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- November 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: A Global Company's China Strategy (B)
By: William C. Kirby, Billy Chan and Dawn H. Lau
After the legendary founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) retired, the new chairman had to grapple with fresh challenges related to its China market: a recently opened factory in China had to find ways to reverse its financial loss and meet its...
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Keywords:
Cross-cultural;
Foreign Investment;
Government;
Business And Government Relations;
Globalization;
Change Management;
Customer Relationship Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Leadership;
semiconductor industry;
Taiwan;
China
Kirby, William C., Billy Chan, and Dawn H. Lau. "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: A Global Company's China Strategy (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-045, November 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- May 2019
- Case
Mobileye Update, 2019
By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
Mobileye was an Israeli company, officially headquartered in The Netherlands, which was a Tier 2 supplier to the global automobile industry. This short case updates Mobileye's business performance and strategy, following the acquisition by Intel in 2017.
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Keywords:
Driverless Car;
Competitive Advantage;
Strategy;
Market Entry And Exit;
Technology;
Auto industry;
semiconductor industry;
Technology industry;
Israel
Yoffie, David B., and Daniel Fisher. "Mobileye Update, 2019." Harvard Business School Case 719-511, May 2019.
- March 2019 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Growth Investing at Totem Point
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Charles C.Y. Wang and Jonah Goldberg
The case describes the investment of hedge fund, Totem Point Management in Analog Semiconductors (ADI) as a way to discuss forecasting and valuation in growth companies. In June 2016, hedge fund Totem Point invested in ADI at around $55 a share. In general, Totem Point...
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Srinivasan, Suraj, Charles C.Y. Wang, and Jonah Goldberg. "Growth Investing at Totem Point." Harvard Business School Case 119-091, March 2019. (Revised May 2019.)
- October 2018
- Case
P-Will at DISCO
By: Ethan Bernstein, Naoko Jinjo and Yuna Sakuma
From the outside, DISCO—a Japan-based manufacturer of precision tools for semiconductor production devices—appeared to be a rather ordinary company that had achieved rather extraordinary success: it had simultaneously achieved 70% global market share, had lifted its...
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Keywords:
Human Capital;
P-will;
Disco;
Semiconductors;
Self-managed Organizations;
Governance;
Human Resources;
Selection And Staffing;
Management Practices And Processes;
Management Systems;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Design;
semiconductor industry;
Japan
Bernstein, Ethan, Naoko Jinjo, and Yuna Sakuma. "P-Will at DISCO." Harvard Business School Case 419-035, October 2018.
- June 2018 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
Qualcomm Inc., 2019
By: David B. Yoffie and Andrew S. Choi
This case is set in mid-2019, when Qualcomm was struggling with unwanted take-over battles, fights with Apple and the Chinese government, and internal dissension on the board of directors. Ten years earlier Qualcomm was hailed as a monopoly on CDMA technologies and...
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Keywords:
Technology Cycles;
Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Intellectual Property;
Technology;
Standards;
Business Model;
Organizational Change And Adaptation;
Telecommunications industry;
semiconductor industry
Yoffie, David B., and Andrew S. Choi. "Qualcomm Inc., 2019." Harvard Business School Case 718-514, June 2018. (Revised August 2019.)
- June 2018 (Revised January 2020)
- Teaching Note
Qualcomm Inc., 2019
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-514.
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- Summer 2018
- Article
Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating
By: Willy C. Shih
Knowledge embedded within state-of-the-art production and design tools is a powerful force that is leveling the global technology playing field. It democratizes innovation and makes future competition more challenging. This paper describes the knowledge flows through...
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Keywords:
Product Design;
Product Commercialization;
Product Development;
Product Development Strategy;
Production;
Manufacturing Tools;
Manufacturing;
Manufacturing Industry;
Engineering;
Globalization;
Goods And Commodities;
Knowledge;
Commercialization;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Hardware;
Technology Adoption;
Consumer Products industry;
Auto industry;
semiconductor industry;
Electronics industry;
industrial Products industry;
Information Technology industry;
North America;
Asia
Shih, Willy C. "Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating." Art. 59420. MIT Sloan Management Review 59, no. 4 (Summer 2018): 53–58.
- January 2017
- Case
Danaher Corporation, 2007–2017
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
On July 2, 2016, Danaher Corporation completed the spinoff of Fortive Corporation. The previous day, Danaher’s stock price had reached an all-time high. In 2015, Danaher had decided to split off its test and measurement, fuel and fleet management, and automation...
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Keywords:
Danaher;
Fortive;
Larry Culp;
Beckman Coulter;
Pall;
Life Sciences;
Diagnostics;
Environmental Operations;
Water Management;
Dental;
Testing;
Measurement;
Fuel;
Fleet Management;
Automation;
Toolmaking;
Tools;
Disease Management;
Continuous Improvement;
Toyota Production System;
Divestiture;
Spinoffs;
Spin-off;
Networks;
Acquisition;
Mergers And Acquisitions;
Business Conglomerates;
Business Divisions;
Business Subsidiaries;
Business Units;
Business Growth And Maturation;
Business Model;
For-profit Firms;
Joint Ventures;
Restructuring;
Engineering;
Chemicals;
Construction;
Machinery And Machining;
Profit;
Revenue;
Globalized Firms And Management;
Multinational Firms And Management;
Health;
Health Care And Treatment;
Health Disorders;
Medical Specialties;
Business History;
Job Cuts And Outsourcing;
Business Or Company Management;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Management Analysis, Tools, And Techniques;
Management Practices And Processes;
Management Succession;
Management Systems;
Resource Allocation;
Market Entry And Exit;
Measurement And Metrics;
Logistics;
Business Processes;
Organizational Change And Adaptation;
Public Ownership;
Problems And Challenges;
Science;
Genetics;
Natural Environment;
Wastes And Waste Processing;
Science-based Business;
Opportunities;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Consolidation;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Technology;
Software;
Technology Networks;
Technology Platform;
Value;
Valuation;
Aerospace industry;
Auto industry;
Biotechnology industry;
Chemical industry;
Computer industry;
Construction industry;
Consumer Products industry;
Distribution industry;
Electronics industry;
Food And Beverage industry;
Health industry;
industrial Products industry;
Information Technology industry;
Manufacturing industry;
Medical Devices And Supplies industry;
Pharmaceutical industry;
Retail industry;
Rubber industry;
semiconductor industry;
Shipping industry;
Technology industry;
Telecommunications industry;
Utilities industry;
United States;
District Of Columbia
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Danaher Corporation, 2007–2017." Harvard Business School Case 717-464, January 2017.
- January 2017
- Case
The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd.
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In September 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc. completed the acquisition of Tyco International PLC, a $9.9 billion business with operating profits of $884 million. The purchase consideration was $14.4 billion. Although the deal was billed as a merger, Ireland-based Tyco...
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Keywords:
Tyco;
Dennis Kozlowski;
Edward Breen;
Fire Safety;
Fire Protection;
Security;
Packaging;
Securities And Exchange Commission;
Fraud;
Accounting;
Accounting Audits;
Earnings Management;
Financial Statements;
Goodwill Accounting;
Acquisition;
Mergers And Acquisitions;
Business Conglomerates;
Business Divisions;
Business Exit Or Shutdown;
Business Growth And Maturation;
Business Headquarters;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
For-profit Firms;
Restructuring;
Crime And Corruption;
Engineering;
Applied Optics;
Chemicals;
Construction;
Metals And Minerals;
Ethics;
Finance;
Cash Flow;
Public Equity;
Stock Options;
Financing And Loans;
Initial Public Offering;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geographic Location;
Geographic Scope;
Global Range;
Globalized Firms And Management;
Multinational Firms And Management;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Disclosure;
Health Care And Treatment;
Business History;
Executive Compensation;
Selection And Staffing;
Courts And Trials;
Lawfulness;
Lawsuits And Litigation;
Business Or Company Management;
Goals And Objectives;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Market Entry And Exit;
Public Ownership;
Problems And Challenges;
Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Consolidation;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Horizontal Integration;
Value;
Chemical industry;
Construction industry;
Consumer Products industry;
Electronics industry;
Energy industry;
industrial Products industry;
Manufacturing industry;
Medical Devices And Supplies industry;
Mining industry;
Pharmaceutical industry;
semiconductor industry;
Telecommunications industry;
Utilities industry;
Republic Of Ireland;
Switzerland;
Bermuda;
United States;
New Hampshire
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 717-459, January 2017.
- June 2015 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Epistar and the Global LED Market
By: Willy C. Shih, Chen-Fu Chien and Hung-Kai Wang
It took BJ Lee many years to learn how to navigate the patent minefield that was the global LED industry. When his company was first spun off from the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan, he thought the essence of a good IP strategy was to develop a...
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Keywords:
Intellectual Property;
Intellectual Property Management;
Patenting;
Patents;
Patent Litigation;
Intellectual Property;
Patents;
Electronics industry;
semiconductor industry;
Asia;
United States;
Japan;
Taiwan
Shih, Willy C., Chen-Fu Chien, and Hung-Kai Wang. "Epistar and the Global LED Market." Harvard Business School Case 615-053, June 2015. (Revised January 2017.)
- October 2014 (Revised October 2015)
- Case
Mobileye: The Future of Driverless Cars
By: David B. Yoffie
Mobileye was an Israeli company, officially headquartered in The Netherlands, which was a Tier 2 supplier to the global automobile industry. After 15 years of building a leading technology for autonomous driving systems, Mobileye emerged in 2014 as one of the most...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Driverless Car;
Technology;
Competitive Advantage;
Strategy;
Market Entry And Exit;
Technology;
Auto industry;
semiconductor industry;
Technology industry;
Israel
Yoffie, David B. "Mobileye: The Future of Driverless Cars." Harvard Business School Case 715-421, October 2014. (Revised October 2015.)
- April 2014
- Case
Don Valentine and Sequoia Capital
By: Felda Hardymon, Tom Nicholas and Liz Kind
Don Valentine participated in the beginnings of two significant milestones: the birth of the silicon chip and the development of the venture capital industry. From humble beginnings, Valentine became a legendary salesman at Fairchild Semiconductor and National...
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Hardymon, Felda, Tom Nicholas, and Liz Kind. "Don Valentine and Sequoia Capital." Harvard Business School Case 814-096, April 2014.
- March 2014
- Case
MediaTek: From Feature Phones to Smartphones
By: Willy Shih
MediaTek was the third largest fabless semiconductor company in the world, and was the second largest supplier of the silicon microchips that powered mobile phones. Yet as the company's chairman reflected on his R&D strategy, he wondered why it hadn't moved faster on...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices And Conditions;
Decisions;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Telecommunications industry;
semiconductor industry;
China;
Taiwan
Shih, Willy. "MediaTek: From Feature Phones to Smartphones." Harvard Business School Case 614-059, March 2014.
- September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
- Background Note
Leadership and Teaming
By: Ethan Bernstein
Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail...
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Keywords:
Teams;
Teaming;
Leadership And Managing People;
Leadership;
Team Effectiveness;
Team Performance;
Team Design;
Team Leadership;
Teamwork;
Team Process;
Team Function;
Team Launch;
60/30/10 Rule;
Team Boundary;
Distribution Of Leadership Authority;
Self-managed Teams;
Virtual Teams;
Unbounded Teams;
Acts Of Leadership;
Execution Teams;
Decision Making Teams;
Creativity Teams;
Team Size;
Task Design;
Team Timeline;
Team Roles;
Team Representation;
Diversity;
Team Familiarity;
Collective Intelligence;
Team Stages Of Development;
Team Coaching;
Performance Pressure;
X-teams;
Team Focus;
Interaction;
Management Teams;
Managerial Roles;
Management Systems;
Management Style;
Management Skills;
Management Practices And Processes;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Effectiveness;
Performance Efficiency;
Performance Productivity;
Groups And Teams;
Networks;
Social Psychology;
Behavior;
Conflict And Resolution;
Creativity;
Social And Collaborative Networks;
Satisfaction;
Prejudice And Bias;
Power And Influence;
Personal Characteristics;
Familiarity;
Cognition And Thinking;
Attitudes;
Projects;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change And Adaptation;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Knowledge Use And Leverage;
Knowledge Sharing;
Collaborative Innovation And Invention;
Innovation And Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Design;
Interpersonal Communication;
Accommodations industry;
Accounting industry;
Advertising industry;
Aerospace industry;
Agriculture And Agribusiness industry;
Air Transportation industry;
Apparel And Accessories industry;
Auto industry;
Banking industry;
Battery industry;
Beauty And Cosmetics industry;
Bicycle industry;
Biotechnology industry;
Chemical industry;
Communications industry;
Computer industry;
Construction industry;
Consulting industry;
Consumer Products industry;
Distribution industry;
Education industry;
Electronics industry;
Employment industry;
Energy industry;
Entertainment And Recreation industry;
Fashion industry;
Financial Services industry;
Fine Arts industry;
Food And Beverage industry;
Forest Products industry;
Forestry industry;
Green Technology industry;
Health industry;
industrial Products industry;
Information industry;
Information Technology industry;
Insurance industry;
Journalism And News industry;
Legal Services industry;
Manufacturing industry;
Media And Broadcasting industry;
Medical Devices And Supplies industry;
Mining industry;
Motion Pictures And Video industry;
Motorcycle industry;
Music industry;
Pharmaceutical industry;
Public Administration industry;
Public Relations industry;
Publishing industry;
Pulp And Paper industry;
Rail industry;
Real Estate industry;
Retail industry;
Rubber industry;
semiconductor industry;
Service industry;
Shipping industry;
Sports industry;
Steel industry;
Technology industry;
Telecommunications industry;
Tourism industry;
Transportation industry;
Travel industry;
Utilities industry;
Video Game industry;
Web Services industry;
Asia;
North And Central America;
South America;
Atlantic Ocean;
Central Asia;
Europe;
Latin America;
Middle East;
Oceania;
West Indies
Bernstein, Ethan. "Leadership and Teaming." Harvard Business School Background Note 414-033, September 2013. (Revised August 2015.)
- July 2013 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation
By: Willy Shih and Chen-Fu Chien
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation has a horizontal firm structure in an industry that is predominantly organized vertically. While it has been successful in up markets, in the current down market its strategic rationale was being tested. As a capital-intensive...
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Keywords:
industry Structures;
Organizational Structure;
Partners And Partnerships;
Competition;
Horizontal Integration;
Vertical Integration;
semiconductor industry;
Taiwan
Shih, Willy, and Chen-Fu Chien. "Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 609-063, July 2013. (Revised July 2013.)
- July 2013
- Module Note
Exploration vs. Exploitation
By: Willy Shih
This module note introduces James March's concept of exploration and exploitation, and the management challenge of balancing the allocation of resources to the two activities in the firm. The note also touches on the O'Reilly and Tushman paper on the ambidextrous...
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Keywords:
Exploration And Exploitation;
Exploitation;
Research;
Scientific Research;
Product Commercialization;
Innovation And Invention;
Innovation And Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Resource Allocation;
Strategic Planning;
Research And Development;
Science-based Business;
Corporate Strategy;
Knowledge Sharing;
Biotechnology industry;
Information Technology industry;
Manufacturing industry;
Medical Devices And Supplies industry;
Pharmaceutical industry;
semiconductor industry;
Technology industry;
United States
Shih, Willy. "Exploration vs. Exploitation." Harvard Business School Module Note 614-004, July 2013.
- November 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Supplement
Global Unichip Corporation (B)
By: Willy Shih and Chen-Fu Chien
Jim Lai, President of Global Unichip Corporation (GUC), mapped out the changes he saw coming to the global semiconductor industry. The big question was how many system developers would start coming directly to GUC.
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Keywords:
Abstraction;
Value-network;
Vertical Integration;
Entry Barriers;
Intermediaries;
Dis-intermediation;
Aggregator;
Vertical Specialization;
Technology Adoption;
Technology Platform;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Integration;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Innovation And Management;
industry Structures;
Hardware;
Information Technology;
Complexity;
semiconductor industry;
Technology industry;
Telecommunications industry;
Taiwan
Shih, Willy, and Chen-Fu Chien. "Global Unichip Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 613-049, November 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
- October 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Global Unichip Corporation (A)
By: Willy Shih and Chen-Fu Chien
Global Unichip Corporation (GUC) is a design services company that acts as a front-end to TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor foundry. In so doing, it masked the complexity of the latest process technologies, and reduced the entry barriers for small firms to...
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Keywords:
Abstraction;
Value-network;
Complexity;
Vertical Integration;
Entry Barriers;
Intermediaries;
Dis-intermediation;
Aggregator;
Vertical Specialization;
Technology Adoption;
Technology Platform;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Horizontal Integration;
Vertical Integration;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Innovation And Management;
industry Structures;
Hardware;
Complexity;
Information Technology;
semiconductor industry;
Technology industry;
Telecommunications industry;
Taiwan
Shih, Willy, and Chen-Fu Chien. "Global Unichip Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 613-048, October 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
- April 2012
- Case
Renesas Electronics and the Automotive Microcontroller Supply Chain (A)
By: Willy Shih and Margaret Pierson
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan in March 2011 caused extensive damage to Renesas Electronics wafer fabrication facility, a critical link in the global automotive supply chain. Many OEMs sole-sourced customized microprocessors from the fab, so its...
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Keywords:
Natural Disasters;
Crisis Management;
Supply Chain Management;
Production;
Strategy;
semiconductor industry;
Auto industry;
Japan
Shih, Willy, and Margaret Pierson. "Renesas Electronics and the Automotive Microcontroller Supply Chain (A)." Harvard Business School Case 612-071, April 2012.
- April 2012
- Article
Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages
By: Juan Alcacer and Minyuan Zhao
This study looks at the role of firms' internal linkages in highly competitive technology clusters, where much of the world's R&D takes place. The leading players in these clusters are multilocation firms that organize and integrate knowledge across sites worldwide....
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Keywords:
Multinational Firms And Management;
Technological Innovation;
Knowledge Use And Leverage;
Management Analysis, Tools, And Techniques;
Research And Development;
Risk And Uncertainty;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Technology
Alcacer, Juan, and Minyuan Zhao. "Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages." Management Science 58, no. 4 (April 2012): 734–753.