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- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
premised on the proposition that proximity reduces the cost of search and coordination. Thus, learning from proximate parties is easier than from more distant ones. As a consequence, nearby individuals, teams, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
Since taking over as CEO of Tata Steel in 2013, T. V. Narendran had sought to transform India’s oldest steel manufacturing firm to ready it for a rapidly evolving business world. He instilled financial discipline, acquired new businesses,... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
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Historical Data & Sources - Business History
Ford on Six Continents , Cambridge University Press, June 2011. Ford Motor Company Annual Reports, various years Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries , various editions OneSource database Map created by John Regan,... View Details
- 14 Jan 2019
- Op-Ed
These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership
Group to add healthier products to its lineup. When soft drink sales declined in 2010, shareholders criticized PepsiCo’s execution. Nooyi responded by beefing up PepsiCo’s marketing and strengthening her leadership team—but held firm to... View Details
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Speeding Up the Trade: Clippers and Steamships - A Chronicle of the China Trade
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in... View Details
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Howard E. Cox | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content HBS Entrepreneurs Collection Profiles About This Collection Contact Us Special Collections Search Paul Baier PurchasingCenter.com/Excara Frank Batten Weather Channel Steven B. Belkin Trans National Group (TNG) Hakeem... View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Geoffrey Jones A second major influence on the diversification strategies of the trading companies was the boom in commodity prices. Industrialization in Europe and the United States stimulated a worldwide search for new sources of supply... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
- 16 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advice on Advice
advice to others is considered an important mark of a leader. “People have a remarkable degree of overconfidence, and that diminishes the amount of advice they typically seek” Yet business executives aren't always making the most of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
Working PapersThe Global Networks of Multinational Firms Authors:Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen Abstract In this paper we characterize the topology of global multinational networks and examine the macro and micro patterns of multinational... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online
research in his industry Arjun Bhandegaonkar Film studio executive Strengthen your analytical skills before pursuing an MBA or other graduate program. I majored in engineering and minored in economics as an undergraduate, but the content... View Details
- 09 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase
Using information collected during a customer’s first purchase, a new marketing tool that leverages machine learning technology can provide firms with valuable predictions about the customer’s future behavior, says Eva Ascarza, a... View Details
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VCPE Database Comparison
firms and fund-specific info. Great contact info for firms. Skews to the PE end of the VCPE spectrum. Geographic filtering can be a little non-standard for US GEOs as Preqin is non-US owned (e.g. greater metro area... View Details
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Lehman Brothers Timeline Sept-Oct 2008 Video-Coverage of the Financial Crisis Download the Exhibition Catalog (PDF) Lehman Brothers Archives Lehman Brothers Deal Books Search Exhibition Lehman Brothers - Introduction 1840s – 1880s General... View Details
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
competition effect whereby increasing rivalry shapes, and often decreases, incentives to expend effort and invest in innovation; and 2) a parallel search effect whereby adding greater numbers of "searchers" benefits innovation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-078.pdf Deep Dives: The Role of Top Management in Linking Relevant Capabilities to Core Activities Authors:Howard H. Yu and Joseph L. Bower Abstract The inability of established firms to make necessary... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Capital IQ: Introduction, Help, Etc.
events, transactions, and affiliations. Capital IQ Search Examples Screen for private equity or venture capital firms investing in a particular industry, stage of investment, and/or geography Locate... View Details
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Courses - Private Capital Project
Courses Courses Executive Education Courses Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital The Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital course is structured for individuals new to the sector, covering the initiation of new... View Details
- 21 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams
Salesforce, which acquired the firm in 2021. Microsoft, meanwhile, was finally able to draw users to Teams, the free business communication platform it introduced in 2017 as part of Office 365. "Can these collaborative software platforms... View Details
- 04 Mar 2019
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?
Henry Ford, their creation of profits and firm value employs relatively few, very well-paid people, exacerbating income inequality in our economy. They have relatively few expenditures for control over the quality of the information... View Details
- 12 May 2020
- Blog Post
Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
I’m Gaurav Bhogale, from the HBS class of 2021. While I grew up in Mumbai, before HBS I spent 8 years at Google in San Francisco and Sydney, helping drive product engagement and growth for apps like Google Maps, Search and Gmail. It was... View Details