TED - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?

most potent and vital exemplars of the man-of-action hero, beginning with Sam Walton, Lee Iacocca, and Steve Jobs, then Ted Turner and Phil Knight, and then the dozens of celebrated e-commerce heroes who would destroy and reinvent the... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

01 Jun 2012
News

Straight to the Heart

obviously, having a personal brand crosses over to our professional lives, whether the goal is finding a job, developing new clients, or attracting investments to your start-up. What is your personal brand? Insightful, resourceful, romantic. HBS marketing professor... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; marriage; social media; matchmaking; Personal Services

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Impact Stories - Business & Environment

Investment "Compared with man-made solutions, natural infrastructure often works better, costs less, and appreciates in value over time. And it provides a host of important co-benefits, like wildlife habitat, clean water, and recreational opportunities." View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Reimagining the MBA

Ask The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track Related Links Watch Professor Joshua Margolis on teaching business ethics to MBA students Watch Dean Nohria's TED Talk on practicing moral humility The sense of excitement... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2012
News

HBS Alumni in Harvard Leadership Roles

With new and continuing appointments, HBS alumni are playing key roles in the governance structure of Harvard University. In September, Theodore Wells (MBA 1974/JD 1976) was elected to the Harvard Corporation by members of the Corporation and with the consent of the... View Details

15 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives

marketing professor Ted Levitt once said that in business, "If you're not segmenting, you're not thinking." That's true. But I would also point out that, in the history of buying and selling since ancient times, a market has never bought... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

01 Jun 2016
News

Case Study: On the Table

Philippe Cahuzac (far right) and his Gaia Design cofounders (Photos courtesy of Gaia Design) Philippe Cahuzac (far right) and his Gaia Design cofounders (Photos courtesy of Gaia Design) Gaia Design is a Mexico-based online furniture company, selling the type of modern,... View Details

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Advancing Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Research Through Open Innovation Competitions

By: Andrea Blasco, Michael G. Endres, Rinat A. Sergeev, Anup Jonchhe, Max Macaluso, Rajiv Narayan, Ted Natoli, Jin H. Paik, Bryan Briney, Chunlei Wu, Andrew I. Su, Aravind Subramanian and Karim R. Lakhani

Open data science and algorithm development competitions offer a unique avenue for rapid discovery of better computational strategies. We highlight three examples in computational biology and bioinformatics research where the use of competitions has yielded significant... View Details

Keywords: Computational Biology; Bioinformatics; Innovation Competitions; Research; Collaborative Innovation and Invention

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01 Mar 2016
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

Managers and Allocators by Ted Seides (MBA 1999) (Wiley) Seides provides critical lessons and insights for those trying to decipher the industry and those seeking to invest in the next generation of high performers. He focuses on the... View Details

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

fellow TED Fellow Camille A. Brown, BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play by Camille A Brown and Dancers, nominated for a 2016 Bessie Award for Outstanding Production. The Ford Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities have supported... View Details

09 Sep 2016
News

MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding

there are a lot of whales cruising around in and out of the Bay. There's a speaker we had at MaiTai Cabarete, that has been doing TED talks. The project is called, The Muse Seek Project. And what she does is she combines music, whales,... View Details

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Annual Report 2019 - Annual Report 2019

promise of America and the future of the American dream. FACULTY AWARDS Six faculty members were recognized by graduating MBA students for their exceptional contributions to the HBS experience: Ted Berk, Joshua Margolis, and Matt... View Details

01 Dec 2007
News

The Wise Men

Harvard College in 1950 and working as a reporter for the Boston Herald, he signed on at the U.S. Department of Labor (he has been a card-carrying member of three different unions) for several years before making an unsuccessful run against View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna

01 Jun 1996
News

Keepers of the Flame

the right over some of the world's great capitals to host the Games' one-hundredth anniversary. From his sixth floor office, Frazier overlooks the Georgia Dome, an important Games venue, and Ted Turner's Cable News Network headquarters.... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jun 2014
News

Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy

Bookalokal is a social dining platform that launched in Brussels in 2012. The initial concept: Connect travelers with locals through home-cooked, gourmet meals in people's homes. Prospective diners search through Bookalokal's online database of hosts, choose a favorite... View Details

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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent General Management Spring 2025 Q4 1.5 IFC: Ghana; Africa Rising General Management January 2025 J 3.0 Ted Berk Private... View Details

01 Mar 2005
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In the Blood

Clay with 2004 Kentucky Derby champion Smarty Jones. To leave Lexington’s Bluegrass Airport, exit on Man O’ War Boulevard, named for one of history’s greatest Thoroughbred champions. It’s a little like taking the new Ted Williams Tunnel... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; horse racing; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

20 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

"Singing to the Corn" is the story I wrote about Taylor's journey of self-discovery and his work with Sacred Seed. It's published in the December issue of the HBS Alumni Bulletin and read by Ted Adams. READ MORE Corn likes people. It... View Details

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Courses by Title - Course Catalog

Pricing Strategy: Monetizing and Growing the Business Marketing Elie Ofek Fall 2024 Q2 1.5 Private Equity Finance Finance Victoria Ivashina , Ted Berk Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Product Management Entrepreneurial Management Sara McKinley Torti... View Details

04 Nov 2020
News

The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises

51 years later? First, my years in the Navy were anything but a dead end. I supervised 70 sailors, providing accounting and logistic services to a scout submarine squadron. My boss, commander, and later a Rear Admiral, Ted Walker, was one... View Details

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