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- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
and analyzes a novel data set consisting of a 1% sample of all outward-facing web servers used in the United States. We find that use of Apache potentially accounts for a mismeasurement of somewhere between $2 billion and $12 billion,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
Mike Babcock, as head coach? Or was it sub-coaches and player-leaders who made the judgment calls at critical moments? The answer, of course, is all of the above. Even at the top, leaders often come in pairs, trios, and quartets, operating as a View Details
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
Double-digit long-term growth might justify bragging rights for any country. But a turbocharged GDP comes at a price, says Eric D. Werker, an associate professor in the Business, Government and International Economy unit at Harvard...
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by Kim Girard
- 25 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Climate Leaders Program
global agribusiness company where I had the opportunity to work with farmers in Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia. Later, I transitioned into venture capital investing, specifically focusing on tech startups across the...
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- 21 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #12: Vehicle to Everything - Claire Broido Johnson (MBA 2002), Chief Operating Officer of Fermata Energy
are hoping that the financial incentives in the new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) help us underscore the importance of EVs as a solution for the grid to reduce electric loads.” However, Claire admitted that full EV adoption is a long way...
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- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
comprehensive, regional planning and as only one element in a complex mix of interrelated socioeconomic factors. "A lot of businesses that are concerned about the problem have concluded that the best way they can help is by supporting the...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Career Peak
working my way up in finance or private industry, and then I’d move into nonprofit work on women’s education in the developing world.” How she’s fulfilling that goal instead: Leading all-women expeditions and speaking out about life as a...
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April White
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
Lovepop Woos The Sharks
have for any other investor. We do what we do because we think it’s awesome, we believe in it, and because our customers like it. It's a powerful solution that really makes people happy. Did you have a viewing party? We were going to, but then we decided there was no...
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- 19 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Digital Technology’s Profound Game Change for Marketers
are becoming the rock stars of customer engagement—employing algorithms and analytics along with artistic creativity to win market share. In much the way Apple disrupted the music and phone industries with smart industrial design and...
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- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
that were presented and discussed at the colloquium. Globalization’s complexities and nuances, compared with twenty years ago, were analyzed and debated with a rigor and enthusiasm that doubtless would have pleased Ted Levitt immensely. Worldly Intentions: Smart View Details
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Is That Really Your Best Offer?
grievances? This article, the first in a series on negotiation dynamics, identifies six ways to more effectively separate fact from fiction at the bargaining table. The focus will be on the interactive quality of the process—specifically,...
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by Michael Wheeler
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Alumni News | Book Briefs
to provide the resources needed to change the world. Boards That Lead: When to Take Charge, When to Partner, and When to Stay Out of the Way by Ram Charan (MBA 1965, DBA 1967), Dennis Carey, and Michael Useem (Harvard Business Review...
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- 06 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy
tragedy—a phenomenon known as "post-crisis benevolence." Hence, it's logical to assume that a firm would go out of its way to contribute to local relief and rebuilding efforts. On the other hand, disasters may cause so much...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Apr 2021
- News
Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
peacemaking initiative; and Sarah Hemminger, CEO and Cofounder of Thread.org, which deploys volunteers to serve K-12 students needing meals, transportation, tutoring and others necessities. Their conversations focused on the many ways the...
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Margie Kelley
- 19 May 2015
- News
Getting Ready for Success
“It’s a great way to teach them entrepreneurial lessons,” she says. “Our kids conduct online research for supplies and grants; make videos and art to sell at auctions; and even do outreach.” Balancing her work as a social entrepreneur...
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- 20 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store's 'Original Price' Might Not Be After All
PeopleImages Sale! Even the word is enough to send a flutter through the hearts of certain shoppers, who salivate in anticipation of scoring a discount off a product’s original price. Few consumers stop to think, however, that the only View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience
involving federal authorities. Process: Structure documentation, processes, and communications to effectively support investigations when errors occur. Ensure there is a way to capture, retain, and document decisions and actions with a...
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by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
- 28 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minimum Wage Hikes Drive (Lousy) Restaurants Out of Business
Yelp on a number of research projects, ranging from pinpointing restaurants with hygiene issues to finding ways to make Yelp itself more accurate. Improving policy analyses with new data sources Beyond the findings on the minimum wage,...
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- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
in detail in the next issue of the Bulletin.) At HBS, entrepreneurship increasingly came to be viewed as a way of managing, rather than as an exclusively economic activity or a business trait driven by a certain psychological makeup. This...
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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
television have always been mutually beneficial - sports provide television with a source of programming and content and a way of attracting viewers for other, nonsports program offerings. And for the four principal sports leagues, the...
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Garry Emmons