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22 Mar 2024
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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)

analysis of your skills. Nneka’s key skills are creative problem-solving and building relationships, so she sought out opportunities to use those skills in the market. Other alumni may have a different value proposition, but the same... View Details

February 2020 (Revised April 2021)
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StockX: The Stock Market of Things

By: Chiara Farronato, John J. Horton, Annelena Lobb and Julia Kelley

Founded in 2015 by Dan Gilbert, Josh Luber, and Greg Schwartz, StockX was an online platform where users could buy and sell unworn luxury and limited-edition sneakers. Sneaker resale prices often fluctuated over time based on supply and demand, creating a robust... View Details

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04 Nov 2010
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Why Do We Chase Stars?

performance," and reaches conclusions that might give pause to many who chase stars. Their subjects are top investment analysts (as identified annually by Institutional Investor magazine) and the organizations that develop and hire them away from each other. Their... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Artful Leadership | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

analytical, data-driven culture as its commitment to performing innovative, contemporary dance alongside beloved ballets like The Nutcracker . “Boston Ballet is an organization heavily steeped in data,” says Hodges. “But the crucial step is closing the loop between... View Details

19 Oct 2016
HBS Seminar

Luís Cabral, NYU Stern School of Business

24 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

with the Linux Foundation’s Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII). The Census II analysis and report represent important steps toward understanding and addressing structural and security complexities in the modern day supply chain where... View Details

Keywords: by Frank Nagle and Jenny Hoffman; Computer

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Dissertation: A Relational Perspective on Boundary Work: How Attorneys Manage Work-Life Boundaries

Many professionals struggle with managing boundaries between work and life outside of work. For decades researchers have been trying to understand this issue but we still have much to learn about it. With my dissertation, I aim to improve our understanding of... View Details

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THEME #2: BUILDING CAPABILITIES THROUGH VARIATION

Prior work has yet to establish definitively the role that variation (e.g. in individuals' activities or organizational processes) plays in the development of capabilities. Variation is usually either not considered (e.g., the learning curve examines... View Details

Winter 2021
Editorial

Introduction

By: Michael A. Wheeler

This issue of Negotiation Journal is dedicated to the theme of artificial intelligence, technology, and negotiation. It arose from a Program on Negotiation (PON) working conference on that important topic held virtually on May 17–18. The conference was not the... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Information Technology; Negotiation; AI and Machine Learning

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Capital IQ: Introduction, Help, Etc.

IQ to access more C ude: Coursework and Analysis Applications Capital IQ help (help link is in the upper right corner of the screen.) Some of the ways in which you can benefit from Capital IQ include: Detailed information on public... View Details

22 Nov 2011
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Carbon Tariffs: Impacts on Technology Choice, Regional Competitiveness, and Global Emissions

Keywords: by David F. Drake; Manufacturing

26 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

How Cellophane Changed the Way We Shop for Food

self-service in the meat department,” Hisano writes. Hisano goes on to describe how some retailers manipulated meat with artificial food additives, in order to maintain—or artificially create—the coveted red color. (She provides an in-depth View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Retail; Advertising

22 Apr 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Where is the Pharmacy to the World? International Regulatory Variation and Pharmaceutical Industry Location

Keywords: by Arthur Daemmrich; Pharmaceutical

05 Oct 2016
HBS Seminar

Linus Dahlander, European School of Management and Technology (ESMT)

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Continued: The Business Model What Does the Research Say? Show Hide Details Concepts Infectious Change Public Goods Problems Cooperation in the Real Economy Expanding on Purpose Featured Exercises Public good simulation game Prisoner’s dilemma View Details

01 Aug 2001
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Richard B. Fisher (MBA '62)

of his first assignments—an analysis of the economic feasibility of a Canadian hydroelectric plant—required him to master the FORTRAN and COBOL programming languages. "Building a computer model was no mean feat in 1962," Fisher recalls.... View Details

Keywords: Richard B. Fisher; Warren A. Law; Alumni Achievement Award; Finance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

question: The data and analysis in the latest IPCC report amplified the reality that climate change is widespread, rapidly intensifying, and attributable to human activity. It also signaled both a responsibility and a real opportunity to... View Details

18 Dec 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Grooming Next-Generation Leaders

a mirror up to students and, with input from coaches and self-assessments, encourages them to move out of their comfort zone and explore the personal complexities of leadership. "The unit of analysis is themselves," says Sasser.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat

the UN's own analysis and remarks by diplomats over the decades have indicated nations really do act in their own national interest." By looking at the national composition of Secretariat staffing over the years, Werker hypothesized... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Jan 2023
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‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data

records on borrowers, and put the data through a random forest regression, a type of analysis known for producing good predictions that can be readily understood. When they tested the resulting model, the results were astounding. They... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

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