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- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
drove the rise in importance and prestige of American beauty brands. In the more recent past, L'Oréal has fostered a new pluralism in beauty by acquiring American and other international brands and offering global consumers a portfolio of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
HBS and Stanford in Online Collaboration
the world," said Dean Kim B. Clark in announcing the partnership in late November. "We also share a commitment to using technology in management education. We are enthusiastic about the opportunity to deliver online an incomparable...
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- 07 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing
to continue to offer sophisticated portfolio advice with technological solutions,” says Viceira. “Whether that will happen or not is an open question.” If it does, then expect more disruption in the...
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- 19 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Codeacademy’s Delicate Work of Adding Monetization Without Crushing Mission
users. Not only does it teach a skill set (coding) that is increasingly in demand in the job market, but its users are so loyal and engaged that they have provided the bulk of the learning content themselves at no cost. Codecademy's community, a collection of View Details
- February 2003 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
UCB (A): Managing Information for Globalization and Innovation
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Brian DeLacey
This case presents a complex total MIS strategy case for a $3 billion European pharmaceutical/chemicals company based in Brussels. It covers corporate strategy alignment of IT portfolio, IT operations issues, and global coordination of IT.
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Information Technology;
Operations;
System;
Corporate Strategy;
Investment Portfolio;
Globalization;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Brussels
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Brian DeLacey. "UCB (A): Managing Information for Globalization and Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 303-091, February 2003. (Revised August 2005.)
- March 2004 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
UCB: Managing Information for Globalization and Innovation (A) (Abridged)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Brian DeLacey
A medium-size European manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and chemicals faces a number of information strategy issues. The case focuses on the issues of coordinating international IT activities and day-to-day operations as well as balancing the company's IT applications...
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Innovation and Invention;
Information Technology;
Operations;
System;
Corporate Strategy;
Investment Portfolio;
Globalization;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Brussels
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Brian DeLacey. "UCB: Managing Information for Globalization and Innovation (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 304-096, March 2004. (Revised July 2004.)
- 10 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups
More entrepreneurs are receiving initial funding from VCs thanks to technologies such as the cloud. Source: PeopleImages As cloud technologies allow startups to build companies faster and cheaper than ever...
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- 2023
- Working Paper
How Private Investors Value 'Platformness': An Exploratory Study of Unicorns
By: David B. Yoffie, Michael A. Cusumano, Annabelle Gawer, Sarah von Bargen and Kwesi Acquay
This paper explores the premium investors have been willing to pay for private companies (unicorns) that are digital platforms vs. traditional companies.
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- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Putting the Project Puzzle Together
Project initiatives have grown too fast for companies to manage them properly. They often spring from the bottom up, meaning each project comes forward with its own narrow set of priorities and objectives. The problem: In too many companies, project View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
HBS Curricula Explore the Complexities of Innovation
existing. Likewise, through its Executive Education Program and HBS Online, the School is educating business leaders about the latest technologies and how to capitalize on these new capabilities. The course she took, says Hopkins, covered...
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Jennifer Gillespie
Matt Higgins
Matt Higgins is one of the preeminent venture investors in next-generation technology companies and beloved consumer brands. Created alongside Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, RSE Ventures has built an expansive multi-billion-dollar...
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- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”
fuel its own business. P&G has set a stretch goal of having 50 percent of its new project portfolio come from outside its own four walls. And IBM and P&G also allow others to license their ideas for their own business. IBM...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)
connected with alumni in Venture Capital to learn more about their portfolio companies and how she could contribute. When she reached out to Satoshi Shinada (MBA 2019), General Partner at Kepple Africa Ventures, there was a perfect fit....
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- 11 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 11
people and have implications for the use of technological algorithms. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52499 Global Portfolio Diversification for Long-Horizon Investors...
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- 08 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career
as a consulting COO. “It was a big step up in commitment,” Kloeblen says, and that just grew bigger: in January 2019, Kloeblen migrated to a specific portfolio company, Velocity Technology Solutions, a cloud...
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Technology
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation....
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Côme Laguë (MBA 1993)
Côme Laguë (MBA 1993) founded his company, Zetta Research, to restructure patent portfolios and other intellectual property assets from closed startups, develop them, and resell them to companies that wish to unlock their potential. He...
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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Vertically Inclined
said his firm is positioned to make a profit with rental rates at $55 a square foot, rather than the $70-a-square-foot rate most developers must charge. “We’re able to do this because we’re completely vertically integrated, doing our own construction, with very...
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Case Study: Bionic Banking
hope of digging into Wall Street’s high profit margins. Current robo-advisors focus on passive “buy-and-hold” strategies, selecting a handful of low-cost exchange traded funds (ETFs), investing the funds according to a standard portfolio...
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- 12 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Crowded at the Top: The Rise of the Functional Manager
titles such as chief financial officer, chief marketing officer, chief technology officer, and chief human resources officer. “In companies that have more related businesses, it makes sense to have these positions toward the top with the...
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by Carmen Nobel