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- March 2019 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
HelloSelf: Foundation
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
On January 6, 2019, HelloSelf, a London-based “BrainTech” company, founded a year earlier by Charles Wells, soft launched. The proposition was simply to help its members “Be your Best Self.” The company provided its registered members with access to a clinical...
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Keywords:
Startup;
Start-up;
Startup Management;
Startup Marketing;
Startups;
Start-ups;
BrainTech;
Marketing Research;
Strategic Decision Making;
Strategy Development;
Strategy Dynamics;
Neuroscience;
Cognition;
Cognitive Psychology;
Health & Wellness;
Health Care;
Health Care Reform;
Health Care Outcomes;
Self-awareness;
Mental Health;
Wellbeing;
Wellness;
Funding;
Equity Financing;
Raising Capital;
Synergies;
Team Building;
National Health Insurance;
Artificial Intelligence;
MVP;
Business Startups;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Management;
Well-being;
Marketing Channels;
Decision Making;
Strategy;
Technology;
United Kingdom;
London
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "HelloSelf: Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 719-492, March 2019. (Revised June 2021.)
Letian Zhang
Letian (LT) Zhang is an assistant professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit. He teaches the Leadership course in the MBA required curriculum.
- Career Coach
Austin Boral
stage social enterprise during school is right for you—and how to make the most of HBS’ resources for entrepreneurs. As a recovering consultant and a former public servant,...
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- December 2014
- Article
The Distinct Effects of Information Technology and Communication Technology on Firm Organization
By: Nicholas Bloom, Luis Garicano, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
Empirical studies on information communication technologies (ICT) typically aggregate the "information" and "communication" components together. We show theoretically and empirically that this is problematic. Information and communication technologies have very...
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Bloom, Nicholas, Luis Garicano, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "The Distinct Effects of Information Technology and Communication Technology on Firm Organization." Management Science 60, no. 12 (December 2014): 2859–2885.
- May 2006
- Case
Nokia in 2003
By: Paul M. Healy
Examines the challenges facing a money manager who owns stock in Nokia, the leading wireless handset provider. Two analysts covering the stock make very different predictions about the economies of the industry, Nokia's future performance, and stock recommendations....
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- 07 Jul 2021
- News
These Are the Personality Traits You Need to Lead with Trust
- August 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A)
By: Mark L. Mitchell, Erik Stafford and Todd Pulvino
Strategic Capital Management, LLC, is a hedge fund that is planning to make financial investments in Creative Computers and Ubid. Creative Computers recently sold approximately 20% of its Internet auction subsidiary, Ubid, to the public at $15 per share. Ubid's stock...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Subsidiaries;
Internet and the Web;
Investment Funds;
Price;
Performance Efficiency;
Capital Markets;
Auctions;
Investment Return;
Equity;
Planning;
Financial Services Industry
Mitchell, Mark L., Erik Stafford, and Todd Pulvino. "Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 202-024, August 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
The Uneven Impact of Generative AI on Entrepreneurial Performance
By: Nicholas G. Otis, Rowan Clarke, Solène Delecourt, David Holtz and Rembrand Koning
Scalable and low-cost AI assistance has the potential to improve firm decision-making and economic performance. However, running a business involves a myriad of open-ended problems, making it difficult to know whether recent AI advances can help business owners make...
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Keywords:
AI and Machine Learning;
Performance Improvement;
Small Business;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Kenya
Otis, Nicholas G., Rowan Clarke, Solène Delecourt, David Holtz, and Rembrand Koning. "The Uneven Impact of Generative AI on Entrepreneurial Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-042, December 2023.
- 28 Nov 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
Summing Up Let's Pay for Performance But How? In spite of its naysayers, pay for performance still makes sense to most of us, according to those responding to this month's column. But there is a View Details
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by James Heskett
- 28 Mar 2013
- News
Is the U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance Real?
- 06 Apr 2011
- News
Harvard helps retired leaders find new purpose
- Article
Learning by Thinking: The Role of Reflection in Individual Learning
By: Giada Di Stefano, Francesca Gino, Gary P. Pisano and Bradley R. Staats
It is common wisdom that practice makes perfect. And, in fact, we find evidence that when given a choice between practicing a task and reflecting on their previously accumulated practice, most people opt for the former. We argue in this paper that this preference is...
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- 1 PM – 2 PM EST, 03 Feb 2016
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Sustainable Capitalism: An Oxymoron?
In this talk, Professor Henderson will discuss both the risks and the tremendous opportunities inherent in harnessing the power of private enterprise to build a more sustainable world. She will also explore how people can hold the tension between the demands of the...
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- February 2022 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
MicroStrategy's Investment in Bitcoin
By: C. Fritz Foley
At the end of the second quarter of 2020, MicroStrategy, a Virginia based provider of analytics software and services, announced plans to acquire and hold bitcoin as a part of the firm’s treasury reserve policy and corporate strategy. Within a year, the firm purchased...
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Foley, C. Fritz. "MicroStrategy's Investment in Bitcoin." Harvard Business School Case 222-048, February 2022. (Revised March 2022.)
- 30 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Adrian Obleton
that I’m able to make a difference in the world. To have impact on any real scale, you need to be able to lead others. Several of the most inspiring leaders that I knew...
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- January 2002 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Martin Smith: May 2002
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Martin Smith, a recent HBS graduate, has just begun working with a leveraged buyout firm. His first assignment is to evaluate three different deals and make recommendations to the partners. As he studies the deals, he realizes that each has different merits and...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Personal Development and Career;
Financial Strategy;
Partners and Partnerships
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Martin Smith: May 2002." Harvard Business School Case 802-160, January 2002. (Revised April 2002.)
- 16 Mar 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Amount and Diversity of Digital Emotional Expression Predicts Happiness
- 2006
- Chapter
A Decision Perspective on Organizations: Social Cognition, Behavioral Decision Theory and the Psychological Links to Micro and Macro Organizational Behaviour
By: M. A. Neale, A. E. Tenbrunsel, T. Galvin and M. H. Bazerman
Keywords:
Decision Making;
Perspective;
Behavior;
Cognition and Thinking;
Organizations;
Mathematical Methods
Neale, M. A., A. E. Tenbrunsel, T. Galvin, and M. H. Bazerman. "A Decision Perspective on Organizations: Social Cognition, Behavioral Decision Theory and the Psychological Links to Micro and Macro Organizational Behaviour." In The SAGE Handbook of Organization Studies. 2nd ed. Edited by Stewart R. Clegg, Cynthia Hardy, Thomas Lawrence, and Walter Nord. Sage Publications, 2006.
- April 2014
- Case
Don Valentine and Sequoia Capital
By: Felda Hardymon, Tom Nicholas and Liz Kind
Don Valentine participated in the beginnings of two significant milestones: the birth of the silicon chip and the development of the venture capital industry. From humble beginnings, Valentine became a legendary salesman at Fairchild Semiconductor and National...
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Hardymon, Felda, Tom Nicholas, and Liz Kind. "Don Valentine and Sequoia Capital." Harvard Business School Case 814-096, April 2014.