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Deflategate and the National Football League
Iansiti, Marco; Snively, ChristineCase HBS-616008-EService and Operations ManagementOn January 18, 2015, the New England Patriots faced the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game. In the second quarter, a Colts player intercepted a pass from Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Colts equipment personnel alerted NFL officials that the ball's air pressure was below the required 12.5 PSI (pounds per square inch). Some argued that lower PSI provided a competitive advantage as it made the ball easier to grip and harder to fumble....Starting at €8.20
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Moderna (A)
Iansiti, Marco; Lakhani, Karim R.; Mayer, Hannah; Herman, KerryCase HBS-621032-EService and Operations ManagementInstructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details. In summer 2020, Stephane Bancel, CEO of biotech firm Moderna, faces several challenges as his company races to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. The case explores how a company builds a digital organization, and leverages artificial intelligence and other digital resources to speed its operations, manage its processes and ensure qual...Starting at €8.20
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The Truth About Blockchain (Spanish version)
Iansiti, Marco; Lakhani, Karim R.Article HBS-R1701JInformation TechnologiesContracts, transactions, and records of them provide critical structure in our economic system, but they haven't kept up with the world's digital transformation. They're like rush-hour gridlock trapping a Formula 1 race car. Blockchain promises to solve this problem. The technology behind bitcoin, blockchain is an open, distributed ledger that records transactions safely, permanently, and very efficiently. For instance, while the transfer of a ...Starting at €8.20
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Strategy as Ecology (Spanish version)
Iansiti, Marco; Levien, RoyArticle HBS-R0403EStrategyMicrosoft's and Wal-Mart's preeminence in modern business has been attributed to any number of factors--from the vision and drive of their founders to the companies' aggressive competitive practices. But the authors maintain that a bigger factor of their success is the success of the networks of companies with which Microsoft and Wal-Mart do business. Most companies today inhabit ecosystems--loose networks of suppliers, distributors, and outsourc...Starting at €8.20
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Digital Ubiquity: How Connections, Sensors, and Data Are Revolutionizing Business
Iansiti, Marco; Lakhani, Karim R.Article HBS-R1411D-EInformation TechnologiesWhen Google bought Nest, a digital thermostat and smoke detector company, for $3.2 billion just a few months ago, it was a clear indication that digital transformation and connection are reaching critical mass, spreading across even the most traditional industrial segments and creating a staggering array of business opportunities and threats. The digitization of tasks and processes has become essential to competition. General Electric, for exampl...Starting at €8.20