andy Wu is presented. Wu discusses the usefulness of stand-up meetings, their role in agile management practices, and their impact on innovations and creativity by the participants.  View Details
      Keywords: Agile Practices; Meetings; Management Practices and Processes; Creativity; Innovation and Invention
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      Wu, Andy, and Dagny Dukach. "Stand-up Meetings Inhibit Innovation." Harvard Business Review 99, no. 1 (January–February 2021): 26–27. (Interview.)
      • December 2020 (Revised April 2021)
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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: Women; Racism; Black Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; 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 Teaching Note 321-103, December 2020. (Revised April 2021.)
      • 2020
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      The Evolutionary Nature of Breakthrough Innovation: Re-Evaluating the Exploration vs. Exploitation Dichotomy

      By: Dominika K. Sarnecka and Gary P. Pisano
      Over the past few decades, a consensus has emerged that breakthrough innovations emerge from exploration of novel terrain while more routine innovations are the product of exploitation. In this paper, we revisit this explore versus exploit dichotomy with an analysis...  View Details
      Keywords: Breakthrough Innovation; Exploration And Exploitation; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation
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      Sarnecka, Dominika K., and Gary P. Pisano. "The Evolutionary Nature of Breakthrough Innovation: Re-Evaluating the Exploration vs. Exploitation Dichotomy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-071, December 2020.
      • December 2020
      • Case

      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.
      • December 2020 (Revised February 2021)
      • Supplement

      Michael Ku and Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (B)

      By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
      In 2011, Michael Ku became Pfizer’s Vice President of Global Clinical Supply (GCS) after the company had undergone three large-scale mergers and acquisitions. As Ku and his new leadership team set out to build a proactive, end-to-end, digital and physical clinical...  View Details
      Keywords: Digital Technology; Customer-centricity; Innovation; Customer Focus; Talent; Talent Management; Leadership; Innovation and Invention; Transformation; Organizational Culture; Customer Focus and Relationships; Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Supply Chain; Mission and Purpose
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      Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Michael Ku and Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-037, December 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
      • December 2020
      • Article

      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
      • Article

      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).
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      Incorporating the Arts to Create Technical Leaders of the Future

      By: Linda A. Hill
      Engineering education should be reimagined to create a new generation of technical leaders prepared to dream, invent, and steward the future. These leaders of tomorrow will need to bridge business, engineering, and the arts.  View Details
      Keywords: Education; Engineering; Arts; Leadership Development
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      Hill, Linda A. "Incorporating the Arts to Create Technical Leaders of the Future." The Bridge 50, no. S (Winter 2020). (Special 50th Anniversary Issue edited by Ronald M. Latanision.)
      • November 2020
      • Teaching Note

      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 (Revised February 2021)
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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. (Revised February 2021.)
      • 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).
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