Primary Metal Manufacturing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2023
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Joint Venture

A titanium or cobalt-chromium metal alloy hugs the bottom of the thigh bone, gliding against a dome-shaped, polyethylene-plastic kneecap as the leg bends and straightens. To hold these parts in place, the implant’s top and bottom pieces... View Details

Keywords: Shoshi Parks

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California - Global

United States California – Silicon Valley Established in 1997, the California Research Center (CRC) enriches the intellectual activities of HBS faculty and fortifies the connection between the Boston campus and the West Coast. The center’s View Details

March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
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From "BIG" Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In August 2023, Raviv Zoller, CEO of ICL Group, discussed his upcoming business trip to St. Louis with Eduard Croitoru, VP of ICL Corporate Initiatives, to commemorate the construction of ICL's new $400 million advanced manufacturing facility. In preparation for the... View Details

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22 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 22

Primary Education in India's Himalayan Region By: Mangla, Akshay Abstract—Himachal Pradesh has surged ahead of other Indian states in implementing universal primary education. Through a combination of field... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Metals Gujarat (India) Diamonds (2008) Marine Equipment Korea Shipbuilding Cluster (2010) New Zealand's Marine Cluster (2009) Ship & Boatbuilding in Croatia (2009) Medical Devices Netherlands Medical Devices Cluster (2013) Minnesota... View Details

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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

variation in value across banks. Variation in productivity is driven by differences across banks in technology, customer demographics, and market power. Their findings suggest that there is significant heterogeneity in banks’ ability to capture value by View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

Rounding the Bend

Illustration by Fernando Cobelo To help people visualize what a circular economy could look like and bring the challenges down to a closet-sized scale, Emily Bolon (MBA/MPA 2007) recommends the following exercise. First, make a mental tally of the number of garments... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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By: Rohit Deshpande

Rohit Deshpandé is Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing at Harvard Business Schoolwhere he currently teaches in the Owner/President Management Program and in other executive education offerings. He has also taught global branding, international marketing, and... View Details

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Faculty & Advisors - MBA

that engineers stable metal alloys at the Nano-scale. Tom was also CEO of Z Corporation, a leading pioneer in 3D printing, where he grew the company from early commercialization to market leadership. He is a former US Army Ranger. In... View Details

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

leadership is transformational innovation: major changes to products and services that redefine what customers expect by delivering significantly improved performance, providing new kinds of value, resolving long-standing trade-offs, and/or radically reducing View Details

07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7

regularly explore together: (1) Who is your primary customer? Have you organized your company to deliver maximum value to that customer? (2) How do your core values prioritize shareholders, employees, and customers? Is everyone in your... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

necessary finance, there are contract manufacturers and perfumers that will provide a product for you. This is also an industry subject to sudden shifts in fashion and fads, which disrupt incumbent positions and provide opportunities for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

31 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

chains work and the performance of the factories that comprise them. The area is also a primary supplier of lithium battery chemicals, flash memory, and anisotropic conductive film used in LCD flat panel displays. "In the race to... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Industrial Decarbonization: Confronting the Hard Challenges of Cement

Cities like Cairo; Chongqing, China; Delhi; and Kinshasa, Congo are experiencing population explosions accompanied by unprecedented demand for homes, offices, factories, and infrastructure. In the United States, the Biden Administration’s policy-driven infrastructure... View Details

Keywords: by by Janelle Conaway; Green Technology; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing

22 Feb 2018
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The New History of American Capitalism

Since the start of the 2000s, historians have renewed their interest in capitalism, two Harvard professors observe in their new book, American Capitalism: New Histories. One of the primary contributing factors for this, according to Sven... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

manufacturers to influence prices set by their downstream partners. A MAP policy imposes a lower bound on advertised prices, subjecting violating retailers to punishments such as termination of distribution agreements. Despite this... View Details

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Business History - Faculty & Research

In his role, he oversaw the four core business units of the group, all operating worldwide: Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, Consumer Markets, and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT). Previously, Lamprecht had... View Details

27 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

enforcement agency. Its official fact sheet read, “The primary function of the FBI is law enforcement.” Today, the fact sheet reads “national security.” LESSONS ABOUT THE INTERPLAY OF DESIGN AND IDENTITY IN TIMES OF RADICAL CHANGE At each... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

22 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Meet the Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG)

for disability justice in the workplace, and I’m now focusing on making HBS a more inclusive place for students, faculty, and staff with disabilities. Jeremy Fischer (MBA 2023) - VP of Academics and Research My primary focus within DAAG... View Details

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The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back - MBA

Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion... View Details

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