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- November 2006 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
eDonkey--Deciding the Future of File Sharing
Sam Yagan, CEO of the upstart MetaMachine, Inc., received a letter from the Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. (RIAA) asking him to shut down eDonkey, MetaMachine's popular file-sharing system. In September 2005, more than 30 million users relied on...
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Keywords:
Applications and Software;
Crisis Management;
Music Entertainment;
Legal Liability;
Copyright;
Information Technology Industry;
Music Industry;
United States
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix. "eDonkey--Deciding the Future of File Sharing." Harvard Business School Case 707-482, November 2006. (Revised March 2007.)
- 2006
- Working Paper
Skill vs. Luck in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital: Evidence from Serial Entrepreneurs
This paper argues that a large component of success in entrepreneurship and venture capital can be attributed to skill. We show that entrepreneurs with a track record of success are more likely to succeed than first time entrepreneurs and those who have previously...
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Keywords:
Return On Investment;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Success;
Experience and Expertise
Gompers, Paul A., Anna Kovner, Josh Lerner, and David S. Scharfstein. "Skill vs. Luck in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital: Evidence from Serial Entrepreneurs." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 12592, October 2006.
- July 2006
- Background Note
Out of Frame: The Coming Digital Disruption of Hollywood
By: Stephen P. Bradley, Brian DeLacey and Reed Martin
The record opening of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, starring Johnny Depp, had finally provided the industry with incontrovertible proof that it was still possible to draw massive audiences to movie theaters. Grossing $136 million during its opening...
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- May 2006 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
EU Verdict Against Microsoft
By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
In 2004, following an investigation that began in 1998, the European Commission (EC) issued an antitrust judgment against Microsoft Corp., levying a record fine of 497 million euros ($613 million) and mandating changes of commercial behavior and bundling of Windows...
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Keywords:
Judgments;
Governance Compliance;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Monopoly;
Business and Government Relations;
Competitive Strategy;
Software;
European Union;
United States
Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. "EU Verdict Against Microsoft." Harvard Business School Case 706-503, May 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
- March 2006 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
China: To Float or Not To Float? (A)
By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
On July 21, 2005 China revalued its decade-long quasi-fixed exchange rate of approximately 8.28 yuan per U.S. dollar by 2.1% to 8.11 and, at the same time, introduced a more market-based exchange rate system. Many analysts and economists were disappointed with what...
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Keywords:
Macroeconomics;
Trade;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Governance Controls;
Policy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
China
Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 706-021, March 2006. (Revised April 2010.)
- February 2006 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
deCODE Genetics: Hunting for Genes to Develop Drugs
By: Debora L. Spar
In 1996, Kari Stefansson launched a new kind of biotechnology company and a whole new way of attacking diseases. Based in Iceland, his firm, deCODE Genetics, plans to identify the individual genetic markers that lead to society's most prevalent diseases. To do so, it...
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Keywords:
Information;
Innovation Strategy;
Genetics;
Ethics;
Health Disorders;
Biotechnology Industry;
Iceland
Spar, Debora L., and Chris Bebenek. "deCODE Genetics: Hunting for Genes to Develop Drugs." Harvard Business School Case 706-040, February 2006. (Revised August 2006.)
- October 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2005
By: David B. Yoffie, Pai-Ling Yin and Barbara Mack
In the late 1990s, TiVo pioneered the digital video recorder (DVR), a new consumer electronics category. By 2005, the company was the clear leader in technology and installed base. It had also built extraordinary loyalty among its customers. However, TiVo lost a half...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Competition;
Partners and Partnerships;
Information Infrastructure;
Television Entertainment;
Brands and Branding;
Consumer Products Industry;
Electronics Industry
Yoffie, David B., Pai-Ling Yin, and Barbara Mack. "Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2005." Harvard Business School Case 706-421, October 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- June 2005
- Tutorial
Prematriculation Financial Accounting Tutorial/Module
By: David F. Hawkins, Paul M. Healy and Ratna G. Sarkar
The Financial Accounting course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of financial accounting in a management context. The course describes the business activities for Global Grocer, a small retail franchise specializing in gourmet foods and specialty kitchen...
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- April 2005
- Case
Handleman Company
By: Janice H. Hammond and Kevin Dolan
Describes the organization and operations of the Handleman Co., an intermediary in the music industry that buys recorded music and resells it to mass retailers such as Wal-Mart. The company provides distribution, inventory management, retail merchandising, and category...
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Keywords:
Business Organization;
Music Entertainment;
Cost Management;
Growth and Development;
Business or Company Management;
Distribution Channels;
Problems and Challenges;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Online Technology;
Value Creation;
Music Industry
Hammond, Janice H., and Kevin Dolan. "Handleman Company." Harvard Business School Case 605-024, April 2005.
- February 2005 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Unilever in India: Hindustan Lever's Project Shakti--Marketing FMCG to the Rural Consumer
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Rohithari Rajan
With liberalization of India's economy and the opening up of markets to foreign multinationals such as Procter & Gamble, the Indian subsidiary of Unilever--Hindustan Lever Ltd. (HLL)--was under pressure to grow revenues and profits. HLL had a long and stellar record of...
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Keywords:
Economy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Business Subsidiaries;
Revenue;
Profit;
Market Participation;
Programs;
Rural Scope;
Poverty;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Consumer Products Industry;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
India
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Rohithari Rajan. "Unilever in India: Hindustan Lever's Project Shakti--Marketing FMCG to the Rural Consumer." Harvard Business School Case 505-056, February 2005. (Revised June 2007.)
- January 2005
- Case
Managing Failure: American Bankruptcy Law at a Crossroads
By: David A. Moss, Mary Oey and Jonathan Lackow
Introduces the core principles and challenges of bankruptcy law (both individual and corporate) against the backdrop of the early 1970s, when the U.S. bankruptcy system appeared to be failing. With personal bankruptcy filings at record levels and successful corporate...
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Moss, David A., Mary Oey, and Jonathan Lackow. "Managing Failure: American Bankruptcy Law at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 705-024, January 2005.
- July/August 2004
- Article
Stakeholders and Environmental Management Practices: An Institutional Framework
By: Magali Delmas and Michael W. Toffel
Despite burgeoning research on companies' environmental strategies and environmental management practices, it remains unclear why some firms adopt environmental management practices beyond regulatory compliance. This paper leverages institutional theory by proposing...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Environmental Management;
Adoption;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Organizational Structure;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Competition;
Framework;
Governance Compliance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Delmas, Magali, and Michael W. Toffel. "Stakeholders and Environmental Management Practices: An Institutional Framework." Business Strategy and the Environment 13, no. 4 (July/August 2004): 209–222.
- June 2004 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Cox Communications, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jonathan Gibbons
Cox Communications, the third largest U.S. cable television system operator, is confronting strategy decisions in mid-2004. Cox managers must decide whether to speed its deployment of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which offers capital and operating costs savings...
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Keywords:
Customers;
Information Technology;
Competition;
Product Development;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Jonathan Gibbons. "Cox Communications, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 804-192, June 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
- June 2004 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
Scientific-Atlantia (S-A), a leading manufacturer of cable TV equipment, is confronting strategic challenges in mid-2004. For decades, cable operators have faced high switching costs that have locked them into exclusive supply relationships with either S-A or its...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Competition;
Industry Structures;
Television Entertainment;
Duopoly and Oligopoly;
Manufacturing Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Scientific-Atlanta, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 804-191, June 2004. (Revised June 2006.)
- May 2004 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Music Downloads
By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
Examines the competition between competing music formats. In the '90s, the MP3 format challenged the traditional means of music distribution by allowing for storage of near CD-quality recordings at 1/10th of their previous size. The threat to traditional distribution...
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Keywords:
Disruption;
Music Entertainment;
Legal Liability;
Distribution;
Competition;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Adoption;
Information Infrastructure;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Music Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "Music Downloads." Harvard Business School Case 704-503, May 2004. (Revised March 2005.)
- November 2003 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
San Francisco Giants
By: William A. Sahlman and Elizabeth Kind
Larry Baer, executive vice-president and COO, was eager to improve profitability for the San Francisco Giants baseball team. Over the last few years, the Giants have had a number of successes. They successfully built the first privately financed ball park in over 30...
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Business or Company Management;
Success;
Sports;
Sports Industry;
San Francisco
Sahlman, William A., and Elizabeth Kind. "San Francisco Giants." Harvard Business School Case 804-092, November 2003. (Revised January 2005.)
- April 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Music Industry and the Internet, The
By: Bharat N. Anand and Estelle S. Cantillon
Discusses the impact of the Internet on the music industry from 1990 through 2003. Discusses the technology, new business models, and record companies' moves. Provides the necessary background to discuss such matters as well as to assess the strategies of the five...
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Anand, Bharat N., and Estelle S. Cantillon. "Music Industry and the Internet, The." Harvard Business School Case 703-513, April 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- April 2003 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
Operational Execution at Arrow Electronics
By: Ananth Raman and Zeynep Ton
Distribution center operations (from order taking to order fulfillment) and the importance of attending to process details at Arrow Electronics, a large distributor of electronic components and computer products are described. The case also details the actions the...
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Raman, Ananth, and Zeynep Ton. "Operational Execution at Arrow Electronics." Harvard Business School Case 603-127, April 2003. (Revised March 2009.)
- November 2002 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
Corning, Inc.: Technology Strategy in 2003
Corning, Inc. has a 150-year history of building a strategy around innovation. Founded as a glass manufacturer in 1851, the company quickly established itself as a maker of specialty glass products and over the next 100 years diversified into light bulbs, television,...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Strategy;
Innovation Strategy;
Situation or Environment;
Research and Development;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States
Henderson, Rebecca. "Corning, Inc.: Technology Strategy in 2003." Harvard Business School Case 703-440, November 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
- August 8, 2002
- Article
Put Directors on the Record
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Rhonda Kaufman
Keywords:
Management
Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Rhonda Kaufman. "Put Directors on the Record." Inside Track. Financial Times (August 8, 2002), 7.