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- 06 Oct 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Will the ‘Moneyball Generation’ Influence Management?
course, referred to a type of analytic data that might suggest nontraditional indicators designed to provide a competitive edge in everything from investments to selection of talent. One such example is the use of puzzles to select... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Portrait Project
Charlotte Keeley
At some intersections, the corner sidewalk square is textured, serving as a tactile warning to the visually impaired that the road is just beyond. Growing up, my twin sister and I were puzzled by these pebbled squares in our neighborhood.... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Picture This
from wall art to puzzles to pillows. And its acquisition, last August, of Spoonflower—an artist marketplace for custom-designed fabric, wallpaper, and other home-decor items—puts Shutterfly in a prime position to leverage consumer... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Clay Christensen on Competing Against Luck
Why They Buy The first big puzzle Professor Clay Christensen tackled when he joined the HBS faculty in 1992 was an elemental one: Why was success so hard for businesses to sustain? The search led to his theory of disruptive innovation,... View Details
- 03 Apr 2016
- News
The Tampon of the Future
Ridhi Tariyal (MBA 2009) Ridhi Tariyal (MBA 2009) Is it possible to draw blood from a person without causing discomfort? That question has puzzled scientists for years. And the solution—for women, at least—finally is coming to market as... View Details
- Portrait Project
Tian Tian
I opened the Black-Scholes calculator in my HBS tool kit, trying to figure out the price for my options in life. Although the MBA Program has simplified the puzzle to just four-variable input, I was stumbling on volatility for hours.... View Details
- Web
Transitions - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
[...]?" Providing Synthesis and Intermediate ClosureUsing a summary of the previous discussion points and themes as part of a transition serves as an effective connection between pastures. The transition can look both backward and forward by: Highlighting any questions... View Details
- 25 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Mireya Iglesias Ayala (MBA 2025)
perseverance and dedication. My father instilled in me an unwavering work ethic, and my mother taught me to be unapologetic in my quest to achieve excellence. They also taught me to approach adversity with confidence and to treat ambiguity as a View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- News
Jeff Immelt Wants a Radical Transformation of GE
just kind of lets you see why being here matters,” he told the Globe. Another piece in the puzzle of why Immelt wants to be in Boston brings him back to his roots at HBS, as he has developed strong relationships with the School, including... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Ideas That Stick
memorable. Dan spoke from his home in North Carolina. How did you get the idea to write a book about sticky ideas? We were puzzled and a little disturbed by the fact that a lot of “junk” ideas succeed in the world, while a lot of... View Details
- 10 Apr 2014
- Blog Post
HBS FIELD 2 - A good sneak-peek into consulting
We were trying without success, and that made me nervous. However, by the end of our stay the pieces of the puzzle started coming together and the picture became clearer. My consultant friend was not so surprised: “Yolanda, this always... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- Web
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive - Course Catalog
of the full semester version. The content centers on the management of innovation, strategy, and growth of a firm from the perspective of the general manager. The central puzzle in this course – and something we will see frequently in our... View Details
- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
Puzzle of Private Investment in State-Controlled Firms Authors:Pargendler, Mariana, Aldo Musacchio, and Sergio G. Lazzarini Abstract A large legal and economic literature describes how state-owned enterprises (SOEs) suffer from a variety... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Course Catalog
(BSSE) course is a second-year elective that aspires to teach aspects of the management of innovation, strategy, and growth of a firm from the perspective of the general manager. The central puzzle in this course – and something we will... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize
financial theory but also has important implications for the character and performance of the global financial system. Bob's is a voice of leadership that speaks at once to the academy and the world of practice." READ MORE "Economists are View Details
- 11 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?
sheets, just reporting the number of puzzles they got right. To sweeten the pot, participants were told they could earn 25 cents for themselves for each problem they got right, along with 25 cents for each member of their randomly... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Profile
Jonathan Bailey
In the summer of 2006, visitors to the late Senator Edward Kennedy's office might have been somewhat puzzled to find themselves guided around the Capitol building by a young man with an accent distinctly not of Boston — or of the U.S. at... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
of the product is identical by law. That was an interesting puzzle to me.” After focusing his study on antiretrovirals, Deshpandé saw other issues emerge. At the same time, he was asked to join the teaching team for Leadership and... View Details
- 13 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Science Business: What Happened to Biotech?
state of the science in biotech. So, as a result, we have been pursuing an anatomy that focuses on breaking up the pieces of the puzzle into independent pieces (having lots of small specialized firms) when what matters is the way we... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Feedback
percent. Screen Saver Re: AMC Theatres’ quest for a third place Very interesting story of what brick-and-mortar can do to compete in a tough video entertainment market. The puzzle is if this is a strategy of building better mousetraps or... View Details