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01 Dec 2009
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Education Revolution

COMPTON: Making the case on film that America’s education system is falling short globally. “I don’t even talk about education reform any more, I talk about education revolution,” documentary filmmaker and venture capitalist Bob Compton (MBA ’84) told the Memphis... View Details

Keywords: charter schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

09 Jun 2015
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The Transparency Revolution

28 May 2009
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A green revolution

01 Mar 2019
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The Blue-Green Revolution

Much hope and plenty of money are riding on the idea that batterypowered electric cars will help slow global warming by reducing tailpipe emissions. But when it comes to reducing the greenhouse gases produced by heavy transportation—namely, the trucks, planes, trains,... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustration by Eric Nyquist

11 Dec 2014
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Fashion's Retail Revolution

Áslaug Magnúsdóttir (MBA 2000) in the New York office of Tinker Tailor, her new online couture business. When HBS first turned a scholarly eye to retail in the early 20th century, department stores were king. Institutions like Filene’s and Jordan Marsh were the... View Details

Keywords: April White; fashion; Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Finance

18 Jun 2021
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Remote Work Revolution

19 Jul 2020
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Remote Work Revolution

03 Jun 2019
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The Investor Revolution

Keywords: environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues

July 2002 (Revised April 2004)
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GE's Digital Revolution

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Presents interviews with Gerry Podesta, VP of GE Plastics Component of General Electric Co., and Gary Reiner, senior VP and CIO of General Electric Co. A revised version of an earlier video. View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Corporate Strategy; Management Teams; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry

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24 Mar 2022
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Ripe for Revolution

01 Mar 2003
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Inside the Revolution

revolution — with its enormous implications for all of business — is well under way. Only days before Enriquez’s grade-school visit, for example, scientists announced plans to create synthetic bacteria that would generate hydrogen (a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Eileen McCluskey; Jonathan West; Life Sciences Project; LSP; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

September 2006 (Revised October 2007)
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BT Plc: The Broadband Revolution (B)

By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Adam M. Kleinbaum

In early 2003, CEO Ben Verwaayen and Chief Broadband Officer Alison Ritchie of BT Plc. are trying to transform the former British Telecom from a stodgy telephone company into a 21st century broadband company. Their efforts to focus the firm on broadband issues within... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Innovation and Invention; Management Teams; Problems and Challenges; Telecommunications Industry; United Kingdom

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September 2006 (Revised October 2007)
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BT Plc: The Broadband Revolution (A)

By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Adam M. Kleinbaum

In early 2003, CEO Ben Verwaayen and Chief Broadband Officer Alison Ritchie of BT Plc. are trying to transform the former British Telecom from a stodgy telephone company into a 21st century broadband company. Their efforts to focus the firm on broadband issues within... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Innovation and Management; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Behavior; Telecommunications Industry; United Kingdom

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