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- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
research also need some sort of core organization inside the firm to coordinate and leverage their outreach." Can you capture enough value to reinvest? Xerox missed a slew of golden opportunities. Intel...
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by Jim Aisner
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
Concomitantly, the ability of companies to affect and measure the social interactions among customers has grown tremendously. Consequently, in assessing the full value of each customer to the firm it is no...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Global Trade, Capital and National Institutions - Course Catalog
The resulting ability to retain or outsource various subsets of production stages within firm and country boundaries fueled the fragmentation of production and the emergence of global value chains. A key...
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Angela R. Hicks Bowman
fee, was a risky bet for Angie’s List. But Hicks felt it underscored the value of the product. “We take a very journalistic stance toward our reviews, which are never anonymous,” she said. “Members do pay for the expense...
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- 26 Jan 2017
- News
The Challenges and Rewards of Teaching by the Case Method
Susan Harmeling (MBA 1991) is founder and president of the International Case Method Institute, a consulting firm whose mission is to develop international business curricula based on the case study method of instruction. She is also an...
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Encouraging Women Leaders
In describing the impact of the HBS experience on her life, Veronica Allende Serra (MBA 1997) says, “Ask me how it hasn’t had an impact.” Serra, the founder of Pacific Investments, a private equity firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, where...
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- 29 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age
Complicating things further, some of these five allow a range of options—from full control by the firm (vehicles for traditional taxi companies, for example) to minimum requirements by the firm (car age and...
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- 12 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs
with more than 700 responses in their final sample. Some of what they found was to be anticipated. Sure enough, having a family member who worked in a for-profit firm as opposed to a nonprofit organization corresponded closely with an...
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by Michael Blanding
- 19 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Making a Broader Impact with Multiple Disciplines
investment and development firm based in Harvard Square, to conceptualize and commercialize paradigm-shifting technologies in surgery. My background in biomedical engineering and business has enabled me to holistically: Due diligence...
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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
that underlie corruption everywhere. As an emerging professional he must also carefully weigh the trust value of the personal relationships he is forming; his own comfort zone for ethical trade-offs; and the inherent uncertainties of...
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- 23 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
We Rise
pattern-matching, says Perkins, noting that venture capital firms often place a high value on “collegiality.” “I’ve heard this word used a lot before when describing the hiring of new partners,” Perkins...
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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
success as a VC, but simply more pattern-matching, says Perkins, noting that venture capital firms often place a high value on “collegiality.” “I’ve heard this word used a lot before when describing the...
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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
into what became Trilogy Software, now a $150 million firm based in Austin, Texas. While Jones claims that initially she offered “zero value added” at Trilogy, she says her ability to work hard made up for...
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- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
growth, but we still have a very poor understanding of the value implications of these kinds of actions. So there's lots of room for improvement. Q: Are there certain companies excelling in this area, or any industries where ESG...
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Re: George Serafeim
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2019
blame someone else.” On “Don’t ask, don’t tell”: “It struck me that I’m leading an institution whose main value is integrity—yet I’m asking men and women who are willing to die for their country to lie about who they are every single...
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- 05 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 5
Sen, and Willy Shih Abstract—Scientific research and its translation into commercialized technology is a driver of wealth creation and economic growth. Partnerships to foster the translational processes from public research organizations, such as universities and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
long-run supply and demand conditions. In the short run, intense competition between private-equity groups may lead to a willingness to pay a premium for certain types of firms (e.g., firms specializing in...
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- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
It's a common problem: A work team tackles a high-pressure project for a client, but along the way something goes wrong with team dynamics and the client ends up feeling shortchanged. Even though team members initially recognize and value...
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- Profile
Ann Lucena
large part of the answer is the people the company brings in and the culture it creates," Ann says. "At Google, you could see how much value they place on treating employees well. Creativity and risk-taking are not only valued,...
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- 28 May 2019
- News
Tech for the People
help San José partner with innovative tech firms to address high-impact civic challenges. He knew the city had worked with Airbnb to make emergency housing available after the recent disaster, and he reasoned, why not establish a...
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Deborah Blagg