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- December 2020
- Case
Urban Company
Urban Company is an India-based market platform that helps customers book home services and at home beauty services. The company differentiated itself by investing heavily in building customer trust. Rather than merely positioning itself as a lead generating...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Market Platforms;
Emerging Markets;
Strategy;
Service Delivery;
Trust;
Technology Industry;
Service Industry;
India
Palepu, Krishna G. "Urban Company." Harvard Business School Case 121-041, December 2020.
- September 2020
- Case
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...
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Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence;
Technology;
Management;
Operations;
Organizations;
Leadership;
Innovation and Invention;
Business Model;
Computer Industry;
Technology Industry
Lakhani, Karim R., Kairavi Dey, and Hannah Mayer. "True North: Pioneering Analytics, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence." Harvard Business School Case 621-042, September 2020.
- September 2020
- Case
Uber at a Crossroads (2017)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes the history of Uber, its business model—including the ways it differed from that of the traditional taxi industry—and its competition with Lyft. The case is set in 2017, a year in which Uber was plagued by even more scandals than usual, though its...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Business Model;
Customer Satisfaction;
Fairness;
Values and Beliefs;
Price;
Profit;
Revenue;
Investment;
Government Legislation;
Business History;
Compensation and Benefits;
Resignation and Termination;
Employment;
Wages;
Lawfulness;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Management Style;
Market Entry and Exit;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Product Design;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Attitudes;
Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Transportation Networks;
Mobile Technology;
Technology Platform;
Valuation;
Transportation Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
- September 2020
- Teaching Note
Uber: Competing Globally
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 720-404.
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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
- 2020
- Book
Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You
By: Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss
When leaders and aspiring leaders seek out advice, they're often told to try harder. Dig deeper. Look in the mirror and own your natural-born strengths and fix any real or perceived career-limiting deficiencies.
We offer a different worldview. We argue that... View Details
We offer a different worldview. We argue that... View Details
Keywords:
Leadership Skills;
Belonging;
Leadership;
Management Skills;
Trust;
Organizational Culture
Frei, Frances X., and Anne Morriss. Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2020.
- June 2020
- Teaching Note
Ride-Hailing Services: Forecasting Uber's Growth
By: Elie Ofek, Barak Libai and Eitan Muller
Teaching Note for HBS No. 519-097.
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- June 2020
- Supplement
Ride-Hailing Services: Forecasting Uber's Growth
By: E. Ofek, Eitan Muller and Barak Libai
- April 2020 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
Uber: Competing Globally
By: Alexander J. MacKay, Amram Migdal and John Masko
This case describes Uber’s global market entry strategy and responses by regulators and local competitors. It details Uber’s entry into New York City (United States), Bogotá (Colombia), Delhi (India), Shanghai (China), Accra (Ghana), and London (United Kingdom). In...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Geography;
Geographic Location;
Geographic Scope;
Globalization;
Global Strategy;
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 Strategy;
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;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Technology;
Mobile Technology;
Technology Platform;
Transportation;
Transportation Networks;
Transportation Industry;
Technology Industry;
Africa;
Ghana;
Asia;
China;
Shanghai Shi;
Shanghai;
India;
New Delhi;
Europe;
United Kingdom;
England;
London;
Latin America;
North and Central America;
United States;
New York (city, NY);
New York (state, US);
South America;
Colombia
MacKay, Alexander J., Amram Migdal, and John Masko. "Uber: Competing Globally." Harvard Business School Case 720-404, April 2020. (Revised March 2021.)
- 2020
- Book
Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time
Over a decade ago, renowned innovation expert Rosabeth Moss Kanter co-founded and then directed Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative. Her breakthrough work with hundreds of successful professionals and executives, as well as aspiring young entrepreneurs, identifies...
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Keywords:
Leaders;
Advanced Leadership;
Advanced Leadership Initiative;
Community;
Change Leadership;
Innovation;
Problem Solving;
Cross-sector Collaboration;
Institutional Change;
Leadership;
Change;
Leading Change;
Communication;
Innovation Leadership;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business and Community Relations;
Civil Society or Community
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time. New York: PublicAffairs, 2020.
- November 2019
- Supplement
Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
By: Chiara Farronato, Alan MacCormack and Sarah Mehta
This multimedia supplement accompanies the case “Innovation at Uber: the Launch of Express POOL” (case no. 619-003). Set in March 2018, the case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and launches a new product called Express POOL. This multimedia supplement...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Technology;
Mobile Technology;
Software;
Technology Platform;
Technology Industry;
California;
San Francisco
Farronato, Chiara, Alan MacCormack, and Sarah Mehta. "Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 620-702, November 2019.
- November 2019 (Revised June 2020)
- Teaching Note
Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
By: Chiara Farronato and Sarah Mehta
Teaching Note for HBS No. 619-003. Set in March 2018, the Case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and launches a new product called Express POOL. The Teaching Note offers guidance for instructors who wish to use the case either with or without its dataset...
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- August 2019
- Teaching Note
Uber in 2017: One Bumpy Ride
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Jonah Goldberg
Teaching Note for HBS No. 117-070.
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- Article
Uber Must Go Slow When Drivers Rate Riders
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Uber Must Go Slow When Drivers Rate Riders." Bloomberg Opinion (June 13, 2019).
- May 2019
- Background Note
The Gig Economy: Leasing Skills to Pay the Bills
By: Joseph Fuller, William R. Kerr and Carl Kreitzberg
This primer provides a comprehensive exploration into the gig economy and how it is reshaping global business. It shows how the Uber driver, the freelancing programmer in India, and the independent corporate consultant are all different variants of the modern-day gig...
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Keywords:
Gig Economy;
Talent and Talent Management;
Human Resources;
Labor;
Strategy;
Management;
Globalization;
North America;
Europe;
United States;
United Kingdom
Fuller, Joseph, William R. Kerr, and Carl Kreitzberg. "The Gig Economy: Leasing Skills to Pay the Bills." Harvard Business School Background Note 819-146, May 2019.
- May 2019
- Case
Ride-Hailing Services: Forecasting Uber's Growth
By: Elie Ofek, Eitan Muller and Barak Libai
Ofek, Elie, Eitan Muller, and Barak Libai. "Ride-Hailing Services: Forecasting Uber's Growth." Harvard Business School Case 519-097, May 2019.
- May 2019
- Supplement
Ride-Hailing Services: Forecasting Uber's Growth
By: E. Ofek, Eitan Muller and Barak Libai
- March 2019
- Case
Waymo LLC
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
On December 5, 2018, Waymo LLC, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., launched the United States’ first commercial driverless-car ride-hailing service (Waymo One), based in Phoenix, Arizona. As with other ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, Waymo One riders...
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Keywords:
Vehicle;
Automation;
Automobiles;
Automotive;
Driverless Car;
Automotive Industry;
Autonomy;
Google;
Self-driving Cars;
Technological And Scientific Innovation;
Technological Change;
Technology Change;
Ride-sharing;
Uber;
Lyft;
General Motors;
Innovation;
Disruptive Technology;
Disruptive Technologies;
Tesla;
Waymo;
Operating Systems;
Artificial Intelligence;
Autonomous Vehicles;
Transportation;
Technological Innovation;
Disruption;
Commercialization;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Transportation Industry;
Auto Industry
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Waymo LLC." Harvard Business School Case 719-477, March 2019.
- October 2018 (Revised August 2020)
- Supplement
Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
By: Chiara Farronato, Alan MacCormack and Sarah Mehta
- October 2018 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
Testing Autonomy in Pittsburgh
By: Mitchell Weiss and Brittany Urick
Pittsburgh’s mayor had been among the first to welcome self-driving vehicles but was now one of many needing to react after a pedestrian fatality involving an autonomous Uber in Arizona. He had originally preferred to roll out “the red carpet” instead of the “red...
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Keywords:
Public Entrepreneurship;
Government Innovation;
Government Experimentation;
Autonomous Vehicles;
Mayor;
Mayor Peduto;
Cities;
Mobility;
Automation;
Uber;
Argo Ai;
Aurora Innovation;
Aptiv;
Entrepreneurship;
Public Sector;
Innovation and Invention;
Transportation;
City;
Safety;
Business and Government Relations;
Transportation Industry;
Auto Industry;
United States;
Pennsylvania;
Pittsburgh
Weiss, Mitchell, and Brittany Urick. "Testing Autonomy in Pittsburgh." Harvard Business School Case 819-059, October 2018. (Revised September 2020.)
- October 2018 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
By: Chiara Farronato, Alan MacCormack and Sarah Mehta
Set in March 2018, the case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and launches a new product called Express POOL. This product offers a reduced price to riders willing to carpool, walk a short distance to/from their pick-up and drop-off points, and wait a...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Technology;
Mobile Technology;
Software;
Technology Platform;
Decision Making;
Technology Industry;
California;
San Francisco
Farronato, Chiara, Alan MacCormack, and Sarah Mehta. "Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL." Harvard Business School Case 619-003, October 2018. (Revised August 2020.)