Interests Of Consumers - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2016
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How Do We Win the Cyberwar?

“This has to be a shared mission,” Obama told attendees at the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection at Stanford University, where he signed the order onstage. “So much of our computer... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai

19 Jan 2016
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Electric Avenues

drought-proof resource has become increasingly appealing. “Carlsbad is a very important test case,” he says. “There are lots of eyes on it—everywhere from Texas to Florida.” And it’s not only the tech that View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Mar 2004
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Kilimanjaro

for ten years to another porter who didn’t have one.) While our own awe and respect for the climbers was uniform, those of us who did not climb Kili had a variety of reactions to hearing about the trek. Some... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2017
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Research Brief: Better Brainstorming

Sharique Hasan in a recent working paper. Their field research shows that the highest quality ideas are generated by people open to new experiences engaging with extroverted peers. In 2014, the researchers headed to New Delhi to study the intersection View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Apr 1999
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New Releases

strong team of interdisciplinary scholars interested in organizations and markets, Jensen soon became a full-time member of the faculty. In this chapter, Jensen and his HBS... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2017
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A Shared Vision for a Better World

Stephanie and Charlie (MBA 1974) Harrold A member of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Charlie Harrold (MBA 1974) spent 12 months in Vietnam as a platoon leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. “It was extremely demanding,” he... View Details

09 Feb 2016
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Powering into the Future

have is having to plug them in all the time and charge them. So we use magnetic waves to move the power, and to move it very efficiently. There are applications across all of these consumer electronics,... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Turning Point: Crossover

Randal Bessolo (MBA 1992) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) Randal Bessolo (MBA 1992) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) I got into coaching basketball when I was 33 years old, volunteering at the Mercy Home for Boys in Chicago. Mentoring inner-city youth had always been an... View Details

26 May 2022
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Bidding Up

School’s doctoral program. But first he had to complete the MBA program, which wasn’t a great fit. BW: It was not actually of much interest to me because it’s managerial, I’m a more scholarly academic. I... View Details

01 Jun 1996
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Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course

particular companies in each country. To catch students' attention immediately, they chose companies with name recognition, such as Toyota, Wedgwood, Ford, and IBM. The companies were also selected to include functional areas of View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2019
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Case Study: Farming It Out

to tackle more complex tasks like pruning and picking. The Question: For now, AGR is focused on nailing the initial market fit, Andersen says, but at some point he’ll have to face the question of empire building. Other companies have... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Agriculture

30 Jun 2019
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Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo

Clubs News Clubs News Buffalo Alumni Explore the Future of Manufacturing Amid Global Turbulence The HBS Club of Buffalo hosted HBS Professor Willy Shih as a guest speaker in April for a talk on the impacts... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jan 2003
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Greylock

Princeton University, 1941 A.B., History "Broaden your business education as much as possible through courses and real-life experiences. This will prepare you for your role as a general manager. Over time, you will also develop a focus on what area View Details

08 Dec 2015
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Living the Legacy

When Ray Kusisto (MBA 1986) graduated from Harvard Business School, he knew he had been part of a unique experience. “I still feel that way,” says Kusisto, now CEO of Ortho NorthEast, the premier orthopedic... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Bad Times for Business

relate to your areas of interest and expertise. Then we'll discuss some of the challenges they pose. Brian, what about the issue of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Dec 2013
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Climate Change as Must-See TV

concern and to take action. For HBS alumni, we intend to address any doubts or questions about climate change through an online platform and events at HBS clubs. We also plan to organize a meeting of View Details

Keywords: videos; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information; Arts, Entertainment

01 Apr 1999
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Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong

established markets - is sounding a wake-up call for corporate strategists. How did you first become interested in these disruptive technologies? It was the sudden demise of Digital Equipment Corporation... View Details

01 Jan 2004
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Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963

could be part of the solution. These interests seem anything but dichotomous to Nielsen, whose passionate interest in education extends back to 1969, when he and his business... View Details

01 Feb 2000
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No Place Like Home

increasingly scarce. How serious is the problem? It's a tale of two Americas, the best of times and worst of times if you're a consumer in the... View Details