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Matt Spielman
the globe. To complement his training as a certified executive coach, Matt draws upon his operating experience working as a Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, SVP Strategy & Innovation and Chief People Officer. Matt... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Fast Lane to Country Lane
software start-up straight out of Yale. She was running the company by the time she left for HBS in 1992. After HBS, she helped launch Open Market, an Internet start-up that made e-commerce software, where she handled both marketing and View Details
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
general purpose (e.g., quality management) to highly market specific (e.g., knowing how to manufacture an airplane wing). To illustrate the potential of the framework to shed new light on traditional View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Convening Power
A significant new structure will open in 2018 on the HBS campus, designed to harness the energy, creativity, and ideas of the thousands of students, faculty, alumni, and leaders of all kinds who convene at the School each year. The facility, to be named Klarman Hall in... View Details
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Financial Report 2015 - Financial Report 2015
asking for support to ensure the future strength of HBS—I often am asked how we measure our efficiency and effectiveness. This Financial Report is intended to provide a window into our operations. During FY2015, and building on the priorities that have guided our View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
consumers who have access to vouchers must generally be lower than those of consumers who do not have access to vouchers. Offering vouchers tends to be more profitable for firms that are patient or relatively unknown and for firms with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 5, 2016
July–August 2016 Harvard Business Review Beyond the Holacracy Hype: The Overwrought Claims—and Actual Promise—of the Next Generation of Self-Managed Teams By: Bernstein, Ethan, John Bunch, Niko Canner, and Michael Lee Abstract—Holacracy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
continued success thereafter. Addressing ourselves to concepts in the management literature, we argue that strategy realized by the appeal of subordinates to the historical precedent of their superiors defies categorization as deliberate... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Taking Care of Business
on leave as director general of Sri Lanka’s Urban Development Authority) and Jayamin Pelpola (MBA 2010). “It has to be a decision of the heart. I have a passion. Thirty years from now, I want to be able to say this is what I spent my life... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 2010
- Working Paper
Venture Capital Investment in the Clean Energy Sector
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Ramana Nanda
We examine the extent to which venture capital is adequately positioned for the rapid commercialization of clean energy technologies in the United States. While there are several startups in clean energy that are well-suited to the traditional venture capital... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Energy Generation; Venture Capital; Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Technological Innovation; Competition; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Ramana Nanda. "Venture Capital Investment in the Clean Energy Sector." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-020, August 2010.
- 29 May 2013
- Blog Post
Four Weeks on the Road with MBAs Across America
festival goers and Red Ants Pants customers. This qualitative research, coupled with online analytics, guided our recommendations on Red Ants Pants’ brand, marketing allocation, and product expansion strategy Week 4: Las Vegas, NV Our... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
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Innovating at Scale - Course Catalog
will mix case discussion, expert panels, and exercises (exercises will focus on developing a vision for innovation and persuading others to support innovative ideas) Career Focus: This course is tailored towards students looking to work (1) in established organizations... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness
Skills”—has generated much interest nationally in the role of business in closing the skills gap. The Walmart Foundation, for example, cited the research in its recent decision to grant $100 million over the next five years to... View Details
- 03 Nov 2022
- Op-Ed
Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains
early employees often find themselves with managers between them and the founders. This can create separation anxiety that manifests in different ways—from temper tantrums in meetings to disengagement and generally bad behavior—and can be... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 15 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
A New Model for Business: The Museum
At first blush, the consumer appeal of a business like Groupon seems pretty obvious. The popular deal-of-the-day Internet start-up sells vouchers to restaurants, spas, and other local businesses at major markdowns--and who wouldn't want to score a 100-dollar sports... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)
affiliates in Chicago and Philadelphia, Churchville is now president and general manager of NBC’s WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. She has received numerous awards for her community work. Last year our station ran a special about the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Commitment to Leadership
and Neil P. Simpkins (both MBA 1992) Miyoung Lee and Neil Simpkins stepped up early in their class's 20th Reunion Campaign with a generous gift to establish a fellowship fund for students involved in the nonprofit sector. As members of... View Details
- 18 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
"It's important to have a compelling story:" Jodi Glickman on being Great on the Job
I'm passionate about developing leaders— both seasoned execs and next generation talent. I also care deeply about closing the skills gap— giving everyone a chance to thrive at work and unleash economic opportunity—regardless of whether... View Details
- 31 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Marketing’s Conventional Wisdom
generating goodwill in a nonaggressive way. Q: You write a lot about interactions between humans and technology. Are computers the perfect tool for customized marketing? A: The tailoring of messages via computer technology to a person's... View Details
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
programs to support children and education—but they're often not coordinated, resulting in gaps and redundancies in service. This a fertile area for collaboration. "What you see in some places are business, civic, and education leaders partnering to create a View Details