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June 1987 (Revised June 1988)
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06 Dec 2017
News

Puzzle Master

Photo via Black Enterprise Photo via Black Enterprise When kitchen goods and home furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma announced its acquisition of Outward, Inc.—a leading 3-D imaging and augmented reality platform—the $112 million deal demonstrated the growing... View Details

2009
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Puzzles and Treasures

By: Shane Greenstein

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June 1987 (Revised June 1988)
Supplement

Puzzling Student (B)

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14 Apr 2020
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The Coronavirus Puzzle Boom Is Not Puzzling at All

01 Dec 1997
News

"Economists are puzzle solvers..."

economics. I get such a kick out of being able to bridge the highly mathematical world of formulas and the hands-on world of the markets. Bulletin: Can you describe what it's like to work at this level of intellectual sophistication? Merton: Economists are View Details

14 Apr 2014
News

The Puzzle of Life

"I think the human race is beginning to unravel what life is," says Andrew Farquharson (MBA 1999). "I find that intellectually fascinating." His interest, and a desire to make a difference, led Farquharson to the life sciences industry, first as an entrepreneur and... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; crowdfunding; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

09 May 2021
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Kominers’s Conundrums: A Puzzle in Honor of Mothers Everywhere

19 Sep 2021
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Kominers’s Conundrums: Jigsaw Puzzles From Famous Quotes

23 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Putting the Project Puzzle Together

Project initiatives have grown too fast for companies to manage them properly. They often spring from the bottom up, meaning each project comes forward with its own narrow set of priorities and objectives. The problem: In too many companies, project portfolios are... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

April 2002
Article

Solving the Corporate Information Puzzle

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.

Keywords: Information

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02 May 2020
News

Kominers's Conundrums: There's a Puzzle Hiding in This Column

May 2017
Teaching Plan

Neurotrack and the Alzheimer's Puzzle

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Teaching Note for HBS No. 816-072. View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Alzheimer's Disease; Career Path; Life Science Business

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February 2016 (Revised September 2017)
Case

Neurotrack and the Alzheimer's Puzzle

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Liz Kind and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Elli Kaplan founded Neurotrack in 2012 with a breakthrough noninvasive cognitive diagnostics test that will detect Alzheimer's disease in its earliest pre-symptomatic stages. While the company has gained great traction in the three years since it was started, with no... View Details

Keywords: Alzheimer's Disease; Diagnostics; Healthcare; Entrepreneurship; Health Disorders; Science-Based Business; Business Model; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States

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16 Nov 2020
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Kominers’s Conundrums: This Puzzle Honors a Game-Show Legend

18 Apr 2020
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Kominers's Conundrums: The Best Puzzles Are Made Out of Words

21 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

U.S. companies spent a staggering $285 billion on advertising in 2006, according to Advertising Age. That's a lot of dollars and expectations being handed to advertising managers to generate returns. But do marketing managers allocate their resources wisely? Are... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne