Intellectual Capital - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2023
News

An Engine of Innovation

pursue. What are the support systems and resources provided at the labs to student and alumni ventures? What sustains this community is the incredible team here that works fully in service to students and alumni so they can be in service to society. We’re not taking... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

13 Nov 2017
Blog Post

5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS

would be difficult to learn business concepts through the case method I like intellectual discussions but I was skeptical about the potential for real learning through the case method. All I had done up till my MBA were class lectures. I... View Details

17 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally

deductions or credits. "Banks are extremely chary about extending capital to them. Even if they do, banks charge cannabis firms hefty fees." These inefficiencies are compounded by a dearth of capital. Banks face a severe... View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Capital Allocation" (May 2023) with Mancy Luo, Larissa Schäfer, and Margarita Tsoutsoura. Ishita Sen : Received an INQUIRE Europe Research Grant in 2024 for “The Market for Sharing Interest Rate Risk: Quantities and Asset Prices” with... View Details

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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting

she said, “and I saw engineering as an opportunity to stretch myself and take me out of my comfort zone.” Several years into her career at Shell, Nneka noticed that the intellectual challenge of chemical engineering and her work in the... View Details

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem

Its market capitalization represents a larger portion of the ecosystem—typical for a keystone because of its powerful position—but it has never been higher than 0.4 percent. Even in the much smaller software ecosystem, in which the... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

Organizations with great reputations can draw large and loyal followings. Source: iStock In developed countries, the best friends of businesses are the legal, political, and social institutions—banks, courts, intellectual property... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 7

Publications October 2014 Management Science Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science By: Boudreau, Kevin J., Eva Guinan, Karim Lakhani, and Christoph Riedl... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas

than in recent years, indicating that a shift is potentially already underway. “The added uncertainties and costs of tough tech development and commercial exploration require a different approach to testing the startup’s hypothesis, raising View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

16 May 2000
Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

pay-off, no reward? Could it be driven, as some media reports have admiringly suggested, purely by intellectual fervor on the part of programmers, perhaps coupled with a noble desire to share and dispense knowledge to benefit mankind? Not... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

recipient of the 2021 Mary and Jim Lawrence Fellowship for contributions in enhancing the intellectual environment of the Carlson School of Management at University of Minnesota. Antonio Moreno : Finalist for the 2021 Management Science... View Details

February 2024
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AGENTS.inc: Pathways to Growth at an AI Startup

By: Frank Nagle, Manuel Hoffmann, Karoline Ströhlein and Susan Pinckney

The case describes the history of AGENTS.inc. Despite being a small startup, with only four employees, that had never had a funding round, the company boasted an impressive client portfolio including multiple Fortune 500 companies. While AGENTS.inc had been an early... View Details

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08 Nov 2021
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New Director Named for Mid-US Research Office

international business, communications, and finance. As director of the Mid-US Research Office, she will develop and extend relationships with business leaders and others across the region to contribute to the development of intellectual... View Details

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Industry Information - Alumni

Company Fast Company is a monthly American business magazine published in print and online that focuses on technology, business, and design. Wharton Technology The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania shares its intellectual... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

My First Job

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Ross MacDonald Here’s the humbling truth: no matter how high your career soars, how many awards you win or companies you sell or differences you make in this world, everyone has to start somewhere. And in those first... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC)

The MBA course on "Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in an Era of Climate Change" is ideal for students who aspire to become entrepreneurs by starting their own company or joining a start-up that is driving innovation and solving challenges posed by climate change.... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Responsibility Research Center Grant, 2013. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2013 Fama-DFA Second Place Prize for the Best Paper Published in the Journal of Financial Economics in the Areas of Capital Markets and Asset Pricing for... View Details

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

companies to allocate and control financial capital, and now we've got to completely change them so they can develop and diffuse intellectual capital and manage human capital. That is what we're writing... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Feb 2002
News

It's academic. (Not!)

School's investment in its doctoral programs creates intellectual capital with widespread effects. After receiving their degrees, most graduates of the DBA and Ph.D. programs go on to influential faculty... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Mar 2024
Blog Post

Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)

intellectual challenge of chemical engineering and her work in the refinery was a match with only one part of her personality. Yet, she also needed an outlet for her creativity. Nneka knew her next professional stop would be combining her... View Details

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