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- 31 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher
fact the product of a sharp intellect and dozens of lessons learned over the course of a long career. "He's a street-smart guy, and he has this observational power. He had...
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- March 2015
- Case
BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm
By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White
BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.
In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details
In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details
Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Accelerator;
Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Venture Capital;
Applications and Software;
Information Infrastructure;
Strategy
Sahlman, William A., and Robert F. White. "BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 815-702, March 2015.
- 27 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 27, 2009
escalate, the debate has focused on how to finance health care. Yet funding solutions can't address the underlying questions: Why have costs risen in the first place? And how can we improve the quality and affordability of care? In View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
Working Knowledge. Ailyn Pestana, junior designer and photo coordinator at Harvard Business School, created the charts above. [Image: Deagreez] Related Reading The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control The Life View Details
- March 1998
- Case
Bumper Acquisition (A2), A: Confidential Information for Medallion Capital, Inc.
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Located in Mundelein, IL, Thermo-Impact, Inc. is a rapidly growing, private firm that manufactures automotive bumpers. In 1995, a number of large automotive supply companies and a private equity investment firm offer to buy Thermo-Impact. The cases in this series focus...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Valuation;
Negotiation Participants;
Decision Making;
Negotiation Process;
Entrepreneurship;
Negotiation Offer;
Acquisition;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
Illinois
Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Bumper Acquisition (A2), A: Confidential Information for Medallion Capital, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 898-199, March 1998.
- April 2019
- Article
Incentives for Public Goods Inside Organizations: Field Experimental Evidence
By: Andrea Blasco, Olivia S. Jung, Karim R. Lakhani and Michael Menietti
Understanding why employees go the extra mile at work is a key problem for many organizations. We conduct a field experiment at a medical organization to study motivations for employees to submit project proposals for organizational improvement. In total, we analyze...
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Keywords:
Field Experiment;
Innovation;
Contest;
Incentives;
Free-rider Problem;
Healthcare Organizations;
Employees;
Motivation and Incentives;
Innovation and Invention;
Organizations;
Performance Improvement;
Perspective
Blasco, Andrea, Olivia S. Jung, Karim R. Lakhani, and Michael Menietti. "Incentives for Public Goods Inside Organizations: Field Experimental Evidence." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 160 (April 2019): 214–229.
- Web
Organizational Behavior Curriculum - Faculty & Research
look at successful leaders in action to see how they: Develop a vision of the future. Align the organization behind that vision. Motivate people to achieve the vision. Design effective organizations and...
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- Web
Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online
the course in different aspects of my job. Overall, I feel more confident in situations that might have once felt intimidating. Sara Simon Pioger Business Owner, TILT Langues Negotiation Mastery What sets HBS Online apart? Our flexible,...
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- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing Authors:Romana L. Autrey and Francesco Bova Abstract Gray markets arise when a manufacturer's products are sold outside of its authorized channels; for instance, when goods View Details
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Executive Education - Global
Executive Education For nearly 75 years, Harvard Business School Executive Education has been fulfilling its mission of educating leaders who shape the practice of business and innovation around the world....
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- 07 Mar 2013
- HBS Seminar
Horace Dediu, Asymco
- Web
Events - Business & Environment
Calendar Keywords: MBA Program; Oct 30 Alumni in Climate & Sustainability Organizers: Business and Environment Initiative; Career & Professional Development 30 OCT 2024 | HBS Campus Open to HBS Students Pursuing a career in climate change and sustainability? Join a...
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- 09 May 2016
- Blog Post
What Is the Difference between RC and EC Year?
easy to spontaneously plan lunch, dinner, or a night out. I went into my EC year with a very strong core group of friends. EC year you pick your own courses, and you likely won't know everyone in each...
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- 05 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors
much like core emotions, each deep metaphor may take many different forms. For example, balance may involve social, psychological, physical, and aesthetic themes. The small number of deep metaphors, each...
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- 24 Sep 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
“I read Playboy for the articles”: Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Preferences
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by Zoë Chance & Michael I. Norton
- April 2022
- Article
Consumers Value Effort over Ease When Caring for Close Others
By: Ximena Garcia-Rada, Mary Steffel, Elanor F. Williams and Michael I. Norton
Many products and services are designed to make caregiving easier, from premade meals for feeding families to robo-cribs that automatically rock babies to sleep. Yet, using these products may come with a cost: consumers may feel they have not exerted enough effort....
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Keywords:
Effor;
Caregiving;
Close Relationships;
Symbolic Meaning;
Signaling;
Relationships;
Consumer Behavior;
Perception
Garcia-Rada, Ximena, Mary Steffel, Elanor F. Williams, and Michael I. Norton. "Consumers Value Effort over Ease When Caring for Close Others." Journal of Consumer Research 48, no. 6 (April 2022): 970–990.
- Web
Rock Entrepreneurship Advisor Program - Entrepreneurship
Rock Entrepreneurship Advisor Program The Rock Entrepreneurship Advisor Program (REAP) is a virtual program designed specifically for HBS alumni. These Advisors are a highly curated group of exceptional,...
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- August 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Technical Note
Congruence Model Note
By: Shon R. Hiatt and James Weber
This note describes the Congruence Model, a method by which an organization can assess whether its building blocks (critical tasks, formal organizational arrangements, people, and culture) are aligned (congruent) with its strategy. The model postulates that...
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Hiatt, Shon R., and James Weber. "Congruence Model Note." Harvard Business School Technical Note 413-037, August 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
- 2022
- Working Paper
Are Experts Blinded by Feasibility?: Experimental Evidence from a NASA Robotics Challenge
By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Zoe Szajnfarber, Jason Crusan, Michael Menietti and Karim R. Lakhani
Resource allocation decisions play a dominant role in shaping a firm’s technological trajectory and competitive advantage. Recent work indicates that innovative firms and scientific institutions tend to exhibit an anti-novelty bias when evaluating new projects and...
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Keywords:
Evaluations;
Novelty;
Feasibility;
Field Experiment;
Resource Allocation;
Technological Innovation;
Competitive Advantage;
Decision Making
Lane, Jacqueline N., Zoe Szajnfarber, Jason Crusan, Michael Menietti, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Are Experts Blinded by Feasibility? Experimental Evidence from a NASA Robotics Challenge." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-071, May 2022.
Using the Crowd as an Innovation Partner
From Apple to Merck to Wikipedia, more and more organizations are turning to crowds for help in solving their most vexing innovation and research questions, but managers remain understandably cautious. It seems risky and even unnatural to push problems out to vast... View Details