Micro-foundations Of Innovation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2009
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The Fab Four

of being a successful entrepreneur. There are huge, huge market areas right now that are suffering from great dislocation and transition, and for which technology innovation has an opportunity to create... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2019
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Organic Matter

above: Neil Black (left) and N. Ross Buckenham at a California Bioenergy partner dairy in Bakersfield, California (photo by Christina Gandolfo) Cars and coal—not cows—are most frequently cited as drivers of climate change. But bovine... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; green business; agriculture; alternative energy; Agriculture

22 Nov 2024
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Healthcare Club Hosts its 25th Annual Conference; Alumni Step Out for Global Networking Night; Meet the Club Leader: Andrea Fantacone

Ellerin (MBA 1995) and Robert DeNoble (MBA 1972), the club honored Sir Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group and the Conference Keynote Speaker, with the 2025 Ellerin Achievement Award for his dedicated and View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2012
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Faculty Books

True North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development by Bill George and Doug Baker (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) Incorporating recent research in psychology and sociology, George and his coauthor explain why a True North Group—a small group View Details

Keywords: Professor Bill George; Professor Joseph L. Bower; Professor Herman B. Leonard; Professor Lynn S. Paine; Professor Howard Stevenson; Professor Noam Wasserman; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 Dec 2021
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December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

of the polar ice caps. Our world is squarely in a climate crisis and on the brink of a climate disaster. More than ever, we need a clear course of action. What if the... View Details

07 Aug 2012
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A Novel Approach

directly beneficial to the School because it trickles down in a lot of ways," says Lyle, the Section J cochair for the Class of 2012 Gift Campaign. She also recalls experiencing classes in which the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Jun 2022
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Ink: Start Small, Rise Above

want to write this book? Stacey and I realized we’d overcome all sorts of obstacles to eventually build ventures that scale, and we wanted to use our story to help level the playing field for other small businesses. They are the source... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

15 Nov 2024
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Driving Change

Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued... View Details

19 Apr 2018
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One Last Pitch

The 2018 New Venture Competition started last fall with 360 teams. By Wednesday, April 18, just 12 teams—four finalists from each of the Alumni, Student Social Enterprise, and Student Business tracks—were left standing, vying for $315,000... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

04 Sep 2019
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Giving Live Sports Another Dimension

their home viewing, and the advent of innovations like 5G, cashless payment systems, and mobile wayfinding solutions are really elevating the venue experience.” —Angela Ruggiero Jonathan Mariner (MBA 1978),... View Details

01 Mar 2005
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Answering the Call

things,” Benihana ads promised). Illustration by PJ Loughran After reading in a trade publication about Benihana’s innovative and efficient use of labor and layout to lower costs and facilitate customer... View Details

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

01 Jun 2009
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The Maestro and the Market

Business and Creativity at elBulli WIZARD: Chef Ferran Adrià at the World Summit of Gastronomy in Tokyo. He’s been called “the Salvador Dalí of the kitchen” for creations ranging from beetroot and yogurt... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

01 Dec 2014
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3-Minute Briefing: Nagisa Manabe (MBA 1991)

I think this will be the one and only time that I’ll ever be able to say that everybody in the United States of America is my customer. Even back in the day, when I started at Procter & Gamble, it wasn’t 100 percent View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2017
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The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job

Sawyer is one of two bots that Rethink Robotics has developed for the small-business market. (courtesy of Rethink Robotics) You can tell Rethink Robotics’ products by their faces: A small, white digital... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Jun 2023
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Righting the Ship

a contractor’s inability to complete a project. The solution there lay in an innovative loan program: “If you look at your crystal ball and it looks like you’re not going to execute? Okay, fine. We’ll loan the amount View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Dec 2019
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INK: Big News for Small Business

spur a powerful transformation in access and opportunity. If we can foster an environment where innovation comes together with capital markets and lending and reduces the barriers and frictions in small business lending, we can help this... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Dec 2002
News

Bad Times for Business

note that this is not the first time that Americans have gone through intense questioning about the system and the conduct of its actors. For example, in the latter part of the 19th century, the railroad,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

28 Oct 2021
News

Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

(HBSWANY), presented the discussion in partnership with the nonprofit Girls With Impact to explore how Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company, is using philanthropic and investment capital to fund innovative startups and... View Details