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- 2015
- Working Paper
A Normative Theory of Dynamic Capabilities: Connecting Strategy, Know-How, and Competition
By: Gary P. Pisano
The field of strategy has mounted an enormous effort to understand, define, predict, and measure how organizational capabilities shape competitive advantage. While the notion that capabilities influence strategy dates back to the work of Andrews (1971), attempts to...
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Pisano, Gary P. "A Normative Theory of Dynamic Capabilities: Connecting Strategy, Know-How, and Competition." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-036, September 2015.
- August 2015
- Case
Yabbly (A)
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Christopher Payton
In November 2013, with less than 10 months of cash on hand, Tom Leung, the founder and CEO of Yabbly, must decide where to focus his resources. His startup, a question-and-answer application for shopping decisions, had benefited from a strong showing at the SXSW...
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Keywords:
Startup;
Mobile;
Online Product Reviews;
Consumer Products;
Business Model;
Business Plan;
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation Strategy;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Internet and the Web;
North America;
United States;
Washington (state, US);
Seattle
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Christopher Payton. "Yabbly (A)." Harvard Business School Case 816-030, August 2015.
- September 2014 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
Google Inc. in 2014
By: Benjamin Edelman and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Describes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. Reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats they pose to selected competitors. Asks what Google should do next.
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Keywords:
Search Engines;
Google;
Online Advertising;
Internet and the Web;
Network Effects;
Business Model;
Competition;
Digital Marketing;
Information Technology Industry;
Advertising Industry
Edelman, Benjamin, and Thomas R. Eisenmann. "Google Inc. in 2014." Harvard Business School Case 915-004, September 2014. (Revised June 2017.)
- September 2014
- Case
Google Inc. in 2014 (Abridged)
By: Benjamin Edelman and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Describes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. Reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats they pose to Yahoo, Microsoft, and others. Asks what Google should do next.
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Keywords:
Search Engines;
Google;
Online Advertising;
Internet and the Web;
Network Effects;
Business Model;
Competition;
Information Technology Industry;
Advertising Industry
Edelman, Benjamin, and Thomas R. Eisenmann. "Google Inc. in 2014 (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 915-005, September 2014.
- July 2014 (Revised August 2015)
- Case
Qihoo
By: Feng Zhu
Qihoo, one of the largest Internet companies in China today, was founded in 2005. The company started its business by offering a security software product, and quickly dominated the market in China after its unusual move of giving its product away for free in 2009....
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- July–September 2014
- Article
Investing in Superstars: Lessons from the World of Football [¿Cómo Invertir en Superestrellas? Lecciones del Mundo del Fútbol]
By: Anita Elberse
Markets for soccer players are winner-take-all markets in which a select few top players earn extremely high rewards. The search for effective talent strategies in these conditions has led clubs to pursue a superstar-acquisition model, a talent-development model, or a...
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- January 2014 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
Andreessen Horowitz
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Liz Kind
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a venture capital firm launched in 2009, has quickly broken into the VC industry's top ranks, in terms of its ability to invest in Silicon Valley's most promising startups. The case recounts the firm's history; describes its co-founders'...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Venture Capital;
Disruption;
Entrepreneurship;
Industry Structures;
Financial Services Industry;
California
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Liz Kind. "Andreessen Horowitz." Harvard Business School Case 814-060, January 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
- 2013
- Book
Blockbusters: Hit-making, Risk-taking, and the Big Business of Entertainment
By: Anita Elberse
What's behind the phenomenal success of entertainment businesses such as Warner Bros., Marvel Enterprises, and the NFL—along with such stars as Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, and LeBron James? Which strategies give leaders in film, television, music, publishing, and sports an edge...
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Keywords:
Entertainment;
Business;
Strategy;
Media;
Digital Technology;
Blockbuster;
Superstar;
Film;
Television;
Music;
Publishing;
Performing Arts;
Nightlife;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Information Technology;
Marketing Strategy;
Music Entertainment;
Success;
Sports;
Business Strategy;
Film Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Music Industry;
Fine Arts Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Publishing Industry
Elberse, Anita. Blockbusters: Hit-making, Risk-taking, and the Big Business of Entertainment. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2013.
- Fall 2013
- Article
Spurring Innovation Through Competitions
By: Alan MacCormack, Fiona Murray and Erika Wagner
Alan MacCormack, Fiona Murray, and Erika Wagner examine the phenomenon of corporations using innovation contests. They write: "Companies are searching for better ways to identify and exploit novel solutions. Increasingly, they are discovering that many of the very best...
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MacCormack, Alan, Fiona Murray, and Erika Wagner. "Spurring Innovation Through Competitions." MIT Sloan Management Review 55, no. 1 (Fall 2013): 25–32.
- 2013
- Chapter
Who Chooses Board Members?
By: Ali Akyol and Lauren Cohen
We exploit a recent regulation passed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to explore the nomination of board members to US publicly traded firms. In particular, we focus on firms’ use of executive search firms versus allowing internal members (often...
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Keywords:
Boards;
Boards Of Directors;
Executive Search Firms;
Governance;
SEC Regulation;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Succession;
Executive Compensation
Akyol, Ali, and Lauren Cohen. "Who Chooses Board Members?" In Advances in Financial Economics, Vol. 16, edited by Kose John, Anil K. Makhija, and Stephen P. Ferris, 43–77. Emerald Group Publishing, 2013.
- April 2013
- Article
In Search of a Second Act: Riding the Popularity of a Great First Product Is Easy; Finding the Next One Is Hard
By: Elie Ofek and Jill Avery
The article presents a fictional case study on new product development and improvement after the successful launch of a first breakthrough product. Topics include business planning for brand name products, finance and investment for the development of educational toys,...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Growth Strategy;
Consumer Marketing;
Marketing;
Brand Management;
Market Research;
New Product Development;
Marketing Management;
Technology Commercialization;
Technology;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Consumer Products Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Technology Industry;
North and Central America;
United States
Ofek, Elie, and Jill Avery. "In Search of a Second Act: Riding the Popularity of a Great First Product Is Easy; Finding the Next One Is Hard." Harvard Business Review 91, no. 4 (April 2013): 133–137.
- January 2013
- Teaching Note
INNOVA-MEX's Bid for ENKONTROL (TN)
By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda
In their second year, two Mexican HBS MBAs joined forces to start a search fund based in Mexico City. They had raised money to acquire an existing private company in Mexico with an initial enterprise value between $5 million and $15 million. Just seven months after...
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- August 2012 (Revised November 2017)
- Case
Turkey—A Work in Progress?
For the past 10 years, Turkey has grown its real GDP at about 6% annually. This came after a huge debt crisis in 2001-02, wherein Turkey had to borrow $16 billion more from the IMF and comport with its difficult conditionality. Today, Turkey is a middle-income country,...
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Keywords:
Turkey;
Economy;
Macroeconomics;
International Relations;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Turkey
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Turkey—A Work in Progress?" Harvard Business School Case 713-018, August 2012. (Revised November 2017.)
- July 2012
- Case
Owen's Precision Machining
By: Ramana Nanda and James McQuade
For the second time in fourteen months, Christopher Owen, the second-generation owner of Owen's Precision Machining (OPM), found himself running out of cash. Owen wondered what he was doing wrong. How much additional money would he need to raise to get OPM through the...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Cash Flow;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Decision Making;
Problems and Challenges;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Manufacturing Industry;
Massachusetts
Nanda, Ramana, and James McQuade. "Owen's Precision Machining." Harvard Business School Case 813-036, July 2012.
- September 2011 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Brightcove, Inc. in 2007
By: Andrei Hagiu and David B. Yoffie
Brightcove, a technology and services provider to content owners in the Internet television field, aimed to become a media distribution company in its own right. On October 30, 2006, it relaunched its Website—and, in effect, its business. With its new, consumer-facing...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Entrepreneurship;
Investment;
Diversification;
Digital Platforms;
Business Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Business Model;
Distribution;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Hagiu, Andrei, and David B. Yoffie. "Brightcove, Inc. in 2007." Harvard Business School Case 712-424, September 2011. (Revised March 2014.)
- June 2011 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Wal-Mart Update, 2011
By: David B. Yoffie and Renee Kim
In 2011, Wal-Mart was the world's largest company with $420 billion in sales and operations in 14 countries. Yet it found itself searching for the right growth strategy moving forward. U.S. same-store sales had declined for eight consecutive quarters and Wal-Mart was...
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Keywords:
Corporate Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Global Range;
Business Strategy;
Retail Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Renee Kim. "Wal-Mart Update, 2011." Harvard Business School Case 711-546, June 2011. (Revised March 2013.)
- June 2011 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Coca-Cola in 2011: In Search of a New Model
By: David B. Yoffie and Renee Kim
Muhtar Kent, CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, faced a critical decision in 2011 after closing a $12 billion deal to buy its troubled North America bottling operations from its biggest bottler, Coca-Cola Enterprises. The decision was prompted by several changes in the U.S....
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Keywords:
Beverage Industry;
Strategic Positioning;
Mergers And Acquisitions;
Competition;
Business Model;
Vertical Integration;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Franchise Ownership;
Investment;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Yoffie, David B., and Renee Kim. "Coca-Cola in 2011: In Search of a New Model." Harvard Business School Case 711-504, June 2011. (Revised August 2012.)
- March 2011 (Revised December 2012)
- Case
Demand Media
By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
Google search had helped Demand Media grow to be a $1.9 billion online publisher. Then, social media and smartphone apps began to change the way people navigated the Internet. How should Demand Media respond? The business ran on a radically new model in which a stable...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Information Publishing;
Consumer Behavior;
Customization and Personalization;
Internet and the Web;
Publishing Industry
Deighton, John, and Leora Kornfeld. "Demand Media." Harvard Business School Case 511-043, March 2011. (Revised December 2012.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- February 13, 2011
- Article
Google's Search Gold Mine Could Tap Out
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Google's Search Gold Mine Could Tap Out." Bloomberg Businessweek Online (February 13, 2011).
- December 2010
- Article
Life in the Fast Lane: Origins of Competitive Interaction in New vs. Established Markets
By: Eric L. Chen, Riitta Katila, Rory McDonald and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt
Prior work examines competitive moves in relatively stable markets. In contrast, we focus on less stable markets where competitive advantages are temporary and R&D moves are essential. Using evolutionary search theory and an experiential simulation with in-depth...
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Chen, Eric L., Riitta Katila, Rory McDonald, and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt. "Life in the Fast Lane: Origins of Competitive Interaction in New vs. Established Markets." Special Issue on The Age of Temporary Advantage. Strategic Management Journal 31, no. 13 (December 2010): 1527–1547.