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- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
in small, nonprofit organizations that say, "What we do is human service. This technology has no relevance for us." They are afraid that if people can make charitable contributions over the Web,... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Managing the Map
Health (NIH) undertook the Human Genome Project, an effort to map the extraordinarily intricate chemical composition of the human genome. Scientists have long believed that understanding the vast genetic... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 12 Sep 2024
- News
Physical Proximity Has Big Effects in the Workplace
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Future of VR is Animated Bunnies
she says, “we need people to be thinking about storytelling.” Future success depends less on further technological advances and more on content creation. To address that need, Fan cofounded Baobab Studios with Eric Darnell, a former... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
The Future Is Now: 21st-Century Business Pondered at HBS Forum
Wilson believes this heightened understanding of humanness will "ultimately be a positive development," leading to breakthroughs in diplomatic, social, and commercial activity. Another panelist, MIT professor Sherry Turkle, an expert in... View Details
- January 2018
- Case
Scaling Swagbucks (A)
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Matthew G. Preble
In early 2014, Chuck Davis (HBS '86) has joined Swagbucks as its first professional CEO to scale a successful and profitable brand promotion and consumer research business. Davis came into the job while serving as a venture partner at TCV, a growth stage VC firm,... View Details
Keywords: Loyalty Management; Scaling; Scale; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Leading Change; Growth Management; Religion; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Transition; Leadership; Technology Industry; Technology Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Matthew G. Preble. "Scaling Swagbucks (A)." Harvard Business School Case 818-070, January 2018.
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Robots to the Rescue
warehouse. The bots rely on a Wi-Fi network and a grid of 2-D barcodes on the floor to navigate. Products are delivered to the human operators, who pick and pack the items and send them to shipping. “When I started out, companies were... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Impact: Where Science and Business Intersect
University. Indeed, HBS is catalyzing the development of discoveries and enterprises that will benefit society. Annual giving to the HBS Fund by alumni and friends makes this possible. Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives Predicting View Details
- 10 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
Successful Internship Matchmaking: “With Citadel, I could be myself.”
Sarah Kramer (MBA 2019) came to HBS knowing what she wanted – sort of. “I was interested in human capital, but I wasn’t sure what a job in this sector would look like,” Sarah says. For Sarah, searching for an appropriate internship... View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Life Lab Nurtures Early Stage Startup Day Zero Diagnostics
rise. It’s one of the greatest threats that human health is facing today,” says Miriam Huntley, a DZD cofounder who focuses on computational approaches to genomic analysis. “Patients with severe infections can die within hours, but... View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Biotech
With the sequencing of the human genome running ahead of schedule, the American Stock Exchange's "BTK" biotech index registered an annual increase of 232 percent in February, prompting exuberant headlines ("Move Over,... View Details
- December 1982 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Hi-Tech Corp.
By: Fred K. Foulkes and William E. Fruhan Jr.
Hi-Tech examines the financial implications of a reduction in the work force via a voluntary severance program which offers up to two and a half times annual pay if an employee voluntarily terminates employment. View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Financial Management; Retirement; Employees; Compensation and Benefits; Corporate Finance; Technology Industry; Europe
Foulkes, Fred K., and William E. Fruhan Jr. "Hi-Tech Corp." Harvard Business School Case 283-045, December 1982. (Revised December 1984.)
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Eyes in the Skies
Image courtesy BlackSky There was a time not too long ago, says Amy Minnick (MBA 2000), when only governments and the military had the hardware and human resources necessary to acquire and interpret satellite imagery. But times have... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- June 2024
- Teaching Note
Skills-First Hiring at IBM
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah Mehta
Teaching note for “Skills-First Hiring at IBM,” case no. 422-013. View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Human Capital; Employees; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Jobs and Positions; Job Design and Levels; Job Interviews; Society; Societal Protocols; Technology Industry; United States; New York (state, US)
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Initiatives in MBA Recruiting
In a three-pronged effort focusing on technology, summer recruiting activities, and fall interviewing, MBA Career Services is launching new services to support MBA students and recruiters in the job search process. Technology Enhances... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
are constructed. How is the notion of broadly guaranteed human rights impacted if we are increasingly divided into multiple publics? “Ads are not being sold. Audiences are being sold,” said panelist David Carroll, Director of the MFA... View Details
- May 2019
- Teaching Note
Gender and Free Speech at Google (A), (B), & (C)
By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Sarah Mehta
Teaching Note for HBS No. 318-085, 319-095, and 319-097. View Details
- 07 Jan 2016
- News
Helping Property Owners Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
HBS, around everything that matters. So we’re talking about marketing strategy, human resources, financial strategy, operations of a business, technology strategy—so all of that has been very valuable and... View Details